He wrote it down again to see if the handwriting matched, so that he could tell if he’s the one who left himself the note.
@cooperd832 жыл бұрын
It doesn't matter if it was or was not a dream. The fact that it leaves you thinking about it is the best part.
@sophiamarchildon3998 Жыл бұрын
Yup, and it's so well crafted, that decades later, I still can't find any definitive proof for any which option. It's truly a their is no right/wrong answer, yet they are both right (and wrong).
@davidr1050 Жыл бұрын
@@sophiamarchildon3998 -- There is a musical cue which COULD be taken as proof or an answer.. As the camera is panning up and going to white-out on the final scene, the "dream" theme is playing.
@shelbyseelbach95687 күн бұрын
If it didn't matter, there would be no reason to think about it.......
@ClifHaley2 жыл бұрын
"Shouldn't have pimped out your wife if you didn't want her to get hurt." That seriously cracked me up.
@jenmurrayxo2 жыл бұрын
😂
@FalconAcer2 жыл бұрын
I came to the comments to write that exact same thing. 👍🏽
@megafan20002 жыл бұрын
One of Jen's greatest lines ever.
@anzaeria Жыл бұрын
I think that's pretty good advice.
@peterschmidt43482 жыл бұрын
Two other Paul Verhoeven films you have to watch: "ROBOCOP" (1987) and "STARSHIP TROOPERS" (1997)! Great movies!
@havok62802 жыл бұрын
You also kinda have to watch Basic Instinct and Showgirls... but for different reasons...
@platzhalter25812 жыл бұрын
Flesh+Blood
@44excalibur2 жыл бұрын
Robocop was great, but Starship Troopers was a travesty. A complete desecration of Robert Heinlein's novel.
@081919062 жыл бұрын
Starship Troopers ONLY if you've not read the book. Having read the book, for me the movie was a tremendous disappointment.
@barreloffun102 жыл бұрын
@@44excalibur Yeah. Even worse, Verhoeven did that on purpose. He thought Heinlein was a fascist (100% wrong) and deliberately shat on his work. Much like Amazon will do with Tolkien, I think.
@christopheryochum36022 жыл бұрын
Jen! Remember when you asked why Arnold signed his name on the sheet of paper? He was testing if the writing was the same, in other words that he left himself the message on that paper.
@christopheryochum36022 жыл бұрын
@@shallowgal462 You're right. He was checking for writing style, but it was her name.
@harveybojangle4752 жыл бұрын
You're right! The special make-up effects were created by Rob Bottin, who also did The Thing, The Howling, and RoboCop to name a few!
@michaelwardle76332 жыл бұрын
What’s fantastic is that Verhoeven has such an over-the-top style, it’s entirely conceivable that the Recall representative in the end of the third act was telling the truth, before the walls literally fall apart and the final act begins.
@bobbynorth6812 жыл бұрын
Benny is one of the most heartbreaking double crosses in cinema history.
@NoActuallyGo-KCUF-Yourself2 жыл бұрын
He had nine kids to feed.
@armanigorgio-ly3yj Жыл бұрын
take um to the dentist
@hasinurrahman49525 ай бұрын
What happened to number 5 ?
@AndrewGivens4 ай бұрын
@@hasinurrahman4952 Ahh, you got me.
@thebackyardbear2 жыл бұрын
"By the end, you'll save the planet and get the girl"
@noneya36352 жыл бұрын
PMSL That comment to Michael Ironside about what not to do with your wife if you don't want her to get hurt still has me laughing my butt off.
@chriscombest2 жыл бұрын
"See you at the party, Richter!"
@slwelsby2 жыл бұрын
It was a dream, the woman, the alien artifact, blue sky on Mars, secret agent, he saves the world, kills the bad guy! All were talked about and seen at Recall before he went unconscious!
@MorbidBanjo Жыл бұрын
I feel this is one of the best science fiction movies in history. Not only does it have action and special effects, but it has an incredible story. You could sit down and talk with your friends for hours about whether or not he is a hero or a sitting in the chair back in the lab in labotomized. There are clues and hints throughout the entire movie that go both ways and don't detract from the other way. It's almost like it has a different ending
@jorgezarco92692 жыл бұрын
"You are evil, Sharon Stone." Stone played femme fatales after Basic Instinct(1992). She was a guest star on T.J. Hooker in the early 1980's. In the 1994 Flinstones movie, a crooked white collar business guy had a mistress named "Sharon Stone".
