In a moment of undeniable nostalgia I had to rent the DVD for Conan the Barbarian. I had recently seen Conan the Destroyer and was horrified to see that it was even worse than I remembered. So I was a bit nervous that the Barbarian wouldn't live up to my rose tinted memories. Thankfully my concerns were unwarranted as Conan the Barbarian stands the test of time well. Everything from the casting to the art direction is impressive in this movie, quite the feat when you can't rely on CG. The story itself is also nicely paced and tells a lot of the Conan back story. Oliver Stone stated how he expected Conan to be a 12 episode series, it's doubtful they could have kept the quality up but maybe someone will revisit the tale. And this story shall also be told ...
Review of Conan the Barbarian
