Total Recall (1990) Retrospective / Review

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Total Recall (1990) Retrospective / Review
Originally published March 2012.
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[@sukjinaigoo716]

"Hahahahaha, you think this is the real Quaid? ... It is."

[@shaggycan]

'See you at the party Ricter' is one of my fav lines of all time.

[@OpnDoarPlcy]

See you at the party Richter That's the plan See you at the party Richter Without your hands!

[@MisterX867]

If I had a friend named Richter I would never say bye to them, I'd only say "See you at the party Richter!".

[@bennruda11]

For me it's "two weeks" lol

[@cagaleched3459]

I always say this line, when I go out.

[@friedpickles342]

My favorite is when the cabby says "baby, you make me wish I had 3 hands"

[@internziko]

amazing movie. the remake was a joke..

[@venicemackay9244]

+paul Z i loved it aged ten.

[@LUCKO2022]

There was no remake. That didn't happen *goes back to a world where Star Wars prequels and Force Awakens,Total Recall,Robocop and Ghostbusters remakes don't exist*

[@internziko]

Pixar The Great it was all a dream

[@ryang.5094]

+Pixar The Great ahh, now wouldn't that be great.. Hell, I'd even buy that for a dollar!!

[@LUCKO2022]

Ryan Golden Drop it creep.

[@FireTiger941]

Man that intro music just gets your blood pumping and gives me goosebumps!

[@Endzeitstille]

FireTiger941 this ad the predator theme

[@FireTiger941]

Absolutely! Less than a minute in I feel like I'm Arnold and ready to kick some ass! LOL

[@SonOfTamriel]

Thought it was a Conan the Barbarian remix at first haha

[@iberius9937]

You can't go wrong with Jerry Goldsmith.

[@OliverHarper]

Video was original blocked in many Countries. It seems to be okay now since I've re-uploaded it. Also I make the error by saying it was based on a novel but its actually based on a short story.

[@usamazahid3882]

Oliver Harper I have been waiting anxiously for a Clue film to be seen on your Retrospective\Review and I need to see it.

[@alucard624]

"Give these people AIRRR!!" One of my favorite Arnold lines from this movie, among many other quotes.

[@terrylandess6072]

"Blue skies on Mars, that's a new one".

[@sdawg4834]

I think it pronounced "EEEAH"

[@raycocker639]

Saw this movie as a 7-8 year old kid and that mutant baby gave me nightmares for years!! Thanks for the child hood dad. Blessed to be an 80's kid.

[@DaveDynamite1]

Ray Cocker I saw this movie when I was that young too and the the part where they suffocate on mars freaked and scared the crap out of me.

[@Smedley-d2l]

Me too mate. I'll tell anyone who will listen 80s movies were the best. I've just started my 80s bluray collection and of course its loaded with Arnie and sly movies. But my top 2 80s flicks are Ghostbusters and Back to the future. 80s movies were the tits man!

[@Bigwave3K]

@@Smedley-d2l 80s movies were good but people forget the 90s gem with the same energy lots of good 90s stuff

[@Smedley-d2l]

@@Bigwave3K indeed there was some great movies in the 90s but all the classics belong to the 80s.

[@claytongoode5715]

When you have Ronny Cox and Michael Ironside as your chief villains, you know you're in for a good freaking time.

[@davids736]

Great comment!!! 👍🙂❤️

[@anthonylewis2080]

​@@davids736: Richter is the "Clarence Boddicker" of Total Recall - one of the best villains in movie history!.

[@kalleknudsen71]

Ronny Cox, Michael Ironside and Clarence Boddigger, could destroy the planet!

[@kalleknudsen71]

Dead then...bloody!

[@DingKong]

"Consider dat a divource"

[@Strideo1]

"Come on Cohaagen, you've got what you want! GIF DEES PEEPUL AYURRR!"

[@runlarryrun77]

Divvouwace.

[@gc3k]

"What a bitch"

[@TomOostenrijk]

Zee you at da party Richter!

[@journeyman1218]

@@Strideo1 This is probably my favourite Arnie phonetic spelling I've ever seen 😂

[@JohnGLewis1964]

One of the great Sci-Fi Fantasies of all time.

[@AxioProductions]

The remake was a huge pg 13 rated disappointment.

[@tuxysmagicaljukebox5431]

Judging something solely by an MPAA rating is and always has been stupid.

