“Drinker, what is best in life?” “To crush the alcohol cabinet, see it emptied before you, and to hear the lamentations of Tatyana. Go away now!”

@garytwinem5275

2 жыл бұрын

And if you're not listening, Crom, then the hell with you!

@yotty97

2 жыл бұрын

who tf is tatyana

@Sir_Osis

2 жыл бұрын

@@yotty97 lol

@daphnehrx

2 жыл бұрын

Tþ

@yotty97

2 жыл бұрын

@@daphnehrx what in god's name does "T" followed by tthat weird ass character mean?

So the film is an excellent demonstration of the dictum: Show Not Tell. or Exposition Lite.

The soundtrack of this movie is THE movie soundtrack. Elevates every scene, stands on its own (I've listened to the CD more times than I can count) and helps tell the story and set the mood perfectly.

@mattkhourie4037

2 жыл бұрын

Chills when he practices the sword form after Valeria brings him back.

@soupio7749

2 жыл бұрын

There is simply not enough Basil Poledouris. I have Conan and Robocop on vinyl and play both regularly. Everything else is fantastic as well, however, I'm nerd bent toward these films.

I simply can not say enough good things about Conan the Barbarian.

@yotty97

2 жыл бұрын

You didn't even say one good thing

@stefanosprokopis6974

2 жыл бұрын

IM the biggest Conan fan ever. The first time I saw a Conan comic book I was 13 and it was issue 192 from 1987 Since then I have collected Conan books and still do. I lost half my collection cos of a gambling addiction but I've still got plenty of good stuff. You shoiod look up conan vnv 125. It's really good song with the conan art.

@randallrutherford1384

2 жыл бұрын

They fucked up when they didn't complete the planned 3rd film in the series.

@ChronoStrife

2 жыл бұрын

I quite like it too.

Fun fact Conans side kick "subatai" the little guy with the bow and arrow is one of surfings all time legends and pioneers of style Gerry lopez absolute surfing icon!!

Conan's father and Thulsa Doom each knew one half of the Riddle of Steel. Steel was more trustworthy than men, but the willpower of men was stronger than steel.

@Gauntlet1212

2 жыл бұрын

My take was that steel is only as strong as the arm that wields it. But yeah, they each had one half of the answer.

@harryhoudini714

2 жыл бұрын

while you make a fascinating point, I think it was Doom who was right in the end. The problem with "trusting your sword" is that this trust is still tied to the hand that wields it. So basically, even if the steel does not let you down (which incidentally happened in the end when his Fathers Sword broke, thereby "betraying" his wielder), the hand might. You can see that also in the ending when he decapitates Doom with the broken sword of his Father. Doom is about to get to him, lull him into basically betraying himself but his sheer willpower triumphs and breaks the spell at which point even the broken sword of his Father becomes a deadly Weapon in the Hands of a man dedicated to take revenge.

@adulescentuluscarnifex8412

Жыл бұрын

@@harryhoudini714 I think how it goes is "flesh is strong than steel and will is stronger than flesh" but it's all open to your individual interpretation

@harryhoudini714

Жыл бұрын

@@adulescentuluscarnifex8412 as far as interpretations go, that is surely not a bad one. I could agree to this!

Conan the Barbarian is one of my favorite movies of all time. And, one of my favorite scores. Absolutely killer

Basil Poledouris recorded the soundtrack before the movie was filmed. In some of the non dialogue scenes like the opening sequence, on the movie set they played the music through speakers and the actors acted to the music.

I love the fact that Conan punches the same camel in The Destroyer.

"That is strength, boy! That is power! What is steel compared to the hand that wields it? 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. Crucify him!"

@danielpauley9113

2 жыл бұрын

To answer the riddle, Conan must see that while steel will grow brittle and the flesh will age, it is will and conviction that prevail. It is by will and belief that the flesh is motivated to wield the sword, to use that sword rightly and not against the weak and unfortunate. Steel is not elevated only through brute force, detailed craftsmanship, or even strength of your hand. Its power comes from the clear belief and conviction of the one who wields it.

This movie has it all: high adventure, magic, romance, buddy adventure, evil and vengeance. By Krom!

@och70

2 жыл бұрын

And let's not forget Sandahl Bergman.

@soulpatchjackson3076

2 жыл бұрын

Crom

@Allen-eq5uf

Жыл бұрын

Awesome soundtrack too!

