Total Recall Movie Reaction - First Time Watching

[@mrnaughtycat]

Love the bit where the main villain says we’re all going to die then arnie grabs his hand and shoves him off the control panel and says die lol

[@totallywhatever]

Thats a great moment!

[@starvision5209]

This movie earned a special achievement oscar at the academy awards for its special effects.

[@totallywhatever]

I think our favorites were the exploding head and the x-ray skeletons.

[@shawng.1073]

The crypt-keeper version of a cabbage patch doll! 🤣 That's a garbage pail kid. Love it!

[@totallywhatever]

😂 right?!

[@kieronball8962]

For more sci-fi films, I can highly recommend The Running Man from 1987 and the 90's movies The Fifth Element and Sphere.

[@totallywhatever]

Thanks so much, we’ll add them to our list!

[@aaronbarlow4376]

@@totallywhatever I second 'The Running man' and 'The fifth Element'.

[@UberDurable]

Arnold's one-liners in this movie are insane! Look who's talking, consider this a divorce, see you at the party Richter.

[@totallywhatever]

You are so right, this movie had so many great ones!

[@SG-js2qn]

Two other amazing 90s movies: "Blade" and "The Matrix." A top notch 90s classic is "The Silence of the Lambs."

[@totallywhatever]

Thanks for the suggestions!!

[@toolthoughts]

A few similarly themed films came out around the same time, the Matrix, Dark City, the Thirteenth Floor. The latter is perhaps the least remembered, but I'd argue it's the best of the bunch.

[@commonman_x6c]

The Thirteenth Floor has my vote ! (a very under appreciated movie.)

[@jacotromp59581]

I first saw this in 1991 with my dad on good old VHS. I was like 12 years old. It was so amazing. Looking back on it, it was a great memmory with my old man. He would pass away in less than 2 years later

[@totallywhatever]

What a nice memory to have!

[@VeraxMusic]

Sorry you lost him so early.

[@cpmf2112]

Big Trouble in Little China is great if you haven't seen it. 😂

[@totallywhatever]

Haven’t seen that one - we will add it to our list!

[@SFOlson]

@@cpmf2112 I love that movie!

[@positivelynegative9149]

It's also great if they have seen it. 😁

[@brooklynbnutterflyarts4646]

The movie is based on a Phillip K. Dick story. He was one of the best Sci Fi writers of all time. Another movie based on his writing, I highly recommend is Blade Runner the Final Cut directed by Ridley Scott sarring Harrison Ford

[@totallywhatever]

We haven’t seen this one yet, we’ll add it to our list. Thanks!

[@melchiorvonsternberg844]

Really? One of the best sci-fi authors ever...? I saw "Blade Runner" in the cinema in 1982 and was bored to death. I didn't even finish watching the film and that hurt back then as a student... Could it be that your point of view is a little too American? Spoiler... There are 120 million fewer of you than live in the EU alone. And that doesn't include Norwegians, Swiss or Brits, to name just a few. You are not a benchmark for anything... Is that clear?

[@lonelyboy1977]

@@melchiorvonsternberg844 Blade Runner is one of the worst book to screen adaptations of all-time. You should *NOT* judge the status of Philip K. Dick on the basis of that godawful film, which doesn't do justice to the book Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep? Few readers would dispute his place as one of the greatest and most influential science fiction writers.

[@melchiorvonsternberg844]

@@lonelyboy1977 As a European, I see it differently. The Man in the High Castle was the only one of his novels that I liked, even though the book was full of clichés. Just studying a little German is not enough to gain an insight into the way Germans think. Ultimately, like almost all American literature, it is far too US-centric and therefore questionable, to put it nicely. I hope you have a good time...

[@ianstopher9111]

Jerry Goldsmith wrote the soundtrack and knocked it out of the park.

[@totallywhatever]

Amazing soundtrack, we agree!

[@williambranch4283]

Arnold's biggest line .... Arrrg!

[@totallywhatever]

And he says it so well! 😆

[@therewasacrookedman5892]

One of the things to keep in mind with these (1990’s and forward) movies is the advent of computer enhanced graphics added to special effects. It wasn’t widely called cgi yet (or widely used at the time), but it was like a brand new toy for everyone in the business. So in some movies you’ll notice scenes like the large lady at the customs checkpoint and her exploding head. Scenes that seem overly long for its purpose, and maybe out of place, depending on your viewpoint. But for people of my generation, it was all brand new and added to the fun of action and sci-fi movies. It helped push practical effects artists to new heights, as they probably felt the incursion of oncoming cgi.

