Pure Arnold Action

Rating: 7/10 (28 March 2015)

Total Recall is a science-fiction story about a man named Douglas Quaid (Arnold Schwarzenegger) who is on Earth, but is having a very strange dream about being on Mars. In an attempt to further understand the meaning of this dream, he goes to a place that specializes in this sort of thing. Needless to say, things don't go according to plan.
This film definitely shows off its age quite a bit after the twenty-five years since its initial release on the big screen, (as you can suspect from any pre-modern science fiction movie) and unfortunately the age it shows does subtract from the experience at times for a first- time viewer like myself. Nothing gut-wrenchingly bad or anything, but just enough to make me wish I had seen the film when it was initially released.
Arnold still prevails a big success as the lead role in an action film, and he is as great as he has ever been in this one. The plot to this film is actually better experienced knowing as little as possible, so I don't want to reveal too much, but expect gore, guns, and some blood.
Overall, Total Recall can be campy, (and it can be dated) but it's a good old-fashion action flick for just grabbing a coke and some popcorn. 7/10