spider_rob
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Snuck into this movie after Fright Night. Stayed long enough to see Mamoa as Conan. Other than Momoa, what I saw was pure crap.
Went home after that and popped in the ol' Arnie version. Big contrast in quality compared to Nispel's godawful mess. Direction, cinematography, writing, action, music all vastly superior in the Arnie version.
Good example: Opening with the forging of the sword in the Arnie movie. It tells you everything you need to know about the Cimmerian's way of life without a line of dialogue. It's beautifully shot and the music carries everything.
In Nispel's version, everything seems filmed and written by a 15 year old with ADD. Unneeded shaky cam, unrealistic spurting blood, cheesy "NOOOOO!' death scenes, crappy music and crappy acting (why is kid Conan a psychopath?).
Went home after that and popped in the ol' Arnie version. Big contrast in quality compared to Nispel's godawful mess. Direction, cinematography, writing, action, music all vastly superior in the Arnie version.
Good example: Opening with the forging of the sword in the Arnie movie. It tells you everything you need to know about the Cimmerian's way of life without a line of dialogue. It's beautifully shot and the music carries everything.
In Nispel's version, everything seems filmed and written by a 15 year old with ADD. Unneeded shaky cam, unrealistic spurting blood, cheesy "NOOOOO!' death scenes, crappy music and crappy acting (why is kid Conan a psychopath?).
, I thought it might be fun to post deleted scenes from the script that could possibly appear in an extended cut. Some are just minor dialogue additions, while others provide the kind of "breather" most critics felt the action scenes needed. There's also a few which did make the film, but in a slightly altered form.
t: ) Both of these "final shots" contain the following closing narration: