Respect The Pulp!
Hello Fantasy Friends, I bought the new Conan the Barbarian movie and am going to watch it tonight with a side of chips and diet coke. Personally, I thought Jason Mamoa made a great Conan. This movie is (in my opinion and a lover of Robert E. Howard work) great. Nothing will be exactly like the stories, but this adaptation is much closer to the wit, personality & smarts of the Conan character. Jason portrayed Conan as smart and clever, though with steely determination and a rough chivalry. I will not comment on the first 1981 movie or the television show with the clone of Arnold. I love old fashioned, gritty pulp writing. Robert E. Howard short stories are the best in this genre. Personally, I hope they make another film. My biggest complaint is that they made is another revenge fantasy and Conan was all about the adventure and walking the misty roads of a magical, dangerous world with a glint in his eye and a sword in his hand. Hey Jason-need someone to help with