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Total Recall | 
 enlarge | Director: Paul Verhoeven
Actors: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sharon Stone, Michael Ironside
Studio: Lions Gate
Category: DVD
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Rating:  30 reviews
Sales Rank: 3097
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dvd-video, Special Edition, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), Spanish (Subtitled)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 113 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: D17048D
UPC: 012236170488
EAN: 0012236170488
ASIN: B00070FX5U
Theatrical Release Date: 1990
Publication Date: 1990
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description
This Special Edition DVD allows you to experience TOTAL RECALL the way it was meant to be seen & heard. 16:9 Newly remastered Widescreen Version will immerse you in the action. 5.1 Newly remastered Dolby Surround with Nearfield performance. Audio mix delivers optimum home theater audio performance. Arnold Schwarzenegger provides a rare audio commentary along with Director Paul Verhoeven.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 25 more reviews...
 HOLY CRAP!!! PUZZLING STORYLINE MAKES FOR A STUPID SCI-FI WASTE OF TIME, TALENT AND BRAIN MATTER!!! November 22, 2008
HAMLET
This movie was such a waste of time. I didn't understand the story from the beginning, though I saw this pile of junk from start to finish. With an excellent cast and the director of "Robocop" behind the camera, I thought this movie would be so much better than it really was. It was such a piece of crap. Mind-boggling story. Rated Crappholy.
 One of Arnold's Best Films November 18, 2008
Christopher C. Smith (Citrus Heights, CA)
Total Recall is definitely one of Arnold's best films; it challenges The Terminator for the number 2 spot in his pantheon. (Terminator 2 takes the number one spot, of course.) Total Recall has all the weirdness of truly imaginative science fiction, and manages to be dark and absurdly violent without being stupid and horrible (like Blade Runner and Kill Bill). It helps that Schwarzenegger plays the lead role, since the hilarious one-liners delivered in his awesome accent provide just the right amount of comic relief. Warning to parents: this is not a movie for children. The violence is quite graphic, and there is recurring nudity as well.
An ultra-violent mind-bend September 22, 2008
Genevieve Hayes (Australia)
Doug Quaid (Arnold Schwarzenegger) thinks he is just an ordinary construction worker who dreams of moving to Mars. However, after a spur-of-the-moment visit to Recall (a company that implants false memories of holidays into the minds of people who are too busy or too poor to go on them), Quaid suddenly starts to remember a previous life that he lived on Mars as a secret agent. Soon Quaid is being chased by a lot of people who want to kill him and he is no longer sure of who to trust, including his wife (Sharon Stone) and himself.
"Total Recall" is a rarity among action films - a film with an intelligent, mind-bending script that is also filled with some incredible set pieces. It can be enjoyed for its story or if you prefer, you can just sit back and enjoy the mindless violence. Either way, it's a really great film. When this film was made, Schwarzenegger was at the height of his career, as was director Paul Verhoeven (who also directed "Robocop") and Stone was about to reach the height of hers (she would reach that two years later when she and Verhoeven again worked together on "Basic Instinct"). Neither Schwarzenegger nor Stone has ever been accused of being a "great" actor, but that doesn't mean that they're not fun to watch, as is the case here. Arnie gets to deliver some great one-liners and kick butt, and as usual, Stone adds a certain trashy quality to the proceedings.
Paul Verhoeven is fast becoming one of my favourite directors and "Total Recall" has just become my second favourite of his films (after "Starship Troopers"). Verhoeven has a reputation for delivering films with huge amounts of gratuitous, over-the-top violence and he does it again here (although, clearly some of the more violent scenes have been cut down to get a lower rating, since the violence seems kind of tame compared to the "Robocop" director's cut). As I said in my recent review of "Robocop", it is possible that these high levels of violence could upset some viewers. However, to me they seem so unrealistic that I find it difficult to imagine anyone seeing them as being anything other than ridiculous good fun.
 Non-stop Action Thriller! September 12, 2008
Steven Sprunger (Cincinnati, OH United States)
Many action-mystery movies are something you watch once and never again. This movie isn't one of those. Even after the mystery is 'solved' it can be watched again and again because it is simply non-stop action. Arnold is in his prime in this movie as he tries to recover his lost memories. The movie begins with Arnold having a strange fascination with the planet Mars. While his 'wife' and 'friends' try to dissuade him from pursuing his interest in the red planet, Arnold, decides to get a vacation implant of a trip to Mars against their advice. Once in 'Recall' the problems and the action begin as they discover a 'memory-cap' installed by the ominous 'Agency' and Arnold begins to discover his true identity. One of the great things about this film is that you never really figure out if the events really happened or if they are simply a paid 'ego-trip' vacation from 'Recall'. This is a great movie because of the infinite replayability and action. Sharon Stone is also in her prime in this film. I recommend adding this DVD to your collection.
 Fun & Action Packed September 8, 2008
Stevie Webster (Chicago, IL United States)
Total Recall is fun and action packed. Arnold was surely at his best in this one. The special effects are fine in some instances but cheesy in others. Overall, a good movie to have in the collection.
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