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- Whats up you guys!! Welcome or welcome back to my channel. Watching this film was definitely a good time. If you're not new to my channel you know that I am Big fan of Arnold it was easy to take a liking to this film. I did not know that Oliver stone was involved in the directing and making of this film. Arnolds role in this movie was truly something especially considering that movie was made in the early 80's. An orphan slave by day and slave warrior by night. I really like how he was able to adapt to the varies situations he encountered throughout his life and still was able find love and friendship. On the hunt to revenge his mother and fathers death was his one true mission and with help of his friends he accomplished that, but it came with a cost.
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Saw this in 1982 at the drive in. It was doubled with "The Thing". What an incredible combo to see!
i saw this when i was about 12 years old (snuck into the theatre) and had been reading conan paperbacks for about a year. it's getting dated for sure, but one of my favorite movies of all time.
I sincerely envy you. Cheers! :D
That sounds like a hell of a night. Born to late to experience it myself, I'm truly envious
That had to be amazing!
Wow that sounds awesome
And so Conan learns that it is not steel that has the power, nor is the strength in the hand that wields it. True power is in the will, the dedication that makes the hand pick up the sword and fight back against all adversity. The will to overcome all odds to make your dream a reality. The steel may break, the hand may become weary, but the will to persevere can overturn both. That is the answer to the riddle of steel
A Mannly answer indeed.
CROM!!!
The will to train, and continue training...
My answer to Crom would be "fuck you Crom, i don't need your permission to enter Valhalla!"
(Crom hates prayers or to help mortals)
You are worthy
I saw this film in 1982 with my Dad.. Valeria's vow to Conan and her death, her funeral had men crying..every man wants a real one like Valeria!
Oh yeah. Valeria reminds me of this ex-gf I had. She was romantic with all this emails and texts, and absolutely loved me, and fought for me even after I broke up with her. We were very compatible, but she was 10 years older and I was looking for someone to settle down and have kids with. The breakup was tough tough tough. I had taken her for granted just like Conan took Valeria for granted. Valeria, on the other hand, had already been living life and saw something great with Conan and that's why she was so devoted I think.
The moment when he gets a sword and faces off the dogs, then cut to him and he's wearing the dogs, I swear most people don't notice that masterfully brief bit of storytelling. Well played Devin.
I swear
I noticed it about the third time i watched this film. I like films that use this type of story telling without explaining everything.
Did you ever notice the hand that holds the chain as Arnold comes crawling out of those rocks? It's perfectly visible lol
They're supposed to be wolves, but this was the era of 'wolves are too scary to perform with', so they'd always use dogs, often German shephards.
I said that on another day on another reaction. When he got it on this channel right away I was cracking the hell up to have somebody get that right off. Bout on par with punching the camel.
Crush your enemies,
See them driven before you,
And hear the lamentation of their women.
I've issued the call
Revenge for my mom
I PRAY TO YOU, KROM!!!
I once said that to my son's football team. exchanged fans for women. they won 6-0! :-)
Classic 😁
Nothing better than a little lamentation
one of my favorite movie quotes
The famous quote: "Crush your enemies, See them driven before you, And hear the lamentations of their women", is actually from Genghis Khan.
Well....it does appear he is hanging out with the Mongols during their conquests or whatever the Hyperborian Age equivalent is
It was from one of his Generals.
*Khan-nan* ?
@@frommymind4639 Xiongnu maybe.
@@frommymind4639 The Turanians and Hyrkanians are indeed the not-Mongols.
My favorite scene is when Thulsa Doom (James Earl Jones) is explaining the riddle of steel to Conan. Such a well done, and powerful scene.
Best line in the movie was King Osric (Max Von Sydowe) There comes a time when the jewels cease to sparkle. When the gold loses it's luster. When the throne room becomes a prison, and all that is left is a father's love for their child.
My favorite scene is when they encounter the street walkers and Arnold says "you're all sluts"!
The Genius of Thulsa doom portrayed by Jones is that he's soft spoken, hardly gets upset or emotional, cold and always in control.
That Power and intimidating stature and voice, with such a soft spoken and controled demeanor, is chilling and intimidating.
It adds such a layer of Mystic and Dread to the character.
