tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7177193073415704349.post5584916597151778071..comments2024-02-20T10:12:20.623+00:00Comments on The Blog That Time Forgot: Conan the Barbarian Review Reviews: Grand Illusion Cinema tackles the Conan filmsTaranaichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02176999342965850175noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7177193073415704349.post-12125000339625553232010-09-29T19:31:11.431+01:002010-09-29T19:31:11.431+01:00Very true, guys. Can't add anything else, rea...Very true, guys. Can't add anything else, really.Taranaichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02176999342965850175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7177193073415704349.post-78132311490997005362010-09-29T15:32:27.635+01:002010-09-29T15:32:27.635+01:00"I'm consistently baffled by this idea th..."I'm consistently baffled by this idea that Milius' Conan "humanized" Robert E. Howard's, as if Howard's character was some sort of boring one-dimensional slayer with no depth or vulnerabilities."<br /><br />Hey, they have to justify Milius's work somehow. If you start pointing out how it might conceivably be more simplistic than the source material people might start thinking the wisdom they received growing up about it being "the perfect sword and sorcery film" might be at fault ;)Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14624614486574035692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7177193073415704349.post-41108400558742272010-09-29T03:04:27.695+01:002010-09-29T03:04:27.695+01:00It is depressing how this kind of nonsense gets re...It is depressing how this kind of nonsense gets recycled over and over, and anyone who raises a voice to disagree is labelled an "obsessive fan" instead of someone who appreciates literature.<br /><br />(The same idiocy pops up quite often in discussions of Peter Jackson's mangling of The Lord of the Rings. Apparently the characters are more human if they're robbed of all dignity.)Jonashttp://www.jonas-kyratzes.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7177193073415704349.post-3720498295598744652010-09-29T00:07:46.012+01:002010-09-29T00:07:46.012+01:00Have these people not read the stories..?
They ha...<i>Have these people not read the stories..?</i><br /><br />They haven't even read the comics they think they're referring to.<br /><br />I think they would benefit from asking the same question I believe REH wanted his readers to ask: "who's the real barbarian here?"migellitohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17106614212764056058noreply@blogger.com