I love a decent sword and sorcery epic. I have heard a lot about this, and decided to buy it on DVD. I had never read any of the comics, so did not know what to expect, all I knew was that it had Arnie in it, and contained 'strong bloody violence'.
The first half does drag on a bit. we See Conan(Arnie) as a child, and his village massacred and his young self forced into slavery. here he takes part in Gladiatorial contests, and his rise to stardom. He is than given the chance to be free, and he takes it. Que a long, brutal, bloody revenge saga.
After about an hour to actually get to the revenge bit the action gets going: And what spectacular action it is. Decapitations, severed arteries and group sex all follow. Arnold plays his character down to a tee, stripping his characters dialogue. The direction is lavish, and it really draws you into his world. all this is accompanied with a magnificent musical score.
Go see.
The first half does drag on a bit. we See Conan(Arnie) as a child, and his village massacred and his young self forced into slavery. here he takes part in Gladiatorial contests, and his rise to stardom. He is than given the chance to be free, and he takes it. Que a long, brutal, bloody revenge saga.
After about an hour to actually get to the revenge bit the action gets going: And what spectacular action it is. Decapitations, severed arteries and group sex all follow. Arnold plays his character down to a tee, stripping his characters dialogue. The direction is lavish, and it really draws you into his world. all this is accompanied with a magnificent musical score.
Go see.