Crom, 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. Why we fought, or why we died. All that matters is that two stood against many. That's what's important! Valor pleases you, Crom... so grant me one request. Grant me revenge! And if you do not listen, then the HELL with you!
That would make a good t-shirt.
In the original stories, Crom was not a god that one prayed too. But, if he were ever to listen to a prayer, I’m pretty sure it would have been that prayer.
@@gawainethefirst Conan also says in the movie that Crom doesn't listen
i told my teacher that once, "to hell with you" back in the days, didn't go over too well
Said that prayer at church. Did not go over too well. 😅
The music in this movie deserved an Oscar
Conan's mother, in the one scene we see her in, is brave, beautiful, and does not back down. No wonder Conan fell for Valeria. Mom would approve.
'82 was an incredible year for movies: "The Dark Crystal", "The Thing", "Conan", and (of course) "The Wrath of Khan".
Yezerrr Kirk saying "go Sulu" and watching the Enterprise go into warp drive to get away from Genesis was one of the best fucking getaway scenes ever. Then I cried like a bitch when Spock died.
@@gandr.e.5136 My mom mini-freaked out when Mr. Spock bit the dust. She fully recovered a few years later when we saw The Search for Spock, and Genesis had brought him back to life, sir😂lol. It was cathartic for her👍
I think I've seen all of the Star Trek movies except for the Wrath of Kahn. I probably need to get on that.
One of the best years for film by far.
This movie is so fucking badass and the score is fantastic. I wish they still made movies like this.
Late for the answer, but Netflix is producing a Conan series. Hope it’s good🤞🤞🤞
@@RandomNPC001 I won't hold my breath, but thanks for the update.
In the beginning of the movie, Thulsa Doom did not have the huge cult that he did later. He was raiding villages that had steel swords because few knew how to make them.
yeah. he says that when he catches him later when he says he was young searching for the "secret of steel"
if you look closely at the raid at the start. the raiders have bronze weapons
He tells Conan that later when they encounter one another after his hencemen punk him, Mr. Daniels
It seemed to me the ONLY village hamlet that could produce Steel was Conan's
it could be they killed everyone to make sure that Steel production could not be done anywhere else. (the kind of thing that happened in ancient Rome, like in GLADIATOR when they slaughter Maximus family) Doom would have understood that this was a dangerous weapon that could one day be used against him, which is what happens. i did notice that one of the mounted raiders DID have a sword already, the rest didnt
the scene in the tomb, it could be that Conan's father made it for that long dead King
Youre gonna love this movie. Early Arnold at his finest.
Depends on your enjoyment of crushing your enemies, seeing them driven before you, and hearing the lamentation of their women. If that's not your cup of tea, you might not enjoy the movie as much as a regular surf nazi would.
@@rikuruohomaki3230 Have you watched his reacts before? I have, he will love it.
"...and if you don't... the HELL with yoo!"
The slave master who frees Conan is supposed to be the same red-headed boy who whipped at Conan when he was first attached to the wheel.
really ??
Interesting, but not enough evidence to be sure of it.
Correct. Anyone that can't see it, can't really put two and two together.
In the novelization the redhead dies a rather bizarre death. A storm hits the town they happen to be and which coincides with an earthquake which frees Conan and the earth swallows up the redhead (which is completely different from the film). Conan even mocks him when the redhead pleads for Conan to save him. Conan basically gives him the equivalent of a Cimmerian middle finger and leaves.
Then broken sword at the end is his father's sword, the one we see being forged at the beginning.
:) except it was cast, lol. Always bugged me but it looks impressive enough
Yeah, old boy had it all this time, acting like it was his own. Very disrespectful. At least he got it back.
"You can trust this", and that's why it broke. It would not aid in the killing of it's creator's son.
@@Hoi4o Never once thought of that. Nice perspective
@@Hoi4o nah mate. It broke because it was cast directly into shape. Casting a sword like thst Will always produce an inferior blade
So a couple of things. One, The Wheel Of Pain was not just some torture device for children. It was designed to crush wheat into flour. The prop guy who designed it for the movie made it so that the prop would actually be able to make flour. And (a bit of a funny story here) he actually built it so well that when Arnold went to push on the log for the first time, the log he pushed against swung away from him and the one behind him swung around and hit him in the back of the head. After that they always had a couple of people on the opposite side of the Wheel Of Pain pushing on the logs in the opposite direction against Arnold in order for it to appear like he was struggling.
