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As pulp, this was a good movie...


...as it was full of action and was somewhat entertaining, but as a serious movie with the whole nine yards (plot, character, etc.) it falls flat on its face.

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I don't think it was any good as pulp either.
The pulps had plot, character, set up etc.
This just failed at all levels.

Tesla was robbed!

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Pulp has character, this movie does not.

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People bashing this movie really need to re-evaluate everything about their lives. Anyone who went into this movie thinking it was going to be rich with plot and character development should be smacked in the face until they can't think anymore. This movie delivered absolutely everything it was intended to and for that it was a good movie.

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Actually, it failed at EVERYTHING it was intended to do.

The owners of the Conan brand set out to make a proper adaptation of the original stories. These are in fact grand tales, rich in plot and character development, and even richer in subtext and piloshophy. Sadly the Conan owners partnered up with the film productio company Millennium, and Millennium had other ideas. Instead of a grand epic Conan tale, they wanted a de facto remake of the føkking Milius/Schwarzenegger Conan-in-name-only which Conan proper fans tend to hate.

As an intended proper Conan movie, it failed.


The owners of the Conan brand also intended to for this movie to be the culimination of years of rebranding, and a spearhead to future movies based on other characters by the same author whose library they control. Instead, years of labour and investments on their part was effectively undone.

As an intended spearhead to greatness, it failed.


Production company Millennium wanted a three picture franchise here, and a future Red Sonja franchise to spin off it as well. This was to be their cash cow for years to come. Instead it dealt them a crippling blow.

As an intended future tentpole franchise, it failed.


Distributor LGF were in bad shape, and desperatly needed a hit to turn the tide.
Instead, LGF took a beating and went through a shakeup following Conan losses, and loads of people lost their jobs.

As an intended it saviour, it failed.


So in short, all the stakeholders regret that the movie ever was made in its current form, as it did them all harm and no good what so ever. Based on critical review and audience response, it also failed as a standalone movie.

If you are one of the few that liked it, great for you. You enjoy a movie that many a Conan fan wanted to like, but simply cannot. But don't think it was successful in any way just because it happened to clique with you - it wasn't.


Tesla was robbed!

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Yep, what Norse said!

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I wasn't expecting much when I went into this movie, it still disappointed because it is that bad. No need to reevaluate my life for a terrible film which hopefully killed this awful director's career.

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Solomon Kane did way better, I think.

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Urgghh... that was completely uncalled for. Now I feel sick having been reminded of that movie.

Conan was bad in some ways, but still had a lot going for it... high production values which showed, a good cast, an intriguing story, and good individual stories and motivations for the characters.

I feel like it was let down by bad direction and bad cinematography. The actors that stood out were the long timers like Ron Perlman, Umm... Avatar-guy, and Rose McGowan who looked unrecognizable from how much she melded into her character. The cinematography of the movie just didn't give it that epic feel it should have had.

All that Solomon Kane had going for it was a cool name. That movie had a budget that was roughly half of what this had, so it may have been easier for it to claw back the investment.

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This movie was so bland and unoriginal that i forgot how it ended 15 minutes after watching it.

The action was boring and the characters were lifeless.

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