*CONAN THE BARBARIAN* Movie Reaction FIRST TIME WATCHING

[@jenmurrayxo]

Any interest in Conan the Destroyer? 1980's Reactions: kzbin.info/aero/PLQHhQlj8i5drsQx2uSifPV3sKWZEJrnyx Arnie Reactions: kzbin.info/aero/PLQHhQlj8i5dqJH8hL10X49JYt1SbNQ3Uj

[@tomhoffman4330]

The Sequel may not be a highly-recommended as this one, but of course I'd be Interested!👍

[@Michael-id9bw]

Well, not so much. It's entertaining, but I think I read somewhere that it took so much negative criticism that it made Arnold avoid doing sequels entirely until James Cameron talked him into T2.

[@matthewdunham1689]

Absolutely ❤

[@hinesmaster99]

RED SONJA

[@Pharaoh_The_Great]

Yup, check it out.

[@stephenniehaus8635]

"if I were dead, and you were fighting for life, I'd come back from the darkness, back from the pit of hell, to stand by your side". Valeria became something like a shield maiden

[@Scallycowell]

I love how this movie is basically a D&D campaign where a barbarian fighter, a thief archer, an amazon rogue, and a nomad wizard form a party and go on an epic quest to rescue a princess and kill a warlord sorcerer. The best kind of stuff.

[@Ezekielepharcelis]

😁

[@petegiant]

Robert E. Howard's Conan is part of the inspirational source material for D&D. Look into 'Appendix N' if you are interested.

[@raifthemad]

Except in D&D the wizard would be by far the most useful and powerful, but in this movie, he does f-all.

[@petegiant]

@@raifthemad Dying Earth books by Jack Vance for magic inspiration. Hence vancian magic.

[@raifthemad]

@@petegiant Thanx for the recommendation.

[@ciaranmeeks9431]

It goes over a lot of casual viewers heads that in the final battle Rexor is wielding Conan's fathers sword. Ultimately it breaks because it will not harm the son of its maker, and because the steel is not as strong as Conan's will. THAT is the answer to the Riddle of Steel. Neither steel, nor flesh is stronger than the will. Conan is triumphant because, much like a piece of iron, He has been forged through the fires of hardship until his WILL is like steel. It's basically the concept of Nietzche' s 'will to power' made real.

[@Danno-tl4rp]

Correct...

[@qwi2311]

This is True.

[@EngineeredChannel]

What I just finally realized was Valeria was Crom answering his prayer!

[@Dreamfox-df6bg]

And the best weapon means nothing without the will to use it.

[@bobbybobbatunday9959]

Conan became the first green lantern of earth. But that is tale for another time.

[@haza7486]

Max Von Sydow as King Osric amazing, he’s in the film for 3 minutes and it’s worth every second

[@Whalewraith]

He was in the film longer if you saw the flick in the cinema. Doom had him killed.

[@Dillpicks95]

What is best in life? “To Crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of their women.”

[@KingOfGamesss]

...not taking into consideration of the POSSIBLE After-Death possibility called "Hell"...please consider it...and know that nobody can disprove it's possible Existence one way or the other and please take note it would be an Eternal Existence of the worst suffering UNIMAGINABLE.

[@gazvader]

and don't forget a nice cup of tea

[@jamiemahoney2446]

Shoft lavatary paper.

[@UKJesterVids]

@@jamiemahoney2446 hot water, good dentishtry and shoft lavatory paper

[@igorbuckel8060]

@@jamiemahoney2446 Good dentishtry .

[@bassage13]

"The score is very important to this movie." I'm happy that you understand that. The score is probably the main star of the film. You are one of the only KZbinrs that gets it.

[@jayeisenhardt1337]

It'd probably still work as a silent film with just music and cut to black with text for the narration.

[@pulsarlights2825]

The score is 2nd to Arnold, John Milius had a quote to Dino when he was trying to sell him on Arnold as the lead, "If we didn't have Arnold, we would have to build him for this movie". Maybe Lou Ferrigno or some other bodybuilder would have worked, but I doubt it..

[@alkanustalar7526]

Basil Poledouris creator of score actually mentor of Hans Zimmer.

[@Ruskaga]

Basil Poledouris composed a full two hours of operatic score for the film. I don't know if anyone has ever done such a thing before or since. It makes the soundtrack a treat to listen to all by itself.

[@halcyo]

Basil Poledorious' score is one of the greatest in film history. It's like THE template for every fantasy film ever since.

[@technofilejr3401]

30:41, Valeria promised Conan that she would always fight at his side even if she must come back from death. She is now a Valkyrie and Crom let her return to make good on her promise.

[@josepablolunasanchez1283]

Valeria is one of the characters in the extras pack of Conan Monolith edition. She does not come in the base box. Be'lit is. Can you tell me about her?

