TOTAL RECALL (1990) Movie Reaction FIRST TIME WATCHING! | Arnold Schwarzenegger | Sharon Stone

[@jimtatro6550]

The director Paul Verhoven made 3 of the best sci/fi action films ever, this one, Robocop(1987), and Starship Troopers.

[@mickmack1409]

While not Sci-Fi, Basic Instinct also has a lot of the same psychological thriller aspects as Total Recall.

[@ericv7720]

I consider Robocop, Total Recall, and Starship Troopers a trilogy, as they follow the same themes of corporate control and authoritarianism.

[@calfox]

but he also did Showgirls... so i guess it evens out as him being average

[@w41duvernay]

JUST Proves Verhoven is an excellent Scifi director. AND is like everyone else, if given excellent workers and support, he does well.​@calfox

[@jurgenolivieira1878]

It's actually Paul Verhoeven (he's Dutch)... English people pronounce it "Verhoven", but's it not spelled like that.

[@jeremystevens6640]

I am writing this to help out achara kirk and ambre trujillo and this video and this channel with the algorithm ✌️❤️😚☺️

[@captjackp]

Whoaaa two beautiful ladies and a classic film on a Saturday!? Best day ever

[@ramengirll]

The great thing about Sci fi movies from back in the 80s and 70s is that most of those "gross" alien like scenes were physically created compared to the hyper advanced cgi today. But even though they didn't make them using superior tech back then, its far more engaging and visceral compared to what they produce nowadays. Somehow our human brains don't seem to "accept" fake / computer generated material but we do react very emphatically to physical effects.

[@alexmiller9461]

Such a classic. I've loved this film since I was a kid. Truly exceptional. Thanks for the reaction, y'all!

[@chuckh4077]

How your parents explain the 3 chest lady?? 😂

[@MRxMADHATTER]

The fade to white at the end is an old movie symbol for coming out of a dream sequence. So that should mean that it's all a dream .

[@chandrodaysingh6893]

I remember it was around early 2000 & this movie use to feature lot here in India on Star Movies. I was like 10-11 years old and I watched this movie back then, with hardly any clue as what was happening. What kept me hooked me ,were cool visuals, Arnold personality, mutant etc. This movie for me was my first experience in Hollywood league and watching this reaction was nostalgic :)

[@RoodeMenon]

I can sit for hours watching these two beautiful women talk about fact vs fiction. What a combo! Gotta do more mind bending sci-fi movies.

[@crash0733]

Yepp!!

[@bqpceagle2005]

Hope to see more Ambre in the future! Total Recall is one of my favorites and seeing Ambre light up at some of my favorite parts just brought me back into it.

[@onepunchmantolkienfan5383]

More Ambre and Achara reactions, please!

[@J2-Production]

Philip K. Dick also authored 'Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep,' which inspired Blade Runner. Other movies based on his stories are Minority Report, Scanner Darkly, and Adjustment Bureau.

[@chrisleebowers]

"Impostor" 2001 "Paycheck" by John Woo

[@badas45]

Screamers

[@Seele2015au]

@@badas45 "Next" with Nicholas Cage but is a very loose adaptation, so loose that it's hardly recognizable.

[@pathatfield2543]

@@Seele2015au Still a good movie,in my opinion

[@DaveMcIroy]

Authored? Seriously?

[@margie713]

Achara and Ambre - great reaction and discussion. As an astrophysics lover (though I understand about 10%), I appreciated Ambre contributing her knowledge. Thank you both. 😊

[@damianstarks3338]

Love this movie it’s a huge part of my childhood.

[@margaretgrace713]

This was fun watching both of you enjoying the movie! ADD: your follow up discussion made this video educational AND fun.

[@PoliticallyAffiliated]

There’s something about animatronics and puppets, that when done right, it looks better then computer animation. Much better actually. It’s the textures that can really stand out, with puppets. Although, it’s hard to make a humanistic animatronic. Lol as you saw in this movie

[@jurgenolivieira1878]

So many good block busters in this period from Paul Verhoeven... he's a Dutch national treasure.

