Total Recall [Blu-ray]
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Movie Reviews of Total Recall [Blu-ray]
Movie Review: Great movie, too grainy
Summary: 4 Stars
I'm from Perú, here blu-rays cost 45 dollars so I bought this here in amazon (it cost me 19 dollars with shipping and delivery). The movie is great but the transfer is cheap, it's too grainy and the dark parts aren't sharp. I still recommend buy it until a better edition comes up.Movie Review: As a Blu-Ray disc, this film is the least impressive transition to Hi-Def of the 20 Blu-Ray discs that I've watched so far...
Summary: 3 Stars
This one was a waste of money. It's no better than the DVD. I promise you. This realization is both good news and bad news for me. The bad news is that I expected it to look alot better than it does as a Blu-Ray disc. The good news is that I really don't think that I will have to replace many of my regular DVD's that I already feel look very good as they are. So, I'm going to be spending alot less money on replacing my DVD's than I had at first thought.
You know, my previous Samsung Progressive scan DVD player with the HDMI hook-up option, really made my old DVD's look better than my first DVD player. So, if your DVD player has the HDMI hook-up, you're going to find that replacing your DVD's with Blu-Ray may not impress you with any serious visual improvements. Although, I have discovered that some Blu-Ray releases have shown a greater re-mastering effort, but only because the DVD version wasn't mastered very well in the first place. But, I've got some great looking DVD's. I don't think it will be necessary to replace them with Blu-Ray unless they sell for maybe $10 or less.
Anyway, this is a movie that I have on DVD that I thought would probably look better on Blu-ray Hi-Definition, but it was certainly not one of the first Blu-Ray discs that I ran out to buy. I made an expense vow that I plan to stick to. I will only replace my absolute favorite movies (which are about 60 of my 500+ movies) at any price under $30. But, anything else that I already have on DVD that's not incredibly fantastic, I may only buy the new Blu-ray version if it's $9.99 or less. I have to initiate a discipline for myself so I don't go wasting my money on replacing movies that I'll just watch again, once more maybe, and then have it just sit on my DVD shelf as a part of a proud collection that may never be watched again anytime soon.
I've got a Blu-Ray player now, and I doubt I'll ever buy another regular DVD again, but, I won't go crazy replacing my regular DVD's just because a Blu-Ray version is available. If I were younger, I might. But, I feel that I'm older and getting wiser with every Blu-Ray disc that I watch.
Movie Review: Better than the DVD, but not much
Summary: 3 Stars
This is not a movie review, but a review on the quality of the disc.
I have owned this on VHS, DVD and now Blu-ray. From VHS to DVD; huge improvement. I watched the first 30 minutes on DVD, then switched it out and popped in the Blu-ray, and started from the beginning. THis is what I saw. The Blu-ray doesn't have those odd little swirly artifacts you get along image edges when upconverting, and eliminating that is enough for me. But this transfer will not give you the 1080p satisfaction. It looks more like 720p, except solid colors have that annoying snow effect (they look like videotape, not solid), just like a DVD upconversion. If you have this on DVD, don't bother unless they remaster and re-release this. It's not worth the $20 ($10 isn't bad though). If you don't have this on DVD, then go ahead and pop for the Blu-ray. The DVD Special Edition has more special features than the Blu-ray, so weigh this as well.
Now that I've covered the transfer issues, here are the other differences:
Unique to DVD Special Edition (not on the Blu-ray)
5.1 and 2.0 Dolby Digital Audio
Commentary by Arnie & the director
Imagining Total Recall Featurette
Rekall's Virtual Vacations
Visual Storyboard comparison
French subtitles
Visual Storyboard comparisons
Concept Art
Photo Gallery
Production Notes
Trailers and TV spots
Cast & Crew
Unique to this Blu-Ray disc
DTS HD ES Audio
5.1 Dolbey Digital Surround EX
Both versions have the "Visions of Mars" featurette,(The Blu-ray disc indicates this may be in SD), and both have English and Spanish subtitles.
Movie Review: Sub Par Blu-Ray transfer-fun 80's action movie
Summary: 3 Stars
I wish Amazon would add sub scales for PQ, AQ, overall movie and other criteria, so that, with the advent of Blu-Ray, technical as well as cinematic aspects would be rated separately. What if you love a film, but hate the transfer?
I had never seen all of Total Recall, and as a fan of older Sci-Fi and action films, I thought the effects were fun and advanced for the time period. Despite Arnold's mediocre acting skills, I am still a fan of his films, because they're so "over the top" and action packed. This film from the 90's was a cool "throwback" for me, and I enjoyed the sound and visual effects, as well as the story line of implanted memories, vicarious living etc. The storyline has often been mimicked by movies that followed in the next decade and for historical purposes and perspective this film is interesting as its themes remain relevant. Seeing Sharon Stone in action sequences was funny but effective, and it was cool to see her in some of her earlier work.
The sound was powerful but the transfer was very dirty and there was significant noise and specs that littered the print. The colors were not as vibrant, as I had hoped, and having seen some much older films, that have been restored (Poltergeist, for instance), this older film's transfer is quite disappointing. Still the picture was clear and on a 50" Panasonic Plasma screen, sitting about 15-20 ft back, it still was a clean/clear experience. For the price of under $12, which I paid, it remains a fun and thought provoking sci-fi film for my collection. It is not demo material, but for its story worth a look for fans.
Movie Review: Disappointing Transfer
Summary: 3 Stars
I Love Total Recall as a movie hence the reason I've bought it for a 3rd time, after VHS and DVD. I must say I was very disappointed with this transfer, why when films can be cleaned up prior to transfer do they make us buy such a crap transfer!? I mean I bought the Rambo1 Blu Ray from Lionsgate/ Studio Canal which is now 25 years and that is a superb transfer, even the French HD of Basic Instinct is a Cracking transfer by Studio Canal, In Comparison Total Recall is a let down, and to be honest when we fork out our hard earned cash for movies we love on HD formats we expect a marked improvement, why should we make excuses that this film is old, what 1990 is old! When film companys that do spend the money get results, have you seen the Bond Remasters on DVD, some of these are over 40 years old and look better then ever (cant wait for the blu rays of them!) Overall Buy this if you must have it, but be prepared for a let down visually!