[@zesouto3752]

@@josepablolunasanchez1283 A pirata Belit é o mulherão mesmo da vida de Conan, né não?

[@mistersharpe4375]

@@josepablolunasanchez1283 Read “Queen of the Black Coast” by R.E. Howard. That is the story which features Belit. It’s short, full of passion and savagery, and a great introduction to Conan as a character.

[@EngineeredChannel]

I have been watching this movie for 35 years and thanks to you I finally realized Valeria coming as a Valkyrie was Crom answering his prayer! Mindblown!!!

[@leonardofacchin1452]

The character "Valeria" in the movie is actually inspired by a couple of different characters from Howard's Conan short stories. The name and the look come from the character named "Valeria of the Red Brotherhood", a woman that Conan meets and adventures with in the "Red Nails" novella (which is imho one of the most atmospheric and outright best among the Conan stories). She is described as an athletic and very skilled swordswoman that is fleeing from a group of Stygian soldiers that intended to avenge the death of one of their officers, that Valeria killed in self-defense when he tried to molest her. In the novella both Valeria and Conan survive the adventure and in the end they ride into the sunset heading for the coast where they intend to put together a pirate crew. The scene in the movie that shows Valeria coming back from the world of the dead in order to save his life while he was fighting is from a different Conan short story titled "Queen of the Black Coast" (another great Howard's short story), where Conan falls in love with the Pirate Queen Belit. When Conan is almost overpowered by a monstrous winged ape-demon while trying to avenge the death of his lover, Belit's ghost comes back for an instant in order to help him win the fight.

[@jurgenschmidt2759]

Conan the Barbarian is not originally a comic but a novel figure by Robert E. Howard from 1932 on. The comics came later. Btw for anyone wanting to read the worst Sword & Sorcery story (even got a price for being worst, I believe), search for the "Eye of Argon"

[@UKJesterVids]

that's a terrible thing to suggest :)

[@phillipribbink6903]

Just Googled it and already I'm seeing typos in the sample text. Definitely somebody who read Sprague's Howard Pastiches and decided to poorly try their hand at writing something similar.

[@dailyrider2975]

I enjoyed reading the books in grade school.

[@jurgenschmidt2759]

@@UKJesterVids totally funny in fact, the name of the main character alone: Grignr

[@thomashiggins9320]

It was an entire series of novels and short stories. One of my favorite of the short stories is, "Beyond the Thunder River."

[@williamjones6031]

1. Conan's mom was a serious hottie! 2. The first woman he encounters was a harpy. 3. Filmed primarily in Spain. 4. James Earl Jones is the MAN 5. One of the best endings ever. 6. "Conan the Destroyer" doesn't suck.

[@cyberingcatgirls7069]

Conan's girlfriend Valeria was played by Sandahl Bergman who is a professional dancer and was the first muse in Xanadu.

[@paulsander5433]

She was also Shatner's lieutenant in the second Airplane movie.

[@MLJ7956]

She was also in Airplane II: The Sequel (1982) & again with Arnold in Red Sonja (1985).

[@josepablolunasanchez1283]

Valeria is in a box of extras to be played with Conan Monolith edition. Tabletop game

[@xorrynhexblade9486]

​@@MLJ7956and was Arnie's date in TWINS with Danny DeVito

[@thegreatgreenarkleseizure]

This is one of the best movies made. A great story that is told well. And one of the greatest soundtracks in movie history.

[@bbb462cid]

It actually is very unfairly used as a cheesy film. The film is true to itself meaning the premise never oversteps its bounds, the characters stay in their lanes, the story is engaging and the pasing is good too. Add in a greats soundtrack and the film works.

[@shirleytyler-szkolny6981]

Basil Polidouriis killed it!!

[@AdamsOlympia]

@@bbb462cid I might have to give it another chance. I never got all the way through it as a kid, as it seemed too cheesy. It probably didn't help that I fell in love with The Beastmaster first, so nothing else in the genre stood a chance for me at the time.

[@vincegamer]

You probably thought she was just being romantic when she said if he was in danger and she was dead she would come back to help him. She meant it literally and she carried through

[@therewasacrookedman5892]

A forgotten bad ass woman. (no, not by us, but I hope you know what I mean)

[@themidsouthcyclist8880]

"All fled-all done, so lift me on the pyre- The Feast is over, and the lamps expire" Last typed words of Robert E. Howard

[@stephenfitzgerald9769]

Your assessment of the OST is correct, Jen. My dad always called this movie the MANLIEST Opera Ever, because it’s about twenty minutes of dialogue and 2 hours of some of the most epic music ever written. Definitely one of the most iconic soundtracks of all time!

[@Dillpicks95]

“It’s not an 80s movie without gratuitous boobs” oh Jen you always know how to make us laugh.

