I don’t know about that. There’s an earlier trailer, where he’s all “I don’t care, I just like killing people”.
And I am quite pleased that Conan doesn’t look like he’s on steroids. I don’t think they had those back in the days of high adventure.
I believe my exact reaction when I saw the trailer was, “That is one barbarian who can sack my village anytime.”
In other words, the movie itself is going to be a big shitheap, but Jason Mamoa is sexy as hell.
I’ve been Googling to find Weird Tales illustrations, where he looks like a good ol’ Texas boy, with combed back wavy hair, but no luck. 
I absolutely hate 3D movies where they insist that spears and knives and thins MUST be thrust at teh screen - If you’re going to do 3D, quit going for the obvious site gags.
Other than that, the trailer looked fine for a generic “dude with sword fights armys of wizards and snakes and is surrounded by scantily clad women” - but did not make me think “Conan” -
A masturbating bear!
There are actually some people that say there’s no point in having 3D if stuff doesn’t come at you out of the screen.
Honestly. It has swordfights, scantily-clad concubines, death cults, and sorcery. It looks like a hell of a lot of fun.
Fair enough - but they could attempt to be more original with it - well, maybe not in a Conan movie, but …
I think what I am trying to say is “if that’s the only reason you’re doing 3D is to have a pointy spear (or three) thrust at the camera, maybe you should re-consider the need”
Yeah, that’s probably something that will be lacking. Conan’s score actually drives the movie more than any other movie I can think of - the score plays at full volume almost through the entire movie, and the movie is almost a music video for the score. The thin plot just serves for lots of beheading and flexing set to awesome music.
The new score will probably be some nu metal bullshit or something.
Popcorn action movie. I approve.
Sergei Eisenstein references. Lots and lots of Sergei Eisenstein references.
Gah! Enough with the fucking bullet time!
Yes, but will the music be as epic as the first? The original had one of the best movie soundtracks of all time.
Oh, and it won’t have Mako in it, because he’s dead. Now you made me sad! And angry! SANGRY! :mad::(:mad:
Looks good to me. Although it’s weird watching Drogo speak in the Western tongue.
Looks like it’s more proper Conan than the triptastic Schwarzenegger movies: Actually saying his name properly instead of calling him “Co-nann,” dark hair to go with his sullen eyes, you know, the actual original character design. If Momoa is allowed to have some gigantic mirths to go with his gigantic melancholies, then he’ll be even more a proper Conan than poor Arnold was.
Be that as it may, your ugly-meter still needs recalibration.
Having never seen the guy before, perhaps “ugly in character” would be more appropriate.
I don’t have HBO, so I haven’t paid any attention to the stuff about Game of Thrones. Now that I know Ronon Dex is involved, I’m all keen to see it. (Liked the first couple of novels, then got irritated with certain plot twists and a lack of movement toward a conclusion. Haven’t read the last one or two.)
I’m not so sure about this movie, though.
Given that Robert E. Howard was a Texas good-old-boy, I’m pretty sure he would have pronounced it CO-nan rather than CO-nin.
Why can’t they fight like the shaggy barbarians they are? Why do they have to jump around, stabbing ridiculously and doing somersaults and doing back bridges to dodge knives? This isn’t The Matrix.
Khal Drogo wouldn’t have stood for this crap, I’ll tell you that.