[@totallywhatever]

We bet this movie pushed the limit of effects during its time, we loved it!

[@toomanyaccounts]

@@totallywhatever the director commentary on the dvd was LOL! Arnold was in character as Quaid and the white flash was according to Verhoven that Quaid was being lobotomized. The short story it was based on was quite trippy and revealed more about how the memory trips were actually made to seem real namely souvenirs etc that would be put into the person's home and no memory of going to Rekal.

[@awall1701]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣'That evil guy looks like Screech Powers'...... had me in stitches.

[@totallywhatever]

🤣🤣🤣🤣 Thanks for catching that!

[@jessiechen279]

Now you've done this you'll have to finish the 'Verhoven trilogy', so 'Robocop' & 'Starship Troopers'🙂 If you want more 'Arnie' then 'Conan' & or 'Sonya the red + 'Kindergarden Cop' or of course 'Predator'...😁 The Blonde 'Wife' is Sharon Stone she's great in 'Quick & the Dead', Also 'Basic Instinct'.

[@totallywhatever]

Yes! We’ve been told that ‘Robocop’ & ‘Starship Troopers’ are must sees. And we love Arnie so -adding all of these to our list.

[@lonelyboy1977]

@@totallywhatever The original Robocop is certainly a must see. Starship Troopers not so much, especially if you want a faithful adaptation of the novel.

[@eschiedler]

This movie has a special spot in my heart because it was filmed in Mexico City and I lived there many years so I recognize a lot of the locations, many are subway stations.

[@totallywhatever]

We had no idea that’s where it was filmed!!

[@paulschuckman6604]

I love the wild idea that the aliens were just past humans (mutated homoerectus?) when they were trying to make Mars habitable.

[@totallywhatever]

Its definitely an interesting idea!!

[@aresgalamatis7022]

@4:50 "A long kiss goodnight" is another option to consider from the 90s, without the sci-fi and european humour though, more straightforward and more accessible.

[@totallywhatever]

We will add it to our list!

[@yellowblanka6058]

Michael Ironside (Cohaagen's goon) is an extremely decent guy in real life despite being typecast as villains for most of his career. Was watching a behind the scenes from this movie and he was giving an anecdote about how when Arnold found out that Michael's sister was recovering from surgery during the filming of this movie, he would call her from the phone in his trailer after filming had completed for the day with words of encouragement until she recovered.

[@noguardrails47]

Arnies character says "see you at the party.." because the guy that just lost his arms had said the same previously as he left Arnie's character for dead. 32:37 I thought it eas one of Arnold's better lines but i could tell you missed the setup earlier.

[@totallywhatever]

Oh man, looks like we may have missed it earlier. Thanks for catching that!

[@aresgalamatis7022]

@39:50 This is one of the rare few films that have understanding of physics, because it is otherwise so god damn awesome :D

[@TalesFromTheUnderside]

Gattaca and Dark City for 90s Sci-fi, The Thing for 80s

[@totallywhatever]

Thanks for the suggestions, we will add those to our list.

[@aaronbarlow4376]

The whole thing was just a Rekall trip, as at the beginning when he was strapped into the chair the assistant says "blue sky on Mars, that's a new one", implying the whole alien air machine was part of his secret agent Mars package.

[@totallywhatever]

Ahhh good catch!!

[@stevenpratt7369]

Total Recall was quite a rollercoaster. Have you ladies seen An American Werewolf In London? It was an 80's horror/comedy classic. Maybe you two could do a reaction video of it sometime? There's lot's of make-up and effects. I'm sure you would love it.

[@totallywhatever]

Thanks for the recommendation! We have not seen An American Werewolf in London, we’ll add it to our list!

[@MaxRunnerM]

Someone else has recommended already, but I will second Starship Troopers. I typically like to think of Starship Troopers and Demolition Man as movies that kind of go together thematically, so reactions to both would be wonderful! :)

[@totallywhatever]

Thanks so much, we added these to our list and haven’t seen either of them!

[@aresgalamatis7022]

@7:10 that was 3 years before jurassic park and 2 years before basic instinct ;)

[@totallywhatever]

So Total Recall is the original "Clever girl!" ?

[@kieronball8962]

" Stop Showing Us This Stuff! " Said the lovely ladies from Totally ( Recall ) Whatever, whilst making a REACTION video! :)

[@totallywhatever]

😂😂 yep although the bulging eyeball scenes were some of the longest in the movie!

