#Blog - Random NES oddities

Found a copy of Total Recall on the NES, boxed and complete with manual, at the local flea market.

AND I even got it for free!

All in all, a good day.

#COOLAPE Wednesday - RE-KALL

Link for the full comic on CoolApe:
http://www.coolape.org/comic-eyz-re-kall.html (give us some pageviews!!)

What is real?!

Total Ripoff (Total Recall Comparison - 1990 vs 2012)

My exact thoughts on all this Total Recall-stuff put on this shiny video by Cinestir on youtube.

Also, damn! I remember the producers/director talking about why this wasn't on Mars. ("oh, it's a brand new take on Philip K Dick's novel" "we wanted to make something new and different" etc.) But in the end they just remade the same exact movie, to the spot-on details. Only not on Mars.
Also I find this "remake" to follow way too closely Scharzy & Verhoeven's movie than the original "We Can Remember It for You Wholesale" novel...

Anyway, check this out:

#BestOf Total Recall - All the Breaking Glass in Total Recall

So that Total Recall remake is still happening?

This reboot of the Schwarzy classic is set to draw a lot more from Philip K. Dick's original novel We Can Remember It for You Wholesale.
This new film is being directed by Len Wiseman from whom we got the Underworld series as well as Live Free or Die Hard (noooooo!!!) and is set for a August 3 release date.

Anyways, enough about the future!
Let's turn our eyes to the past for an epic compilation featuring lots of breaking glass from the original Total Recall...enjoy!

Movie NEWS! Total Recall actual trailer

And here's the actual trailer for the new Total Recall!



...which just looks like a big mess of CGi effects, a CGi city, CGi shots, CGi stuff, CGi things, etc..
Looks decent though...as far as these sort of blockbusters go.

I guess I'll be watching back the Schwarzy one instead, heh? :P

Why do all these modern movies need to focus so much on the shiny CGi and grittier reimagining these days? It feels like the same movie every new release!

Movie NEWS! Total Recall teaser trailer

The Total Recall movie is happening!

This new adaptation of Philip K. Dick's short story "We Can Remember It For You Wholesale" is gonna be directed by Underworld director Len Wiseman.
And even though it is billed as a new adaptation/reboot, it might actually be part remake of the classic Scharzy movie and prequel, since it's gonna be set on Earth.

It will star Colin Farrell, Kate Beckinsale and Jessica Biel amongst others.
And here's the teaser trailer:



The kids are blinded by the shiny CGi, and I find this lacking the fun and simple charm the Schwarzenegger version had... This feels so "cold".
:(

Best DVD Commentary Ever - Arnie on Total Recall

Here's what is without a doubt one of the best DVD commentaries ever produced!

Arnold Schwarzenegger’s commentary for Total Recall:


I really need to watch this movie again!
(mmmh... a Schwarzenegger-marathon...it's been quite a long time since I last saw one of his movies...)