MrKajithecat The 2011 Conan movie proves you right. The opening was good, but the rest of the film was a CGI mess with wooden acting and a bad plot.

agreed. testosterone is required for such creations.

Let me guess--you're a Gorean, too.

amen

This movie is exhibit A for toxic masculinity 😂

Captain Cough yeah same with me xD

Que, Elon Musk!!!

Such an amazing opening!!!!!!! Followed by the orchestra, and the sword being forged! Absolutely killer!!!

Ironically, the genre is actually low adventure

Fckn same

Some movies I guess are a cash grab and some are an investment. Conan was a long term investment

Nobody Unterstand the Metaphoric from this masterpiece ..o. stone is a genius..this you can Trust .......and nobody knows the Metapher in this Words ..

I wish Hollywood would actually spend 20 minutes with a modern blacksmith to get it fucking right for once. Video game developers too for that matter.

Agree totally

@@leszekkrzymowski2239 no idea what you are saying ? ?

But a foolish young barbarian, wielding a magic sword..

This! Gets better and better over the years. 🤟⚔️

He also voiced uncle Iroh in Avatar the Last airbender

I can't not recite the monologue if I hear this. I've seen the film and listened to the soundtrack so many times that it's seared into my brain.

Mako was truly a great voice. Aku, Uncle Iroh, you heard him, your ears paid attention.

I'm impressed. You are one of the few who got it.

Cimmerians are not mythical, they are a historic kingdom

I wish Kull had gotten a movie this good. Solomon Kane as well. The 3 best REH characters IMO.

Exactly, Niko. The original Atlanteans are described as having been of great stature - much bigger than even Cimmerians.

mattmanw54301 they tried. But then they had to cast Kevin Sorbo as Kull and he of course he softened the role.

Best opening ever

Mako. RIP

You MUST read the original version from "Phoenix on the Sword". KNOW, oh prince, that between the years when the oceans drank Atlantis and the gleaming cities, and the years of the rise of the Sons of Aryas, there was an Age undreamed of, when shining kingdoms lay spread across the world like blue mantles beneath the stars-Nemedia, Ophir, Brythunia, Hyperborea, Zamora with its dark-haired women and towers of spider-haunted mystery, Zingara with its chivalry, Koth that bordered on the pastoral lands of Shem, Stygia with its shadow-guarded tombs, Hyrkania whose riders wore steel and silk and gold. But the proudest kingdom of the world was Aquilonia, reigning supreme in the dreaming west. Hither came Conan, the Cimmerian, black-haired, sullen- eyed,sword in hand, a thief, a reaver, a slayer, with gigantic melancholies and gigantic mirth, to tread the jeweled thrones of the Earth under his sandalled feet.

Thanks a lot for tanslate... "between the times " I always hear n the time..jeje .thanks

One of the best openings in movie history. And it isn't just the words, powerful as they are, Mako's intonation is pitch perfect in this case. Then it's followed by what is absolutely one the all-time BEST opening themes ever written for a movie (and the rest of the soundtrack is just as good to boot).

It was followed the intro to the book verbatim.

I'd say Prince of Thieves is also best. =)

Fun fact: Red Sonja was originally gonna be Conan 3, but they for some reason decided to make a spin off with Sonja as the protagonist. And The 1997 Kull the Conqueror was a semi-prequel.

@@ramonantoniobennett-ryuuke6301 Originally Conan was supposed to be few parter. The screenwriter of the first one had actually few ideas and ready screenplays for another 3-4 parts. It's just the studio didn't give a single crap about that and John Milius wasn't interested at all in making more than 1.

@@lxdead5585 But Milius wrote the first one, with Oliver Stone helping. I actually have an autographed copy of Conan and The Crown of Iron that Milius gave me in 2004.

It's a value that cannot be measured. And the exchange in the temple, between Conan, Rexor and Thorgrim.

So did mine when it 1st came out back in the early 80's

Dad knew the secret of steel.

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Mine too, Boulevard theater, 33rd & Greenmount Baltimore MD. It's gone now but I remember like it was yesterday...

