Conan the Barbarian

02-23-2003, 04:31 PM

Well, got the DVD for Christmas and hopefully going to watch it tonight. And hopefully, I will enjoy it again! Haven't seen the film for many, many years, but the film soundtrack is one of the best I have. Really good stuff, and highly recommend a good listen.

02-28-2003, 11:52 PM

Well, I watched "Conan the Barbarian" and still really enjoyed it.

There are some cheesy moments, but a few scenes aside I still think it's one of the best fantasy films ever made. Then again, I guess there's only the LOTR films to compete with.

The first 15-20 mins of the film are just superb - the way the film moves forward without dialogue makes for very effective viewing.

Oh - and of course a reasonably young Oliver Stone co-wrote the script...

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However, it has to be said that the fight among the stones and bones near the end, when Conan almost single-handedly fights off a horde of cavalry, is still one of the worst edited pieces of film I've ever seen! Disparate camera moves smash into one another with the most atrocious editing - this really must have been a very rushed job! It really has to be seen to be believed. Even worse those are some of the reels of film included - the most prominent example perhaps being the archer friend of Conan, who at one point the camera gets right behind as two cavalry riders loom over him while he has his bow ready....excepting that there's no arrow notched, the actor forgets to make a pretence of firing - but, of course, the rider pauses confused before deciding to throw himself from his horse as if in utter agony of not having been fired upon!

I noticed a number of soundtrack pieces not present on the CD - I really am going to have to try and track down some of those - the entire music score pushes the film in a way that few others could ever hope to do.

03-01-2003, 07:46 PM

Conan the Destroyer is a completely ridiculous fantasy jaunt. Barbarian is better because there is less dialogue. Whenver any actor speaks the film loses a point

03-02-2003, 02:32 PM

Yes, after "Conan the Barbarian" you'd really think they could've got a decent sequel out, wouldn't you? But, oh, no, they had to made "Conan the Destroyer" instead. >

I, Brian · 02-14-2005, 09:51 PM

Bump!

Princess Ivy · 05-26-2005, 10:26 AM

i think i'm gonna have to re-watch this one. a perenial favorite. i've not seen it in about two years (always something else comes up)