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Conan the Barbarian

Conan the Barbarian (2011)

August. 19,2011
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5.1
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R
| Adventure Fantasy Action

A quest that begins as a personal vendetta for the fierce Cimmerian warrior soon turns into an epic battle against hulking rivals, horrific monsters, and impossible odds, as Conan realizes he is the only hope of saving the great nations of Hyboria from an encroaching reign of supernatural evil.

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Dotdotdot-2
2011/08/19

Despite a flat performance from Ron Perlman I loved the opening. Leo Howard stole the show, and laid a solid foundation for a great Conan. Jason Momoa was a great choice to follow Howard, too bad the screenwriting and direction failed to utilize him to his full potential. The cgi was poorly executed and overly relied upon instead of a solid story telling. This movie felt like it was made more as a marketing tool for the video game that followed and less as a darkly brutal sword and sorcery throwback.

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giannis_maggos
2011/08/20

So I heard about this movie before but I never get to watch it. I spptted Last night on Tv and I say What the hell let's watch it . I have to say the Visuals and some of the actions scenes were good but the movie overall is a Generic Fantasy film full of Cliches and Terrible Dialogues. Don't waste your time in this movie

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blrnani
2011/08/21

Things got off to a poor start with Morgan Freeman's unconvincing audio introduction and the pause for Conan's father to perform a lightning C-section on his dying mother in the midst of a violent battle. Then it started looking up, as we see the young Conan as an impetuous anger-filled youth who is already skillful enough to take down a group of marauders all on his own. He is then given good reason to be angry, as a new invader destroys his village and leaves him in an impossible situation trying to save his father's life. the father has the wisdom to end it himself, to assuage any guilt. But there's always revenge as a motive. Then the youth has grown into a hulk (better explained in the Arny version), yet the rage seems to have evaporated, even if the desire for revenge still drives him. Nonso Anozie is a fun character who leaves all too soon (and will be disappointed the flop is unlikely to generate the equel he deserved). Then we meet the ambiguous Rachel Nichols, who one moment is an admirable self-sufficient match for Conan and the next is behaving like a helpless screamy slasher movie victim. Stephen Lang's villain is of Shakespearean roots, more prone to explaining his villainy than actually inspiring terror. And as for Rose McGowan's witch, it must make even the most ardent appreciators of her denunciation wonder what Weinstein saw in her in the first place (perhaps weirdness inspires weirdness). The combined result is that, for all the action, one finds oneself not really caring much about the outcome, especially as it is clearly established that good will overcome evil (ok, so Bond always wins, but at least there are convincing obstacles in his way). The whole thing makes me wonder what we reasonably expect from a Conan film. The Arny original is a classic, but despite nice touches and humour the three weren't exactly great movies, let's be honest. I suppose the closest to the ideal was Vin Diesel in The Chronicles of Riddick, with a great warrior who is also clever and whose qualities attract followers to the cause. If he has to be muscle bound then I suppose one thinks of Dwayne Johnson in The Scorpion King. The key is a good story that is convincingly acted (room for humour and romance optional).

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demontrace
2011/08/22

This is the worst movie ever made. At best it ties with other worst movies ever made. It has none of the charm, nor spectacle of the 1982 movie. The acting is horrible. The story line is a major step down from the 1982 movies. Indeed, in every way, compared to the 1982 movie, this one is worse. How does that happen when almost 30 years have passed since the 1982 movie? Certainly Jason Momoa is no Arnold Schwarzenegger, not even at his best, versus Arnold's worst.So what is there to look forward to here? Well, nothing really. Watch the 1982 film. The 2011 film is one of the worst things I've ever seen, to the point that I couldn't even finish it. It's really that bad.

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