Best Film Line Ever

That is a very cool scene. Very memorable. Seems people find it very easy to criticize this film for some of its 'in your face' weaknesses. But upon repeated viewings, you really see the many conventional strengths come out, and that makes all that other stuff work somehow. The film does have many positive things.

Excellent use of practical effects. Some interesting and creative, if a bit primitive special effects. Fantastic stunt work. Diverse (if a little impractical) costumes. Really excellent cinematography. I love the opening sequence where Doom's riders raid Conan's people. The shots in the woods with the light breaking through the trees are great. The miniatures, models and set designs were totally believable. Never doubted the authenticity of the setting at all. And of course who could forget Basil's score. One of the best there ever was in any genre of film. I listen to it in the car all the time.

There was a lot to admire about Conan, and all that great stuff made the corny stuff more 'campy' than corny, and it's all remembered fondly as a result. If you do enough right in a film, the stuff that could have been better, doesn't really need to be any better. That's something that filmmakers seem to forget these days. A little whimsy in a film is nothing to fear. If the fundamentals are there, like an engaging story, interesting and memorable characters that you give a **** about, good music, good photography, etc. then you can have a bit of fun, wink at the audience a little bit, and take some risks. As I watch Conan, I never doubt for an instant that the filmmakers were having the time of their lives making that film. It was something they really cared about, and a story they really wanted to tell. That counts for a lot. You often get a sense when a the creators of a film really don't have their heart in it. Especially with sequels.

Nowadays, seems like filmmakers work so hard on making the visuals and effects appear flawless, that they forget to tell a good story, and develop characters and stories that people care about.

Conan is far from illiterate and is barbaric only because he fights for his life~plus glory. Remember that his masters had him educated! They taught him language and provided scrolls, which he is seen reading.

However did you get the idea that he's an illiterate brute?!

From IMDb's quotations:
The Wizard: He did not care anymore~life and death~the same. Only that the crowd would be there to greet him with howls of lust and fury. He began to realize his sense of worth. He mattered. In time, his victories could not easily be counted. He was taken to the East, a great prize, where the war masters would teach him the deepest secrets. Language and writing were also made available: the poetry of Khitai, the philosophy of Sung. And, he also came to know the pleasures of women, when he was bred to the finest stock. But, always there remained the discipline of steel.



By the way, I am a woman in her early 60s who has watched this film far more than 100 times. In fact, I'm watching it again right now. It's one of my favorite films and battles for the No. 1 position of favorite film score.



(W)hat are we without our dreams?
Making sure our fantasies
Do not overpower our realities. ~ RC

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The children of Doom - Doom's children. They told my lord the way to the Mountain of Power. They told him to throw down his sword and return to the earth... Ha! Time enough for the earth in the grave.

Agreed. I was not much of a fan of the Robert E Howard fantasy novels, but the dialog in this film adaptation is unbelievably excellent. There are so many excellent lines. Despite the cheese this is one of my favorite films of all time.

The Basil Poledouris music classed it up too. I play this frequently, and I rarely buy movie soundtracks.

Send lawyers, Glocks, and money!

I favor the first line in the movie that's not The Wizard's narration or Conan's father:

"Sit here... sit here!"

I tried saying that to my wife once and she swiftly smacked me!