The Total Recall remake missed the whole point of Mars

I caught a bit of a podcast last week where they talked about the 2012 Total Recall and one guy said the original worked because Mars felt dangerous and weird. The remake just turned it into a generic chase movie with Britain standing in for everything. They spent like 200 million bucks and still made the world feel smaller and less interesting. I remember watching it in theaters and walking out feeling like I saw a trailer for a video game I'd never play. Why even call it Total Recall if you're gonna strip out the trippy stuff and the three-breasted lady? Anyone else think the remake crew just didn't get what made the 1990 version fun?

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