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* WouldHitAGirl: Conan even [[spoiler:cuts off Marique's hand]].

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* WouldHitAGirl: Conan impales a female archer who took part in the sack of his village with a throwing spear and even [[spoiler:cuts off Marique's hand]].
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* CastingGag: Back in 2008 there was a project for a new ''Comicbook/RedSonja'' movie to be directed by Creator/RobertRodriguez and starring RoseMcGowan. The project fell through... but now [=McGowan=] is an evil witch in the new Conan movie.

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* CastingGag: Back in 2008 there was a project for a new ''Comicbook/RedSonja'' movie to be directed by Creator/RobertRodriguez and starring RoseMcGowan.Creator/RoseMcGowan. The project fell through... but now [=McGowan=] is an evil witch in the new Conan movie.
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Set in the distant past of the Hyborian Age, the story revolves around the Mask of Acheron, a CoolMask made of the bones of kings, which in the even more distant past let the necromancers of Acheron take over the world - except for the barbarian tribes who combined to overthrow their empire. The mask was broken into many pieces and scattered across the lands. As is [[GenreSavvy to be expected]], a warlord named Khalar Zym tries to gather all the pieces and reassemble the mask, in order to bring his late wife BackFromTheDead and to conquer the whole world. In the process, he tortures and kills Conan's father and burns down his [[DoomedHometown hometown]]. Conan survives to become a [[WalkingTheEarth vagabond warrior and thief]], but swears to get his revenge one day.

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Set in the distant past of the Hyborian Age, the story revolves around the Mask of Acheron, a CoolMask made of the bones of kings, which in the even more distant past let the necromancers of Acheron take over the world - except for the barbarian tribes who combined to overthrow their empire. The mask was broken into many pieces and scattered across the lands. As is [[GenreSavvy to be expected]], expected, a warlord named Khalar Zym tries to gather all the pieces and reassemble the mask, in order to bring his late wife BackFromTheDead and to conquer the whole world. In the process, he tortures and kills Conan's father and burns down his [[DoomedHometown hometown]]. Conan survives to become a [[WalkingTheEarth vagabond warrior and thief]], but swears to get his revenge one day.
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** Most importantly however, Conan, [[AuthorAppeal like all of Howard's heroes except for Al-Barak]], was a Gael or Gaelic facsimile. Jason Mamoa... does ''not'' look Gaelic. At least the Schwarzenegger films combined the Cimmerians with the Aesir and Vanir.
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* HornyVikings: The Cimmerians fight a tribe of tall, horn-helmed warriors in the prologue of the film who may or may not be Vanirmen.
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* AdaptationDistillation[=/=]PragmaticAdaptation: Despite the film having a mostly new plot, not using any of Howard's plots, and yet using part of the revised origin from the first Conan film, it manages to feel like a typical Conan story anyway due to using the many tropes in them. Also because Conan doesn't [[MadeASlave grow to adulthood as a slave gladiator]] despite losing his village again, so his background is still [[TruerToTheText much closer than before]].


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* PragmaticAdaptation: Despite the film having a mostly new plot, not using any of Howard's plots, and yet using part of the revised origin from the first Conan film, it manages to feel like a typical Conan story anyway due to using the many tropes in them. Also because Conan doesn't [[MadeASlave grow to adulthood as a slave gladiator]] despite losing his village again, so his background is still [[TruerToTheText much closer than before]].
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* RemakeCameo: Ron Perlman as Conan's father, after he played Conan in the 2007 video game.
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* EldritchAbomination: Khalar Zym keeps a creature called the Dweller in a flooded dungeon. We don't see much of what it looks like, but it has finger-tipped tentacles.
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** The page quote is a ''very'' abbreviated quote from the Conan story ''Literature/QueenOfTheBlackCoast''. It's the book Conan's answer to "[[Film/ConanTheBarbarian1982 What is best in life?]]" (His life, anyway.)

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** The page quote is a ''very'' abbreviated quote from the Conan story ''Literature/QueenOfTheBlackCoast''. It's the book Conan's answer to "[[Film/ConanTheBarbarian1982 What is best in life?]]" (His life, anyway.)life?]]"
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** The page quote is a ''very'' abbreviated quote from the Conan story ''Literature/QueenOfTheBlackCoast''. It's the book Conan's answer to [["Film/ConanTheBarbarian1982 What is best in life?"]] (His life, anyway.)

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** The page quote is a ''very'' abbreviated quote from the Conan story ''Literature/QueenOfTheBlackCoast''. It's the book Conan's answer to [["Film/ConanTheBarbarian1982 "[[Film/ConanTheBarbarian1982 What is best in life?"]] life?]]" (His life, anyway.)
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** The page quote is a ''very'' abbreviated quote from the Conan story ''Literature/QueenOfTheBlackCoast''. It's the book Conan's answer to [["Film/ConanTheBarbarian1982 What is best in life?"]] (His life, anyway.)
-->"Let me live deep while I live; let me know the rich juices of red meat and stinging wine on my palate, the hot embrace of white arms, the mad exultation of battle when the blue blades flame and crimson, and I am content. Let teachers and philosophers brood over questions of reality and illusion. I know this: if life is illusion, then I am no less an illusion, and being thus, the illusion is real to me. I live, I burn with life, I love, I slay, and am content."
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''Conan the Barbarian'' is a 2011 film featuring [[ConanTheBarbarian Conan of Cimmeria]], the classic BarbarianHero created by PulpFiction writer Creator/RobertEHoward. It stars [[Series/StargateAtlantis Jason]] [[Series/GameOfThrones Momoa]] as Conan, Creator/RachelNichols as the LoveInterest Tamara, and [[Film/{{Avatar}} Stephen Lang]] and Creator/RoseMcGowan as the villains Khalar Zym and Marique.

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''Conan the Barbarian'' is a 2011 film featuring [[ConanTheBarbarian Conan of Cimmeria]], the classic BarbarianHero created by PulpFiction writer Creator/RobertEHoward. It stars [[Series/StargateAtlantis Jason]] [[Series/GameOfThrones Momoa]] as Conan, Creator/RachelNichols as the LoveInterest Tamara, and [[Film/{{Avatar}} Stephen Lang]] and Creator/RoseMcGowan as the villains Khalar Zym and Marique. It is directed by [[Film/{{Pathfinder}} Marcus]] [[Film/TheTexasChainsawMassacre2003 Nispel]].

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* AdaptationDistillation[=/=]PragmaticAdaptation: Despite the film having a mostly new plot, not using any of Howard's plots, and yet using part of the revised origin from the first Conan film, it manages to feel like a typical Conan story anyway due to using the many tropes in them. Also because Conan doesn't [[MadeASlave grow to adulthood as a slave gladiator]] despite losing his village again, so his background is still [[TruerToTheText much closer than before]].



** The movie was announced to be TruerToTheText but a lot of details seem to be taken from the Arnold ones anyway. Conan didn't have an EvilOverlord [[DoomedHometown destroy his hometown]] in Howard's stories, but he did in the 1982 [[Film/ConanTheBarbarian1982 Conan the Barbarian]]. Nor did he have a thief sidekick (of sorts), but he did in ''Film/ConanTheDestroyer''.

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** The movie was announced to be TruerToTheText but a lot of details seem to be taken from the Arnold ones anyway. Conan didn't have an EvilOverlord [[DoomedHometown destroy his hometown]] in Howard's stories, but he did in the 1982 [[Film/ConanTheBarbarian1982 first ''[[Film/ConanTheBarbarian1982 Conan the Barbarian]].Barbarian]]''. Nor did he have a thief sidekick (of sorts), but he did in ''Film/ConanTheDestroyer''.

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''Conan the Barbarian'' is a 2011 film featuring [[ConanTheBarbarian Conan of Cimmeria]]. It is another take on Conan's story rather than a remake or sequel of any previous film. On the one hand, this means that the movie significantly differs from the previous ones by, for example, giving Conan completely different childhood and youth. On the other, the movie retains all the essential elements of a good Conan story: Conan, a DoomedHometown, a DistressedDamsel, an [[EvilSorcerer Evil Sorceress]], an EvilOverlord and an ArtifactOfDoom for everyone to quarrel over. In fact, the characters being really simple in terms of psychology, it can be argued that the movie's general feel is even closer to the original than that of the previous films. (All that in spite of the curious fact that particular parts of the setting, though they reflect the mood of their Howardian equivalents, are renamed so as they do not fit neither the stories nor the previous films (there are exceptions - for example, Acheron comes straight from Howard's fiction). Of course, the movie has a lot of blood and some nudity and is extremely [[HeroicFantasy sword and sorcery]].

The story revolves around the CoolMask made of the bones of kings, which in the distant past let the rulers of Acheron take over the world, only to be scattered into pieces and divided between barbarian rulers so as never to become dangerous again. As was [[GenreSavvy to be expected]], an evil leader tries to gather all the pieces and put them into use in order to bring his late wife BackFromTheDead. Accidentally, he happens to be the man who tortured and killed Conan's father. And the man who wants to use a beautiful BlueBlood girl as a reincarnation vessel for his wife. And overall a very, very evil man. The rest is wild screaming.

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''Conan the Barbarian'' is a 2011 film featuring [[ConanTheBarbarian Conan of Cimmeria]]. Cimmeria]], the classic BarbarianHero created by PulpFiction writer Creator/RobertEHoward. It stars [[Series/StargateAtlantis Jason]] [[Series/GameOfThrones Momoa]] as Conan, Creator/RachelNichols as the LoveInterest Tamara, and [[Film/{{Avatar}} Stephen Lang]] and Creator/RoseMcGowan as the villains Khalar Zym and Marique.

It is another take on Conan's story rather than a remake or sequel ContinuityReboot of any previous film. On the one hand, this means that the movie significantly differs Conan film franchise, again revisiting his OriginStory, though it takes a fair few elements from the previous ones by, for example, giving [[Film/ConanTheBarbarian1982 first]] [[Film/ConanTheDestroyer two]] Conan completely different childhood and youth. films which starred Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger. On the other, other hand, the movie retains all the essential many quintessential elements of a good Conan story: Conan, a DoomedHometown, a DistressedDamsel, an [[EvilSorcerer Evil Sorceress]], an EvilOverlord and EvilOverlord, even an ArtifactOfDoom for everyone to quarrel over. In fact, the characters being really simple in terms of psychology, it can be argued that the movie's general feel is even closer to the original than that of the previous films. (All that in spite of the curious fact that particular parts of the setting, though they reflect the mood of their Howardian equivalents, are renamed so as they do not fit neither the stories nor the previous films (there are exceptions - for example, Acheron comes straight from Howard's fiction). Of course, true to its pulp origins, the movie has a lot of blood and some nudity and is extremely [[HeroicFantasy sword and sorcery]].

The Set in the distant past of the Hyborian Age, the story revolves around the Mask of Acheron, a CoolMask made of the bones of kings, which in the even more distant past let the rulers necromancers of Acheron take over the world, only world - except for the barbarian tribes who combined to be scattered overthrow their empire. The mask was broken into many pieces and divided between barbarian rulers so as never to become dangerous again. scattered across the lands. As was is [[GenreSavvy to be expected]], an evil leader a warlord named Khalar Zym tries to gather all the pieces and put them into use reassemble the mask, in order to bring his late wife BackFromTheDead. Accidentally, he happens BackFromTheDead and to be conquer the man who tortured whole world. In the process, he tortures and killed kills Conan's father. And father and burns down his [[DoomedHometown hometown]]. Conan survives to become a [[WalkingTheEarth vagabond warrior and thief]], but swears to get his revenge one day.

