has this Remake been mentioned yet?..Total Recall

[metallicorphan]

what the fuck is going on?...if this is old then appologies as i have only just found out(or remembered if i did find out),as it was posted in early June..i did a search but found nothing,and i am sure CK with his ear to the ground would of already covered this

i know we have mentioned a lot,Highlander for one but nowTotal Recall is on the pile for remakes

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118004451.html?categoryid=13&cs=1&nid=2562

it will be interesting to see if its nearer to Philip K. Dicks version(not that i have read Dicks version..but i have it)


talking about Arnie remakes-whatever happened to Red Sonja remake?

[CeeKay]

what the fuck is going on?...if this is old then appologies as i have only just found out(or remembered if i did find out),as it was posted in early June..i did a search but found nothing,and i am sure CK with his ear to the ground would of already covered this

haven't seen it yet, but I'm planning on re-making this thread later on next week 

[Moliere]

I'm planning on re-making this thread later on next week 

Can you hurry it up. GT feel uncomfortable with other people starting these types of threads. I think a Moderator needs to step in and shut this one down.

[CeeKay]

I'm planning on re-making this thread later on next week 

Can you hurry it up. GT feel uncomfortable with other people starting these types of threads. I think a Moderator needs to step in and shut this one down.

as soon as I get Michael Bay to make the proper edits to it .

[Teggy]

I've read the original story - it's not really suited for a feature length movie. It has kind of a funny twist at the end, but it's pretty short and low on action.

[metallicorphan]

I've read the original story - it's not really suited for a feature length movie. It has kind of a funny twist at the end, but it's pretty short and low on action.

pretty much described Philip K.Dick Stories altogether there

[Knightshade Dragon]

re: CeeKay's post

 


Seriously though - Hollywood needs some new ideas, stat!

[CeeKay]

re: CeeKay's post

it's funny... Sweet Emotion is playing on the radio right now and the beat synced up to the explosions perfectly for a bit 

[Rumpy]

Damn, why can't Hollywood make anything original anymore? I mean, there are tons of awesome novels to make movies out of these days. I haven't even seen Total Recall yet. They can't remake it.

I want to see Snow Crash made into a movie. I want to see Jennifer Government made into a movie. There was an old Ben Bova novel that I read once that seemed like it would make a good movie. It was about a society that used a holodeck-like box to solve any disputes by fighting in them to relieve stress, claiming it was safe until someone dies from it.

[Isgrimnur]

I want Ender's Game

[metallicorphan]

thanks Raz


first pic

[Razgon]

hehe, it was a bit funny, since it was your own post :-D

Anyways, its a weird move I think to make this movie again, so soon, and considering its still a pretty good movie. I predict it will not be anything special

[raydude]

re: CeeKay's post

 

Seriously though - Hollywood needs some new ideas, stat!

You know how in the Star Trek TNG episodes the crew would play out stories in the holodeck? I kept wondering why they didn't play out original stories from their own century and how it was unrealistic for them to keep re-hashing stories from the 20th century. With all these remakes it doesn't seem so unrealistic anymore.

[Blackjack]

I think attempting to remake any Paul Verhoeven-directed film (including this and Robocop and Starship Troopers) is folly. The guy, for better and sometimes worse, had his own unique style and I just am convinced any remake attempt would be a clumsy, wooden thing. I did see Total Recall when it released, and while it was some reasonably cheesy fun, his earlier Robocop (1987) remains for me my favorite of his English-language films.

From what I read, this is no longer set on Mars, right?

And I agree. I don't know why Hollywood isn't chasing new ideas or making films from unfilmed novels/short stories instead of now apparently trying to remake everything that came out during the 1980s and 1990s. It's like Hollywood is eating its own poop  , metaphorically speaking. "Why should I cook something new, when I can just keep pooping out the same ideas and eating them all over again?" Hollywood said.

[Razgon]

It could be a cultural thing - I mean, taking us back to the good old days were things didn't look so bleak out in the world?

The types of movies being made often reflects the times we are in, and this could be seen as a wanting to go back to the 80's?

[Blackjack]

...this could be seen as a wanting to go back to the 80's?

If that's the case, bud, GOD HELP US ALL!   1989 (age 23-24) was a memorable year for me but most of that decade I'd rather forget, even if lots of the movies were awesome.

Hey, from SuperHeroHype, glimpses of Total Recall's cops at Comic-Con:
http://www.superherohype.com/news/articles/167945-sdcc-total-recall-reveals-its-futuristic-police-force

The futuristic police of Len Wiseman's upcoming remake of Total Recall have hit the streets of Comic-Con. The below vehicle has been set up across the street from the convention center, accompanied by two apparently robotic law enforcement officers.

Years ago I would have laughed at this stuff, but considering we have defense contractors working on "autonomous helicopters/aircraft" and various groups testing "autonomous taxis" and the like (seen some coverage by Popular Mechanics and the like), I don't see us being too far from this kind of thing.

