Total Recall (1990) First Time Watching! Movie Reaction!!

[@TBRSchmitt]

After editing the KZbin cut, Sam and I noticed a few more clues that it was a dream all along! We are still torn... What do you all think!? Thank you for all the support everyone! Always feel welcome to leave us movie suggestions!

[@jomckellan]

Arnold was having the dreams and his wife was acting suspicious before the Recall business trip.

[@pedanticperson1149]

The problem with "it was all a dream/schizoid embolism" is that we see things happening that he's not present* for and he doesn't acknowledge they happen, so if it's all in his head he'd be hallucinating things & then immediately forgetting them for the sake of the narrative. *eg Cohaagen (Ronny Cox) balling out Richter (Ironside) for trying to kill him

[@pokeround]

Philip K. Dick wrote the short story (We Can Remember It For You Wholesale) on which this was based and all of his work plays on the question of what exactly IS 'real'? Films adapted from PKD novels/stories: Total Recall, Blade Runner (Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep) , Minority Report, Imposter, Screamers (Second Variety), The Adjustment Bureau (Adjustment Team), Paycheck, Radio Free Albemuth, and Barjo (Confessions of a Crap Artist). Also the series The Man In The High Castle. I may still have missed a couple!

[@QuintessentialOG]

Rekall Tech: "Blue skies on Mars... That's a new one."

[@cardaderdention]

It was all a dream. Remember his mission in Recall told him he would save the planet and get the girl in the end. What happened? He saved the planet and got the girl in the end.

[@draskang]

I love when Arnolds first line in a movie is: "AAAUGH! AGGH! AAAAHHUUGH!!"

[@alucard624]

That never gets old.

[@danielmorency2242]

There's a video on KZbin that 's a compilation of Arnold Screams... It's pretty lame, but after twenty minutes of it it becomes hilarious... LOL!!

[@bryanryan4504]

LOLLL

[@felphero]

GET TO DA CHOOPPPAAAAAUUUGGHHHU AAAAAHHHHIWILLEATYOUCHILDDDD

[@johnmc3862]

Threres a bomb in there….😂

[@leefr76]

Sharon Stone is stunning in this film! Robocop is a must reaction.

[@fredfredburger5150]

To quote screenjunkies she's a "highly skilled crotch assassin"

[@arconeagain]

She plays a bitch really well. But then again, she's not a very good actress.

[@julianmarco4185]

Robocop is a must see movie.

[@Ben-hg3bz]

I'd buy that for a dollar

[@jp3813]

Hence, I never bought that anyone would prefer Melina over Lori.

[@snorpenbass4196]

According to the Making Of documentary, Paul Verhoeven deliberately told the fight choreographers for the fight between Melina and Quaid's wife to *not* make it the stereotypical "girl fight", instead making them fight like they're trained in proper hand-to-hand combat. As a result it's a lot more brutal and fun than most 80's movies managed.

[@dustman820]

Filmed in '89, released in 1990.

[@MrSpyderjack]

Yeah, back in earlier days, "girl fights" were just slapping, pulling hair or just plain rolling over each other. The actual fist-fighting, kicking and takedowns displayed on-screen were unique for two female combatants at that time.

[@MrSpyderjack]

@Dio We (myself & Snorpenbass above) are talking about on-screen fight choreography while you're referring to fighting in real-life situations.

[@robwalsh9843]

It also works for their respective characters. Lori is an intelligence operative and highly trained. But Milena is more of a guerilla fighter and is very resourceful.

[@amendmentavenger6182]

The special effects were so mind blowing for the day, the Academy awards created a Special Effects category award just so that they could recognize Total Recall.

[@rjd6214]

Samantha (8 minutes into the movie): What if he was already on Mars and they, like, wiped (his memory)? Me: God. Dammit.

[@adgato75]

That was SO fast lol

[@lkrnpk]

Since the movie is super rooted in pop culture, it could be possible that she knew that subconsciously and had heard somewhere about the plot sometimes

[@jh5131]

She's very clever

[@hrundivbakshi3959]

The look of genuine shock and disgust on both of your faces followed by "I've never felt so betrayed" was pure gold.

[@andrewburgemeister6684]

Biggest betrayal I ever saw and experienced!!

[@yodatwinkie]

im glad im not the only one that was so shocked by this!!@@andrewburgemeister6684

[@thenationaltimelyactionhou9328]

“Consider this a divorce!” Classic.

[@andrewburgemeister6684]

CONSIDER DAT A DAHVORCE!!

[@Daniel-Strain]

My fav was "Screw you Bennie!" lol

[@NemeanLion-]

21:57 “See you at the party Richter!!!”. I cracked up in the theaters 30 years ago and to this day, every time I think of that scene I laugh out loud.

[@NemeanLion-]

@S H Ahhhh, finally someone else. You are ok my man 👍

[@NemeanLion-]

Ok, looks like I got bailed out on 🤷

[@Strazman]

I was around 10 or 11 when this came out and I did get to see it. It's funny - this is one of the lines that stuck with me for decades before I finally saw it again recently. Such a cool scene.