Second thing. Conan was not working The Wheel Of Pain during the day and fighting as a gladiator at night. The guy with the red beard bought him from The Wheel Of Pain in order to turn him into a gladiator. As to why he was set free. The movie does not specify, but my own head canon is that Conan was winning so much that no one was betting against him. You only make money at gambling when people bet AGAINST you. So he was set free.
Other than that, I am glad you liked the movie. I love Arnolds earlier work, and this movie is one of my favourites. For decades it was The Gold Standard of Sword & Sorcery movies, the yard stick by which all other Sword & Sorcery movies were measured. It had never been beaten, and rarely been matched, until Peter Jacksons Lord Of The Rings Trilogy came out and shifted the goal posts. In my mind at least.
@@PodreyJenkin138 That and the same theme where success can test your will. Rich and drunk and maybe the red head was once a slave made to serve as a warrior and task master of other slaves? He was there with him only a bit older at the start right? I wonder if anyone knows his story.
Pretty sure the Vanir who owned Conan was staggeringly drunk at that point, so set him loose as part of his drunken stupor.
The only purpose of the wheel of pain is to break the will of people who are forced to push. Basically it makes you a good slave. people beg to bed released.
Conan never broke. Instead he breaks the wheel of pain by outliving
its usefulness.
See Thulsa Doom sold the unbroken child slaves to slavers who break them and then sell them to people who need good slaves.
The region probably wasn't booming in the slave trade any longer.
The redhead probably inherited the wheel because we see him being a slaver as a child.
He comes back to collect Conan to use him as fodder against a more experienced and better equip fighter.
Etc etc.
The red head probably frees Conan later out of respect or fear.
@@HomeboyUnholy sorry but no. I have the novelization of the movie, as well as the DVD which has a BTS featurette and a feature length commentary by Arnold Schwarzenegger and John Milius (you know, the guy who freaking WROTE THE SCREENPLAY). And according to the WRITER AND DIRECTOR John Milius, not only was the Wheel Of Pain designed to grind wheat into flour, but the guy who made the set piece for the movie designed it to be fully functional. In other words the set piece built for the movie was actually capable of grinding wheat into flour. This isn’t my opinion. This isn’t personal head canon. This is what was said by the guy who wrote and directed the movie. Don’t believe me? Buy the movie on DVD or BluRay and watch it with the feature length commentary turned on. John and Arnold talk about the design of the Wheel of Pain during that scene.
@@Thundarr100 "The first thing I asked John was what is the wheel of pain supposed to be? is it just some big mean thing out in the middle of nowhere to torture little kids John kinda of wrote it as though it was just sort of this big mean thing so I suggested something of cynically that we atleast PRETEND it's there for a purpose that it grinds grain or something."
Valeria is one of my favorite characters, both in this movie and in the original RE Howard stories.
I love how the movie kind of subverts the expectation of the hero saving his damsel by having her save him. A couple of times.
And she kept her word, "If I were dead and you still fighting for life, I would come back from the darkest pit of hell to fight by your side"
Most of Hollywood no longer knows how to make a strong female character. Ellen Ripley, Sarah Conner, Trinity...
Courtesy of Crom... I just understood that after 35 years lol
@@david-1775 They don't understand love, either.
@@samieltheinfamous User name checks out.
Absolutely. Valeria was a strong female lead who any woman can love and respect. She was a true valkyrie hands down.
Just wanted to add two things to this. His love died and became a Valkyrie. Also the broken sword was his fathers sword. The bad guys took it in the beginning and then Conan broke it. Then he used it to kill the main bad guy.
Yes, because this' u can trust.
yeah, this movie has an odd conglomeration of mythologies.
in a way conan brings both of his "fathers," the flesh of Doom and the steel of his actual father, together in death and proves himself above both
Don't forget that it was his glancing down at his father's broken sword that helps him break the hypnotic spell...
I saw this in the theater with my mother in 1982. We were so blown away, we stayed and watched it again. :D
"What is best in life?"
"To watch your cinemas, see them flicker before you, and listen to the commendations of your... _mother_ ?!"
Way to go cimmerian mode
I'm an 80's kid. Conan is my favorite movie. I wish we could get more movies like this today!
