Conan the Destroyer
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Movie Reviews of Conan the Destroyer
Movie Review: not much better
Summary: 2 Stars
I wasn't too impressed with Conan the Barbarian but people told me that Conan the Destroyer was better so I decided to give it a chance. Though there were some good scenes, the overall movie leaves more to be desired same as the first Conan. While the plot was not so drawn out, the lack of action hurt the movie to some degree. The returning characters are Conan (of course) along with his side kick Malleck from the first movie. And speaking of the first movie, Conan became king at the very end but in Conan the Destroyer he sets off on a quest all over again to find his destiny. (What's up with that?) Anyway, the fights are not as brutal this time around and the characters are a little more likeable than those in the first Conan. The last part of the movie was pretty good but it just wasn't enough to make an overall good movie. Not only that, Conan's wife from the first movie was supposed to get ressurected but it never happened (Can we say "plot hole"?) Again, the Conan films don't deliver very much and leave more to be desired.Movie Review: Soylent Conan
Summary: 2 Stars
This movie was directed by Richard Fleischer, of "Soylent Green" fame. And everything about this movie is just about that hilariously bad. Here's what makes it total doo doo:
1) Script
2) Cast selection
3) Acting
4) Direction & Camera Work
5) Effects
6) The utter and absolute betrayal and abandonment of anything resembling RE Howard's Conan of Cimmeria.
I gave this movie a second star simply because there are a few funny moments that at least make this a lighhearted journey into awfulness.
Let me sum it up this way:
Remember in the *real* Conan movie when the black lotus seller tells Subotai and Conan: "Black lotus, Stygian, the best," and Subotai says, "This better not be hagga!" and the seller says, "I would not sell hagga to slayers such as yourselves."
Well, slayer, if you bought this movie you've just been sold a big fat bag of hagga....It ain't the real thing.
Movie Review: Sword and the Toad
Summary: 2 Stars
This is an absurd and hastily made sequel to the far superior Conan the Barbarian. Swartz is back as the big hulking paleoanthropic warrior who has more muscle than brains. This time around the landscape looks like something out of a cheap fantasy movie and nothing ever clicks or feels like the original. The difference with this is that the first film had a believability to it and this one just oozes out vacuous emptiness. The plot concerns a princess who must fight an evil sorceress. . . not much there to begin with. Along the line there are more absurd characters including Grace Jones who resembles a twig and beats men 8 times her size with a stick. Chamberlain is even more lackluster as a personal guard to the spoiled princess who has special powers to defeat darkness. Look for the awful 'non-moving face' monster in the hall of mirrors that is about as scary as a dead fish. Even as a kid I hated this movie.
Movie Review: Beyond embarassing sequel
Summary: 2 Stars
After director John Milius crafted a classic with the big screen adaptation of Conan the Barbarian, Universal pumped out this sequel two years later aimed at a younger crowd. Arnold Schwarzenegger returns as Conan, and is undoubtadly the best thing about this film which almost parodies the original. Also featured is one of the campiest casts ever assembled which includes Grace Jones and Wilt Chamberlain. All in all, Conan the Destroyer isn't a bad film on it's own when you don't compare it to the original or take it seriously.Movie Review: omg
Summary: 2 Stars
I'd give this movie lots'o stars. I like it. It's not long and boring like the first. There's some good swordfights. There's some magic. There's Arnold. BUT! There is also some major butchering of the gore scenes. I cringed when I watched my dvd, as I realised there were at least 3-4 scenes that had been cut. Because of this I'm takin' a bunch of stars back. One star for Arnold, and one for the swords/whole conan-setting.Don't buy until there's an uncut version.