"Conan - The Complete Quest"
Just finished watching "Conan - The Complete Quest" released by Universal.
I'm probably going to get in a lot of trouble for this comparison, but "Conan The Barbarian," the first movie in this duology successfully captures the epic feel and sweeping grandeur of a historical/biblical movie made in the 1950s and 1960s, which surprised me, because my memory of these movies were almost lighthearted. I do recall watching them with Dad, who was a great fan of the Conan stories by Robert E. Howard, and while Dad correctly said that the movies were nothing like the Conan stories, they did capture some of the essence of the character, which actor Arnold Schwarzenegger effectively brought to life.
"Conan The Barbarian" is definitely a derivative of several of Howard's Conan stories and is basically an origin story of one of the most popular sword and sorcery genre's characters. It's also more graphic than I had recalled with its sex and fighting scenes. There is also a rather curious scene in where Conan uses his masculine wiles on a male priest in order to get his clothes. One can see "Conan The Barbarian" as a cautionary tale about the price a life long quest for revenge has because Conan does pay a price that will haunt him for the rest of his life.
"Conan The Barbarian" did well enough on the silver screen to warrant a sequel "Conan The Destroyer" which greatly toned down the sex and violence in order to get a PG-Rating. "Conan The Barbarian" has an R-Rating.
Both Conan movies excel at showing how Conan is a leader and team builder, with flaws that he overcomes in order to achieve his goals.
I believe Dad would agree that "Conan - The Complete Quest" are the best representations of Howard's legendary hero. The one-season television series was horribly bad, and Dad lost interest in it after watching the first episode. I did watch the television series after Dad had passed away for him and I wish I hadn't because Dad had been right, the television show was bad. Now I did take Dad to see the Conan The Barbarian reboot movie in 2011 that bombed and neither Dad or I thought that it was true to Howard's Conan stories.
Will there be another Conan movie? Well, who owns the rights is rather a deep, convoluted tale, though there is talk of a new Red Sonja movie. Arnold Schwarzenegger says he's interested in doing a "King Conan" movie. It might be his last hurrah as an actor.
Strongly Recommended!
Five Stars!
https://www.amazon.com/Conan-Complete...
I'm probably going to get in a lot of trouble for this comparison, but "Conan The Barbarian," the first movie in this duology successfully captures the epic feel and sweeping grandeur of a historical/biblical movie made in the 1950s and 1960s, which surprised me, because my memory of these movies were almost lighthearted. I do recall watching them with Dad, who was a great fan of the Conan stories by Robert E. Howard, and while Dad correctly said that the movies were nothing like the Conan stories, they did capture some of the essence of the character, which actor Arnold Schwarzenegger effectively brought to life.
"Conan The Barbarian" is definitely a derivative of several of Howard's Conan stories and is basically an origin story of one of the most popular sword and sorcery genre's characters. It's also more graphic than I had recalled with its sex and fighting scenes. There is also a rather curious scene in where Conan uses his masculine wiles on a male priest in order to get his clothes. One can see "Conan The Barbarian" as a cautionary tale about the price a life long quest for revenge has because Conan does pay a price that will haunt him for the rest of his life.
"Conan The Barbarian" did well enough on the silver screen to warrant a sequel "Conan The Destroyer" which greatly toned down the sex and violence in order to get a PG-Rating. "Conan The Barbarian" has an R-Rating.
Both Conan movies excel at showing how Conan is a leader and team builder, with flaws that he overcomes in order to achieve his goals.
I believe Dad would agree that "Conan - The Complete Quest" are the best representations of Howard's legendary hero. The one-season television series was horribly bad, and Dad lost interest in it after watching the first episode. I did watch the television series after Dad had passed away for him and I wish I hadn't because Dad had been right, the television show was bad. Now I did take Dad to see the Conan The Barbarian reboot movie in 2011 that bombed and neither Dad or I thought that it was true to Howard's Conan stories.
Will there be another Conan movie? Well, who owns the rights is rather a deep, convoluted tale, though there is talk of a new Red Sonja movie. Arnold Schwarzenegger says he's interested in doing a "King Conan" movie. It might be his last hurrah as an actor.
Strongly Recommended!
Five Stars!
https://www.amazon.com/Conan-Complete...
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