That broken sword was the sword his dad made and was stolen from him when they raided the village. That's why he used the broken sword to cut off his head.
Thulsa Doom's armor is super bad ass! All of the snake imagery and iconography are amazing. And the soundtrack... Should've won an Oscar. It's so epic! I never get tired of watching this movie!
The theme song is “ Anvil of Crom” , LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT THE DAYS OF HIGH ADVENTURE!”
The entire film score is gold. Best workout music ever.
I love this movie. The oldschool cinematography, the soaring soundtrack. Arnold in his 80's heyday.
So many people lump this film in with the other sword and sorcery films of the time. This film is a true classic and leaps & bounds better than any of the films in the genre. The score is the best of any film ever.
That intro where Conan is pushing that wheel always used to pump me up and make me want to work out as a lil kid, 🤣.
*You wore the headphones blasting C+C Music Factory on a troubled brow...*
The last movies I got to watch with my dad, before he died (when I was 12), was this and American Werewolf in London. So, you know, this has a special place in my heart. They were at the drive-in also so it kind of all holds special memories. Life yo. 🐾
beautiful
Yes, American Werewolf in London is one of my faves. It would be great if it were remade with better special effects.
James Earl Jones is a badass! He went through Ranger training when he served in the army! One of the things they needed to do was befriend and raise a snake, he said. He said they'd carry them in their uniforms, and he carried this comfort to snakes into this role!
O_o
JEJ is a force in "Great White Hope" as Jack Johnson and oh yeah the Sci-fi movie he did voice work for in the 70's
Probably about to show my geek card, but this film may as well be called "D&D: The Movie", a barbarian, a wizard, and two thieves set out on a journey to rescue a princess from the clutches of an evil sorcerer and his cult.
awwwww.. You said Conan is a reference to D&D? Geek card revoked lol!
I remember getting much more of a D&D vibe from the second one.
But no Marlon Wayans, though!
Plot twist: Conan is a warlock of Crom, _not_ a barbarian. You can guess which kind.
my favorite movie of all time...best score in any movie
Everything about this movie is great from the music to the characters and special effects of that time....classic
The village was raided for they're weapons, Conan's father was known for the swords he made. The sword that was broken was Conan's father's sword.
When he punches the camel is one of my favorite parts! I laugh my ass off every time
Ah, one of my all-time favorite movies! The musical score in this movie is superb, as well as the old-school practical effects they did. Great movie reaction as always.
I am so glad that I found this video. My dad was a huge Conan fan (novels, comic books, movies) and introduced this movie to me when I was ten. Many years later it's still one of my very favorites.
"I have known many gods. He who denies them is as blind as he who trusts them too deeply. I seek not beyond death... Let me live deeply while I live; let me know the rich juices of red meat and the stinging wine on my plate, the hot embrace of white arms, and the mad exultation of battle... and I am content. Let philosophers brood over questions of reality and illusion.
I know this: if life is an illusion, and being thus, the illusion is real to me. I live, I burn with life, I love, I slay, and I am content."
Conan the Cimmerian
I love the discussion of the gods between Conan and Subotai, it has a very " My dad can beat up your dad" vibe haha
Devin is one of the few reactors that noticed Thulsa Doom hypnotized Conan's mother. Subtle but terrifying display of his growing power!
First watched this in college many years ago, my buddy sat me down and proceeded to lecture all the BTS info he could on Arnie and Stone and their working relationship. Surprisingly, did not hurt the experience at all, the way he told it - but then again, the life of Arnold Schwarzenegger is a legend all in itself...
Just a quick FYI: That is absolutely NOT the way a sword is made. Liquifying steel then pouring it into a mold would make for a very weak sword, easily blunted or broken. A genuine sword starts with a brick of steel called a billet that is heated red hot then folded over and over and pounded into shape. The metal is heated to the point where it's soft enough to be worked but should never be liquified. This makes the sword both strong and flexible, with an edge that won't dull quickly.
That is the only thing about this movie that truly bugged me. For the big deal they make about the "Riddle of Steel" they show nothing that even remotely resembles making a steel sword. It's like that scene in LOTR where Elrond is reforging Narsil into Anduriel and they just butt the broken pieces together and they are somehow supposed to be welded together instead of reforging a billet and then pounding it out from there. Grrr. Now I need to smoke a joint, my eye is twitching.
