Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site charm.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!mgnetp!ihnp4!mhuxl!aluxe!mhuxi!charm!slag From: slag@charm.UUCP (Peter Rosenthal) Newsgroups: net.movies Subject: re: CONAN THE DESTROYER Message-ID: <438@charm.UUCP> Date: Thu, 16-Aug-84 15:23:33 EDT Article-I.D.: charm.438 Posted: Thu Aug 16 15:23:33 1984 Date-Received: Sat, 18-Aug-84 00:18:18 EDT References: <2494@decwrl.UUCP> Organization: Physics Research - AT&T Bell Labs MH Lines: 27 Things that go bump in the night lives on. Conan the barbarian was a better movie than, conan the destroyer, I agree with Jeff and I disagree. While its true that Thulsa doom was a hack job of Howards villains, James Earl Jones did manage to do an incredible job creating one of the best all around bad guys I've seen on the screen. I couldn't help picturing him saying Give in to the dark side of the force young barbarian! I guess J. E. Jones is destined to be a great villain whatever he does. Conan the destroyer, lacked the immense presence of an awesomely powerful evil, and it suffered because of it. Conan shines the most as he hacks his way through hords of creeps who deserve violent slapstick gore; and he lives for the moments when he can crush his most mortal enemies, and take their women. Conan the destroyer did not really give him the chance. One thing I give the movie credit for, It really developed conans sense of humor. I guess all those days that Arnold sat in on Howard Sterns rush hour NBC show paid off.