[@thedarkknight2221]

This movie has some of the best Arnold Schwarzenegger noises ever!🤣🤣 Also Achara my have actually changed my mind on how this movie really ends. For a long time I believed that it really was a dream, both from how it ends with the bright light at the end and then how ridiculously over the top the violence is. But then Achara (the eagle eye that she is) points out how everyone around Arnold is very sus around him before he even goes to Recall.

[@goldenageofdinosaurs7192]

The recall dream could include that time at home though. It could basically cover the entire time we watch the film, or the ‘film’ in Arnold’s head (I’ve spent far too much time thinking about this, lol).

[@thedarkknight2221]

@@goldenageofdinosaurs7192 yeah but that would be completely irresponsible writing. Because that means Recall made him actually go to Recall in his head. That would be rule number one of things they shouldn’t do. Because then you have an Inception situation where you would hit Limbo and not know what was real or the dream.

[@goldenageofdinosaurs7192]

@@thedarkknight2221 It would totally fit the Secret Agent program. If it would’ve been a ‘Rock Star’ program, then they wouldn’t have done it. The line that really gets me is when the assistant says, ‘Blue skies on mars,’ or something like that. The chances of a blue sky on mars, for the 1st time in tens of millions of years, being part of his ‘Ego Trip,’ but then happening in reality, all in the space of a couple days, would be astronomical.

[@thedarkknight2221]

@@goldenageofdinosaurs7192 it would, but that’s if it was human tech, it was alien tech which works on a level we can’t comprehend.

[@castlew4162]

"Blue Sky On Mars" was the fictional program/story for his ego trip that then became true in a few days on the actual Mars - you'd say that would be improbable. However, Cohaagen had prepared things on Earth for Hauser as the Quaid persona to play out so he would be chased to Mars, believed by Melina and Kuato, leading him to Kuato. The question is was Recall a part of his plan and given the "Blue Sky On Mars" program for Quaid to get - just not as early as what occurred. Cohaagen wanted this all to occur after a little more time for him to set things up, but you see him "recalculate" the plan when informed that Quaid was on the run. Kuato was psychic and the extent of his abilities were not known. Cohaagen's previous attempts were thwarted, so he decided not to inform anyone else yet and then only when they needed to know to limit the chances that Kuato would psychically find out any part of the scheme. When things started happening earlier than planned, you got agents really trying to kiil him because they were not informed; and also Richter was a little out-of-control. Then again it could all be impanted memories. He only thinks he dreamed of Melina and Mars before going to Recall.

[@srinidhirao2052]

I remember this watching in India on TV channel called Star movies when I was in highschool around 1996or 97 , my mind was blown away watching it , one of my favourite movies , So forward looking with its content , I would have watched it atleast 10 times this movie !!!

[@southlondon86]

Sir was this heavily censored in India?

[@timothywhitfield8785]

I saw this in the theaters back in 1990... so amazing.

[@jeremygeorgia4943]

I am really glad that you remembered when the technician talked about a blue sky on Mars. That was one thing I noticed too, when I first watched it. ALSO, there was a hard cut, between when things were normal, and when things went crazy. The problems started at the reception desk. We never saw what actually went wrong, initially. It's open to interpretation, but the technician's statement was curious. What a coincidence. 🙂

[@saptaksarkar9430]

Amber's expressions are just gold here 😂❤️

[@sarahdon3165]

I was 11 in 1990 when I watched this movie and I absolutely loved it and watched it over and over again. There were so many great films that came out. Really enjoyed the review ❤️🥰❤️

[@chuckh4077]

😂😂 you're parents didn't mind you seeing the 3 chested lady part?

[@southlondon86]

Madam did you watch this in the cinema?

[@shainewhite2781]

YES!!! THIS IS AN EPIC SCI-FI ACTION ADVENTURE FILM! Before Schwarzenegger was cast, Matthew Broderick, Richard Dreyfuss, James Caan, Patrick Swayze, Christopher Reeve and Richard Gere were considered for the lead. The film was the only movie to win Best Visual Effects at the 1991 Academy Awards. The film is the last Hollywood movie to have in camera special effects shots, which consists of Miniatures, Matte paintings, blue screen and rear screen projection. The film was a box office success making $270 million dollars against a $90 million dollar budget, making is the most expensive independent film produced. David Cronenberg was going to direct the film, but had a falling out with Dino De Laurentiis and production was cancelled until the script was on picked up by Carolco.

