When I was 20 years old, I asked a really nice girl out for a date. We went to the movies and saw this movie. 40 years later, she's still my wife. We still laugh about my bold cinema choice. Very sweet memories ❤.

@Michaelssj2

Жыл бұрын

I imagine u didnt mention what conan said "what matters most in life"

@omarrkoroma5164

Жыл бұрын

When I was 20 years old, I asked a really nice girl out for a date. We went to the movies and saw this movie. 40 years later, she's still my wife. We still laugh about mmy bold cinema choice. Very sweet memories

@phoxytwicks

Жыл бұрын

@@Michaelssj2 LOL - spat my hot chocolate out, nice one.

@dancampbell4732

Жыл бұрын

"All that matters is that two stood against many"

@peteraldridge5210

Жыл бұрын

Holy shit, i was 20 then, great movie

40 years later, Conan the Barbarian is still the gold standard of violent fantastical sword and sorcery films. Often imitated, but never replicated. A masterpiece of film that will forever sit on the highest thrown.

@jupiter6647

9 ай бұрын

I don't disagree, BUT, when he got a love tap on the shoulder,... Ruined it!!... REALLY, a tap on his shoulder ruined the so called validity of the whole movie! Who wrote that in there? A FKN liberal!!

@rustyshackleford9588

7 ай бұрын

Best documentary I’ve ever seen.

@DevilTC

5 ай бұрын

Conan laughs at other fantasy movies, LAUGHS from his Mountain!

@rustyshackleford9588

5 ай бұрын

From his throne. In the kingdom by his own hand.

@indrajeet

2 ай бұрын

This is what a real sword fight looks like, especially in the context of celtic or Anglo saxon warfare- heavy swords, the sounds of the blade cutting through the air. Today's movies rely too much on CGI and over choreography. In a real battle, warriors would be missing blows, tripping up, getting off balance, shouting, managing their weapons e.t.c.

Why is it the best Sword and Sorcery films were made in the 1980s, and there hasn't been anything close in the nearly 40 years since? Conan the Barbarian and Excalibur are truly timeless.

@MethodOverRide

3 жыл бұрын

I'd also throw in Red Sonya

@mynamejeff785

3 жыл бұрын

@@MethodOverRide lets not go that far

@RD-lt3ht

3 жыл бұрын

What about Dragonslayer?

@outpost31mac

3 жыл бұрын

@@RD-lt3ht Most definitely.

@thecocktailian2091

3 жыл бұрын

GOT? Certainly worthy. Both literary translations. Splitting hairs if the issue is movie vs tv.

That final blow to Rexor and the shot of Conan with the blood splurt up in the foreground. Absolute perfection.

@RazzleDazzle109

Жыл бұрын

Plus the music… best combo of film and music I’ve ever seen. 1:49

@josvandeven1149

Жыл бұрын

It’s a real shame Mr. Poledouris died so young 😢

@gommechops

11 ай бұрын

I was taken with the choreography of that too, there was real confidence in how to shoot and co ordinate that whole scene, they didn't rush it at all. Brilliantly done and far more dramatic.

@bartsullivan4866

10 ай бұрын

Yeah something that CGI could not do better 40 years later practical effects were awesome

@jupiter6647

9 ай бұрын

My problem is when bad guy 1, touches Conans shoulder with a hammer, like a kiss on his shoulder!! BS! THEN IS DEAD BITCH SAVES HIS LIFE!@ THE movie is FOREVER corrupted with this "feminine" vibe! Schwarzenegger should be ashamed! Pussy 4:45 4:45 warrior gets saved twice from non- earthly beings!!

There has never been another movie that blended magic and the physical world better than this.

@yamamancha

3 жыл бұрын

I would say Excalibur (made a year earlier) is better, but that's it. Ladyhawke and Willow also have solid fan bases.

@jamesvanhorn9137

3 жыл бұрын

Ha!! I was just going to write that.. yes. Bormans Excalibur. These are two of my favorite movies of all time.

@user-rt5br1zi3u

3 жыл бұрын

So right mate Same for Conan the destroyer

@yamamancha

3 жыл бұрын

@Flex78er Dashing Ah, just the mention of Mia Sara makes my heart melt!

@jackmitchelles2646

3 жыл бұрын

All the others are playing for second

I love how Conan shows his gratitude to Crom, once he realizes his father's sword has been returned. This epic film is timeless. I first saw it in 1982 with my Dad when I was twelve.

@michaelvaughn8864

Жыл бұрын

That's how old I was when I first saw it with an older cousin on my mom's side, Mr. Winslow

@maxxxmodelz4061

Жыл бұрын

I was too young to see this movie when it first came out, but some of my friends did see it and I was so jealous. I had to wait until 84 or so when I was able to finally watch it on VHS.

