Gotta love the geniuses behind streaming licensing rights. Apparently Conan the Barbarian (the OG version with Arnie) FINALLY became available May 1st. Cool. Been meaning to revisit that one for ages but wasn't available to stream anywhere. Anyway, added it to my queue and right off the bat it gave me a warning saying it's already going away May 31st. So a 1 month run on Netflix? What the heck? Not cool. Anyway, being that it's NOT a family friendly film and it's also a movie my wife would likely hate, I had to squeeze it in late at night this week before it expires.
Point being? WATCH THIS CLASSIC BEFORE IT'S GONE! ...again. Really enjoyed the heck out of it, and it made me realize just how much I was missing by only having seen the TV edit when I was a kid. Over the top violence, T&A, a fantastic score, and Arnold in peak form, complete with Arnie's signature heavily Austrian accented AARRRHGGHs and AAGRHAHRRSs. Was hilarious. I vaguely remember the comics and that they were pretty badass, so might need to revisit those too someday.
Oh, and James Earl Jones in his wig as Thulsa Doom?! PERFECT casting. Haha. Now go watch it and you'll have good time. Just maybe not with the spousal unit and kids. Would love to hear what Dookey has to say about the production aspects of it: Directed by John Milius, co-written by Milius and Oliver Stone, produced by Dino De Laurentiis (or rather his daughter Rafaella I think). Has some strong old school Italian cinema vibes for sure.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwdYd_RdLCQ