@pleutron2 жыл бұрын
Enjoyed it. _The Last Starfighter_ is a good one that you'd enjoy as well.
@Cheepchipsable2 жыл бұрын
The Howling, American Werewolf in London.
@jenmurrayxo2 жыл бұрын
American Werewolf is on my Patreon 👍
@brettman2732 жыл бұрын
You are systematically watching every favorite movie I've ever had. And I'm old enough to have seen all of of them in the theaters as a kid/teenager. No suggestions needed, you're getting it right every time! Keep going, love it!
@fatkart76412 жыл бұрын
13:27 - He wrote the name to compare his handwriting with the one on the note, to make sure he wrote it.
@autowaagh992 жыл бұрын
That see you at the party line is one of the best lines ever
@wes4362 жыл бұрын
22:04 "yes yes it's very beautiful, go go go" lol
@jenmurrayxo2 жыл бұрын
😂
@martinbraun12112 жыл бұрын
I remember the first time I saw this film. It was 1991 and I was 12 years old! What an experience!
@jamminjohn2 жыл бұрын
@@John_Locke_108 15 and it was great!
@goldenageofdinosaurs71922 жыл бұрын
@@jamminjohn I was 23 & I loved it!
@daerdevvyl43142 жыл бұрын
I saw it in 1992 at age 20. I explained my theory about action movies to my friend: first you develop a hatred for the bad guys by seeing them hurt or kill innocent people. Then it’s very satisfying when the bad guys who you hate so much get killed. My friend kept saying “I hope nothing happens to Benny!” Then after Benny betrays them he kept saying “I hope Benny gets killed! Then he drank too much and was lying on the sofa with his eyes closed and when the next action scene started he just said “I hear violence!” Good times.
@Aurochhunter2 жыл бұрын
@Martin Braun Same, watched it with some friend's on my 12th birthday.
@sabrecatsmiladon73802 жыл бұрын
CONAN the BARBARIAN !!!!! This is an Arnold MUST SEE
@mr.a83152 ай бұрын
It's on Jen's channel now. 👍
@damianstarks33387 ай бұрын
This 90s Arnold sci fi movie is childhood nostalgia for me. So happy to see you reacting to this classic 90s action movie.
@geraldtodd66332 жыл бұрын
You truly were a total cheerleader for Total Recall. Very well done.
@erictaylor54622 жыл бұрын
5:15 It's called the uncanny valley. Robots that look nearly real make you feel like something isn't right. The more realistic they look the worse the feeling, until they mimic humans perfectly.
@ArgonTheAware2 жыл бұрын
Total Recall was based on a Philip K. Dick story called "We can remember it for you wholesale" and mist of his stories deal with bending reality in some way. You should check out A Scanner Darkly which is another one of Dick's books that has Keanu Reeve, RDJ, Woody Harelson and Winona Ryder are in it with a lot of rotoscoping special effects
@lethaldose20002 жыл бұрын
Hey Jen I think you listed it in your in screen text. Total Recall, the initial setup is a really cool way to have the audience guessing what is really happening. The idea that from the MOMENT Quaid sits in the chair, everything plays out exactly like the secret agent memory he paid for. The plotline is a signature of the author Philip K. Dick. He enjoys posing the questions "what is real, what only exists in my mind, and how important is the difference, really?" I think it's part dream and part real, which is the beauty of the movie.
@fatkart76412 жыл бұрын
Verhoeven confirmed that both conclusions are integrally true. He said the movie was made like a Möbius strip: both realities exist on the same pane of existence, both versions are true without contradicting the other.
@erikjohnson38592 жыл бұрын
There are some movies which fail at expressing completely which is the actual truth, like American Psycho or Fight Club, movies who do have a truth. However, this movie was always meant to be recursive with both ideas being equally valid. Really cool concept honestly.
@michaelccozens2 жыл бұрын
But it can't be "part and part". It's either a dream, or it's real. Mars either gets an atmosphere, or Quaid is severely brain-damaged in that chair. There may be equal evidence for either conclusion, but that's very different from both conclusions being able to co-exist.
