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I prefer this one to the original

posted 12 years ago by MedievalFantasy
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I don't know, I guess I just like the feel and pacing better. And the plot is more interesting to me. The action sequences also feel more fast and less clunky like they did in Conan The Barbarian. I don't see why this one was hated on so much. Does anyone else like this one over the original? I love the original, but this one just gets me more.

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[–] JetSetThomas 12 years ago

I reckon I'm among the few who will agree with you on this. Perhaps it's because I saw this one first, and so the original one just didn't live up to my expectations... but also that the two movies have a different feel to them. This one is fast-paced (mostly), light-hearted and fun. The other one is very dark and kinda slow. Also, I absolutely hated the scene where James Earl Jones morphs into a snake. That just didn't work for me. Not nearly as menacing as I guess it was supposed to be.

Oh yeah, and the sexy women didn't hurt either!

[–] armalite1016 12 years ago

You are both nuts for thinking Destroyer beats Barbarian. Or simply you just have no taste in what makes a film good.

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[–] robert3750 10 years ago

Agreed. Barbarian was far superior, because the producers obviously had great respect for the source material. The producers of Destroyer were obviously simply trying to cash in on the popularity of the original Conan film with no respect whatsoever for the source. Destroyer has people who have no screen charisma and essentially no acting ability (Wilt, Grace, etc. The original had Max Von Sydow and James Earl Jones for crying out loud.

Destroyer is a rancid piece of juvenile crud made by studio suits, not film makers.

[–] tiger86-2 10 years ago

Agreed. Barbarian was far superior, because the producers obviously had great respect for the source material.

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[–] darthsitkur 10 years ago

conan the destroyer is great but the first one is muuuuuch better

[–] Dan_Garten 10 years ago

Interesting.

[–] Wombstar 10 years ago

Too kiddie friendly, the acting is worse than the first one, it's kinda boring and only really shines during two scenes.

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[–] carpathianwolff 9 years ago

I guess everyone can't have good taste in movies

[–] residentevil6901 8 years ago

I do love this one but the original is better to me since it's more adult. I wish they would've made this one more adult.