Total Recall (Blu-ray)

Total Recall. *********** Introduction *********** An uprising on Mars calls for a special kind of hero to step in, even one who doesn't know his own name! Synopsis ********* Douglas Quaid (Arnold Schwarzenegger) keeps dreaming of the wonders of Mars, much to the annoyance of his beautiful wife Lori (Sharon Stone). She is more upset because he keeps dreaming of a dark haired beauty, Melina (Rachel Ticotin), with whom he is obsessed. Doug decides to go to 'Recall', where they implant false memories of holidays but once there things go awry. Doug find s himself in a nightmare scenario where the people he thought he ...  Read the complete review

Total Recall. ========== Douglas Quaid (Arnold Schwarzenegger) is really confused. Has he been to Mars or is it all a dream. Well Dougs about to find out and its going to be explosive. He has a beautiful wife a lovely home and a decent job but something's not right and Doug won't let it rest. He visits 'Total Recall' where they can implant dreams for you but what they find in Dougs head leaves them all terrified. Soon Doug finds himself fighting for his life against former friends and new allies, as they all want him dead...or do they? The journey will finally take him to Mars itself for the superb conclusion to a great ...  Read the complete review

Total Recall is a science fiction movie based in the future starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sharon Stone. Arnold plays a man plagued by dreams of Mars and mysterious girl. After an unfortunate series of events he uncovers that his memory has been wiped and he is in fact living a lie. Through the movie he slowly uncovers his dark past, ending in a nasty twist that surprised me. Normally I do not like films set in the future, however I class this as an exception. Arnold's performance is gripping and the actual story is very well presented. The special effects aren't great but considering it was released in 1990 that comes as not surprise really. The ...  Read the complete review

When older films (not that Total Recall is ESPECIALLY old) get re-issued on a high definition format, the question is always asked - what's the point, when the film wasn't shot in HD? Well, while The Searchers doesn't benefit much from an HD transfer, films from the 80s and 90s were recorded in a high enough master resolution that an HD transfer is beneficial, and perhaps this is no better apparent than with Total Recall, where Mars landscapes are gorgeously realised. I have nothing but praise for the team that put this transfer together. Although my review isn't specifically about the plot or even really the film, it is one of Arnold's many very entertaining ...  Read the complete review

Action Adventure based around a plot twist with Arnie at his monologue best! Arnie is perfect as the confused double secret agent who has had his memory erased (no acting skill required there then) and blasts his way through the film through a series of well knitted sequences. There are some real fun and orginal bits in this film (see the bit at Mars immigration where Arnies false head detaches - just fantastic and hysterical at the same time, or when he destroys a robot minicab). The concrete overpopulated vison of the future is an interesting one with a cross section of the society represented in all parts of the film making it easy to ...  Read the complete review