I read the previous comments on this movie, and I am quite shocked. Did I see the same movie as these other folks?
I found "Conan the Barbarian" to be painfully slow. Very little happens until the final twenty minutes, and by that point, I was fighting to keep my eyes open. I enjoy trashy, B-films more than the average film fan, so I was surprised at how much I disliked this turkey. The sequel is much sillier and over-the-top, and consequently, much more enjoyable.
I get the distinct impression that the filmmakers wanted to distance themselves from the oft-mocked "sword and sandal" flicks of earlier decades, so they tried to make this a "serious fantasy" film. I think they failed miserably. Way too much drama, way too much romance, and far too little violence.
I found "Conan the Barbarian" to be painfully slow. Very little happens until the final twenty minutes, and by that point, I was fighting to keep my eyes open. I enjoy trashy, B-films more than the average film fan, so I was surprised at how much I disliked this turkey. The sequel is much sillier and over-the-top, and consequently, much more enjoyable.
I get the distinct impression that the filmmakers wanted to distance themselves from the oft-mocked "sword and sandal" flicks of earlier decades, so they tried to make this a "serious fantasy" film. I think they failed miserably. Way too much drama, way too much romance, and far too little violence.