[@matthewdunham1689]

SEE YOU AT THE PARTY RITCHER!!!❤😂❤😂❤😂

[@mayorjimmy]

I couldn't see Broderick or Dreyfuss. Caan and Reeve would've been interesting.

[@RoodeMenon]

None of them would have delivered one liners like "Consider that a divorce." like Arnold did.

[@Kalecommando]

Don't forget the awesome soundtrack composed by Jerry Goldsmith. Pinnacle of his action style scoring.

[@Pondimus_Maximus]

If I remember correctly, I believe Jerry Goldsmith said in an interview, that this was his favorite score. 🖖😀

[@tommiller4895]

The voice of the Robotic Cab Driver is Robert Picardo (the Holodoctor on Star Trek Voyager),

[@funfactorfilms]

It's also absolutely worthwhile checking out Verhoevens early works, such as Turkish delights, Soldier of Orange or The fourth man. And also Black book, one of his "newer" films. He's the sultan of shock and one of the most genius filmmakers ever!

[@desbarry8414]

Fantastic film and a great Jerry Goldsmith score.

[@alanh.7668]

You two gave a very enjoyable TED Talk at the end, loved it!

[@SG-js2qn]

Philip K. Dick ... also the author behind the movies "Blade Runner" and "Minority Report."

[@craigplatel813]

Yes the"willing suspension of disbelief" was a phrase my anthropology professor in college said was the first thing you had to have when reading scifi. Otherwise you won't get to the idea behind the story.

[@jeffehren]

I loved this! You two are awesome and I love seeing your reactions! As someone born in 1975 who loves sci-fi, I would love to see another "old" movie reaction by you two!

[@Splurr]

I think the Pill guy is a real person and Arnold is trapped in the machine. You can se and hear the guy in the commercial on the subway monitor! Hes is an employe of Total Racall! Its fun to watch you!

[@danielskinner5346]

This film is based on a short story called We Can Remember Wholesale for You by Phillip K. Dick. He also wrote Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep which was adapted into Bladerunner.😅

[@jarrettenaope7038]

Ahhhh the Era of Sharon STONE🌹🌹💕💕🥰

[@dancruz4901]

Fun to see that with you. Ms Trujillo is a great addition to the crew. Look forward to more content with both of you. Very good chemistry between you two. Yes more sci-fi. And yes to bladerunner.

[@NecropsY1]

i wish you guys did more long format movie reactions on this channel - this is by far ur best content

[@LeisureTimeLarry]

Great reaction! As a GenXer, I grew up on great movies from the 80s and 90s. Practical effects, miniatures, puppeteering and strength of characters, dialog and story ruled. Current stuff with heavy CGI is trash. TG Maverick is the only movie I actually went to the theater for in years.

[@Pondimus_Maximus]

Gen X crew checking in! Top Gun was also the last modern movie I saw in a theater. The only other film I’ve watched since then, was the 40th anniversary rerelease of Wrath of Khan! 🖖😀

[@Seele2015au]

It's great to see two reviewers who "get it". "What makes reality real" was one of Philip K Dick's recurring themes, along with "what makes human human", and "what makes you you", as seen in "Blade Runner", "Screamers", and "Impostor". "Paycheck" is interesting as it was based on a very early work by Dick, before he settled on his recurring themes, and should also be worth a look too.

[@krichardj]

A year late, but ladies your wonderful reaction reminded me of my reaction in a crowded movie theater when I skipped out my office at lunch to take in the latest Arnold movie. Stunning movie for the time, but it holds up.

[@CarloCarrasco]

When it comes to replaying Schwarzenegger's films of the 1990s, Total Recall is the one I enjoy the most. Even more than Terminator 2.

