tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post2700728129959851151..comments2024-03-15T04:08:16.172-04:00Comments on Only the Cinema: Total RecallEd Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18014222247676090467noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-11726806453822184672012-09-09T08:29:41.460-04:002012-09-09T08:29:41.460-04:00i watch the latest version of total recall, but in...i watch the latest version of total recall, but in my opinion the original film version of it starring arnold is still better in terms of screenplay and execution. hitokirihoshihttp://hoshilandia.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-68385434387025865192009-07-25T00:21:30.365-04:002009-07-25T00:21:30.365-04:00Sarcastig, I agree, I love the jokeyness with whic...Sarcastig, I agree, I love the jokeyness with which the film treats its own premise. It's rather disarming; hard not to appreciate a film that's so laidback even about its own core ideas.<br /><br />Piper, yeah, I always forget this was originally going to be a Cronenberg project. Obviously, doing it with anyone other than Arnold would automatically change it quite a bit -- it'd be a Ed Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18014222247676090467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-5586547899208910022009-07-24T14:38:14.331-04:002009-07-24T14:38:14.331-04:00In Eraser there's a scene where James Caan'...<i>In Eraser there's a scene where James Caan's villain is chasing Arnold and says something beautifully absurd like, "I want this city locked down so tight that his balls ache."</i><br /><br />This illustrates a theory of mine, which posits that the more challenging the syllables, the funnier Arnie will be. An example Ebert once cited is from <i>Raw Deal</i>, where Arnold Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01450775188328918558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-85609433669091123772009-07-24T14:01:41.728-04:002009-07-24T14:01:41.728-04:00Ooo! A fun review and nominations for favorite Arn...Ooo! A fun review and nominations for favorite Arnold lines. Awesome! I'll get to the latter in a second. First ...<br /><br />* <i>...there are several scenes where it's obvious that stunt actors are simply throwing themselves around to give the impression of a frenetic fight that just isn't actually happening...</i><br /><br />It's been more than a decade since I've seen Jason Bellamyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18150199580478147196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-77809436828312161892009-07-24T12:31:12.893-04:002009-07-24T12:31:12.893-04:00I suspect that this movie has more neck-breaking a...I suspect that this movie has more neck-breaking and neck-injury-in-general than any other American action movie.Jon Hastingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01030406521787423155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-5335395597086602672009-07-24T10:29:39.798-04:002009-07-24T10:29:39.798-04:00Ed,
It's interesting you bring up Cronenberg,...Ed,<br /><br />It's interesting you bring up Cronenberg, because he was initially tapped to make this film with Richard Dreyfus starring. I always wonder what that film would have been. <br /><br />It's no doubt that when they cast Arnold here, the movie had to be written to him. Verhoeven took that and ran, but I still wonder what the movie could have been without him. Kind of A History PIPERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13054305230216613759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-82927310592740636562009-07-24T05:29:40.655-04:002009-07-24T05:29:40.655-04:00I remember when after watching Starship Troopers, ...I remember when after watching <i>Starship Troopers</i>, the boyfriend sighed "it's too bad Verhoeven never made a film with Arnie". It made me so happy, because it meant that aside from introducing him to many classics, I could also show him the awesomeness that is <i>Total Recall</i>. <br /><br />He loved it, of course, as do I: yes, it looks cheap. Yes, Arnie's acting is Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-3994220853159511662009-07-23T21:50:23.911-04:002009-07-23T21:50:23.911-04:00Thanks for the comments, all. Seems like the conse...Thanks for the comments, all. Seems like the consensus is, it's fun but not particularly weighty, which is about right. I mean, it's got Arnold in it, there's really no getting around that to make a serious movie. He's got some great line deliveries here, no doubt.<br /><br />Joe, you're right that it's kind of cheap and cheesy-looking, but that's part of the appeal I Ed Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18014222247676090467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-20907543374998738272009-07-23T20:39:51.022-04:002009-07-23T20:39:51.022-04:00I don't mind Total Recall, but I have to say I...I don't mind Total Recall, but I have to say I wish Cronenberg had gotten to do it lik planned.Joshuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02455492676909216509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-18088032576542047812009-07-23T17:51:51.166-04:002009-07-23T17:51:51.166-04:00Drew McWeeney once called Total Recall the cheapes...Drew McWeeney once called <em>Total Recall</em> the cheapest looking big budget movie he'd ever seen. I kind of have to agree with that, but it's still tons of fun. <br /><br />Jerry Goldsmith's score is fantastic and in terms of killings, the movie definitely does not disappoint, even if I found your plot description much more compelling than anything that made its way into the Joe Valdezhttp://thisdistractedglobe.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-52377501716006561702009-07-23T16:43:07.030-04:002009-07-23T16:43:07.030-04:00I dunno. I think that PREDATOR has Arnie's bes...I dunno. I think that PREDATOR has Arnie's best line deliveries. How can you top, "GET TO DA CHOPPER!!!"? Classic...<br /><br />As far as TOTAL RECALL goes, I remember it being the first and only R rated film I snuck into with a buddy of mine and we just thought it was the coolest film. Sadly, it hasn't aged all that well but is still pretty damn entertaining.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164105442273577128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-76088910963368979132009-07-23T16:14:03.917-04:002009-07-23T16:14:03.917-04:00My all-time favorite Arnie line, quoted endlessly ...My all-time favorite Arnie line, quoted endlessly by my college buds, is "Give dose peeple airrrhhhh!" Ha ha! Oh, yeah. That'll hold me.Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01450775188328918558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-13010692176317347262009-07-23T16:09:33.524-04:002009-07-23T16:09:33.524-04:00No apologies here. This is a fun movie. As you e...No apologies here. This is a fun movie. As you explained, part of the fun is the discovery that the events of the film pretty much lineup exactly to the dream he chose to purchase at Rekall:<br /><br /><b>Bob McClane:</b> It's something new. We call it the Ego-trip. You can take your vacation as being somebody else. So, why go as a tourist when you can go as a businessman, or a famous jock Tony Dayoubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04632329277519635858noreply@blogger.com