Originally Posted by
Riv86672
I’m more of a Mamoa guy (and I’ve been a Conan fan since before the 1981 movie).
The opening scenes w. Conan Finagling his way onto the warrior trials then taking on the Picts after all the older kids had cut and run, coming back w. severed heads in tow while everyone watched and spitting the still intact egg out of his mouth at his father’s feet really kicked ass.
Mamoa himself really captured the Barry Windsor Smith version of Conan. He had that grim sense of humor and was ruthless af. The fight scenes were super energetic and showed Conan’s strength skill and agility. Damn, now I wanna watch the movie again today!