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Are you looking forward to the new Total Recall?
The Guardian ^ | Monday 2 April 2012 | Adam Boult

Posted on 05/13/2012 8:11:27 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican

When rumours of a Total Recall remake started circulating a couple of years ago, Guardian writer Ben Child gave voice to sentiments felt by many fans of the original film:

Total Recall hardly needs a remake. While it was one of the last big-budget movies before the CGI revolution, its over-the-top look has helped it stay timeless. Furthermore, modern Hollywood simply has no equivalent to Schwarzenegger – that preposterous, yet magnificently magnetic screen presence. Who could carry off the mix of silly and serious required to make this an exciting adventure?

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1 posted on 05/13/2012 8:11:36 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: MinorityRepublican

They just cannot come up with anything original anymore.


2 posted on 05/13/2012 8:16:36 PM PDT by frogjerk (OBAMA NOV 2012 = HORSEMEAT)
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To: MinorityRepublican

I don’t remember. Am I?


3 posted on 05/13/2012 8:19:05 PM PDT by BigCinBigD
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To: BigCinBigD

What was the old Total Recall. I forget.


4 posted on 05/13/2012 8:20:18 PM PDT by Migraine (Diversity is great; until it happens to YOU.)
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To: Migraine

What a great movie. Someone should combine total recall with the running man.


5 posted on 05/13/2012 8:23:06 PM PDT by EQAndyBuzz (Would you rather eat dog food or cat food? Guess it's Romney 2012.)
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To: BigCinBigD

Yes, a Mars vacation...
Wait, I have more memories, a vacation in SPAIN,
a vacation in Hawii, one in Bali, one in oh I
forget where but I have a memory of it probably
planted by the press deep in my brain.
Still his wife/keeper was kinda cute especially
when she wanted to be tied up.


6 posted on 05/13/2012 8:23:06 PM PDT by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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To: tet68

Not to mention the multi faceted mars bar girl.


7 posted on 05/13/2012 8:24:27 PM PDT by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Not really, but I am looking forward to a very good bottle of Pinot Noir this Friday night...


8 posted on 05/13/2012 8:25:35 PM PDT by Nachum (The complete Obama list at www.nachumlist.com)
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To: MinorityRepublican
Hollywood is probably working on a remake of "The King's Speech" or "The Black Swan".

Along with "Bridesmaids 2".

9 posted on 05/13/2012 8:27:09 PM PDT by ClearCase_guy (Like Emmett Till, Trayvon Martin has become simply a stick with which to beat Whites.)
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To: tet68

The machine gun-firing midget prostitute was entertaining as well.


10 posted on 05/13/2012 8:27:58 PM PDT by Charles Martel (Endeavor to persevere...)
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To: Migraine
Maybe this will jog your memory:

Total Recall Trailer

11 posted on 05/13/2012 8:32:06 PM PDT by doc11355
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12 posted on 05/13/2012 8:32:54 PM PDT by qam1 (There's been a huge party. All plates and the bottles are empty, all that's left is the bill to pay)
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To: EQAndyBuzz

The new amalgam:

Total Running Man

Running Man Recall

Running Total, Recall Man


13 posted on 05/13/2012 8:34:13 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (I can neither confirm or deny that; even if I could, I couldn't - it's classified.)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Sharon Stone was hot in that movie....


14 posted on 05/13/2012 8:34:49 PM PDT by AmonAmarth (Wherever you go...There you are)
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To: MinorityRepublican

No.


15 posted on 05/13/2012 8:36:13 PM PDT by Mortrey (Impeach President Soros)
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To: MinorityRepublican

We can remember it for you wholesale.

No one will ever write sci-fi like PKD.


16 posted on 05/13/2012 8:39:16 PM PDT by djf ("There are more old drunkards than old doctors." - Benjamin Franklin)
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To: MinorityRepublican

No, can’t out do Arnold!


17 posted on 05/13/2012 8:39:38 PM PDT by crazydad
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To: djf

Dick seems to have more of his short stories adapted into films than any other author I can name, yet his stories are often only somewhat recognizable in the final film. Do Androids * has some bizarre elements in it, what on earth was the protag. concerned about getting his sheep for?

On the topic here, apparently hollywood has done enough studies showing that remaking a known quantity film will make them a predictable amount of money, vs. speculating with an unknown script for the same release slot....I don’t even bother seeing any of the remakes, there is no way hollywood won’t terribly screw up anything they touch these days.


18 posted on 05/13/2012 8:43:37 PM PDT by WoofDog123
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To: MinorityRepublican

Soon:

Hollywood continues to show its imagination with remakes of:

* Casablanca
* 12 Angry Men
* Marty
* Gone with the wind
* Ben Hur (now, Ben Him?)
* 5 Easy Pieces
* Easy Rider

(note how I added some modern classics for the kiddies who want to redo easier stuff)

There is an old Hollywood saying that you can’t underestimate the audience.

If this remake succeeds, it is proof the adage is true.


19 posted on 05/13/2012 8:45:07 PM PDT by freedumb2003 ('RETRO' Abortions = performed on 84th trimester individuals who think killing babies is a "right.")
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To: MinorityRepublican
Total Recall? Isn't that the TSA fantasy flick?


20 posted on 05/13/2012 8:46:39 PM PDT by KarlInOhio (You only have three billion heartbeats in a lifetime.How many does the government claim as its own?)
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