[@pvanukoff]

Truth though.

[@teeheeteeheeish]

No such thing as gratuitous boobs 🤙🏻🤙🏻

[@LuminairPrime]

The classic 1980s genre of B & B -- BOOBS AND BEHEADINGS!

[@professorjedi1024]

Sandal Burgman boobs...come on... what's gratuitous about those? They were necessary for character development

[@tim_davidson6344]

I disagree; boobs are never gratuitous.

[@tlalocraingod2205]

Conan was the perfect movie for Arnold. The character has a built in reason to be huge and not talk much at all. The genius of the movie is ho well they portray Conan as simple but focused without having to use words. Conan looking back at the snake amulet after Valeria pleads with him to run off tells you in one simple movement that he can't let go hunting Thulsa Doom. It's starkly beautiful how well they tell a story with so few words, which make Conan's father's, Thulsa doom's and Mako's speeches really pop and feel weightier. The music is fantastic but the movie has much more thn just the music going for it.

[@stevelettieri]

Jen: “You’re going down mustache!” 😄

[@Youngie761]

My fav was "Bird! Go get his girlfriend!" 😆

[@OldRod99]

Never change, Jen :)

[@pulsarlights2825]

Ben Davidson, from the Oakland Raiders

[@SlamminGraham]

Lots of kids used to watch this over and over in the 80s. We loved it.

[@xzonia1]

I loved this movie so much when I was a kid! I know I enjoyed the second one, but I really don't even remember it now. But this one I've re-watched many times over the years. I hope Jen watches the next one just to remind me what happens in it! Lol

[@wightrat1207]

Used to?

[@flatebo1]

7:30 - They didn't set dogs on him. Conan is being hunted by wolves. Which he then kills and skins once he gets the sword from the crypt.

[@peterzerfass4609]

Yeah, it took me a couple viewings to notice that. Right after he gets out of the tomb and looks menacingly while the wolfs growl off screen...next scene he's wearing loads of wolf pelt. Brilliant way of showing a fight without having to shoot a fight.

[@mvasqu762]

The original hush puppies 😂

[@alkanustalar7526]

İn that chase scene dog bite Arnie from ass.

[@metalrules1135]

The Conan character was created by Robert E. Howard. He wrote many short stories about Conan from all eras of Conan's life. Conan sort of became a shared character as other authors also wrote stories about him and added to the character. This carried over into comics too.

[@ricardodelgado3706]

Jen, you’re going to love Basil Poledouris’ score. It carried so much weight, it’s so awesome.

[@3Kings_Industries]

It's the score that led me to this film in high school. A friend had it playing, and I had to know what it was for. So epic, the entire way through!

[@jrivademarjr]

Basil Poledouris also composed the scores to Starship Troopers troopers and RoboCop. His soundtrack for all of those are epic, but especially Conan the Barbarian.

[@3Kings_Industries]

@@jrivademarjr those were some pretty epic soundtracks. But, they don't feel as complete, as in I saw an entire story in my mind from the entire score, as Conan the Barbarian. All before I ever saw the film.

[@ricardodelgado3706]

I remember Total Recall’s opening credits and the “anvil” beat hitting. So heavy, and then Fear Factory’s Demanufacture’s album came out a cpl years later, that industrial metal sound. Awesome.

[@jrivademarjr]

@@3Kings_Industries agreed. Overall probably his best score.

[@biggysmith]

the sound of this movie is really on another level

[@GodlessScummer]

Hi Jen. Although Arnold Schwarzenegger had done a few movies before Conan The Barbarian I'd say this the movie that really put him on the map as a star. His follow up movie after this was The Terminator which made him a megastar.

[@miguelvelez7221]

I actually think this film is criminally underrated. And I will even say... Arnold is underrated in it. It still holds up today thanks to magnificent production and direction and Arnold just has IT. Racy, violent, pulpy in the extreme and gloriously so with surprising depth and that score? Top tier Arnold. Top tier 80's film. Top tier entertainment.

[@GnotMaiNeim]

I totally agree. I think this might be Arnold's only role that goes beyond simply great entertainment and into the realm of cinematic art. Certainly, NOT a "kid's adventure movie" at all. It easily ranks among Lord of the Rings as one of the greatest fantasy films ever.

