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Summary: mindbending sci-fi meets adrenaline-pumping action
Review: Simply put, Total Recall is probably one of the best, if not the best, movie that Schwarzenegger has ever made. He plays Quaid, a construction worker who has one of those strange recurring dreams that many have had, his about Mars and a beautiful woman he has never seen before. Because his wife (Sharon Stone) Lori does not want to move to Mars with him, he decides to have a "virtual vacation" at Rekall Corp., where memories are implanted so vividly that they are just as believable as real-life. He requests to be a secret agent on Mars and chooses how he likes his women, and they're off.
Quaid soon starts being pursued as an agent, but weird things begin to happen. Lori is still with him, telling him that he has suffered malpractice from Rekall and that he is delusional. Throughout the whole film he is pursued but he does not know whether it is real-life, part of the Rekall package, or a messed-up "schizoid embollism," a mistake in the implantation. Such happenings make the film not only action-packed and exciting, but also mindbending and thought-inducing at the same time. Simply put, this really does not feel like a typical Schwarzenegger film, it's much grittier and darker feeling than his typical films
Total Recall is one of the best action films and also one of the best sci-fi films i've ever seen, and will stand the test of time as one of Arnold's greatest flicks.
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Summary: Powerful
Review: They stole his mind, and now he has to get it back. Arnold Schwarzenegger stars as Douglas Quaid, a mild-mannered construction worker -- or so he thinks. A virtual trip to Mars toggles a brain implant that reveals a strange affinity for the red planet. But once he gets there, his true identity -- an intelligence agent -- may get him killed before he can unravel the mystery.
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Summary: ONE OF THE BEST SCI-FI MOVIES OF THE 1990s.
Review: "Total Recall" appeared in 1990 and was a nice surprise for all the fans of the sci-fi and/or action genres. "Total Recall" is an interesting thriller from beginning to end.
Arnold Schwarzenegger stars in this movie and offers one of his best performances, playing Doug Quaid, a man who finds that his whole life has been a big illusion. That's one of the strongest points of the movie, it presents some philosophical issues like: the fantasy is better than the reality?, the memories are the essence of the human being?, etc.
Despite the special effects are 14 years old, they don't look bad at all, because they were conceived not only to impress but also to help the story to develop.
If you are a fan of Arnold, or Sharon Stone, or sci-fi Films or action movies, "Total Recall" is a good option.
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Summary: ETMR - Total Recall
Review: 1. Humanity: What problems do you see in the Mars colony in the film? Is the colony a feasible idea for today?2. Implications: The movie is centered around the question of what is reality, and how to discern truth from fiction. What dangers does the film speak of for today, in terms of distinguishing reality from a created world? 3. Evolution: It could be said that the technology expressed in the film is very basic, compared to technological innovation today. Concepts like terraforming using a combustion of air, planetary colonies with glass windows, and cheap, robotic androids are all scientific anomolies in that they seem to belong to a past age. How has the technology in the movie changed in our world? 4. Realism: Philip K. Dick's stories are heralded because of their closeness to what an actual future will be like. Do you think the story in Total Recall is an accurate prophecy for the future? 5. Stageplay: Verhoeven, the director, is known for his elaborate and overblown stories told with a comedic satire, using colorful special effects. But aside from the eye candy, do the actors convince you?
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