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Conan the Barbarian (1982)
Directed by John Milius
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Overview
A horde of rampaging warriors massacre the parents of young Conan and enslave the young child for years on The Wheel of Pain. As the sole survivor of the childhood massacre, Conan is released from slavery and taught the ancient arts of fighting. Transforming himself into a killing machine, Conan travels into the wilderness to seek vengeance on Thulsa Doom, the man responsible for killing his family. In the wilderness, Conan takes up with the thieves Valeria and Subotai. The group comes upon King Osric, who wants the trio of warriors to help rescue his daughter who has joined Doom in the hills.
Rated R | Length 129 minutes
Actors
Arnold Schwarzenegger | James Earl Jones | Max von Sydow | Sandahl Bergman | Ben Davidson | Cassandra Gava | Gerry Lopez | Mako | Valérie Quennessen | William Smith | Luis Barboo | Franco Columbu | Leslie Foldvary | Gary Herman | Erik Holmey | Akio Mitamura | Nadiuska | Jorge Sanz | Jack Taylor | Sven-Ole Thorsen | Kiyoshi Yamasaki | Pilar Alcón | Florencio Amarilla | Ron Cobb | Fabián Conde | Dragon Dronet | Donald Gibb | Andrea Guzon | Corrie Jansen | Olvido Lorente | Isabel Luque | Celia Milius | John Milius | Sab Shimono
Viewing History (seen 5 times)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/31/2024 | Home Theater | 4K Blu-ray | Owned | 8 stars |
| 06/03/2019 | Movie Screen | Digital | Theater | 8 stars |
| 05/25/2019 | Home Theater | Blu-ray | Owned | 8 stars |
| 01/10/2014 | TV | Blu-ray | Owned | 8 stars |
| 03/16/2011 | TV | DVD | Library | 7.5 stars |
| (Average) 7.9 stars |
Viewing Notes
I loved the hell out of this movie as a teenager and it’d been years since I’d watched it, so a revisit was in order after seeing the trailer for the upcoming remake.
It was a frustrating viewing experience because the DVD I checked out from the library was scratched to hell.
The movie itself is as great as I remember, and I think this is probably Arnold’s best role. Just a fun, fun watch. I also particularly enjoyed James Earl Jones as Thulsa Doom. I completely forgot that he transforms into a snake at one point!
The giant snake Conan battles in one scene here is heads above the CGI snake in Anaconda. Interesting to see, since it was a visual FX here.
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