Total Recall

Please excuse the picture, but this is a tribute post. Our very own Dean-O is having a similar nostril procedure done today, so we thought it would be funny to give you all a look into what's happening. Here, Quaid (Arnold) is actually removing a tracking device from his nose. I have only seen this movie twice before last night, and I didn't remember much about it. It is actually one of the more clever films laid down. Quaid is bored with his life, he wants to move to mars, or at least vacation there, but he can't convince his wife (Sharon Stone) to go. He decides to visit a company called Recall. They place the memories in one's brain to make them feel like they did something they didn't actually do. He is pretty stoked when he gets to take a trip to Mars as a secret agent without actually ever going anywhere. Cool concept. Unfortunately before the memories are implanted he goes berserk. He is talking and screaming out of his head about his "mission" and his "blown cover". Apparently he has had his memory wiped, and the memories from the past 8 years were implanted to make him forget what he was actually doing. He has only been Quaid for 6 weeks. This awesome part of all this is his mentality. What's real? What's a dream? Where do you belong? The mind is a very powerful organ, and if it's true in there, what makes it false in reality? Nothing. Quaid must piece it all together, since he is now a target. He is being hunted down by the company that erased his memory. They need to get rid of him once and for all. He travels to Mars to figure out what his happening to him. Cohaagen is in charge of the red planet and Quaid is out to shut him down. The people of Mars are oppressed and a resistant team led by a mutant named Kuato are trying to overthrow the current leaders. Quaid is now there to help. Twist after twist, this movie is really intriguing to me. How hard would it be to continually be in an argument with your brain? That would be unimaginable. This movie is definitely smart and impressive, especially for 1990. Total Recall is getting another movie. I'm not sure if it is a sequel or a re-boot, but either way it looks like Colin Farrell is attached in the leading role. I think it could be just as good with today's technology, as long as the story holds up and they don't try and copy the first film word for word.

NBM rates Total Recall - Awesome