"Conan the Barbarian" - movie

Bryancd · March 23, 2011, 08:56:10 AM

Quote from: billybob476 on March 23, 2011, 08:24:25 AM
Interesting, the first movie was downright creepy and just plain odd.

It was very a much a product of the time it was made! Another good example of an "epic" tale movie that was wierd beyond belief was "Excalibur".

billybob476 · March 23, 2011, 09:10:30 AM

Quote from: Bryancd on March 23, 2011, 08:56:10 AM
Quote from: billybob476 on March 23, 2011, 08:24:25 AM
Interesting, the first movie was downright creepy and just plain odd.

It was very a much a product of the time it was made! Another good example of an "epic" tale movie that was wierd beyond belief was "Excalibur".

Don't get me wrong, Conan is one of my guilty pleasures, I got Fran to watch it and she was less then impressed. Isn't Patrick Stewart in Excalibur?

Bryancd · March 23, 2011, 09:14:31 AM

Yep, he was, that and DUNE, another good example of wacky early '80 films!

jedijeff · March 23, 2011, 11:41:51 AM

I recently watched the Original, as I got the two movies on a DVD combo pack for really cheap. I keep thinking I have not seen it or just parts, but when I watched it recently, realized I have seen it in it's entirety before. I can't recall if I have seen the second movie completely, but that is in the queue for this weekend.

Looking forward to this new one, should be fun.

Vartok · March 23, 2011, 05:24:30 PM

Music by Basil Pouledoris - a not fully appreciated composer! Listening to it now, ahh, pleasure.

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Rico · May 05, 2011, 04:37:36 PM

New trailer. Not quite sure about this one yet.

'Conan the Barbarian' Trailer 2

Bryancd · May 05, 2011, 05:10:03 PM

Not even sure Real 3D, whatever that is can save this. My thing is I can't get beyond the guy playing Conan. As odd and campy as the original, Arnold left such an indelible impression, and an impressive one, of the character, this dude is no Conan.

Jobydrone · May 06, 2011, 07:00:17 AM

Quote from: Bryancd on May 05, 2011, 05:10:03 PM
Not even sure Real 3D, whatever that is can save this. My thing is I can't get beyond the guy playing Conan. As odd and campy as the original, Arnold left such an indelible impression, and an impressive one, of the character, this dude is no Conan.

I am leaning towards this opinion. For me, not having read the books or comics ever, Arnold as Conan is so indelibly burned into my mind as THE Conan, I can't imagine any other actor supplanting him. For new generations of viewers though I'm glad to see another fantasy genre flick with the potential to become a franchise get some love. For me, this reminds me too much of the recent Clash of the Titans remake: unneccessary to supplant the greatness of the original.

X · May 06, 2011, 07:05:47 AM

Quote from: Bryancd on May 05, 2011, 05:10:03 PM
Not even sure Real 3D, whatever that is can save this. My thing is I can't get beyond the guy playing Conan. As odd and campy as the original, Arnold left such an indelible impression, and an impressive one, of the character, this dude is no Conan.

I see him on Game of Thrones and have the opposite reaction. My mind goes "Yeah ... he can be Conan". I'll also say that his acting skills are better going into the film than Arnold's were.

Bryancd · May 06, 2011, 07:07:22 AM

Quote from: X on May 06, 2011, 07:05:47 AM
I'll also say that his acting skills are better going into the film than Arnold's were.

No doubt, it was Arnold physical presence which is so memorable.

Jobydrone · May 06, 2011, 07:08:01 AM

Huh, which character is he on GoT?

X · May 06, 2011, 07:09:33 AM

Quote from: Jobydrone4of20 on May 06, 2011, 07:00:17 AM
Quote from: Bryancd on May 05, 2011, 05:10:03 PM
Not even sure Real 3D, whatever that is can save this. My thing is I can't get beyond the guy playing Conan. As odd and campy as the original, Arnold left such an indelible impression, and an impressive one, of the character, this dude is no Conan.

I am leaning towards this opinion. For me, not having read the books or comics ever, Arnold as Conan is so indelibly burned into my mind as THE Conan, I can't imagine any other actor supplanting him. For new generations of viewers though I'm glad to see another fantasy genre flick with the potential to become a franchise get some love. For me, this reminds me too much of the recent Clash of the Titans remake: unneccessary to supplant the greatness of the original.

Having seen both Clashes back to back now, I find myself preferring the newer one. I don't know why that is, but I also feel the same about the new Tron. Maybe I've found a way to divorce myself from the nostalgia and compare it on the other levels.

Hell, I'd love to see a remake of Krull and Dragonslayer too. I'd love to see how they could pull those off with the way cinematography and FX have changed.

X · May 06, 2011, 07:10:12 AM

Quote from: Jobydrone4of20 on May 06, 2011, 07:08:01 AM
Huh, which character is he on GoT?

He's Khal Drogo, Dany's husband.

Jobydrone · May 06, 2011, 07:11:55 AM

That makes sense Chris, I haven't seen the original Clash in a long time and probably my memory of it is kind of rosy compared to the reality of it. Same with Conan. I loved them both so much as a kid though. Tron was a sequel remember, not a remake, that makes a big difference.

Bryancd · May 06, 2011, 07:13:35 AM

..and the original TRON was a bit of a dud story and action wise.