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03/26/09
Conan the Barbarian (1982)
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Reviews Counted:24
Fresh:18
Rotten:6
Average Rating:6.3/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 10 mins
Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy
US Box Office: $0
Synopsis: Years after the brutal murder of his parents, Conan the Barbarian sets out on a perilous quest for vengeance on the evil Thulsa Doom. With his trusted companions, he has a series of marvelous... [More]
Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sandahl Bergman, James Earl Jones, Max Von Sydow
Director: John Milius
Reviews for Conan the Barbarian
Top CriticOK sandals and loin cloth muscle adventure...which made Arnold a star.
07/17/08
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06/24/06
Top CriticNo review available.
07/16/05
A big, sweaty, pulpy adventure tale that's both exciting AND unintentionally amusing.
04/03/05
When it comes to the great lines (and mottos) of cinema, it doesn't get much better than this.
12/07/04
Not since Bambi's mother was killed has there been a cannier movie for kids than Conan the Barbarian.
10/23/04
Top CriticConan the Barbarian is an extremely long, frequently incoherent, ineptly staged adventure-fantasy set in a prehistoric past.
08/30/04
Top CriticNo review available.
08/16/04
No review available.
06/23/04
No review available.
02/08/04
Let's face it: Arnold is well-cast. But the movie takes itself way too seriously.
10/09/03
Too dull to be unintentionally funny.
10/01/03
No review available.
08/22/03
No review available.
07/17/03
Muddy and serious, but refreshing compared to other comic book movies.
04/21/03
Schwarzenegger has probably never been better-cast.
03/10/03
No review available.
09/03/02
Latest News for Conan the Barbarian
June 19, 2009:
Weekly Ketchup: Conan Gets a New Austrian Bodybuilder
This Week's Ketchup brings you the usual news about sequels (James Bond, Mission: Impossible) and remakes (Conan, Bride of Frankenstein, Meatballs) as well as a refreshing... More...
July 21, 2008:
Djimon Hounsou Is Thulsa Doom 
Djimon Hounsou will produce and star in a feature based around Thulsa Doom, the immortal sorcerer who appeared as "a central figure in the Conan the Barbarian and Kull comicbooks." More...
January 14, 2008:
Nu Image/Millennium, Lionsgate Teaming Up for New Conan the Barbarian
It's been rumored for some time, and now it's finally official: Conan the Barbarian is heading back to the big screen. More...
January 11, 2008:
The Weekly Ketchup: New Iron Man Photo, Superman Comings And Goings, New Bond Femme Fatale
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