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 Conan The Destroyer (DVD)
Description: Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy - Fantasy / Theatrical Release: 1984 / Director: Richard Fleischer / Actors: Arnold ... more  Conan The Destroyer (DVD) ... Schwarzenegger, Grace Jones ... / DVD released 19 July, 2004 at Prism Leisure / Features of the DVD: PAL, Widescreen / The dark, brooding tone of Conan the Barbarian is replaced in this rousing sequel by a lighter, more humorous tone and one of the campiest casts ever assembled. In Conan the Destroyer, our massively muscular hero (Arnold Schwarzenegger) is assigned by a duplicitous queen (Sarah Douglas) to escort a virgin princess (Olivia d'Abo) on a treacherous trek to a crystal palace where they will retrieve a priceless gemstone. Basketball champ and self-described Lothario Wilt Chamberlain plays Bombaata, a warrior sent on a secret mission to kill Conan, and the androgynous Grace Jones plays Zula, a wild woman who becomes Conan's loyal ally. Some consider this sequel a disappointment but the film makes no apologies for its silliness, and that's the key to its success as gloriously pulpy entertainment. --Jeff ShannonNewest Review: ... troop put their lives ont he line for their quest, for in return, Taramis has promised to resurrect Conan's dead lover, ... more ... Valeria.
The Cast and Performances
Arnie is once again a powerhouse of a performer in front if the camera, with his trademark swordsmanship from Conan the Barbarian being put to the test for the second time. A little more acting is required in this film than the first, and the actor accomplishes this with ease, although the speaking element is still a little stuttery, his command for the English not full at this point.
Mako returns as Akiro the wizard, and female bodybuilder and Bond girl Grace Jones joins the troop as Z...more |
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Conan The Destroyer (DVD): Do You Still Like He-Man? (1246 words)
by Frankingsteins - written on 16.07.04 (Very useful, 111 readings)
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To many people the 80s conjures memories of male singers dressed as ladies backed by electronic drums or, in my case, watching ‘Rainbow’ and weeing my pants in playgroup that one time, but to a large proportion of the world’s population it was the decade of He-Man, Conan and various other muscular warriors fighting evil sorcerors in fantasy worlds. In 1986, Dino DeLaurentiis and Edward Pressman decided to produce a sequel to their 1982 hit film ‘Conan the Barbarian’ that was certain to be a box office success among Dungeons & Dragons players and regular cinemagoers alike for one reason: Schwarzenegger. Unfortunately, as has been seen countless times since, the ...
Conan goes on the hunt again (567 words)
by pmcds - written on 20.05.08 (Very useful, 24 readings)
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Following the success of Conan the Barbarian in 1982, 1984 saw the sequel, Conan the Destroyer, with Arnold Schwarzenegger once again taking the lead role. The film was toned down a little to attract wider and younger audiences than Barbarian did, and it was released in the same year as Terminator, which is perhaps Arnie's most famous role. The Plot Queen taramis summons legendary fighter Conan to her in order to send him to retrieve a special gem and a magic horn that will give life back to the God Dagoth. Conan leads a band of adventurers on the quest, and encounters his old friend Akiro the wizard as well as some other friends and foes. Wondering ...
Conan The Destroyer (DVD): More Conan (185 words)
by Islander - written on 27.09.00 (Very useful, 75 readings)
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This sequel to Conan the Barbarian has just been released on Region 2 DVD. This film has a more comic book feel to it than the first film and has a bit more humour, it certainly has more action sequences. The story follows Conan and his companions on a quest to help bring a dead God back to life and so win the resurrection of his lost love Valaria (who died in the first film). It has elements taken from the original Conan novels to make up the story and is general Sword and Sorcery fare,, and although it is not as dark as the original with its tale revenge, it is still a worthy sequel. The picture is very good and is presented in 2.35:1 ...
