Seeing this movie for the first time 20 years after its release and after hearing friend after friend say to me, “You still haven’t seen
Total Recall? I can’t believe that. You’ve got to see it. It’s a classic”, I expected much, much more during my viewing. To think that
Terminator 2: Judgment Day was released just a year later diminishes the value of
Total Recall. Whether just or unjust, I couldn’t help but compare
Total Recall to the theater experience of
Terminator 2: Judgment Day in 1991. While
Terminator 2 had cutting-edge special effects, edge-of-your-seat action, and decent acting,
Total Recall felt cheesy, worn, and clumsy. Additionally, the acting was atrocious.
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I don’t know enough about the Thor story coming in, so there were parts of this movie when I wasn’t as confused as I was surprised. I saw Thor after seeing Captain America (even though Thor was released a few months ago). I liked the World War II storyline of Captain America. I also liked the mythology storyline of Thor. However, I was not a fan of the back and forth between and present day. I know that many probably liked this aspect of the movie, but I was so engrossed with the movie’s first 15 minutes that I didn’t want to leave this story to enter “the realm” of the present day.
Original review – September 18, 2011 | Updated review August 12, 2013
What is there to say about a perfect movie?
Doomsday (2008) was Neil Marshall’s follow-up effort after the 2005 surprise summer hit, The Descent, which wowed critics and fans alike. This movie, however, lacked the creepiness and the character development of The Descent. It seemed like Doomsday aimed to be like 28 Days Later with the horsepower of an action movie. As a result, it tripped over its feet before getting out of the gate. This movie is set in 2035, some 25 years after a massive epidemic has wiped out 99% of Scotland. The UK had built a wall that has effectively quarantined the remaining 1%. However, when the infection has made its way back into London and, through satellite images, the government learns that there are, in fact, survivors still living within the walls. A one-eyed special team operative named Edin (Rhona Mitra – Shooter, The number 23) is sent behind the wall to find the cure that keeps all of these people alive.