Conan The Destroyer...good Fun Or Campy Crap?

POSTED BY: chrisisall
UPDATED: Monday, August 20, 2007 15:46
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CHRISISALL

Sunday, August 19, 2007 10:58 PM

I just bought Conan 1 & 2 (on one disk) for $10, haven't seen the second one EVER on DVD...my memory of it is cruel, but I expect to have fun with it now....

Of course, no sword n' sorcery flick will EVER match the first one, but hey- Basil Poledouris does the music, I buy the movie, y'know?

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THESOMNAMBULIST

Sunday, August 19, 2007 11:05 PM

One of the GREAT film scores. That makes it for me.

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SAFEAT2ND

Sunday, August 19, 2007 11:32 PM

Ahhhh... the good old days when a good film didn't have to have one-armed, widowed, dying in 12hours, emotional, over-the-top, tear jerking, melodramatic piano or violin players or enough special effects, CG creatures, and eardrum splitting explosions to give even people NOT suffering from Epilepsy fits, whose target demographics are people suffering from ADD and ADHD, with no discernable writing talents evident and little to no storyline.

When a B movie was truly a B movie and people didn't expect Oscar winning performances from it but enjoyed them none the less.

I liked them both, but I'm not a fan of Grace Jones so the 2nd one I didn't like as mush. But then time may have rose-colored my perspective once again. (eg Buck Rogers)

Big Trouble in Little China was another good campy B movie.

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CHRISISALL

Sunday, August 19, 2007 11:37 PM

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Originally posted by TheSomnambulist:
One of the GREAT film scores.

I think Basil topped even his score for the first one.

Lot on my knife Chrisisall

DARKJESTER

Sunday, August 19, 2007 11:44 PM

Good, clean campy fun with swords, sorcery and cleavage - what's not to like?

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CHRISISALL

Monday, August 20, 2007 12:50 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by DarkJester:
Good, clean campy fun with swords, sorcery and cleavage - what's not to like?

The wrestling scene with the bodybuilder wearin' that rubber mask...

Needed more blood in general...

But it was mostly okay Chrisisall

MISSTRESSAHARA

Monday, August 20, 2007 4:04 AM

How did I KNOW this was your thread?

There's a lot I could say but it'd take too long. I do still like to watch it (especially when Mako and that other wizard face off) but it'll never be as good as the first. I mean come on, James Earl Jones people.

"I am the life spring from which you flow."
and the best line
"Contemplate this on the Tree of Woe."

And though it's not the best acting or script (Jones and Ahnold and the basketball player) I do enjoy it. Now I could go on to great length about how they screwed up Conan's story and the characters and continuity.... but that's another thread.

Now I'm curious to know what you think of *gulp* Red Sonya?

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FREMDFIRMA

Monday, August 20, 2007 5:20 AM

I love that little "prayer" he does in the first one before things get hairy, it just slays me...

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CHRISISALL

Monday, August 20, 2007 2:50 PM

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Originally posted by Misstressahara:

Now I'm curious to know what you think of *gulp* Red Sonya?

Morricone did the music, which made the movie more palitable, but Bridgette Neilson? Not my cup of Earl Gray...

Chrisisall

CHRISISALL

Monday, August 20, 2007 3:29 PM

Frem, do you have the first one on DVD? If not, it's a great deal- CtB (Anamorphic Director's Cut with bonus features and commentary on one side) plus CtD (Non-animorphic, but a good-looking presentation anyway) for $10!!!

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