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The Official RAZZIE® Forum : TOTAL RECOIL http://www.razzies.com/forum/ This is an XML content feed of; The Official RAZZIE® Forum : TOTAL RECOIL : Last 10 Posts Sat, 25 May 2013 07:55:14 +0000 Sun, 30 Dec 2012 19:39:15 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 9.70 30 www.razzies.com/forum/RSS_topic_feed.asp?FID=638 The Official RAZZIE® Forum http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_images/RazzieLogo02.gif http://www.razzies.com/forum/ TOTAL RECOIL : Member Discussion of TOOT-ALL RECALL http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5927&PID=53317#53317 Author: cvcjr13
Subject: Member Discussion of TOOT-ALL RECALL
Posted: December 30 2012 at 7:39pm

Even more than Red Dawn, I dislike the idea of remaking Total Recall, because the original was a good, fun movie. That said, I imagine that the reason for remaking Total Recall was because of (1) the money and (2) because they can make the three-boobed woman look more realistic. I mean, there's the three-boobed woman at the end of the credits in Good Luck Chuck (no, that movie is not at all worth watching just to see what I'm talking about) that looked realistic, so why not remake Total Recall so that character looks all the more better. . . .

I'm joking about reason #2, of course. Actually, I'm shaking my head wondering if that could have actually entered the calculus of justifying this movie. . . .

And as far as reason #1 goes, that's turned out to be a joke, also. According to Box Office Mojo, it pulled in a worldwide box office of $198 million, and it cost $125 million to make. If the rule of thumb that a movie needs to bring in double what it costs in order to turn a profit still holds true, Total Recall 2012 will be lucky to break even after all the various revenue streams have been tapped.

]]> Sun, 30 Dec 2012 19:39:15 +0000 http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5927&PID=53317#53317 TOTAL RECOIL : Member Discussion of TOOT-ALL RECALL http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5927&PID=52325#52325 Author: Vits
Subject: Member Discussion of TOOT-ALL RECALL
Posted: September 22 2012 at 1:41pm

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Any thoughts?

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Subject: Member Discussion of TOOT-ALL RECALL
Posted: August 23 2012 at 9:25am

And sometimes too hard. Seriously, Ebert giving a rotten review to Robot & Frank, which as of right now has a 90% fresh and 89% audience approval, and giving a fresh one to Total Recall with 32% rotten critic and audience reviews is Wacko

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In his review for Robot&Frank he is kind of convincing us of flaws, while calling Total Recall "well crafted" and almost excusing the flaws.

Originally posted by Vits

While I mostly respect those critics, they do go easy on movies from time to time. You can tell because their arguements are less about explaining the flaws and more about convincing us why the flaws exist.

]]> Thu, 23 Aug 2012 09:25:15 +0000 http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5927&PID=52015#52015 TOTAL RECOIL : Member Discussion of TOOT-ALL RECALL http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5927&PID=52013#52013 Author: Vits
Subject: Member Discussion of TOOT-ALL RECALL
Posted: August 23 2012 at 7:19am

While I mostly respect those critics, they do go easy on movies from time to time. You can tell because their arguements are less about explaining the flaws and more about convincing us why the flaws exist. In this case, I'd say they follow a rule some critics use: when judging a remake, they judge it on it's own (pretending they don't know what's going to happen), and then add or substract points depending on what it does to improve or not the original film.
]]> Thu, 23 Aug 2012 07:19:41 +0000 http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5927&PID=52013#52013 TOTAL RECOIL : Member Discussion of TOOT-ALL RECALL http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5927&PID=52011#52011 Author: mbh
Subject: Member Discussion of TOOT-ALL RECALL
Posted: August 22 2012 at 11:43pm