@michaelccozens2 жыл бұрын
@@fatkart7641 Do you have a source for that quote? I found one of Verhoeven saying that both versions are true, but I don't know if he's making the point you're attributing to him, or if it's valid even if he is. Saying both versions are *equally* true in terms of supporting evidence is one thing, but saying they can co-exist is quite another. It's kinda Schrodinger's Cat, though he actually created that as thought experiment to *mock* the concept of "superpositions"; if we don't know which version is true, there's a sense in which they can both be true, or at least equally true, but only to the best of our knowledge. But, since we're not quantum-scale creatures, the cat in that box is definitely either alive *or* dead, whether we know it or not. In the same way, Quaid's either in the chair or on Mars; he can't be in both places at once. That we don't know which it is leaves both possibilities open to us, the audience, but it certainly doesn't mean both contradictory possibilities can exist at the same time. I think we may be conflating discussions in a narrative sense with discussions in a realistic sense.
@erikjohnson38592 жыл бұрын
@@michaelccozens Get over it, both interpretations contradict each other and both are 'confirmed' as well.
@noneya36352 жыл бұрын
One of the best Arnie flicks of the 90's. The book had a much more clear reason for why Quaid (Quail in the book) was kept alive after learning about the aliens. But this was a good adaptation. And some of the best Arnie one liners and struggle faces/noises of all time. LET ME GO! AHHHHHLL LLLLLLALLLALLAH!
@JediPiIot2 жыл бұрын
WHAT. You're doing Total Recall? This is one of my fav movies. Auto-like and I'm strapping in.
@Enrique-Garcia2 жыл бұрын
Random trivia: "Minority Report" was originally conceived as a sequel to this movie, the "Precogs" were originally Mars mutants.
@shainewhite27812 жыл бұрын
The film was a box office and critical success making $279 million dollars against a $90 million dollar budget, making it the most expensive independent films ever made. It would win the Oscar for Best Visual Effects. Thanks for the video!! See you later!! Stay safe.😊
@jenmurrayxo2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Shaine!
@kylereese48222 жыл бұрын
@@jenmurrayxo Sydney Jay Mead was an American industrial designer and neo-futurist concept artist, widely known for his designs for science-fiction films such as Blade Runner, Aliens and Tron.
@noneya36352 жыл бұрын
I think you mean highest grossing independent film based on your comparison of cost to ticket sales, and no it was not. “Night of the Living Dead” was made for $114,000 and grossed more than $200 million. “The Texas Chain Saw Massacre” was made for $140,000 and grossed almost $130 million. “The Blair Witch Project” had a budget of $600,000 (tiny when adjusted for inflation) and made a whopping $450 million. Occasionally, there are also films with big budgets and big stars that qualify as independent. "Empire Strikes Back" was not a Fox studio film it was Lucasfilm and distributed by FOX, so was “Pulp Fiction,” “Kill Bill” films and “Inglorious Basterds." But the highest-grossing independent film of all time is “The Passion of the Christ,” with a gross of almost $1 billion. EDIT: But if you did mean most expensive then TR is probably tops, but it's budget was only 65M.
@hasinurrahman49525 ай бұрын
Budget was $65 million
@BDogg20232 жыл бұрын
My senior year of high school. The golden age of Arnold. My friends and I saw all his 80s movies growing up. Love this flick.
@lazyperfectionist12 ай бұрын
22:33 Sun Tzu: "All of warfare is based on deception."
@knytestorme2 жыл бұрын
I have always felt that the actions in the movie are real since we as an audience see a lot of scenes where Arnie wasn't involved (eg Richter and Cohagen talking). If the movie only showed us everything from Doug's point of view and nothing he wasn't at then I'd have real questions as to if it were all just the dream playing out or if it were real.
@MoMoMyPup102 жыл бұрын
He could just as easily be dreaming those conversations too. We have no idea how extensive Recall's implant really is.
@Kineticboy2K13 ай бұрын
@@MoMoMyPup10 in the world of the movie it seems that when you go to Recall you want to have imagined that you were actually there actually doing it, so I would think that implanted memories of other people talking when you weren't there would break the immersion.
