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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community May 2, 2008
Pros: This is one of those rare movies it would be hard to improve.
Cons: none.
Summary: Conan the Barbarian (1982) Directed by John Milius Screenplay by Oliver Stone, From the Novels and Short Stories of Robert E. Howard. “Between the time when the oceans drank Atlantis, and the rise of the sons of Aryas, there was an ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 3, 2012
Pros: Max von Sydow, Mako, music score, good-looking
Cons: Main characters, dialogue, pace, lacks charm/humour, James Earl Jones
Summary: Evil cult leader Thulsa Doom (James Earl Jones, with a long wig) raids a village, killing most, and enslaving the rest. One of the slaves is a young boy named Conan (played as an adult by Arnold Schwarzenegger), whose father (William Smith) was one of ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jun 20, 2012
Pros: Fighting Scenes were good, CAMEL PUNCH!
Cons: Everything in between the pros.
Summary: “Wrong! Conan! What is best in life?” “To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of their women.” Where to begin with Conan? Well I guess I can start off that Arnold Schwarzenegger punches a ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Mar 17, 2009
Pros: A great guys movie, and faithful to the character to boot!
Cons: It's only a pity that the second one wasn't nearly as good.
Summary: Fantasy has come back into fashion over the last couple of years - shows like Xena and Hercules enjoying long runs on television and of course Lord of the Rings making all kinds of box office noise a few years ago. But as far as ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jun 24, 2004
Pros: Its nigh perfect
Cons: you could say the effects if you were being harsh
Summary: Back when I just started reviewing here, I thought I would pull a bit of a fast one by putting up a review of Conan the Barbarian which was barely a paragraph, and was written in about 10 minutes. This was originally written for a school/college project ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Oct 27, 2003
Pros: Realism, Arnold Schwarzenegger looks like made to do this. James Earl Jones´ Thulsa Doom.
Cons: Some slight mistakes in the plot and sometimes laughable acting.
Summary: True my epinion ´Conan the Barbarian´ is the coolest character Arnold Schwarzenegger ever portraited, at the same time I think it´s one of the best epic adventures ever... Long, long time ago. Before there was Frodo, there was Conan. As a young boy he ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Aug 21, 2003
Pros: Some really excellent visual scenes.
Cons: The main fights lack punch.Thulsa Doom was good,but lacked depth.
Summary: From gyrating,tight,fur-cladded trunks to masterly-built,skull-masked dungeon keepers,fantasy films( ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Feb 26, 2003
Pros: Yes.
Cons: No.
Summary: I have a soft spot for fantasy films. Not just any fantasy films though. I stay away from cheasy, thoughtless, weird and over the top fantasy films as they are just depressing to me. The Nerd of the Rings movies are definately pro! I don't mind ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 6, 2003
Pros: Laconic. Iconic. Beautiful. Stirring. Surprisingly thoughtful.
Cons: Is camp a con? Well there’s little of that in any case.
Summary: Silence Is it any surprise that only the first ten roles listed under 1982’s Conan the Barbarian at imdb.com have speaking parts? Laconic is the word. In fact, the entire cast list doesn’t fill the screen. It tapers off into ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Sep 3, 2002
Pros: Loud, violent, sleek.
Cons: None.
Summary: I adore this film. Its gorgeous, violent, epic, and without a trace of irony. Director John Milius has a notoriously capable eye for design, and Dino DeLaurentiis has - well - pots of money, and a taste for extravagant sets. The production ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 1, 2002
Pros: Classic fantasy film; one of the finest soundtracks ever
Cons: Special edition DVD includes alternate ending, no option to see original ending.
Summary: Fortunately, I didn't see "Conan the Barbarian" until after I had discovered Conan in his original literary form, as the brainchild (brainbarbarian?) of Robert E. Howard, one of the foremost American pulp authors of the late 1920s and early '30s. Make no ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Feb 2, 2002
Pros: Power, passion, aggression. It'll bring out the man in you!
Cons: Some slippage in the acting department. But it's irrelevant.
Summary: “What is best in life, Conan?”
“To crush your enemies, to see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of their women.”
Back in the Dark Ages (1982), Conan The Barbarian was one of the most eagerly awaited of films. ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Feb 1, 2002
Pros: One of the best films ever made.
Cons: If only they could have used current special effects technology.
Summary: Conan the Barbarian is the standard to which all future Sword and Sorcery movies are to be held. Made twenty years before the initial release of the Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, the movie still stands as the ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 11, 2001
Pros: Decent Action, great fight choreography,
Sandahl Bergman.
Cons: Could've done with a bit more REH, or even some more De Camp/Carter
Summary: The good news, in the early eighties Dino De Laurentis finally brought Robert E. Howard's mighty barbarian to the big screen. The bad news, it was Dino De Lauentis. Still,
as screen adaptions go, it didn't mangle the character too badly (at least ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 2, 2001
Pros: Emotionally moving, great soundtrack
Cons: No special effects, but that's not really a fair con.
Summary: Conan The Barbarian
Sometimes a movie comes by that is so spiritually inspiring and moving that it compels you to watch it over and over. Who knew that the movie that would generate this much feeling would be one titled CONAN THE BARBARIAN? ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
May 15, 2001
Pros: One of the best fantasy movies ever made. The adaptation to film is flawless.
Cons: Might be a bit dated for younger viewers, although I doubt it.
Summary: "Conan, what is best in life?"
"To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of the women!"
The above quote personifies why I love this movie so very much. Arnold Schwarzenegger makes ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Apr 14, 2001
Pros: Characters fit their parts well, especially A.S.
Cons: hmm...still thinking...a bit cheesy, maybe?
Summary: To me original movies (compared to the rest of the 'series') are setting the standard for greatness. Movies like 'Lethal Weapon' and 'Raiders of the Lost Ark' introduce us not only to new and interesting characters, but a whole new world. When an attempt ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Mar 22, 2001
Pros: AHNOLD! The music is actually awesome! A guy movie, action-packed!
Cons: very dark.
Summary:
In 1981 Conan The Barbarian was a total hit. It launched Arnold Schwarzenegger's career to the very limit! As the 90's sprung about, Conan was soon forgotten. Sword and sorcery fans became more familiar with Red Sonja, ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 3, 2001
Pros: Macho Extemo!
Cons: Not for the faint of heart or imagination.
Summary: Way back before civilization went and spoiled everything, you could have some real fun. No city hall weed ordinances, no nothin', just good old fashioned anarchy, pillage, and gluttony.
But in the midst of it, a seed of morality beginning to ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 23, 2000
Pros: good story, lots of swords & sorcery action, fantastic soundtrack
Cons: somewhat shaky performances, some poor fight choreography
Summary: This was the first R-rated film my parents allowed me to see. I remember watching it in a dirty old dollar theater next to the bowling alley where my parents participated in a Wendesday night league. Dad bought the ticket and took me to the door, then ... read more
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