I can't believe Richard Roeper AND Roger Ebert gave this mess of a remake a fresh review. Looking at Roeper's Rotten Tomatoe resumee, http://www.rottentomatoes.com/critic/richard-roeper/ , on his display site alone he gave a fresh review to 11 (!) rotten movies! Tastes can be different, but as he's a Top Critic I would expect him to be a little more inline, if movies are so obvioulsy rotten. Just an observation of mine, even if the agreement meter is in the 70ies for both of them.
If you look at Peter Travers site for example, http://www.rottentomatoes.com/critic/peter-travers/, he is way more inline with the general concensus of a movie lately.
]]> Wed, 22 Aug 2012 23:43:23 +0000 http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5927&PID=52011#52011 TOTAL RECOIL : Member Discussion of TOOT-ALL RECALL http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5927&PID=51975#51975 Author: Vits
Subject: Member Discussion of TOOT-ALL RECALL
Posted: August 19 2012 at 12:07pm

Originally posted by Head RAZZberry

Why would you assume our Worst Prequel/Remake/Rip-Off/Sequel category has to be for only one type of bad movie and not include the other?? Maybe that's why you've not received an answer -- to my thinking, either/both types of lazy movie-making should be dis-honored here.

Sometimes, a movie is bad overall but it improves something the original had. So I just wanted to know the purpose of the award. But your statement was your answer.

Originally posted by Head RAZZberry

Also, if you say TOTAL RECALL qualifies for consideration as both/either kind of bad movie, why would you suggest that it be nominated in only this one category? Please feel free to explain your thinking either below this text or in a new posting...

If I judge it as a stand alone movie, it's passable. If I compare it to the original, I'd say it ruins some of its most important aspects. So overall, I found it to be on the same level as the original: bad but not the worst. Now that I think about it, maybe it should be up for Worst Screenplay too.

I recommend movies I gave 0 and 1 stars for Worst Picture, and movies I gave 0, 1 and 2 stars for categories like Worst Remake or Sequel, Worst Excuse for a [Genre] Movie, etc. It makes more sense mathematically, because those categories are for more specific movies, which narrows down the possibilities.

]]> Sun, 19 Aug 2012 12:07:17 +0000 http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5927&PID=51975#51975 TOTAL RECOIL : Member Discussion of TOOT-ALL RECALL http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5927&PID=51972#51972 Author: Vits
Subject: Member Discussion of TOOT-ALL RECALL
Posted: August 18 2012 at 6:46pm

I went to the movies and saw this. I wasn't planning to, but I went with my grandpa and my 10-year-old cousin, so there weren't many options).

For years I've asked (and gotten no answer) if the Worst Remake/Sequel award is for (A) The worst movies which happen to be remakes or sequels or (B) The remakes or sequels that are bad compared to the originals. This time it doesn't matter, because this movie is both. So I think it should definitely be nominated for that award. But nothing else.

RESPONSE from Head RAZZberry: Why would you assume our Worst Prequel/Remake/Rip-Off/Sequel category has to be for only one type of bad movie and not include the other?? Maybe that's why you've not received an answer -- to my thinking, either/both types of lazy movie-making should be dis-honored here.

Also, if you say TOTAL RECALL qualifies for consideration as both/either kind of bad movie, why would you suggest that it be nominated in only this one category? Please feel free to explain your thinking either below this text or in a new posting...

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Subject: Member Discussion of TOOT-ALL RECALL
Posted: August 07 2012 at 6:15pm

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Subject: Member Discussion of TOOT-ALL RECALL
Posted: August 06 2012 at 6:22pm

Movies With Mitch gave it a 2.5/5.]]> Mon, 06 Aug 2012 18:22:11 +0000 http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5927&PID=51834#51834 TOTAL RECOIL : B.O. MoJo #s for TOTAL, LIKE, RECALL! http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5928&PID=51818#51818 Author: HeadRAZZBerry
Subject: B.O. MoJo #s for TOTAL, LIKE, RECALL!
Posted: August 05 2012 at 11:35am

The 2012 remake of TOTAL RECALL called in okay opening weekend numbers (MoJo LINK) and did wind up grossing about $58 million-- But it cost about $125 million. Bottom Line: The idea of this being as big a hit as the original 1990 Ah-Nuld version turned out to be...a manufactured memory(!).

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