Conan: The Barbarian

echoSE7EN · #1 06-28-2011, 06:14 AM

I was watching TV last night and saw a commercial/trailer for a remake of Conan: The Barbarian, to be released in August. My jaw hit the floor. I had not heard they were remaking this movie. I know threads have been devoted to "not another remake", or "Hollywood is out of ideas", etc, etc, etc. However, this was the first time I really felt "cheap" when thinking about the entertainment out there these days.

I was a kid when the original Conan was released. I remember watching it, and thinking how awesome it was (it isn't...age has shown me that). But why remake a (cult-ish) classic? This movie is going to flop. They have some no-name dude "starring", and probably paid him with Saltines and Gatorade. Whatever...just venting at the fleecing of my childhood...

Darth Handsome · #2 06-28-2011, 06:22 AM

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Originally Posted by echoSE7EN

I was a kid when the original Conan was released. I remember watching it, and thinking how awesome it was (it isn't...age has shown me that). ...

You're nuts. The original Conan is awesome. You couldn't possibly have aged that much......

echoSE7EN · #3 06-28-2011, 06:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Darth Handsome

You're nuts. The original Conan is awesome. You couldn't possibly have aged that much......

I mean...when I was a kid Conan would have rivaled The Ten Commandments, or Ben-Hur in an Oscar race (IMO). Now I know that it's just a cool, kick-arse movie, that didn't need any sort of reboot / remake.

Darth Handsome · #4 06-28-2011, 06:31 AM

I say keep 'em coming. Where else will you find scenes where the hero punches out a camel or kills a buzzard with his teeth?? Remake it 19 times, I'll watch every one of them.

SteveC · #5 06-28-2011, 06:41 AM

Arnold made that movie. It will suck with anyone else.

C.Linton · #6 06-28-2011, 06:44 AM

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Originally Posted by echoSE7EN

I was watching TV last night and saw a commercial/trailer for a remake of Conan: The Barbarian, to be released in August. My jaw hit the floor. I had not heard they were remaking this movie. I know threads have been devoted to "not another remake", or "Hollywood is out of ideas", etc, etc, etc. However, this was the first time I really felt "cheap" when thinking about the entertainment out there these days.

I was a kid when the original Conan was released. I remember watching it, and thinking how awesome it was (it isn't...age has shown me that). But why remake a (cult-ish) classic? This movie is going to flop. They have some no-name dude "starring", and probably paid him with Saltines and Gatorade. Whatever...just venting at the fleecing of my childhood...

First of all, lighten up.
Don't forget, Conan was as series of books before it was a movie. Arnold doesn't have a monopoly on the character.
Seccondly, as to the bolded part, AFAIK, the part is being taken by Jason Momoa from Stargate: Atlantis, not an unknown to any sci-fi geek worth his weight in tribbles.

Darth Handsome · #7 06-28-2011, 06:52 AM

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Originally Posted by C.Linton

First of all, lighten up.
Don't forget, Conan was as series of books before it was a movie. Arnold doesn't have a monopoly on the character.
Seccondly, as to the bolded part, AFAIK, the part is being taken by Jason Momoa from Stargate: Atlantis, not an unknown to any sci-fi geek worth his weight in tribbles.

Doesn't matter. Once he punches out his first camel, he's an A-list movie star.

Jim Nazium · #8 06-28-2011, 07:15 AM

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Originally Posted by C.Linton

Don't forget, Conan was as series of books before it was a movie.

If I liked Conan before it was a movie, can I be a hipster and an old fart at the same time?

RS · #9 06-28-2011, 07:16 AM

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Originally Posted by SteveC

Arnold made that movie. It will suck with anyone else.

Yes.

Ursus Tyrannus · #10 06-28-2011, 07:17 AM

So, who gets to tell echo they're remaking Total Recall too?

Sonic_Death · #11 06-28-2011, 08:00 AM

As previously noted, Jason Momoa of Stargate Atlantis is the lead. I admit I'm a little skeptical of how good the new Conan will be, but as long as it there are some brutal killings, I'll be okay with it.

Since you also seem to dismiss Jason Momoa pretty quickly, it might be worth mentioning that Stallone just picked him up to be in one of his movies, so he is definitely moving up from his sci-fi origins.

faust23 · #12 06-28-2011, 08:05 AM

Momoa is not Conan material, and i say that as a fan of Howards writing, and a fan of arnolds interperetation, firstly,momoa is an inch to tall,granted arnold was much to short,but he had the build, secondly,momoa isnt near built enough, he shouldve taken two years to prepare for the roll,not a prtial year and then continue to build throughout filming, and thirdly, fromwhat ive seen of momoas attitude in his acting on stargate and in conan clips, he's going to be recieved as a mess,that said, will conan flop? maybe not, but as a serious fan,i hope to god it does, it deserves it, but i'm going to see it anyways ;3

Mazatleco17 · #13 06-28-2011, 08:21 AM

Hope I'm wrong but remember the remake of clash of the titans... Just saying.

Din Of Win · #14 06-28-2011, 08:30 AM

I'm calling it:

Conan: The Barbarian (orig.) > Conan: The Destroyer > Conan: The Barbarian (remake)

Also, the first Conan has one of the best sound tracks of any movie ever.

WHAT IS BEST IN LIFE?

faust23 · #15 06-28-2011, 08:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Din Of Win

I'm calling it:

Conan: The Barbarian (orig.) > Conan: The Destroyer > Conan: The Barbarian (remake)

Also, the first Conan has one of the best sound tracks of any movie ever.

WHAT IS BEST IN LIFE?

OMGAJHGFDPUIYGFGSALOHGDS!!!!!!!!!!! YES! THAT SCORE IS FANTASTIC

nickbass79 · #16 06-28-2011, 08:46 AM

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Originally Posted by echoSE7EN

However, this was the first time I really felt "cheap" when thinking about the entertainment out there these days.

You mean you don't feel "cheap" when listening to most of the music now-a-days, or the kinder gentler GI-Joe? I know exactly how you feel, and felt the same when I saw the new Fauxnan the Vegetarian.

faust23 · #17 06-28-2011, 08:50 AM

Fauxnan?

bassmonkeee · #18 06-28-2011, 09:31 AM

Anyone who saw Jason Momoa in Game of Thrones knows he is up to the task of playing Conan. Before I saw him in that, I was skeptical. But, I can assure you that he has what it takes to be a brutal killing machine.

The original Conan movies are not high art. You'll get over it.

Sandvich Hero · #19 06-28-2011, 09:55 AM

Meh, chances are it won't have the same weird low-budget feeling as the first one. I agree with the others that said the soundtrack was a highlight of the first one though.

For all I know, they should have just went ahead and produce the full version of Conan the Librarian instead ...

faust23 · #20 06-28-2011, 10:05 AM

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Originally Posted by bassmonkeee

Anyone who saw Jason Momoa in Game of Thrones knows he is up to the task of playing Conan. Before I saw him in that, I was skeptical. But, I can assure you that he has what it takes to be a brutal killing machine.

The original Conan movies are not high art. You'll get over it.

It's not a matter of artistic value, it's a matter of playing a character convincingly,Momoa is a no go when it comes to conan,he comes off as overzealous,practically emo,that's not conan at all. Conan isn't a mindless brute with a blade afterall