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.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #4982 in DVD
• Brand: Lions Gate
• Published on: 1990
• Released on: 2005-05-31
• Rating: R (Restricted)
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Special Edition, Widescreen, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Subtitled in: Spanish
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 113 minutes

Customer Reviews

BRAIN DUMP
Paul Verhoeven's stylish non-stop action TOTAL RECALL is one of Arnold's better movies. Featuring the now classic "consider this a divorce" scene, TOTAL RECALL bristles with electrical tension and brutally explicit action and violence. Based on a short story by Philip Dick, the movie focuses on Arnie, whose memories have been wiped away and when he discovers that, it leads him to Mars and confrontations with nasty guys that want him dead. Considering that this is a 1990 film, the special effects, set design, costuming, etc. are very impressive, as is the late Jerry Goldsmith's atmospheric score.
Arnie is Arnie, who has never made us think of him as a serious actor, but this is his kind of movie, and he is surrounded with some competent supporting performers: Rachel Ticotin as Melina, his love from his previous life, who exudes a smoldering sensuality; the then lesser known Sharon Stone, who plays Arnie's "wife" with a mixture of flirtatious sexuality and out and out viciousness; the irrepressible Michael Ironside, the consummate villain chewing up the scenery; and Ronny Cox as the nasty Coalhagen, who is masterminding all the trouble on Mars to meet his own excessive needs.
This is one of those movies you can enjoy more than once, to savor the lush topography of Mars and Sharon Stone getting her just rewards.

Fantastic
This is where Arnold figured it all out. He had a great script and a director who could help him execute an idea that could have been a real dud. Thankfully, all details were handled well and we get a well paced movie that keeps you guessing the whole time.

Great
Well paced, well done science fiction movie. The story uses Arnold just right, and surrounds him with great actors. Based on an excellent story, this movie involves a man who starts to regain memories of being on Mars. Soon he finds that he is so much more than just a construction worker, that his whole life was just a lie. Tons of action and plenty of eye candy, this dvd is a nice print and a good addition to any collection.