Director Paul Verhoeven has created one highlight after another in his career with films such as Basic Instinct, RoboCop and Starship Troopers. Not to be forgotten is Total Recall starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, whom we have no hesitation in considering one of the best sci-fi movies of all time can designate.
Total Recall is a deeply entertaining sci-fi masterpiece
Verhoeven’s film is set in the future, where construction worker Douglas Quaid (Arnold Schwarzenegger) lives a simple life with his wife Lori (Sharon Stone). After recurring, particularly intense dreams of Mars, he has artificial memories of a holiday on the red planet implanted in him by a high-tech company. Back in reality, he has an identity crisis when he is suddenly mistaken for a double agent and no longer trust his own memories can.
Watch a German trailer for Total Recall here:
Total Recall Total Recall – Trailer (German) HD
Based on a short story by the famous sci-fi author Philip K. Dick (Blade Runner), Verhoeven packs the philosophical story about appearance and reality, dreams and reality as well as the deceptive reliability of memories into a wacky sci-fi spectacle.
Along with Schwarzenegger’s massive charisma in the leading role, Total Recall offers gory action and incredible visualswho repeatedly bring bizarre impressions or strange creatures into the very satirical and entertaining tone of the film.
Thanks to the impressive hand-crafted special effects, Total Recall is one of the best sci-fi movies out there as a whole. are rare Entertaining entertainment and thought-provoking depth combined so ingeniously as a brutally satirical mindfuck.
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