Conan the Barbarian (1982)

[Bren G]

It's a bit campy for sure. But it had all the elements of a great story and the narration was excellent. Arnie looks the part too. Not the lean look of Marc Singer or Kevin Sorbo, but the totally convincing frame of a world champion body builder. And let's not forget the music of Bail Poledouris. I love these movies!

 

[BAYLOR]

It's a bit campy for sure. But it had all the elements of a great story and the narration was excellent. Arnie looks the part too. Not the lean look of Marc Singer or Kevin Sorbo, but the totally convincing frame of a world champion body builder. And let's not forget the music of Bail Poledouris. I love these movies!

We need more films like this.

 

[Vladd67]

Basil Poledouris' entire score of Conan the Barbarian is marvellous. One of the best, IMO.

I remember seeing the first time at 13 and thinking, 'Conan was never a slave' but rolled with it. There were so many memorable scenes in the film I can't single one out as my favourite. It's a case where the sum is greater than its parts.

The 1997 film Kull the Conqueror starred Kevin Sorbo in the title role. The film was originally intended to be a Conan film and some elements of this remain.[10][11] The story's basis and several names can be directly traced to the Conan story "The Hour of the Dragon".

The 1982 Conan the Barbarian film starring Arnold Schwarzenegger borrowed many elements from Howard's Kull stories. The main villain Thulsa Doom was from the Kull series, as was the serpent cult.[12] Conan's early life as a slave and gladiator in the movie borrows heavily from Kull's origin story and only shares minor details with Conan's literary origins; Conan was never a slave or a gladiator in Howard's stories, and left Cimmeria on his own will.{/quote}

 

[BAYLOR]

The Kull film we got was not a very good. It would have been better had Sorbo played Conan instead of Kull, that way , we might have gotten a more faithful adoption of Conan The Hour of the Dragon.

 

[BAYLOR]

Last word was Netflex was working on a Conan tv series.

 

[Vince W]

Netflix? Pass. They wouldn't have the bottle to do it properly.

 

[BAYLOR]

Netflix? Pass. They wouldn't have the bottle to do it properly.

Id still be curious to see what they come up with.

 

[Vince W]

Id still be curious to see what they come up with.

I can't even imagine how bad it will be.

Oh, wait, I guess I can.

 

[BAYLOR]

I can't even imagine how bad it will be.

Oh, wait, I guess I can.

I wish Conan the Adventurer had been done by the people who gave Us Hercules and Xena . At lest it would have been entertaining and who knows ? Maybe a crossover episode or two with that shows.

 

[KiraAnn]

I’m going out on a limb and say I preferred Arnold’s second Conan movie to the first. Reason is that the first movie is based on the bastardized Conan books that came out in the late 60’s and not on Howard’s original stories. The second is just a generic D&D romp.

 

[Vince W]

Red Sonja had better Conan than Conan the Destroyer.

 

[BAYLOR]

Red Sonja had better Conan than Conan the Destroyer.

Except that Arnold was playing Lord Caladin who was Conan In name only. The story and script was not very good , nor was the action and I couldn't stand the annoying kid emperor . The actress that played Red Sonja's sister would have made a far better Red Sonja than what we got. Brigette had no acting range whatsoever .

 

[BAYLOR]

I’m going out on a limb and say I preferred Arnold’s second Conan movie to the first. Reason is that the first movie is based on the bastardized Conan books that came out in the late 60’s and not on Howard’s original stories. The second is just a generic D&D romp.

Im not a fan of the second movie . I didn't like their version of Toth Amon who looked and acted nothing like the character . As for the Monster they fought at the end , Pathetic , it looked like a third rate bargain basement version of Cthulhu knockoff . In terms of story, script and production , they could have done far better than they did. Arnold was Arnold and Mako, Conan sidekick and Grace Jones , Sarah Douglas were fun , but Wilt couldn't act. As for the whiney Princess , I had hoped that the monster would eat her.

 

[BAYLOR]

Alwsys good for a rewatch.

 

[Swank]

It's a fun movie, but I always wonder how people talk about great fantasy movies of this era and ignore Dragonslayer.

 

[BAYLOR]

It's a fun movie, but I always wonder how people talk about great fantasy movies of this era and ignore Dragonslayer.

I have it on dvd . For 40 plus year old fantasy film, it still impresses an it has a great cast.

 

[BAYLOR]

I would like to seen Arnold as King Conan.

 

[BAYLOR]

Its still way better th the Drek 2011 Conan film.

 

[Peter A]

I haven't seen it in years. I can only vaguely remember it.

Arnie's movies are awesome, though. But I am referring to his pre-1997 movies. After 1996, his movies started to become really bad, to be honest. But his stuff in the 80s was why you had to own a VCR player. He was (with Sly) the king of action flicks.

 

[BAYLOR]

I haven't seen it in years. I can only vaguely remember it.

Arnie's movies are awesome, though. But I am referring to his pre-1997 movies. After 1996, his movies started to become really bad, to be honest. But his stuff in the 80s was why you had to own a VCR player. He was (with Sly) the king of action flicks.

Rise of the Machines was a decent film.