[@UnderDriven17]

Great reaction! Philip K. Dick wrote the short story this is based on, and one of the main themes in his work is the ambiguity of reality. So there are aspects of this film that make it appear to be a dream (one of the main ones is the image of Melina at Rekall), but it can also be taken as reality. The reason Cohaagen doesn't want to turn on the reactor is because the fuel for the reaction is turbinium, which is what he is mining and sending to Earth. It's very valuable, so burning it up to produce air eliminates all his profits. Turbinium might also be the only reason for a colony on Mars, so although Mars now has air it still might not be a viable colony (it's unclear whether Mars is capable of producing it's own food, machinery, etc.). In any case, it's a fun film with classic Arnold one-liners and fighting...

[@totallywhatever]

Thanks for in-depth explanation. We somehow missed that the reactor uses turbinium. There is a lot happening - we should have watched with you.

[@UnderDriven17]

@@totallywhatever Don't feel bad, I've seen this movie many, many times. I'm sure I didn't pick up on all the details the first time I saw it. It's tough for first-time reviewers to catch all the subtleties of the plot, so don't worry if you miss anything. You did a great job, asking the right questions--which experienced viewers knew would be answered later in the film (most of them anyway). Looking forward to your next reaction! 🙂

[@totallywhatever]

@@UnderDriven17 Thank you! We are working on another one right now - hopefully out soon.

[@jeffreyphipps1507]

The secretary at Recall had a "computer" that was a TV with a typewriter under it.

[@totallywhatever]

For real?! We didn’t notice!!

[@Hereticked]

Event Horizon and Total Recall? Good picks! I'm sure others have recommended you complete the Verhoeven trilogy with Robocop and Starship Troopers, which I definitely endorse. Also, for other awesome 90s movie you can't go wrong with David Fincher's first three films: Seven, The Game and Fight Club. All masterpieces and should get you some solid views.

[@totallywhatever]

Thank you so much. These are great suggestions!

[@Humdebel]

23:30 "it's like a creepier version of a Cabbage Patch doll". So a Garbage Pail Kid then xD

[@totallywhatever]

Oh good call!!

[@danielskinner5346]

Johnny Cab is an animatronic puppet.

[@totallywhatever]

👍

[@yellowblanka6058]

If I got in a cab and that nightmare marionette is what greeted me, I'd get back out and walk.

[@SFOlson]

Another great movie in a pretty long list of movies that have been adapted from Philip K. Dick stories. This one was adapted from a story called, We Can Remember It for You Wholesale. I’d highly recommend checking out some of the other movies that have been adapted from his stories. The ones that I’d personally recommend, are Blade Runner: The Final Cut, Screamers, Minority Report, A Scanner Darkly, Next, and Blade Runner 2049.

[@totallywhatever]

We haven’t seen any of these films, definitely adding them to our list. Thanks for the suggestions.

[@SFOlson]

@@totallywhatever You’re welcome, always happy to help.

[@hybrid.catastrophic.impact6071]

React to Rush hour 1,2 and 3, I promise you will love them. All classics. Jackie Chan and Chris tucker

[@totallywhatever]

Thanks for the recommendations, we’ll add them to our list!

[@hybrid.catastrophic.impact6071]

@@totallywhatever Anytime. Wish your channel much growth and success. 🫡

[@scottgresham4456]

Do Starship Troopers and then Robocop. Both are by the same great director, Paul Verhoeven. Loved your reaction to this one...

[@totallywhatever]

Thanks so much, we’ll add these to our list!

[@jhilal2385]

Did you notice that the scenes on Earth have product placement for Coke and Mars has Pepsi?

[@totallywhatever]

Yes! We saw that.

[@arthurtrommel1438]

Maybe the best acting performance by Arnold. A pure, timeless classic.

[@totallywhatever]

Yes he was great in this movie!

[@aresgalamatis7022]

@20:40 Neo swallowed it alright 9 years later in the Matrix... still 90s, and I guess Lawrence Fishburn was more persuasive :D

[@totallywhatever]

We should add The Matrix to our list.

[@yellowblanka6058]

To this day the practical effects of their faces/eyes expanding from the atmosphere on Mars is still highly unsettling.

[@totallywhatever]

So true!!