[@gg-er1vv]

@@tuxysmagicaljukebox5431 it pains me to have to explain this to you but here we go i guess; when a big movie studio wants to make a lot of money and cant be fucked coming up with an original idea (that should read "too scared to try anything new) they will spend billions on a remake no one asked for and make it PG for no reason. Oh did I say no reason? Its to cast the widest net possible to regain the money they just lost on the shit cash grab they just made because they are stupid cunts. So sometimes that rating is all you need.

[@nachowarrior1]

Revel Heir Of course just because a movie is rated PG13 does not inherently make it bad. But I think you’re missing the point because most movies that are rated R and then remade in recent times in PG13 are done out of greed with little regard to the original source material and many factors which made it so great, thus why they make it PG13 to have more potential money to be made, which is why the PG13 rating has become a symbol of a remade movie that will suck. Examples include the remade Total Recall, recent Robocop, the recent and upcoming Terminator, the Die Hard movies, etc

[@sookmajoaby]

The dubstep score didn't help it either

[@AtticTapes14]

REMAKE still had fun cool visuals

[@biggayal187]

will never get another director like paul verhoven starship troopers total recall robocop the top 3 rated r movies of all time

[@Smedley-d2l]

I've heard he's directing the new Robocop.

[@tiborpurzsas2136]

Showgirls?

[@lancesingleton3700]

Yeah

[@davids736]

@@tiborpurzsas2136 LOL!!! Good one! 🤣👍❤️

[@ricardohuff8774]

Do not forget basic instinct that movie good.

[@mr.destroyer3583]

This movie is awesome but man is the film's score underrated by far it's just plain brilliant!!

[@petercarpio389]

A Jerry Goldsmith masterpiece!!

[@frankaliberti]

When I was a kid I had no doubt that everything happening was real and that in the end he did indeed save the day. But as an adult, after reading the short story and re-watching the movie multiple times I understand and enjoy the ambiguity.

[@johnepants]

It’s amazing how smart this movie is. They really did write it so either interpretation works

[@FreedomCompatriots]

You see that "R' at the bottom of the poster? That is the sign of quality. That is unlike the politically correct and inane PG-13 reboots/rehashes that were destined to come in the future due to Hollywood's inability to create anything original; instead acquiescing to milking 80s successful films dry.

[@JoshOrtiz88]

+MICHAEL MAH PHOTOGRAPHY I believe that if the MPAA changed the age limit from 17 to 16 for "R" rated films, I think studios would take more chances. Maybe it's wishful thinking, but I think the "R" rated grosses would increase.

[@tuxysmagicaljukebox5431]

Who judges a film just because of it's MPAA rating? Because that's fucking stupid! I've seen a lot of R rated films that are complete garbage, and PG-13, PG and even G rated features that are better than any of the movies in question. Judging a film by it's MPAA rating is like judging an album by whether or not it has a Parental Advisory label on it.

[@jeredgreen9517]

@@tuxysmagicaljukebox5431 dude did you even watch the remake? It fucking sucked balls. And as far as ratings go, certainly a movie can be good no matter what its rated, but the grit and violence of this movie is a big part of the experience (like any Paul Verhoeven film) as well as the very identity of the movie and it's commentary. Just like being a PG experience is part of Star Wars identity. The point is that the remake was a neutered version and a pale immitation of the original. Look at the Conan movies, first one was badass, then some dickbrained idiot such as yourself came in whining and crying about the violence and declared "I dont see why this couldn't be just as good as a family film!" What did we get then? We got a big steaming pile of shit. People like you need to just shut the fuck up and just ignore R rated films if you cant handle the content and leave the grown ups to enjoy their own movies.

[@davestar4718]

@@jeredgreen9517 I think hes saying that the rating doesn't make a good film. The fuck are you on about?

[@Mecha82]

Fact that you not only think that rating makes movie good but you also spout term like political correct shows that you aren't smartest person around.

[@johnta17]

You missed “get your ass to mars” as a memorable quote

[@BaronVonHaggis]

See you at the party Richter!!!

[@downloadflac]

YOOBLOOMIKAVAAAH

[@berlinocelot]

Git choras tumarse

[@rascallyrabbit717]

I wanted to see an armless Richter show up at that bad ass party looking for ( Quail novel)Quaid.