[CeeKay]

arise for the teaser for the trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=T-Jt9RCy4v4

[Teggy]

Kind of an interesting concept for a remake. This will be hardly closer to the original source (given that it is just a short story with a twist and no action), so really an adaptation of an adaptation.

[Ironrod]

Wait. Did I just watch a trailer for a trailer?

[rickfc]

Wait. Did I just watch a trailer for a trailer?

Apparently that's the new cool thing. That's the second time I've seen that behind Prometheus.

[Roman]

original was full of fun for its time. I wonder if they are going to make this one more 'dramatic'? 
It was filmed in Toronto - there was a news article here with a picture of Colin F driving a 'hover' car downtown and causing all sorts of traffic nightmares etc.

[CeeKay]

[CeeKay]

full trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWMhADqlPYg

[EngineNo9]

That is a very elaborate April Fools Day joke.    I think it looks like it could be good, but mostly because the original story is a cool premise.

[leo8877]

Aww I guess the "Get ready for a surprise" lady is not making a return.  I wonder if the 3 booby girl is.

[Roman]

Regardless of 3 booby lady's inclusion - she will always be included in all 'my' movies.

[Teggy]

Beckinsale AND Biel? Is that allowed?

[leo8877]

Beckinsale AND Biel? Is that allowed?

They must think it will help offset the bad CGI in that first fight scene.

[PR_GMR]

Good, solid trailer. The latest CGI sure makes Mars looks pretty. My only qualm is Colin Farrell. He's just no Schwarzenegger and he comes across as a bland lead. Other than that, I think I'll be checking it out.

[Ralph-Wiggum]

Good, solid trailer. The latest CGI sure makes Mars looks pretty. My only qualm is Colin Farrell. He's just no Schwarzenegger and he comes across as a bland lead. Other than that, I think I'll be checking it out.

Did they show Mars at all in the trailer? It looked to me like it all took place on earth. Makes me wonder if perhaps only the basics of the story are the same (i.e. implanted memories -> spy).

[Isgrimnur]

Good, solid trailer. The latest CGI sure makes Mars looks pretty. My only qualm is Colin Farrell. He's just no Schwarzenegger and he comes across as a bland lead. Other than that, I think I'll be checking it out.

Go watch In Bruges.

[Harkonis]

I like Colin, and I thought this looked good. 

[Gratch]

Good, solid trailer. The latest CGI sure makes Mars looks pretty. My only qualm is Colin Farrell. He's just no Schwarzenegger and he comes across as a bland lead. Other than that, I think I'll be checking it out.

Go watch In Bruges.

+1.  Farrell was awesome in this.

I actually think this remake looks pretty cool.

[PeteRock]

Good, solid trailer. The latest CGI sure makes Mars looks pretty. My only qualm is Colin Farrell. He's just no Schwarzenegger and he comes across as a bland lead. Other than that, I think I'll be checking it out.

Go watch In Bruges.

It's a fairytale town, isn't it?  How's a fairytale town not somebody's fucking thing?

[ATB]

Not a fan of the trailer.

[Isgrimnur]

Good, solid trailer. The latest CGI sure makes Mars looks pretty. My only qualm is Colin Farrell. He's just no Schwarzenegger and he comes across as a bland lead. Other than that, I think I'll be checking it out.

Go watch In Bruges.

It's a fairytale town, isn't it?  How's a fairytale town not somebody's fucking thing?

I knew that would draw you out. 

[Ironrod]

Not a fan of the trailer.

Me neither. Looks like a straight-ahead action/adventure movie.

[Blackjack]

I think it looks fine, it's just, if they're making it to be more true to the source material, how much of today's audience even knows of the Philip K. Dick short novelette, much less ever read it? We're not talking The Hunger Games here. There's not some giant mass of people starving for an adaption of "We Can Remember It for You Wholesale."

While I think it's amusing to think of Kate Beckinsale (the director's wife, but that's totally a coincidence! ) as an older (!) villainness vs. Jessica Biel as the heroine, the casting just seems strange to me. Colin Farrell? Of course Arnie in the role seemed ludicrous to me in 1990 and I remember much of the audience laughing at sequences that weren't supposed to be funny.

I think maybe I'd prefer if some cable network took a stab at the material as a serious, limited mini-series type adaptation. Then you might see some sort of interesting, thoughtful adaptation. Heck I'd have liked to see a Chris Nolan's take on something like this, then perhaps there'd be some imagination involved rather than pushing to inflate it as summer blockbuster material.

I've seen Len Wiseman's stuff enough (the last Die Hard, and two Underworld films) to know he's not likely going to do something memorable. But it will have bullets, babes, stunts, guns and lots of slo-mo of babes dodging bullets. This we know will be true.  

[CeeKay]

woohoo!  they're re-releasing the original on blu ray at the end of July with a better transfer.

[farley2k]

New trailer that actually looks quite good.


http://youtu.be/MLAvdQF7Ypo