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How was he bad in Game of Thrones? What did you expect out of Drogo? With the exception of some of the directional shifts (which you can't blame him for) I thought he did a fine job there. Granted I prefer when he can talk like in Conan and Stargate:Atlantis.
Wait, Momoa was Drogo? Why do I have such a hard time seeing things like this?! I loved both Games of Thrones and Stargate Atlantis and I never noticed they were the same person! At least when I watched Conan I kept thinking that this guy really reminds me of Ronan, though I thought at the time it wasn't actually him.
My problem with the film was how oddly the villians delivered their lines. It isn't something I could put my finger on. It was just strange. I have read all of the original Conan stories. There were a number of references in the film. Was it a pure conan, no. Was it as iconic as the first two films? no. But it was closer to the origins than we have had thus far.
I can see Jason Moara in a "Conan" series with AMC...like the walking dead...now that would be sweet
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Vladsimpaler wrote:It didn't have the flavor of Conan, it was just a run of the mill fantasy action film which managed to have Conan the Barbarian as its main character. Pretty bland, as a big Conan fan I was pretty disappointed.
...I have no idea how you could formulate this opinion, honestly. The Arnold films had Conan fall in love (nevermind that in the books Valeria was a pirate who he hooked up with, they were both strong-willed so they broke things off pretty quickly) and facing a Kull villain the director randomly ripped. I can't find the interview now, but apparently JM refused to do the movie unless it reflected the character and he had the right hair/eye color (again, unlike the other film). What aspects of it bothered you?
I loved it. It had the over-the-top brutality, hints of the racist/sexist overtones while redeeming them in a non-cheesy way, the whoredom, the right amount of fighting ability for the not-entirely-helpless woman, and the rogue/ranger-like qualities that really take Conan that extra bit further to make him special as a character. I just... it was nearly perfect IMO.
Haha aiight I don't ever recall comparing the new "Conan" film to the Arnold one but whatever you say
Jason Momoa's acting was pretty weak, the entire movie was taking itself way too seriously
Mannahnin wrote:Plenty of Conan stories would be great for the screen with minimal alterations in terms of toning down/removing inappropriate racism and sexism.
Tower of the Elephant, Red Nails, Queen of the Black Coast...
Minimal alterations necessary.
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I watched it last night, and it was...entertaining I suppose. I guess in my old age (23) I'm starting to not be able to watch movies with mindless violence. The gore was super cheesy, as was the combat. Most of the time it wasn't so bad, but the choreography was kind crap here and there.
I'd say it was an average movie that appeals to teenagers who need a violent movie fix. Also a movie you only really want to watch once.
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