I didn’t feel as though I enjoyed myself with “Conan The Barbarian” but this one brings it down several notches making it even less entertaining. “Conan The Destroyer” is as stupid as they come and some may say it benefits from that but I disagree… heavily.
In this sequel, Arnold Schwarzenegger (“Total Recall”, “The 6th Day”) returns as the barbaric hero Conan. Conan is promised his love from the first film will be resurrected by Queen Taramis (Sarah Douglas “Superman II”) if he goes on a quest with his assorted group where they must overcome all sorts of perils including an evil wizard.
Conan is like I said before not a complex character so he doesn’t need a complex performance to go with him, that’s why Arnold Schwarzenegger makes a great Conan because of his barbarian qualities and his muscular appearance. Queen Taramis is an underwhelming villain, who has surprisingly little screen time. Grace Jones (“A View To A Kill”) is horrifically bad as Zula. By far the worst character is Conan’s new sidekick with an awful voice and a numbskull wit that makes Jar Jar Binks look not half bad. The rest of the cast don’t deliver either in my opinion.
“Conan The Destroyer” is a brainless film that is exceedingly campy. Although it is less violent than the first the sexual vibe isn’t toned down too much. Although this time it’s not blatant, they slip in so many little things such as innuendos and angled shots of breasts that it is equally as crude. Kids won’t enjoy this one either as despite it won’t be too gory for them the fact that no brain goes in will really annoy them and the action scenes don’t make up for that. I say if you haven’t seen it, you’ve saved yourself from a bad Schwarzenegger flick.