[@OpnDoarPlcy]

See you at the party Richter That's the plan See you at the party Richter Without your hands!

[@nikolaspineda7571]

Best line

[@retrowrath9374]

This, the Running Man, Commando, Eraser were great

[@hairy_cornflake]

I absolutely love this movie, it's easily in my Top 3 favorites of all time. I still watch it like every year and it still is just as powerful and amazing as it was when I was a child.

[@OpnDoarPlcy]

After over 28 years I've finally decided that Quaid simply got what he paid for and Recall sold him the memory of a lifetime.

[@RandomTXDude210]

"See you at the party, Richter!" has got to be one of my all time, top five one liners from any movie ever.

[@KRSsven]

RandomTXDude210 I love it too, a classic Arnold 'hilarious quip after a moment of extreme violence'.

[@JohnGLewis1964]

RandomTXDude210 Actually: "See you at the party Vichtor..!" Using Arnold's pronunciation.

[@KRSsven]

Lol it's 'Richter' :)

[@charlesvan13]

+RandomTXDude210 Better than "Consider that a divorce."?

[@JohnGLewis1964]

charlesvan13 They were both good... As was Ronny Cox's speech at the end: --------------------------------------------------- Ronny Cox: "Don't touch that. Get back. Arnold: "Come on Cohagen, give those people air..." Cox: "Can't do that... Mars will go into global meltdown.." Arnold: "Don't you think the people that created this thought of that...?.. Cox: "Who cares what they thought... In thirty seconds you'll be dead, I'll blow this place up and be home in time for Corn Flakes.... I didn't want it to end this way: I wanted Houser back. But noooo.... you had to go and become Doug Quaid." Arnold: "I am Quaid." Cox: "Your nothing, your nobody. You're just a silly, useless dream... Well all dreams come to an end." ------------------------------------------------------------

[@incanticle6662]

I really enjoyed the simplicity of Terminator 1. It is by far my favourite of the franchise I must say. The score and the premise seemed to possess more tension and more at stake. Meaning it's a Human and a Human on the run from a seemingly unstoppable machine.

[@Corporal_Hicks]

I saw the movie at the cinema 1990 and it is a GREAT Sci-fi / Action movie!

[@southlondon86]

U were 13 at the time?

[@Corporal_Hicks]

Yes

[@southlondon86]

+Corporal_Hicks 1977 Wow seeing this as a 13 yr old at the cinema!!? Would never have been allowed in the UK.

[@Corporal_Hicks]

Okay, I'm from Denmark :-)

[@HyperHorse]

southlondon86 ROFL

[@Rschr101]

Verhoeven and Arnold, can't beat that. One of the best movies ever. "See you at the party Richter."

[@omisan771]

The music from the Last Resort club has been stuck in my head since I saw the movie back in the early 90s.

[@HolloVVpoint]

"many studios being too afraid now to have R or 18 rated movies being released with huge budgets. its a shame they have now changed their attitudes to appeal to younger audiences or are afraid to lose money, which is a bit silly because there are far more people in the world over 18", and that there is what is wrong with the Film and Music industry. Which is why the majority of contemporary film and music is such garbage, people are just too afraid to try something new or make something that spoilt kids won't force their parents to take them to!

[@bjnnsnorreson8035]

Fuck hollyshit. Realiatic european Verhoen is the shit

[@shockz16]

Now we're talking... by far one my fave Arnie films. I saw this way before I was 18 haha... as I suspect most people probably did. I think they water films down far too much now days, there are so many movies that could of been that bit better if they had just toned it in a bit more maturer in my opinion. This had a great story & the visual effects still look great by today's standards. I was wondering have you now seen the remake Olli? If so what did you think to it?

[@OliverHarper]

Hey man I still haven't seen the remake, I did see it cheap in Asda a few weeks back but I thought shall I waste my money on a film I know Im gonna be disappointed with?..Nah!. lol

[@codyw1]

Oliver Harper Why would anyone watch Colin Farrell when you can watch ARNIE! ;)

[@maujo2009]

+shockz16 We need Verhoeven back

[@jasrust]

Only beaten by Predator and The Terminator. Classic. The new one is rubbish.

[@danielwilliamson6180]

One of my favorite Arnold flicks.

[@get2rog]

The remake was totally crap.

