Wife really doesn’t like science fiction, made her watch it anyway. “Trust me, it’s great!” She was engrossed! The plot and acting really has the viewer questioning what’s going on. We all know what happened, but it would be interesting to experience it again for the first time.

One of Schwarzenegger’s better acting roles. You can feel his desperation and confusion, his second guessing himself.

Thoughts on the new one? Only saw it once, liked it at the time, haven’t felt the urge to spin it again.

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    3 days ago

    I’m torn between “it’s obvious” and “it’s not obvious”. Mostly leaning on obvious, but there are niggling questions. :)

    And if anyone can’t tell where I lean, well, that’s ambiguity for ya.

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      2 days ago

      I remember reading an interview with Verhoeven at the time. He says that Arnie dies in the chair at Rekall at the end, it’s all in his head. That’s why the film fades to white at the end.