[@shootingreal5945]

I do as well..I just love that scene..Doug playing off that line from earlier.

[@brownstuff1899]

This was shown in a cinema in London for 1 showing only a few years ago. When Arnie delivered that line the entire crowd shouted it as well (its one of those cinema where the viewers are encouraged to to shout and throw plastic spoons at the screen)

[@matthewhennessey5967]

The best kill pun in this movie is "SCREW YOU", While he kills a guy with a drill.

[@SimoExMachina2]

"Stick around". "Let off some steam Bennet". "I lied". My favorite three.

[@brownstuff1899]

Or when Ben Richards cuts Buzzsaw in half with a chainsaw and says "he had to split"

[@alexandercarvajal3470]

"see you at the party richtaaa"

[@sparkequinox]

TRUE LIES!! Yes, prime 90s content.

[@Oz349]

Agreed. True Lies is very underrated

[@MikeB12800]

Cant beat James Cameron, especially Cameron and Arnold!

[@llamallama1509]

There's one scene in True Lies that really creeps me out, it kinda ruins the whole movie for me

[@tedbaker3846]

@@llamallama1509 ? Which scene?

[@savageplanet8299]

@@Oz349 True Lies is underrated? All I've ever heard for the movie is the utmost praise. It truly is one of the greatest action films of all time.

[@GallantSector]

“...GIVE THESE PEOPLE AIR” “HAHAHA, You think this is the real Quaid? It is” Man I loved this movie as a child

[@HABO2210]

"SEE YOU AT THE PARTI RICHTAAA"

[@georgemorley1029]

GIFF DEES PEEPUL AYER! Jeez, get it right, please! ;-)

[@GallantSector]

@@georgemorley1029 🤣🤣🤣

[@GormKjeldsen]

Me too. Me ad´nd my friends went crazy over some of the special effects, which seems silly today ofcourse. :) Is it just me, or does this movie have the most gritty bullet shots ever? It just seems super bad when someone get shot in this movie. That poor guy on the escalator! Ouch!! :D:D

[@GallantSector]

@@GormKjeldsen yup. Lol. The look of this movies effect and violence was unique

[@ericmkendall1]

Having now seen "Predator" and "Total Recall," you really must do reactions to the first two "Terminator" movies. "The Running Man" is also well worth your time.

[@kakalemus]

Yes! The Running Man! One Arnold's best films. Not too many people know about!

[@pokeround]

Re: The Running Man - Maria Conchita Alonso would've been the female lead in TR if she hadn't been busy with Predator 2 at the time, I reckon.

[@bdog1323]

The Running Man, the only movie (so far) where Arnold's famous "I'll be back" is retorted with "only in a re-run!" by Richard Dawson!. LOL

[@LopezAlabama]

For T1 they should watch the old DVD, as it includes the original mono mix with beefier sound effects!

[@ericmkendall1]

@@pokeround That's an interesting thought, picturing Maria Conchita Alonso in the part played by Rachel Ticotin in "Total Recall."

[@Arobein]

"Last Action Hero" with Arnie is so much fun. Can't recommend it enough.

[@ActionJackson1982]

Arobein they are newbies to Arnie, I think they should watch that once they get use to his movies. At least watch the main ones, popular ones, well known ones first. That's what I did with my friend and his wife, showed them at least 5 or 6 ones before Last Action Hero

[@bessarion1771]

The problem with LAH is that critics and the audiences did not get it.

[@Daniel24724]

"Last Action Hero" had more success in Europe than in the US. I suppose it's because this movie is criticizing the Hollywood action movies. But it's really good ! 😍

[@bessarion1771]

@@Daniel24724 Yes. I'm an European and I thought that movie was hilarious. It's even more relevant today with that Marvel trash.

[@lukesmith9692]

​​@@bessarion1771amen brother. They are trash

[@ericmkendall1]

I was long resistant to the idea that the events depicted in the film were just unfolding in Quaid's head, that it wasn't actually "real." But over the years, I've come around to the idea that this is almost certainly the case. Even so, the film is ambiguous enough that viewers can genuinely disagree on the question.

[@martianmanhunter37]

Yeah, the Rekall technicians showing the alien temple, the other saying "blue skies on Mars", all of Edgemar's prediction about the rest of the movie coming true put a lot of weight on the idea that Quaid is having a mental breakdown during the virtual trip. However, those things are usually picked up on rewatches, Verhoeven wanted the film to straddle the line. That's the great thing about Total Recall, it works on two levels: as an over the top action movie with lots of twists and turns and a cool sci-fi story about letting dreams and power fantasies taking over your life.

[@martinbraun1211]

Please watch "Galaxy Quest" ( Sigourney Weaver, Alan Rickman, Tim Allen, Sam Rockwell, Tony Shalhoub...) !

[@michaelriddick7116]

Never give up!! Never SURRENDER!! 😄🤣😂🤣😂🤣🖒🤘💪😎💘❤❤

[@zerocool5395]

@@michaelriddick7116 No retreat, no surrender. Wrong movie lol

[@michaelriddick7116]

@@zerocool5395 kzbin.info/www/bejne/iXuVmX2br9uXaKs 😎

[@iaincowell9747]

@@zerocool5395 It's from Galaxy Quest

[@kevinfoster4862]

Yes!!! The greatest Trek movie.