[@yellowblanka6058]

@@totallywhatever I had to laugh at your reaction because that was very similar to my reaction the first time, and every subsequent viewing - Paul Verhoeven really loves gore, deformity and making audiences uncomfortable, but his films usually have layers of satire and social commentary going on underneath. He was also known for the well known Sharon Stone vehicle "Basic Instinct"

[@ianstopher9111]

This was Michael Ironside's first onscreen kiss and it is with Sharon Stone!

[@totallywhatever]

That worked out well for him!

[@commonman_x6c]

"Shoulder pads for days !" Best comment evah ! This is the second movie reaction of yours I've seen (I just finished "The Thing", and subscribed). I've noticed some recommendations ppl have made; I second "Jaws" and "The Game". TY, great reactions again !

[@totallywhatever]

Thanks for watching and for the recommendations!

[@mrnaughtycat]

He says we all die he was killing 99 Percent of Mars denieng them oxygen

[@aaronbarlow4376]

The whole air machine releasing vapour would not save Arnie as it's an atmospheric pressure thing. The reason their eyeballs were popping was the pressure differential between their bodies and the atmosphere, in order for the pressure to equalise the gas would have to cover the entire planet and gravity pressurise it all.

[@DrRockso79]

Commando is another great one for his one-liners (it's also a great action cheese-fest)

[@totallywhatever]

Thanks, we may have to do an Arnold marathon!

[@aaronbarlow4376]

The Kuato effects were fantastic. Arnie finally had another movie with Danny Devito.

[@Youngie761]

Such a great movie. Arnold at his best.

[@totallywhatever]

So glad we could finally watch it.

[@ARLANNIGHTSHADOW]

THOUROUGHLY ENJOYED YOUR REACTION ... YOU TWO REALLY GOT INTO THIS AND ENJOYED IT THE WAY IT SHOULD BE ENJHOYED ... EARNED YOURSELVES ANOTHER SUBSCRIBER ... THANX

[@totallywhatever]

Thank you so much. We are so glad you enjoyed our reaction!!

[@brooklynbnutterflyarts4646]

Great reaction on a great movie, but you shouldn't cut short your thoughts opinions and feelings after the movie. Part of the fun of watching a reaction is watching peoples initial thoughts.

[@totallywhatever]

Thanks, we definitely loved this one!

[@KevinArdala01]

Sharon Stone was fantastic, just perfect at playing a psychopath! Basic Instinct is another good one of hers.

[@totallywhatever]

Oooh, we haven’t seen that one.

[@cshubs]

The guy with the "face" was Hank Shrader.

[@totallywhatever]

Yes, thanks! I knew I had seen him somewhere!

[@danielskinner5346]

Conan the Barbarian. Armold's break out role.😅

[@totallywhatever]

Is that one we should watch?

[@danielskinner5346]

@@totallywhatever yes.

[@toolthoughts]

@@totallywhatever One of the best, and a really influential for historical fantasy imagery across all media. It's a lot smarter film than generally given credit for too.

[@krono5el]

other fun depictions of the future from the 80s and 90s are Running Man, Demolition Man, and also Robocop.

[@totallywhatever]

Thanks for the recommendations, we’ll add them to our list!

[@zerobyte802]

@@totallywhateverDemolition Man is a fantastic movie.

[@jhilal2385]

Good Arnold movies: "The Terminator" (1984) "Terminator 2: Judgement Day Ultimate Edition" (1991) "Terminator Dark fate" (2019) "True Lies" (1994) "The 6th Day" (2000) "The Running Man" (1987) based on a story by Stephen King Fun & campy Arnold action: "The Last Stand" (2013) "Raw Deal" (1986) "Commando" (1985)

[@totallywhatever]

These are all going on our list! Thanks for the recommendations.

[@aresgalamatis7022]

@12:45 That is a question that you never want to address to a medical expert, only for the fear that they might answer sincerely ;)

[@totallywhatever]

Oh boy!

[@youmartineo]

7:15 "Zero color still" - ...5 Seconds later... well, there's your "Color" 😅

[@totallywhatever]

😂😂

[@shakawhenthewallsfell8570]

One of Arnie's most iconic "aurghhruauhguahh" movies. There's a remake from 2012 starring Colin Farrell, Kate Beckinsale, Jessica Biel, and Bryan Cranston. The overall premise is the same, being a remake, but gone a very different way on showing it. May be worth a watch for a comparison.

[@totallywhatever]

We didn’t realize there was a remake. Could it be as good without Arnold? We’ll add it to our list!

[@gdc4736]

​@@totallywhatever unfortunately is not even close.

