LogFAQs > #912955047

"God, this is all over the place. I guess I'll start by saying that as much as I like Arnie, he's not a good actor by any stretch of the imagination. It worked in Terminator, where he's specifically playing someone awkward and robotic, but playing the "everyman" is not his forte. Not that the rest of the performances are better. Then again, this isn't the type of movie you go to if that's what you're looking for. I think that was my ultimate issue with it; Total Recall isn't really my kind of movie. It did make me laugh, and it's definitely not boring, so overall I had a good time with it, despite (or maybe because of?) its oddities." ~Johnbobb

"What It Is: The movie that created the Arnold Schwarzenegger soundboard.

Why It Matters: Total Recall was a hugely successful (although not at all faithful) adaptation of a classic Phil K. Dick concept, and it proved to be a massive hit. While Arnold was already on the map, this movie really solidified his starpower.

What I Think: There really aren't too many movies which I bandy about the word "lightweight" on this list, but this is definitely one of them. Nothing really resonated with me after the film ended, unlike much more thoughtful movies further on the list with haunting endings or questions that left me uncomfortable. For me, it's just a slightly higher-budgeted episode of Babylon 5. Which is great, by the way, but not at all reaching the fantastic heights or even the penetrating insights of the cream of the crop (which is most of the list)." ~scarlet

"The Mars suffocation scenes were gross. So was the melee fight when they were breaking out from getting their mind rewritten. Just a movie that tried everything to be an action flick and wasnt going to be interesting to me." ~Wickle
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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful