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Synopsis

A quest that begins as a personal vendetta for the fierce Cimmerian warrior soon turns into an epic battle against hulking rivals, horrific monsters, and impossible odds, as Conan realizes he is the only hope of saving the great nations of Hyboria from an encroaching reign of supernatural evil. —IMDb

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Marcus Nispel

Marcus Nispel (born 26 May 1963) is a German–American feature film director and producer, and formerly a director of television commercials and music videos. Many of his films have been remakes. However Marcus’ next movie, Backmask is based on an original script.

Life and early career

Nispel was born in Frankfurt am Main, West Germany. He started his career in advertising as an art director for Young & Rubicam in Frankfurt. He came to America on a Fulbright scholarship in 1984 at the age of 20 and made his directing debut in 1989 with a series of music videos for C&C Music Factory.

While living in New York, Nispel founded and operated his own production company, Portfolio Artists Network, before merging with RSA-USA, and then joining MJZ in 2000.

To date, Nispel has directed over 1000 commercials and music videos. His commercial clients include: AT&T, Audi, Canon, Chase, Coca-Cola, Dr Pepper, Fidelity, Kodak, Levi’s, L’Oréal, Marlboro, Mercedes… read more

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Cbarky99

18Feb13

Proof that Morgan Freeman is at the stage of his career where he'll narrate pretty much anything.

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VENIMOS LOS JODIMOS Y NOS FUIMOS

30Oct12

Realmente, el famoso personaje creado por Robert E. Howard ha corrido con muy poca fortuna durante su transito por el celuloide. Su primera aparición (1982) vino por cortesía del productor Dino de Laurentiis y el destajista realizador John Millius, un bodrio apenas digerible el cual solo puede recordarse por haber marcado la primera aparición "importante" del inexpresivo Arnold Schwarzenegger, al que se unió dos años más tarde una secuela (Conan the destroyer, 1984) aún más mediocre que el film anterior. Después de algunas olvidables series de televisión producidas a mediados de los noventa, en el 2011 hizo su aparición ésta nueva "maravilla", ahora de la mano del reciclador Marcus Nispel (Pathfinder, La Masacre de Texas). Un guión rayano en lo analfabeta y una puesta en escena totalmente carente de inspiración presentes en uno de los peores desperdicios de tiempo de los últimos años, afectado principalmente por la presencia del tal Jason Momoa (un mastodonte salido de Honolulu, cuyo registro "actoral" resulta apenas un par de muecas superior al del Governator.) En México no tuvimos el privilegio de "admirar" la película en su formato original en 3D, pero ni pinche falta que hizo.

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10Aug12

ron perlman's facial hair gives its finest performance.

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Christopher Smith

31May12

Seemed to start off with every intention of faithfully bringing Howard's pulp creation to the screen, but it's all undone by an underworked script that's just a lazy mish-mash of fantasy cliches. Despite a decent-sized budget, it has a strangely limp, made-for-TV feel, lacking any kind of epic scope or imagination. On the other hand, Rose McGowan is actually a lot of fun as some kind of sorceress-thing. Forgettable.

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Weinberg Reviews CONAN THE BARBARIAN

By Twitchfilm.com on December 16, 2011
The character of Conan was created by Robert E. Howard in the 1920s, but he didn’t make it to the silver screen until 1982. It was John Milius’ Conan the Barbarian that re-introduced the character into
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CONAN THE BARBARIAN's Cinematic Present and Future With Producer Fredrik Malmberg

By Twitchfilm.com on November 22, 2011
This summer’s Conan the Barbarian saw pulp novelist Robert E. Howard’s brutal antihero back on the screen for the first time in a quarter century. With Game of Thrones star Jason Momoa in the lead and
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A brutal and visceral take on Howard's vision

By Henrik Schunk on January 13, 2012

I love the Conan movies and seeing this franchise back on the big screen alone earns lots of stars but alas, it is a flawed film. The most important thing is Conan himself and I have to say that Momoa…  read review

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