But isn't that the point to the riddle of steel?
Swords are seldomly made to be strong, only to cut and slice, until it breaks.
Much like the hand that makes it and wields it. Once it breaks, what can men do?
James Earl Jones is so good in this. “Come to me my child.” So good.
As for why they raided the village, Thulsa Dooms talks about that when they first capture Conan. That he wanted the secret of steel, and Conan's father was a master swordsmith. But by the time Conan grew up Thulsa Doom no longer cared about that, so all those people died as part of *one* of his inquiries into power.
which is really interesting, because these stories had to take place centuries if not millennia before steel was discovered.
@@Hiraghm The world that the author, Robert E Howard envisioned is one in which civilizations rise and then are swept away in barbarism and chaos, new civilizations rising in turn from the ashes. The knack of making steel has been discovered and forgotten several times throughout the ages. Steel is known to Conan's people and to other peoples at the time of the story. But the sword Conan finds in the tomb is from an earlier age (maybe hundreds or even thousands of years earlier) and its steel is of superior quality, not having deteriorated or dulled at all despite being so ancient.
Conan! What is best in life?
*To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of their women*
This is one of my all time favorite, top 5 for sure. When I watched this with my father in 1984, he was constantly pointing out other actors who were work out partners with Arnold.
I have MUCH love for this movie. It's one of the movies I saw as a kid that stuck with me for life. I'm eager to see your reaction.
This film is based on a series of short stories written in the 1930's. The world it takes place in is a fantasy world inspired by the real-life Bronze Age, when bronze was the dominant metal used and people hadn't figured out steel yet. Conan's people knew how to make steel weapons, and other people coveted the secret of how to forge them. Perhaps the best known track of the film's musical score is actually called "The Riddle of Steel".
Man Arnold really knew how to make a movie career work for himself. Originally taking up roles like Hercules and Conan, films that wouldn't have worked for a lot of actors but suited his bodybuilding background. Hell even keeping his real name instead of keeping the stage name worked in his favour. He never tried to hide his accent but for a lot of the early films he never needed to and he can act pretty well for a guy who wasn't trained for it.
Still, to this day, the greatest musical score to any film.
True story, that after the recording sessions the orchestra went out and crushed der enemies and heard da lamendashuns of der vomen . . . RIP Basil Poledouris
I watched a documentary about this movie, in the scene where the wild dogs were chasing Conan they said those dogs were no shit vicious and Arnie was no shit running for his life from em. If you like to read theres a ton of cool Conan books.
I always liked that Conan's companions get to be badasses as well.
I can’t think of an Arnold movie that I don’t like... kindergarten cop, Total Recall, and twins are classic.
Hercules In New York?
Junior 1994
"Who is your father & what does he do?"
In the beginning, in his youth, the Snake Master was in search of steel by raiding villages they could loot the swords that made them strong. As he grew older, he found that real power was in controlling people, as a snake hypnotizes its prey. He explains it to Conan when he has the girl jump from the cliff.
Devin, you need to do the other one as well. "The Destroyer."
I have always understood it as the wheel was at the slave trader, then this guy came along and bought Conan to be a gladiator slave and brought him to the pits, and that's probably how he made his living off of keeping gladiator slaves. So he was pushing that wheel his entire life until he was sold, and after that happened, he had fights and training and breeding until the gladiator manager set him free.
Greetings,this movie blew me away at age 8,turned me into an artist,after I saw the movie I said"someday,I,ll get his sword"I have it.
The prayer to Crom though. Scared for the first time, he prays for courage and strength, and by the end of his prayer, he has it.
The wizard guy was played by Mako, more recently known for his role as Aku in the 00's Samurai Jack.
He showed up in an "Incredible Hulk" episode as someone who could possibly heal Banner through meditation. Worked with Lou Ferrigno & Arnie around the same time.
And Uncle Iroh in Avatar The Last Airbender cartoon. I believe that was his last role. R.I.P.
My favorite movie of all time. The guy with the big hammer and the long haired guy were lifting buddies with Arnold
This is based on a Marvel comic, my father collected all these and I was taught to read on them. This is in my opinion, one of the very FIRST Marvel Movies! It's one of my all-time favorites! One of my friends is a blacksmith and I've watched him work! But for you, there's a show called "Forged in Fire" that is a weapon-making competition, it's bad-ass!