[@zapfogldorf]

From "aww, poor Benny" to cheering Benny's demise. It's awesome that it still comes across that way after all this time. :) The dude sweating when he was telling Quaid to take the pill is, for me, all the proof I need that it's real and not a dream. I've seen others mention that he saw Melina in his dreams before the implanted memories which is a great point too.

[@TheNyquilDriver]

The more I've watched this movie the more sure I am that he never left the Recall office.

[@DarseMan]

"Blue skies on Mars? That's a new one"

[@erikjohnson3859]

Sorry if I'm a bit late, or if you looked it up, but according to Verhoeven, it is intentionally meant to work both ways depending on how feel about it at the time.

[@erikjohnson3859]

@@DarseMan Yeah but if you remember, they said they hadnt implanted the secret agent portion yet, which would include the fighting for a free Mars part. Verhoeven's goal was to make interpretable in both ways simultaneously.

[@Cau_No]

There are multiple clues pointing to the whole thing being a dream implant: - Both Rekall agents (on Earth and on Mars in the Hotel) tell you exactly what is going to happen next in the movie. - Just before the dream is implanted you see the Martian reactor on a monitor (actually those were the movie's concept art.) - Quaid selects Melina as the supporting girl on the same screen. - The over-the-top-action and impossible gadgets shown could not be real. THis was the first Schwarzenegger movie I saw in the cinema, mostly because it showed a realistic Martian environment without air and was based on the works of Philip K.Dick ("We can Remember It For You Wholesale" and "Martian Time-slip".) I like the somewhat open ending.

[@erikjohnson3859]

@@Cau_No It's not meant to look like either. Or it's supposed to look like both. Same thing. Arguing for one interpretation is meant to be like arguing the correct way to look at an Escher painting. It is meant to be post-modern. Anything and everything you could list, could simply be a solipsistic perspective problem, where Quaid is creating his own interactions in his own head, basically.

[@brom00]

A fun film. One of director Paul Verhoeven's three great sci-fi films of the decade. The others being Robocop and Starship Troopers. This is also one of the many film adaptions of the writings of author Philip K. Dick. Along with Blade Runner, Minority Report and A Scanner Darkly. All great films. Total Recall is from a PKD story called, "I Can Remember It For You Wholesale". Love the open ending in that one is still not sure if it was real or the memory implant he payed for in the first place.

[@EllEssEm]

Robocop especially is one of the all-time classics, and should definitely be on any future sci-fi polls. Starship Troopers is one that I love, but... some people just bounce off it. I think it's because the satire is so broad that it almost wraps back around and people miss what it's going for. (That, and people who are fans of the book. The movie ends up taking the piss out of the fascism of the source.)

[@iaincowell9747]

Screamers (1995) with Peter Weller & The Adjustment Bureau (2011) with Matt Damon

[@cmc5394oparva]

The irony is that, as awesome as Total Recall was, Robocop is on another level. It's arguably one of the greatest corporate satires in film history. The action movies from the 80s are hit-and-miss in regards to how well they've aged, but Robocop's themes have still remained relevant over 30 years after it came out.

[@jp3813]

Those three Verhoeven films were released in two different decades.

[@Jar0fMay0]

@Raylan Givens it was added because the director didn't read the book and told his assistant to read it for him.

[@xen0bia]

You are correct, the ending was intended to be ambiguous. Movies traditionally fade to black and start rolling credits, this one flashes to white instead, which could symbolize someone waking up and opening their eyes. While most people prefer to believe the events starting from the ReKall scene are real, you could absolutely make the point that it's all in Quaid's head and you wouldn't be wrong as there are many little hints to support this theory, but the movie is especially smart in not giving us a definitive answer - you pick the one that works for you.

[@gordondavis6168]

When the psychologist visits Quaid on Mars and pleads for him to take the pill, the Doctor states that everything will seem real to Quade in his psychosis, he will get the girl and save Mars and everything will be fine until he sees a blinding white light caused by a fatal embolism. That is why there is a bright light at the end of the film.

[@KevinArdala01]

Damn I miss the sexiness and hyper-violence of the 80s: when we knew depictions were only fiction and meant to be fun! Ahhhh

[@MW-cx3sb]

Damn right, everything is so low test and weak these days.

[@at1212b]

The special effects were revolutionary at this Time!

[@MrFredstt]

Can't have the sexiness anymore because it's "sexist"

[@lazerhosen]

@@MrFredstt that's because most films of the time were (and many still are) made from the perspective of the "male gaze" and women in them were just flat-character sex-objects. Quite literally sexist, no quotation marks. Plenty of sexy stuff in film still, and much of it is done with more class and respect, which is more tasteful, and ultimately more sexy. A woman's body isn't just a thing for a man to masturbate into/onto, sex is better when both parties are enjoying themselves... and yes, sometimes that happens to be using a woman's body to masturbate on/in consensually, because that's what *she* is into.

