Conan The Barbarian on DVD (1981)

Crush your enemies

mugwort from lancashire , 18/05/2005

Conan the Barbarian is the definitive barbarian film. Starting with the death of his entire tribe poor ol’ Conan is taken to be a slave and is made to turn a wheel round for 20 years till he turns into Arnold. At this point he is deemed strong enough to fight to the death for several more years until even his “owner” becomes afraid of him and sets him free to seek his revenge.

James Earl Jones is spectacular as the snake wizard and Arnie more than satisfies when it comes to repeatedly smashing villans heads with an over sized sword.

A classic!!!

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John#53 from TELFORD , 16/03/2004

Years after the brutal murder of his parents, Conan the Barbarian sets out on a perilous quest for vengeance on the evil Thulsa Doom. With his trusted companions, he has a series of marvelous adventures which culminate in the fulfillment of his long hoped for goal. A vigorous and bloody sword-and-sorcery epic featuring Schwarzenegger's breakthrough role.

The amazing electrifying choral music of Basil Poledouris goes a long way in trying to convey the adventures and excitement of battles and conquests of the prehistoric age.

In playing Conan, Arnold was fresh off his first documentary movie, where he won the Mr. Olympic title, so he was particularly pumped. All the cast members were fairly new to film, and it also had a fairly seventies feel to it as well.

Still, the combination of a classic hero and the great James Earl Jones as the evil Doom makes this film a very thrilling adventure to watch again and again. One particular scene to note is the raid on the mountain palace - the paradise hall. Another very bloody scene is near the ending, when two warriors stood again many on horseback. I love this film . . .

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The ultimate fantasy/hero film

Alexander Howard from Nottingham , 03/06/2005

In my opinion this is the ultimate fantasy/hero film, it still looks great today and hasn't dated in the slightest. This was Arnie's first and still his best film (yes better than Terminator). He's just so perfect for the role of Conan and the script writers were right on the money by choosing to give him very little to say. Instead of the usual chatty - full of one-liners super hero, we have a dark brooding anti-hero who loves violence and has a lust for revenge.

James Earl Jones puts in a stonking performance as the villain and the rest put in more than adequate perfomances considering almost none of them come from acting backgrounds but are made up for surfers, body builders and american football players.

Ignore the terrible sequel to this film, the change in director and cast did Conan the Destoryer no favours at all. It's such a pity as there's so much left to the Conan story that we'll never get to see.

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Classic

A customer from Carrickfergus , 28/03/2006

This film is a must see! Cinematography is excellent, settings well picked and acting excellent also - yes, even Arnie's wooden acting was not apparent on this occasion as he was made to play this role. This was the first of three films, but alas Conan the Destroyer butchered any chances of this trilogy ever happening, shame really. All the actors seemed to fit perfectly. Ask yourself who could make this fascinating story work on film in today's Hollywood listings?

Go on and give it a look, and don't be too critical!

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Crom!!!

A customer from Essex, England , 07/04/2005

First of 2 Conan films. This stcks fairly close to Howards stories of our hero.

Conan sees his family & tribe slaughtered by a gang of marauders and is taken into slavery from which he is eventually released. He embarks on a crusade of vengence. Story is simple. The characters are simple. The action is Bloody & violent. Just the way Roberet E. Howard wrote it in the 1930s. Loved every minute of it. Swords & Sorcery @ its best..

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Classic

FarrukhsHoney from Basildon [Highly rated reviewer] , 08/12/2007

This film is a must see quite entertaining

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