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Many of you probably already know about this, but it looks like they are going ahead with the Conan franchise by moving in reverse. Arnold is back in the loincloth (yikes) for another Conan movie, reportedly based on the later life of Conan when he is a king.
(Sigh) I don't know. I'm aware that I'm apparently in the minority of people who actually really enjoyed the 2011 movie with Jason Mamoa(sp?). I got the feeling that it was closer in feel and tone to the source material, though I've never read any of the original Robert E. Howard stuff. I definitely thought it was WAAAY better than the old Arnold flicks.
I didn't grow up watching the Schwarzenegger flicks, so when I finally saw them I found them barely watchable. And for me Arnold is from another era of movie-making. These days its much more common to be able to find actors that can both have physical bulk AND real acting chops. So trying to pretend once again that Arnold's latest character just happens to be from Austria and have very little personality is an exercise I've been out of practice on for over a decade. The role that fit him best was that of a musclebound cyborg, I think. What made him a novelty has aged out of his physique and he is running on fumes of Nostalgia from here on out.
I'm getting ready for a weekend of fantasy gaming by watching my best sword and sorcery flicks and am now mourning the fact that not only do we not get to see where the rebooted Conan franchise would have gone, but we have to let Arnold limp through the role one more time before we can hit the reset button for another reboot attempt, which will undoubtedly have to wait in hibernation for at least four years after Legend Of Conan leaves the box office.
My only hope is that Arnold will give the role everything he's got and more, that it will have a stellar script that plays to his current strengths, that it will have a strong supporting cast to carry the action and the drama, and that the direction and production values will be astounding. Pull out all the stops and make this Arnold's swan song. SOmehow I'll just pretend that the 2011 movie is still in continuity and Conan picked up a weird accent in his travels. (Oh my gosh, I should have stretched before flexing that muscle. Ouch!)
Meanwhile I'm sure Hollywood will give us plenty more Harry Potter knock-offs and enough fun, PG-13 light-hearted fantasy adventures to keep me reading books until my eyes dry out and shrivel up in my grave.
(Sigh) I don't know. I'm aware that I'm apparently in the minority of people who actually really enjoyed the 2011 movie with Jason Mamoa(sp?). I got the feeling that it was closer in feel and tone to the source material, though I've never read any of the original Robert E. Howard stuff. I definitely thought it was WAAAY better than the old Arnold flicks.
I didn't grow up watching the Schwarzenegger flicks, so when I finally saw them I found them barely watchable. And for me Arnold is from another era of movie-making. These days its much more common to be able to find actors that can both have physical bulk AND real acting chops. So trying to pretend once again that Arnold's latest character just happens to be from Austria and have very little personality is an exercise I've been out of practice on for over a decade. The role that fit him best was that of a musclebound cyborg, I think. What made him a novelty has aged out of his physique and he is running on fumes of Nostalgia from here on out.
I'm getting ready for a weekend of fantasy gaming by watching my best sword and sorcery flicks and am now mourning the fact that not only do we not get to see where the rebooted Conan franchise would have gone, but we have to let Arnold limp through the role one more time before we can hit the reset button for another reboot attempt, which will undoubtedly have to wait in hibernation for at least four years after Legend Of Conan leaves the box office.
My only hope is that Arnold will give the role everything he's got and more, that it will have a stellar script that plays to his current strengths, that it will have a strong supporting cast to carry the action and the drama, and that the direction and production values will be astounding. Pull out all the stops and make this Arnold's swan song. SOmehow I'll just pretend that the 2011 movie is still in continuity and Conan picked up a weird accent in his travels. (Oh my gosh, I should have stretched before flexing that muscle. Ouch!)
Meanwhile I'm sure Hollywood will give us plenty more Harry Potter knock-offs and enough fun, PG-13 light-hearted fantasy adventures to keep me reading books until my eyes dry out and shrivel up in my grave.