@michaelvaughn8864

Жыл бұрын

@@maxxxmodelz4061 It was incredibly awesome and impressive on the big screen, sir👌

@maxxxmodelz4061

Жыл бұрын

@@michaelvaughn8864 Man, I wish I saw it in theatres. I was only 9 though. 😮‍💨

@eleuteriopedrosa6083

Жыл бұрын

@@michaelvaughn8864 cona n

James Earl Jones "nailed" his performance as Thulsa Doom. His eyes cast a mesmerizing stare.

@borsuk96

3 жыл бұрын

Well his voice as Vader had the same influence

@anthony8385

3 жыл бұрын

James Earl Jones made the movie

@kingmosesrichardson1548

2 жыл бұрын

I agree

@bbb462cid

2 жыл бұрын

@@anthony8385 He was in it very little actually. The strong story and production, good direction, nearly brilliant pacing and yes, even good acting, plus a STELLAR score is what made this film. JEJ was certainly a big part of that but he was a cog in this machine.

@rbrtlws46

2 жыл бұрын

the force was strong with james earl jones

The Basil Poledouris soundtrack take Conan to the next level, let's be honest. And they were thinking of going pop.

@matthewcaughey8898

Жыл бұрын

Basil just had a gift for pouring emotion into the music

Sandahl in her Valkyrie outfit...Wagnerian,epic!

@hisdudeness8328

3 жыл бұрын

A true woman! One that'll come back from the dead to fight by your side!

@hissatsu4937

3 жыл бұрын

That's a Valkyrie, Valkyrie, VALKYRIE, VALKYRIE....... - John Milius

@georgebailey8179

3 ай бұрын

Apparently, they were going to use Wagner as the background music for the film. But then Excalibur came out and did exactly the same thing, so Conan had to have original music.

@foxyscorpio8888

Ай бұрын

@@georgebailey8179thank Crom!

My favorite moment in the entire film 2:13 Valeria keeps her vow and her catchphrase has new meaning.

@Gutvald

8 ай бұрын

This is taken from Belit in the original novel, "Queen of the black coast".

"Do you want to live forever...?" always tear up at that scene.. even after death they watch over us....

@supervegitok956

3 жыл бұрын

I love that part😎

@lordcelticfrost8686

3 жыл бұрын

Conan pray to Crom..so Crom hear him and send Valeria on his most desesperating moment to help and save Conan...

@woodsplitter3274

3 жыл бұрын

A powerful line.

@hisdudeness8328

3 жыл бұрын

@@lordcelticfrost8686 I honestly think it was because he had the audacity to tell his own god that if he didn't help him then he said, 'the hell with you!' Crom admired that moxie, and gave Conan aid.

@trav2190

3 жыл бұрын

Had a similar experience

This movie is highly underrated. There is so much deep substance, themes, etc that people miss it’s ridiculous

@ulsterhound

2 жыл бұрын

Greatest. Movie. Ever. Made.

@dehydezonaoscura4477

2 жыл бұрын

es mejor que el señor de los anillos

@vonn4017

2 жыл бұрын

or maybe is a basic movie and you are a simpleton

@unclegene5372

2 жыл бұрын

Great great movie and epic soundtrack. Family murdered in front of him. Sold into slavery, used as a human pit bull set free on his own with nothing and manages to rise. Up and chop his families murderer’s head off in front of his entire audience and then throws his head down like a bowling ball. I love this movie!!!

@johnnyfavorite1194

2 жыл бұрын

No Conan is not underrated. Am I the only one left on youtube who understands the definition of the very simple word, underrated, as it pertains to movies? Conan was a big box office success and its legacy includes every last sword and sorcery film since 1982, as it was the first movie to really demonstrate a viable market for that genre. Though critic’s reviews were mixed, there is 0 indication the movie has ever fallen out of favor with audiences since its 1982 debut. CTB is not an Underrated movie.

The greatest sword and sorcery movie ever made. The visuals, the action, the music , all of it was top

2020 and this movie still looks amazing.

@MayThu-qm3yf

3 жыл бұрын

Hi

@barreloffun10

3 жыл бұрын

It’s really timeless.

@user-rt5br1zi3u

3 жыл бұрын

Better than garbage conan barbarian the new version So right mate

@hisdudeness8328

3 жыл бұрын

If anyone disagrees. Well, the hell with them!

@bbb462cid

2 жыл бұрын

@@hisdudeness8328 ⚔

Crom will tolerate no dissent. This is THE most epic film of all time. Crom has spoken. From his mountain.

