Review of Conan the Barbarian (2011) by Bikerjames — 21 Aug 2011

I Live. I Love. I Slay. I am Content! Hilarious! I'm giving the film a pass because it kept my attention the entire movie. I didn't look at my watch wondering when it would end. That doesn't mean it is not without some problems.

The dialog is clunky at times, It is overly gory for my taste, and the horrible wobbly hand held camera work during the fight scenes is frustrating. However, the acting is pretty good throughout and the bad guys are fun, especially Rose McGowan playing Marique with her deadly sharp fingernails.

I also liked Ron Perlman as Conan's dad and wish they would have featured him more. The movie also looks good, although the 3D was average. I would have rated the movie a little higher if the fight scenes were filmed better, but since 70% of the movie consists of fight scenes it gets frustrating.

Still, not as bad as the critics are claiming. Many critics are saying it is too dark and gory, yet those same critics loved the film 300 with its clunky dialogue and gory fight scenes. Go figure.