Best soundtrack ever by Basil Fucking Poledouris

@T1tusCr0w

2 жыл бұрын

Never be equaled 💪🏻 can you imagine Conan without that music ?

@rrson648

2 жыл бұрын

Came here to pist the same. Literally one of the best original film soundtracks ever. Perfectly compliments the film.

@wojciechbem8661

2 жыл бұрын

Agree. The guy also scored "Hot Shots 2" , the greatest spoof movie ever .

@lizzieck2576

2 жыл бұрын

Yes! Fantastic soundtrack 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

One of the best action movies of all time. People always criticised it for a being a dumb flick without deep story but it takes a lot of skill to and experience to make a movie work without the use of dialogues all the time. Telling a story by actions and not by words is something that can only be achieved by visual media and this movie did it really well.

@lostferwords5650

2 жыл бұрын

And it's by no means dumb, if you watch it properly then you can see the question it's asking. It begins with a quote from Nietzsche a quote which explored during the film. Todays films confuse complexity and subversion with good.

@Thagomizer

Жыл бұрын

But the movie ISN'T dumb. I can't, for the life of me, understand those people who think this movie is shallow, cheesy, or dumb. I sometimes wonder if we've watched the same movie.

Love Conan, books and this film. Totally agree with Drinker that the minimal dialogue actually helps the pacing and storytelling - it also makes the few speeches Arnold makes have that much more impact especially the " Crush your enemies...." and " Crom I have never prayed to you before..." monologues. Arnold sells them 100%, as did James Earl Jones. What a film - best death has to go to Arnold's close friend, Sven Ole Thorsen ( big hammer guy) who gets impaled on a huge wooden spike.

@mattkhourie4037

2 жыл бұрын

The Crom prayer speech is criminally underrated, under-quoted, and under-appreciated.

@daveeldridge3062

2 жыл бұрын

I wish more movies would adopt the minimal dialog approach. Have an amazing actor like a Mako narrate when necessary.

@Clemppu

2 жыл бұрын

Mads Mikkelsen played a mute but fierce warrior in Valhalla Rising. Nicolas Cage's character in Willy's Wonderland movie did not utter one single word. While you can question the overall quality of either of those movies the silent badass trope worked great on both. They just nonchalantly kicked ass when necessary.

Conan The Barbarian is still the best sword and sorcery movie and one of my favourite films.

@nealsterling8151

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely!

@bathyalgames

2 жыл бұрын

If you are interested in a Barbarian computer action RPG, that is inspired by original Robert E. Howard's Conan short stories, then visit my channel. I show parts of it in my videos. This is a test of why this statement is not visible in the comment section. So don't be angry that i spam you.

@bathyalgames

2 жыл бұрын

@The Elder Yes it is on KZread, but you can watch it also on Amazon Prime if you have it. Frazetta's world is fantastic. I omit here Bakshi since SnS is not his metier. Darkwolf as the barbarian paragon character is awesome. Simply said 82 and 83 were fantastic years for Barbarians.

“To crush your enemy’s like to dislike ratio, to see them demonetized before you, and to hear the lamentation of their stans!”

I loved it when they made modeling icon Grace Jones afraid of mice in one of the films. Good on her that she could play along and scream like a girl while trying to stamp out that mouse in her warrior woman getup in a cave then just shrug when the others were looking at her.

@spacedinosaur8733

2 жыл бұрын

But she's not a "realistic" warrior woman as Teela in MOTU: Regurgitations. ;) Just kidding both Sandahl Bergman & Grace Jones were fantastic.

I can't imagine a protagonist in a movie today saying anything like "hear the lamentations of their women." A studio would never allow that

What an excellent conversation. Conan the Barbarian is truly a great film.

I think the breaking of the sword and the killing of Thulsa Doom is more powerful in that he has truly--finally--avenged his people. When he raises his sword and his father's after killing Rexor, is like Conan telling his father's spirit: for you, Dad. I thought it was very poignant. Conan using that broken sword to kill Thulsa was him avenging his people. That sword has one final purpose--it will never come back from that catastrophic break, and his people will never return, either. When Conan just drops the blade after pitching Thulsa's head down the temple steps is so perfect. The finality of it--the quest is over. The remnants of his sword means nothing anymore, because it has been used completely. He doesn't need nostalgia. Man--such a great movie!