[@AchtungBaby77]

I refuse to acknowledge it exists - just keep re-watching the original instead! 😂

[@MrAndyCarlos]

"Consider that a divorce'' LMFAO

[@schadenfreude7503]

"Consider DAT a divorce."

[@arserobinson7118]

i didn't like being in the mars wasteland, my eyes and tongue popped out, but at least my hair stayed nice and tidy.

[@arserobinson7118]

worst thing of all was it was caught on camera, how embarrassing. i'm just glad my hair was still impressive.

[@anthonylewis2080]

Surprised to get to see "Total Recall" at Putney Cinema in 1990 (I wasn't even asked for my age, 16 at the time) not remotely bothered by it's content - having seen similar movies beforehand. To say the least, I really enjoyed it and all of us have to thank Schwarzenegger in making sure this brilliant feature (stuck in "development hell" for years) seeing the light of day and recommended Paul Verhoeven as director after seeing 1987's "RoboCop" - the rest is history.

[@TheMadwizz]

Thank you! I love that movie. The intro you have (The Dream - Total recall OST) reminds me of Basil Poledouris "Anvil of Crom" from Conan the Barbarian movie. My absolute favorite movie where Schwarzenegger all so stared.

[@OliverHarper]

Oh yeah you're right mate, definitely some similarities between them. Conan is one of my favourite scores.

[@dariusq8894]

"Twooooo weeeeeks...." "Get ready for a surprise!" =D

[@KRAFTWERK2K6]

*BOOOOMMMM*

[@TedShatner10]

Good review, I was annoyed it was blocked. Another similar sci-fi action thriller from the early 90s (but not as good as Total Recall) was Freejack.

[@mikeegee21]

Oliver, how long did this review take you to edit? Was it......... Two Weeks? LOL! Sorry, just love that scene!

[@cruddddddddddddddd]

This is a good example of filmmakers taking half-a-dozen short stories written by the same author and squashing them all together into a single storyline. The Golden Man (mutants), We Can Remember It For You Wholesale, and a few others. I was a huge fan of this ultraviolent film as a kid, but I would love to see what Cronenberg would have done with the material. Probably a much more cerebral, mind-bending film.

[@speckledjim9895]

"If i'm not me, who the hell am i?" I say this to myself every morning after i wake up.

[@maloperverso8118]

My Dick says that to me..... Often.....

[@KonElKent]

The best part of the Total Recall experience is the Terminator 2 teaser on the VHS. It was directed by Stan Winston, and shows the manufacture of a T-800

[@aaronlane8405]

I love this movie. The remake was terrible- they didn't even go to Mars, ffs.

[@VonTaylan]

Uhhh who said Arnold went to Mars in the original movie.

[@VonTaylan]

Dont get me wrong. The remake......... Sucked!

[@aaronlane8405]

@@VonTaylan Colin Farrell didnt even have the delusion that he went to Mars!

[@ArtofLunatik]

This movie does not get old to me, I love it. definitely one of arnolds top movies.

[@alexx86hater]

Funny thing about this movie is that it's further events have been spoiled by the characters in the movie...yet you wouldn't notice up until you think about it.

[@kylitoooooo]

I don't know what people are talking about, I never struggled with his acting, but I think he's been in several of the best movies ever made and he's often the difference between a great movie and a legendary movie.

[@dealt]

Watching this as a 8 or 9 year old was freaky. That first scene on Mars where his eyes pop out. The mutated street urchins, pulling that glowing transmitter out of his nose, and of course "get ready for a surprise!" This is a classic!

[@lordbelcheriv6115]

You forgot the: 'Hey man I've got 5 kids to feed'! guy.

[@happymonkeyfish]

that bit always makes me laugh "youre a hero!" "fuck you"

[@wolfbeam3915]

Being such an iconic film from my childhood, I had no qualms on upgrading my copy to Blu-Ray. I had no idea that they'd done such a brilliant job, I literally felt like I was watching it for the first time again.

[@jssandler]

Saw this in the theater. Still remember the exact summer day. Very memorable. Would have liked to have learned more about the production and backstory. Also, don't forget the one-liner "man, I got five kids to feed!"

[@sammylane21]

If the girlfriend doesn't like TOTAL RECALL(the original)...then it is time to get a new girlfriend because that movie is 10 levels of fun to watch!

[@RockRedGenesis]

"You think I'm the real Quaid....I am!" one of my fave lines from the film!

