Conan the Barbarian (1982)

nimblemarlin6 said:Well, Ante Gotovina is exactly that kind of guy!!!

I didn't mean, like, literally that "brave warriors" would only exist in books...

The whole warrior-man thing? Yeah, most boys growing up today just aren't raised with that principle. And honestly, they probably won't be able to handle whatever life throws at them later (not even gonna get into the details).😉 : offtopic:

Lisa Chase3 said:man, movie theaters... you were at the screening, Tommy, while I was probably jumping around losing my mind at the concert...😍

anyway, good catch on that slow motion bit.

Don't you "you" me... 😍
But honestly, it's true—it was just me and my brother.

I’ve seen Conan the Barbarian more times than I can count—in the movie theater, on bootleg tapes, then that US version that’s been chopped up and butchered in the edit, and finally the full cut which actually includes that extra scene where Conan and Subotica chat about picking wild blueberries when he was a kid right before the final battle.

It’s strange, though—I still vividly remember certain tiny little details from that old VHS version I watched so many times they're basically burned into my brain—tiny things, maybe only a few seconds long, that you just don't see in today's digital versions.

nimblemarlin6 said:Don't you "you" me... 😍
But honestly, it's true—it was just me and my brother.

I’ve seen Conan the Barbarian more times than I can count—in the movie theater, on bootleg tapes, then that US version that’s been chopped up and butchered in the edit, and finally the full cut which actually includes that extra scene where Conan and Subotica chat about picking wild blueberries when he was a kid right before the final battle.

It’s strange, though—I still vividly remember certain tiny little details from that old VHS version I watched so many times they're basically burned into my brain—tiny things, maybe only a few seconds long, that you just don't see in today's digital versions.

I actually hesitated for a second over whether to say "you" or "you guys"😁

What's cool here is finding people who don't just remember Conan, but have basically studied him. The different versions and all those details you're mentioning🙂, it makes me want to dig into this stuff in a way I haven't before.

Anyway, I remember this girl in my high school class, probably after seeing the movie the night before, just tearing into the film and Arnie—especially Arnie—saying he was "totally out of it," which applied to a bunch of details too, though I didn't really get what she meant until years later... it's crazy how some ideas are just totally foreign to "modern people" nowadays, if you know what I mean.😉

Lisa Chase3 said:I actually hesitated for a second over whether to say "you" or "you guys"😁

What's cool here is finding people who don't just remember Conan, but have basically studied him. The different versions and all those details you're mentioning🙂, it makes me want to dig into this stuff in a way I haven't before.

Anyway, I remember this girl in my high school class, probably after seeing the movie the night before, just tearing into the film and Arnie—especially Arnie—saying he was "totally out of it," which applied to a bunch of details too, though I didn't really get what she meant until years later... it's crazy how some ideas are just totally foreign to "modern people" nowadays, if you know what I mean.😉

Well, don't leave me hanging—be more specific! I love reading different people's takes on Conan. If you're feeling inspired, please, by all means, write a manifesto. 🙂

When it comes to newer films that actually manage to portray warrior morality and values that are fundamentally different from what we see today, you've got Apocalypto and 300.
Personally, I find "300" a bit stylistically shallow—it leaned so hard into that comic book aesthetic, with the over-the-top violence and that pixelated blood that seems to vanish from the screen the second it hits the floor.
If "300" had been shot with a bit more realism, it would have absolutely crushed it.

nimblemarlin6 said:Well, don't leave me hanging—be more specific! I love reading different people's takes on Conan. If you're feeling inspired, please, by all means, write a manifesto. 🙂

When it comes to newer films that actually manage to portray warrior morality and values that are fundamentally different from what we see today, you've got Apocalypto and 300.
Personally, I find "300" a bit stylistically shallow—it leaned so hard into that comic book aesthetic, with the over-the-top violence and that pixelated blood that seems to vanish from the screen the second it hits the floor.
If "300" had been shot with a bit more realism, it would have absolutely crushed it.

When I said "be more specific," I meant something else entirely.😉

I dig reading analyses too, but I leave that stuff to the actual experts—not just about Conan, either. That's why I've been hanging out here for years.

nimblemarlin6 said:Well, don't leave me hanging—be more specific! I love reading different people's takes on Conan. If you're feeling inspired, please, by all means, write a manifesto. 🙂

When it comes to newer films that actually manage to portray warrior morality and values that are fundamentally different from what we see today, you've got Apocalypto and 300.
Personally, I find "300" a bit stylistically shallow—it leaned so hard into that comic book aesthetic, with the over-the-top violence and that pixelated blood that seems to vanish from the screen the second it hits the floor.
If "300" had been shot with a bit more realism, it would have absolutely crushed it.

300 is a comic book, man. You're thinking of the Battle of Thermopylae. 😉

Catch Conan the Destroyer on ABC this Saturday at 10:30 PM. 😁

Man, this is just so good:

Mark White11 said:Man, this is just so good:

I'm right there with you!

I have a vague memory that they originally planned to film Conan in the South, but apparently things got too complicated down in Mexico, so they ended up moving production over to Romania instead—though I might be misremembering the exact details.

You know that intense scene where the wolves are hunting him down while he's sprinting for his life? Arnie actually mentioned once that those animals weren't fully trained, which made the whole shoot pretty chaotic and unpredictable.

If I recall correctly, there were also some issues with those bodybuilders playing the thugs—maybe it was Rexar or someone in that crew—where the handlers had a real hard time keeping them under control on set.

I caught all of this on one of those behind-the-scenes commentary DVDs.

I believe Conan the Barbarian was filmed in Spain! Even now, critics seem to argue over whether it’s just trash or an epic masterpiece. For me personally, Conan defined my childhood; I used to spend most of my allowance on Marvel comics featuring him. A ripped young Arnold, incredible production design, the costumes, all those swords and axes, and that stunning soundtrack by Basil Poledouris... it’s perfect.