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Conan the Barbarian
Conan the Barbarian
You think your childhood was rough? Check out the opening 20 minutes of Conan the Barbarian, a bone-cracking coming-of-age prologue that fully explains the “Barbarian” part of the name. The film gets off to a ripping start, including li’l Conan’s lethal dispatching of a crowd of restless natives (it’s not every lad that returns from camp with the decapitated heads of his enemies dangling from his shoulders) and a great deal of hoo-hah about the forging of swords. As the character grows into manhood, played by Jason Momoa (Game of Thrones), the cascade of brutality continues: boiling oil, nose trauma, death by metal fingernails–you name it, the movie has it. The “origin story” plot is a workable way into the world of pulp writer Robert E. Howard’s hero: Conan seeks vengeance for the death of his father (Ron Perlman) and pursues power-hungry Khalar Zym (Stephen Lang, enjoying the fruits of Avatar), who in turn seeks the final piece of a many-tailed magic mask, which will give him untold
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Barebones
October 22, 2011 at 7:59 am
Best Conan So Far….,
Awesome movie, just seen it twice. Once in 2D and in 3D. 3D is not worth it. I don’t think I’ll see another for a long time. If you are a fan of the REH books and comic series, you will love this rendition of Conan. J. Mamoa is as described in the books , not some dumb sounding idiot as in the older movies. To many people are expecting this to be a remake it is NOT, it is a REBOOT of a franchise. Too many haven’t read the books and know the feel of them to get it. Watch it and enjoy. Even though it isn’t an actual REH story, it has the feel of the character that it’s supposed to have. Ending could have been a little more dramatic though. My only complaint. I’m hoping for another to be made.
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|Francisco Cortes
October 22, 2011 at 7:01 am
ACTION! ACTION! AND ONLY ACTION! I LOVED IT!!!! =D,
NOW this is what I call “Great fast paced action”! Because the action is so cool, so fast and so intense! I could say that this movie is pretty much like Shoot’ Em Up but set in a fanstasy world and using swords instead of guns.
There is so much action to fix the action-junkies. There is war, swordfights, horse chase, magic, blood, monsters, pretty women, amazing stunts and of course, Conan as a ONE MAN ARMY! What can be anymore cooler than that?
This movie is obviouslly a hyper-masculine fantasy but many people find this kind of movies very entertaining, let’s not forget The Expendables, Shoot’ Em Up, Commando, Rambo 2 or even Highlander (anime version).
I must admit that I like movies that focus more on the action than the story or concept. That’s good enough for people like me, but as a remake of the original Conan (1981) the fans might be a little disappointed because the original Conan has a SUPERB concept made by John Milius and Oliver Stone that doesn’t focus so much on the action, this version is so action-packed but the concept is not so interesting for the fans. The story is basically the same as the original but the fans might still not be so satisfied because of the “weak” concept and some clichés. BUT AT LEAST, this movie is not so childish and cliché as Conan The Destroyer.
I just wanted cool action and I got it! YEAH! ,,/
Adios.
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|frostbite "frostbite"
October 22, 2011 at 6:47 am
I Loved It!,
I had seen a couple of trailers before going to see this movie and I knew that Jason Momoa from Stargate Atlantis was cast as the lead. I wasn’t expecting much. All I have to say is that it delivered everything that I could hope for in a Conan movie. This movie isn’t getting enough hype. Jason Momoa does a great job portraying everything that I know about Conan (…I’ve read about 10 comics and have seen the 80’s movies a few times). In my opinion, the acting, the filming, the directing, the scenery and the story were all superb. Five stars… what can I say?.. I’m a big fan of the comic-to-movie adaptations (they’re my favorites).
You won’t want to take your kids to this… it’s a Barbarian movie (a considerable amount of brutal Violence, some nudity). All good stuff :)
There was only one reference to Crom which I found peculiar, though they did mention “the Gods” several times.
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