[@TrailTrek]

One of my top 10 sci-fi films, thank you for the honest and thoughtful coverage. Great film.

[@dougsampson3621]

Oliver, love your work. Any chance you'll revisit this Retrospective and make it longer? This is one of my favorite action movies, and one of Arnie's best.

[@rogerklotz7737]

Doug Sampson is he dreaming the whole time?

[@dougsampson3621]

I always thought he wasn't dreaming, but if you read the comments below there's a strong case that he was always dreaming.

[@rogerklotz7737]

It would make more sense if he is dreaming but its also not what i prefer. This Film is great.

[@dougsampson3621]

Agreed.

[@devinhughes4766]

best movies of all time plus some of the green screen sets reminds u of some the sega genesis game stages

[@IAMTHELORE69]

Someone help me I've been trapped here for hours watching these retrospective Reviews!!! Good work amazing reviews and great film choices, i can't put into words why i like all these films so much theres a grainy reality to all the films you selected they are all similar why can you explain. I love all these films but whats their secret?

[@Ranzoe813]

Era...

[@Pduarte79]

R.I.P 3 booba girl. 😥😭

[@josemorales5117]

One of my all time favorites of Arnold Schwarzenegger, plus I'm a fan of Paul Verhoeven's films : RoboCop, Basic Instinct, Show Girls, and of course Total Recal, plus I was on location as an extra in Mexico City's Subway scenes

[@Slavik07]

Did you make it in the final cut and have you seen Arnold on the set?

[@aspataro79]

So much better than the recent trash that shares the same name.

[@justins21482]

😍😍😍 omg that opening theme is fantastic! reminds me of the conan the barbarian theme (slightly) lol easily top ten in my arnold film order

[@plr2473]

I always thought it was real. If Quiad woke from this dream and returned home to find his wife still alive having never betrayed him, he would end up with some serious psychological issues. Rekall would never be viable as a company for screwing with people's heads so much

[@kobrakai187]

Or he is lobotomized because of recall and never escapes the dream

[@obatron1]

I'm glad my dad was heavy into going to the movies as a kid. Saw this in the theater when I was a kid. Great stuff.

[@mikecruz5246]

I loved the scene when Harry from work and the other guys dragged him into the alley . Imagine it was you and when you finally came to your senses there are men lying dead on the ground you have blood on your hands and a gun . You have no idea how you did this . Great Sci-Fi moment .

[@natenbox64]

Since you said that you wanted to see more on the pratical effects than CGI, and a big-budget movie that is targeted for the older audience (18 or older). Well, you found the right guy here. Sadly, I'm not older to do that kind of stuff but when I do, you will see where I'm coming from.

[@therealKINDLE]

Me and my mate watched this last night with some fried chicken lol & we were utterly gripped from start to finish. The effects & score make this film a standout occasion. The dialogue is turgid but it suits Arnie's persona as well as the Gory action keeping you laughing throughout! This is a classic without any doubt in my mind.

[@PimpDragon108]

Thanks for re-uploading! Now GETCHOAHSSTOMAHSS!

[@jimslav6973]

Loved the Retrospective. Keep making these things forever. I'm only left with one nagging question: So, now that Total Recall and Robocop have both been recycled as middle-of-the-road affairs with a PG-13 rating and the "pulled-back" violence Siskel and Ebert so passionately campaigned for, can we all just agree that these two critics suck? I hope they're both in purgatory right now--strapped to a chair and forced to watch those two remakes on eternal loop with only their own reviews pleading for their creation to break it up. That is, until they break down and apologize to the world for their asinine need to make every film ever made exactly like every other film ever made. I'm so glad George Miller made Fury Road and reminded us all why we love the HARD R. Can I get a holla from my homies on this one?

[@CheapGuitarsAndMore]

+Jim Slav I too could care less what sisco and bert and ernie think, a "professional" critic is a joke, we are all critics. And hell yea Fury Road was awesome!

