Review of Conan the Barbarian (2011) by Dan B W — 31 Jul 2016
It doesn't quite reach the level of mediocre. The action is better than the original, the special effects are better, and the directing is tighter. But the characters lack charisma and the plot is pointless and confused.
Even that would be acceptable in a Conan flick, but the ending is abysmal. I mean, really, really stupid. I'm not spoiling anything to say the final battle involves a powerful evil witch who can summon demons and uses poison, yet she decides to duke it out with her fists before meeting her end, without a whiff of magic. And the MacGuffin for the whole movie, the super-powerful evil mask that will make it's wearer "a god", does absolutely nothing. The main villain has to duel it out with swords, and eventually just falls off a bridge. He doesn't even get stabbed.
It feels like the scriptwriters woke up one morning, realized their script was overdue, and whipped off the last few pages on the bus ride into work.
This review of Conan the Barbarian (2011) was written by Dan B W on 31 Jul 2016.
Conan the Barbarian has generally received mixed reviews.
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