[@lazerhosen]

@@scsi_joe and yet you can still shoot an oil drum with a bullet and it will explode in a huge fireball. Do you know how much ignorant shit people think is real because of movies?

[@Liesmith424]

"Do they have anything up their sleeves to get out of this?" Yep, Arnold's arms!

[@peterampee-kleisius]

Arnold is the ideal secret agent, because he is the perfect everyman and looks very ordinary.

[@dialecticalmonist3405]

His unrealistic appearance is kinda part of the larger than life fun of his movies.

[@derworfnet]

Fun fact, Richard Dreyfuss was originally attached to star. Patrick Swayze and William Hurt were also considered.

[@peterampee-kleisius]

@@derworfnet I could imagine Dreyfuss doing his close encounters routine in this...

[@MichaelSHumphrey]

"See you at the party, Richter!" Classic Arnold.

[@Pedro.Chapps]

The Horror in his wife's face at all the Violence is so funny, Movies today are just watered down compared to this

[@tonyyul703]

That's what happens when you raise a generation of softies and slow flakes....

[@jean-paulaudette9246]

The author of this story, Phillip k. DIck is one of my favorites. He enjoys posing the questions "what is real, what only exists in my mind, and how important is difference, really?" though his work. Some others that have been adapted to film include "Minority Report," "A Scanner Darkly," and perhaps most famously, "Blade Runner."

[@gustavoalmanza2673]

Johnny Mnemonic with Keanu Reeves is another. Dolph Lundgren’s character was awesome too!

[@georgemorley1029]

For the longest time, my brother and I would always say "two weeks, two WEEKS!" whenever we went through customs on a trip somewhere. Stupid I know, but it just goes to show how these things stay with you.

[@Khay-77]

Total Recall is still an underrated movie for it's time. It was a great science fiction movie. Watching it again with you guys gave me more appreciation for it even.

[@ryans413]

The remake was awful

[@tempsitch5632]

It's corny, simple and the effects weren't good at the time. Oh yeah, there's also that whole problem with Arnie being a bad actor. It's gotten the respect it deserves at this point.

[@Khay-77]

@@tempsitch5632 It was 1990, the effects weren't bad at all...

[@tempsitch5632]

@@Khay-77 Some were good and some really weren't for the time. Worse than the effects is the set design and art department and costume.

[@amazingusername8925]

It's not underrated, it was a huge success. And what do you mean 'for it's time?' Do you mean to say that you think that films have got better since the 90's? Because they fucking haven't, modern cinema is absolute shit!

[@Noggahide]

Its a dream, technician at the beginning of the movie says "blue sky on mars?" when Quaid is getting strapped in for his Rekall

[@robertprobst3836]

The clever twist is, it is absolutely open to debate. There are not enough clues to decide whether it was real.

[@oddballbegay2879]

Then why the push to keep Quaid away from Rekall, the looks of suspicion from the wife and friend, the dreams of Melania before the simulation and how Quaid knew exactly Melania looked and his wife knowing of her.

[@oddballbegay2879]

Also the drip of sweat on the executive from being nervous, why be nervous in a simulation that won't hurt you?

[@pokeround]

When I saw it at the theatre, I never imagined this splatterfest would become the classic it has. Thanks for letting me see it through fresh eyes - you guys are great!

[@andrewgreen6635]

Commando is pure cheese . Totally love it . It has a very young Alyssa Milano playing his daughter . Ps. Thanks for doing these videos.

[@adambrown3918]

Watching Commando is known to increase testosterone! 😀

[@ckobo84]

His friend on the airplane was Dead Tired. 😂

[@bruceleeds7988]

Please don't remind me that is Alyssa Milano, it's all I have left in my life

[@stevemccullagh36]

Make sure you get the full uncut version though for the full ultraviolent experience.

[@namelessjedi2242]

Commando is my favorite Arnold film. Not his best, but my fave. :)

[@brandonflorida1092]

I'm fascinated to see that "Forbidden Planet" was in your poll. It will never win a poll because it isn't well known by young people now, but you should see it because it's amazing.

[@mapesdhs597]

That for sure, and other old classics like, "Things To Come".

[@NemeanLion-]

“COHAGEN!!! GET DEES PEOPLE AYER!!!”

[@CinobiteReacts]

Great predictions! The idea is that from the MOMENT he sits in the chair everything after plays out exactly like the secret agent memory he paid for , he saves the planet, gets the exact girl he asked for and there's blue skies on mars (blue sky was the name of the memory implant) - or it could have been real. Really cool way to have the audience guessing

[@jimtatro6550]

“I’ve never been so betrayed.”😂😂😂 Great reaction

[@andy6576]

To anyone still in any doubt, yes, _everything_ since Rekall was all in Quad's head. The reference to the program being called "Blue Skies of Mars", the fact that the adventure played out exactly as the salesman said it would and finally, that the film's DIRECTOR confirmed it. (Also, the story it was based on, "We Remember it for you, Wholesale") was a dream.

