Conan The Barbarian

Today's review is of Conan The Barbarian. No not the 1982 version but the 2011 version. The story of Conan is simple. After his village and father is slaughtered, Conan sets out to avenge his death. In doing so he finds that the man who slaughtered his village is attempting to find a pureblood so that he may restore an ancient mask, bring his dead wife back to life and take over the world. Now i never saw the 1982 version so i can't compare it to that or say it ripped of this and changed that. I can't do that. I do know that if your are looking for a mindless action movie where you can turn off your brain for two hours, this is it. There is a lot of blood but appears to be mostly cgi and nothing too gruesome. There is nudity in a couple of scenes mainly women walking around topless but there is a sex scene between Conan and the pureblood women he rescues. Cast is nothing spectacular the biggest star is Rose McGowan playing the King's daughter. Playing the King is Stephen Lang. You might remember him from such films as Avatar and the TV show Terra Nova. The pureblood priestess is played by Rachel Nichols who played a green alien chick in the new Star Trek movie. Conan's daddy is played by the always wonderful Ron Pearlman. Him you know from such movies as Blade 2, Hellboy, but mainly nowadays for playing the role of Clay Morrow on FX's hit show Sons Of Anarchy. I know i haven't said who played Conan yet but thats because we are talking about an actor who has to fill the shoes of Arnold Schwarzenegger. To fill said shoes they cast Jason Momoa. I know what your thinking: who? I think his biggest role was Stargate: Atlantis and Game of Thrones. While he may not be as muscular is Arnie, Momoa does have the right look. In fact don't expect this to be like Arnie's version. Despite what some people say it is not a remake. It is a reboot that a few years from now will have another reboot. If you haven't seen the original you might enjoy it but if you have seen it, your going to spend your time comparing the two movies. Therefore its time for the score. I gotta give it probably a 6/10. Its not too great but not too bad either. So enjoy the blood, the fights, and the topless women.