[@IndyCrewInNYC]

It's my favorite flick of Arnold's. To this day, people still debate the ending re: was it a dream or not and did Arnold end up lobotomized at Rekall?

[@MarcoLopez-sl5qz]

The chase in the Metro station was filmed in Mexico City's metro stations ``Insurgentes`` and ``Chabacano``.

[@Rommheim1]

Great commentary! This movie is pure gold.

[@jeffjefferson7384]

You deff need to do Robocop and Starship Troopers next :)

[@shinigamiryuk864]

I watched this movie on TV when I was a kid and loved it.

[@richardwilliams6256]

With so many fake reactors on KZbin its refreshing to see a perspective of someone younger and also intelligent react to this film. Considering the technology of its time this move is very well made and looks as if they did real research and wasn't over Hollywood in its script. Well done and chapeau to these two.

[@willthorburn1985]

Their reaction to the “Two Weeks” scene 🤣

[@ricowade4987]

just my opinion but this is best combo of reactors of CinePals. Very cerebral and fair /honest commentary and reaction. Outside of the two lady's who did Se7en reaction this is my favorite reaction and duo.

[@Ghost8386]

I was 6 years old when this movie came out.

[@saifmehdi178]

I wasn't born yet

[@amornsethkumpaengseth6902]

Great Reaction for Total Recall. Love to see Ambre join u guys more often in the future.

[@quantumjukebox8034]

The movie is based on PKD's "We Can Remember It for You Wholesale". Other movies based on his novels, aside from "Blade Runner" ("Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" as you already know), are "Minority Report", "Screamers" (directed by Christian Duguay, with Peter Weller -Robocop-) or "The Adjustment Bureau" (with Matt Damon and Emily Blunt). "The Matrix" is actually based on (ripped-off) the comic series "The Invisibles" (by Grant Morrison). You may be interested in watching a different type of "scifi" movie like "The Man from Earth", based on a novel by Jerome Bixby, who also wrote "Fantastic Voyage".

[@JoseChavez-nb4yk]

The subway scenes, and the outside of the subway were filmed in Mexico city. At that time México city subway was one of the more modern subways in the world.

[@johngriffiths9401]

If you haven’t already, the both of you should watch ‘2001 Space Odyssey’.

[@neillasto7424]

Absolutely wonderful to see two girls appreciate and genuinely understand this masterpiece. I've tried so hard - but the girls just humour me and dismiss it as "Arnie 90's Trash''. it's so much more. Thank you for your refreshing opinions 😊

[@theshakyproject2971]

Funny to mention Blade Runner while talking about Total Recall, as both stories were originally written by Philip K. Dick.

[@telsat]

Love Amber’s reaction I love sci-fi movies you watch all the 50’s and 60’s sci-fi movies

[@juliant]

OMG it's been so long since I watched Total Recall... I'm totally recalling it.

[@javix2013]

I fell in love with Ambre Rose :)

[@craigplatel813]

I read all the Phillip K Dick stories and novels these movies are based on back in the late 60's and early 70's in middle and high school. Had quite the effect on a 12-18 year old.

[@jenssylvesterwesemann7980]

What an amazing, thoughtful reaction! This is one of my favourite movies, for exactly the reasons you discuss. Instant subscribe. BTW, for realistic-ish depiction of scientific accuracy in SciFi, I cannot recommend enough "The Expanse" and "For All Mankind" (though I guess I'm the umpteenth person to do so). There was another subject you touched upon during the discussion, and regarding that I would like to recommend the 2009 film "Moon", as well. It stars Sam Rockwell and deals with a lone technician serving on a Helium-3 mining operation on the, well, Moon. It might be right up your alley. Cheers!

[@yaburnt9754]

Saw this at the theater wayback when,we were giggling like crazy at the over the top violence,makeup and vfx still holds up to this day 😀

[@kennyteeology3526]

Glass can block much of the radiation. In the movie "Oppenheimer", one scientist witnessing the first atomic bomb explosion simply sits in his car, indicating to his fellows that the front window will give him enough protection. Also glass can be treated to be even more effective. The bigger problem seems to be that if the glass is compromised in any way, the pressure difference with the outside can be deadly. This can be seen as the corporations setting up the place cutting costs.