@davidcraddock7414

2 жыл бұрын

I never thought about that point. I really love this interpretation of that moment!

@danielpauley9113

2 жыл бұрын

The music that is played after that when he it sitting there with his hand on his chin is fantastic

@Joshua_Froschauer

2 жыл бұрын

Well said!!!🤔🤔🤔

This has the greatest film score composed by 'Basil Poledouris' it makes the film and it is so great that orchestras around the realm play it on its own…

"These were the days of high adventure!"

@zootsoot2006

2 жыл бұрын

"Between the time when the oceans drank Atlantis and the rise of the sons of Aryas, there was an age undreamed of."

I had no idea that Andre is a such a treasure of knowledge when it comes to Conan.

The modern Wheel of Pain.... working 40+ years in an office environment.

@skeletonshorror5184

2 жыл бұрын

Except you come out looking like Jabba not Conan! 😂

@anthonyoer4778

2 жыл бұрын

Wheel of pain? .... Or tree of woe?

@wormfood83

2 жыл бұрын

@@anthonyoer4778 both

@dualityomk9854

2 жыл бұрын

try building industrial heat exchangers for a few years, 40+ years in an office is like tubing down a lazy river

The way Hollywood has treated John Milius is a crime. Dude may be little bit nuts, but he is one of the best writers tinseltown had, and none of the movies he directed are bad. While Conan the Barbarian, The Wind and the Lion and Red Dawn are pretty well known, Farewell to the King and his last directing job, tv-movie Rough Riders deserve more recognition. When guys like Milius were discarded for affirmative action hires, that's when Hollywood started it's circling to the drain.

@jfb.8746

2 жыл бұрын

Had a part in Apocalypse Now as well. You can tell.

@stxrobstar

2 жыл бұрын

And don't forget Big Wednesday as well.

@elsieoliver1671

2 жыл бұрын

Dude he cocreated Rome 2

@abrahemsamander3967

4 ай бұрын

Dillinger is a very fun crime movie too.

Steel was weak because of its rigidity and could break, and when the princess turned on doom it was also weak cause of its fluidity. My all time favorite movie and cannot wait till my son is old enough to watch it with me

Just saw this video pop up and wanted to say that Conan the Barbarian is my all-time favorite movie. It's the genre-defining movie for fantasy and it's just... "right" on so many levels. It has buff heroes, beautiful women, monsters, evil cults, swords, magic, violence, sex/romance, a very direct plot, good production values and special effects (done well before the era of CGI), and one of the best, most epic musical scores ever created. It is blunt, straightforward, and absolutely, unapologetically masculine. Not until Peter Jackson came along and tackled The Lord of the Rings was there anything really like it, and PJ's LOTR while being in the same general genre was of course a much different movie. Anyhow, I enjoy your content and I'm looking forward to what you and Andre have to say about this masterpiece.

Even if you don't like the man, you have to admit Arnold is an incredibly driven man. He is such an inspiration for any person who wants to achieve in life. Pumpin iron is a great film, a good lesson to any young person who wants to go places in life.

@Jar0fMay0

2 жыл бұрын

True. He was a self made millionaire before he became a movie star and married a Kennedy.

@kwazhims3lf

2 жыл бұрын

kinda checked out when he described eating "dirty shame rags" ... wtf

@drdeadbeat1604

2 жыл бұрын

@@kwazhims3lf what was that about?

@kwazhims3lf

2 жыл бұрын

@@drdeadbeat1604 it was... 15? years ago. military, waiting for next course to start, buddy in my section was watching "pumping iron" i hung out, bout 15, 20 minutes later in it, arnold admitted to eating his "cum rags" and i looked at buddy "im out" and left

@kwazhims3lf

2 жыл бұрын

@@drdeadbeat1604 n/m 18 years ago.. jesus christ time flies

I went and bought Conan again after watching this stream.

Valeria sees the guards and starts tapping the sword blade against her palm. Internal monologue: Who wants mommy’s belt?

No question that Andre was the best person to bring in for reviewing this movie.

Heroic fiction often has a sidekick who acts as the audience/reader stand-in. In Howard's Conan stories. Conan is our stand-in. We see things through his attitude and values.

The Drinker and Andre from ME talking about Conan. Holy. Crap. I think I speak for every fan of both KZreadrs when I say THIS IS FREAKIN AWESOME!!!! CROM!!!!