@bombkart5114

3 жыл бұрын

My god is greater,he is the everlasting sky. Your god lives beneath him.

@DP-ot6zf

2 жыл бұрын

@@bombkart5114 Crom stands closer to his people. Your god cowers from a distance.

@bbb462cid

2 жыл бұрын

@@DP-ot6zf Crom cares little for the cowardly and fickle skies that come and go at the whim of a wind. What great god is hidden by the rain? What powerful god bows to the power of a Mountain, which forces the clouds to scatter as they cross? The skies cannot obscure the mountain, and the mountain is more reliable. Crom knows the skies have no power over him. What mighty elephant fears a breeze?

@frankberst729

2 жыл бұрын

@@bbb462cid The winds fly. The skies darken. But the Mountain stands forever.

@bbb462cid

2 жыл бұрын

@@frankberst729 Truth

"Let me tell you of the days of High Adventure..."

I love Subotai's line when the Wizard saves him. He's like "welcome to the Killers Club Bro". Pat on the back and all. Gets me every time.

"If I were dead and you still fighting for life, I'd come back from the darkness, back from the pit of hell, to fight at your side..." Here's to Valeria, a true Valkyrie.

@benjaminharlow3743

3 ай бұрын

Do you want to live forever?

@falconeshield

Ай бұрын

​@@benjaminharlow3743First time I saw that scene I had no idea what was going on. Sparkles everywhere lol

This movie raised me. Still my favorite movie of all time. To me it’s the perfect story and music combined. What is best in life? Crush your enemies, see them driven before you and to hear the lamentation of their women!

Holy hell I love this scene.. She was accepted into Valhalla as a Warrior, and allowed to go back to assist her Man. Actual Valkyrie.

What I love about this movie, is the dark connection he has to Tulsa Doom and his warriors. They killed his family which set in motion, the events of his life from slavery to being a gladiator and then becoming a warrior. Rexor and Tholgrim were already big, strong warriors when they meet Conan as a child. But then when he grows up, he's able to match and then surpass them in strength and skill.

@bbb462cid

2 жыл бұрын

In a real way, Conan has two Fathers, and they each teach him the Riddle of Steel. But Conan's birth father was wrong. He even made the sword in an inferior way.

@darthkek1953

2 жыл бұрын

@@bbb462cid you don't understand what his father meant by "this you can trust". He didn't mean the sword itself.

@bbb462cid

2 жыл бұрын

@@darthkek1953 sure

@darthkek1953

2 жыл бұрын

@@bbb462cid you need to listen to the voice-over at the start to understand. The clue is in there.

@bbb462cid

2 жыл бұрын

@@darthkek1953 you mean the narration by the Chronicler, played by Mako? I guess I'll have to see the movie some time.

From a time when high fantasy was more about the story than how many special effects you can cram into a couple of hours.

@doctorfate6414

2 жыл бұрын

Or politics and "diversity" needed to be added into it.

@JeffreyGoddin

2 жыл бұрын

@@doctorfate6414 Start by not bringing your politics into it, then, hater.

@JeffreyGoddin

2 жыл бұрын

Lol I grew up on Dr Who, Tom Baker to be specific, on my local PBS 9pm on Thursdays. We got the full hour and a half, rather than having to watch split episodes like they did originally in the UK. Boy those effects were laughable! But who cares? The story was loaded with imagination.

@doctorfate6414

2 жыл бұрын

@@JeffreyGoddin I don't kid. Politics and "Diversity" kills movies and I know better then to add that into anything meant to be entertainment as well as to not foolishly call people a hater for speaking the truth many fools choose not to hear yet wonder why no one truly cares to listen to them.

@JeffreyGoddin

2 жыл бұрын

@@doctorfate6414 Yeah, ok.

This movie score is MAGNIFICENT! Really brings out the epic flavor to the action scenes, making them bigger than life.

@j.a.h.vandelaak3477

2 жыл бұрын

Well said

@dinorocker8647

Жыл бұрын

Thanks to the great Basil Poledouris.

@jupiter6647

7 ай бұрын

Ennio Mariconi

Valeria was truly Conan’s Queen! Even in death she cares and looks out for him.

@dinorocker8647

Жыл бұрын

MMMMMMMMM Valeria, now that is what a true bad ass female character is.

@falconeshield

Ай бұрын

Too bad she's a short summon

I love this scene, I know it looks cheesy but it has great music, simple combat, instead of an eternity of blows exchange, and the lover come back to save Conan. It is so satisfying.

@thecocktailian2091

3 жыл бұрын

Filmatically its fine, but the fight choreography was really terrible.

