Dude Time: Movie of the week - Total Recall (2012)

If you are expecting the same movie from years ago to simply be recreated then you will be surprised. This movie adds another level to the original story. The 2012 version is from a futuristic perspective and has been revised to include different story angles plus lots of action. Yet, if you want in depth characters or a stellar script you may be left hanging... If you want to eat some nacho's and other man food while watching a movie - this is an OK one to pass the time. This movie is NOT family friendly.

Courtesy of RottenTomatoes.com

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. -- (C) Sony

PG-13, 2 hr. 1 min.

Action & Adventure, Science Fiction & Fantasy

Directed By: Len Wiseman

Written By: Kurt Wimmer

In Theaters: Aug 3, 2012 Wide

On DVD: Dec 18, 2012

Box Office:$58.9M

Sony Pictures

Dude Time: Movie of the week - Prometheus.

Prometheus is the prequel to Aliens. It had been some time since I had seen the movies but thought that this looked like a good flick in itself. As it would turn out, I was right. The amount of coordination in this story to fit the series was well noted. (Right after finishing this, I started watching the first Aliens again.) Other than the amount of modernization such as what computers were thought to look like in the future from a 1979 perspective to a current view of "future," the movies flow.

However, you could just watch this movie even if you have no direct interest in the Alien series. I think Prometheus could be a stand alone feature.This is NOT a family feature and is for you and your "Dude Time."

The movie was voted at 73% in favor courtesy of RottenTomatoes.com. Ridley Scott, director of Alien and Blade Runner, returns to the genre he helped define. With Prometheus, he creates a groundbreaking mythology, in which a team of explorers discover a clue to the origins of mankind on Earth, leading them on a thrilling journey to the darkest corners of the universe. There, they must fight a terrifying battle to save the future of the human race.