Wednesday, August 6, 2008

Conan the Barbarian

In this classic co-written by Oliver Stone, the daughter of King Osric (Max von Sydow) has been kidnapped by Thulsa Doom (James Earl Jones), leader of an up-and-coming snake cult. Arnold must get her back, and on the way he flexes and gets the chicks and punches a camel. He also describes the greatest pleasure in life: "To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of their women."

Beyond all my reasonable expectations, the movie is truly engrossing, if not altogether transporting, because it portrays a different world so effectively and completely. Well worth the time. "Conan" is good. Who knew?

1 comment:

michaelgellis said...

can i get it in blu-ray?