Conan The Destroyer...good Fun Or Campy Crap? by chrisisall

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Conan The Destroyer...good Fun Or Campy Crap?

POSTED BY: CHRISISALL
UPDATED: Monday, August 20, 2007 05:46
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Sunday, August 19, 2007 12:58 PM

I just bought Conan 1 & 2 (on one disk) for $10, haven't seen the second one EVER on DVD...my memory of it is cruel, but I expect to have fun with it now....

Of course, no sword n' sorcery flick will EVER match the first one, but hey- Basil Poledouris does the music, I buy the movie, y'know?

Chrisisall, The Conquerer

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Sunday, August 19, 2007 1:05 PM

THESOMNAMBULIST

One of the GREAT film scores. That makes it for me.

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Sunday, August 19, 2007 1:32 PM

SAFEAT2ND

Ahhhh... the good old days when a good film didn't have to have one-armed, widowed, dying in 12hours, emotional, over-the-top, tear jerking, melodramatic piano or violin players or enough special effects, CG creatures, and eardrum splitting explosions to give even people NOT suffering from Epilepsy fits, whose target demographics are people suffering from ADD and ADHD, with no discernable writing talents evident and little to no storyline.

When a B movie was truly a B movie and people didn't expect Oscar winning performances from it but enjoyed them none the less.

I liked them both, but I'm not a fan of Grace Jones so the 2nd one I didn't like as mush. But then time may have rose-colored my perspective once again. (eg Buck Rogers)

Big Trouble in Little China was another good campy B movie.

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Sunday, August 19, 2007 1:37 PM

CHRISISALL

Quote:
Originally posted by TheSomnambulist:
One of the GREAT film scores.

I think Basil topped even his score for the first one.

Lot on my knife Chrisisall

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Sunday, August 19, 2007 1:44 PM

DARKJESTER

Good, clean campy fun with swords, sorcery and cleavage - what's not to like?

MAL "You only gotta scare him."
JAYNE "Pain is scary..."

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Sunday, August 19, 2007 2:50 PM

CHRISISALL

Quote:
Originally posted by DarkJester:
Good, clean campy fun with swords, sorcery and cleavage - what's not to like?

The wrestling scene with the bodybuilder wearin' that rubber mask...

Needed more blood in general...

But it was mostly okay Chrisisall

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Sunday, August 19, 2007 6:04 PM

MISSTRESSAHARA

How did I KNOW this was your thread?

There's a lot I could say but it'd take too long. I do still like to watch it (especially when Mako and that other wizard face off) but it'll never be as good as the first. I mean come on, James Earl Jones people.

"I am the life spring from which you flow."
and the best line
"Contemplate this on the Tree of Woe."

And though it's not the best acting or script (Jones and Ahnold and the basketball player) I do enjoy it. Now I could go on to great length about how they screwed up Conan's story and the characters and continuity.... but that's another thread.

Now I'm curious to know what you think of *gulp* Red Sonya?

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Sunday, August 19, 2007 7:20 PM

FREMDFIRMA

I love that little "prayer" he does in the first one before things get hairy, it just slays me...

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Monday, August 20, 2007 4:50 AM

CHRISISALL

Quote:
Originally posted by Misstressahara:

Now I'm curious to know what you think of *gulp* Red Sonya?

Morricone did the music, which made the movie more palitable, but Bridgette Neilson? Not my cup of Earl Gray...

Chrisisall

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Monday, August 20, 2007 5:29 AM

CHRISISALL

Frem, do you have the first one on DVD? If not, it's a great deal- CtB (Anamorphic Director's Cut with bonus features and commentary on one side) plus CtD (Non-animorphic, but a good-looking presentation anyway) for $10!!!

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Monday, August 20, 2007 5:40 AM

SAFEAT2ND

Bridgette Neilson nor Grace Jones... *shudder*

My one worry is that 'they' will try to do a remake of it.

What did anyone think of Scorpion King? I thought it was very much in the same vein as Conan.

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And a heart full of rain
And I know that I said
I'd never do it again
Oh and I love you sweet baby but I always take the long way home."

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Monday, August 20, 2007 5:46 AM

CHRISISALL

I really liked Scorpion King- it was a smooth combo of the light-hearted and the harsh. Plus: KELLY HU!!!!

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