Why was Conan
the Barbarian met with mixed reviews and Conan the Destroyer met
with negative reviews?
Well, the screenwriters decided to water down the violence—probably due to
complaints that there was too much in the first movie. They went a step further
by adding the most annoying supporting cast they could find.
You don’t want to see the portrayal of the thief in this movie. He was such a
bad actor, it’s hard to believe no one noticed the terrible acting before
releasing this film. This was during the time when Arnold was on the lips of
everyone for his action hero status. The studio made this sequel to cash out on
his fame. The main problem is, this sequel was a really horrible follow-up to Conan
the Barbarian.
The movie
focuses on Conan on another adventure, this time to help Queen Taramis fulfill
a quest involving her daughter. She promises to help reunite him with his love,
Valeria, by bringing her back to life.
Conan is tasked with escorting the daughter, Jehnna, and her guardian,
Bombaata, to recover the horn of the god Dagoth. Along with Conan is his
companion, a thief, and Zula (Grace Jones), a villain he rescues from
execution. Knowing the magical journey ahead, he seeks out his wizard friend
from Conan
the Barbarian, Akiro.
Together, the
team sets out to recover the horn, despite warnings that raising Dagoth will
signify the end of the world.
The movie also
features Grace Jones, who decided her role would involve screaming all over the
place.
The writers tried to show Conan as having grown and perfected his skills over
the years, but this just made his ability to survive seem more unbelievable and
unrealistic.
Leave it to
Hollywood to see a movie make more money than expected and immediately decide
to turn it into a trilogy. Conan fell into that mix.
The plan was to make Conan the Destroyer and Conan the Conqueror,
but instead of Conan the Conqueror, we got Kull the Conqueror. The
reason? Arnold’s contract for Conan films had expired, and he chose not to
renew it, deciding to stay away from swords and magic.
Kevin Sorbo was cast to play Kull, based on another Robert E. Howard character,
as he refused to play Conan.
Kull was a total flop and a financial and critical disappointment.
If you
watch Conan
the Barbarian, don’t bother watching this one.
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