@House-Atreides

2 жыл бұрын

This Andre guy is so annoying to listen to. He’s knowledgeable, but holy crap man…spit it out!

As addendum to the awesome swordplay, the scene in the tunnel when Valaria shines on the two cultists, and hacks them down, she accidentally stabbed the second one IN THE NECK! You can see she lingers a second longer in concern before she runs out of the scene. Honestly, I'm glad she didn't ruin the take by kneeling to help him. If a stuntman gets Stabbed on film, he bloody well wants that take in the movie.

I just bought a collection of 70’s early 80’s savage sword / Conan comics, by Roy Thomas. Great stuff.

@tvrtkoceric5681

2 жыл бұрын

One of the finest examples of comic book mastery in all time !

My favourite movie. Great discussion. The whole film is high art in my eyes. With a musical score as good as Conan's I've always viewed the picture as operatic. What is absent via lack of dialogue is more than delivered through Poledouris' music, and then some. The cast, by and large, were chosen for their physical qualities and as a result are aesthetically perfect for their roles. It's the nearest we'll ever get to live action Frank Frazetta. PS. Would love a Happy Hour on John Boorman's Excalibur, another truly great fantasy epic.

Every time I re-watch one of the "Happy Hour" discussion movies, I always find a new level of appreciation for a movie that I already loved. No exception with 'Conan the Barbarian'.

Fun fact: I read somewhere the "lamentation speech" is actually a quote from Genghis Kahn. As if it wasn´t EPIC enough

@elsieoliver1671

2 жыл бұрын

Yes and Subotai was one of his Generals 2

One of the best sword and fantasy ever made

Just saw this movie last week for the first time and am to be reading the books very soon. Glory be to Crom, Arnold Schwarzenegger (As always), the Drinker, Midnight, and Robert E. Howard!

Have fun at the Alestorm show Drinker!!

The most stressful scene was for him was when Conan was told, "think, conan, think."

Shit Drinker, thanks for doing this. Seriously, I watched this film once a year, first week of April, and I'm enjoying this. Maybe I'll save this and add it to that yearly celebration 🍾 Cheers mate

@T1tusCr0w

2 жыл бұрын

It’s fantastic to see a bunch of other people who love this iconic film as much as me🙏🏻👍🏻

Love these reviews with people who genuinely have passion for the films 🎥👏🏻

Yeah it's diverse. An immigrant, a Hispanic, a Japanese, a woman, a black man, and they are all pretty awesome. An hour 23 in and, even though they talked about the orgy, they haven't mentioned the soundtrack. Basil Poledouris's music is so good in this fillm. Nevermind. 1:34:30 they discuss it.

For any REH fans there's a great KZread channel called "the Cybrarian" who reads REH stories. I have no affiliation. Just love his stuff & would like to see him succeed 👍🏻

@thesplendor8654

3 ай бұрын

Heck yeah. That dude has a gift. Check out his takes on Kull and Solomon Kane as well

After recently listening to the Howard audiobooks for the first time I was taken by how faithful the movie actually was, capturing the essence of those stories and with numerous directly inspired scenes.

Sword and Sorcery is my favorite genre of movies and books.

@bathyalgames

2 жыл бұрын

It is the unrecognised king of all fantasy genres. Btw.: If you are interested in a barbarian Robert. E. Howard's Conan inspired Sword and Sorcery action rpg that i'm developing, then you can visit my channel. There i show parts of it in my videos.

I wish I would've been here, live. This movie is the greatest movie ever made, along with Apocalypse Now, and The Godfather. John Milius was a great writer. WOLVERINES!!!

Between the time when the oceans drank Atlantis, and the rise of the suns of Aries, there was an age undreamed of, and on to this Conan, destined to wear the jeweled crown of Aquilonia upon a troubled brow. It is I, his chronicler who alone can tell you of his saga. Let me tell you of the days of high adventure...

@Warraci

2 жыл бұрын

I read that in Mako's voice

@AlexanderWernerJr

2 жыл бұрын

@@Warraci ...and then comes the absolute uber-epic drum salvo that starts the Conan theme, followed by the unstoppable trumpets and horns, man. :D

Thank you Drinker for this.

This is my favorite movie, hands down. I don't even put it in a top-10--it simply exists separate from all that peasant shit, because it truly is, that good.