@michaelholt32222 жыл бұрын
Right on!! As usual Jen!! Very fun, great movie, and great, wonderful reaction!!! Glad you enjoyed it, it keeps your mind busy, and your guessing all the time, one of those movies if you dont pause it when you get up to get a drink or a snack, u will definitely be confused....can't wait to see your other reactions this week, thanks again Jen, take care!!..😄😄👍
@benhuether54742 жыл бұрын
The author who wrote the original short story for Total Recall also wrote the book that Blade Runner is based on, so part of me likes to think that they take place in the same universe.
@Mike-wr7om2 жыл бұрын
"See you at the party Richter!"
@lazyperfectionist12 ай бұрын
18:57 "A man is defined by his action, not memory." _Remember_ that, now.
@SkyForgeVideos2 жыл бұрын
See ya at the party!
@orarinnsnorrason46142 жыл бұрын
This is one of Verhoven's satire trilogy if you will. The other two are Robocop and Starship Troopers. Check them out sometime. Brilliant sci-fi spy thriller this one. Also fun fact this was Sharon Stone's big leap onto stardom. Also, Michael Ironside is always a win. He's in Starship Troopers too. Edit: The was it a dream or not is for the audience to interpret, very cool and ahead of its time. However I do think the ending is real.
@leepitman21932 жыл бұрын
This was one of the last major Hollywood blockbusters to make large-scale use of miniature effects as opposed to CGI. It was also one of the first major Hollywood blockbusters to use CGI (mainly for the scenes involving the X-ray scanner) and have it look photo-realistic.
@tremorsfan2 жыл бұрын
There was still Independence Day in 1996 and Titanic in 1997. And the Lord of the Rings trilogy.
@brianwoodbridge882 жыл бұрын
Star Wars I’m the 2000’s used a big model for the Genosis scene and others I can’t remember
@leepitman21932 жыл бұрын
@@tremorsfan Those relied mostly on CGI. Large -scale use of miniature effects refers to both the sheer number and the actual size of those used in Total Recall. The film was made at the onset of computer-generated imagery (CGI), which was not a suitable option for photorealistic or textured imagery in Total Recall. The movies you mention relied mostly on CGI. Total Recall featured thirty-five sets across eight of Estudios Churubusco's soundstages. The sets were expansive and connected by tunnels so long that they continued outside of the stage, making it possible to drive between them on film. Expansive locations, including Martian exteriors, were created using miniature sets produced by Stetson Visual Services in Los Angeles, and supervised by Mark Stetson and Robert Spurlock. The sets were large, with the alien reactor being among the largest and most complex sets ever constructed in cinema, and the largest set built for the film.
@leepitman21932 жыл бұрын
@@brianwoodbridge88 Many films after Total Recall still use models and miniatures but they rely mainly on CGI. Star Wars and others did not use models and miniatures on a grand scale like Total Recall did. The film was made at the onset of computer-generated imagery (CGI), which was not a suitable option for photorealistic or textured imagery in Total Recall. Total Recall featured thirty-five sets across eight of Estudios Churubusco's soundstages. The sets were expansive and connected by tunnels so long that they continued outside of the stage, making it possible to drive between them on film. Expansive locations, including Martian exteriors, were created using miniature sets produced by Stetson Visual Services in Los Angeles, and supervised by Mark Stetson and Robert Spurlock. The sets were large, with the alien reactor being among the largest and most complex sets ever constructed in cinema, and the largest set built for the film.
@w1975b Жыл бұрын
I could be wrong, but I thought I heard/read somewhere that the X-ray scanner scenes were animated. edit - as in by hand, not by computer
@rbrtck Жыл бұрын
Quaid wrote on the paper to make sure that the writing that was already on it was in his own handwriting.
@eschiedler2 жыл бұрын
13:30 I'm sure someone has already commented but he wrote Melina down again to confirm it was his handwriting.
@shainewhite27812 жыл бұрын
Before Schwarzenegger was cast as Douglas Quaid, Patrick Swayze, Matthew Broderick, Richard Dreyfuss, Michael Douglas, Christopher Reeve, James Caan, and Dennis Quaid were considered. Paul Verhoeven was going to make a sequel to the movie, but it was turned into a standalone movie instead called Minority Report from director Steven Spielberg.
@goldenageofdinosaurs71922 жыл бұрын
@@putinscat1208 I was thinking the same thing, lol! I actually feel that, aside from Broderick, all of those actors could’ve done a great job with the script, but Arnold brings that certain something extra though.