Years later, Khalar Zym has completed
the man Mask and now seeks the last [[BlueBlood pure-blooded]] descendant of the Acheron rulers to sacrifice, in order to unleash the Mask's power. He and his {{Mooks}} again cross paths with Conan, who wants resolves to use oppose them. In the course of events he runs into a beautiful BlueBlood girl as a reincarnation vessel for his wife. And overall a very, female monk named Tamara, the very evil man. person Khalar Zym seeks...

Unfortunately, the film was a BoxOfficeBomb, only earning less than $49 million worldwide with a $90 million budget.
The rest next Conan film, should it ever escape from DevelopmentHell, will star Arnold Schwarzenegger again. Its tentative title is wild screaming.
''The Legend of Conan'', and it's supposed to be a sequel [[CanonDiscontinuity to the first film alone]].




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* CanonForeigner: Uh, ''everyone'', apart from Conan and [[Literature/TheTowerOfTheElephant sorcerer Yara]] mentioned offhandedly.



* DoubleWeapon: Khalar Zym has two swords connected by a hinge at the hilt. They lock together to form a single sword with two blades, but he can easily separate them in combat for unexpected attacks.

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* DoubleWeapon: DoubleWeapon[=/=]BifurcatedWeapon: Khalar Zym has two swords connected by a hinge at the hilt. They can lock together to form a single sword with two blades, but he can easily also separate them in combat for unexpected attacks.



* MythologyGag:
** The movie was announced to be TruerToTheText but a lot of details seem to be taken from the Arnold ones anyway. Conan didn't have an EvilOverlord [[DoomedHometown destroy his hometown]] in Howard's stories, but he did in the 1982 [[Film/ConanTheBarbarian1982 Conan the Barbarian]]. Nor did he have a thief sidekick (of sorts), but he did in ''Film/ConanTheDestroyer''.
** The "Riddle of Steel" from the first film (steel, i.e. a sword, is only as strong as the one who wields it) is given a nod when Conan's father tells him "the mystery of steel" - both fire and ice are needed to forge steel into a usable blade. Similarly, a warrior must balance [[TranquilFury both the "fire" and "ice" within him.]]
** To Howard's original stories. For example, just after a BarBrawl Artus alludes to the story told by Howard in "Literature/TheTowerOfTheElephant". (Which would probably make even more sense if the city of thieves was not renamed from Arenjun to Argalon.)
** Like the first Arnold film (which in turn took it from the first ever Conan story, ''Literature/ThePhoenixOnTheSword''), the film opens with narration explaining the Hyborian Age, with very similar opening lines. However, the subplot of the Mask of Acheron is new.
-->''Between the years when the oceans drank Atlantis and the rise of the Sons of Aryas, there was an age undreamed of, when shining kingdoms lay spread across the world...''
** Conan's red-brown war skirt is very similar to his outfit in Conan comics published by Creator/DarkHorseComics, particularly in the miniseries ''Born on the Battlefield''.



* PintSizedPowerhouse: When Conan is just a kid (he looks to be about ten years old) he is ambushed by a group of pictish warriors. He kills every single one of them despite initially being unarmed.

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* PintSizedPowerhouse: When Conan is just a kid (he looks to be about ten years old) he is ambushed by a group of pictish Pictish warriors. He kills every single one of them despite initially being unarmed.



* PregnantBadass: Conan's mom. She gives him birth on the battle chariot, immediately after slaying one of her enemies, sword in hand, armoured and all. The Caesarean cut is done by the father with his sword, no less - so that a sword is the first thing seen by Conan outside of his mother's womb.

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* PregnantBadass: Conan's mom. She gives him birth on the a battle chariot, immediately after slaying one of her enemies, sword in hand, armoured and all. The Caesarean cut is done by the father with his sword, no less - so that a sword is the first thing seen by Conan outside of his mother's womb.



* ShoutOut: To original stories. For example, just after a BarBrawl Artus alludes to the story told by Howard in "Literature/TheTowerOfTheElephant". (Which would probably make even more sense if the city of thieves was not renamed from Arenjun to Argalon.)


