This new though inferior ¨Conan¨ by Marcus Nispel was well starred by Jason Momoa, Rose McGowan , Rachel Nichols and Ron Perlman . This recent adaptation is an exciting picture with plenty of action, thrills, chills, roller-coaster ride , violence and breathtaking fights. Overwhelming sword-and-witchery epic in one of the first and main roles for Jason Momoa , ulteriorly to Baywatch and Game of thrones . Sword-and-sorcery epic with incredible adventures , spectacular battles and strong scenes . This is an epic adventure set in Hyborian Age based on Robert E. Howard's pulp tales with screenplay by Thomas Dean Donnelly , Joshua Oppenheimer and Sean Hood , based on the characters created by Robert E Howard . It stars Jason Momoa in the title role, as the Hyborian Age hero fighting against ominous and heinous nasties . A vengeful barbarian warrior called Conan (Kellan Lutz and Jared Padalecki were considered for the lead, but the role went to Jason Momoa and Chris Hemsworth was also considered for the character) sets off to get his revenge on the evil warlord who attacked his village and murdered his father when he was a boy . As Conan seeks vengeance when being kid he saw as his daddy (Dolph Lundgren, then Mickey Rourke were in talks to play Corin, Conan's father, but Rourke turned it down to do Immortals (2011) before Ron Perlman was cast) was burnt by a cruel warrior (Stephen Lang), and his daughter (Rose McGowan) subsequently his village was slaughtered and he enslaved . Many years later , Conan undertakes a perilous travel with the help his sidekicks Artus (Nonso Anozie) and Ela-Shan (Said Taghmaoui) , all of them are assigned to free a young virginal priestess (Rachel Nichols who had a body double for her sex scene) from the claws a brutal enemy and his satanic witch . They undergo on a risked trip to find the priestess , contending the cult leader and his giant hoodlums and leading a vibrant ending.
This violent sword-and-witchery story packs noisy action , blood-thirsty battles at every turn , full-blooded adventure, thrills , crude scenes and rip-roaring fights . The picture is unbelievably brutal and sexist though also displays some love scenes and raunchy images . The scenes about the ship traveling throughout landscapes bear remarkable resemblance to ¨The man on a wilderness¨ by Richard C Sarafian , this ship "Hornet" is a fairly accurate replica of a 17-18th Century Chinese junk, especially with its three square sails . The savage warriors with horned helmets deliver the goods , their appearance is spectacular and creepy, including the majestic horses doing pirouettes. The evil barbarians are characterized in similar style to the classic 'Conan' by John Milius, as when at the beginning appeared James Earl Jones in some unforgettable scenes . Jason Momoa hired after playing his savage role in ¨Game of thrones¨ , enrolled in an intense six-week training program at a stunt and martial arts academy in Los Angeles for his part, while still finalizing negotiations for the film . Made on a grand scale , with spectacular production design , adding computer generator backgrounds and colorful cinematography by Thomas Kloss , mostly filmed in Bulgaria and Malta . The sombre photography with a sort of never-ending dawn and dusk time is truly awesome . It's a kind of light mingled in a moody and foggy atmosphere. Big budget and lavishly produced by the great producers Avi Lerner , Danny Lerner , Les Weldon ,Trevor Short and Boaz Davidson from Milennium . Impressive and groundbreaking musical score composed and conducted by Tyler Bates , in Basil Poledouris style . Conan fans will be delighted with this breathtaking and bloody epic . Acceptable and gripping realization by Marcus Nispel but with no originality ; Brett Ratner was originally attached to direct before being replaced by Marcus Nispel . He's a video hits director and expert on terror genre such as he proved ¨Friday the 13th¨, ¨Frankestein¨ , ¨Texas chainsaw massacre¨ but none of his movies have been based on original plot.
The original Conan , of course , was much better, it was directed by John Milius and starred by Arnold Schwarzenegger , Max Von Sidow , Gerry Lopez , Jorge Sanz , Sandahl Bergman , Nadiuska and James Earl Jones . Followed by a sequel titled ¨Conan the destroyer¨ with Wilt Chamberlain , Grace Jones , Sarah Douglas and Olivia D'Abo that contains some dumb images and is unintentionally hilarious but amusing ; furthermore several low-grade imitations and rip offs, and spawned TV series starred by Ralph Moller. Plus a similar film realized in old-fashioned and lightweight 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.
This violent sword-and-witchery story packs noisy action , blood-thirsty battles at every turn , full-blooded adventure, thrills , crude scenes and rip-roaring fights . The picture is unbelievably brutal and sexist though also displays some love scenes and raunchy images . The scenes about the ship traveling throughout landscapes bear remarkable resemblance to ¨The man on a wilderness¨ by Richard C Sarafian , this ship "Hornet" is a fairly accurate replica of a 17-18th Century Chinese junk, especially with its three square sails . The savage warriors with horned helmets deliver the goods , their appearance is spectacular and creepy, including the majestic horses doing pirouettes. The evil barbarians are characterized in similar style to the classic 'Conan' by John Milius, as when at the beginning appeared James Earl Jones in some unforgettable scenes . Jason Momoa hired after playing his savage role in ¨Game of thrones¨ , enrolled in an intense six-week training program at a stunt and martial arts academy in Los Angeles for his part, while still finalizing negotiations for the film . Made on a grand scale , with spectacular production design , adding computer generator backgrounds and colorful cinematography by Thomas Kloss , mostly filmed in Bulgaria and Malta . The sombre photography with a sort of never-ending dawn and dusk time is truly awesome . It's a kind of light mingled in a moody and foggy atmosphere. Big budget and lavishly produced by the great producers Avi Lerner , Danny Lerner , Les Weldon ,Trevor Short and Boaz Davidson from Milennium . Impressive and groundbreaking musical score composed and conducted by Tyler Bates , in Basil Poledouris style . Conan fans will be delighted with this breathtaking and bloody epic . Acceptable and gripping realization by Marcus Nispel but with no originality ; Brett Ratner was originally attached to direct before being replaced by Marcus Nispel . He's a video hits director and expert on terror genre such as he proved ¨Friday the 13th¨, ¨Frankestein¨ , ¨Texas chainsaw massacre¨ but none of his movies have been based on original plot.
The original Conan , of course , was much better, it was directed by John Milius and starred by Arnold Schwarzenegger , Max Von Sidow , Gerry Lopez , Jorge Sanz , Sandahl Bergman , Nadiuska and James Earl Jones . Followed by a sequel titled ¨Conan the destroyer¨ with Wilt Chamberlain , Grace Jones , Sarah Douglas and Olivia D'Abo that contains some dumb images and is unintentionally hilarious but amusing ; furthermore several low-grade imitations and rip offs, and spawned TV series starred by Ralph Moller. Plus a similar film realized in old-fashioned and lightweight 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.