[@JayTillman45]

LEGEND, The Princess Bride, Labyrinth, The Goonies, The Last star fighter, Enemy mine, The never ending story, Surviving the game

[@xtremejay2000]

Total Recall is a perfect movie and frequently makes my #1 of all time when I am asked. Back when this came out in theaters I saw it 8 times. My cousin worked at cinemark and would get free passes. Back then he couldn't use the free pass on New Releases. So we would usually theater hop. We would use the pass to get a ticket to an older release but then just go sit in a theater with a new release. When Total recall came out we ended up watching it as the old movie and then hopping to a new release. So over the summer of 90 I saw it 8 times. I saw it dozens of times when it hit VHS. I have sense watched it maybe another dozen on dvd/blu ray. It is easily a movies I have seen the most times.

[@shainewhite2781]

This was the only Sci Fi movie to win the Oscar for Best Visual Effects in 1991.

[@wampa25]

Most Oscars go to one film. I think you're referring to the fact that it received a special Oscar. There were no other nominees that year.

[@alucard624]

Well deserved too as the VFX still hold up pretty well even now.

[@shainewhite2781]

8:06, this film was given an X-rating for the strong graphic violence but they had to trim some scenes to get an R Rating.

[@alucard624]

Verhoeven is all about the graphic violence in his films.

[@mosesjones5376]

There was supposed to be a director's cut release featuring all of the cut, trimmed and even cropped shots but that just didn't happen.

[@mosesjones5376]

Yeah, definitely. Different countries often get different cuts according to certain standards. For instance, in certain European countries, I have heard about them banning certain types of weapons. But there are cases where the country of origin carries out the censorship based on their own standards and none of the countries have the scenes that were cut out. For instance, one of Bruce Lee's movies (The Big Boss) had quite a few scenes cut out after the initial release. Those scenes are not available in any recent version. Then you have other movies like "Cobra", Event Horizon, etc. I myself am pretty fascinated with different versions of films...to an extent. The filmmaking process from what I understand is pretty messy in general.

[@nightmaster5593]

@@mosesjones5376 I'd love to see a fully uncut version of Cobra! I really like that movie a ton, but I feel it would definitely benefit from some more explicit violence - it'd be very appropriate to the dark tone of the film.

[@mosesjones5376]

@@nightmaster5593 Hopefully, it will surface in some form. Like a workprint if nothing else. I'd like to see that, an extended cut of Demolition Man, etc. Speaking of Stallone movies, there is soon to be a director's cut of Rocky IV.

[@MrSpyderjack]

I saw this in the theatres multiple times back in the summer of 1990; wasn't really interested in it at first but a friend took me to see it and I got hooked on it. I'll always remember the anonymous voice in the TV commercials saying, "Get Ready For The Ride Of Your Life!" which was the promotional tag-line that was used to sell this movie to audiences back then. That 'Last Resort shoot-out': each time when Thumbelina pulled out that bowie knife charging the bad guy while letting out that war-call, everybody in the audience laughed aloud when he screamed after she stabbed him. The first time I saw it, I .......a-l-m-o-s-t believed it when Dr Edgemar tried to convince Quaid that he was really back at Rekall strapped in the chair the whole time. Man, he came off sounding slick and near-convincing. Sharon Stone became an A-list celebrity after this film. The critics back from that era were both shocked and delighted that a woman could be seen on-screen both blatantly punching and then stomping on a man's (Arnold's in this case) balls which had never been done at that level before.

[@Tr0nzoid]

This was expected to be one of the biggest movies of the summer of 1990 and it was one of them. There was a little bit of a controversy over the extreme violence, a contrast to the adventure and comedy of 1989's summer hits. It's one of Paul Verhoeven's signatures. All the futuristic details were fun to see, especially with it being this new year, new decade of the 1990s. Looking back, the whole thing with Benny seems extreme, or at least for him to pop up again in the drill machine. That would have been a good way for Michael Ironside's henchman to go out.

[@vincecommando7575]

Sharon Stone was stunning as hell in this movie. She has never looked better. That catfight between her and Rachel Ticotin was so good. Also I have hear that Rachel Ticotin and Arnold had a fling while filming this movie.

[@nansyraccoon7095]

One of my favorite movie! So glad to see someone reaction on it! When I was a kid it was one really fun story about this movie. Here in Russia we often have recorded movies on VHSes from TV for our home collection (kinda pirate thing but without any profit). When commertion breaks starts we should stop the recording to record only a movie itself. And one more fact to undestand the main joke of hole story - that time we had one commertial of ice-cream with this words (which cute little girl speaks): "Have a little break! Jamka Ice-Cream!" (means "have this delicious ice-cream named Jamka! Cool down, relax!" (in Russian it was a cute rhyme there). So... That time I was responcible for recording and it was this movie that I love so much. And I missed the commertial starting and in result we've got this hillarious moment: Quaid run in the subway from his "mates" and then suddenly cute little girl say "Have a little break!" (and here I stop the recording and then start again) AND SHOOTOUT AND CHASING CONTINEUING!!! THAT WAS REALLY A MOST LITTLE BREAK OF SHOOTOUT EVER! xDDD I hope someone read it and laughing! My English is tarrible but I hope it's understandeble enough... xD

[@cmsweitzer1]

The mutant with the “half face” is Hank Schrader from Breaking Bad. FYI. Great movie and great review. Another little tid bit. I believe I remember from the extra on the Blu-ray, the music cue that’s at the end of the movie signifies he was lobotomized/dreaming in the chair at Rekall. The same music is used in all the “dream” sequences throughout the movie. Look forward to your next Arnold review. True Lies is awesome too - James Cameron directed!