[@KRSsven]

It's not that 'critics suck' or that 'we're all critics'. Most Arnie movies in terms of cinema are not fantastic pieces of work, but are good at what they do (and I LOVE Arnold films). I do agree with you about the violence - these middle-of-the-road remakes are trash. One I did only recently see was 'Dredd' and it had just what I wanted - graphic violence, people being shot, no camera-pulling-away. Even explicit and suggestive scenes. It felt like it should, without any executive meddling and making it suitable for kids. Fury Road was the same. I laughed all the way through at the sheer balls of it, loved it. However, just because we are on the internet doesn't make us critics. Any critic worth their salt has actual qualifications in cinema studies and most serious critics can tell a good film from a bad one. A critic can identify and explain narrative, plot structure, casting, lighting, photography, colour and direction far better than 99.9% of KZbin hacks who film themselves reviewing stuff and declare that they know Star Wars or whatever film they're dissing is 'badly written' and just need to wake us all up to their vision. What that doesn't mean is that all critics were in step with audiences. They disliked the violence, but these guys were old even in the 80s. They grew up in a different era of cinema. I think they even dislike Aliens...how can anyone say they disliked freaking ALIENS? But Siskel & Ebert were also not sci-fi fans, and were frequently very confused at what the hell was going on in some of these movies. They can't remember the characters or plot, and struggle to say anything positive, leading to the conclusion that they just didn't have any reason to want to like it. Total Recall probably surprised them a lot by being pretty damn good.

[@codypower4298]

Jim Slav only problem is they'd probably love those shifty remakes

[@patrickshields5251]

Actually Roger Ebert is a sci-fi fan, It's Gene Siskel who is not. I know it's been a year since you wrote the comment but I was just making a correction. He loves 2001, Blade Runner (after seeing multiple cuts), Star Wars, Alien (after repeated viewing) etc. And Roger actually gave the 1990 Total Recall a positive review.

[@josef2012]

Word up,my brother.

[@Headbehindthebubble]

Another good retrospective review. Love this movie and for me there is one throw away line that many people miss that unlocks this movie. When Quaid goes to Recall, just as he's pulled back into the machine, the female techie (red hair and glasses) looks down at the programme disc in her hand and says 'umm, blue sky on Mars, thats a new one'

[@anonymous-yd1xr]

instant classic it's a shame they don't make movies like this no more

[@poopdaddy4217]

I found, fell in love with, subbed and binged on your channel all week long. x THANK YOU! x

[@FilmThePoliceFTP]

Such a good movie

[@zerofusion2012]

I love total recall so much more than that piece of shat remake (which I sadly watched before the original). I especially love the opening credits which got me hooked right then and there.

[@nyamaxel]

Dude! 9 MN review for such a classic??

[@weldonwin]

There was actually a short lived Total Recall TV series, that was shown on Sky back in the late 90's. It was supposed to be set in the same universe, but was nothing to do with the movie, being mostly a futuristic police drama

[@adamofgrayskull7735]

It's all a dream ,just before Arnie goes under at Recall one of the Technicians says. hmm Blue sky on Mars .and that's exactly what happens

[@w26240]

The best part is that still no one really knows if the events in the movie were real or just memory implants. This movie is just outstanding.

[@magicknight8412]

One of my favourite soundtracks, one of my go to background music when I am working :)

[@mikeyandalyssab4782]

Hey there, Actually, we do know it was all a dream. The first time he is being strapped into the machine for the first 'dream' the technician say "That's a new one, blue sky on Mars" which is the last scene in the movie. That would be the end of his dream sequence and that's why the movie had to end on that shot. I'm sure there are some vids of this scene that'll show you what i mean. Really easy to miss, but once you hear it then it changes everything.

[@steerpike66]

Verhoeven mastered the art of camp violence; the proliferating squibs, and dismemberments, and casual disregard for bystanders' lives is so OTT that it becomes satirical, as you start to 'see' the filmmaker cackling at his own inhumanity, then the seriousness breaks down, and ironically, you can just enjoy wallowing in the carnage.

[@supreme-ot7gd]

That intro was dope. 0.00 -0.59. Omg. Sounded so fuxkin good. Awesome

[@alramone1]

that's very interesting that this movie was originally rated x, i had no idea but it's somehow not surprising given the intensity of the violence and the movie's general weirdness

[@ThePathfinderX]

Loved the worldbuilding and concept of this film. I didn't care for it at first, but appreciated it and enjoyed it much more on a rewatch.

[@danielwilliamson6180]

Happy 30th anniversary, Total Recall!

[@GoldSrc_]

I love the "wat da fok did I do wrong" line, he's being chased and shot at and then proceeds to say that once they get him lol.

[@davidgray2805]

Loved this movie when I was a kid. Still do.

