Review of Conan the Barbarian (2011) by Kevin R — 25 Mar 2012

Ok, the story was weak but acceptable, this is Conan, the acting was weak but acceptable,, this is Conan, the effects were pretty good but nothing spectacular, this is Conan.

This was a pretty good first entry in a franchise reboot. When I first saw Mamoa I was shocked and though he ain't no Conan, 15 minutes later I had already accepted him. So Arnie wasn't hard shoes to fill, he doesn't hae the body but he's a suitable barbarian and with the hair it works.

Now one area this film scored some points was for violence, it had a good dose of that and how can you be a Conan movie without it. Second it had a little female toplessness, should have and could have been more. If it would have had more though it wouldn't have affected the score much more.

I was left wanting another film so we will see, I don't think the box office performance was good at all so I won't hold my breath. Still I thought a decent film.