@j.a.h.vandelaak3477

2 жыл бұрын

If only Hollywood realized that. But no, now everything is fast cut with shit music a la Hans Zimmer.

@j.a.h.vandelaak3477

2 жыл бұрын

3:20 great music, well... it is extra great music on top of great music!

@MrBottlecapBill

2 жыл бұрын

@@thecocktailian2091 Is it though? I mean the people fighting take real damage(die) and the fights tend to not last very long. That's far more realistic than a duel that goes on and on and on. Sure the armour is useless as usual and the movements are fairly slow but the brutality is there. Nobody talking while heir blades are bound.......just fights to the death. I find them to be some of the most satisfying fight scenes on film honestly.

@thecocktailian2091

2 жыл бұрын

@@MrBottlecapBill I hate to shred it as I do love the movie. But just really quick, the main fight, where Rexor attacks with the three basic head cuts-clockwise from 10-2. Those movements are so bad. Then Conan replies with the EXACT same three cuts. Its just so egregious. I do like the duck/ counterattack reply of Conan though.

Conan the Barbarian was ahead of his time.

I like how Conan waits until his opponent regains his sight to continue the fight. He'll take the save from the ghost, but he will not kill his opponent dishonorably while he's blind.

I always loved the prayer scene. I always imagined Crom spitting out his mead in Valhalla when Conan says “And if you do not listen, then the hell with you!” He would look at all the warrior spirits and they would look at Crom like “Oooh…” He’d be angry, but also determined. And at the end, when a victorious Conan raises his swords in praise to Crom, Crom we be “There you go! Was that what you wanted? You’re welcome.” And then he’d go back to drinking mead.

@Jaroartx

10 ай бұрын

BASED CROM AND CONAN

Conan hits a really narrow sweetspot between pulp, cringe and fantasy and hits it spot on. It could easily have been so bad, but somehow it's just perfect.

@alanfoster6589

2 жыл бұрын

That's because Howard believed deeply in what he was writing, and it shows.

Without a great sound track, any great movie could never truly be great. Conan has by far one fo the best soundtracks ever.

One of the best soundtracks ever!!!!

@davidduran780

3 жыл бұрын

|6

@DP-ot6zf

2 жыл бұрын

Definitely!

@bbb462cid

2 жыл бұрын

The Trinity of cinematic composers in alphabetic order: Morricone Poledouris Williams

@halleck3

4 ай бұрын

@@bbb462cid Yep! But add Zimmer.

"That's how we do it!" "I.. I did it! With my spear!" That part always cracked me up. Lol

@arcturionblade1077

2 жыл бұрын

Mako was an amazing actor.

@georgemorley1029

2 жыл бұрын

Homage to the Seven Samurai.

@TheFleahost

2 жыл бұрын

That brief injection of comedy works but doesn’t break the tension.

There is no such a movie like this anymore. The whole story is like a psychodelic trip into the depth of conscience where you see your life, death, love, friendship, cruelty. Almost no words, just music and visuals

Basil Poledouris was a god.

Superb...beautiful and so perfectly executed...oscar worthy and a legendary film

@indigosunset70

3 жыл бұрын

its the most underrated film in history.

@thecocktailian2091

3 жыл бұрын

If its Oscar worthy, its equally Razzie worthy. I love the movie, but lets not get carried away with Oscar blather.

Masterpiece movie: the scene in which Conan realises that it's his father's sword and raise his arms to the sky with that beautiful music... Maybe the best scene in movie history always makes me cry

@sandal_thong8631

8 ай бұрын

I learned recently that the sword he found in the tomb was an Atlantean sword. And what his father made was a knockoff, maybe the best they could make after the Fall. Of course, it's the Riddle of Steel that is called to mind, where his hand that wields it is stronger.

@johna8445

Ай бұрын

Yes, he raises his arms to the sky, but he was just starting to cross his chest with them, something he did after all of his pit fights. Too bad whoever posted this cut it off 3 seconds too soon

1:32 Fun fact: they use this scream in the Golden Axe games.

@crimsonshinobi5281

3 жыл бұрын

I played 2 player coop of the original Golden Axe with my brother that was part of a Sega Ages Volume CD, Sega messed up the death scream of Ax Battler somehow, instead of his own it got swapped with Tyris Flare, really funny and confusing at the same time.

@monddubb9792

3 жыл бұрын

Sounded very familiar.....I knew I heard it somewhere

@SAMTHEMANTHATCAN

3 жыл бұрын

Yes particularly The Revenge Of Death Adder. It also featured screams by Grace Jones character Zula in the 2nd Conan movie and a few screams from the bad guys in it too.

