A group of hot young peeps decide to take a rollicking weekend vacation in the woods. They want to unwind. They want to party. They want to have sex. They want to bear witness to alien carnage. Okay, maybe they don’t want that last thing to happen, but too bad! They should have factored that into their plans, because in The Recall, it’s happening…
I love how this trailer proudly flaunts that RJ Mitte (“Breaking Bad“) is in it. No offense to Mr. Mitte, but after seeing two other major elements in the footage here, I couldn’t care less about his involvement. I mean, we’re talking about a movie that stars Wesley Snipes as a disgraced former astronaut turned survivalist nut living out in the mountains. That alone is fist-pump worthy. Toss in some malevolent aliens dropping out of the sky and trashing these young folks party plans and we’re cooking with gas.
Best of all? I’m seeing a lot of practical effects here. Some monster suit action. Some blood. Some goo. Sure, there’s some CG in regards to a flying saucer, storm effects, and a freaky floating jellyfish thing, but I’m in this for the old school monster action. Wesley Snipes as a crazed alien hunter isn’t something I thought I wanted, but now that I’ve seen a glimpse, I want more. We’ll probably never get another Blade film with him in the titular role, but I will happily take this as a consolation prize.
The Recall looks like someone tossed Friday the 13th, Fire in the Sky, and Without Warning into a blender. Will it be dumb? Probably. Will it be schlocky? Most definitely. Will I watch it when it arrives in June? You bet your ass I will! This has me written all over it.
