Total Recall (1990)
Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi | Thriller | Horror

Arnold Schwarzenegger explodes out of the year 2084 A.D. with non-stop action, as he smashes his way through a horrifyingly real fantasy world, complete with a gorgeous but deadly wife (Sharon Stone), and into a nightmarish reality of a Martian mining colony ruled over by a terrorizing dictator who can alter reality to suit his whims. The red planet erupts with rebellious mutants, the fire of an alluring woman and a vicious enemy.

User Comment: Stuart Wood Dundee, Scotland • Total Recall is without doubt Arnold Schwarzenegger's best movie since The Terminator. Arnold fits perfectly in the role of Doug Quaid (definitely his best acting in a movie to date) the confused construction worker and Ronny Cox provides his usual evil plotting arch bad-guy. The impressive visual effects are worth the movie's $100million price tag, and Paul Verhoeven proved that, as with Robocop and Starship Troopers, sci-fi is where he does his best work.

What does spoil films like these, however, are people who cannot grasp the concept of Science FICTION, and refuse to suspend their belief for 2 hours(a vital part of enjoying these movies). Movies like this don't work without the overplayed violence, cheesy one-liners and stunning effects. Take away any of these elements and you no longer have a sci-fi action movie.

Summary: Action sci-fi at it's best.

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