@deepee3025

3 жыл бұрын

@@monddubb9792 zelda ocarina of time ganondorf

@Oi325

3 жыл бұрын

😂😂

2:32 I love this part here. Even though Rexator did a cheap shot on Conan and got the upper hand initially, Conan waits until he's recovered his sight to battle him one one one. No advantage for him. Just pure skill matched up. What an epic final confrontation.

@bbb462cid

2 жыл бұрын

I also feel that Conan finally _really_ understood his Father was wrong about the Riddle of Steel and that Doom was right, when Conan's father's sword breaks. We see his father _cast_ the sword in the opening sequence. At the end, Conan sits and ponders: the beginning of Conan's journey was his father's role, the end was Doom's and now Conan is just Conan, but the product of both.

@hisdudeness8328

2 жыл бұрын

@@bbb462cid actually, they were both wrong. Conan's father's sword broke in battle, showing that steel can become brittle and break over time. Conan chopped off Doom's head, and his zelot followers began to drift away now that they were leaderless, showing that flesh is also weak. It was a moment of immense symbolism when Conan held both up, one in each hand, then cast them both aside. In that moment, he had discovered the true riddle of Steele. It's neither metal or flesh, it's the conviction of one's will. His will kept him alive all those years, honed him into a formidable warrior to physically defeat Doom's minions, and gave him the mental strength to resist Doom's mind games.

@bbb462cid

2 жыл бұрын

@@hisdudeness8328 sorry but you're wrong. The ensuing 20 years did not make the sword weak. Firstly, the Atlantean sword Conan found in the bural mound was _much_ older than the sword that broke. Secondly, Conan's father *cast* that sword that broke. If you know anything about materials like steel, you will know that of _course_ the casting broke, But Conan's father placed his trust in it. So he was wrong. Doom has _already told_ Conan about the force of will and demonstrated it himself when the girl jumped to her death. He gave Conan the last clue just before Doom sentenced Conan to death. That proved Doom right. Did you forget that scene? Doom tells Conan "Look at the strength in your body, the desire in your heart". Conan used both his strength AND his will. Conan used Doom's own revelation against him. I agree 100% about the symbolism but it was Conan casting aside these two fathers.

@jonahjones1702

2 жыл бұрын

@@bbb462cid what is steel compared to the hand that wields it??

@bbb462cid

2 жыл бұрын

@@jonahjones1702 Look at the strength in your body, the desire in your heart, I gave you this! Such a waste. Contemplate this on the tree of woe.

Conan's father's sword was well made but was no match for the Atlantean Sword from the Thing in the Crypt. Also, Subitais diving shield save of the princess from the snake arrow never gets enough credit The wizard stabbing with a spear and getting his hands dirty to help his friends also rocks

@petereyes1059

3 жыл бұрын

Conan's father's sword was probably made using star metal. Meteorite iron with practically no impurities. A prized weapon that Thulsa Doom would murder an entire village for. But Conan's atlantian sword was one made for kings.

@cookedit

2 жыл бұрын

@@petereyes1059 Or that Crom granted Conan's request, "revenge"! That's why holds both swords up in reverence to his god who is looking down at him; strong on his mountain, pleased by Conan's valor.

@DP-ot6zf

2 жыл бұрын

No, either sword can break the other if properly forged and wielded with enough strength. Conan conquered steel with flesh. He found his strength and confronted Thulsa. Using Thulsa's own argument against him, Conan triumphed.

@tvgerbil1984

2 жыл бұрын

Conan's father was wrong with his sword. It couldn't be trusted either, just like men, women or beasts. It broke too when Rexor needed it most.

@RavenHawkes

2 жыл бұрын

Rexor's mistake was not following the inscription on the blade itself. "Suffer-No-Guilt-Yee-Who-Wield-This-In-The-Name-Of-Crom"

This movie is an endless example of how a movie should be made,in this instance the grit and raw cinematography of its action scene blended smoothly with its music score.Something that today's movies littered with million dollar CGI can take a lesson from

BASIL POLIDOURIS LEGEND

@shokmusic_AC

28 күн бұрын

100% agree

It never gets old how they are flexing their muscles as they hold their swords and aim at the opponents sword while fencing. Awesomeness.

@bigd7696

Жыл бұрын

That's how I do it too. You want to look your best and not end the fight too quick after all.

1:56: Rexor ambushes Conan, and would have won if not for Crom's intervention. 2:33: Conan could have returned the favor, but lets Rexor recover so they can start over with a fair fight. Nice little touch conveying why Conan is worthy of Crom's aid.