@colinmadigan72512 жыл бұрын
I just love Jen's reactions and there were some classics here. In particular when Arnie pushed the main bad guy off the wire and out onto the planets surface Jen shouts 'Yes I want to see this guy die. Oh wait gross no I don't'. Keep these reactions coming Jen 😁
@mr.a8315 Жыл бұрын
😅👍
@abc-ts2ef2 жыл бұрын
Thank u for adding subtitles
@Mr-gg8ek2 жыл бұрын
The reason he wrote Melina’s name again on the piece of paper was to check the handwriting to verify he was the person who wrote her name originally.
@ryanritchey24982 жыл бұрын
That's a new one, blue skies on Mars.
@gumbomudderx75032 жыл бұрын
Everything they told him would happen, did happen. I think it was all a memory implant. “Isn’t that his jackhammering buddy? …that sounds wrong” I lol’d 😂
@w1975b Жыл бұрын
But how to explain the dreams of Melina on Mars before we see him going to Total Recall?
@berlinkozyreva4 ай бұрын
Than why do you have scenes that don't have Quaid in it?
@gumbomudderx75034 ай бұрын
@@berlinkozyreva we’re seeing what his imagination is showing him
@berlinkozyreva4 ай бұрын
@@gumbomudderx7503 we are? So he saw in his head Lori make phone call while he went to bathroom? Than why was he surprised when she started shooting at him? Think about it it makes no sense to be dream unless movie was his and only his perspective.
@grife30002 жыл бұрын
It happened for real, because I don't want to live in a world where Douglas really didn't say "Come on Cohaagen, you've got what you want, give these people air".
@Kap00rwith2os2 жыл бұрын
4:30 A little bit of that Canadian comin out 🥰
@DrJVenture2 жыл бұрын
Paul Verhoven also directed Starship Troopers and Robocop which both have some similarities to Total Recall. Blade Runner is also related, in that they are both based on stories by Phillip K Dick.
@BlunderMunchkin2 жыл бұрын
He wrote down "Melina" again because he was checking the handwriting of the note against his own.
@huangjun_art Жыл бұрын
Man, I love Arnold Swarz.. Arnold Zwartze... Arnold Shwar... The guy from The Terminator.
@nathanfitzgerald665110 ай бұрын
I'm surprised that you didn't mention the movie's hard-driving, unique Goldsmith music. He certainly had some wild musical fun in this movie.
@Dr3amtime2 жыл бұрын
Philip K. Dick, the science fiction author who wrote the book on which this movie is based, was himself pretty paranoid and schizophrenic for much of his life, and he explored the boundaries between reality and delusion in many of his writings. Some of the better movies based on his works include: Screamers, Paycheck, The Adjustment Bureau, Minority Report, Blade Runner, and A Scanner Darkly.
@JW6662 жыл бұрын
Being paranoid & schizophrenic mixed with doing drugs at the same time can't be good either.
@Cheepchipsable2 жыл бұрын
Not sure I would say minority report was a great film. This was written in the 60's, but of course whatever the novel might have been about is washed away by explosions 😄
@Dr3amtime2 жыл бұрын
@@Cheepchipsable Nope, not great. But better than some of the competition.
@DaneofHalves2 жыл бұрын
@@Cheepchipsable Someone didn't watch the film. Don't think there was a single explosion in that movie. Also, it was a fantastic film that really captured the drama of what a world with a Pre-Crime division of police would look like. And the fictional tech used in that movie by Industrial Light and Magic went on to make it's way into other movies they made like Iron Man. It was among the highest grossing movies of 2002, earned critical praise, and, more than a decade later, inspired a TV series of the same name that was cancelled after its first season.
@tomswift34822 жыл бұрын
@@Cheepchipsable it was a short story. Any explosions you remember, are in your dreams.
@IDLERACER2 жыл бұрын
😎👍 This was one of four major films with major leading men and major directors, based on novels by Phillip K. Dick. The other three were "Blade Runner" (starring Harrison Ford, directed by Ridley Scott, 1982), "Minority Report" (starring Tom Cruise, directed by Stephen Spielberg, 2002) and "A Scanner Darkly" (starring Keanu Reeves, directed by Richard Linklater, 2006). I think you'll probably enjoy all three of them.
