Conan - The Complete Quest
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Movie Reviews of Conan - The Complete Quest
Movie Review: Greatest of films in its genre
Summary: 4 Stars
Do not heed those who mock Arnold's Schwarzenegger's acting. Acting is more than saying lines, and Arnold pulls \this off well, a very believable barbarian. Also, the understanding of ancient legend and its thematics here is masterful. Whoever made this film understood the dilemma of ancient man, so well portrayed here in so many ways. A mythopoeic synthesis of post-diluvian man involving the iron age cultic struggle against the heroic tradition is executed with monumental genius. The themes of spirit vs flesh are symbolized by the riddle of steel and are embodied in the heroic underworld journey in archetypal combat mythos without losing any background realism. One could almost step into this world. It truly represents the epic soul and has been grossly miscomprehended, on the one hand, by unlearned scoffers who cannot read the symbolic subtext, and on the otherhand by zealous followers of Conan comics who want Howard's version. This film version outstrips Howard's shallow character by far.
I gave only four stars because Conan the Destroyer truly sucks and should be avoided. It should not be watched because it will spoil the experience. Also, I was VERY UPSET about the inclusion of scenes that were cut in the original version. These scenes focus on minor dialogue and characters and weaken the story's climactic ending. If it is possible, try to obtain a version without the edited scenes re-introduced. There is a reason for what editors do. MORONS....
Movie Review: DO YOU WANT TO LIVE FOREVER ! !
Summary: 4 Stars
What do you get when you wrap Arnold Schwarzenegger in some leather and give him a big sword? You get two great movies for less than half the price of the individual DVD releases. With Amazon's current price on this release you definitely can't go wrong with this one. Both movies are in their 2:35:1 aspect ratio and the picture is clear and crisp. The Digital Dolby 2.0 sound is pretty good; my only real complaint on the sound is that it should have been remastered in 5.1 Dolby Digital surround sound. That's the only reason why I give this DVD release 4 stars.
What can you say about Arnold Schwarzenegger; he is and will always be the one and only "Conan the Barbarian". I didn't receive any booklet with my discs, in my opinion most booklets are useless anyway because most of the time you can access everything directly from your menu button on the DVD player. The Conan the Barbarian / Conan the Destroyer movies are pure entertainment for the action and adventure fan, however due to some scenes of graphic violence, they may not be suitable for younger children.
On the DVD
Conan the Barbarian:
"Conan Unchained: The Making of Conan"
Feature commentary with director John Milius and actor Arnold Schwarzenegger
Deleted scenes
Special effects
The Conan archives
Theatrical trailer
Conan the Destroyer:
Theatrical trailer
Production notes
Cast and crew biographies
Movie Review: A Tale of Two Movies: One Great, One Bad....
Summary: 4 Stars
This double sided DVD contains both Conan movies:
"Conan the Barbarian" is full of violence, blood, gore, sex, nudity, and substance abuse. Being a father of 3, that makes this movie one of my biggest guilty pleasures!
Several observations:
* James Earl Jones is fantastic as the understatedly evil Falsa Doom
* "Arni" is the perfect Conan...buff, brusk, and focused
* The cinematography is just outstanding
* Great music score
* Not for kids (for reasons listed above)
This is a very good action movie and is highly recommended for fans of the Sword & Sorcery genre.
"Conan the Destroyer", this disappointing sequel to the entertaining and well made "Conan the Barbarian" is an example of what happens when studios attempt to broaden the appeal of a movie for younger audiences. This movie tries to inject more slapstick humor and includes "big name" stars (Grace Jones and Wilt Chamberlain), while sacrificing much of the story line, effective characters, and raw action that made the first movie so watchable. The special effects were also weaker and often seemed out of place, making this a real step backwards.
This set is a great value and is worth having. Recommended!
Movie Review: Krush ur enemuhs und heer da lamentations of der weemen!
Summary: 4 Stars
It's true that the packaging could be better, I wish it wasn't a double sided DVD, I really hate those. However you are getting two movies for $10 and one of them is the special edition version so there is very little room to complain.
Conan The Barbarian is a phenomenal fantasy movie; not much like the Howard stories is still a very fun movie to watch. The documentary is nothing to write home about but it gives you some nice insight into the making of this classic.
Conan The Destroyer has always been too campy for my taste. The only thing I like about it is the action scenes and the great soundtrack which I consider to be far superior and more memorable the original score.
Movie Review: Mono sound?
Summary: 4 Stars
Upon receipt and inspection of the package, it appears both of these movies are presented in 2.0 mono sound. WTF?After researching (just now, between these two sentences) it would appear the new special edition of Barbarian is also in mono (someone said it was 1.0 mono)... hrm. That is too bad. You would think they would be able to make a decent sound package for this since they went through the trouble to fix up the visual clarity.
Anyway, I'm giving this 4 stars just because it is frickin Conan and Conan ROCKS! All it needs is an improved sound suite and it would be at 5 stars.