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Conan the Barbarian (1982)

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Reviews Counted: 24 Fresh: 18  Rotten:6 Average Rating: 6.3/10

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Runtime: 2 hrs 10 mins

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 adventures which culminate in the fulfillment of his long hoped for goal. A vigorous and bloody... 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]

Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy

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

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

DVD Info

Release:

Jun 4, 2001

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Keep Case
  • Anamorphic Widescreen - 2.35
  • Single Side - Dual Layer

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital Mono 2.0 - English

Additional Release Material:

  • Audio Commentary - John Milius - Director, Arnold Schwarzenegger - Star
  • Deleted Scenes/Outtakes
  • Featurette - 1. CONAN UNCHAINED
  • Documentary
  • Trailers - 1. Original Theatrical Trailer
  • Behind the Scenes Footage
  • Parental Control

Text/Photo Galleries:

  • Production Drawings - 1. "The Conan Archives"

DVD-ROM Features:

  • Web Link

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06/24/06
Time Out
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3/5

OK sandals and loin cloth muscle adventure...which made Arnold a star.

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07/17/08
Steve Crum
Video-Reviewmaster.com
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3/5

No review available.

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07/16/05
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com
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5/5

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

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05/28/05
Luke Y. Thompson
New Times
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4/5

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

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04/03/05
Scott Weinberg
eFilmCritic.com
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3.5/5

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
Filmcritic.com
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3/4

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
Chicago Sun-Times
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1.5/5

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
New York Times
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3/5

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08/16/04
Walter Chaw
Film Freak Central
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2/5

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06/23/04
Frank Swietek
One Guy's Opinion
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3/5

No review available.

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02/08/04
Daniel M. Kimmel
Worcester Telegram & Gazette
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2/5

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
Capital Times (Madison, WI)
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2/5

Too dull to be unintentionally funny.

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10/01/03
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
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2/5

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08/22/03
Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal
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3/5

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07/17/03
Ryan Cracknell
Movie Views
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3/5

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
About.com
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3/5

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

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04/21/03
Jeffrey M. Anderson
San Francisco Examiner
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Schwarzenegger has probably never been better-cast.

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03/10/03
Marjorie Baumgarten
Austin Chronicle
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09/03/02
Mark Palermo
Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia)
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4.5/5

John Milius is skilled at allowing his story to unfold as though you were reading a pulp novel, never letting you get bored. He always throws something at you that's reminiscent of the best in fantasy novels.

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01/27/02
Jeremiah Kipp
ToxicUniverse.com
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