Conan The Barbarian - Movie Review
When I first saw the trailers a year back, I got my hopes up, though in the heart of my hearts, I knew it would be a futile effort. Especially since most of the great scenes in the movie itself would be packaged into that slick trailer and marketed. The movie usually has nothing newer to offer. It released in India two weeks back and one Saturday evening, having got nothing else to do, I decided to give it a try. Unfortunately, had to drag my wifey along. And with the words, “Barbarian” splashed across the posters, there was no two ways about how the movie would turn out! We entered as Morgan Freeman was giving us a tour of the world of Heboria ( Oh wait, I confess I haven’t read the Robert Jordan versions or the numerous comic books floating around, but heck, I acquit myself as I’ve seen the classic Arnie-version that came the year I was two, 1984 J Anyways, going back to the movie, it was not that bad as I imagined it to be. Set pieces and action made me cringe in my seat and I ...