[@possessedslig]

That eye popping scene haunted my childhood

[@zezovski8861]

Massive fan of your Retrospective/Reviews. Have been binge watching them galore. Please keep them coming. Any chance you will be reviewing The Warriors or Beverly Hills Cop? Great work man, keep it up.

[@samuelfawley646]

It took me awhile to really get into this movie because of how weird and futuristic things look in this movie but it wasn't until after I saw remake that I realized what a classic this movie is and I've started to appreciate it and like it a lot more. There are so many places in the country and the planet that I've never been to that I really want to go to but honestly cannot afford to go to these places. So I really hope they make faux memory implants a reality so I can be implanted with memories of going to places like Europe, Universal Studios Orlando or Hollywood, the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, and so on and so forth. I would also want a memory implant of civilian space travel too!

[@mezzuna]

I haven't finished watching your review if you mention it but i found it interesting that 'minority report' was written in the same universe as the subject matter from this movie: 'We can remember it for you wholesale'. I believe the former was written as a spiritual sequel.

[@The_Husband_of_Jane_Lane]

Since you did a retrospective/review of Total Recall and RoboCop, can you do a retrospective/review of Basic Instinct (my favorite Paul Verhoeven film of all-time), it would be great because I love and adore that film a lot as of recent.

[@henrygoodbar9477]

One of the best spy movies... EVAH

[@neil2905]

one of the greatest games on the sega megadrive was inspired by this movie, Flashback: The Quest for Identity.

[@natalie8265]

I agree, I have much more respect for the practical effects used in this film. As well as Bram Stoker's Dracula as you pointed out in your retrospective of that film. There are just some things that look better because they are tangible.Some cgi tends to look like a sticker over the scenery to me.

[@ZINCOVIX8754]

The remake was shocking.Great video Oliver.

[@rambojohnj451]

You are sooo good at this!

[@kalleknudsen71]

Love Siskel & Ebert!

[@AngelJoe99]

Hello. First I want to say that this ''Total Recall'' is a very good movie. And I personally think that all the story is in the mind of Douglas Quaid... We know that because just before they implant his memories of super agent on mars, at Recall facility, the scientist said : '' Hoh! That's a new one, Blue sky on mars... " And then he implant the "memory" . At the end of the movie, every think that was supposed to happen with the implant happen. The girl, the secret agents, saving every body and Blue Sky On Mars! Et voilà!

[@murrayculix]

If youre right about it being just a dream this is not a good movie, its a GREAT movie. Then absolutly everything in it make sence.

[@JDelwynn]

To me the whole movie is real not a dream. Everytime they show something where Quaid isn't present is prove for me. If it's all in his head, those things shouldn't happen.

[@AngelJoe99]

***** I don't really understand what you mean with this comment. Au contraire. It proves that it is in his mind. It is all a dream. That's why this movie is a chef-oeuvre. You are certain at the end that it is real, but it's in his dream. At the recall facility... Just because of the Implant, call blue sky on Mars... They show at the facility, before they implant it, everything of the rest of the movie. The girl, the secret agent, the old freaking thing on Mars maid by aliens, saving every body, killing the bad guy and blue sky on Mars! But, when in the movie, the scientists says : "we did not yet implanted the blue sky on Mars... " This is already in his dream. All just a memory when he will wake up. Unless, he is really mess up in his brain like the presenter of Recall said to him before Quaid kill s him.

[@cdubb2447]

Melina can't be in his dreams before he even knows about Rekall and 41A on the monitor. Therefore it was a regular dream from start to finish, not an ego trip.

[@lucasharris5727]

"..you got what you want. Give these people air"- Arnold's best two-liner!

[@asb7841]

Nice review again, it was interesting to see the background to this movie as well! I feel this is a very unique film filled with memorable scenes; a cult film, but well made 👌

[@Aaronddsn]

This is my top 3 favourite movies to watch. I love this film...

[@mr2firstnames]

That Colin Farrell version certainly aged like warm milk on a summer day.

[@StruggleoftheOutsider]

Not out to be a hater,... but with all the effort put into these reviews, on sounftracks, games, etc. this is pretty easily obtainable info.

[@ramonantoniodejuanbennett6239]

I remember when my mom for my 12th birthday dropped me and two of my best friends off at the theater to see this. The next year later my dad took me to see T-2: Judgement Day. Good times!