Drinker -- you are absolutely awesome. I am so looking forward to reading your books (I have a long reading list), but I also have to say when I click on a Midnight's Edge video and find Andre is the presenter, I am completely and utterly happy and satisfied. Awesome program.

I love this film. Its so ahead of its time. This was the film that got Arnold Schwarzenegger his big break and he is incredible in it. Its one of my favourite fantasy films of all time.

I'd just finished re-watching your Alien stream with RMB when this dropped . My Friday is complete!

I absolutely loved this discussion gents! Love Conan, literary AND the movies. Excellent stuff!!!

Terry O'Neill, british Karate legend was Arnold's stunt man. Absolute beast.

the Manliest movie ever!! And a great deep movie, not just an action one. Where the Power come from, the Afterlife, the Ubermann from Nitzche, the great Warrior plus very smart educated leader, the political power of the one called to rule, the majesty of Basilius score, the mockery of the hippie (today SJWs) movement, etc, etc, etc. One of the BEST EVER MADE MOVIES!

Pretty awesome to see all the reviews, all the fans. I watched this as a kid when it first hit HBO in like 82, with my dad. So every year, to honor dads birthday, first week of April, I have my private Conan party. Sometimes I even watch Destroyer...lol Are we ever getting King Conan?

@House-Atreides

2 жыл бұрын

Same here. Memories with my dad and bro. Cheers to testosterone fueled watch parties. Bring on the red meat and ale.

Best guest you've had imo.

The soundtrack...oh the soundtrack! Basil did some fantastic work for this. My daughter who is just under two years old absolutely loves it..I play her anvil of crom and she gets so so excited!

This movie is dear to me Somehow I never saw it or new it existed till I was about 17 or 18( I was born in 1984) Always loved Arnold movies. One night I was super stoned and came across it on the satellite dish. Well what a good God damn evening I had Loved every second of it When he punched the camel i near pissed Never forget that night

I remember skipping school with my cousin to go see this

Don't forget the world class soundtrack!

@CthonicSoulChicken

2 жыл бұрын

Oh, man--Basil Poledouris elevated this movie from awesome to art. His score is absolutely epic and defines what heroic fantasy should sound like.

Arnold and Sandahl Bergman with as little clothing as possible. Basil Polidouris’ absolutely fantastic musical score. Genius cinematography. Who needs stinking dialogue anyway? This is one of my favorite movies of all time.

This movie is a piece of art

I always felt that when Conan fall into the rocks after being chased by the dog and he finds the skeleton of a king it to me symbolizes Crom and his gift is the sword which he finds in the what is now a Tomb. Like in the books Conan carry off the girl like she was a child.

I never realized there was actual subtext to this movie. Then again, I was a kid when I saw it last time... I still loved it though :D

I would off and on take a second to check out these After Hours, but this was the one that got me to subscribe! You got me hooked

The soundtrack is the top 5 in cinema history.

This movie made Arnold my childhood hero and helped put hair on my chest. Cheers to Drinker for picking this one!

Lol how strange man I have been obsessively blasting though the time of Atlantis and the hyborian age by Robert e Howard. Spent all day reading Conan and then you have this as your subject matter.

One of the Howard stories that stayed with me the most was one with Conan fighting a betraying ally in ancient ruins, when they're set upon by a giant slug. The final solution to assail this indomitable foe, is for Conan to push a huge masonry wall over onto it. I mean, is there any more toxicly masculine an activity, killing bugs?

Conan and Subotai’s excellent adventure

"Don't you know the Dewy decimal system?".... oh sorry, that's conan the librarian...

@corycrandell2682

2 жыл бұрын

Ha! At least somebody got the joke!

@realironduke

2 жыл бұрын

@@corycrandell2682 UHF

@corycrandell2682

2 жыл бұрын

@@realironduke yep.

One of my favourit movies of all time!

"Fuck your freedom" -Arnold, he doesn't have the charm any longer They also had a big issue with a lack of snow at beginning of filming, in regards to the film intro shot Big fan of all versions of Conan, even mamoa, sad I missed this stream

Great stream. Andre certainly knows a lot about Conan.

The Drinker never disappoints

>The Drinker appreciates Conan the Barbarian and Clive Cussler This is the tipping point. Now I have to buy your books.

I've just started reading Robert E Howard's and H P Lovecraft's works recently Hope we can get writers like them again

@EmberBright2077

2 жыл бұрын

I mean, I could live without Lovecraft. Had a lot of great ideas, but I wouldn't call him a good writer.

