Its a masterpiece that was unfairly dismissed as a cheap sword sorcery flick.

Two other images are truly mesmerizing in this sequence : Here : 0:48 And here : 1:08

Subotai was keeping a lookout, knowing that he and Conan were already prepared for Thulsa Doom and his men.

Looks like cavalry is useless stuff, a couple of resolute men with polearms or two-handed axe can dispatch dozens of cavalrymen lol

@@triplebeargames battles are won and lost on ‘chosen ground’ ‘the high ground’ a ‘defendable position’ it’s a movie after all and all that really matters is, “two stood against many……”

@@triplebeargames Cavalry are at their best on open ground and not lured into confined spaces like that.

And Arnold

That was why the hobbit sucked. for me

Conan the Destroyer despite being flawed and inferior sequel to it predecessor, it cinematography, architecture and practical effect also stand the test of time

This and when they break into Doom's love dungeon.

May he rest in power. Great musician 😎

Смотрел десятки лет назад, в детстве. Смотрю сейчас, а это великое музыкальное творение отзывается будто голос Предков в крови! Воистину, Былина! Верю!

TRUE

Basil Poledouris surely knew his craft.

Better than The Good, The Bad and The Ugly? I don't think so. The Ecstasy of Gold is epic!

Amazing score. Besides a couple of short voiceovers by Mako and the "riddle of steel" sequence there's no dialogue for the first 15 minutes of the film.

And Wrath of Khan

Crazy how movies today don’t have repeat watch-ability like movies like Conan

In a thousand years, this movie will still be relevant. That is because tales like this which include evil, tragedy, trial, courage, revenge, etc. are still circulated around for millennia after their inception and enjoyed. They embody the basic fundamentals of the human spirit, all the good and bad.

@@e.j.5053 Spot on.

Crom approves.

I'm Gen Z this movie is garbage lmao no one relevant knows this movie

Copied from Eric Ward. From atop his mountain, the figure watched. To human eyes he looked to be carved from the living stone of the great throne he sat on. His eyes watched the world below, the battle was about to begin. It was small, compared to others he had witnessed throughout the ages, but he watched all the same. He would watch two warriors die a heroes death… Then he heard the prayer. It came from one of His folk, one of the warriors on that little battlefield. From a man of the brooding hills and dark woods of Cimmeria. He listened to the hillman’s words, his waxing of how none shall remember why they fought this day, that Valor pleased him, and his one request: revenge. The barbarian finished, and the divine one smiled upon his most ignorant believer, and yet his most devoted disciple. “If it is revenge you crave Cimmerian” said Crom, God of the Cimmerian’s and Keeper of the Riddle of Steel in an echoing voice like the rending and sundering of mountains, “then you shall have it.” He turned to the shimmering figure beside him, the being that had once known the name Valeria, and nodded. She took two steps and leapt off the mountain. Down toward the battle below…

​@@erlonmarson Yes Conan says, "I have no tongue for it."

According to the copy of the script I have, the line is not "Valor pleases you...", but, "My war pleases you..."

Doesn’t he say “I have no time for it”?

Conan had balls the size of Aquilonia, Cimmeria, and Stygia combined to tell Crom all that, especially where he said, "Then to hell with you".

It's arguably the best shot of this scene. It's not that the rest is bad. But let's be honest, fight choreography/editing in those days could often leave a bit to be desired. Always best to think about what the action represents as opposed to what is literally taking place. But that shot of Subotai, as the riders slowly crest the rise, is just perfect at encapsulating that moment of calm before the storm, the anticipation of what is to come. Really nailed it.

Crom your God?

It's also one of the many nods to Eisenstein's masterpiece Alexsander Nevsky

The CA smog gives the scene a nice touch

@@django3422 the only thing that matters is that two stood against many.

You didn't explain how Rexor besting Conan, and Conan *needing* to rely on divine intervention via Valeria to save him from sure death, fits into your theory there. If not for that, Conan would be dead, 100% regardless of his "willpower."

@@True_Christian Valeria's appearance fits nicely into the theme of "will". She swears she'll come back from the dead one last time should Conan be in danger, and she does. Against, it's mind over matter. Plus, you can argue that it is Crom who makes Valeria's reappearance possible, he has accepted Conan's prayer and sends aid. Crom rewards valor, especially since Conan has essentially told his god to f**k off.

Indeed.@@majuli8420

@@True_Christian Yes, but the equation nonetheless pertains to this scene, where fourteen riders fall to two warriors in less of four minutes. We don't know if the divinity Crom is helping directly, did already help by shaping Conan as the warrior he's became through hardship, or doesn't mingle with these mundane matters.

Thulsa Doom está correto,pois os Ossos de Set, são de Aço,e o Aço é A Verdadeira Vontade.

Personally I think Arnold is a good actor in the right roles and with the right direction

@@TheMan-je5xq Personally I think he's a good actor.

My only gripe is "to hell with you". Hell is a christian concept. Maybe his religion also has some kind of hell, but they could've named it differently. Yet, this is a very minor detail, mind you. 😉

@@tarron3237 nope, there are several religions with their own "place where bad souls go" thing, and all those are commonly refered to as "hell". Name that, BTW, in English comes from Old English hel, helle (Germanic/Norse nether world of the dead), not from Christian mythology. You should be a bit more like Conan and study history, languages and all that falls in your hands, and that way you'll avoid that kind of little mistakes 👍 "And if you do not listen, then to HELL with you!" 🤣🤣

Still watching and listening to the music

But what is best in life?

