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| The message of the opening sequence is simple, and it is this: Friends dont let friends see Conan the Barbarian sober. It should be seen in groups, and it should be seen while heavily inebriated. Bring a designated driver; he or she should go see Fright Night, which doesnt need the alcohol to be intoxicating. |
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| Ultimately, Conan the Barbarian is a bad film, bad from the bottom. Trust me, its much worse than you can imagine without seeing it for yourself. Thats the challenge of Conan. Where is that line between so bad-its-good and so bad-its-atrocious? Conan straddles it, a result that will likely elicit a cacophony of exasperated laughter in theaters this weekend. Viewers may find themselves shaking their head and whispering under their breath, Are you *bleeping* kidding me with this? But more often than not, even through all the bewildered regret, audiences will probably be smiling at the bold, audacious awfulness of it all. |
Okay I just saw it in the movies.. it was everything I wanted in conan. It was faithfull to the material.. but I see why the negative rating..
10% talking 90%action..
The fighting was awesome, the blood reminds you of god of war game, the sword fighting was everything I expected. The villian was no push over,.. there was magic and naked women ... lots of jigglies around.. not to mention a sex scene, and how brutish Conan treated the women in the movie. (I.e. gaging one with a cloth to shut up, commanding others etc..)
The movie was made for men LOL
But there isn't much dialog from Conan .. he acted really good for the part its just not a deep story..
Its FRIGGIN CONAN... non-stop action from start to finish, decapatations, gory blood,.. a nose gets cut off,.. a man gets sliced in half from the waist,.. naked women running around... so much killing..many of which were inovative.. (felt like I was watching 1000 ways to die tv show LOL) it was awesome.
I believe you can fit every word Adult Conan said in the movie on one sheet of paper..
Critics normally don't give high ratings to rated R movies like this LOL This movie was WORTH the money. The rating is low due to the graphic nature of the movie.. movies of this type typically do not get a high rating. THis movie has more blood, guts, gore, and killing and action than the arnold movies did. Watch it and I am sure everyone will agree this conan was one bad sob.
*edit* I forgot to add that the narrator of the movie (in the begining) sounded like Morgan Freeman...
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Just what I wanted to hear.
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Yep well worth it, no movie of this nature will get a high rating from critics (Blood, violence, sex, nudity, lots of epic fighting, inovative killing, and very little dialog from the main actor) LOL screw them, the movie is awesome.|
Originally Posted by Starflier
Just what I wanted to hear.
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The fight scenes remind me of god of war..
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I quite liked it. Not perfect, but still entertaining.
Also... BOOBIES!
Also, if it wasn't Morgan Freeman narrating, may the universe conspire to strike me down.
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By CROM! That was a fun movie. If you miss 80's Action flicks that earn every ounce of their R rating with bloody battle go see Conan.
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hell yes LOLOL okay when he stuck his finger through that noseless face and the guy peed.. I damn near LOLed.. what was your take?|
Originally Posted by Wolf_Spider
By CROM! That was a fun movie. If you miss 80's Action flicks that earn every ounce of their R rating with bloody battle go see Conan.
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So many innovative ways to die in this flick LOL
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Yeah I wasn't sure in my post earlier, Its why I said it sounded like him. I am curious who is was though..|
Originally Posted by Starflier
I quite liked it. Not perfect, but still entertaining.
Also... BOOBIES! Also, if it wasn't Morgan Freeman narrating, may the universe conspire to strike me down. |
This movie was fun AND Entertaining
BY CROM!!!
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I looked it up. It was Morgan Freeman.
Went and saw it (in 2D, was surprisingly hard to find an early 2D showing) at a local "Brew and View". Was a good Conan flick. And yeah, no way in hell a bunch of critics were going to like it. Not with the Arnie version being such a staple of many of their childhoods.
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I looked it up. It was Morgan Freeman.
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This movie was entertaining, very god of war-ish. If anyone is a conan fan go see this movie you WON'T be disapointed.
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Originally Posted by Chrome_Family
hell yes LOLOL okay when he stuck his finger through that noseless face and the guy peed.. I damn near LOLed.. what was your take?
So many innovative ways to die in this flick LOL |
That scene was almost more disturbing then the battlefield c-section >_<
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No I think that's true, though they do sometimes effect the box office take ('The Help' Reigns Over Gutless 'Conan,') right or wrong. |
Originally Posted by Hyperstrike
And yeah, no way in hell a bunch of critics were going to like it.
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It may have been better off not to screen this for critics beforehand, like most Tyler Perry releases. ;]
If you were inclined to see it, you were going to regardless of the reviews, but a blank slate might have pulled a few more leaners into the theater.
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Article on Conan and his place in history.
Just got back from seeing it, and all things considered, it's okay. Not great, not horrid, just okay. I mean it would have been good, if it hadn't somehow collided into every single problem I have with movies nowadays.
So, forgive me just this once, allow me to rant, and let me share with you:
SQUID'S LIST OF THINGS THAT BUG HIM ABOUT MOVIES!
