Which Reality Is True In Total Recall?

[OmegaK2099]

Dope flick i need to copp the blu ray

 

[FlyGuy]

My favorite movie of all time

People sleep of Arnold as an actual actor but he killed this movie. He played naive, confused, out of his element so well

Too many classic lines

I wanna see a prequel series about The Agency. Richter and his buddy, Hauser, Cohagen. shyt like that

Bout to make this joint my ringtone

 

[FlyGuy]

Also you see the exact version of Melina when he was asked the type he likes before he passes out at Recall.

Do you hear yourself? She's real because you dreamed her?

Come on, Doug

 

[MartyMcFly]

My favorite movie of all time

People sleep of Arnold as an actual actor but he killed this movie. He played naive, confused, out of his element so well

Too many classic lines

I wanna see a prequel series about The Agency. Richter and his buddy, Hauser, Cohagen. shyt like that

Bout to make this joint my ringtone

Arnold is dope in this. He’s dope in a lot of stuff because he picked his roles very well. I think the pushback comes from the behind the scenes stuff and people who’ve read the source material. He was never the “right” person for the role. You’re supposed to believe in this guy as an everyman. Just a normal dude. Arnold ain’t no normal dude and doesn’t look like a normal dude. It’s why casting Collin Ferrell in the newer version was more in line. Not to say it works completely because who believes Collin Ferrell is a normal dude?

 

[It is a mystery]

How does total recall hold up in 2019?

 

[MartyMcFly]

How does total recall hold up in 2019?

Pretty damn well. Minus the idea of Arnold being a regular ass dude with a regular ass job. Rob Botin’s special effects are still top fukking notch and the direction is still good.

 

[Poetical Poltergeist]

Pretty damn well. Minus the idea of Arnold being a regular ass dude with a regular ass job. Rob Botin’s special effects are still top fukking notch and the direction is still good.

Still a fun action flick. I quote this movie still. Arnold not being a regular joe was never even a thought when watching this granted I wasnt aware of the source material. He still very good in this movie, one of his most charismatic acting he's done.

Verhoeven was a beast when it came to violence and gore. And like you mentioned, great effects.

 

[MartyMcFly]

Still a fun action flick. I quote this movie still. Arnold not being a regular joe was never even a thought when watching this granted I wasnt aware of the source material. He still very good in this movie, one of his most charismatic acting he's done.

Verhoeven was a beast when it came to violence and gore. And like you mentioned, great effects.

Yeah in the moment it’s not noticeable that he’s clearly not fit for the part lol but the more research I did, and finding out he’s one reason why cronenberg bounced, I get it

 

[Poetical Poltergeist]

Yeah in the moment it’s not noticeable that he’s clearly not fit for the part lol but the more research I did, and finding out he’s one reason why cronenberg bounced, I get it

But when you really think about it. It was a perfect role for him. One liners and the over the top violence, stunts and neck cracking fights.

 

[ig88]

For book readers...

Is the three titties in the book? If not, arnolds version>>> book

Too much for my young mind to handle first time i saw that

 

[FaTaL]

Yeah in the moment it’s not noticeable that he’s clearly not fit for the part lol but the more research I did, and finding out he’s one reason why cronenberg bounced, I get it

Why wasn’t he a good fit for the role?

 

[MartyMcFly]

But when you really think about it. It was a perfect role for him. One liners and the over the top violence, stunts and neck cracking fights.

That stuff was added one he was cast. Once he came on, they rewrote it.

Why wasn’t he a good fit for the role?

The short story describes Quaid as a regular dude. The idea he could be a secret agent was laughable. Almost like a “how in the hell could peter Parker be Spider-Man?” kinda thing. So the role was written that way. Then Arnold came on and the role was rewritten to suit him and his talents and limits etc etc

 

[FaTaL]

That stuff was added one he was cast. Once he came on, they rewrote it.



The short story describes Quaid as a regular dude. The idea he could be a secret agent was laughable. Almost like a “how in the hell could peter Parker be Spider-Man?” kinda thing. So the role was written that way. Then Arnold came on and the role was rewritten to suit him and his talents and limits etc etc

A regular dude is only a opinion. Everybody has a different opinion and the Ferrell version sucked azz so

 

[MartyMcFly]

A regular dude is only a opinion. Everybody has a different opinion and the Ferrell version sucked azz so

Of course. Always only an opinion. But Arnold doesn’t look like a normal guy. Quaid should be a guy who can blend in.

And I’m not saying that version is or was dope and I put that on the director more than anyone else. You can be a bad fit for the source material but still be a good movie. I think Tobey Maguire is a horrible fit for Peter Parker/Spider-Man but that doesn’t mean Spider-Man 2 isn’t an all time classic. Two things can be true at once

 

[KalKal]

Dream.

First clue: Quaid lives in Mexico City and his "dream girl" is a Mexican woman in Melina.

Melina is actually his wife. Lori is the dream girl. This whole movie is Quaid strapped into a Rekall chair being lobotomized. He is inventing his own reality before everything goes white. They are literally trying everything to stop the schizo-episode he's going through. He was the friend of Harry who got the special offer and nearly got himself lobotomized.

Full disclosure, this is my favorite movie of all time. Whether you believe it to be real or a dream, it's a wonderful, well-crafted sci-fi adventure. Wish they made more like these.

I was reading through this thread to see if anyone mentioned the fade to white.
Fade to white=dream

Imo