Conan the Barbarian Reviews
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Genre : Action, Adventure, Fantasy Release Date : August 19, 2011 MPAA Rating : R Duration : 112 minute(s) Production Budget : -Studio : Lionsgate Films Official Site : http://www.conanthebarbarianin3d.com/ Reviews Rate :
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with a script so pat and humor-free, Momoa has little to do but sneer and slice
by Scott Bowles [USA Today ]
there's just not a lot to like here, with the exception of what may be one of the all-time best bad movie lines
by Bill Goodykoontz [Arizona Republic ]
the movie stumbles on its predictably Manichaean square-off and the chimerical presence of Pure Evil
by Mark Holcomb [Village Voice ]
the film is numbing and dumb with its hero indistinguishable from its villains
by Kirk Honeycutt [Hollywood Reporter ]
seems to have little interest in '30s pulp stories, and only a little more in cheesy '80s epics
by Jaime N. Christley [Slant Magazine ]
Mr. Nispel, whose resume includes a few other slick redos, "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" and "Friday the 13th," doesn't add anything obviously personal to this "Conan," which was probably just what the producers ordered
by Manohla Dargis [NY Times ]
lose the legend of Conan... lost the plot
by Roger Moore [Orlando Sentinel ]
it takes a lot for a "Conan the Barbarian" movie to be flat-out idiotic, when you consider how low the bar is set already
by Mick LaSalle [San Francisco Chronicle ]
for those who decry gratuitous violence, this is not a flick for you. For the rest of you bloodthirsty lot, it's not like the filmmakers were attempting a bait and switch
by Betsy Sharkey [LA Times ]
brings nothing to the experience except a ticket-price bump
Review rate : C
by Lisa Schwarzbaum [Entertainment Weekly ]
Reviewed by Scott Tobias [NPR ]
by Scott Bowles [USA Today ]
by Jaime N. Christley [Slant Magazine ]
by Roger Moore [Orlando Sentinel ]
