Tuesday, August 16, 2011

What's bullshit Mr. Quaid? Afraid to admit that you're having a schizo paranoid episode, or are you really an invincible secret agent from Mars, who is in the middle of an interplanetary conspiracy to make him think that he's a lonley construction worker.


Total Recall is a Sci-Fi film directed by Paul Verhoeven who also directed Starship Troopers and RoboCop. It is kind of like The 6th Day where villains do an operation on him and appear to be his friend but then double cross him. He has the same corny lines like Well, Cohaagen. I've got to hand it to you. It's the best mind-fuck yet. Ronny Cox plays the main villain. I would have enjoyed the film more if Ronny and Arnold would have played Dueling Banjos just like when Cox did it in Deliverance. The things it has going for it are the great score by Mr. Goldsmith a very sexy Sharon Stone and some cool special effects. It is one of my favorite Jerry Goldsmith scores. I have also heard the bad news that there is a remake of the film. The remake stars Colin Farrell, Bryan Cranston, Kate Beckinsale, Jessica Biel and Ethan Hawke. I don't think a remake was necessary it is not one of Arnold's best but also not his worst, that title goes to End of Days. 

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