[@iamgriffin6708]

Achara your voice and reaction 😘💕❤️

[@5ilver42]

You should definitely check out the 2 other famous Paul Verhoven Sci-fi movies: Robocop and Starship Troopers.

[@SCharlesDennicon]

"Why is it so visceral?!" => Because Paul Verhoeven.

[@chuckh4077]

6:27 I pranked my friends when we took a waymo automated taxi. I paired with the cars blu tooth and had that Johnny cab greeting as we sat down. 😂😂 my friends were shocked and trying to talk to the car.

[@ericmkendall1]

Is what is happening to Quaid just a fantasy taking place in his head while he is strapped in a chair at Rekall? I was long resistant to the idea myself. But over the years, I've become persuaded that this is almost certainly the case. Even so, the film is sufficiently ambiguous that people can argue back-and-forth about it and never resolve the question absolutely.

[@yasminesteinbauer8565]

Since there are many scenes in the film where Quaid is not even present, the events must be real. If everything were only a memory implant, nothing should take place of which he can have no knowledge. But we see again and again e.g. conversations between Richter and Cohaagen etc.

[@robbob5302]

There is no way the atmosphere could have been created so quickly, in reality. And remember when they first put Arnold in the chair, the nerd looked at the disk and scoffed "Blue sky on Mars!" That was the Easter egg.

[@yasminesteinbauer8565]

@@robbob5302 If reality is your standard, it certainly wasn't a memory implant, since memory implants are all the more impossible. In addition, they clearly stated that they had not yet done any implant at all.

[@robbob5302]

@@yasminesteinbauer8565 But did they state that before he got strapped in the chair, or after? 🤔

[@yasminesteinbauer8565]

@@robbob5302 It doesn't matter. Quaid was unconscious when she said that implantation had not yet taken place. It would be implausible for him to have a memory of a time when he was unconscious. If they had implanted such a memory, it would be more than obvious to Quaid that it was a memory implant. The only logical explanation for the viewer being able to see more than Quaid is that the events actually took place.

[@classicslover]

Love this reaction from you ladies. It was both entertaining and educational!

[@hemmojito]

Wow Amber's knowledge makes me appreciate this even more.

[@jasonrd316]

Was this real or a dream?? There's very compelling arguments for both sides, that can be proven and disproven many times within the movie itself. The fact it's still we're debating it still 30 years later is why this movie is so great. That and the awesome effects, great one liners, etc...

[@jeeseys9115]

This is my favorite Arnold movie. Each time I watch it, the ending gets my mind frazzled

[@shallowgal462]

"By the time the trip is over, you get the girl, kill the bad guys and save the entire planet." - Recall sales guy

[@ss2gora0]

Achara it's funny because Arnie did a movie in 2000 where he was a clone called the Sixth Day. You should check it out.

[@castlew4162]

The early "cheap" domes did not provide adequate protection against the hazards to humans, and thus you got mutants. That was at the "old town" facilities. The new facilities have newer (and more expensive) protection that takes care of everything(think atomic/radiation facility translucent panes - not only one layer of regular glass). The more unrealistic aspect is that security forces have weapons that can rather easily penatrate the materials used between the habitation space and the atmosphere of Mars. The current strategy for a facility on Mars is to build it in a lava tube with the Mars ground providing some of the protection(they did have a lot of stuff in tunnels). You have to admit they got a lot of things correct considering it was made in the late 1980's - with only the Viking landers and before Pathfinder(1997) and the other probes including orbiters that have mapped Mars surface and sub-surface. Also, in a fast-paced action movie you can have a few things purposely unrealistic such as the interactive video call from Mars to Earth without any noticable lag/time-delay("speed of light" transmission - not quantum communication). Leave that for "The Martian" or "2001: A Space Oddessy" kind of movie to portray.

[@cristhianbecerra5458]

Loving this duo

[@biguy617]

The guy that plays Sharon Stone’s boyfriend is Michael Ironside. He is the voice of Darkseid in the DCAU.

