Review of Conan the Barbarian (1982) by James Z — 25 May 2010

Literally one of the so bad it's good movies. Arnold unsurprisingly makes a fine barbarian.

This review of Conan the Barbarian (1982) was written by James Z on 25 May 2010.

Conan the Barbarian has generally received positive reviews.

Was this review helpful?

Yes

More reviews of this movie:

More Reviews of Conan the Barbarian

Review of Conan the Barbarian (1982)

By Danf96 (3) on 01 May 2022

Good movie! I like how the movie takes time to show you how he became so strong and such a good fighter…

Read Review

Review of Conan the Barbarian (1982)

By Maximillian M (61) on 20 Sep 2017

The movie that put Arnold on the map to becoming one of the biggest stars in Hollywood, The film itself is ok, Nothing brilliant but for its…

Read Review

Review of Conan the Barbarian (1982)

By Barney F (58) on 30 Apr 2018

After wayching this movie and comparing it to other movies of this genre, including current movies, This is undoubtable the best of this type…

Read Review

Review of Conan the Barbarian (1982)

By Anthony G (806) on 24 Dec 2017

Probably along with star was IV the best single movie ever made…

Read Review

Review of Conan the Barbarian (1982)

By Tarek B (8) on 02 Jul 2017

Fantastic!, authentic, original, (one thing worth noting - it is not an easy-action-adventurer such as the sequel…

Read Review

Review of Conan the Barbarian (1982)

By Zachariah W (41) on 08 Aug 2017

While much of its content may be questionable along with some uneven acting, Conan manages to be a strong contender as a fantasy film thanks…

Read Review

Review of Conan the Barbarian (1982)

By Mike T (1,122) on 24 Dec 2018

The original Conan movie with Arnie. Amazing fight scenes. Great Movie. One of the original Hack and Slash films. James earl Jones was great in this…

Read Review

Review of Conan the Barbarian (1982)

By Gracjanski (417) on 15 Feb 2020

For its time the movie was surely great, today a bit outdated. But still the world they created is great: savage and wild…

Read Review

Review of Conan the Barbarian (1982)

By Weinstock (1) on 02 Jul 2021

This movie is under rated. One of the best fantasy movies ever made. Sure some parts might be dated but the story telling is solid…

Read Review

Review of Conan the Barbarian (1982)

By Marc37 (3) on 02 Jul 2020

This film has some strenghts: The music is epic, good and really suits to the movie…

Read Review

More reviews of this movie

Reviews of Similar Movies

Review of Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)

By Garyl. (2) on 02 Feb 2007

Clint Eastwood somehow over looked the fact that From the invasion of China in 1937 to the end of World War II, the Japanese military regime…

Read Review

Review of Kingdom of Heaven (2005)

By Dustin Putman (2,479) for TheFilmFile.com (2,314) on 06 May 2005

A dreary, uninformative, emotionless disaster. At least Alexander had the comical benefit of Angelina Jolie hamming it up with reptiles…

Read Review

Review of Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006)

By Willie Waffle (1,383) for WaffleMovies.com (1,380) on 04 Jan 2007

Starts off on the wrong foot with the wrong tone, then keeps stumbling and bumbling its way to a climax half the people who buy tickets will…

Read Review

Review of The Lost World (1925)

By Bethie W (51) on 04 Mar 2007

Oh dear...well its better than the 1990 remake…

Read Review

Review of Ghostbusters II (1989)

By Mathlover9000 (42) on 08 Mar 2018

While the first film was fun to watch, this film was not. This film was very boring to be honestly…

Read Review

Review of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze (1991)

By Max W (300) on 02 Dec 2015

Poor plot, poor acting, Poor writing, poor action…

Read Review

Review of The Hobbit (1977)

By Carole Ann R (17) on 13 Dec 2013

I haven't seen this version in a loong time! When I was a kid I thought it was scary (I think Disney Channel or one of those channels played it)…

Read Review

Review of Ne Zha (2019)

By Ben Kenigsberg (863) for The New York Times (9,847) on 29 Aug 2019

A computer-animated feature of bright hues, hectic action and only occasional charm…

Read Review

Review of The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)

By Broyax (884) on 23 Dec 2022

Une vieillerie chiante comme la pluie et pour cause, il s’agit d’une daube de John Huston, spécialiste émérite en la matière, la matière…

Read Review

More Reviews

Popular Movies Right Now

The Voyeurs

2021

58%19 Reviews

Top Gun: Maverick

2022

82%272 Reviews

Fifty Shades of Grey

2015

43%1,173 Reviews

Dark Waters

2019

76%68 Reviews

The Batman

2022

75%430 Reviews

Blade Runner 2049

2017

80%2,332 Reviews

Nope

2022

68%181 Reviews

Logan

2017

82%1,785 Reviews

Ghostbusters: Afterlife

2021

66%228 Reviews

Deadpool

2016

78%1,333 Reviews

Movies You Viewed Recently

Conan the Barbarian

1982

67%778 Reviews

Watchmen

2001

70%919 Reviews

Tokyo Gore Police

2008

57%351 Reviews

Police Story

1985

79%463 Reviews

First Man

2018

73%1,142 Reviews

Follow That Bird

1985

65%219 Reviews

Tammy

2014

41%665 Reviews

The Night Comes For Us

2018

73%81 Reviews

Love Don't Co$t a Thing

2003

62%304 Reviews

The Paperboy

2012

49%620 Reviews