@joen24232 жыл бұрын
If it was all the memory implant he is going to have some mental problems when he sees his wife and work buddy again, yikes! He wrote Melina again on the back of the flier and saw the handwriting was a match, he wrote the message for himself to find.
@briannicusrex53972 жыл бұрын
Yeah, if his implanted ego trip was that close to his actual life it would really mess him up afterwards and make him doubt his real life. That's why I think that the real Doug Quaid wouldn't look like Arnold, or have a life anything like the Recall version of him. The plot of his trip is also so unrealistic there would be no way he would confuse it with reality afterwards. If it actually was possible to do, I think Recall would have to do it this way to prevent mental/emotional problems afterwards. I think the movie would have to be only his complete Ego trip, from start to finish.
@michaelccozens2 жыл бұрын
True, but I think the implication is that, if it is a dream and Quaid accepts the memory implant as reality, he's voluntarily lobotomizing himself/losing his mind. In any case, he's not going back.
@mokane862 жыл бұрын
If it is an implant he is never going to wake up again. Thats what the Dr. warned him of and the friend beforehand. In the "real world" his friends and wife are mourning his lobotomized comatose body as he is trapped in his own head till they take him off life support and he expires.
@briannicusrex53972 жыл бұрын
@@mokane86 The whole "lobotomy" bit was part of the Recall vacation fantasy. It's as real as making Mars blue in a few minutes. Doug's fine after he wakes up.
@Seele2015au Жыл бұрын
@@briannicusrex5397 Sorry for being late, but an excellent point you made: If Rekall wants to make the memory of the imaginary trip realistic, the "Ego Trip" part has to be fully resolved in the implanted story, as in bringing the person back to who it is before the story ends. While not mentioned but suggested or implied, if the story was indeed an implanted memory, Quaid would surely have ended up lobotomized in a vegetative state. This might be controversial: Quaid, as played by Colin Farrell in the much maligned remake could well be much closer to Dick's idea of him.
@custardflan2 жыл бұрын
This is based on the story, We Can Remember It For You Wholesale by Phillip K. Dick, one of the greatest sci fi writers ever. Other movies based on his books include BladeRunner (Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep) and Minority Report. I think this was Sharon Stone's film debut. She is awesome.
@Cheepchipsable2 жыл бұрын
Bladerunner was a great film in it's own right, but way different to the novel.
@w1975b Жыл бұрын
Sharon was in a few movies before this, just didn't hit it big. I remember seeing King Solomon's Mines and she was in it.
@rbrtck Жыл бұрын
I'm quite sure that the whole core of Mars is *not* ice (as in water ice). A discovery like that in real life would be an utter shock and a mystery, as generally denser materials will make their way to the core, while lighter ones will be on top, and what's on top is mostly rock that is much denser than water or ice.
@SA-zoom12 жыл бұрын
See you at the Party Richter. My favourite line. 😀
@jorgezarco92692 жыл бұрын
The late Philip K. Dick wrote science fiction stories with mind bending plots. The surname "Brubaker" is an homage to Capricorn One(1978).
@OneManMilitia69 Жыл бұрын
As hamfisted this action movie is, its still an inception mindfuck of the 80's, LOVE IT!
@rcrawford422 жыл бұрын
"Ahead of its time"? It's based on a science fiction story that was almost 25 years old when this movie was made.
@MovieVigilante2 жыл бұрын
5:31 _Jackhammerin' Friends_ is a Jackie Treehorn production. 😆🤣😉
@justmyopinion9873 ай бұрын
Did you happen to know that Recall's Dr. Edgemar is a third level grandmaster at Stratagema? Star Trek: TNG S2 E21, "Peak Performance."
@lazyperfectionist12 ай бұрын
13:27 "Why did he just write that down... again?" He thought the handwriting looked familiar, so he checked it. He wrote out the name "Melina," on that piece of paper, and noted the fact that the handwriting was the same. Now he knows that he's the one who wrote that note.
@chrispittman88542 жыл бұрын
"I thought that was just his 'Jack Hammering' friend!" "PHRASING!" LOL!
@Thandius2 жыл бұрын
he wrote her name down again to check if the writing matched. Seeing if he wrote the message or if someone else did. and the way he wrote it matched exactly the way it was written.