[@miguelvelez7221]

@@GnotMaiNeim It's in many ways HBO's GAME OF THRONES only DECADES prior. Look... I am the total opposite of Mileus but him, Oliver Stone, Arnold... It's a chemistry that studios think they can produce via fiat once creatives lay a groundwork but the difference is noticable. CONAN THE DESTROYER while attempting to recreate the comics is vastly different in all the areas the original succeeds in. Hell, even Arnold is on auto-pilot in the sequel. He couldn't be bothered to grow out the hair, or else the wig people were bottom of the barrel. Mileus and Stone are madmen but they are the right kind of mad for Conan. I might despise them politically (And both are very opposite ends of the spectrum.) but they understood how to crack the nut and the product speaks for itself. They "got" how to make this work for the masses. In CTB every element keeps you in the world. There's humor but it's not "genre Hollywood" humor. And it never takes up so much space it undercuts the characters or actions they take. The production design, costuming and the script and performances is far less "low budget adventure movie" and closer to a mid budget "Epic" punching above it's weight class. The result is a world you totally buy into so much as you can with anything "fantastical". I saw an interview with Stone and his take was that the studios should have continued with Arnold and Mileus and approached it like Arnold's James Bond. Lock in a star and creatives and then every three or four years pump out a new Conan entry. I really wish we were in that alternate universe.

[@sammylou5716]

Arnold gave us many movie treasures ❤

[@stickman1742]

I loved this as a kid and my friends loved it too. This is the movie that made Arnold a star. The critics would not give a movie like this the time of day. They considered these movies beneath them.

[@treadstone1138]

I'm sure someone else has said it but Conan of Cimmeria is based on a character in stories by Robert E Howard who lived in Texas back in the early 30s and 40s. Conan's time is approximately 10,000 years before recorded history In what Howard termed the Hyborian age. Unfortunately he committed suicide at a young age when his mother died. He was prolific penpals with HP Lovecraft who is another pulp writer who was also the father of cosmic horror.The original stories by Howard are insanely good and I suggest checking them out when you have the time. He became a comic later on. And on a technical note, both of the swords, the one his father made and the one he finds in the crypt, which is been called the Atlantean sword, were both designed by the production designer the late Ron Cobb and forged by the late Jody Samson. They are considered two of the most recognizable weapons in cinema.

[@alanfoster6589]

I had a postcard Lovecraft wrote to Howard when HPL was visiting Quebec. Very tiny handwriting, pure Lovecraftian prose. I donated it to the Howard museum in Cross Plains, Texas, where I presume it is on display.

[@gregturner9065]

There was a movie in the 90's called The Whole Wide World about Robert E. Howard

[@treadstone1138]

@@alanfoster6589 that's awesome. 🤙🏻

[@KthulhuXxx]

"penpals with HP Lovecraft" In fairness, Lovecraft was prolific penpals with damn near the entire weird fiction community at the time...and many other people as well. He's estimated to have written over 100,000 letters over the course of his lifetime.

[@treadstone1138]

@@KthulhuXxx very true, but as this video is Conan, I felt it necessary only to refer to REH and HPL. But yes, I have a hardcover collection of some of his letters they are fascinating reading. 👍🏻

[@historian8214]

Valeria swore to Conan that if she were dead she would come back from the pit of Hell to fight at his side once more. Instead she fulfilled her vow as a Valkyrie, the angel warrior women of the Norse peoples who escort the souls of the honored dead from battle to Valhalla.

[@chrisleebowers]

Conan was originally a *pulp fiction* character created by Robert E Howard and first published in 1932 in "Weird Tales" magazine, and later released in paperback collections. Editions published by Lancer/Ace begining in the 60's featured cover illustrations by legendary fantasy artist Frank Frazetta which cemented the character's most iconic looks in the eyes of the fans. Marvel comics picked up the license in 1970. The comics arguably had as much influence on the longevity and popularity of the character as the original books. Although most of his comics stories takes place in the ancient fantasy-world past, there were a number of time-travel stories that enabled Conan to meet some of the familiar costumed Marvel heroes. There is an alternate universe where he's one of The Avengers.

[@christopherwall2121]

A few years ago, he was even transported to the modern day and had a number of misadventures as a distant ally of sorts to the Avengers, but even moreso with Doctor Strange.

[@scottmelville3476]

Arnie's grunting in this is world class.

[@MarinComics]

LOL! Yeah, totally 😂 I had forgotten about that. Particularly, the gladiator fights and the fall into the skeleton's cave were great!

[@RodneyBray-p7p]

Whoooo ARRRRRRe Yoooooooo? 10:07

[@hayatotheninja]

My childhood Karate instructor, and friend of the family played Conan's sword instructor (and fight coordinator) - Kiyoshi Yamazaki.

[@ronweber1402]

You must be watching Shogun right now then. Absolutely epic. Hiroyuki Sanada is just chef's kiss. Jen needs to react to it.

[@white-noisemaker9554]

@@deathtoraiden2080 The irony to that, is that book version of Blackthorne was deeply ashamed of how backwards Europe was compared with Japan after his first few months assimiliating with their society.

[@arobb4481]

John Milius was one of the best storytellers/directors of our time.

[@robruss62]

Wind and the Lion...

