This movie is legendary classic.
Paul Verhoeven and his team are a genius making this - right after making another legendary cult classic Robocop.
They just can't make movies like this anymore. 80's didn't hold back when it came to raw violence. The movie originally was even more violent -- even with the cut-back amount, it's still violent.
The pacing, writing, is sooo good. It's an entertaining, intense rollercoaster ride from start to finish. This is the kind of film you want to see in the theater/giant screen.
This movie has a golden amount of memorable one-liners "What have you been feeding this thing? Blondes."
I watched this as a kid (all the traumatizing nightmares I had; late 80's-early 90's parents were more lenient letting kids watch violent movies) and was glued to the film, even though I didn't fully understand it. The scenes are still traumatizing to watch to this day.
Watching it grown up, I realized that both Total Recall and RoboCop had much deeper layers of story. It has nothing to do with nostalgia factor; I've watched other movies where I enjoyed when I was little that didn't age well. There's a reason these films are cult classic.
This came before "The Matrix" (1999) and "Inception" (2010) - both I'm sure were inspired by this movie.
I love how the film confuses the viewer multiple times whether it's a dream or reality. Everyone can interpret it their own way, but there are some interesting little details most people would miss, especially on their first viewing, how the Rekall tech mentions "blue skys on mars".
People today might not be able to appreciate the special effects as much; the X-Ray security scene was truly groundbreaking at the time. I feel many of the makeup and practical effects still hold up today.
The 2012 remake of Total Recall with Colin Farrell is no comparison to this in both visuals, story, casting, acting, etc.
Paul Verhoeven and his team are a genius making this - right after making another legendary cult classic Robocop.
They just can't make movies like this anymore. 80's didn't hold back when it came to raw violence. The movie originally was even more violent -- even with the cut-back amount, it's still violent.
The pacing, writing, is sooo good. It's an entertaining, intense rollercoaster ride from start to finish. This is the kind of film you want to see in the theater/giant screen.
This movie has a golden amount of memorable one-liners "What have you been feeding this thing? Blondes."
I watched this as a kid (all the traumatizing nightmares I had; late 80's-early 90's parents were more lenient letting kids watch violent movies) and was glued to the film, even though I didn't fully understand it. The scenes are still traumatizing to watch to this day.
Watching it grown up, I realized that both Total Recall and RoboCop had much deeper layers of story. It has nothing to do with nostalgia factor; I've watched other movies where I enjoyed when I was little that didn't age well. There's a reason these films are cult classic.
This came before "The Matrix" (1999) and "Inception" (2010) - both I'm sure were inspired by this movie.
I love how the film confuses the viewer multiple times whether it's a dream or reality. Everyone can interpret it their own way, but there are some interesting little details most people would miss, especially on their first viewing, how the Rekall tech mentions "blue skys on mars".
People today might not be able to appreciate the special effects as much; the X-Ray security scene was truly groundbreaking at the time. I feel many of the makeup and practical effects still hold up today.
The 2012 remake of Total Recall with Colin Farrell is no comparison to this in both visuals, story, casting, acting, etc.
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