Conan The Barbarian
Conan The Barbarian
A quest that begins as a personal vendetta for the fierce Cimmerian warrior soon turns into an epic battle against hulking rivals, horrific monsters, and impossible odds, as Conan realises he is the only hope of saving the great nations of Hyboria from an encroaching reign of supernatural evil.
2.1 out of 5 based on 13 reviews
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Omniscore:
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| Certificate |
15 |
| Genre |
Action / Adventure, Sci-Fi / Fantasy |
| Director |
Marcus Nispel |
| Cast |
Ron Perlman, Rachel Nichols, Rose McGowan, Stephen Lang Jason Momoa |
| Studio |
Lionsgate Films |
| Release Date |
August 2011 |
| Running Time |
112 mins |
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A quest that begins as a personal vendetta for the fierce Cimmerian warrior soon turns into an epic battle against hulking rivals, horrific monsters, and impossible odds, as Conan realises he is the only hope of saving the great nations of Hyboria from an encroaching reign of supernatural evil.
Reviews
The Los Angeles Times
Betsy Sharkey
“It is with a certain amount of guilt that I say it's kind of a wicked blast to watch, especially if you're in the mood for some righteous revenge.”
19/08/2011
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The New York Times
Manohla Dargis
“The Film...is partly an origin story and partly proto-mythopoetic men’s movement gibberish involving good versus evil, the usual swords, sorcery and flagrantly bulgy masculinity. ”
18/08/2011
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The Financial Times
Nigel Andrews
“The new Conan the Barbarian lacks the Schwarzenegger classic’s gleeful, accented dementia but has moments of diverting gaga-ness.”
26/08/2011
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The Guardian
Xan Brooks
“[This] Conan upgrade is entirely in keeping with the spirit of the original pulp novels and comic-book spin-offs – all of which shone a similarly inquisitive light on those learned genre tenets of gore-porn and what scholars refer to as "teen-masturbatory erotica". ”
24/08/2011
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The Independent
Geoffrey MacNab
“The film's problem – and arguably the reason it has been such a clunking failure in the US – is that it's rip-roaring, juvenile matinee entertainment at heart, but is far too violent for the kids to be allowed in to see it.”
26/08/2011
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Empire Magazine
Kim Newman
“Though it has a decent Conan and a halfway acceptable off-the-peg baddie in Stephen Lang as Khalar Zym, nothing else works. The good girl (Rachel Nichols) is dreary and the bad girl (Rose McGowan) ridiculous. ”
22/08/2011
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The Evening Standard
Derek Malcolm
“The Film...is partly an origin story and partly proto-mythopoetic men’s movement gibberish involving good versus evil, the usual swords, sorcery and flagrantly bulgy masculinity. ”
26/08/2011
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Time Out
Tom Huddleston
“Rent the original instead.”
24/08/2011
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The Times
Wendy Ide
“Imagine a cross between Zack Snyder’s 300 and a 1970s body-building magazine, with added decapitations, and you have something approaching the bizarre combination of splattering entrails and self-aware high camp. ”
26/08/2011
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Total Film
Neil Smith
“Momoa is no Arnie. He’s no Rock either. In fact he’s nothing much at all: an anonymous, characterless hunk who’s outclassed even by the computer-generated sand mummies he’s called upon to vanquish.”
16/08/2011
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The Sunday Times
Edward Porter
“None of it, however, is at all impressive — it would be the stuff of a bad children’s film if not for the bloodshed. ”
28/08/2011
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The Daily Telegraph
Tim Robey
“One from the “who needed this?” file.”
25/08/2011
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