'Total Recall' ready for revival

[Project862006]

all i know is Collin is a lucky man

 

[DarknessOfDeath]

lol Darth Sexy and her stormtroopers. my gods... thats funny. hehe.

 

[craigdbfan]

Pretty apt description.

 

[ThePowerCosmic]

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[Warhammer]

This movie looks fantastic. I do get a Blade Runner vibe from this film, not that I'm complaining at all. Besides, Jessica Biel AND Kate Beckinsale?!


:heart:

 

[Hunter Rider]

The effects of the environment really are great and I can't wait to see more of it in the trailer.

I'm really liking the look of those robot soldier guys as well. They look awesome. Reminds me of the Cerberus soldiers from Mass Effect a bit.

Me too, it certainly looks like they have created a very cool and tangible futuristic version of our world.

Good catch, I've never played the games but there is a definite similarity there. I love how sleek the design for the synthetic cops are in the film, very cool and I think the colours scheme chosen is definitely a tip of the hat to Stormtroopers, as I recall the footage shown at the last Con and the descriptions said a scene with Beckinsale and them was reminiscent of the scene where Vader boards the ship at the start of ANH.

 

[craigdbfan]

Yeah it definitely seems as if they're paying homage to Vaders & the stormtroopers intro sequence. I'm also really digging the sleek white armor it's visually captivating.

 

[Paroxysm]

Holy crap, this looks extraordinary!!!!

 

[Hunter Rider]

Yeah it definitely seems as if they're paying homage to Vaders & the stormtroopers intro sequence. I'm also really digging the sleek white armor it's visually captivating.

I agree and I think the fact it's actually guys in suits with CGI touch ups in post helps give a weight to them.

 

[Figs]

I just watched the original(first time in a while) and was wondering, for those who have read the book, how accurate was it? I'm asking because regardless of how cheesy some may find it because of Arnold, it still had a solid story/plot to it. I actually think it was one of Arnold's best films.

 

[TruerToTheCore]

It's not a book. It's 20 pages or something. You can read it in 5 minutes.

I also don't get the fuss about this looking great. In the age of CGI everything looks the same.

 

[ThePowerCosmic]

It's not a book. It's 20 pages or something. You can read it in 5 minutes.

I also don't get the fuss about this looking great. In the age of CGI everything looks the same.

So because it has that number of pages, it isn't a book? So what would you call it then?

Not true. At all. It might be easier to have great looking CGI in this day and age but that's different.

 

[Paroxysm]

It's not a book. It's 20 pages or something. You can read it in 5 minutes.

Thanks tips but he didn't ask how many pages, he asked if anyones read it smartass.

 

[Nightmare]

a short story? dunno.

 

[MOVIELORD101]

So because it has that number of pages, it isn't a book? So what would you call it then?

Not true. At all. It might be easier to have great looking CGI in this day and age but that's different.

CGI or not, this still looks like it'll be a good movie. I'm kinda getting sick of the Arnold fanboys *****ing about this. I mean, the original was fun, but they seem to forget that it was campy as hell, too! This looks like it'll be more serious while still being fun.

I can understand them changing the Mars setting to a more high-tech, futuristic Earth because, first of all, Phillip K. Dick (the writer of the original short story) is, in a way, known for all the flying cars and stuff we see in a lot of futuristic settings. Some good examples of this would be Minority Report and ESPECIALLY Blade Runner, both of which were ALSO based off of stories he wrote, for Pete's sake! Secondly, it also helps this version not look like it's trying to cash in on stuff like John Carter by having a good chunk of the film set on Mars. Not that I'm saying Total Recall ripped off John Carter or vice versa, but I think the change in setting to a more corporate controlled, yet still high-tech futuristic Earth is more in sync with the premise of the film. As much as I liked the Mars setting in the original, I think both that setting and what we saw of Earth in the first act were too ordinary looking by today's standards and some of the futuristic vehicle concepts a little overly-corny, too be honest (seriously, Paul Verhoven, automated taxies driven by crappy-looking robots that look like Don Knotts? That the best you could come up with? I'm glad Arnold in the original destroyed that friggen' thing and then crashed it after getting chased by Michael Ironside and his goons!)

Bottom line, I think this remake looks little more "Philip K. Dick-esque", if you will, and, having seeing some extended footage at New York Comic-Con back in October, I'm pretty sure it'll be more serious while still keeping the fun in the action scenes! To paraphrase Will Smith: You know what the difference is between Verhoven and Wiseman? Wisman make this look gooood!

GIFSoup

 

[MOVIELORD101]

Wow, I'm shocked this thread's been left out in the cold since my previous post on it. Just reminding you guys that the trailer's out tomorrow. Hopefully, the REKALL viral site will also start sending out automated calls for those who signed up, too!

 

[TruerToTheCore]

So because it has that number of pages, it isn't a book? So what would you call it then?

A... short story???

Not true. At all. It might be easier to have great looking CGI in this day and age but that's different.

Looks all the same to me. **** without soul.

 

[TruerToTheCore]

I can understand them changing the Mars setting to a more high-tech, futuristic Earth because, first of all, Phillip K. Dick (the writer of the original short story) is, in a way, known for all the flying cars and stuff we see in a lot of futuristic settings. Some good examples of this would be Minority Report and ESPECIALLY Blade Runner,both of which were ALSO based off of stories he wrote, for Pete's sake!

PKD's stories are not about flying cars. Minority Report and this movie hardly look like the worlds he described.

 

[The Morningstar]

How can you say it has no soul after seeing literally 20 seconds of footage?

 

[TruerToTheCore]

How can you say it has no soul after seeing literally 20 seconds of footage?

I see Moritz, I see Wimmer, I see Wiseman. And then, I have the uncanny ability to feel.

 

[MOVIELORD101]

PKD's stories are not about flying cars. Minority Report and this movie hardly look like the worlds he described.

Really? I didn't know that. Then again, I still have yet to read his original stories, but I digress. I was originally pissed when I heard Kurt Wimmer was writing this, ESPECIALLY after the piece of **** that was Salt. But looks like this other writer might try and make this less generic at least, and from what I've seen, this movie looks 1,0000 times better than Salt.

 

[Whiskey Tango]

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[DarknessOfDeath]

... yeah I don't...get it either but okay!

TOmorrow!!! Guys!! Who's excited!?! OMG... I can't wait to see darth sexy and her stormtroopers. Omg!! I just realized something, Kate's Lori could be Mara Jade (from the Expanded Universe of Star Wars)... Except, she uses a gun, not a lightsaber. lmao.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

Mara Jade uses guns...

 

[DarknessOfDeath]

yes I know.... she uses many guns I wonder how many guns Kate uses in this movie...omg and the black leather...meow ... Watch out: Darth Sexy is coming!! RUN!!! and me, well, I just stand there until she shoots me down or bites me turning me into a vampire. lol