[@ilikeRUNE]

o wow! never knew

[@savageplanet8299]

The only thing that throws a wrench in the whole "it was all a dream" theory is the fact that he was dreaming of Melina well before he ever went to Rekall. That's the one thing that always leaves it in question for me.

[@cmsweitzer1]

@@savageplanet8299 yeah it’s not really straight forward. Maybe the whole thing is a dream?

[@andrewburgemeister6684]

He’s also the SWAT Team leader in Terminator 2 as well (“Pull out! Pull out!”).

[@IR4TE]

Now you have to watch Paul Verhoeven's best movie, Starship Troopers!

[@davidking498]

and Robocop

[@NacheMan]

That yelp Richter does at 21:47 is just pure hilarity! Not to mention his fake face just before his arms get ripped off! This movie is just gold.

[@Dannyboy.]

Great reaction as always ! :) I suggest you to react to "Starship troopers" from the same director (Paul Verhoeven). Sci-fi classic ! ;)

[@Edesome96]

They should also react and watch Robocop (1987) as well.

[@lightyagami1752]

This was the greatest "ambiguous ending" in a movie until Inception came along two decades later. It's actually not possible to decide definitively whether it's all real or all a dream, since there are clues to support each POV. But that's the point. You choose what you want to believe and act accordingly. Free will is paramount. As Kuato said (in what's the best line in the movie in my opinion, and certainly the most deeply philosophical), "A man is defined by his actions, not his memory." Great show. Oh, and Samantha's so smart! She immediately got so many of the plot points before the actual exposition.

[@gordondavis6168]

Whenever I go in for a MRI, I yell “ You fools, you blow my cover. They come, they kill you ALL,”. MRI techs love it.

[@nightmaster5593]

That's awesome! Do you then stab them through the face when they try to subdue you with an axe? I like your style!

[@dustman820]

@@nightmaster5593 Actually in that scene, he would grab one of them by the throat. The stabbings was later in the movie when the bad guys to make him Howser again.

[@vincentjoyce5100]

Verhoeven is an interesting director. You need to check out Robocop and his follow up to this Starship Troopers. This was based on Phillip K Dick’s story We Can Remember It For You Wholesale. You may know Dick as the author of Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep which was turned into Blade Runner.

[@robertmccauley754]

Excellent editing! You managed to hit all the points in 22 minutes.

[@tocs777]

The white light coming in at the end as they kissed is Doug Quad back on earth being lobotomized.

[@javix2013]

The best movies of Arnold: Terminator 1 & 2, Predator, Total Recall, The Running Man and True Lies,

[@dh9710]

Honestly if I had to pick a top 5 these five would be it. There are so many that it rare I see someone have the same top 5.

[@javix2013]

@@dh9710 the others of Arnold like: "Conan", "Comando", "Red Heat", "Twins", "Last Action Hero", "Eraser", "End of Days", "The 6th Day", "Collateral Damage", "Sabotage", etc, are good but not at the level of those 6

[@barreloffun10]

Conan the Barbarian doesn’t get the respect it deserves.

[@dialecticalmonist3405]

+ Conan The Barbarian and Commando.

[@dialecticalmonist3405]

@@barreloffun10 Conan The Barbarian is still one of my top 10 favorite movies of all-time.

[@scyllas214]

Should also watch The Running Man

[@markbartoszek8585]

"I got five kids to feed" "Take em to the dentist." LMAO!!!

[@VTuber_Central]

i feel for this generation, 80s films (even early 90s films) were pure gold, this was a very violent movie that became a nintendo video game, robocop was Rated R during VHS day and it became a cartoon/tvshow/videogame/toy lines etc (even terminator 2)

[@shainewhite2781]

4:52, he's like a kid at Christmas opening his present.

[@benhuether5474]

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.

[@gerbear3227]

TWINS (1988) starring Arnold and Danny Devito is absolutely HILLARIOUS and such a FEEL GOOD movie - highly recommend it :) Arnie did so MANY great films is hard to choose a favorite but Total Recall is defo right up near the top!

[@rbrtck]

I think it was all real because of the looks that Quaid's wife and coworker gave him. The only thing that makes me question this is that Melina's image is one of the choices at Recall. 🤔

[@Scotdod24]

Great reaction video. Love this film. The open ending is great, did he just dream it all or not? Personally I think he did, the mention of Blue Sky On Mars and the pic of Melina while he in the chair before passing out at Rekall does it for me as all a dream. There also a fan theory he is suffering a schizoid embolism during the whole film while at Rekall and the bright white fade out at the end is him dying. 👍

[@szithaanu9934]

A little bit of trivia: The actor who played Benny (I've got 5 kids to feed) appeared in an episode of The Fresh Prince of Bel-air where his character gets fired and he says "I've got 5 kids to feed".