@krishnakantbhatt9947

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah I guess I was thinking more about the ideas when I was considering him

@CthonicSoulChicken

2 жыл бұрын

@@EmberBright2077 I think that's exactly why we need more of him. There are lots of "good" writers, but no truly good ideas. Lovecraft was good enough--his creativity and vision was such that it carried him into legend status. I'll take that any day over another Dean Koontz.

@EmberBright2077

2 жыл бұрын

@@CthonicSoulChicken I mean, anyone can come up with a good idea, but actually writing well takes a bit more effort/skill. The bane of a lot of modern writing is the attitude of "wouldn't it be cool if" and not putting in the work to make it, well, work. Execution is the most important thing.

@CthonicSoulChicken

2 жыл бұрын

@@EmberBright2077 I don't see how that statement has anything to do with Lovecraft. If you think Lovecraft can't "make it work" well, we all have our faults, I guess.

Great movie. That goes for everything about it, especially the soundtrack.

One of the few things I learned to play on the piano as a young'un was the banquet scene from Conan 🎹

One of the best soundtracks ever

@House-Atreides

2 жыл бұрын

Agree. Worked as a great background music to many a wargame in my nerd-bunker.

Another Fantastic Presentation Gentermen, I Listen To This Over My Bluetooth Headset, And Enjoy All Of The Past Shows As Well. Please Consider "Escape From New York" Or "The Thing" 🖖 Thanks For Another Epic Tribute To These Movies We Love..

Oh yeah I can't forgot the legendary soundtrack. Which you couldn't even get for a long time and I'm not sure you still can unless you watch the movie. Definitely sets a very adult tone. It is absolutely epic!

Interesting thing about that great movie is how well it is shot! Just pause it and rewind at almost every random point in this movie, and you will have perfect screenshot in artistic way. Incredible composition, color and presentation.

EXACTLY! Conan is never enslaved! He never existed in the form Millius portrayed him. Still, I love this movie, but I love the literary Conan sooooo much more. When the latest Conan movie was announced with Jason Momoa I had hopes at first but those were quickly dashed. Maybe someday we will get proper, faithful writing true to Howard's Cimmerian, and a director and production to match. I wouldn't mind a good audiobook treatment of Howard's original works either.

Andre is absolutely correct, I missed most those subtle cues. This also happened when I first watched the cornetto trilogy.

It is 2023 I have just watched Conan for the first time. Afterwards I watched this video. This is the way

I think that Conan looking at his hand after being resurrected is not about him being unaccustomed to being alive again, but that he is still thinking about Thulsa's words that sword is nothing compared to hand that wields it.

One of the best 80's movies, and one of my favorites of all time. Crom!

Chat was epic. One flew over the Conan nest.

@zootsoot2006

2 жыл бұрын

I preferred his writing on the Simpsons.

One of the best streams you've had in my opinion. There is so much there in this movie, and you got to the heart of it. Deep movie, with subtle genius!!.. and Darth Vader as the bad guy😂!

Let's not forget the subtleties of Conan's recovery scene. It's not just him simply re-training with his sword. Notice how the scene starts with him examining his hand. He then wields his sword and performs one of his old forms (as first shown in one of the earlier sword training scenes). He then sheathes his sword and continues to analyze his hand. He is contemplating Thulsa Doom's answer to the Riddle of Steel: "What is steel compared to the hand that wields it?" Thulsa is a master manipulator and has clearly gotten into Conan's head, and yet Conan still moves forward.

21:13 Thulsa Dhuum debued in "The Cat and the Skull", where Kull is tricked by a talking cat into jumping into a forbidden lake full of monsters.

I just love this movie!

A classic of my youth. And I saw it on regular tv as well. Oh times have changed.

Great discussion/analysis. I never thought about the metaphor of the sword forged and beaten into a powerful weapon, but I think was always aware of it. I also didn't know Thulsa Doom was the inspiration for Skeletor (and very likely, the design for Taskmaster). CtB and First Blood are ultimate classic "guy" movies, released the same year too

Hi guys, regarding the filming locations of conan, it was filmed mostly in eastern parts. I've been to Cuenca, where most of the first part was filmed, which has the biggest pine forest in europe, and where conan met the witch (ciudad encantada). The conversation with his dad may have been added afterwards when the locations weren't available?