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re: Total Recall (2012) Best Scifi Since Firefly/BSG

Posted on 8/7/12 at 7:31 am to
Posted by ApacheDriver
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Posted on 8/7/12 at 7:31 am to
That was such a subtle reference that unless you are a very observant person you could have easily overlooked it.
Posted by titmouse
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Posted on 8/7/12 at 7:35 am to
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And really? Better than Moon, Wall-e, Eternal Sunshine, Inception, Children of Men, and District 9?



Exactly. Children of Men is the best out of all those IMO.
Posted by ApacheDriver
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Member since Jul 2012
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Posted on 8/7/12 at 7:42 am to
Children of Men was pure trash, Clive Owen is terrible. Out of those movies he posted Eternal Sunshine is the best. District 9 shouldn't even be mentioned anywhere near Total Recall (2012).
Posted by Napoleon
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Posted on 8/7/12 at 10:37 am to
I watched both last night. The original hjolds up well ans is a cool future. The new one is a shitty future.

Both of them are good, the new one has more holes.

Liked that some of the sames scenes were re-done.

(The mask)

The nod goes to the original, but the new one was better than I expected. A decent stream is up, but its better in theaters.
Posted by biglego
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Posted on 8/7/12 at 10:43 am to
I liked the idea of the Fall. The silliest thing to me was how bad the bad guys were at shooting people considering they all had machine guns. Still, that's pretty typical of most action movies.

Posted by biglego
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Posted on 8/7/12 at 10:43 am to
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And really? Better than Moon, Wall-e, Eternal Sunshine, Inception, Children of Men, and District 9?

It was more entertaining than all those movies except Inception. I love Inception.
Posted by trillhog
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Posted on 8/7/12 at 10:59 am to
so is the new total recall good or what?
Posted by OMLandshark
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Posted on 8/7/12 at 12:16 pm to
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Children of Men was pure trash, Clive Owen is terrible. Out of those movies he posted Eternal Sunshine is the best. District 9 shouldn't even be mentioned anywhere near Total Recall (2012).



Thanks for the complete confirmation that its you. You honestly have real problems in life, GCA. Honestly, have you ever had sex without paying for it. You desperately need to get laid, and quick. I'm being completely sincere in this post. Seek help.
Posted by OMLandshark
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Posted on 8/7/12 at 12:17 pm to
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It was more entertaining than all those movies except Inception. I love Inception.



Pulse pounding, maybe, but in any other good category, really no chance.
This post was edited on 8/7/12 at 12:18 pm
Posted by iwyLSUiwy
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Posted on 8/7/12 at 2:28 pm to
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Isn't it an almost direct remake?


I heard it wasn't on the moon. Also, that it sucked. Which I'm sure has been mention a few times in this thread. Probably should quit being lazy and go ahead and read the whopping page and a half. Alrighty then. Good talk.
Posted by LosLobos111
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Posted on 8/7/12 at 2:40 pm to
Dont most critics not like Scifi flicks anyway?
Posted by biglego
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Posted on 8/7/12 at 3:22 pm to
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Message Posted by trillhog so is the new total recall good or what?

I liked it.

I mean it was a scifi thriller and it was good for that. Good special effects, acting was fine, the dialogue was refreshingly un-corny.

I can understand liking the original better and I'm sure there are plenty things to nitpick like any movie, but it was very entertaining to me. It wasn't mind blowing like Inception but still interesting and fast paced.
Posted by bbap
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Posted on 8/7/12 at 3:25 pm to
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Isn't it an almost direct remake? I heard it wasn't on the moon.


you mean mars?
Posted by ApacheDriver
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Posted on 8/7/12 at 8:41 pm to
Critics never rate Scifi movies high.
Posted by Bread Orgeron
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Posted on 8/7/12 at 10:08 pm to
Just saw Total Recall and really enjoyed it! If you're on the fence, go check it out!
Posted by ApacheDriver
El Paso, TX
Member since Jul 2012
383 posts
Posted on 8/7/12 at 10:19 pm to
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Just saw Total Recall and really enjoyed it! If you're on the fence, go check it out!



Posted by OMLandshark
Member since Apr 2009
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Posted on 8/7/12 at 10:49 pm to
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Critics never rate Scifi movies high.



From RT

Children of Men: 93%
Wall-e: 96%
Eternal Sunshine: 93%
District 9: 91%
Moon: 89%
Minority Report: 92%
Star Trek: 95%
Inception: 85%
28 Days Later: 88%
Posted by biglego
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Posted on 8/7/12 at 10:54 pm to
What's the original Total Recall rated on RT?
Posted by Napoleon
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Posted on 8/8/12 at 7:18 pm to
85%

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