[@snfaulkner]

Love this movie. But the only way that it makes sense is if he was lobotomized at the end. But anyway, for more Michael Ironsides, please watch Turbo Kid! It's fairly recent but definitely has an 80's vibe to it!

[@totallywhatever]

Oh thanks for the recommendation, we haven’t heard of that one!

[@psingone]

It was late 80's technology for its time this film is well done and made special effects including the bug pulled out his nasal passage and Kuato baby bulge out his stomach. It's not for everyone to appreciate or understand, i guess. Enjoyed The Thing Reaction

[@Disasterification]

For Arnold one liners check out the predator🐸

[@totallywhatever]

Awesome, thanks, added to our list!

[@leonbrowder5980]

You guys are a lot of fun, if you haven't done or seen the Terminator series can't wait for you to watch more Arnold

[@totallywhatever]

Thanks so much, we have more Arnold movies on our list!

[@06PYTHON]

Again I liked watching your reaction to a movie I grew up watching.I would love to see your reaction to ( The Sixth Sense ) keep up the good work!

[@totallywhatever]

Thanks so much. We will add that one to our list!

[@gdc4736]

Practical effect aways will have more impact on the viewer, because we know it is fake, but why it need to look so disgusting? 😂

[@totallywhatever]

We agree and actually prefer practical effects most of the time! But those bulging eyeballs, they were a little much for us! 😂

[@kaleemdin7963]

That is breakaway glass. Not fake glass.

[@guilhermeparreiras8467]

Pretty nice reaction. I think you could watch Interview with the Vampire.

[@totallywhatever]

Thanks, I’ll add that to our list!

[@RogerAdams-art]

I'm curious if either of you felt was it all a dream?

[@totallywhatever]

We thought it might be but couldn't tell after only watching it once.

[@Jake-love939]

You guys kept cutting away from your reactions to the funniest lines in the movie!

[@totallywhatever]

Thanks for the feedback, this movie had a lot of great lines!

[@colinglen4505]

Totally whacky movie, but great fun!

[@totallywhatever]

We agree, lots of fun!

[@rickardroach9075]

34:10 It’s gonna be super easy, barely an inconvenience.

[@elyjoseputignano9701]

love this movie is good movie

[@totallywhatever]

It was such a great movie!

[@ivanpaezcabo6300]

Darkman

[@totallywhatever]

Thanks for the suggestion !

[@positivelynegative9149]

👽👍

[@totallywhatever]

🙌

[@orangewarm1]

you guys gonna do the Verhoeven sci fi trilogy?

[@totallywhatever]

We have them on our list!

[@beezoofer]

Reactions to "Total Recall" that leave out the reaction to the triple-thingies are almost not worth watching.

[@tonytheadvocate]

please make your windows of you guys round and on either side of the video, like all the big reactors do.

[@damianstarks3338]

Perfect reaction ladies to this classic Arnold Sci Fi movie.

[@totallywhatever]

Thank you and thanks so much for watching!

[@DVDNewsFlash]

There's a remake from 2012 with Colin Farrell. I liked it, still do, but, as I understand it, it's hated by a lot. If you check it out, watch the extended director's cut (20-minutes was cut from the theatrical version).

[@totallywhatever]

Thanks, we’ll check it out, but without Arnold, I’m not so sure it’s going to be as fun!

[@terrylandess6072]

Your reaction was most entertaining.

[@totallywhatever]

Thanks so much for watching!

[@aresgalamatis7022]

@15:30 for another weird and on the theme of body horror movie to watch... but again 80s not 90s... Scanners or for more humour and less drama and existential thread (marginally) Existenz... same director, Cronenberg... I always torture/entertain my friends with these :p

[@totallywhatever]

We need to expand into the 80s. Thanks for the suggestions.

[@GreenBeanGreenBean]

Obviously a dream/implant! (or a dream inside a dream like Inception).............you don't just pop your eyeballs back in.

[@totallywhatever]

😂 good point!

[@deckzone3000]

I doubt a company would give the customer a memory of them killing their wife.

[@Faynwulf]

You do in Total Recall.

[@jeffreyphipps1507]

Bigger question, why is the sky blue? Our sky is blue because of the reflection from the oceans.

[@totallywhatever]

🤔 hmmm

[@Darkstar72SR]

Yeah, no it’s not. That’s kindergarten science, son!!

[@lonelyboy1977]

*LOL!!!* 😄😆😂🤣