@15blackshirt2 жыл бұрын
This and its 2012 remake are based on the short story "We Can Remember It For You Wholesale". This is also director Paul Verhoeven's follow-up to RoboCop. Arnold Schwarzenegger also starred in Kindergarten Cop that same year
@nightfall9022 жыл бұрын
Phillip K. Dick wrote a ton of short stories for magazine publication. He also wrote quite a few novels as well. Using a short story to make a movie is so much better than trying to squeeze a full novel into 90 minutes of film. It's more true to the story and more respectful to the author. His stories inspired a lot of films like this one and Blade Runner, Minority Report and a bunch of others. the BBC did a series of 10 one hour films based on his stories...Electric Dreams.
@daerdevvyl43142 жыл бұрын
Philip K. Dick was one of the most imaginative writers who ever lived, but in my opinion his actual writing wasn’t very good. I like to imagine a world where he wrote nothing but outlines, passing them to writers like Ray Bradbury, Isaac Asimov and John Wyndham to flesh out into stories and books. By the way, somewhat off topic, but anytime I see any mention of Dick I think of a story that he told Dean R. Koontz and which Koontz incorporated into his Frankenstein series. It’s pretty gross, so read at your own risk. I’ll include it below⬇️ Supposedly Dick once went to a Chinese restaurant and asked for “something too exotic for the menu.” And they brought him a plate of live baby rats on a plate of lettuce. Dick said that he jumped up and ran out of the restaurant. Don’t say I didn’t warn you that it’s a gross story.
@MiqelDotCom2 жыл бұрын
"Oooh, I thought that was just his *jackhammering* friend" ... LOL!! Thanks, I'm gonna use this phrase!
@e.d.20962 жыл бұрын
After watching your superman reactions,you seem to like the tall dark and handsome type. May I suggest Quigley down under. Tom Selleck in what I think is his best role. A western set in Australia. You will love it. By the way your insight and reactions are awesome.
@pleutron2 жыл бұрын
ohhh Quigley is a GREAT underrated western with a GREAT hero in _Tom Selleck_ and a GREAT villian in _Alan Rickman_
@kennypangman46362 жыл бұрын
"Now kiss her." that made me smile and laff huge! 😄 I love how you're always about the romance, that's so sweet. Another great reaction Jen. 😊
@sammylane212 жыл бұрын
Had the guy chatting Quaide on face time told me "Just hurry up, you look beautiful now get here" my response would be " No question about it but does it make look fat?".😂
@georgeheilman42434 ай бұрын
This movie came out when I was six, and I was so jealous that my babysitter's teenage kids got to see it in the theatre but I didn't (I had already seen both Terminator and RoboCop on video by then). Did see it eventually on VHS, and it's one that gets better with age and every viewing.
@cbobwhite57682 жыл бұрын
When he wrote the message, he could see that was his own handwriting.
@jonguy774 ай бұрын
Nice job you included all the good parts! See you at the party Richter!
@jjkk16302 жыл бұрын
A very interesting adaptation when compared to the original short story, which has a very short length and a very different kind of twist at the end. Gotta give it to Paul Verhoeven, who with this and RoboCop made some of the most emblematic action sci-fi movies of the late 80s and early 90s. Always nice to see people reacting to this one especially since some of the filming locations were in my hometown of Mexico City, such as Metro Chabacano for the subway chase scene and the outside of the Metro Insurgentes roundabout for the end of that scene, two places which look pretty similar even today.
@lazyperfectionist12 ай бұрын
23:14 "See you at the _party,_ Richter!" Seems like a bit of a missed opportunity that he didn't say something like, "Let me give you a _hand!"_ before tossing down both severed arms.
@burkeiowa2 жыл бұрын
Arnold is meant to do something (referring to what was said in minute 2)...he's meant to be a Kindergarten Cop.
@quatz19812 жыл бұрын
Remember seeing this on VHS when it first came out, i was probably too young to watch but hey my parents knew i loved Arnie films so they let me watch it. Great film.