[@GreatGarloo]

Rob Bottin did the effects for Total Recall. He also did the effects in The Thing, The Fog and Robocop. Unfortunately Bottin has seemingly become a recluse and has switched to real estate(!). Though he is credited for Game of Thrones.

[@tommyt1971]

Happy you guys did this one! One of the best memories I have of my early college years was seeing this one the day it opened: we sent two of our buddies to the theatre box office early to get seats and the showing was sold out! We saw it and when we left the place we were amped up! We went to our local Perkins and just talked about it for 2 hours. And we went to see it again exactly one week later, sent the same two guys to the box ofc early again because that showing was sold out too!

[@jonmercano1138]

“See you at the party, Richter!” I lend you a hand! We’ll have a farewell to arms! It won’t be too limb-iting! Because I took your limbs, ha ha!

[@Saalome84Blue]

...Michael Ironside - lost limbs in Total Recall and in Starship Troopers :-)

[@markodarkman1061]

The Hunt for the Red October 1990, In the Mouth of Madness 1994,Daybreakers 2009,Possesion 1981,Bullet Head 2017,The Jacket 2005, Vantage Point 2008, Unknown 2006, Outlander 2008.

[@shanenolan8252]

Great suggestions . Loved Outlander 2008 and vantage point , and red October has been a favourite sinse it came out , I watched it again when Sean Connery passed away ( rip) never saw mounth of madness though

[@johnheale6000]

Should definitely watch "Ruining Man" next, doesn't have the same talent in the directors chair but it has the same feel as Total Recall

[@TheNOJUSTICEJUSTUS]

I saw this movie in the theater. It was raining like crazy, and my buddies ran out of my car. So I did too. Walking back to my car after the movie. I realized I didn’t have my keys. Turns out I left my car running with the wipers on the entire time. 😂

[@Kronical69420]

Highly recommend True Lies. Arnie with Jamie Lee Curtis, Bill Paxton, Tom Arnold, and directed by James Cameron. Its more of the same only better.

[@arconeagain]

Cameron stole the script from a French writer. La Totale! is worth a look.

[@johnmonk66]

It was all a dream, the guy at the implant place told him the ending early on

[@shainewhite2781]

3:59, Virtual vacation. Back before it was a thing.

[@Gort-Marvin0Martian]

One of soooo many stories written by Phillip K. Dick which have been adapted from his books. Let's see there's Total Recall, Paycheck, The Adjustment Bureau, Screamers, Minority Report, Blade Runner, Blade Runner 2049, A Scanner Darkly and the recent TV series, The Man In The High Castle. The books are amazing. A genius writer. This film is of course is an adaptation. Check 'em out because they are ALL amazing.

[@sparkequinox]

Ah, I was thinking of "Eraser" when I clicked on this, always get these mixed up... also great Arnie.

[@keavabonner1625]

I still can't figure out if it was all real or not based on that ending. Terrific film. I'm totally hooked on y'all channel.

[@michaelriddick7116]

"The Running Man"! should be next!!! :D

[@deckofcards87]

I love Total Recall. It's based on a novella by the legendary Philip K Dick, who also wrote Minority Report, Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep (Blade Runner) and many others

[@derworfnet]

"Not the Taxi Driver!" Me: *"Yes the Taxi Driver!!"*

[@zipzeolocke2]

Here's a little film fact both of you, back before CGI was heavily used in movies, when they used more practical effects, spurts of blood that explode on their outfits are called squibs! They are basically little explosive blood pellets that make it look like a person is getting riddled with bullets. Remember the movie Robocop? They were heavily used in that movie. I think they look moralistic than CGI bullet effects as you can actually see the real impact

[@nickmanzo8459]

This is probably the most intelligent plot in an Arnold movie. That being said, it still has cheesy moments. I love how violent this one is.

[@bessarion1771]

That's because it was based on Phillip Dick story, which is now a classic SciFi.

[@skullkrusher4078]

@@bessarion1771 Yeah, but the short story it is based upon is drastically different compared to the film. The film has a much more complex plot/subplots, and the ending is better. The ending in the short story is more suited for a different style of film.

[@bessarion1771]

@@skullkrusher4078 no doubt. But good SciFi died after 2005...

[@Bomborbia]

​@@skullkrusher4078I think, If you know PKD books then it must be pretty obvious that movie plot is a combination of elements from "We can remember..." short story (Martian dreams/mind vacation/mind alteration) and from his another novel which i really like - "Time out of joint" (double agent/mind alteration/fake reality). Though neither scriptwriters nor Verhoeven never spoke about it. Copyright issues probly... Total Recall is the best PKD movie adaptation. And probably most faithful to the spirit of PKD works. Blade Runner is overhyped eye-candy borefest.

[@josiahcanterbury1741]

Michael Ironside lost his arms in 3 different movies. The Machinist, Total Recall, and Starship Troopers.

[@julianmarco4185]

Total Recall was a movie way ahead of it's time. At the same time I don't think it could have been done better anytime else. This movie is full of talent. Gushing with it.

[@georgemorley1029]

5:04 For what it's worth "That's a new one, blue skies on Mars..." End of the movie, blue skies on Mars...Nice little touch to add to the ambiguity.

