Conan the Barbarian

2011
R
1h 53m

IMDb RATING

5.2/10

104K

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POPULARITY

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Sword & Sandal Sword & Sorcery Action Adventure Fantasy

A vengeful barbarian warrior sets off to get his revenge on the evil warlord who attacked his village and murdered his father when he was a boy.A vengeful barbarian warrior sets off to get his revenge on the evil warlord who attacked his village and murdered his father when he was a boy.A vengeful barbarian warrior sets off to get his revenge on the evil warlord who attacked his village and murdered his father when he was a boy.

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IMDb RATING

5.2/10

104K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

2,878

1,216

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 2 nominations

Trivia
Jason Momoa undertook an intense six-week training program at a stunt and martial arts academy in Los Angeles for his part while still finalizing negotiations for the film. After putting tremendous effort into the role, he later expressed regret about the mediocre quality of the film. "I've been a part of a lot of things that really sucked, and movies where it's out of your hands," Momoa stated in an interview with GQ magazine. "'Conan was one of them. It's one of the best experiences I had and it [was] taken over and turned into a big pile of shit."

Goofs
(at around 1h 11 mins) The fight on the ship starts out at night but finishes in daylight.

Quotes
Conan: I live, I love, I slay, and I am content.

Connections
Featured in Trailer Failure: Conan, Real Steel, and Final Destination 5 (2011)

Soundtracks
Nazlah Al Sallallem
Performed by Cairo Orchestra
Written by Sami Nossair
Published by Tenvor Music (BMI) o/b/o Kousan Music Publishing
Courtesy of Hollywood Music Center

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Review

Featured review

5/10

Blood splattering brutality lost in a long meandering story

Conan (Jason Momoa) seeks revenge on the cruel warlord who destroyed his village and killed his father.

I like the brutality and the blood splattering violence. But this suffers two major problems. The first is the length of this movie. At almost 2 hours, it is way too long. There is no reason for a 2 hour Conan movie. It feels stretched out, and too slow in many parts of the movie. Too much of the story is a meandering mess.

The second is the comparison between Jason Mamoa and Arnold Schwarzenegger. Jason is no Schwarzenegger. He has half the charm and half the presence. I still like Jason Mamoa, but he's no Arnold.

I do appreciate the attempt. They try their best with a big scale production. The stunts are good. The battles gets pretty big. Stephen Lang is a good bad guy. And Rose McGowan is great as the creepy weird Marique. If only they scale back the running time to a more manageable length. This could have been just good enough to recommend.