• Albbi@lemmy.ca
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    19 days ago

    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?

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      19 days ago

      Destroyer is PG13 and lacks Subotai. And no Red Sonja is not a Conan movie because he’s a priest named Kalidor.

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        19 days ago

        And no Red Sonja is not a Conan movie because he’s a priest named Kalidor.

        I always thought he was Conan but under cover because King Conan couldn’t just go out and adventure easily.

        Yeah, Subotai was pretty awesome too.

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    19 days ago

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

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    19 days ago

    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

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    19 days ago

    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.

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        19 days ago

        To crush your ice, see it dunked into the shaker before you, and to see the glances of their women!

        Conan from Barbados making a beachy drinkies.