A horde of rampaging warriors massacre the parents of young Conan and enslave the young child for years on The Wheel of Pain. As the sole survivor of the childhood massacre, Conan is released from slavery and taught the ancient arts of fighting. Transforming himself into a killing machine, Conan travels into the wilderness to seek vengeance on Thulsa Doom, the man responsible for killing his family. In the wilderness, Conan takes up with the thieves Valeria and Subotai. The group comes upon King Osric, who wants the trio of warriors to help rescue his daughter who has joined Doom in the hills.
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kombinaat reviewed Conan the Barbarian (1982)
A classic of it's own time
I have been eagerly looking forward to seeing this legendary movie again, but like so often with old childhood classics, the feeling is not the same as it used to be.
Granted this movie served it's purpose and set my imagination on fire back in my youth, but frankly, by today's standards, Conan is an amusing character.
I consider the movie a bit too long for my taste and the slow storytelling style of the film is something that almost puts me to sleep. Still, there is something that awakens the spark of my youth and probably that something makes me still think that this is a classic.
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