Movie Review – Conan the Barbarian

This is a day late, but a busy girl has got to do what she can. :)

This past weekend we actually saw several movies, but only one in theaters.  At home we watched The Last Samuria (pretty good), Sucker Punch (don’t waste your money), and Pirates of the Carribean 3 (love it even after 1000 times).

The one we saw in theaters was Conan the Barbarian.  I remember seeing the TV show back in the day and I liked it then so I knew this was going to be on my list of MUST SEE in theaters.

What the movie was about:
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. (IMDb)

Rated R for strong bloody violence, some sexuality and NUDITY!

1.  Did the trailer/preview give the entire movie away?
No, it really didn’t.  I went in to the movie not knowing what was going to happen or really who the characters were.  For some reason this trailer wasn’t overly played.  (Maybe that’s why it tanked at the box office?)

2.  Is this a MUST see in the theaters or do you wish you had just rented it or is it that bad that you would have to wait for it to be free on TBS?
Normally Adam and I have the same opinion about movies.  We like the same types and we usually feel the same after we see them.  Not this time.  Also, not in the way you would expect.  Adam hated it.  He honestly felt like it was the biggest waste of money and said he would have asked for his money back if he could.  I, on the other hand, enjoyed it.  It wasn’t spectacular and definitely not worth what we paid for admission ($11.25 each – OUCH) but I left satisfied.  There was a lot of gore and blood splatter.  It was so unrealistic though that it didn’t really bother me.  A few times I had to close my eyes.  I really liked the overall story line.  But I think I figured out why Adam hated it and I liked it.  It reminded me exactly of a trashy romance novel like this:

Not this exact book (which I do own by the way) but you get my point.  It was the typical buff, long haired guy, out to save the world and his leading lady story line. 

So as far as the actual questions of is it worth a theater price … maybe not.  I liked it, but I’m just weird like that.

3.  Which movie star do you think MADE this movie?
When I saw the guy playing Conan (Jason Moma) I didn’t really think of him as hot.  But after seeing the movie he went up a few notches on the hottie radar.  I think it’s just the knight and shining armor appeal though.  He does have a way of cutting his eyes that are very nice. He also has a rather nice booty (haha).


This is the guy playing Conan’s father (Ron Perlman).  Doesn’t he look like Harry from Harry and the Hendersons??

4.  Predictability?
It was a bit predictable, but just like all movies that have the eventual outcome of good conquering evil.  I didn’t really care for the ending though.  I needed a little more mushy, love stuff.  (Again with the romance novel aspect)

5. Rating?
Because our opinions were so opposite and I don’t think I paid enough attention the flaws of the movie I’m giving it a 5 out of 10.  I would definitely watch it again once it’s out on the movie channels.