Total Recall [Blu-ray]

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Total Recall [Blu-ray]

Studio: Lions Gate Home Ent. Release Date: 01/08/2008 Run time: 21 minutes Rating: R

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

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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Total Recall [Blu-ray] Reviews

The brightness in some parts of the screen goes up an down with a white grain - The horse in the beginning looking like she is running in a rain storm.

After spending 2 hours trying to fix the new player I tried a different Blu-Ray disc and was incredible.

I turned it on and thought it was the cable or something was set up incorrectly.

This one deserves to be at the dollar store.

We tested the HD DVD version of Total Recall and the conversion is like Terminator 2 from the UK that is flawless like a jaw dropping movie effects show where special care was given to the grain in addition to remaster to highlight the shows performance.

I hope they read this and will fix for future presses as people deserve more like the HD DVD version.

I am very disappointed with the Blu Ray version.

I purchased this Blu Ray as one of my first with my player.

Play your DVD copy and then play the Blu Ray. Ok, it's my own fault for not carefully looking into this new Blu Ray thing. Some of the studios are sneaky and are mass producing a first generation of Blu Rays with their middle finger in the air daring us to buy a bare-basics Blu Ray with a transfer done by the AV guy from the local high school.

Recent films look incredible on Blu rRay but this one looks just awful in comparison. I bought Total Recall, one of the best Craptastic Sci-fi movies ever made hoping for some delusional reason that it would look incredible on Blu Ray. Buyers beware.that's all.

I fell for it. Hmmm, looks the same. It's crap crap crap crap crap on Blu Ray and looks EXACTLY the same on DVD.

Be careful folks. Try it.

It's better than the DVD, but not by far. This was one of my favorite movies when I was younger. From now on, i'll be renting Blu-rays before deciding to buy them as there haven't been any kind of quality standards set on this overpriced media. I expected the Blu-ray version would have a better transfer, but I was wrong. I bought the DVD when it came out, and recently did the same with the Blu-ray version.

If I had never seen a high definition movie and this was my first experience, I would never even think of investing in a blu-ray player. My opinion would be what's the use it looks just like regular dvd. This movie looks horrible.

This film from the 90's was a cool "throwback" for me, and I enjoyed the sound and visual effects, as well as the story line of implanted memories, vicarious living etc. I wish Amazon would add sub scales for PQ, AQ, overall movie and other criteria, so that, with the advent of Blu-Ray, technical as well as cinematic aspects would be rated separately. The storyline has often been mimicked by movies that followed in the next decade and for historical purposes and perspective this film is interesting as its themes remain relevant. Still the picture was clear and on a 50" Panasonic Plasma screen, sitting about 15-20 ft back, it still was a clean/clear experience. The colors were not as vibrant, as I had hoped, and having seen some much older films, that have been restored (Poltergeist, for instance), this older film's transfer is quite disappointing. Despite Arnold's mediocre acting skills, I am still a fan of his films, because they're so "over the top" and action packed. I had never seen all of Total Recall, and as a fan of older Sci-Fi and action films, I thought the effects were fun and advanced for the time period. Seeing Sharon Stone in action sequences was funny but effective, and it was cool to see her in some of her earlier work.

What if you love a film, but hate the transfer. The sound was powerful but the transfer was very dirty and there was significant noise and specs that littered the print. It is not demo material, but for its story worth a look for fans. For the price of under $12, which I paid, it remains a fun and thought provoking sci-fi film for my collection.