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Actors: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Tracey Walter, Olivia D'Abo, Mako, Grace Jones, Sarah Douglas, Wilt Chamberlain, Pat Roach, Sven-Ole Thorson, Jeff Corey, Ferdy
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Conan the Destroyer |
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Conan is a dumb. big-muscled barbarian. He and his thief-friend Malak are offered a job escorting a queen's fair daughter on a quest to recover the sacred horn of a dream god. The evil queen tells Conan that she will resurrect Conan's girlfriend if he is successful. Unaware that the queen has instructed her guard captain to slay Conan & Malak once the horn is found, Conan, Malek and the guard captain set off with the queen's daughter to recover the horn. After facing down evil sorcerers, hordes of soldiers, and betrayal, they find that, with the horn, the dream god will really be a nightmare and that the evil queen plots to sacrifice her daughter, and both must be stopped.
--ZenFrodo, Resident Scholar
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Conan returns in a sequel in which he locks wits with an evil queen who promises she can raise his dead lover. He agrees to rescue a princess (Olivia D'Abo) and a magical crystal from a sorceror and return it to the queen (Sarah Douglas). Along the way Conan will encounter Bombaata (Wilt Chamberlain) and Dagoth (Andre the Giant) and in his quest it becomes difficult to tell friend from foe.
--Alex Emborsky, Resident Scholar
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Our hero, still pining for his lost love, is offerred by a nefarious witch-queen to have her brought back to life if he escorts a young girl to get a treasure. Along the way he is joined by a thief, warrior, wild woman, and wizard. Much lighter, more fun that the first movie.
--Zorikh Lequidre, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Conan |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 50%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzle - 20%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30%
**Fantasy or Science Fiction?**
- fantasy story on another world/distant past
Explore/1st contact
Yes
Explore plotlet:
- fighting across a fantasy world
Technology/$$$$/Info hunt
Yes
Stealing/recovering/destroying
- magical artifact
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- champion of justice
Age:
- 20's-30's
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) longhair/girliemon
Body type
- muscular (man)
Unclothed?
- Chest
Events of movie makes character more...
- introspective
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor?
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Physique
- Bulging muscles
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- blonde
Body type
- average (female)
Unclothed?
- very tight clothes
How much in movie?
- 80%
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Female
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- mage/magician
Has special powers?
Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist:
- can cast all sorts of spells
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 40%
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn, straight
unclothed?
- partially transparent clothes
Ethnicity
- White
Intelligence
- Average Intelligence
Physical condition
- average physique
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Setting
Earth setting:
- general past
Takes place on Earth?
Yes
Desert?
Yes
Forests?
Yes
Misc settings
- fort/castle
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
Comedy or somewhat funny movie?
Yes
Any profanity?
- None
Kinds of F/X
- Things that change shape/morph
- nasty human transformations
- exotic big cities
- exotic alien landscape
Is this movie based on a
- book
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