Hvad synes du om filmen?

Beano>
Ligner dårlig 10 år gammel fan-art :O

Beano>
Jeg har ikke set den nye udgave, men er det ikke en remake baseret på Dick's bog og ikke Verhoeven/Schwarzenegger's vision? Så tilgangen er formodentligt meget forskellige pga. dette.

The original screenplay for Total Recall was written by Dan O'Bannon and Ronald Shusett, the writers of Alien, who had bought the rights to Philip K. Dick's short story "We Can Remember It for You Wholesale" while Dick was still alive. They were unable to find a backer for the project and it drifted into development hell, passing from studio to studio. In the mid-1980s, producer Dino De Laurentiis took on the project with Richard Dreyfuss attached to star.[4] Patrick Swayze, who had recently starred in Dirty Dancing, was also considered for the role.[5] David Cronenberg was attached to direct but wanted to cast William Hurt in the lead role.[4] Cronenberg described his work on the project and eventual falling out with Shusett: "I worked on it for a year and did about 12 drafts. Eventually we got to a point where Ron Shusett said, 'You know what you've done? You've done the Philip K. Dick version.' I said, 'Isn't that what we're supposed to be doing?' He said, 'No, no, we want to do Raiders of the Lost Ark Go to Mars.'"[4] When the adaptation of Dune flopped at the box office, De Laurentiis similarly lost enthusiasm for the project.[6] Although he went uncredited in the final version of the film, Cronenberg originated the idea of mutants on Mars, including the character of Kuato (spelled Quato in his screenplay).[7]

The collapse of De Laurentiis's company provided an opening for Schwarzenegger, who had unsuccessfully approached the producer about starring in the film. He persuaded Carolco to buy the rights to the film for a comparatively cheap $3 million and negotiated a salary of $10–11 million (plus 15 percent of the profits)[8][9] to star, with an unusually broad degree of control over the production. He obtained veto power over the producer, director, screenplay, co-stars and promotion. The first thing Schwarzenegger did was personally recruit Paul Verhoeven to direct the film, having been impressed by the Dutch director's RoboCop (for which Schwarzenegger was considered for the title role). By this time the script had been through forty-two drafts but it still lacked a third act. Gary Goldman was therefore brought in by Paul Verhoeven to work with Ronald Shusett to develop the final draft of the screenplay.[5] The director also brought in many of his collaborators on Robocop, including casting actor Ronny Cox as the main villain, cinematographer Jost Vacano, production designer William Sandell, and special effects designer Rob Bottin.[10]

Much of the filming took place in Mexico City. The futuristic subway station and vehicles are actually part of the Mexican public transportation system, with the subway cars painted gray and television monitors added.

The film was initially given an X rating. Violence was trimmed and different camera angles were used in the over-the-top scenes for an R rating.[citation needed] It was one of the last major Hollywood blockbusters to make large-scale use of miniature effects rather than computer generated imagery. Five different companies were brought in to handle Total Recall's effects. The only CGI sequence in the entire film was a 42-second sequence, produced by MetroLight Studios, showing the X-rayed skeletons of commuters and their concealed weapons. Only a year later, James Cameron's Terminator 2: Judgment Day, also starring Schwarzenegger, prompted a revolution in special effects with its extensive use of CGI.[10]

Beano>
Muligvis, men som jeg har opfattet det, er der mere historie i den nye udgave - stadig pakket ind i en masse billig action og effekter. Igen.. jeg har ikke set den (endnu) :)

Beano>
EDIT: Ud fra synopsis på Wiki så er den nye udgave også meget forskellig fra Dick's historie. F.eks. ingen tur til Mars. Så du har nok ret.

Sumez>
Der er ingen tur til Mars i We Can Remember It for You Wholesale :)

la0s>
den gamle Recall virkelig ikke er særlig god i dag

RJK>
Den har da altid været "lidt fjollet" (mindst) - det er åbenlyst en del af stilen og tonen, ligesom Verhoevens sammenlignelige film.

RJK>
Ift. tempo kan jeg nu ikke se at den adskiller sig fra andre samtidig film, eller at det er noget problem. Er det klipningen, du mener?

RJK>
For mg lyder det mere som om I troede I så en anden film for 20 år siden, end hvad den altid har været :)

Beano>
Enig - den har naturligvis bevidst komiske elementer men virker ufrivilligt komisk på mig i dag.

Beano>
Primært handling jeg tænkte på.

Beano>
Ikke for mit vedkommende. Jeg syntes f.eks. at Robocop holder langt bedre i dag og den er 3 år ældre.