After years of reading the SSoC comics I was elated at finally seeing Conan come to life.
The colorized main Conan runs were decent enough, but those big, beautiful black and white SSs were a cut above most comics in general.
_The Savage Schwarz' of Conan_
Such an classic epic film. The soundtrack/score was very memorable and i dare say top 20 all time.
And the word you where looking for is underground crypt probably.
The tomb is called a kurgan. They used to be common in the steppes of Eastern Europe.
That sword that he broke was his mother's sword. Doom was going to those camps to look for steel. He was searching for the answer to the riddle of steel.
Snakes are said to have hypnotic powers. I have seen a snake stare at a squirrel untill the squirrel would come close enough to the snake for it to grab him.
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Father's sword, the one he was making at the beginning. Remember, when they give Thulsa Doom the sword, his mother is holding one, until he hypnotizes her.
This movie helped shape my mentality as a kid. Still my favorite movie of all time. The soundtrack is on my workout playlist.
This was two over-arching stories (Revenge of his people and saving the king's daughter) that included a few partial stories from the actual stories (the tomb, the witch, the tower) as written by Robert Howard. The creators of the movie wanted plenty of fan service portrayed to sort of keep some authenticity. The over-arching stories weren't written by the original author but Thulsa Doom (a villain of Kull, another character written by Howard) was a stand in for Thoth-Amon.. if I remember correctly.
I thought that James-earl Jones' character (and his acting) was some of the best ever done in Cinema.
"What would your life be without me? My son."
Conan: I don't know. Let's find out.
(Beheads him)
The beginning opening montage showing the credits shows the process that Conan’s father took to make the sword he was supposed to betroth to his son. However, Thulsa doom and his army burned the village because they were looking for steel. I assume they knew there was steel in this village. The sword was the given as a prize from Thulsa Doom to his lead henchmen, Rexor. So basically Rexor had Conan’s fathers sword the whole time. The sword that Conan shattered before Rexor died was in fact the sword Conan remembered his father making. There is the scene where Conan kill Rexor and admires the craftsmanship of what was left of his fathers sword, which completed the cycle of revenge since that shattered sword was used to behead Thulsa Doom in front of his followers.
Great film and great film reaction. This movie was a hit when i was a kid in grade school so Arnold was still kind of an unknown. It should be mentioned that James Earl Jones was great in this film but his two body guards were played by Ben Davidson - former defensive terror for the Oakland Raiders in the 70’s and Sven Thorsen - champion body builder and power lifter turned actor. Both of those dudes were over 6’4 and they towered over Arnold on camera. Which was perfect to still see Conan cut them both down.
Also, the scream Sven makes when he gets impaled-that's used in the Golden Axe games.
Im still waiting for my King Conan Movie. This film is literally as old as I am and Im still waiting. Come on Before Arnold is dead!
Great reaction to a great movie! The character of Conan is taken from the 1930's pulp stories written by his creator, Robert E. Howard, and the movie cherry-picks some moments from the original stories into its own narrative. The movie Conan is not the same as the book Conan, but the movie is an awesome interpretation and a great story in its own right. Glad you liked it!
The mucle-bound bad guys were Schwarzeneggar's work out buddies. This was Arnold's first action movie.
Darth Vader: "My Son". Thulsa Doom: "My Son". Mufasa: "My Son".
Fist movie I saw from Arnold, by far the best role for him.
Always a first time for fist time
@@greatestscott6599 Lmao! Always👊👊👊!!!
Crom was an angry god who disliked prayer and Conan was taking a serious chance by praying to him for help in his last stand. Crom could have easily sabotaged the outcome for most. Crom does however, respect courage, valor and strong will. Valeria appeared to Conan as a valkyrie sent by Crom to give Conan *just enough* help and nothing more.
The red haired man who freed Conan, was the same red haired teenager who chained him up to the wheel. I assume the wheel was used to weed out the week, and create fighters for the pit fights, so they could make money off them. And Thulsa Doom attacked Conan's village at the start just for their steal and children. In that time he was a conqueror, but decades later became a leader, or prophet for those who followed him.
