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Conan the Barbarian (2011)
Directed by Marcus Nispel
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Overview
A quest that begins as a personal vendetta for the fierce Cimmerian warrior soon turns into an epic battle against hulking rivals, horrific monsters, and impossible odds, as Conan realizes he is the only hope of saving the great nations of Hyboria from an encroaching reign of supernatural evil.
Rated R | Length 113 minutes
Actors
Jason Momoa | Stephen Lang | Rachel Nichols | Ron Perlman | Rose McGowan | Bob Sapp | Leo Howard | Steven O'Donnell | Nonso Anozie | Raad Rawi | Laila Rouass | Saïd Taghmaoui | Milton Welsh | Borislav Iliev | Nathan Jones | Diana Lyubenova | Ioan Lov | Raicho Vasilev | Stanimir Stamatov | Nikolay Stanoev | Bashar Rahal | Morgan Freeman | Ivana Staneva | Alina Puscau | Zlatka Raikova | Anton Trendafilov | Aysun Aptulova | Daniel Rashev | Sam Hargrave | Jackson Spidell | Guillermo Grispo | Radoslav Parvanov | Teodora Duhovnikova | Shelly Varod | Tezdjan Ahmedova | Ulyana Chan | Yoanna Temelkova | Nadia Konakchieva | Petya Mlluseva | Ruslana Kaneva | Gloria Petkova | Zdravka Krastenyakova | Stanislav Pishtalov | Velimir Velev | Zhaidarbek Kunguzhinov | Eric Laciste | Brian Andrew Mendoza | Nuo Sun | Kim Do | Gisella Marengo | Yoana Petrova | Vladimir Vladimirov | David Mason Chlopecki | Katarzyna Wolejnio | Alexandrina Vladova | Guerguina Ilieva | Stefka Berova | Vangelitsa Karadjova | Blagovesta Cakova | Svetlana Vasileva | Zornitsa Stoicheva | Zhenia Zheleva | Nikol Vasileva | Adriana Kalcheva | Mark Amos | Zlateto Keremedchieva | Raw Leiba | Radka Petkova | Paul Stefanov
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/21/2011 | TV | Streaming | Video on Demand | 3 stars |
| (Average) 3 stars |
Viewing Notes
I feel like I grew up knowing a lot about Conan, but I never saw the movies, nor did I read the Howard books. It was just such a looming prescence in my little nerdy life that I felt it was always just there.
Never having seen CONAN THE BARBARIAN though, it was about what I expected out of an Eighties action fantasy epic: a bit misguided, wooden acting, and not near enough blood. The fact of the matter is, for a supposed barbarian, there’s not a lot of barbarianing going on here. The fights are too few and too far between and a bit weightless (if that makes sense) when they do show up.
Still, I enjoyed the opening scene and when the movie didn’t concern itself with talking so much. And, there are golden moments where you can really see Oliver Stone’s influence. Unfortunately his hand wasn’t heavy enough and so what’s on screen often remains clunky at best.
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