Thanks for watching, Rob! Hope it wasn't too painful.I don't think it's super deep or serious, but it's just a fun movie, lots of funny/weird stuff going. There is even a part when Conan is walking out of a bar and a guy is behind a camel getting it on and he is like, "Hey, look at dat" Of course this is before LotR and Harry Potter so fantasy movies were slim pickins' back then, so just watch this and beastmaster alot.

@order42show

7 ай бұрын

Haha, it wasn’t terrible! I just wanted to point out some of the funnier aspects of it!

I watched this with my friend a few weeks ago, because he had never seen it before either, and we are going to watch the second movie in a few days. I think the scene with the witch in the hut is similar to the montage scene of Conan and Subotai going from town to town. It's a series of side quests that give you a sense of how much time Conan spends just having random adventures before the main quest.

@order42show

7 ай бұрын

I actually thought the witch was interesting (I had fun trying to edit that scene down to fit my commentary!) but then it just…went nowhere! I would’ve bet money that she would’ve shown up to exact some revenge or something later. Maybe it was just jarring because for the runtime I didn’t think we’d be getting side quests!

Yeah, those goofy "I didn't expect that" moments are all part of what makes the movie a pulpy good time. Milius was such a wild, fascinating dude with kind of a secretly epic career.

@order42show

7 ай бұрын

Like I said, I get why it was popular and why many love it…and I had fun most of the time, but it felt longer than it actually was! He definitely had his hands in some classics, that’s for sure.

@YourOldBuddyBucho

7 ай бұрын

@@order42show Have you considered re-watching it every day for a month and reporting on how your feelings about the movie change over that time?

@order42show

7 ай бұрын

I did consider that. And then I came to my senses and thought, “Wait, Self, you’re not Bucho!”

Those Arnold yells you kept doing...side splitting!! I had to back it up a few times for those! Great review sir. I think your still knocking it out if the park. Oh, and that lady he threw in the fire...I think she was a witch. With your sense of humor, I think you already knew that.

@order42show

7 ай бұрын

Haha, yeah, I can’t really speak like Arnold, but I can do little screams and such. But thank you. Wait…she was a witch?! Ohhhh…

@blues01clue

7 ай бұрын

@@order42show yeah, look at those teeth as she starts tripping out when theyre...ya know. And then after he throws her in, a bunch of stuff starts popping around the room and then flies out of the door into the woods. That was probably her evil spirit.

@order42show

7 ай бұрын

Well, I had an experience with a lady back in the day that was similar. So I was like…what’s wrong here? 😉

@blues01clue

7 ай бұрын

​@@order42showLMBO! Hold onto that memory man! That's gold. Take care brother.

Best Soundtrack of any movie ever and I'll fight anyone who wants to argue otherwise. How eloquent and fluent speaking should a Barbarian be? The vulture scene, even though it was a fake vulture he bit, the real vulture was making him bleed. The animal got out of control. When he runs into the witch, that's his first experience with Magic and the Occult. Everyone laughed at her being pitched into the fire, it wasn't just you. The "Wheel of Pain" was supposed to be a Mill but it's purpose was to send people to die in the fighting pits. Thulsedoom had no need for people then, he was seeking steel, later that changed. Basil Polydorus also did The Hunt for Red October., Starship Troopers. He died of cancer in the 2000's. Conan the Barbarian was the last film to have a score recorded in Mono only.. There was supposed to be 3 films but they only got funding for the two. The first one didn't do that well at the box office.

@order42show

7 ай бұрын

Some interesting info there, thank you!

@Veged4

7 ай бұрын

Wheel of Pain is a mill. In one wide shot you can see tunnel that goes under it and a wagon loaded with grain sacks. That was something you couldn't see on old VHS but only after HD resolution widescreen blu ray was released.

@order42show

7 ай бұрын

I must’ve missed that shot. I figured that’s what it had to be, but then I also thought it would be ironic if they strengthened and/or created their own downfall.

Modnights edge has a pretty good series on conan and why we didnt get a king conan movie

@order42show

7 ай бұрын

Interesting! I've heard about it over the years and wondered why it never materialized.

Need to watch this one again!

@order42show

7 ай бұрын

I mean, if you WANT...😄

@MartinBarreby

7 ай бұрын

@order42show haha! Yea, haven't seen it in probably 20 years, and some of the scenes you mentioned sounded hilarious, and I couldn't remember then! :D

@order42show

7 ай бұрын

Well, I also played it up, but for a first time viewing, I couldn’t help but find the humor in them!

The movie is rough, unpolished, raw - like life in that era, like Conan himself. I'm glad it transported me to another realm of wonder, mystery and alien cultures. It doesn't explain everything and not everything should be explained. For one I'm thankful it wasn't full of modern references in a clumsy attempt to make itself more relevant. It is an honest story... a journey of a few brave souls... into a long forgotten time and place. And the soundtrack is as epic as it can be. A masterpiece! Have you solved the Riddle of Steel? If not, Crom will just laugh at you from his mountain.

@order42show

7 ай бұрын

I would not think of trying to tear it down, but I just HAD to point out some of the things that stuck out. I’m glad that the movie is all that for you!

@nickign7317

7 ай бұрын

@@order42show Hey, I apologize if I sounded a little bit preachy. I was caught in a poetic moment I guess. The truth is... it's difficult sometimes to appreciate an old movie outside of its time and context. These special effects were amazing back then, whereas nowadays they might look trivial. It's difficult to switch off our modern thinking and see it for what it was back then. It's like visiting a foreign culture. We carry our own perceptions and understanding wherever we go. But only if we manage to switch them off for a moment, we would allow ourselves to be enriched by that foreign culture.

@order42show

7 ай бұрын

Oh, you’re absolutely right. But I just missed it when it was a thing back then (blame my parents), so I completely missed the boat. I’m sure there are things that you missed out on that you think are mid to bad that other people love, or just in general, you don’t connect with a popular thing or vice versa - it just happens that way. For me, I think, more than the effects - it’s that I’ve never really gravitated to “barbarian” type movies. Like, I love King Arthur/medieval stuff, but this time period or feel has never grabbed me.

@order42show

7 ай бұрын

Oh, and you weren’t preachy at all! Never apologize for your love of a movie!

the Conan movies were some of my favorites as a kid, but i still agree with you watching it today i do have a good laugh at some of the odd things lol but I still love it :p glad you had some fun with it ^^ there are 2 conan movies barbarian and the destroyer, and a kind of side story movie as well that was decent called red sonja were conans in it but its more about a woman warrior. id give em a watch if you had some fun with this one

@order42show

7 ай бұрын

I did! And it was really cool seeing Arnold’s first big starring role.

Bold statement: After LOTR, this is the best fantasy film of all time. CTB in 4k will be fantastic. Can’t wait if that’s true

@order42show

5 ай бұрын

Well, it’s already out now. And I totally can see why people love it.