Queen Taramis (Sarah Douglas) offers Conan the barbarian (Arnold Schwarzenegger) to bring back his love Valeria back from the dead. Conan and his sidekick Malak (Tracey Walter) is to escort Taramis' virgin niece Jehnna (Olivia d'Abo) to find a key and a jewel horn. Her bodyguard Bombaata (Wilt Chamberlain) accompanies them but Taramis tells him to double-cross Conan. On the way, Conan saves wizard Akiro (Mako) and Zula (Grace Jones) and they join the ragtag band of travelers.
It's sillier than the first movie. Its saving grace is that it's fun as long as you don't take it seriously. I think the dialog actually got more clunky. There is certainly nothing quite like this. Grace Jones looks crazy awesome. Mako and Tracey Walter are making jokes. Wilt Chamberlain is actually acting. At least he's not much worst than Arnie. Olivia d'Abo looks really pretty. This is one crazy group.
Conan the Destroyer
1984
Action / Adventure / Fantasy
Conan the Destroyer
1984
Action / Adventure / Fantasy
Keywords: magicfightaction herothiefepic
Plot summary
The wandering barbarian, Conan, alongside his goofy rogue pal, Malak, are tasked with escorting Queen Taramis' virgin niece, Princess Jehnna and her bodyguard, Bombaata, to a mystical island fortress. They must retrieve a magical crystal that will help them procure the horn that legends say can awaken the god of dreams, Dagoth. Along the way, Conan reunites with the wise wizard, Akiro and befriends the fierce female fighter, Zula. Together the heroes face ancient traps, powerful Wizards, plots of betrayal, and even the dream god, Dagoth, himself!
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Have some silly fun
Sword-and-sorcery epic with silly adventures , spectacular battles and brutal scenes
This is an epic adventure based on Robert E Howard's pulp tales with screenplay by the comic-book authors, Roy Thomas and Gerry Conway , it stars Arnold Schwarzenegger in the title role, the Hyborian Age hero . This time Conan with the help his partner (Tracey Walter),a magician (Mako, who repeats his role as wizard of ¨Conan the Barbarian ¨ by John Milius and written by Oliver Stone),an androgynous sidekick( Grace Jones who steals the show ),as a club-wielding tomboy, a giant hoodlum (Wilt Chamberlain) and a virgin princess(Olivia DÁbo) undergo on a risked trip to find a treasure whose sacred jewel contains a magic horn that relives a monster (manufactured by Carlo Rambaldi : ET) and leading a vibrant ending.
This violent following packs noisy action, full-blooded adventure, thrills, crude scenes and rip-roaring fights. Dumb images and unintentionally hilarious but amusing . Made on a grand scale with spectacular production design and colorful cinematography by Jack Cardiff, occasionally filmmaker. Big budget and lavishly produced by Raffaela De Laurentis, Dino's daughter. Impressive musical score composed and conducted by Basil Poledouris as vibrant as the original Conan. In other words, it seem likely Conan enthusiasts and juvenile viewers will be delighted. Followed by several low-grade imitations and rip offs, and spawned TV series starred by Ralph Moller. Furthermore a similar film realized in old-fashioned style also directed by Richard Fleischer titled ¨Red Sonja¨ with Brigette Nielsen as female lead , Sandahl Bergman and of course Arnold Schwarzenegger has a brief guest spot. And in production a new ¨Conan¨ by Marcus Nispel with Jason Momoa,Rose McGowan and Ron Perlman.
Wilt Chamberlain and Grace Jones???!!!
Please first be advised that I really am not the biggest action film fan in the world, so keep this in mind as you read.
This film is a follow-up to CONAN THE BARBARIAN, but instead of being violent and intense like the original, it was much sillier and lighter in tone. Part of this is because it was really very hard to take the film seriously due to the ultra-bizarre casting. While Wilt Chamberlain was sure impressive from a physical point of view, it was just hard for me to see him in animal skins kicking butt. But even more bizarre was the appearance of Grace Jones as,....Grace Jones. I guess it was just an 80s thing--but WHAT WAS THE APPEAL OF MS. JONES?! Her music, to put it mildly, was crappy and mind-numbing but her acting was far worse! She made up for her limited acting range by mostly shrieking and killing things! This bizarre casting actually was positive in one way. Up until this film, many had questioned Arnold's ability to act or even speak English. But, compared to these two supporting actors, he seemed much more like John Gielgud in comparison! A very trite and forgettable film.