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Conan the Barbarian (1982)

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Reviews Counted:25

Fresh:19

Rotten:6

Average Rating:6.4/10

Runtime: 2 hrs 10 mins

Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy

Synopsis: Years after the brutal murder of his parents, Conan the Barbarian sets out on a perilous quest for vengeance on the evil Thulsa Doom. With his trusted companions, he has a series of marvelous... Years after the brutal murder of his parents, Conan the Barbarian sets out on a perilous quest for vengeance on the evil Thulsa Doom. With his trusted companions, he has a series of marvelous adventures which culminate in the fulfillment of his long hoped for goal. A vigorous and bloody sword-and-sorcery epic featuring Schwarzenegger's breakthrough role. [More]

Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sandahl Bergman, James Earl Jones, Max Von Sydow

Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sandahl Bergman, James Earl Jones, Max Von Sydow, Mako, Ben Davidson, Cassandra Gaviola, Gerry Lopez, William Smith, Sven-Ole Thorsen

Director: John Milius

Director: John Milius
Screenwriter: John Milius, Oliver Stone
Story: Robert E. Howard
Producer: Dino De Laurentiis, Buzz Feitshans, Edward R. Pressman
Composer: Basil Poledouris

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Apr 18, 2000

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Visualizing Robert E. Howard's creation in the midst of the Reagan era is an offer the auteur can't refuse

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11/17/09
Fernando F. Croce
Fernando F. Croce
CinePassion
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03/26/09
Variety
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OK sandals and loin cloth muscle adventure...which made Arnold a star.

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07/17/08
Steve Crum
Steve Crum
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06/24/06
Time Out
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07/16/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

Balls-to-the-wall swordplay flicks don't get much better than this

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05/28/05
Luke Y. Thompson
Luke Y. Thompson
New Times

A big, sweaty, pulpy adventure tale that's both exciting AND unintentionally amusing.

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04/03/05
Scott Weinberg
Scott Weinberg
eFilmCritic.com

When it comes to the great lines (and mottos) of cinema, it doesn't get much better than this.

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12/07/04
Christopher Null
Christopher Null
Filmcritic.com

Not since Bambi's mother was killed has there been a cannier movie for kids than Conan the Barbarian.

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10/23/04
Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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Conan the Barbarian is an extremely long, frequently incoherent, ineptly staged adventure-fantasy set in a prehistoric past.

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08/30/04
Vincent Canby
Vincent Canby
New York Times
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08/16/04
Walter Chaw
Walter Chaw
Film Freak Central

No review available.

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06/23/04
Frank Swietek
Frank Swietek
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No review available.

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02/08/04
Daniel M. Kimmel
Daniel M. Kimmel
Worcester Telegram & Gazette

Let's face it: Arnold is well-cast. But the movie takes itself way too seriously.

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10/09/03
Rob Thomas
Rob Thomas
Capital Times (Madison, WI)

Too dull to be unintentionally funny.

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10/01/03
Ken Hanke
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

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08/22/03
Carol Cling
Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal

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07/17/03
Ryan Cracknell
Ryan Cracknell
Movie Views

Arnold's first real movie (not counting Hercules and The Villain). Very serious, needs more humor, but a good debut.

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07/14/03
Fred Topel
Fred Topel
About.com

Muddy and serious, but refreshing compared to other comic book movies.

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04/21/03
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jeffrey M. Anderson
San Francisco Examiner

Schwarzenegger has probably never been better-cast.

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03/10/03
Marjorie Baumgarten
Marjorie Baumgarten
Austin Chronicle
 
 
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July 21, 2008: Djimon Hounsou Is Thulsa Doom Opens in new window
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