@DP-ot6zf

2 жыл бұрын

Crom didn't intervene. Valeria as a Valkyrie stepped in to make the fight fair. Crom stayed out of it so Conan could take the glory for himself. Valeria, being his woman, could get away with what she did without insulting Conan. If Crom did anything like that, it would have been an affront to Conan.

@bbb462cid

2 жыл бұрын

@@DP-ot6zf and earlier, we learned of Valeria's vow to aid Conan even if she were dead. You are 100% correct.

@brionbraziel7968

2 жыл бұрын

No, Crom gave her permission to intervene. She took the cost of her life from the spirits that brought him back, Her death was a precursor to save his life again, Crom granted him help from the one true love. Crom sent her back as his guardian angel. It's all metaphysical and esoteric. Her vow means nothing without his God and her death. The flames that shouldn't be able to burn, was the key to the her ascending to the gods...

@annedonovan9005

2 жыл бұрын

More like Valeria kept her word that even after death she would come back to fight at his side.

@TheCarin12

Жыл бұрын

@@DP-ot6zf I assumed that it was Crom, who had the power to bring Valeria across from the afterlife to assist Conan. Conan specifically pleaded for Crom's assistance in the battle in the prelude. Only a God has this power.

I love the part where Subutai and Akiro laugh at Thulsa Doom as he runs away.

@blockmasterscott

2 жыл бұрын

I did it! With my spear!

This movie is just fantastic, I loved it as a child and looking back on it now I don’t cringe like some of the things that I liked way back then… It more than stands the test of time it’s Epic and Arnold is the perfect Hero... Or imperfect as it were… A barbarian

Beautiful movie

2:29 Conan finally understands the Riddle of Steel.

I must have watched this movie a hundred time and read the books almost as many. This scene makes the whole movie for me. I don't think it will ever be matched.

@upandaljm

Жыл бұрын

@Nature Of The Beast Sure. I have the benefit of reading most of Howards work so here goes. The movie is about, simply, justice. Conan's Life was destroyed/changed by Thulsa Doom. In doing that Doom created his own destruction in the man that Conan would become. Doom has a history of doing stuff like that. The movie is about that journey. From Lost Boy to Conquering King. This movie is about the first part of that journey. About the anger of a boy becoming the driving force for a man's life and his continuing to exist after he has completed that drive. Also it's just a great sword and sorcery movie beside the deconstruction.

A cena em que Valéria aparece vestida em uma armadura prateada igual a uma Valquíria e salva a vida de Conam e diz "Voçe quer viver para sempre" pra mim é uma das melhores sequências do cinema 👏👏👏

Should have let the clip go just a few seconds longer, to show Conan’s salute to Valeria.

Great scene from one of the greatest fantasy movies ever made.

4:00 what is best in life? To crush your enemies, to see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentations of their women.

One of the greatest movies ever put to film!

@doronstauber7285

2 жыл бұрын

100% True. I think the greatest Fantasy Film ever. Better then Star Wars by far.

Conan breaking his father's sword is such a great visual metaphor for Conan's growth. He's done letting his trauma define him and is ready to move on from the past. It's why Thulsa Doom fails to manipulate him in the end - Doom offers himself as a father figure, but Conan no longer needs a father, he's his own man.

Una película que nunca será superada. Épica, su banda sonora y diálogos. Y esa Valeria hecha valkiria......WAO

What I think the most under appreciated part of this scene is is the trap Conan placed. Conan knows from first hand experience the night before he can’t take on Rexor and Thulgrum (I think that’s how his name’s spelled?) at the same time and he also saw Thulgrum swings his hammer around wildly to the point that he almost killed Rexor the night before. So Conan’s solution was to make a trap that no one else would fall for and is a pressure plate so a blunt object has to hit it with enough force. His teachings in the ways of war from the beginning come in to play by ensuring Thulgrum’s out of the way in a manner only he could fall for

@ralphmacchiato3761

Жыл бұрын

*Thorgrim but good observation!

@bigd7696

Жыл бұрын

The trap is because they were 2 warriors and an old man against a bloody platoon of soldiers. You figure Conan knew that one particular guy would be walking around in exactly the right spot, see it at exactly the right time, and swing away? Read the books, Conan wouldn't have been worried about facing off against anybody, but he also is not tactically stupid so he is going to do everything possible to level the playing field and get an advantage.

@earlleeruhf3130

9 ай бұрын

@@bigd7696 I agree, like Tarzan many strong hero's are also very clever.

Best swords clashing sound effects ever.

