Why do you like it better than Conan The Destroyer? I mean, other than James Earl Jones being in Barbarian.

Is Red Sonya considered a Conan movie?

This is right. And if you do not listen then TO HELL WITH YOU!

folks always sleeping on “kindergarten cop”.

I still think the “What is best in life…” bit should replace the pledge of allegience in U.S. grade schools.

My unpopular opinion is that this movie is just bad lol

It’s not better than Commando.

Agreed. I’m a sucker for fantasy.

I agree with you, mostly.

And I’ve seen the opinion expressed a lot. Which means I can’t really call it unpopular, though it also isn’t a majority opinion either.

Where I would disagree is that his performance wasn’t his best overall, despite it being his best movie. A good bit of the work involved came from direction, editing, and the rest of the cast as well. He didn’t, however, do great delivering his lines.

Where I agree is that he didn’t have a lot of lines. Most of what made the character shine was physical and facial. That’s where he was great. He still is superb at that; he plays for the back rows, and it works.

For sure though, it’s still his best movie overall

Conan doesn’t get the respect it deserves on multiple levels. From Basil Polidouris’s score, to the cinematography, and YES…even the screenplay. Conan was never “just a Arnold action movie”.

I’ve always equated it to more like an opera. Dialogue is honestly sparse. Much like the character of Conan himself, dialogue only exists when it has the most impact, with the rest of the story being told visually. It’s one of the only films I’ve seen where you can put it on mute and still mostly know the broad strokes of what’s going on.

I’ll never not defend this movie. So yes…I sort of agree with the O.P. But then again…Total Recall exists.

Yes, but is it better than the reboot with Jason Momoa?

Wrong. Predator is the best one. But Conan the Barbadian is second.