Conan The Barbarian Commentary (Podcast Special)
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Oliver Harper and Michael Peristeris discuss the 1982 classic Conan!
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There’s three movies that I listen to as I fall asleep every night. Conan The Barbarian, DUNE, and Beastmaster. Conan is about 80% of the time.
"I have never prayed to you before. I have no tongue for it. No one, not even you, will remember if we were good men or bad. But, grant me this request. I want an awesome Oliver Harper commentary track of Conan."
@Brian Babin Part of the reason I love that speech though is that he doesn't ask for help to survive the battle, just for his request for revenge to be granted. And he ends it saying "and if you won't, then to hell with you." It's a great moment showing how outmatched they are that he is willing to pray, but even in that, he still says he will do it alone if need be.
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Thank you both! Great commentary!
The best part of this movie is how they use the "Riddle of Steel" as motif throughout the movie in which Conan learns the answer after his tremendous ordeal. His father told him he could trust steel above all, Thulsa Doom showed him that steel was weak compared to the hand that wields it and flesh was stronger. But Conan learns that the strongest of all forces was the will power to persevere and overcome.
Hi guys back again. Just need to clear up one of two of my comments made. William Smith was in 'Any Which Way you Can' not "But Loose" and Arnie was NOT a judge in the 1981 Mr Olympia, he was a promoter, but had a lot of sway with the judges whom he knew quite well and did bat for Franco to win apparently and I meant to say "gyno" not "polumboism". So my bad.
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I have a lotta respect for a man who can admit he's wrong, thanks for the corrections. Also thanks for the correct pronounciation of Poledouris I've never heard the name spoken correctly.
By Crom the day has come. I watch this every year around my birthday (40 or so) and I just watched it 12 hours ago. “I gave you this. What a waste. Contemplate this in the tree of woe.” 🖖
Very underrated film and the soundtrack is second to none
Really wish they’d remake the soundtrack honestly. Not change it, but just updated.
I completely agree! This movie was phenomenal and the Destroyer just wasn't inmthe same league. As for the OST, hands down the best I have ever heard in a film! Apparently it was also the last movie to have the OST recorded in mono! Would love it to be redone, not changed, just done again in better sound quality!
@@MelGibsonFan there is a re-record of the soundtrack done in the mid 2000s thats still available. It's superb and features all the compositions from the film.
th-cam.com/play/PLWfdqKJCpBuIk04kymWkdUKBBbXHu4y8p.html
@@deavonw thanks I will check this out!
Best sword and sorcery film ever made, I don't expect that to change any time soon.
@Brian Babin I got to put Krull at 3rd... the Widow of the web scene was brilliant among many of the great scenes in that movie. 9/10
Gonna have to put the LOTRs trilogy at an 8.0 then. The Hobbit definitely 7.0
Been watching Conan since I was 4 (since my Dad loved it and at that time we had a shop that rented out VHS and we wrangled a copy). I still miss that original theatrical cut. The ending is substantially different (no princess at all) and the music played at different parts.
Each frame of this movie is like a Frank Frazetta painting come to life. Aesthetically (visually and musically) one of the greatest movies ever made.
I have a VHS of the original cut. I'm planning on converting it to digital soon. I don't mind the extended ending but still love the original cut.
And for anyone interested,Conan takes place in 10,000 BC. You can check out information on it by looking up Cthulhu timelines of which the Conan stories were loosely connected.
But man,82',was the best year for films of all time. The amount of heat movies that year is unlikely to be equaled any time soon. Conan,Blade Runner,Dark Crystal,Star Trek 2,E.T, Poltergeist,Tron,The Thing,Koyaanisqatsi, The Road Warrior,48 Hours,Gandhi,and plenty of others. It's really crazy when you look into it.
These really work when the guest loves the movie.
Well done, guys! Looking forward to your take on Conan the Destroyer
People talk about Terminator being Schwartzenegger's greatest movie but this is what made him a star . The role was perfect for him . It was a role that demanded more action than emotion because revenge is easily understood .