The soundtrack to this film is one of the best ever....great film.
The red headed master was the red headed kid. He was part of the rewards for the Vanir (a tribal people) in helping Thulsa Dooms campaign for steel. That kid grew up watching him grow up. In a wierd way they were friends. I mean he brought this guy everything. I think he just felt guilty.
The emperor snake king, whatever he was, created the man that would end him. Also the sword Arnold cuts in half, that the big guy is carrying, is the sword you see Arnold's father make at the beginning.
Oddly, this as a child, was my FAVORITE movie. When I was 5, I watched it ALL the time. My parents for sure didn't shelter me with movies. HAHA
This is one of my favorite reaction vids I've seen. You notice everything I'd want you to notice like I'd want you to get it if I was your bud on the couch. You had me laughing my ass off. Thanks man I'll have to check some more content.
Two things.
In the scene in the tomb. You see the Past (Atlantean) King (the skeleton) "bowing" to the Future King (Conan)! Nice symbolism.
And; the Actor who played King Osrik the Usurper had PERFECT delivery! He was amazing and absolutely devoured the scenery in that scene with his awesome lines.
Legit, one of my favorite movies of all time. That, and the wonderful score.
One of my favorite movies with an AMAZING soundtrack!
I was thinking today man I wish Devin G did Conan's reaction, and then youtube threw it up. OMG. Huge. Happy you did it in the past. Favorite movie since 6.
Zelda fans may recognize the soundtrack when Conan's village is attacked, as well as Thulsa Doom's helmet.
Devin you have to watch the process of making knives/swords because you're right, it's dope af.
Forged in Fire. One of my favorite TV shows.
He could even film his reactions
Right there in that conversation with the wizard is where Subotai becomes a bro. "He is Conan... Cimmerian. He won't cry, so I cry for him."
1982 was a Great year for the movies, man 🙏
I absolutely love this movie. It's like a man movie through and through. I love the devotion of Valeria and Conan tragically taking her for granted until it was too late. I also love the long periods of silence. It's almost like art. When Conan killed Thulsa Doom, he threw his weapon down and was ready to die, expecting to be killed by his followers. Instead they lose faith. All throughout, nothing but silence. And then at the end you have Conan sitting on the steps, probably thinking about he had just done and who knows what else.
I also love the fact that his master just let him free. Conan didn't fight for his freedom as expected. The movie doesn't explain why he was let go. It leaves it up to you to try to understand why. Probably because the master felt guilty and was drunk. Also, you said you had thought Conan and Thulsa would have some big fight. Again, cliche was avoided. It was a battle, but not a battle with weapons, but of wits.
BTW, when Conan was asked what was great in life, he quoted Ghengis Khan:
“The greatest happiness is to vanquish your enemies, to chase them before you, to rob them of their wealth, to see those dear to them bathed in tears, to clasp to your bosom their wives and daughters.”
Amazing job again. Some info Devin - Conan is a Cimmerian, which was a real tribe 2000 years ago north of the Crimea today. This would be about when Mongols or the steppe tribe before them conquered the area. The point was to terrorize other peoples while gathering supplies, and also to become a perfect military unit. This movie mixes eras, with vikings joining, which was possible. ...Later, when Thulsa Doom tries to kill the princess and she says 'Father' I think she is calling for her heal dad at the moment of her death by snake arrow. I can see you have a kinship with Conan, so IMO you would dig the written series, begun by Howard.
It was his father's sword that he broke in half.
I was 6 years old when my father took me to see this. My life was changed.
I used to watch this with my dad, such a classic
John Williams, Basil Poledouris, and Ennio Morricone are the Holy Trinity of cinematic score composition.
I didn't realize you had done Conan.!!! So excited to see this. @RyanCarrington suggested I look for more when I said I thought he was the first
The wolves made a stylish barbarian ensemble for sure lol. Bit of trivia, his buddy was played by World Champion and renown Hawaiian surfer Jerry Lopez!
Thulsa Doom is not the girl's father. She is the princess they were sent to rescue. She snapped out of Doom's thrall at the last second. She remembered the king, her father.
Conan's buddy, Subotai was really ride or die
There were snakes that huge in dinosaur times. Though there are many differences I always recommend the Beastmaster to react to when I see this film.