[@DaneofHalves]

Who is this space lady? She is really fun addition to reactions. I hope we get to see more from her as well in the future. Total Recall is a classic Sci-Fi.

[@awezman]

Th Scene when he pulled the tracker out of his nose was achieved with a fake head moulded from a life cast of Arnold's face. it was either an animatronic or animated i forgot.

[@feldegast]

RoboCop (original not the remake) and Starship Troopers have the same director and are great movies

[@deboraharroyo3047]

When you mentioned clones, am like check out Arnold Schwarzenegger the 6th day where he plays himself and a clone.

[@natsohigh5552]

I watched this and Commando on a weekly basis when I was little. So much that my mother now hates Arnie 😂🤣

[@daniellanctot6548]

This is but one of Director Paul Verhoeven’ trifecta of Masterpieces! So if you haven’t seen the other two, I HIGHLY recommend that you watch *Robocop* (1987) and *Starship Trooper* (1997); Amber should especially like the Starship Trooper as it sounds like right up her alley.

[@Achara]

Oooooh!!! Starship Troopers sounds fun! A lot of my friends liked that one when it came out but I was too scared to watch it at the time 🫣

[@7thSmurf]

they are so cute when they*re confused ! ^^

[@jeremystevens6640]

Achara and ambre get your asses to mars LOL 🤣😂✌️❤️

[@benlongstreth]

The voice of Johnny Cab is the great Robert Picardo. Probably best known as the doctor on Star Trek Voyager.

[@StevesTubes]

Loved watching you two react. "The Martian" is a great movie if you haven't seen it yet.

[@RaymondXperia]

Would love to see both of your reactions / comments in comparison to the Colin Farrell / Kate Beckinsale 2012 version.

[@lolmaker]

Interestingly, Total Recall came out in 1990 and the matrix came out 1999 so it's likely that the red pill blue pill concept was probably borrowed from Total Recall 🤯

You know? This is the first react video I ever watched with interesting post-comments... and I follow many react youtubers. You have made a good selection with this guest. Please, invite Amber more to watch others sci-fi movies, because she make really interesting comments. Maybe you can both watch Contact (1997), Mission to Mars (2000), Red Planet (2000), Wall-E (2008), Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977), Gravity (2013), Galaxy Quest (1999), Ad Astra (2019), Apollo 13 (1995), The Thing (1982), and let her give their opinion from science point of view.

[@badas45]

I absolutely love this film When I was a kid I had a VHS copy that was a recording from tv so it had less violence and no nudity I watched it alot then when I was a teen I got to watch the real version Aside from T2 or Predator this is Arnies best film

[@ramonresurreccion5411]

i've seen this before and this RV is actually a "total recall" for me.. thank you 🥰💯

[@mickmack1409]

Buzz Lightyear says to "Infinity and beyond!" Never heard him say 'get your ass to Mars...'

[@jeremystevens6640]

I can't wait what other movies you guys are going to react to 🤔🥰

[@rbrtck]

Quaid couldn't consciously remember his fight training, but fortunately he had *muscle* memory! Lots and lots of muscle means lots and lots of muscle memory. 😄

[@thatanimeguy2914]

Yesss amber is back 😩♥️

[@ThatBonsaipanda]

Yaaay, awesome movie to react to and so happy you guys loved it! \o/ Also #AcharaSavage :D And make sure to check out Verhoeven's other films, like RoboCop and Starship Troopers. They are so over the top but absolute diamonds in the history of cinema.

[@margaretgrace713]

Yeah RoboCop! There are scenes still fresh in my mind more than 3 decades after seeing them. 🤯

[@ricosauve5]

I’m shocked there still those that haven’t seen this yet. One of the best sci-fi movies ever

[@wibli]

"Get to the reactor!" LOL

[@The_RedVIII]

I also love everything about space. This is definitely one of my favorite Arnie movies.

[@Zero11s]

space is fake

[@ericswanson411]

I haven't seen the reboot to Dune, but I love the Frank Herbert's Dune and I would love to see the two of you react to it. It is one of my favorite sci-fi films made period, and it holds up really well.