Conan the Destroyer (1984)

Pop Culture Phenomenon Films: 80’s (1473 movies items)

" Conan is commissioned by the evil queen Taramis to safely escort a teen princess and her powerful bodyguard to a far away castle to retrieve the magic Horn of Dagoth. Unknown to Conan, the queen plans to sacrifice the princess when she returns and inherit her kingdom after the bodyguard kills Conan. The queen’s plans fail to take into consideration Conan’s strength and cunning and the abilities of his sidekicks: the eccentric wizard Akiro, the warrior woman Zula, and the inept Malak. "

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"6.0/10"

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"Rated: PG Why it’s rated: It’s not as barbaric as the original, but still there is Fantasy violence and adult situations."

“I really like Conan the Barbarian, and while I heard Conan the Destroyer had a dubious reputation I was all for seeing it. Conan the Destroyer is disappointing, lacking the fun and kitsch magic of its predecessor. It does have its good things however, the scenery and costumes do look great and the special effects are an improvement I think. The ending is also fantastic and makes up for the truly dull middle section, and as the villainess Sarah Douglas is perfect. I am not sure whether I take the fact that there is more action here as before as a good or bad thing, either way it was quite exciting. Against all that, the score was rather uninspiring, most of the direction was flat, the story is meandering and dull and the dialogue is cheesy, Tracey Walter's dialogue especially is reminiscent” read more

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"February 9th Directed by: Richard Fleischer This is what I expected of the first movie, this one settles right into the 80's feel, it's got some of that kind of warmth of kid's movies of the time. I can imagine myself eating popcorn under a blanket watching this on VHS in the basement. Under that lens, it's kinda cute but technically this is not a good movie. It's astoundingly boring, I swear like 80% of what makes it into the final edit is just nothing. Like, shots of extras walking or establ"

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" (1984) Tracey Walter as Malak Mako, Olivia d'Abo and Tracey Walter Tracey Walter, Mako, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Grace Jones "

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