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Total Recall (2012) (Blu-ray)

December 25, 2012 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Starring: Colin Farrell, Kate Beckinsale, Jessica Biel, Bryan Cranston, Bokeem Woodbine
Director: Len Wiseman
Running Time: 130 mins
Certificate: 12
Release Date: December 26th 2012

Len Wiseman was always going to face an uphill battle remaking Total Recall, as the moment the film was announced legions of fans of the 1990 Arnie movie rose up to denounce the very idea of a do-over. They quickly decided the entire thing would be a disaster, a feeling that deepened when it was announced Len Wiseman would direct (the naysayers concentrated on the fact he made the Underworld movies, not that he did a pretty good with Die Hard 4.0). On the plus side though, it did mean that all Wiseman had to do to beat many people’s expectations was produce a movie that wasn’t awful, and he’s just about managed to do that. [Read more…]

The Expendables 2 Tops The US Box Office

August 20, 2012 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

As expected The Expendables 2 topped the US box office over the weekend with $28.7 million, slightly below the $34 million the first movie made in 2010. Although it means the movie is still likely to turn a profit, with diminishing returns on the franchise already, it may put a spanner in the works of the already planned Expendables 3.

The action film was one of several new movies coming out now the Olympics have ended. The next highest new entry was Paranorman, which placed third on the chart with $14 million. That’s about in line with several other recent stop-motion efforts, which seems to be a subgenre that finds it difficult to appeal to a wide audience.

The musical Sparkle, starring Whitney Houston, made $12 million on its opening, which isn’t a huge amount but it considered okay for a movie that wasn’t strongly marketed. The final new entry was the long delayed The Odd Life Of Timothy Green, which made $10.9 million. Disney isn’t likely to be too happy about that, even if they have long seemed unsure what to do with the movie, starting the marketing for it a year ago, but never building much momentum.

Take a look below for the US box office top 10 for the weekend of August 17th-19th.

Rank	Title	Weekend Gross (millions)	Total Gross to date (millions)
1	The Expendables 2	$28.7	$28.7
2	The Bourne Legacy	$17.0	$69.5
3	Paranorman	$14.0	$14.0
4	The Campaign	$13.3	$51.6
5	Sparkle	$12.0	$12.0
6	The Dark Knight Rises	$11.1	$409.9
7	The Odd Life Of Timothy Green	$10.9	$15.1
8	Hope Springs	$9.1	$35.0
9	Diary Of A Wimpy Kid: Dog Days	$3.8	$38.7
10	Total Recall	$3.5	$51.7

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FILMS: The Expendables 2, The Bourne Legacy, Paranorman, The Campaign, Sparkle, The Odd Life Of Timothy Green, Diary Of A Wimpy Kid: Dog Days, Total Recall (2012)

Bourne Legacy Tops The US Box Office

August 13, 2012 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

The Bourne Legacy got off to a decent start at the US box office, scoring a $40 million three-day opening. That’s less than the previous Bourne sequels, but that’s not surprising considering the lack of Matt Damon in this one, but it’s still ahead of the first film, which took $27 million on its first weekend. The real question is whether the movie will have legs, which remains to be seen, but the film has had okay reviews and may well do well in the coming weeks.

The Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis political comedy The Campaign came second with an okay but not spectacular $27 million. It’s good news for Ferrell, whose last couple of movies have severely underperformed at the box office (neither Case De Mi Padre or Everything Must Go passed $3 million on their openings).

The only other new entry was Hope Springs, starring Meryl Streep and Tommy Lee Jones as a married couple looking to spice up their lives. It took $15.6 million over the weekend and $20 million since it hit cinema last Wednesday. It’s not a terrible opening, but with Steve Carell also starring, the studio was probably hoping for a little bit more.

Take a look below for the US box office top 10 for the weekend of August 10th-12th.