Definitely the best sword and sorcery movie ever made. Hands down. Im honestly not sure why it has been so hard to translate Howards stories about Conan. Its an eminently filmable series.
Also note: the reboot with Jason Mamoa was not as good as this, but it was SO much better than Destroyer. Its a shame it didnt get some traction.
22:00 min mark. I think sword and sandal movies came back because of the fantasy movie star wars. Conan to me was a medieval star wars journey with darth vader james earl jones as a much better version of vader. Imagine vader learning he does not need a sword but rather his mind powers.
If you want to read the original R. E. Howard stories, you have quite a few options open to you. The best choice, IMHO, is the three volume Conan collection put out by Del Rey. The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian, The Bloody Crown of Conan, and The Conquering Sword of Conan. Howard's original stories are great reads, and if you haven't read him, you'll be in for a treat. He's only the second most influential fantasy writer aside from Tolkien, and reading his work will leave you with doubt as to why.
What you will quickly quickly learn is that this movie is very much Miius' vision and not Howard's, but it does draw upon the themes, motifs, placenames, etc. of Howard's Hyborean age rather well. Several elements of this movie are based on little snippets a plot points from Howard stories (like the Tower of the Elephant, Queen of the Black Coast, Red Nails, and A Witch Shall be Born), but used in different contexts, and other moments are based either on non-Howard Conan stories (like The Thing in the Crypt), or non-Conan Howard stories (like Worms in the Earth and the Kull stories).
MR HARPER COULD YOU PLEASE MAKE A RETROSPECTIVE REVIEW FOR "BROTHERHOOD OF THE WOLF" AKA "LE PACTE DES LOUPS" FROM 2001 and THANK YOU FOR ALL OF THE AWESOME WORK THAT YOU DO!!!!!
Really love this movie, still a classic film
I know this movie is well liked by people, but it would have been interesting to see how the movie would have turned out if Oliver Stone's original script was used
My favorite movie growing up as a kid. My Dad and I almost saw it in the Theater when I was 5 but we saw The Sword and the Soceror instead.....we chose poorly
The commentary with Arnold and director John Milius is legendary.
Yea, exactly.
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Arnold should do commentaries on any movie haha
@@serwinzzalot9989 I know, exactly.
Milius sounds drunk and Arnold can't remember anything about the movie. It's awesome how the commentary turns it into a comedy lol.
Stoned John Milius dirting over female actresses while Arnold copes with his lack of insights by literally describing anything happens on screen. Fucking epic.
Franco Columbos won in 1976 and 1981. In 1975 Arnold won, as seen in "Pumping Iron"., and was retired until showing up for the 1980 one.And yes, 1980 and 1981 mr Olympia was the most controversial ones i think. Zane reportedly threw his trophy against the wall backstage, he felt that Arnold had tricked him into the competition, after an injury, and felt duped by him. I was not there, but judging from pictures and film from the events, they were both handed a gift. Franco had a noticeble gyno chest, and one leg was smaller than the other one, and he placed higher than the Quadfather Tom Platz with improved upper body, and a ripped Padilla.... ?
Great post, you know your bodybuilding history!
Do a retrospective of Braveheart!
@@white-dragon4424 academy awards disagree!
@@white-dragon4424 people are so sensitive nowadays, not everyone but the sensitive ones are the loudest on the internet lmao
@@white-dragon4424 little is known about the life of william wallace but what IS known is England ruled over scotland in a manner that would inspire scots to rebel, thats fact
Awesome, for night time listening 👍
1:29:03 Just like the Star Wars movies. Once ESB had laid the final foundations of the Star Wars universe, Lucas decided that he could put any old crap on the screen and dumb down the writing for the little kids, because the brand could sell itself, especially on the merchandising side of things. He even said to Kurtz that he didn't have to make ESB as good as he did because the film would've made just as much money.
Oh, and the model on the cover of the Barbarian video games was Page 3 girl Maria Whittaker.