[@kevinlewallen4778]

"Muscles...swords...boobs." Great summary, Jen! Teasing, of course, you're the best, even with a balky connection.

[@revylokesh1783]

Muscles, swords, boobs, and a good dose of existentialism.

[@mythenmetzermewtufreund128]

And dont forget all the blood!

[@Dystopia1111]

And the soundtrack. That glorious soundtrack.

[@danielmayer6956]

"you're goin down, mustache!"... thanks Jen, i needed that lol

[@mattx449]

Conan predates his run in Marvel comics. He first appeared in pulp magazines from the early 30’s.

[@BornAragorn]

Conan the Barbarian, fictional hero of pulp novels, comic books, and films whose fantasy adventures take place in a prehistoric past. Conan is an adventurer-warrior from Cimmeria who lives in the Hyborian age, an era that supposedly follows the disappearance of the mythical continent of Atlantis. Conan was created by American writer Robert E. Howard and first appeared in short stories published in Weird Tales magazine in the early 1930s.

[@BouillaBased]

Max von Sydow has the weirdest career trajectory in cinema history. From the cheese of Conan the Barbarian and Flash Gordon to the greatest depths plumbed by Ingmar Bergman. Acolades from experts in high art and applause from the everyman in projects like Strange Brew, where you would never expect him.

[@ricardodelgado3706]

And Dune a couple years after this.

[@johnlloyddy7016]

To "Judge Dredd" in the 90s to "Ring of the Nibelung" and "The Minority Report" in the 2000s.

[@jkhristian]

I wouldn’t call Conan the Barbarian cheese, not like Flash Gordon. Conan the destroyer, however, definitely has some cheese.

[@paulp9274]

Not to mention 'The Exorcist'.

[@jkhristian]

The Seventh Seal is one of my favorite films of all time.

[@WinstonSmith19847]

Basil Poledouris - Anvil of Crom is probably my favourite movie theme tune.

[@BillTheScribe]

The reason he got spotted as an infidel at the first temple was that he presented that green carving as proof he belonged. We saw him show it to a few people before the one guy kept it. Where did he get it? From the room where he killed the snake and stole the ruby. It's like breaking into someone's house, stealing the "We're the Jensen's" needlepoint off the wall, then using it to get into the neighborhood watch meeting.

[@jayeisenhardt1337]

then saying infinity instead of nothingness the priest had to play that off knowing he was fake then go after him later

[@ShiftnWolf72]

yeah not good walking around with stolen property in someone's house

[@TheMadAfrican1]

It is truly criminal that Sandhal Bergman's career never really took off. This would be her biggest film. She'd star in some lesser efforts and have guest spots on a couple TV shows, then basically disappear from Hollywood entirely.

[@MrLorenzovanmatterho]

"Crush your enemies, drive them before you and hear the lamentations of their women!" Conan is the best life coach EVER!

[@ericvonsteuben7533]

I heard you say, "This music," at least twice. Basil Poledouris was a musical genius!!

[@mikemazza1988]

Jen has enhanced all of my (and all others who viewed this) future viewings of this. Picture the Temple Scene: Doom's henchman/lieutenant recognises Conan (even in his badass bodypaint) "You..." And then we all chuckle with the thought "You're going down, Moustache..."

[@psyrixx]

The grunting wizard is Mako, who later went on to voice Uncle Iroh in the Avatar: The Last Airbender animated show. 🙂

[@TheNightBadger]

_"Those reactions that do not bore us make us stronger!"_ - Jen the Barbarian from 'The Riddle of Reacting'.

[@TheRealThodin]

Basil Poledouris is the composer who did the musical score for both Conan movies. Some of the best ever.

[@williammatthews693]

Arnold delivers one of the most back-handed prayers in history. I love it!

[@waylandblack]

I always thought it was the perfect prayer to Crom - It was Conan's attitude that Crom liked and why the prayer was answered.

[@therewasacrookedman5892]

@@waylandblack I kinda like to think Valeria told Crom, "If you don't let me help him now, then to hell with you"

[@mikeanderson1722]

In the novels, Krom gave you your breath and your will to live. After that, he was hands-off and everything else was up to you. That's why no one prayed to him; he didn't answer. Conan's prayer was a big exception.

[@markus.schiefer]

Even after 40 years, still one of my favourite movies. -- And the soundtrack is absolutely amazing.

[@clifhaley5150]

"I guess all those guys just have to go home now." Yep, made me laugh.

[@mostvaluableproduction]

The sequel Conan the Destroyer was done as more of a family adventure (against Arnold's wishes, but contracts suck LOL). This one was definitely never meant for kids.

[@Fatherofheroesandheroines]

What kinda weird family you thinking about lol.

[@mostvaluableproduction]

@@Fatherofheroesandheroines The kind that went to PG-rated fantasy films in the 80s.

