Comments on: Conan Continues On http://themovieblog.com/2006/06/conan-continues-on The Official Home of Correct Movie Opinions Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:43:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: bullet in the head http://themovieblog.com/2006/06/conan-continues-on#comment-44991 bullet in the head Sat, 17 Jun 2006 04:03:15 +0000 http://themovieblog.com/?p=4541#comment-44991 Martin the best place to start is with the "Del Rey" collected works ... there are three which contain all the Conan tales Howard wrote. The first is "The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian" ... you can find details about it here - http://www.randomhouse.com/delrey/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780345461513 Martin the best place to start is with the “Del Rey” collected works … there are three which contain all the Conan tales Howard wrote. The first is “The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian” … you can find details about it here – http://www.randomhouse.com/delrey/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780345461513

]]> By: Martin, UK http://themovieblog.com/2006/06/conan-continues-on#comment-44990 Martin, UK Fri, 16 Jun 2006 23:39:11 +0000 http://themovieblog.com/?p=4541#comment-44990 It'd have to be an unknown really, there aren't any famous people any where near Schwarzenegger's level. (This is a different Conan but they still have to compete with that image.) The Rock was already in The Scorpion King, a Conan rip-off, so I'd rather not have him. Besides, he'd make it too funny. There was nothing funny about Schwarzenegger (apart from when he punched that camel in the face, that ruled). I've never read the original novels. Can anyone recommend a good starting point? Are the comics any good? It’d have to be an unknown really, there aren’t any famous people any where near Schwarzenegger’s level. (This is a different Conan but they still have to compete with that image.) The Rock was already in The Scorpion King, a Conan rip-off, so I’d rather not have him. Besides, he’d make it too funny. There was nothing funny about Schwarzenegger (apart from when he punched that camel in the face, that ruled).

I’ve never read the original novels. Can anyone recommend a good starting point? Are the comics any good?

]]> By: Poppe http://themovieblog.com/2006/06/conan-continues-on#comment-44989 Poppe Fri, 16 Jun 2006 11:50:31 +0000 http://themovieblog.com/?p=4541#comment-44989 Hmm, according to Paradox entertainment wich owns the rights to Conan, this is whats going on. They are doing castings, director will be decided in the fall. Akiva Goldsman is Producing. Conan will be played by a unknown. The knew conan will be more in line with the books. Conan will start out as a warrior and thief and end up a king. Conan will have a filosofical view on barbarianism vs civilization, with a big depth. Hmm, according to Paradox entertainment wich owns the rights to Conan, this is whats going on. They are doing castings, director will be decided in the fall. Akiva Goldsman is Producing. Conan will be played by a unknown. The knew conan will be more in line with the books. Conan will start out as a warrior and thief and end up a king. Conan will have a filosofical view on barbarianism vs civilization, with a big depth.

]]> By: darkbhudda http://themovieblog.com/2006/06/conan-continues-on#comment-44988 darkbhudda Fri, 16 Jun 2006 06:37:13 +0000 http://themovieblog.com/?p=4541#comment-44988 Great. They're trying to get the female audience in. This better not be a romantic comedy. Great. They’re trying to get the female audience in. This better not be a romantic comedy.

]]> By: Chris http://themovieblog.com/2006/06/conan-continues-on#comment-44987 Chris Fri, 16 Jun 2006 06:29:45 +0000 http://themovieblog.com/?p=4541#comment-44987 Yeah, now that I have looked it back over I come off sounding like a blithering idiot. Oh well crap happens when you are rushing. Yeah, now that I have looked it back over I come off sounding like a blithering idiot. Oh well crap happens when you are rushing.

]]> By: Darren Conley http://themovieblog.com/2006/06/conan-continues-on#comment-44986 Darren Conley Fri, 16 Jun 2006 02:46:09 +0000 http://themovieblog.com/?p=4541#comment-44986 Dude. I think there are a wack of typos in that quote. It looks like whoever wrote it was stuttering. Dude. I think there are a wack of typos in that quote. It looks like whoever wrote it was stuttering.

]]> By: Chris http://themovieblog.com/2006/06/conan-continues-on#comment-44985 Chris Fri, 16 Jun 2006 01:25:21 +0000 http://themovieblog.com/?p=4541#comment-44985 Losing the Wachowski's and Rodriguez is a huge blow. I don't know much about Takin but we'll have to see how he works it out. Maybe he ahs a love for Conan that we don't know about. Of course Uwe Boll has a love of video games that we do know about and that doesn't equate to good films. Vin Diesel did look quite Conan like at the end of The Chronicles of Riddick but I as thinking The Rock instead. Losing the Wachowski’s and Rodriguez is a huge blow. I don’t know much about Takin but we’ll have to see how he works it out. Maybe he ahs a love for Conan that we don’t know about. Of course Uwe Boll has a love of video games that we do know about and that doesn’t equate to good films.