[@user-fm6bg6ko4p]

The Running Man is another great movie.

[@sabalos]

Total Recall is one of my favourite movies. It's endlessly rewatchable. Arnold sci fi movies in general are great (don't overlook The Running Man, though it's kind of second tier), and True Lies is also good fun. True Lies is basically 'James Cameron gets divorced: the movie'. There are a pile of great Schwarzenegger movies to watch, but don't overlook the director here either - Paul Verhoeven is a legend for a reason. Starship Troopers and Robocop come either side of Total Recall, and are both fantastic.

[@JulianP311]

My goodness, True Lies is a great movie for you guys. I think you’ll love it.

[@RobertSmith-js2kz]

That's a darn shame that you saw Kindergarten Cop BEFORE Terminator etc. Kind of ruins the shock of seeing Arnie doing comedy, in particular with little tikes, after seeing him only as full throttle super-human action star. The order kind of matters but I get it, not being of that time, you can't do much about it. Great channel! HOLY CRAP your girl is on point brother. She had it figured out a few minutes in!

[@brianbanta6398]

True lies is really good.

[@dkunimar]

As Bruce Bromley commented, this is from a Philip K. Dick short story. He wrote them in the '60s, making them even more amazing considering the technology they had back then. One-Liners in 90's movie is great, and if you take a small hiatus from Arnold, then the absolute greatest One-Liner movie (imho) is "Demolition Man" featuring Sylvester Stallone and Wesley Snipes. If you've ever heard about "The three seashells", it is from that movie ;)

[@SlyRy]

Essential scifi viewings: Paul Verhoeven's "Triple Dutch" trilogy: Robocop, Total Recall, and Starship Troopers.

[@mikell5087]

I still think this is one of the greatest science fiction films of all time. And a whole lot of fun. Star Wars? That is actually fantasy. This is real science fiction.

[@shanenolan8252]

Young sharon stone , they made a remake of this around 5 or 10 years ago with colin Farrell , of course not as good

[@shanenolan8252]

@@BETMARKonTube true , I like Kate beckinsale so I gave it a chance but your right

[@shanenolan8252]

@@BETMARKonTube your welcome apparently it's based more on the book story than Arnold movie its different in some ways similar in others

[@shanenolan8252]

@@BETMARKonTube oh yes I loved who framed roger rabbit. That would be an interesting remake or adaptation

[@AMP3083official]

When your gf said he might've been a secret agent before, a light bulb lit up in my head. I've seen this movie a thousand times since the early 90's and I never thought about that. I guess I never really focused on some of the details you guys pointed out. When I watch this it's usually for nostalgia. But anyways, thanks for the video as it was helpful.

[@redviper6805]

Try out the movies that catapulted Arnold to stardom: Terminator and the superior sequel Terminator 2

[@AustinKloud]

I enjoy watching you two find movies I grew up watching in the theater. 👍

[@r.g.o3879]

This was the first time I had ever seen Sharon Stone and she was a beauty! The movie was a bit tongue in cheek but had some great action fight scenes that I'm sure we're the inspiration for the Bourne movies years later. It was a good film and Michael Ironside was great.

[@terrycharnley]

Can't really go far wrong with this movie, it was inspired by the short story "We can remember it for you wholesale," by Philip K Dick. Terrific stuff.

[@oxhine]

I saw this in the summer of 1990 at least four times in a theater. It was a smash hit and remains one of Arnold's best films! Director Paul Verhoeven made two other sci-fi blockbusters in the same decade: "Robocop" and "Starship Troopers". Together, with "Total Recall", the trifecta are known as The Dutch Triple. He's also known for a terrific medieval film called "Flesh + Blood", the steamy thriller "Basic Instinct" and a remarkable World War II film about the Dutch Resistance called "Black Book". He infamously directed the cult classic sleazefest "Showgirls", too! This is yet another adaptation of author Phillip K. Dick's prolific output. The original novella was entitled "We Can Remember It For You Wholesale". His stories have been the basis for "Total Recall", "Blade Runner", "Paycheck", "Minority Report", "A Scanner Darkly" and "The Man in the High Castle". All his science fiction involves a shifting sense of identity either literally or figuratively. This movie boosted Sharon Stone into the A-List for awhile for famously kicking Arnold's a**! Verhoeven directed her for her iconic leg crossing scene in "Basic Instinct" that had all male viewers in a lather! Lol. Three of Arnold's recent films that are excellent include "Collateral Damage", "Escape Plan" and "Sabotage" as well as the fun "Expendables" franchise where he's part of an ensemble of action heroes!

[@ClutchSituation]

Inspired by the Philip K. Dick short story "We Can Remember It For You Wholesale" published in 1966. Philip K. Dick is a science fiction author who had a huge influence on cinema.

[@A-small-amount-of-peas]

So many people think their theory is 100% correct but they kind of miss the point about leaving movies as ambiguous as possible. It actually helps the movies timeless quality if you leave it this way and Paul Verhoeven knows this as he was a big Stanley Kubrick fan and Stanley was the master of this