[@taylemgames2652]

There was no such thing as PG-13 until 1985 and Temple of Doom, so before then a movie was either G, PG or R. For it to be R, had to have blood, language and nudity (sexualized). There are so many PG movies that have full frontal nudity but not in a sexual context (such as bathing or a prank). Sheena comes to mind with this.

[@mostvaluableproduction]

@@taylemgames2652 Yes, but the change for Conan's sequel was specifically to gain a larger audience with younger people in it. Hence why I saw it at 10 years old in a theater full of other kids and parents.

[@kissmy_butt1302]

Don't forget Red Sonja was suppose to be the 3rd Conan film Then Arnold said no. They lost the rights and did Red Sonja. Though Arnold is technically playing a later and more successful Conan under his other name. The reason? They didn't have the rights at that point for Conan.

[@toob1979]

With every reactor I watch who does _Conan the Barbarian,_ one thought grows stronger and stronger: We need another great swords-and-sorcery movie like this. Does anyone in Hollywood have the guts to spill guts like Conan?

[@samtaholo]

Not with Hollywood's obsession with cutting back the violence and gore in order to get that sweet, sweet PG-13 rating.

[@tomhoffman4330]

"Snakes😅Why'd it have to be Snakes?!?" (LOL)

[@clifton8929]

Miss Jen - it's incredible how much the soundtrack music can make a film so much better or bring it down. Thank you for bringing this art of film music to so many of your viewers.

[@Michael-id9bw]

Woohoo! Good movie, and an epic score that has stuck with me for literally decades. I still listen to it 30 years later.👍💯

[@DelightLovesMovies]

I love Sandahl Bergman so much. I wish there had been more of her in this movie.

[@DelightLovesMovies]

@@theriomrasputin8233 She was a very good dancer.

[@DelightLovesMovies]

@@theriomrasputin8233 She was also one of the lead dancers in All That Jazz.

[@Rightfall]

Vaieria told Conan when they brought him back to life, All the gods they cannot severe us. If I were dead and you were still fighting for life, I'd come back from the darkness, back from the pit of Hell to fight at you side. She came kept her word and saved him when he needed her the most.

[@deadralynx1288]

"I need to get a sword" Truer words were never spoken.

[@OldRod99]

You're right, Jen. The music adds so much to this movie - it's great

[@seangilmore6695]

"To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentations of their women." That is what's best in life!

[@AMortalDefiant]

Conan was originally serialized in magazines in the 1930s, and later collected into novels. The comics came many decades later. The movie had a *COLOSSAL* impact when it was released. It spawned a whole sub-genre of fantasy movies known as "sword and sandal"/"sword and sorcery". There were literally hundreds of knock-offs attempting to capitalize on it's success; many of which were low-budget Italian productions. The first movie pulled in $68M at the box office globally, which would be $221M today, adjusted for inflation. For a 'genre' movie, that is pretty impressive. For a genre movie starring someone who wasn't very well known at the time, even moreso. Conan was to fantasy movies what Star Wars was to sci-fi movies. Prior to that, fantasy movies were only given tiny budgets, and not taken seriously by the studios. The next big step up for the genre wouldn't really come until the Lord of the Rings movies. The score by Basil Poledouris definitely drives the movie! I still get goosebumps when I hear a lot of the tracks.

[@johngraesser4911]

The sword and sandel movies were another sub genre. Homoerotic gladiator movies.

[@Nexus9]

And to think they wanted to go with a contemporary rock score from 70/80's (I think I read it was too expensive to license the music they wanted), it woudnt have been the same without the musical score.

[@KthulhuXxx]

@@warlockEd73Honestly, I feel like the popularity of LotR actually ended up HURTING the fantasy genre....at least most of the popular works became just slight variations on the world that Tolkein had created, and the overall creativity of the genre just kind of shrunk

[@josepablolunasanchez1283]

Hundra is the Red Sonja movie we all deserved.

[@xzonia1]

Star Wars is fantasy, not sci-fi. It doesn't meet the definition of a sci-fi story. Even George Lucas has said that "Star Wars isn't a science-fiction film, it's a fantasy film and a space opera".

[@NoelMcGinnis]

“We, ah… so meaty”. I love your random quotes. 😂

[@alexanderhay7358]

i took a 3 minute break to laugh when you said: party's over... best i've ever heard

[@stathissdz2125]

Robert E. Howard was the quintessential sword and sorcery author. Everything with sandals, swords, muscles and barely dressed damsels, started with him

[@JustWasted3HoursHere]

Fun fact: The two guys that Arnie fights around the 30:00 mark (one of them likes the big mallot) are fellow bodybuilders (William Smith, Sven-Ole Thorsen). Another bodybuilder, Franco Columbu, also plays a part.