Vin Diesel did look quite Conan like at the end of The Chronicles of Riddick but I as thinking The Rock instead.

]]> By: darren seeley http://themovieblog.com/2006/06/conan-continues-on#comment-44984 darren seeley Thu, 15 Jun 2006 23:12:51 +0000 http://themovieblog.com/?p=4541#comment-44984 I take strong objection to your implications. Yakin is a better director than you give him credit for. He had previous contact through Warner's due to his involvement in the pre Batman Begins' days (he was attatched for 'Batman Beyond', which was dropped in favor of the almost happened 'Batman vs Superman' which was killed...and then Chris Nolan walked in the door.... Yakin turned director due to the crap hauled on him as a writer (The Rookie with Clint Eastwood and more specifically being fired off the 89 Punisher- for keeping the skull which the producers did not want in the Lundgren flick) and out popped 'Fresh' -which is a terrific film with Samuel L Jackson. He also turned an otherwise formula "true story" sports film, Remember The Titans, into a very good movie. He also was a co-producer on Hostel. Now what I'm wondering if he's simply going to adapt one of the Conan novels (which would be nice) or if it's a whole new deal. I think the worry you -or Doug- would have is minimal at best. I'm partially sorry I gave you the heads up on this, but I will miss: Mongol General: "What is best in life?" Conan: "To crush your enemies, to see dem driven before you, and to hear the lamentations of da wemmen" I take strong objection to your implications. Yakin is a better director than you give him credit for. He had previous contact through Warner’s due to his involvement in the pre Batman Begins’ days (he was attatched for ‘Batman Beyond’, which was dropped in favor of the almost happened ‘Batman vs Superman’ which was killed…and then Chris Nolan walked in the door….

Yakin turned director due to the crap hauled on him as a writer (The Rookie with Clint Eastwood and more specifically being fired off the 89 Punisher- for keeping the skull which the producers did not want in the Lundgren flick) and out popped ‘Fresh’ -which is a terrific film with Samuel L Jackson. He also turned an otherwise formula “true story” sports film, Remember The Titans, into a very good movie. He also was a co-producer on Hostel.

Now what I’m wondering if he’s simply going to adapt one of the Conan novels (which would be nice) or if it’s a whole new deal. I think the worry you -or Doug- would have is minimal at best. I’m partially sorry I gave you the heads up on this, but I will miss:

Mongol General: “What is best in life?”

Conan: “To crush your enemies, to see dem driven before you, and to hear the lamentations of da wemmen”

]]> By: Martin, UK http://themovieblog.com/2006/06/conan-continues-on#comment-44983 Martin, UK Thu, 15 Jun 2006 22:25:53 +0000 http://themovieblog.com/?p=4541#comment-44983 If there's no Schwarzenegger, there's no Conan. There's just some fucker in a pointy hat. This is bullshit. I will hunt, kill and eat the first person to suggest Vin Diesel as a replacement. If there’s no Schwarzenegger, there’s no Conan. There’s just some fucker in a pointy hat. This is bullshit.

I will hunt, kill and eat the first person to suggest Vin Diesel as a replacement.

]]> By: bullet in the head http://themovieblog.com/2006/06/conan-continues-on#comment-44982 bullet in the head Thu, 15 Jun 2006 20:17:56 +0000 http://themovieblog.com/?p=4541#comment-44982 Well you seem to have left out the fact that he won the filmmakers trophy shared with Clerks at Sundance for his studio independent movie Fresh. Which is an excellent movie. How ever his studio projects have been lame, but I imagine he did them as a pay check. If he is allowed independence and can indeed bring this closer to Howard’s work and make it R or NC-17 this movie will rule. If it's PG-13 it will suck no matter who directs. Well you seem to have left out the fact that he won the filmmakers trophy shared with Clerks at Sundance for his studio independent movie Fresh. Which is an excellent movie. How ever his studio projects have been lame, but I imagine he did them as a pay check.

If he is allowed independence and can indeed bring this closer to Howard‚Äôs work and make it R or NC-17 this movie will rule. If it’s PG-13 it will suck no matter who directs.

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