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Lang's Khalar Zym Was Brilliant

posted 13 years ago by imtokyojoeiknowtokyo
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It was not heavy handed. This was a unique pretty unforgettable character. Not just because of his props like the ship. The sword and his swordplay was incredible - dual blades - one of the first in cinema history!!! The banter with Conan "Who are you" was very understated and effective. An amazing delivery of line and character acting. You see a man who is a man, not yet immortal, but seeks immortality.

Brilliant job Mr Lang! You made this movie what it was, along with Momoa and the others. The ex. close ups and expressions were all very well done. He could have very easily made this a cartoonish character but friends, he did not. He did not have to resort to deadpan acting style of the original baddie in Conan 82, he put life into Zym. Brilliant!!!

Surely Zym's portrayal was one of the most unforgettable villains/antagonists from fantasy genre films ever.

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[–] Sausage_Demon 13 years ago

You sir are a master of the sarcastic arts. :)

[–] imtokyojoeiknowtokyo 12 years ago

Friend Zym's sword alone was epic.

Take care friend.

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[–] holtom5 12 years ago

Slight hijack but wasn't his death one of the stupidest in cinema history?
All he had to do was sit tight and not approach Conan for approx 1 minute and he'd win the world/Asheron/the internet. So what does he do?

[–] wastedyuthe 13 years ago

I don't think he could've acted it any better. I do think the script could have been better, or given to someone who had more presence on screen. James Earl Jones had far more presence and he stole every scene he was in.

Saying that, I do like the new Conan movie overall, despite the bad guy and music not being as memorable. Momoa was great!

[–] imtokyojoeiknowtokyo 13 years ago

He did a great job in the role.

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[–] imtokyojoeiknowtokyo 13 years ago

he was good friend

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