[@Parallax-3D]

I’ve always wondered if WWE tag team Demolition’s members names of Ax and Smash weren’t taken from these two Conan characters. 🤔

[@berserkrhadley]

No wonder Jay & Silent Bob were so scared of LaFours…. He was the only mall security guard who could take on Conan in a fight.

[@Ruskaga]

The soundtrack is everything in this film. The film's biggest surprise is how how unbelievably good the score is.

[@lordflashheart3680]

Robert E. Howard (the author of the Conan series of novels) made up my entrance into sword and sorcery in my teens, I loved them and when this movie came out it was amazing!

[@isaaclawson3126]

"You're going down mustache" that was hilarious. Conan the destroyer didn't have the same feel, but it wasn't terrible. It's good to watch just because it's more of the Conan story that they never finished lol.

[@RolandDeschain1]

This movie is a genuine masterpiece. It is deep, resonant mythic storytelling. So much more than the Conan punching a camel. And that music score is absolutely peerless.

[@silverbladeTE]

The throne room fight is one of the *greatest* scenes in movie history and yes, the score is amazing! :) Conan the Destroyer is great fun but not as intense

[@jarkoer]

It could be argued that it wasn't playing the role of Conan that launched Arnold's career. It was the sound track that did it.

[@NefariousKoel]

Conan was an invention of Robert E Howard, who was an author in the 1930s. He practically invented this style of "sword & sorcery" fantasy fiction in his short stories. After his death, other authors would write stories in that world decades later. The Marvel comics came out in the 1970s and gave it a boost in popularity. The original short stories were quite inventive for the time and, along with other pulp writers of the early 20th century, had a big influence on modern fiction. He was also the original creator of Soloman Kane and some others. The circle of pulp writers, back then, is an interesting thing. They enjoyed exchanging worlds & ideas, and encouraged each other to write in their worlds. A very different environment than the modern IP monopolization and lawfare, often by large corporations with people who had nothing to do with the original creation or even related to the creator. How things change.

[@armexpf2]

You're going down mustache is one of the funiest lines ive ever heard

[@stevemonkey6666]

Of course there is the famous line "To crush your enemies, see zem driven before you, and to hear ze lamentation of ze vomans."

[@BulletTooth504]

"That is good."

[@suproliver]

Conan The Barbarian was a big hit when it came out. This film put Arnold on the map in Hollywood. No, it's not his first film. It's just the one that legitimately brought him recognition. -OG

[@hgman3920]

Conan came out right when the initial wave of popularity of Dungeons and Dragons peaked in 1982 (think also the D&D scene in ET), so it was quite popular among the geek set, as well as having mainstream crossover appeal

[@Faltor895]

​@@warlockEd73Me too, that was a cool time. Then the D & D cartoon came out in 1983.

[@jamestorgerson9738]

I love that you keep going, "oo, this music!" It's one of my favorite soundtracks. Basil Polidouris, who also did the soundtrack for the Hunt for Red October, really hit well with this one. It's interesting to note that the titles of the soundtrack pieces indicate kind of chapter headings for the story. So the choir piece when his mother is slain is called "The Gift of Fury," etc. Since the forging of his father's sword in the beginning is a metaphor for the whole movie--or chorus, I suppose--this movie is essentially the forging of Conan. Maybe a prettier way of saying Origin Story.

[@lordwilksy]

What is best? Jen of course! ❤

[@LuminairPrime]

This is what I'm saying!!! 🥳🥳🥳

[@davidcorriveau8615]

Conan was a Marvel comics for a while (70's-80's IIRC) but he and his world was created by a guy named Robert E Howard. A writer in Texas during the early 20th Century (1900-1930's), he had short stories published in magazines that published short story genre fiction (mystery, sci fi, or in Howard's case fantasy). His works were never published in book format til after his death in 1934.

[@marvinsarracino116]

Oh that musical score/ soundtrack was epic! Soundtrack makes the movie better than ever otherwise it's just a action movie. The kids in the 80's we're just tougher and enjoyed watching movies like this with no problems! The most memorable character for me is Thulsa Doom. That transformation messmorised me back in the day! I will always watch this movie no matter what! Thanks Jen for watching and sharing ❤️💛

[@carpetfluff35]

I used to listen to this score when I played sword fighting when I was a kid...it just pumps you up. It easily elevates this movie.

[@MichaelDzikowski-ms9iz]

The painted man on the rock was Arnold's friend and bodybuilder Franco Columbo,who with Arnold both came to America together.The dogs chasing him were real wild dogs,that's why he was running for his life.When Arnold was governor and you went to his office,you got to hold the Conan sword.And if you go to Arnold's home now you can still get to hold the sword.🗡

[@BulletTooth504]

I want to go to Arnold's home.