@@KickSkip1 To crush your enemies. See them driven before you. And hear the lamentation of der whimen!

​@@hisdudeness8328 That is good....

*39

I am getting old.

By Crom!

100%

this is a fact. conan's speach comes from his heart, as each pray should be done.

I think it was the fact that he told his own god that if he didn't help him, then the hell with him! Crom admired Conan's moxie, so he was happy to grant that brazen demand.

@@hisdudeness8328 - Crom looked at Thulsa Doom attacking with a small army while Conan defends with only Subotai and the Wizard and cusses out a god. Crom rewards Conan for figuring out the Riddle of Steel, it's not the weapons of steel, but BALLS of steel that matter to Crom.

Shut up

@@Charlie-pi5dw - I'm sorry.

That’s a good observation

He was as smart as thulsa's henchpersons stupid

His mate made good use of a spear to unhorse the riders, and backed up Conan if he needed too and vice versa.

All true, but there is plot (un)armour going on with Doom's riders. These are supposedly experienced warriors, so why would they blindly ride through those stones when their enemy could be lurking behind any of them ready to strike? Doesn't lessen the impact of this great sequence though.

Some positions forcing the cavalry to wield from the left hand instead of the stronger right

S. Prokofiev is the answer...

Wow I never realized that ! :D

Here's another one I discovered back in the day. Conan only speaks to Valeria twice in the whole movie. Two sentences. One of those sentences is "No." In the same scene too, when they meet for the first time. And still their romance is more believable than Anakin and Padme's in Star Wars. :D

@@drutarthesavage5156 It is crazy how Milius could pull off such compelling characters and story with little but no dialogue. He did it because Arnold's poor acting skills but at the same time he had the opportunity to show what a masterful director it was. And the fact that these trivia went unnoticed for a while to people like me who saw the movie for dozens of times is proof of how well the movie works despite this dialogue minimalism. I dare Marvel directors to make work movies where nobody speaks for the last 20 minutes.

@@drutarthesavage5156 And still a better love story than Twilight.

@@LucianDevine That's not even a competition.

The best is Lord of the Rings Return of the King, with unmatched themeatic depth in both its story and dialogue… but Conan the Barbarian is certainly epic.

@@BruceWayne-fj9bm LOTR films are *all* CGI crapfests; Conan owns them quite easily.

Crom was so impressed with the impudence he just had to give Conan the strength to get his revenge.

Lol, you got something there. Keep being witty

Last time, Conan and his people were unprepared when he was a child. This time around, he was ready, because he had time to prepare as an adult, alongside Subotai, thanks to the Princess warning him beforehand. Her big mouth caused Conan to prepare for Thulsa Doom and his men, this giving the Cimmerian the upper hand.

His world... it is a brutal one!

If ever there was a prayer that Crom from the books would have heeded, it would be this one.

Faithful in tone and spirit, not in letter. This movie is very much Millius' vision and not Howard's.

@@InsideOutsider81 If you mean small town West Texas during the Depression, you're spot on (my wife's father used to trade cattle around Cross Plains).

@@alanfoster6589 I think those tough times helped inspire Howard to make his heroes to be bad-ass, and tough as nails. Btw, we might be in for a new Great Depression, with joeblo for "president"

Thulsa "preposterous! I don't pay you to think!! Crush them!!!"

This is a great OP. Another thing to keep in mind is that they had to write the story so that Conan would win *somehow.* If Doom's men had used sound & intelligent battle tactics here, then that, combined with their overwhelming numbers, would have guaranteed Conan's loss. So narrationally-speaking, writing the story so that Conan bests their superior numbers using intelligence was the best possible solution.

And if Crom doesn't like it, then the hell with him.

As a child, he was unprepared. As an adult, he was ready, prepared.

And Arnold..

@@marekmarbbydzovsky6516 lol look at the man squeezing them biceps!

to hell!

Isn’t it!? True Warriors Prayer

It's the prayer of a man who has no tongue for it.

Try 13th warrior.

Jude YES Epic battle scene!

How?

@@francoherrera601 the music score did it in my opinion. The camera shots of Tulsa Dun as they ride to battle. Conan and his team waiting to fight against overwhelming odds. Priceless.

XD nope, you need to watch more movies.

@@carlosluismendez7392 I guess you can’t relate to this scene. You probably hate movies like 300, or Men of Honor, Braveheart, Patriot, or any movie where a warrior faces overwhelming odds. Such things are the aspirations of “men”.

aww really

Revenge Granted!

Conan counts as 50

To my understanding, he's been wanting to do it for years, but there's some issue with the rights that kept it from happening.

Si, amigo

creo que es tabernas . almeria españa

Two more movies with fantastic battle scenes and speeches. Just makes you want to stand up and yell hooah!!! 💪👍

Eu não canso de assistir a 40 anos

They're probably there for area denial, rather than something the actually expect people to navigate through.

It's to funnel riders/enemies where you want them. Arminius used the trick to beat the Romans.

I was to make all the riders come in one place. And they did. That's how Conan drops them one after the other.

Check out Alexsander Nevsky, that shot was lifted right from it, along with the aesthetics of the warriors of doom. Not a criticism, great movies like to reference other great movies.

Are you communist?

@@konstantindrevojorov3550 Nope. Film buff. And writer.