Wednesday, August 1, 2012

Movie Review: Conan The Barbarian (Celluloid Film Review)


Title: Conan The Barbarian

Year Of Release: 2011

Review Date: July 31, 2012

Rating: R

Running time: 119 minutes

Box Office Gross: $49,795,021

Site Rating: 1 out of 10 stars

The 2011 remake of the 1980s Arnold Schwarzenegger film "Conan The Barbarian" left much to be desired. It paled in comparison to the original. Both films were too violent, but the remake simply goes to far in another display of Hollywood violence. The remake sans Arnold Schwarzenegger, stars Jason Momoa as the film's namesake. 

His mother is killed while pregnant with him, but he survives and perversely with a taste for blood, due to the manner in which she was viciously murdered. He is raised to be a warrior, but as he reaches adulthood, becomes a confused, lustful pirate...

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