A Classic Excellent Movie I was 20 years old in 1982 I remember going to the Movies with a buddy of mine I just recently turned 61 Brings back alot of memories Good Memories of the 80 s I would live it all again in a heartbeat The 80s was the best

I saw this when I was twelve and was taken by my friends grandmother to the theatre. She was unprepared for the level of violence and sex and actually called my parents to apologize later lol. For me I had been reading the books for about a year or two and felt the movie was glorious 😊

2:13 Crom was pleased and willing to give him a chance at revenge.

@hisdudeness8328

3 жыл бұрын

Crom gave him a fair chance to prove himself. Nothing more, nothing less.

@DP-ot6zf

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, Crom didn't do a thing. That would've been an insult.

@alexh3974

2 жыл бұрын

more he refereed the round, reset it and made it fair fight. Conan had to do it himself, he made it a battle of pure skill and wills. only time I know of he really intervenes is when Conan has been trapped by some sorcerer who about to kill him dishonorabley. and Krom has none of that cheating so breaks the spell so Conan can fight. if he loses he loses, if he wins he wins but again he makes it so Conan will decide if he lives of dies by his prowess in battle . (book)

@True_Christian

Жыл бұрын

@@hisdudeness8328 "Crom gave him a fair chance to prove himself. Nothing more, nothing less." --- Bull crap. Rexor had Conan dead to rights, and Crom saved his butt. There was nothing "fair" about that.

All things aside, the musical score for this movie should have won an oscar if the movie itself was not a fantasy film with Arnold who did not speak very good english at the time.

Conan the Barbarian is a keeper of a movie.

This is a great movie no doubt but that music really nailed it better than any other movie I can think of. Once in a lifetime soundtrack.

Probably one of the few people who was bummed Rexor and Thorgrim died. Though they didn't say hardly a word I liked their characters. Would be cool though wishful thinking if we could ever of gotten their backstory as to how they came to be the right hand men of Doom.

@jamalsoward8404

3 жыл бұрын

Rexor said a little more than Thorgrim.

@barreloffun10

3 жыл бұрын

@@jamalsoward8404 “You!”

@jamalsoward8404

3 жыл бұрын

@@barreloffun10 Kill Them!!!

@Oi325

3 жыл бұрын

Thorgrim's death was hilarious

@gregbayda1032

2 жыл бұрын

I would have liked to have seen Conan have an epic battle with Thorgrim--and then see Conan impale Thorgrim with the Atlantean sword.

Arnold in Conan: Do you want to live forever?... Arnold in another movie: Come with me if you wanna live...

Crom give him his revenge!!! 🤣🤣 best movie I ever as child in the 80’s

This soundtrack (Basil P.) is the greatest workout music ever made. The first Conan movie was a dark fantasy masterpiece. The death of Thulsa Doom wasn't even the climax like most modern movies. It was just a honororable man showing how pathetic evil actually is. Chef's kiss.

2021 and this movie still kicks ass

Best movie of Swords and Magic ever

The broken sword was Conan's father's sword! And I think at the end he cuts off James Earl Jones' head with it.

@aaronryherd6607

4 жыл бұрын

Yes you are correct

@daneoman1000

3 жыл бұрын

It’s poetry since Thusa Doom cut his mother’s head off with the same sword.

@mikeg2491

3 жыл бұрын

@@tsti1es If I recall it was a metaphor on how flesh and will triumphs over steel which is weaker

@barreloffun10

3 жыл бұрын

@@tsti1es Conan, the ubermensch, has grown beyond his origins.

I recall playing Dungeons and Dragons back then and after someone made a kill with a spear they would say the "i did it. With my spear" line and we'd all crack up

I loved the old Conan movies!

This movie is exceptionnel ... It's a great Movie ... All is perfect ... Respect about Valerie Quenessen ...

2:13 LEGENDARY! FROM THE GATES OF VALHALLA!!!

4:10 had a profound impact on me as a boy playing with toy swords and sticks. The look to his father’s reclaimed and defeated sword, the steady breeze, the victory acknowledgment to Crom, the powerful soundtrack, it’s a perfect scene.

2:26 This actually happens in a Conan story; the ghost of his pirate-queen girlfriend defends him from a mutant alien monster.

@zim1966

2 жыл бұрын

Belit was her name

When movies could not use special effects to make them good.

My Father and Uncle took me too this movie a long time ago. Boobies and blood. This movie will always be my favorite of all time . The music the atmosphere. Every time I watch it pulls me back in time . A true classic

Valeria shining above Conan resplendent in her mystical armor and winged helmet 😮 It is no wonder that this version of the Conan character would never get beyond her memory and honor her forever. Also, what a vindication and surge of power to know that she had been accepted by his God to stand beside his throne amongst heroes that had solved the riddle of steel.