1. Post-converted 3D.
Now don't get me wrong. I love 3D when it's done well. Every movie I've seen that was filmed in 3D and made from the ground up for 3D (a.k.a. Avatar and Transformers: Dark of the Moon. So...uh...all two of them) has looked amazing! The problem comes in when movies that were clearly not intended for 3D are converted after the fact. This annoys me not because the 3D is hard to notice, but because it makes the movie DARK AS ALL HELL! Seriously, I couldn't see a damn thing half the time in this movie because the damn 3D glasses dimmed everything down! That big fight they had on the ship was in broad daylight, yet because they didn't bother to up their damn contrast and brightness it looked like dusk!
2. Really fast editing during fight sequences.
For some reason a lot of fight scenes nowadays seem to be nothing but a series of one or two second shots all strung together really damn fast. Apparently this is supposed to make the action "frantic", "visceral", and "gritty". It doesn't. It makes it so I can't tell what the hell is going on. Fight scenes seem to be at their best when they're not too detached from the action, but the camera takes enough of a step back to observe. Look at the Star Wars prequels or the first three Pirates of the Caribbean movies to see fight scenes done really well. They're creative, fast, but allow the viewer to take time to see what's happening.
3. The sidekick.
Why does every damn movie need a sidekick? Nobody likes them, they're annoying and contribute nothing! This movie was especially egregious (hurr hurr, I love that word) with it, when that thief guy just kind of showed up for the third act, did some utterly superfluous stuff, and then left. What was the point? He just picked some locks and screamed a bunch, why did he need to be there? It's like Hollywood execs think that there always need someone for the hero to talk to, onscreen, ALWAYS. And speaking of people to talk to...
4. The "strong" "independent" damsel in distress.
Granted, this trope is so old that picking on it now is kind of a moot point, but it needs to be said. Every damn adventure movie has a love interest. Every damn one of these chicks acts all "Ha, i'm a strong and confident young lady who's a role model for the little girls!" And every damn one of them has to get kidnapped because they make a bafflingly stupid decision. Like in this movie, why did princess whatsherface just run off after she and Conan had the obligatory sex scene? I guess she was going back to the ship but why did she go through a forest then? Why didn't she just poke Conan and have him escort her back? I mean, it kind of has to happen now, the chick has to get kidnapped, but could you at least have her get kidnapped because the villains are smart? Not because she's dumb?
So yeah, all in all an alright movie, not one I would say anyone would have to go see right now, but if you've got an afternoon to kill and can find it in 2D, well, there's far worse ways to spend two hours.
1. Post-converted 3D.
Now don't get me wrong. I love 3D when it's done well. Every movie I've seen that was filmed in 3D and made from the ground up for 3D (a.k.a. Avatar and Transformers: Dark of the Moon. So...uh...all two of them) has looked amazing! The problem comes in when movies that were clearly not intended for 3D are converted after the fact. This annoys me not because the 3D is hard to notice, but because it makes the movie DARK AS ALL HELL! Seriously, I couldn't see a damn thing half the time in this movie because the damn 3D glasses dimmed everything down! That big fight they had on the ship was in broad daylight, yet because they didn't bother to up their damn contrast and brightness it looked like dusk!
2. Really fast editing during fight sequences.
For some reason a lot of fight scenes nowadays seem to be nothing but a series of one or two second shots all strung together really damn fast. Apparently this is supposed to make the action "frantic", "visceral", and "gritty". It doesn't. It makes it so I can't tell what the hell is going on. Fight scenes seem to be at their best when they're not too detached from the action, but the camera takes enough of a step back to observe. Look at the Star Wars prequels or the first three Pirates of the Caribbean movies to see fight scenes done really well. They're creative, fast, but allow the viewer to take time to see what's happening.
3. The sidekick.
Why does every damn movie need a sidekick? Nobody likes them, they're annoying and contribute nothing! This movie was especially egregious (hurr hurr, I love that word) with it, when that thief guy just kind of showed up for the third act, did some utterly superfluous stuff, and then left. What was the point? He just picked some locks and screamed a bunch, why did he need to be there? It's like Hollywood execs think that there always need someone for the hero to talk to, onscreen, ALWAYS. And speaking of people to talk to...
4. The "strong" "independent" damsel in distress.
Granted, this trope is so old that picking on it now is kind of a moot point, but it needs to be said. Every damn adventure movie has a love interest. Every damn one of these chicks acts all "Ha, i'm a strong and confident young lady who's a role model for the little girls!" And every damn one of them has to get kidnapped because they make a bafflingly stupid decision. Like in this movie, why did princess whatsherface just run off after she and Conan had the obligatory sex scene? I guess she was going back to the ship but why did she go through a forest then? Why didn't she just poke Conan and have him escort her back? I mean, it kind of has to happen now, the chick has to get kidnapped, but could you at least have her get kidnapped because the villains are smart? Not because she's dumb?
So yeah, all in all an alright movie, not one I would say anyone would have to go see right now, but if you've got an afternoon to kill and can find it in 2D, well, there's far worse ways to spend two hours.
Well, it made $10 million to rank 4th for the weekend even getting beat out by "Spy Kids: All the Time in the World" and that's considering it opened at over 3K theaters. It's budget was $90 million. That's gonna need a hell of a cult status to make up for that.
FYI, Fright Night, which got rather positive reviews(74% on RT), made even less. This was not a good week to open.
Well it wasn't a good weekend for a R rated film. Lots of college age folk are moving in to their dorms this weekend.
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