Reviews

This movie appeared on my home screen of my Paramount app and I clicked on it without looking it up or doing any research which is unusual for me because usually before I watch any movie I want to know what other people thought of it so I don't waste my time on a stinker. But I rolled the dice with this one and watched it without looking at the reviews first or knowing anything about it at all. The payoff on this was big. Because within the hour and 36 minutes that this film is in length is one of the sweetest most human comedies I've seen in years. Well up there with some of my more memorable favorites like patch Adams or Batteries Not Included. This is one of those movies that will stick with you long after the credits have rolled. And definitely one of the best movies about the golden years that have come along in a long time maybe even since bucket list. I would highly recommend not missing this movie it is well worth the time and it's a great movie to watch if you're depressed because it will lift your spirits by the end. Because even though the story is about lottery tickets at the heart of it it's more of a movie about human relationships and have one man's act of kindness can change an entire town.

I remember when I was a young adult I would collect certain DVDs that I would consider kind of mind blowing and not your mainstream typical Hollywood movie. And I bought the original Total recall on DVD because I thought it was unique in original and kind of mind blowing. I really like that movie so when this came out I avoided it because I felt like I didn't need another Total recall in my life already had the original one and it was pretty dang good. Well now flash Forward to 2021 during quarantine in the pandemic and having a little bit more time on my hands not going out as much I decided to watch the remake because lately I've been on a Philip k dick movie binge right in the last several days I've watched several of the movies they made off of his stories. So I decided to give this one a try after a couple of reviews on here said it was a different take on the same story then the original Arnold Schwarzenegger one was.

It was very different from the original movie. Almost like a completely separate movie. The original if I remember correctly cuz it's been years since I've seen it now took place on Mars this movie takes place entirely upon Earth. The story gets a lot more in-depth even though the original had a good story to it I think this one story is better. This one dies much more into the resistance and it feels like there's a lot more character development than what I remember being in the original movie. Also this one feels like a more finished Hollywood production the original feels more like well I guess your typical '90s action movie but it felt kind of b rated compared to this movie. The way the cities and the cars and just the aesthetics of the movie to make you feel like you were in a futuristic world just seemed a lot better realized in this movie than it did in the original. That being said after watching this when I plan to go back and watch the original again just to see if I'm remembering it correctly in my head or if the things I liked in the remake the original did as well. But even the ending to this movie was a lot more satisfying than the ending in the original movie. Overall if I was going to choose just one to buy now it would probably be the 2012 version not the Arnold Schwarzenegger version. Because I do think this was a better movie.