@1maticsportsandGames5 күн бұрын
I saw this in The theater when I was a kid, im 47 now, this was a great film 💯
@matthewkirkhart24012 жыл бұрын
If you like the messed up memory aspect, I highly recommend Memento. It’s dark, but really good and is all about what is memory, what is reality, etc. Although not a movie, I highly recommend the show Severance. I think you would like it. It’s a slow burn at first but really picks up by the 4th episode and the ending of the first season I thought was really good. It also deals with sci-fi/memory themes that are very interesting.
@spartanical2 жыл бұрын
i like your vibe... and i like your awards ceremony. i mean, i never get invited to the Oscars, so...
@bghammock2 жыл бұрын
Jackhammering Friends .. coming to a theater near you!
@Howiex-is8gq5 ай бұрын
This is the first movie i saw in theatre. Best memory...
@TheTcwalton2 жыл бұрын
Since you enjoyed Total Recall, you'll really like RoboCop (1987) and Starship Troopers(1997). Same Director: Paul verHoeven. Similar sensibility/vibe.
@rbrtck Жыл бұрын
Are you kidding? We get to hear one of the finest examples of Arnold's patented sounds of suffering! I was so glad when he got blown out onto the Martian surface, because his sounds of suffering are just so entertaining. No one suffers like Arnold.
@daerdevvyl43142 жыл бұрын
5:11 What you’re describing is the “uncanny valley.” When something appears human but not quite, it makes people extremely uncomfortable. The “valley” part comes from a chart showing people’s reaction to the object or creature depending on its resemblance to a human, with people reacting positively to dolls or robots that are not very human at all, and then suddenly the chart dips into a valley, showing a negative reaction, when it gets close to looking human.
@Mr-gg8ek2 жыл бұрын
Others have mentioned RoboCop and Starship Troopers. They are all directed by Paul Verhoeven and are a sort of unrelated trilogy. Odd concept, huh?
@charleswilliams62362 жыл бұрын
A great movie
@mestupkid2119862 жыл бұрын
The Johnny Cab losing his fucking shit and blowing up has always been my favorite part.
@Roddrummer2 жыл бұрын
The Running Man is definitely worth a look.
@Deckaio2 жыл бұрын
13:28 to check if it's his own handwriting, to see if it's a note he left for himself or not.
@alexflores76522 жыл бұрын
There was a reboot of this movie I can't remember when. It starred Brian Cranston, Colin Farrell. Kate Beckinsale and Jennifer Biel. It didn't involve Mars at all. I loved the reboot it had a killer cyberpunk feel. I am a cyberpunk junkie. The cab driver was voiced and modeled by Robert Picardo from the TV show Star Trek: Voyager, he was the holographic Doctor. The guy Rickter was played by Michael Ironside. You will see several actors in this movie that have or were in several movies Paul Verhoeven has directed. The original story that this movie is based on is called "We Will Remember it For you Wholesale".
@mrd47852 жыл бұрын
"His jack hammering friend... that sounded weird". LOL what a dirty mind! 🤣
@kevinty78 ай бұрын
Yassss‼️seen this one so many times😂👌🏽will always watch it when it pops up on TV ‘I got 5 kids to feed’ 😂😂👏🏽well done lovely Jen❤️
@treybrannon49643 ай бұрын
6:41 Sharon Stone was such a ball buster in this movie.
@badprotocol11052 жыл бұрын
I don't remember how I got into this movie, I was a kid and it was R-rated, but I saw it at the theater and it was awesome. Still holds up today 👍
@positivelynegative91492 жыл бұрын
And on that day, you learned that 3-boobed women are a real thing!
@barreloffun102 жыл бұрын
It was easy back then to buy a ticket for PG rated film and then switch theaters.
@badprotocol11052 жыл бұрын
@@barreloffun10 I think that's how we did it...I can remember seeing the trailer on TV and was like...gotta see this
@w1975b Жыл бұрын
My stepfather bought me a ticket to see Red Heat (rated R) because I was a big Arnold fan, and he went to see the PG or PG-13 movie he bought a ticket for at same time. I was the only person in the theater and at that time there were ads for donations to Will Rogers. The employee who came in to take donations asked me if I was old enough, I said yes lol. I was only about 12.
@BK_gamer_2 жыл бұрын
"Vanilla Sky" is another movie in which what's real and what isn't is never certain. It's a great movie, and I recommend it.
@tigerbread785 ай бұрын
Sharon Stone said when she was fighting Arnie, it was like hitting a brick wall