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* TruerToTheText: Despite also having a DoomedHometown, Momoa's Conan doesn't grow up a slave like Arnold's Conan. (Arnold's Conan was trained to be an expert fighter [[GladiatorGames in the ring]], while Howard's idea was that Conan became an expert fighter through sheer hard living as a wanderer - on the streets, as a mercenary, etc.) He's also much more of a LightningBruiser than Arnold's Conan.
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* CastingGag: Back in 2008 there was a project for a new ''Comicbook/RedSonja'' movie to be directed by Creator/RobertRodriguez and starring RoseMcGowan. The project fell trough... but now [=McGowan=] is an evil witch in the new Conan movie.

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* CastingGag: Back in 2008 there was a project for a new ''Comicbook/RedSonja'' movie to be directed by Creator/RobertRodriguez and starring RoseMcGowan. The project fell trough...through... but now [=McGowan=] is an evil witch in the new Conan movie.
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** Howard's books also implied that Conan had reasonably dark skin, most likely a heavy tan from being out in the sun traveling so much.

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** Howard's books writings and physical description of our protagonist also implied that Conan had reasonably dark skin, most likely a heavy tan from being out in the sun traveling so much.
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* GroinAttack: Conan does this twice - first to a character who was a minor nuisance, and again to one of Khalar Zym's mooks near the end (a mook who conveniently had helped destroy Conan's village & people - LaserGuidedKarma indeed).


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** Howard's books also implied that Conan had reasonably dark skin, most likely a heavy tan from being out in the sun traveling so much.
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* DeadpanSnarker: Tamara. And it only enhances the [[BelligerentSexualTension tension]] between her and Conan.
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* RealWomenDontWearDresses: Cimerrian women are warriors and dress like it. Conan remarks that Tamara looks like a whore when he sees her in a dress and has the pirate crew get her some leather armor, apparently as a sign of respect.
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-> ''I live... I love and slay. And I am content.''

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* CastingGag: Back in 2008 there was a project for a new ''Comicbook/RedSonja'' movie to be directed by RobertRodriguez and starring RoseMcGowan. The project fell trough... but now [=McGowan=] is an evil witch in the new Conan movie.

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* CastingGag: Back in 2008 there was a project for a new ''Comicbook/RedSonja'' movie to be directed by RobertRodriguez Creator/RobertRodriguez and starring RoseMcGowan. The project fell trough... but now [=McGowan=] is an evil witch in the new Conan movie.
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* CatapultToGlory: Conan does this to one of Khalar Zym's minions to send him a message.
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* EvenEvilHasStandards: Marique says that she can unlock the Acheronian magic and rule by her father's side just as well as his wife once did, implying she is willing to engage in ParentalIncest. Khalar Zym considers how much she is like her dead mother and teases her lips, only to reject her.

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* EvenEvilHasStandards: Marique says that she can unlock the Acheronian magic and rule by her father's side just as well as his wife once did, implying she is willing trying to engage in ParentalIncest.seduce him with VillainousIncest. Khalar Zym considers how much she is like her dead mother and teases her lips, only to reject her.

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* ElementalEmbodiment: Marique conjure some surprisingly nimble Sand Elementals to fight Conan.

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* ElementalEmbodiment: Marique conjure some surprisingly nimble Sand Elementals to fight Conan. Conan.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: Marique says that she can unlock the Acheronian magic and rule by her father's side just as well as his wife once did, implying she is willing to engage in ParentalIncest. Khalar Zym considers how much she is like her dead mother and teases her lips, only to reject her.
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* MonsterShapedMountain: The Skull Cave.

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* MonsterShapedMountain: The Skull Cave. The villains stage a necromantic ceremony inside a rock formation that's shaped like a screaming skull.
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* MonsterShapedMountain: The Skull Cave.
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* CombatTentacles: What we see of the Dweller.
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* BorrowedBiometricBypass: Conan cuts the head off a prison guard, then holds it up to the viewing-hatch of a torture chamber's heavy wooden door. The torturer recognizes the face as a fellow guard, answers the knock, and gets [[GrievousHarmWithABody belted with a severed head]] for his trouble.

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