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[sbdouble]

How dare you!

 

[Timeaisis]

Gross.

 

[Poimandres]

The original is a lot of fun. The remake is boring.

 

[Calabi]

Your opinion is

 

[Volimar]

^^^Edit: Stop using the same Total Recall reaction gif dump I'm using!


Seriously, OP

 

[Violent_Shin]

 

[Sibersk Esto]

 

[Novocaine]

 

[Sgt. Kabukiman]

I don't hate the remake, I don't think it deserved the amount of vitriol it got imo. A solid B-movie sci-fi action film. It was an entertaining watch.

But you just can't top the joyful hyperviolence of Verhoeven's films from that era. They are dark and absurd comedies and they have aged extremely well. Flesh and Blood (perhaps his most despicable film, a treasure), Total Recall, Robocop, Basic Instinct, Starship Troopers: they are true classics.

Look at the Robocop remake, it was well intentioned. They actually tried to update the satire and to make it even more vital to the story. But without Verhoeven's ultra-violent visuals and his nihilistic humor it was pointless.

 

[ViewtifulJC]

OP right now

 

[MeBecomingI]

Definitely don't agree but I actually did like the new one.

 

[Count of Monte Sawed-Off]

The Total Recall remake is sterile and dull at best.

 

[CassidyIzABeast]

Just in case the OP's brain hasn't been rattled back to sanity after two cam'ron bottle gifs. Here's another one

Third times the charm. What say you OP?

 

[IdreamofHIME]

Why does the prostitute have 3 breasts? In the original she was a mutant, but they weren't in this version.
Crap like the rest of the movie.

 

[aygomyownroad]

Disagree with OP.

The first one is the better film, it has better action sequences, a better overall story and better special effects.

If you look at the remake as a film on it's own and no rose tinted glasses to the original it is a soulless CGI borefest.

But that's my opinion

 

[Concrete Charlie]

I thought your semen recipe thread was gross:

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1211013

But this is somehow worse OP. For shame.

 

[TOM f'N CRUISE]

was waiting for this gif lol

OP right now

phhhahahahaha

i thought they were both good movies.. i dont understand the hate for the new one. ofourse i think the first one is better tho

 

[Pyramid head]

Garbage opinion. The remake was a miserable pile of shit. Not even a nice shit which wipes away cleanly, but one of those shits with the consistency of soft ice cream that leaves behind a fucking mess.

It has no value whatsoever. The entire world moved on and forgot about it the second the credits rolles. Everyone except for you.

 

[Username1198]

Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuckkkkkkk
Noooooooooooooooo

But I respect your opinion

 

[Nikodemos]

But without Verhoeven's ultra-violent visuals and his nihilistic humor it was pointless.

The curse of PG-13.

 

[Messofanego]

Yeah ok, Verhoeven movies age horribly. That's why they're still influencing filmmakers today.

For a contrarian opinion, I was expecting a bit more weight to the argument. Which one will still be remembered in decades, the remake or the original? The original, of course.

 

[sans_pants]

what a terrible opinion


i mean really just shit. you saw the same movie i saw right, where humans assemble robots and travel through the center of the earth on a train?

 

[Gordon Shumway]

 

[Bowlie]

https://my.mixtape.moe/jnxvgc.webm

 

[Grizzlyjin]

It didn't keep my attention. I turned it off when the leads were driving around in some futuristic car. I had no desire to see what was left and just let my rental expire.

 

[massoluk]

Surely this hearsay is ground for a ban?

 

[Korigama]

The remake is soulless, sterile, completely disposable tripe. It is one of the most generic sci-fi films imaginable, and has no place being compared to the original.

 

[Revolutionary]

Well, I applaud you not backing down and instead making a thread to explain your thoughts.

But you're so wrong.

 

[Paskil]

I refuse to see the new movie, that's how much better the original is.

 

[jmdajr]

What a troll

 

[Cabbagehead]

.............

 

[Einchy]

I agree.

Spoiler

I haven't seen either.

 

[User 479360]

I didn't watch the original years ago. In fact, I just recently saw it for the first time and found it quite cheesy.

So it's hard for me to really disagree, because I enjoyed the remake more than expected.

 

[Bob White]

lol no

 

[Ovid]

Drunk thread?

Sounds like it.

 

[ViewtifulJC]

HAHAHAHA you think this is a real OP?

(It is o_0)

 

[Messofanego]

I thought your semen recipe thread was gross:

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1211013

But this is somehow worse OP. For shame.

What the hell, Strax?! Either master troll or just that weird.

 

[super-heated plasma]

I'm usually not one for lynching but....

 

[BotchPoppaPump]

You're funny OP. That's why I'll kill you last and then lie and then kill you first.

Spoiler

Probably won't though.

 

[Drazgul]

Ok, Colin.

 

[Mr. Pointy]

The remake screws up the one thing that made the first film really interesting. The original plays around with whether Quaid is dreaming or everything is real. The remake fucks it all up by straight up telling you that everything is real and tries to halfheartedly fake the audience out.

 

[Nairume]

So I'm not against remakes. I really liked the remakes for both Ghostbusters and Robocop, the originals of which are still two of my favorite films of all time. I also was okay with the Conan reboot, even if the movie went downhill after the great first half hour.

That said, the Total Recall remake was garbage. There are certainly things to like about it, but plenty more to hate. You may dog on how people remember only the goofy and outlandish things from the original, but that's part of the reason people like it. It was a memorable movie where fun things happened. That can't be said for the remake.

 

[Pinko Marx]

I've only seen the remake and thought it was a decent flick. Does the original have the ambiguity of weather everything is real or not?

 

[BajiBoxer]

I thought the remake was ok. But I think letting Arnold play his very limited Arnold character is more entertaining than Colin Farrell playing a role.

 

[DudeWithNoName]

After a long, stressful day at work, I read this ridiculous shit. Thanks for making my day that much worse, OP.

 

[Death Metalist]

I can't agree because what makes the original better for me is Arnie's charm mixed in with some cheese. You also never know if it's real or a dream. I will say this though that the remake is a good looking film.

 

[Theorry]

It has Kate. So yeah agree.

 

[Pinko Marx]

The remake screws up the one thing that made the first film really interesting. The original plays around with whether Quaid is dreaming or everything is real. The remake fucks it all up by straight up telling you that everything is real and tries to halfheartedly fake the audience out.

When does it say everything is real in the remake? I never got that impression. As a matter of fact there were plenty of things thrown in to make me question it all.

 

[Puck Beaverton]

Stop it Tom Chick.

I wish we lived in the universe that gave us Cronenberg Total Recall.

 

[Sulik2]

The total recall remake is the one that stole all of mass effects production design right?