[@Cheepchipsable]

Is that how his illegitimate child came about? The housekeeper was just "cleaning his sword"?

[@zesouto3752]

@@Cheepchipsable Vocês não deixam passar nada......🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Rigedana]

It seems that Arnold sold it a few years ago to Rob Liefeld.

[@BulletTooth504]

@@Rigedana I no longer want to go to Arnold's home.

[@David-l6c3w]

Again, I love Jen's appreciation of the musical score, which is often overlooked by reviews. The fantasy themed score to Conan the Barbarian was amazing.

[@justinrutledge822]

You have to do Beastmaster. It's like an Addams Family / Munsters thing between Conan and Beastmaster.

[@Haplo699g]

"You're going down, Mustache." Love it. 😂

[@IDLERACER]

⚔ In the early 1980s, the whole "Sword & Sorcery" genre was a big thing. Some of the others were "Excalibur," "The Beastmaster," "Dragonslayer" and "Krull." A lot of them were either based on arcade games or spawned arcade games. After awhile, people got sick of them because they all began to look alike.

[@SaltyFrosticles]

Excalibur, one of my childhood favorites!

[@Lone-wolf-1982]

Don't forget "Masters of the Universe"

[@iggtastic]

"He won't cry. He is Cimmerian. So I cry for him." Such a badass line. And damn. That's a friend right there.

[@waterbeauty85]

My response to the "That which does not kill us makes us stronger" quote is always that after a landmine, kidney failure, a heart attack and various other things have failed to kill me, I should be a f**king superman.

[@bluebird3281]

You have the right of it. That is a mistranslation of the original German which is closer to ''that which doesn't destroy me makes me stronger". The popular perception of the quote always struck me as stupid, even as a kid for a thousand similar reasons like you mentioned.

[@alemander_01]

Greatest reaction yet Jen. Love your comments. "Contemplate this on the Tree of Woe" is one of the catchphrases me and my buds use all the time. So many incredible things about this movie. My favorite fantasy movie. Loved that you said you thought it was based on the Marvel comic. LOL.

[@LordVolkov]

"Bird! Go get his girlfriend!" 🤣🤣🤣 That's a different sword and sorcery movie Jen 😉 - Beastmaster, with Rip Torn and Tanya Roberts (RIP)

[@christopherkaylor2940]

On the commentary the director tells a bit about the history of Conan's writer who was having writer's block and then came up with the idea for Conan and supposedly wrote all the original Conan stories while feeling the Barbarian standing behind him, sword in hand

[@managementconsulting5505]

You should watch videos of Conan's soundtrack played by symphonic orchestras, it's nearly as impressive as the movie itself. Basil Poledouris was such a genius...

[@rbrtck]

_Conan the Barbarian_ (1982) was successful enough, and made Arnold more recognizable, but it was really _The Terminator_ (1984) that made him a big movie star, which is highly ironic because it was one of the very few movies in which he played a villain. His agent and mother and friends said it would kill his career, but instead it made his career, and then he went on to superstardom playing heroes almost exclusively, like he originally intended to. Life is strange.

[@josefgordon7712]

Another fantastic film! It’s got it all! From the music to the world building, it’s a modern classic in my book 👍

[@UPturbinefan]

28:44 Subotai was played by Gerry Lopez Acclaimed Surfer and started Lighting Bolt Surfboards. He is friends with fellow surfer John Milius who direct Conan. He voice was dubbed but this is the only part in the film that you hear his voice say “Hey old man where did you get this stuff”. In his surfer accent.

[@evcass69]

I always think that's Danny Bonaduce (Partridge Family) at 4:20.

[@flusterdouglas9326]

From a film perspective, I think Conan is the GOAT action movie. The soundtrack is maybe the best ever, the scenery is amazing, the production values are just through the roof. Great direction, they knew just how much each actor could give them, and told the story with limited dialogur. If it's not the best, then it's certainly one of the most well crafted action/adventure movies of all time.

[@harveylee51]

This was really the one that put the Sword and Sorcery genre on the map ⚔️ Love the soundtrack by Basil Poledouris And the visuals really come out at so vibrantly . For it's time the effects were good as well . Sandahl Bergman as Valeria is Stunning . And of course James Earl Jones the voice of Vader himself as this High priest Snake . This was really the role that first brought Arnold notoriety . 💪 Great reaction Jen Crom approves ! Blessings !😀🙏

[@Jose-h4y4z]

“Do you want to live forever?” Was my catch phrase growing up, especially when I was about to do something stupid. Great reaction. 👍🏾

[@kevinlewallen4778]

Conan O'Brien was 19 when this movie came out, and every wiseass in Boston would come up to him and ask, "Hey, Conan, where's your sword?" See ya in the chat, Jen!