| Total Recall [Blu-ray] | ![Total Recall [Blu-ray]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51HAM8c28QL._SL500_.jpg)
| Director: Paul Verhoeven
Actors: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sharon Stone, Michael Ironside, Rachel Ticotin, Ronny Cox
Studio: TriStar Pictures
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:   (192 reviews)
Sales Rank: 822
Format: Anamorphic, Color, Dolby, Dts Surround Sound, Subtitled
Languages: English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), English (Original Language)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Media: Blu-ray
Running Time: 113 minutes
Number Of Items: 1
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 6.7 x 5.3 x 0.5
MPN: BR19153
UPC: 012236191537
EAN: 0012236191537
ASIN: B000HIVOIM
Release Date: August 29, 2006
Theatrical Release Date: June 1, 1990
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This science fiction blockbuster from 1990 began its production life as a very different movie than the one that was released. An adaptation of the Philip K. Dick short story "We Can Remember It for You Wholesale," Total Recall was originally conceived of with Richard Dreyfuss starring as a Walter Mitty-like character who experiences a variety of artificially induced fantasies. The movie we know is a mega-budget action epic set on Mars. Arnold Schwarzenegger plays a normal working man who discovers that his entire reality has been invented to conceal a plot of planetary domination. Oscar-winning special effects and violent action propel the twisting plot, in which Arnold manipulates his manipulators in a world of dazzling high technology. Director Paul Verhoeven (Robocop) indulges his usual penchant for gratuitous bloodshed, but the movie has enough cleverness to rise above its excesses. --Jeff Shannon
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This science fiction blockbuster from 1990 began its production life as a very different movie than the one that was released. An adaptation of the Philip K. Dick short story "We Can Remember It for You Wholesale," Total Recall was originally conceived of with Richard Dreyfuss starring as a Walter Mitty-like character who experiences a variety of artificially induced fantasies. The movie we know is a mega-budget action epic set on Mars. Arnold Schwarzenegger plays a normal working man who discovers that his entire reality has been invented to conceal a plot of planetary domination. Oscar-winning special effects and violent action propel the twisting plot, in which Arnold manipulates his manipulators in a world of dazzling high technology. Director Paul Verhoeven (Robocop) indulges his usual penchant for gratuitous bloodshed, but the movie has enough cleverness to rise above its excesses. --Jeff Shannon
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 GIB DIS PEEPLE EAAIR! June 29, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Total Recall is EASILY one of the funniest and most violent science fiction movies around! It's also one of the overall best Arnold Schwarzenegger movies of all time. It's so good that I can't possibly write a review comprehensive enough; I'll just honor Arnold and Total Recall as best I can.
Arnold is married to Sharon Stone - at possibly her sexiest shortly before exploding onto the scene in Basic Instinct - but wants to go on vacation to Mars because of recurring dreams in which he cavorts with a mysterious and gorgeous brunette named Melina (Rachel Ticotin at her most delicious). Instead, he goes to a company that does mind implants, providing retroactive vacations to various parts of the solar system. It's just too bad that they interfere with previous government sponsored brainwashing.
Eventually he learns that he was a former agent on Mars, gets a video from himself in the past in which he tells himself to remove a spherically shaped tracking device from his own nose, despite the fact that the device is three times the circumference of a nostril. He also tells himself, "Git yo as* to Mahrs."
It is on Mars where he sees the following: a mutant lady with three boobs, a knife and machine gun wielding midget hooker, oxygen-depletion that has led to horribly disfigured freaks, and a philosophical, prophetic, baby mutant that grows out of another man's chest, clearly inspired by Danny Devito in Arnold's previous movie Twins.
And the great thing is he manages to see all of this as secret agents are chasing him and trying to kill him. One memorable scene has Arnold on a crowded escalator where he uses some poor guy as a meatshield during a gun battle, tossing his carcass aside after it's served its purpose. It's as bloody and gory as scenes come, and a signature of the explicitly violent and/or sexual content master Paul Verhoeven.
With the mystery uncovered, and the bad guys defeated, one last bit of drama subsides as Arnold has to somehow use an alien device to unleash hell on the Mars atmosphere, delivering relief to all the planet's inhabitants.
There are a ton of groin shots, perpetual single-bullet head shots, a decapitation, and a mechanical but realistic, removable, exploding fake face/head helmet thing. I know it sounds unlikely, but you just have to trust me. Of course, there are several classic Arnold one-liners. For instance, just after he executes his former pseudo-wife, Arnold deadpans, "Consider dat a divohrce." The best of all one-liners is when he kills someone with a drill and yells, "SCREW YOU!!"
If you watch this and fail to find something interesting, then you simply don't like movies.
NMy Blu-ray looks awesome June 29, 2008
I'm not sure about the reviewers here who claim that this is a terrible Blu-ray quality transfer because they see blocking, spotting and other artifacts. I've watched my Blu-ray disc 3 times in the last week and I see nothing wrong with the image quality. Great details, great colors, no blocking or compression artifacts. I wonder if the reviewers who see image quality issues on their disc have the settings on their TV or DVD player set wrong, or it they just have a crummy TV. I'm playing my disc on a PS3 into a Sony SXRD 55" projection LCD TV. I have everything set at 1080p/24 and my TV is set to 120Hz connected via HDMI, and the image is stunning. Some of the reviewers here who say their Blu-ray looks like a poor transfer state that their disc has an audio commentary with Arnold or they have a metal case. Well, my Blu-ray has NO commentary (the only extra is the "Vision of Mars" featurette) and it came in the standard Blu-ray case, so either they have an earlier version of Blu-ray or they're looking at a standard-def disc. The only questionable image quality comes at the beginning of the film where the Lionsgate logo plays. This looks like it was captured from a VHS. But overall, the film looks great and I see a definite image quality boost above my standard-def DVD. Total Recall is one of the better Schwarzenegger movies, especially if you like Sci-Fi stories. Of course, Sharon Stone looks great too, so that's reason enough to own this disc. Aside from 5.1 Dolby Digital Surround, it also has DTS HD High Resolution ES Audio. I hear a difference (a fuller sound from the HD audio), but neither my PS3 or receiver handle this audio format, so I'm not sure what I'm missing. I highly recommend this Blu-ray disc.
Arnold and Stone!!!!!! June 26, 2008
Stone before she turned into Hollyweirds biggest nympho.
Arnold, before he was the Governator.
Great special effects for its time.
A fantastic story set on Mars.
The mutated humans are freaky cool.
Great directing, great acting, great everything.
Arnold made some pretty bad movies but he also made some of the best ones ever.
Total Recall is definitely one of the better ones out there.
A must see for action, sci fi fans.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
Funny Action Movie June 16, 2008
I used to watch this at least once a year when I was younger so its basically a nostalgic trip for me. The action is on par with other movies of its type at the time, the fluidity of the story is sweet, and it always keeps you guessing what is going to happen next. I swear every time I watch this movie I learn something new about the story, which can be confusing to some. Arnie also has some pretty outrageous scenes which are memorable. Well worth it for me
Oh, the beauty of Hi-Def June 7, 2008
I was very happy to find this movie released in the High definition (Blu-Ray) format. A classic Arnold movie, in my opinion, one his best; a must have for any fan of a good sci-fi action movie. I find myself entertained with this movie, even after having seen it many times before. If you do not have a high definition system, get one, for many movies just like this one, just like The Fifth Element and Stargate, to name a few of my personal favorites. Sure, there are some things a bit far-fetched in this film's story line, but hey, it's an entertaining story, with cool twists, and fun to watch. So relax and crank up the sound.
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