SummaryThe sword-wielding Conan the Barbarian out for revenge against the evil Khalar Singh, who enslaved and slaughtered the people of his village. Since birth, Conan's life has been marked by violence. And after watching his fellow tribesmen and his father brutally and cruelly killed, Conan vows to avenge his people's slaughter, even if it m...
SummaryThe sword-wielding Conan the Barbarian out for revenge against the evil Khalar Singh, who enslaved and slaughtered the people of his village. Since birth, Conan's life has been marked by violence. And after watching his fellow tribesmen and his father brutally and cruelly killed, Conan vows to avenge his people's slaughter, even if it m...
Mr. Momoa has some awfully big biceps to fill. He rises to that task with a pumped physique made for ogling. Thankfully, he also shows glints of self-awareness that can make hypermasculine blowouts like these more watchable and were largely missing from Mr. Schwarzenegger's wide-eyed turn in the first "Conan the Barbarian" (1982).
This movie is based on the comic books and an arnie's fantasy movie, this remake is cooler than the other ones. Conan is badass. It's about a man becomes the barbarian and fights evil with swords. 10/10
Let's start off by saying that I have been a Conan fan for many years. I have read the original Howard material as well as both retellings of his saga through the Savage Sword and Dark Horse Conan series of Comics. Dark Horse has done Conan proud. If you have not read the series do yourself a favor pick these compilations up.
I think the latest movie is the best representation of Howard's fantasy world on film. Is it for everyone? No. But I found myself very entertained. I think Jason did a great job of portraying Conan. I felt like I had stepped into a Savage Sword of Conan magazine. That's what I wanted from this film and it was all there. I would love to see this cast continue with other Conan stories. My only gripe was in the story. The father revenge story is good, but there are some fantastic Howard stories that I would love to see represented. "Rouges in the House" anyone. To sum my little review up, If you are any type of a Sword and Sorcery fan treat yourself to a great story within the Conan universe. The movie is much better than the pro reviews represent. I would give it a solid 75. My wife came along with me and found the film just as enjoyable as I did. She did classify it as gory action which it defiantly is but I think that is the way Howard wrote his tales.
Take away much of the myth, most of the sorcery and all of the humor of the 1982 John Milius-Arnold Schwarzenegger version of the sword and sorcery epic "Conan the Barbarian" and you've got an idea what the new "Conan" is like.
The 2011 version of Conan the Barbarian looks cheap and feels rushed. The few good elements are dwarfed by a generic, nonsensical plot and shoddy storytelling.
Morgan Freeman's voice is heard as the narrator, which is in itself the stuff of parody. Then we listen and get lost within two sentences, because the narration is so poorly written that Freeman himself probably didn't know what he was talking about.
There are swords and sorcery, pirates and monsters, taxed bodices and taxing mythology. In other words, there's the bare minimum necessary to summon this dismal movie into existence.
You must see this movie!!! It may not be Oscar worthy according to the "professional critics", but who cares? It's great entertainment, exciting, and Momoa makes a great Conan. I never listen to "professional critics". If I think a movie looks good, I see it and make up my own mind.
The ill-conceived CONAN THE BARBARIAN remake is an absolute mess of a film that places bloody violence and over-budgeted effects over character and story. While it attempts to remain closer to the works of Robert E. Howard, it lacks the heart and epic qualities of Howard's writing. The casting is like a bad joke. Jason Momoa may look the part, but his over-confidence and exaggerated expressions come off as being silly instead of stern and powerful. There is no consistency whatsoever in the accents or dialects of the various groups of people that Conan encounters in his travels. The world of Hyboria is dramatically reduced as a result, especially considering how quickly Conan is able to travel from land to land in search of his betrayers. Most of the story and background are related by an unseen narrator, who quickly tries to piece things together for the audience in between the overblown action sequences. Zym is a bland and forgettable villain that would cower before James Earl Jones' Thulsa Doom. What is worse, the grand scheme that has taken him over 20 years of battling and searching to complete is spoiled in one brief and unsatisfying final conflict. This consists mostly of unbelievable feats and unnecessary computerization. The only entertainment comes from the absurd amount of bloodshed and heavy reliance on nude wenches. For mindless sword-fighting and mayhem, CONAN is a serviceable action flick, but in all other ways, it is utterly underwhelming. -Carl Manes
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One of the better action adventure movies. But as they all lack in plot so did this. It gains a decent score as it did not try to have any sidekicks. The setting were dark and gritty just like the novels
It just felt like one long action sequence. And a boring one at that. There was virtually no tension throughout the whole film, mainly because we’re told how it would all end quite early on through a monk’s foretelling of the future. But even if this scene didn’t exist, it would still be devoid of tension, since none of the character’s are developed enough to care about. Also, the romance between Conan and whatever her name, felt like a forced cliché. Ultimately this film was quite disappointing. It had all the potential for a nice little reboot, something fresh and entertaining. But it ended up just feeling like a long string of tired clichés.