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The Legend of Conan = grognard panic
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Look, I didn't even bother with the 2011 remake. I liked the original too much and disabused myself of the notion that the 2011 could come close based upon the reviews I saw, so I sat it out. Now I see that there's a whiff that another will be made, this time with Arnold attached to the effort. I feel a simmering sense of hope that this one might be good. My benchmark for taking a movie of my youth that I enjoyed and doing it as well, and in truth even better, is MM: Fury Road. The latest MM has unseated The Road Warrior as my favorite in that canon. I invite the studios to do as much with Conan.
I've been reading the King Conan series from Dark Horse comics, and I think they've really captured something amazing with that work, and in my view the studios would do well to pull in that talent to work on the visual style and even the storytelling. Has anyone read these? There's a dark and baroque beauty in the pages of these works by Truman/Giorello/Villarrubia. Giant, menacing terrors emerging from the shadows deep in humid caverns draped with lichen and filth, legendary perfumed gardens, gleaming bronze domes set against red sunsets. Vicious sedition, barbarism, and orgiastic revenge are the staple of the good and the terrible alike. I just...fucking...love it, and I want to see it in film. As these tales are told by King Conan of days gone by to a scribe chronicling the old king's exploits, Arnold could credibly step into the role as the old king.
But, given the 2011 weak sauce, I worry. I worry that they will fuck it up and schmuck it up. I don't want that to happen. My inner grognard is in a state of panic. Quick, someone assure me that it's going to be amazing and not suck. Please, please, please don't suck.
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The 2011 movie was not bad, I enjoyed it. Not as much as the Arnold movies, of course.
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Chasch wrote: As I quick aside, I wonder if anyone can recommend any decent source campaign material for running an RPG campaign in an Aqualonian setting? I'll be adapting to D&D 5th ed, but the rules matter less than simply having a good setting, maps, characters, etc common to the better RPG modules and GURPS source materials. I've not reviewed anything, but will be looking through whatever comes recommended here.
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The 2011 remake was just terrible. Everything sucked, especially the guy playing Conan. I hate that movie. Almost as much as the "Dungeons & Dragons" movie. Which is also being resurrected btw...
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That acknowledged, it's not the best adaptation of Howard's Conan.
It could be argued that the 2011 version is a bit more attuned to the grand adventuring of the pulp hero.
I went in expecting complete garbage, and left pleasantly surprised. I guess I'm in the minority. I thought the '11 Conan was fun. Not without warts (Rose McG. may be hot, but she sucks as an actress), but a pretty good hack & slash representation.
Pushing aside my 80s nostalgia, I liked the 2011 Conan better than Conan the Destroyer.
On the KS front, I'm an addict: I'm almost all in for the minis game. I may see it before 2017...
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Those King Conan comics are great because they're directly and faithfully adapting Howard's source material. Plus the artist and author know what they're doing with it (some of the ongoing Conan series has had so-so artists - he's not supposed to be a skinny dude! Might thews Crom damn it!).
Mongoose had a pretty substantial Conan RPG collection 10-15 years ago, you might find some for cheap on the aftermarket.
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Having Arnold back for a new film could work out well. Or it could be a complete disaster. I've always been a superfan of his, so at the very least if it gets made I'll go see it.
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