Rank	Title	Weekend Gross (millions)	Total Gross to date (millions)
1	The Bourne Legacy	$40.2	$40.2
2	The Campaign	$27.4	$27.4
3	The Dark Knight Rises	$19.5	$390.1
4	Hope Springs	$15.6	$20.0
5	Diary Of A Wimpy Kid: Dog Days	$8.2	$30.5
6	Total Recall	$8.1	$44.1
7	Ice Age: Continental Drift	$6.7	$144.0
8	Ted	$3.2	$209.9
9	Step Up Revolution	$2.8	$30.1
10	The Amazing Spider-man	$2.2	$255.5

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FILMS: The Bourne Legacy, Hope Springs, Diary Of A Wimpy Kid: Dog Days, Total Recall (2012), Ice Age: Continental Drift, Ted, Step Up Revolution, The Amazing Spider-man

Dark Knight Remains On Top Of The US Box Office

August 6, 2012 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

The Dark Knight Rises has handily won the US box office race for a third week running, taking $36 million for a very good take so far of $354 million. Batman beat out newcomer Total Recall, which took $26 million. That was at the lower end of expectations, and with suggestions it’s not going down well with audiences, it’s unlikely to keep its grosses up in the coming weeks. It may now be hard for Sony to make back the $125 million is spent on the 2012 makeover of Recall.

The only other new entry in the top 10 is Diary Of A Wimpy Kids: Dog Days, which placed third with $14.7 million. That’s less than the opening gross of the two previous Wimpy Kid movies, but as it only cost $22 million to make, the studio isn’t likely to be worrying too much, especially as the franchise has done very well on DVD.

Ted also had reason to celebrate, as it broke the $200 million mark over the weekend, which certainly isn’t bad for a movie that few people had that many expectations of just a month ago. Take a look below for the US box office top 10 for the weekend of August 3rd-5th.

Rank	Title	Weekend Gross (millions)	Total Gross to date (millions)
1	The Dark Knight Rises	$36.4	$354.6
2	Total Recall	$26.0	$26.0
3	Diary Of A Wimpy Kid: Dog Days	$14.7	$14.7
4	Ice Age: Continental Drift	$8.4	$131.8
5	The Watch	$6.3	$25.3
6	Ted	$5.4	$203.4
7	Step Up Revolution	$5.3	$23.0
8	The Amazing Spider-man	$4.3	$250.6
9	Brave	$2.8	$223.3
10	Magic Mike	$1.3	$110.8

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FILMS: Diary Of A Wimpy Kid: Dog Days, Total Recall (2012), Ice Age: Continental Drift, The Watch, Ted, Step Up Revolution, The Amazing Spider-man, Brave, Magic Mike

Total Recall Trailer Teaser & Great New Banner Image

March 28, 2012 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Why do futures always have to be so dystopian? While we’ve only got 30 seconds of the new Total Recall so far, it certainly suggests this future won’t be issue free, although it could be pretty cool. This is just a teaser for a full trailer that’s expected in the next few days. The new take on Total Recall sees Colin Farrell as a factory worker (Farrell) who begins to suspect that he’s a spy, though he is unaware which side of the fight he’s on – Euromerica or New Shanghai, the nation states that are vying for supremacy. It seems it’ll be a very different film to the early 90s Paul Verhoeven movie and just a different again to the original Phillip K Dick story, We Can Remember It For You Wholesale. The film’s due out August 22nd and you can also see a great new banner image for the film below.

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ACTORS: Colin Farrell DIRECTORS: Len Wiseman FILMS: Total Recall (2012)

Total Recall Official Synopsis Revealed

January 17, 2012 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

There’s been a bit of confusion over the remake of Total Recall, with some saying it would still involve the main character going to Mars, other that the Red Planet was out, with most hedging their bets on what was going on. However now the official synopsis has dropped, and it appears that Mars is indeed out, with things staying earthbound this time around.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘Total Recall is an action thriller about reality and memory, inspired anew by the famous short story “We Can Remember It For You Wholesale” by Philip K. Dick. Welcome to Rekall, the company that can turn your dreams into real memories. For a factory worker named Douglas Quaid (Colin Farrell), even though he’s got a beautiful wife (Kate Beckinsale) who he loves, the mind-trip sounds like the perfect vacation from his frustrating life – real memories of life as a super-spy might be just what he needs. But when the procedure goes horribly wrong, Quaid becomes a hunted man. Finding himself on the run from the police – controlled by Chancellor Cohaagen (Bryan Cranston), the leader of the free world – Quaid teams up with a rebel fighter (Jessica Biel) to find the head of the underground resistance (Bill Nighy) and stop Cohaagen. The line between fantasy and reality gets blurred and the fate of his world hangs in the balance as Quaid discovers his true identity, his true love, and his true fate.’

It sounds kind of like the Schwarzenegger version, but not really, but it could well be a decent film. The Len Wiseman directed movie arrives in cinemas in August.

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ACTORS: Colin Farrell DIRECTORS: Len Wiseman FILMS: Total Recall (2012)