Rizz GAWD Lav No Cap FrFr Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 Holy. Shit. Pretty disappointing to hear that this isn't a Mars-centered story, but at the same time, at least it offers some contrast to the original. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 Colin Farrell and Kumar? Ugh. So much for this being good. I love Kate Beckinsale, but this is a total Netflixer. I'm not wasting my money to see this in theaters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamov glir Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 Looks terrible. That big "single shot" action sequence is horribly executed and looks like shit. Seriously, fuck Len Wiseman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 Holy. Shit. Pretty disappointing to hear that this isn't a Mars-centered story, but at the same time, at least it offers some contrast to the original. This is centered around the real story. The "original" is the one that broke away from that, but that doesn't change the fact that this looks like a prototypical Hollywood sci-fi thriller. Farrel might be able to salvage something, but Kumar? The chick from 7th Heaven? I fucking hate seeing these people in movies. It's a sure-fire sign that it's going to cut all the usual corners by beefing up the action and CGI scenes to make up for acting/casting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rizz GAWD Lav No Cap FrFr Posted April 2, 2012 Author Share Posted April 2, 2012 Idk, we'll see. A film like this is going to need a lot of CGI no matter what. I don't mind the single shot action sequence, though there are more "cinematic" ways to do it for sure. My take, based on all the other footage shown, is that that scene is sort of a one off, probably done to give a "shock" factor to Farrel's initial awakening. The original story still was Mars-based though Phil, this story will be all Earth-based. Kumar is dead pretty quickly, so he doesn't concern me, lol. A lot of good characters are going to be in it, including Bill Ny, so that's a plus. I actually really dislike Collin Ferrel, but this is one of the few movies I buy him in. As for the Len Wiseman comment, look at all the crap Paul Verhoeven has done in his career. He still banged out Total Recall and Basic Instinct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamov glir Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 This is centered around the real story. The "original" is the one that broke away from that, but that doesn't change the fact that this looks like a prototypical Hollywood sci-fi thriller. Farrel might be able to salvage something, but Kumar? The chick from 7th Heaven? I fucking hate seeing these people in movies. It's a sure-fire sign that it's going to cut all the usual corners by beefing up the action and CGI scenes to make up for acting/casting. This is bullshit IMO based on this trailer. Every time there's a remake based on a movie or book or story or whatever, the people behind it always claim they're going back to the original material, and they're full of shit pretty much every time. This is no different. Pretty much nothing in this trailer resembles the original story, but instead resembles Paul Verhoeven's take with Schwarzenegger. It looks like another tired and tedious piece of shit in a world full of tired and tedious pieces of shit. Like I said, fuck Len Wiseman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rizz GAWD Lav No Cap FrFr Posted April 2, 2012 Author Share Posted April 2, 2012 This is bullshit IMO based on this trailer. Every time there's a remake based on a movie or book or story or whatever, the people behind it always claim they're going back to the original material, and they're full of shit pretty much every time. This is no different. Pretty much nothing in this trailer resembles the original story, but instead resembles Paul Verhoeven's take with Schwarzenegger. It looks like another tired and tedious piece of shit in a world full of tired and tedious pieces of shit. Like I said, fuck Len Wiseman. It's very different from Schwarzenegger's, that is for sure. If you checkout some of the movie blogs that have been following this there is a good bit of info, but I'm not sure that that = closer to the original story. Like I said, the Mars portion of the story is completely eliminated from this. I'm keeping an open mind, despite not loving any of Wiseman's work or Ferrel's. This looks pretty good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuhgeddaboudit Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 I don't care what anyone says. This movie looks cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 I don't care what anyone says. This movie looks cool. Agreed. That's not what's up for debate here. No one is questioning the quality of graphics. They're/we're questioning the story behind it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuhgeddaboudit Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 Agreed. That's not what's up for debate here. No one is questioning the quality of graphics. They're/we're questioning the story behind it. Oh yeah, I know that. I'm just saying in general "anyone" meaning even out of the boards lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYRangers92 Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 have the people behind the movie claimed they were going back to the source material? if not, I dont see what the problem is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamov glir Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 have the people behind the movie claimed they were going back to the source material? if not, I dont see what the problem is Yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYRangers92 Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 Yes. No. http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Colin-Farrell-Says-Total-Recall-Remake-Won-t-Re-Adapt-Philip-K-Dick-24395.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamov glir Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 No. http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Colin-Farrell-Says-Total-Recall-Remake-Won-t-Re-Adapt-Philip-K-Dick-24395.html That's not what Len Wiseman said at comic con. Same with one of the producers. Earlier this year, producer Neal Moritz indicated that Wiseman’s version of “Total Recall” would stay closer to Dick’s original story than the 1990 film, which famously had to work its way down from an “X” rating due to the level of violence in the initial cut. http://www.ifc.com/fix/2011/07/comic-con-total-recall-police And btw, you're missing the whole point here. It's not that they aren't sticking to the original material, it's that they tell you one thing but instead release tired, tedious crap that's been done a hundred times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueJay Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 Kate Beckinsale is all that I need so, I'll Netflix the hell out of it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rizz GAWD Lav No Cap FrFr Posted April 3, 2012 Author Share Posted April 3, 2012 That's not what Len Wiseman said at comic con. Same with one of the producers. http://www.ifc.com/fix/2011/07/comic-con-total-recall-police And btw, you're missing the whole point here. It's not that they aren't sticking to the original material, it's that they tell you one thing but instead release tired, tedious crap that's been done a hundred times. Len Wiseman didn't say anything, Neal Moritz commented on it. I think you are jumping to conclusions here dude. I understand not being happy with how Hollywood remakes/re-releases everything, but I mean, it doesn't mean some movies aren't worth doing it to. As great as the original Total Recall was, it also was way over the top and had really, really cheap effects. Star Wars, a movie made some 12 years earlier, had in many ways special effects that were as good and in many cases better. Total Recall's big selling point at the time was the ridiculous amount of violence and death, not the special effects or the story line, though the story line ultimately made it as cool as it was. If this remake can provide a solid story, and maybe a more thought-provoking perspective, it will be a big success for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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