I didn't mind Jason mamoas Conan but omg those arms when he held up the two swords that was epic and only Schwarzenegger was the real Conan I remember all the movies wish they played them all!

@darkwolf-22

2 жыл бұрын

Jason Mamoa looks like a Scrawny Kid next to Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Gerry Lopez -Subotai and Mako-Akiro was great in that movie.

We need to make a trap! Well all we got is some rocks, wood and this old Elephant tusk. Do we have any helmets with horns? Yes. I have an idea.

I tear up just a little every time Valeria saves Conan. When she said not even death would keep her from fighting by his side, she meant it.

Conan is amazing!

What a soundtrack! Epic and terrifying.

They still could make "King Conan", because Arnold is now a proper age to fit the story.

I first watched this film when it came out in a summer theater on the coast of Spain. I was 12 and was so eager to see the movie that I ran all the way to the cinema theater ahead of my family (around 1 mile from the hotel) after dinner, and when my parents got there, I had already bought the tickets. The problem was that then, I felt sick and puked all the dinner because of the running. Once relieved, I went into the cinema and loved the movie. My mom didn't through because she was afraid all the time I would puke again lol

Got admit, my jaw dropped when Conan broke his father's sword.

@barreloffun10

3 жыл бұрын

I saw this when it first came out, and I have to admit I only caught that it was his father’s sword a few years ago.

@gawainethefirst

3 жыл бұрын

Better that than in the hands of the enemy.

@RD-lt3ht

3 жыл бұрын

Such a thing is at the heart of the Riddle Of Steel: trusting the sword YOU wield is really trusting yourself, your GUT, which ultimately means ANY good sword will suffice in the right hand -- Thulsa Doom was evil, but wise and RIGHT aswell, when he said "Steel isn't strong, FLESH is stronger".

@ethanrico6997

3 жыл бұрын

If you notice a piece of the sword is caught in his hair after it shatters.

Subotai is a hero in his own right.

They actually did a far better job on the battle scenes than I remembered them doing. It wasn't overly flashy, the injuries and wounds were more realistic. He'll slash one of them and it would bleed (which half the movies don't really show), but didn't have it bleeding like it came from Evil Dead 2, with an inhuman amount of blood would be produced. Plus they didn't have them wearing full chest armor, only to be killed because the other guy slashed them across the belly where apparently even heavy plate will only provide the protection level of a wet paper towel laid across your chest, for some reason.

Basil Poledouris' score is the best in cinema history

Ahhhh…no cell phones, no social media…just people living in the moment

This film is from an era when they could make films, you can watch this film over and over again but modern films like the remake are just terrible. Modern films seem to be made for people who have attention deficit disorders who just want to watch constant CGI affects played as fast as they can, it seems these day all you have to do his hire Hollywood pretty boys and buy as much CGI as you can afford, forget the screenplay, forget the characters, forget character building, forget the story building, forget everything that makes a film good, people will watch a new film and then forget it because it is not worth remembering, but good films will be remembered for generations.

C-rated movie in the 80s. Better than most blockbuster movies today

Una de las mejores películas de la historia del cine Conan el bárbaro,GENIAL....única.

This is in my top five favorite movies. SO EPIC!!!!

Yea they tried a remake. You dont remake a Schwarzenegger movie.

@muddundee

4 жыл бұрын

Not many remakes are good but the remake of Conan was excellent, I reckon its better.

@kfures3469

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah Schwarzenegger movie remakes you

@VideoMask93

3 жыл бұрын

It wasn't a remake, it was a different take that tried to hew closer to the source material.

@tonyvandeyl8575

3 жыл бұрын

@@VideoMask93 remake, reboot- same thing. perhaps its just because there have been so many reboots/remakes in hollywood it gets old. havent watched it...maybe i will check it out sometime.

@VideoMask93

3 жыл бұрын

@@tonyvandeyl8575 I watched it. It's okay. I think Jason fits Conan better than Arnie did, but the writing is subpar, like a feature-length version of the worst of the original tales.

Loved the part where the guy with the hammer gets impaled!

@zak8458

3 жыл бұрын

That's Swen Ole Thorsen. He was also in "Gladiator" - Tigris of Gaul.

@geoculus5606

3 жыл бұрын

He was in the second Conan also as a different character, the captain of the guards sent to kill Conan right after they had begun their journey.

@DP-ot6zf

2 жыл бұрын

Thorgrim.

@reynaldoflores4522

2 жыл бұрын

How did he know to stand in the right place?

Valeria's appearance always makes me cry... the music and imagery is so epic!

"What is steel compared to the hand that wields it?"