Conan the Destroyer

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Audience Member I love Conan The Barbarian but wow this film is really bad, cheap looking sets, unimaginative plot, slow paced (not in a good way), bad dialogue and a guy in a bad rubber mask in one fight scene. You can see why Arnold Schwarzenegger didn't want to make a third one. Compared to the first Conan it seems they took all the magic edge of the sequel in comparison and softened the protagonist up a bit too much. It lacks excitement, even Red Sonja is way better than this. Rated 1.5/5 Stars •  Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 04/20/25 Full Review Jelisije J A nice little old school fantasy film where Conan goes on a journey to protect a princess in order to resurrect the love of his life. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 11/06/24 Full Review Patrick F One of my childhood favorites. It has a decent story, fantasy action. 80s classic. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 10/19/24 Full Review Rosana B Tão ruim quanto seu antecessor de 1982 e seu remake de 2011, mas aqui ao menos temos uns monstrinhos esquinitinhos, uns aborígenes carnívoros subestimados, uma princesinha adorável e uma guerreira parecendo saída da tribo de Wankanda, destemida e forte, entretanto o que tem de bela fotografia tem de péssimos efeitos, e nem me refiro a época, coisa rasa mesmo, o menos pior de todos eles, ou talvez por ser o pior de todos foi o que menos desgostei, corajoso… Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 09/03/24 Full Review Jithin K They thought the first one was a bit too serious and made it campy and cheesy. The forced comedy, the unintended comedy, Conan speaking a lot where the one from the first movie wouldn't have needed to, even the production design reflects this cheesiness. All this led to a significant downgrade from the first movie but this is still a very entertaining fantasy movie on its own. Arnold is more of himself than in the previous movie but he still makes it work great in the action scenes. There are a lot of things that feel more problematic here but despite all such issues what they decided to keep from the first movie made this very entertaining. Overall, this feels less of a movie about Conan like the first one but maybe that's more how the books are. It's sad that we didn't get a Conan The Conqueror with Arnold but I don't think it would've been great if it followed the campiness of this movie either. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 07/10/24 Full Review Michael C Four decades after its release, "Conan the Destroyer" is a movie I still cannot help but enjoy to a certain extent despite the fact the movie is not all that good and is loaded with problems and flaws. As I watch it I often ask myself why I like it at all. The movie's main story is good, but it is undermined by a script that is not well written. The ensuing quest was very underwhelming in the end. There are also problems with the casting. Not all of it is bad. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Grace Jones and Mako are all very good in their respective roles. Even Tracy Walter does a decent job. However it is easy to see why "Conan the Destroyer" was the late Wilt Chamberlain's' first and last movie. He was horribly miscast as Bombaata, the Captain of Queen Taramis' guards. He made Sophia Coppola look like Meryl Streep. Olivia D'Abo is not terrible in her role as Princess Jenna, but she was not all that great either. To her credit I have seen in her in roles later in her career and she has consistently done a good job of acting. A major problem with her character is her attraction to Conan. She was fifteen at the time of filming. To the movie's credit, Jenna's attraction is not returned and he ultimately rebuffs her (Which I think was the right thing to do.). Despite the problems the movie does have positive highlights through out which I guess is why I still enjoy watching it today. Among such things is the, for the most part, well staged fight scenes, the climax with Dagoth is also well done. I have always enjoyed Conan's fight with the mirror monster. The best part of the film in my opinion. How can I forget Conan's drunken conversation with Jenna. That has stood the test of time. In the end, "Conan the Destroyer" is a movie I would enjoy, but would never recommend to anybody because they would think I am nuts. Still I try as I might, I just can't help but like it. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 07/10/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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