34:55 It was Renato Casaro who did the badass poster.
PS. There's a village called Varvarin (A/The Barbarian) in Serbia (ex Yugoslavia) so that would've been a lovely little coincidence if the film was indeed shot in Yugoslavia.
Cheers, I was wondering who did the poster. I think Barbarian may come from Greek as we say it the same way to describe "Less than civilized person." Varvare, Varvaros. I once looked it up and I think that is where the word originated. Could be wrong like I was with the poster.
@@MFPMapFilmProductions Yes, it's definitely (ancient) Greek term for non Greeks, or non Greek speakers, I'm not 100% sure. I remember this from history lessons. Btw, thank you for a great and informative commentary! A great experience!
I hope you guys have read the original stories in the three years since. This was a great fun review but you should do it again AFTER reading Robert’s stories.
Love the use of the RoboCop2 theme for the ad
Best film ever!
P.s
I get grief for my voice aswell. "I got the wrong one from wallmart"
Conan was first crucified in Robert E. Howard's story, "A Witch Shall Be Born."
Vale James Earl Jones.
Really good movie. Really gets how to do mythology, akin to Excalibur I reckon. Think they came out the same year too 🤔
@oliver harper you need to do RED SONJA
great movie!
It's an interesting film that isn't really like the Conan stories. It takes bits and pieces from them and combines them with King Kull stuff. It has the spirit though and Millus does a great job putting it together. The music really helps and is one of the best fantasy soundtracks even made.
Malafakka has done a fantastic video series breaking down all the visual storytelling this film does so well. Many people have thought it's nothing more than a mindless action flick but that couldn't be further from the truth. There is far to much to go into but an amazing example is the fight near the end in the graveyard after Conan is saved by his love. He discovered the riddle of steel through the film and all his steps towards that are shown in the fight. His father said it was steel. He was wrong so Conan focused his attacks on his father's sword. Doom told him it was flesh. He was wrong so then Conan tears down the flesh. The real answer was willpower and he crosses his swords in front of his loves pyre to thank her for teaching him. It's a great scene and things like that are all throughout the film instead of giving expository dumps. Midnight's Edge has also done some good Conan videos as well. Still waiting for the true Conan adaption,aside from some great comics,but in this woke day and age it wouldn't go over well with some people.
Έλα ρε Περιστέρη με τον amstrad και το Barbarian! ;-P
Ha ha.
@@MFPMapFilmProductions Φιλιά από Αθήνα! Πολύ καλοί και οι δυό σας, με αξιόλογα σχόλια! Πάω να γραφτώ και από το κανάλι σου μισό λεπτό...
@@amstrad79b Euxaristo.
i've come to like this movie, arnies dope in it
Please bring back arnie for one more conan. It will be the perfect close to his acting career.
Only if John Milius directs it
Guys, it's impossible to make this sync up with the movie if you're American. The American version is distributed by Universal, not 20th Century, and then once the movie starts you don't give ANY clues what's supposed to be happening on screen. You need to include some more cues, preferably a visual cue. I just wasted $4 renting the movie.
Yeah, this is a frustrating pain in the ass. I'm 10 minutes into the movie and I can neither enjoy the movie or pay attention to the commentary because I'm STILL trying to tell if I'm synched up.
Now 15 minutes in and still not synced up. This is flat pissing me off now.
Obviously you haven't watched it enough times to know every scene by memory, lol
@@rogerwood5228 Yeah, for most of Oliver's commentaries I don't even watch along because I know the movies so well. This one included.
@@Provigilman Me too. I don't bother watching the movie 'cause I know it so well. I just like listening to other people's views on the movie as they're watching it. As for the OP, I find it really strange for someone to put so much effort into listening to a commentary of a movie that they don't even like!
Plenty of skin and violence. I loved it as a 7 year old.
Too much irrelevant stuff, Oliver and the guest both unprepared and repeating random fun facts. Very bad. Expected more from Oliver Harper.
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