I find that people's opinion of this film varies widely depending on whether they've read any of the original Robert E. Howard stories.
Howard was an amazingly powerful writer of great depth and versatility. His Conan was, despite being a barbarian, an intelligent and educated man. A natural leader of men. A master of combat, theft, and woodsmanship.
As written by Milius, he is a revenge obsessed klutz. He has all of the fighting moves and dexterity of an anvil. All of the depth of a dry lake bed.
Enjoy the movie for what it is, a fun (if shallow) magic and mayhem flick. Then read the vastly superior original stories. If you do it in the other order, you'll find your experience diminished by thoughts of what could have been.
Howard was an amazingly powerful writer of great depth and versatility. His Conan was, despite being a barbarian, an intelligent and educated man. A natural leader of men. A master of combat, theft, and woodsmanship.
As written by Milius, he is a revenge obsessed klutz. He has all of the fighting moves and dexterity of an anvil. All of the depth of a dry lake bed.
Enjoy the movie for what it is, a fun (if shallow) magic and mayhem flick. Then read the vastly superior original stories. If you do it in the other order, you'll find your experience diminished by thoughts of what could have been.