Nice

Your sword, sir. It will KEEL

That which doesn't kill you, makes you stronger.

Words!!!

Also the skilled blacksmith was seen as a wielder of magic because the could turn base metals into deadly weapons. So the smith would have held great respect and status in many tribes and been the keeper of important knowledge.

The riddle of steel remains valid until now. What it meant was that what had strength was not steel but the will of those that handle the swords.

I read someone say that the actor playing Conan's father, William Smith, actually wrote that opening speech.

YES! Symbols of our ancestors' lore and messages of destiny and power, love and honor, strength and triumph!

Gold Snake So Epic! =D

So god damned awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Mongol

I can only read the open passage in Mako's voice.

Elliot, have you read any of the books?

Both are awesome

Actually, according to Howards supporters, JRR actually liked the Conan series. I'm not the least surprised, because they are well written, the vocabulary is wonderful, it's good honest manly adventures and Conan has morals. He's not a 'barbarian' in the historical sense of the term, he has an inner virtue and moral standard, his personal honor that is based on 'mostly' Christian values, that he never violates. Wonderful novels that encourage young men to read.

@@pl8154 "based on Christian morals" on odd thing, but those were the times (Howard's time). It doesn't make sense why such an ancient pre Christianity man would have Christian values, but Howard lived in very religious times and inserted his own. Realistically Conan would have values of an older system.

@@MALICEM12 Conan is an old testament kinda guy.

Gotta get back Back to the past Samurai Jack.

This classic of a film is exactly why we have him as Aku, even here he oozes unmatched charisma.

(Samurai Jack theme tune starts to play)

He must have been as big in the novel as he was in the film

He was actually *too* big for the movie. Too bulky to do the swordplay, so he was asked to lose 30 pounds

He actually lost weight for this

One of the best opening OST of cinema and best score for movie.

He got the first credit

I don't care how old this is, nothing will beat this masterpieces soundtrack.

Ray Valenzuela So badass that renowned swordsmiths gave it the thumbs up, even though it makes no sense from the viewpoint of their craft.

You can make a bronze sword that way. They got a little confused writing the script.

Masculinity isnt testo. Amazonas are masculin but not men. Real warrior in the soul...🙏

I started yelling about pillage and plunder when listening to the music! At my work place!

Especially if you've got a quality sword collection ( circa 1100 - 1600 AD in style ).

@@Jesuislelaitier333 Wut!?

I was barely 15 years old when this movie was released in our little town in a remote part of India. It immediately spawned a gym culture All of us skinny kids hit the gym those days. . I am still happy to belong to that generation. I am 53 now, alone, failed miserable. But this music still breathes confidence into me. THank you.

We who found steel left on the battlefield, forgotten.

Powerful words from Conan's father, but I think Conan also came to know that his father was wrong. When Conan was dying on the tree of woe, it wasn't steel that saved him, it was his friends. Subotai for finding him, the wizard for healing him and Valeria paying with her life for his resurrection and healing. Valeria even came to him after death to save his life in battle, just as she swore she would. Conan was fortunate to have deeply loyal friends.

@@reelmermaid8844 Except at the very end, when Thulsa Doom was trying to use his hypnotic powers and his lies and his soothing speech on Conan to bring him under his sway, Conan felt the weight of his father's broken sword in his hand, remembered everything Thusla Doom had taken from him, and used it to kill Doom once and for all.

But only for rugs Only for rugs and shit. Seriously.

I agree 100%. Excalibur and Conan are the two best fantasy/action movies of all-time

A person of culture I see. Have a great day if you read this.

yes

I would add Dragonslayer as well. The Trinity of Fantasy in my childhood.

Yes we are

YES

Ironically many say that the father was wrong and that the steel wasn't the only thing you could trust. As his father's sword did break. Thulsa said the flesh was stronger. Many say Conan found that Will was the strongest.

So true!!

@@MALICEM12 I always think the meaning of this was the sword will never betrayed you.

@@MALICEM12 I have to disagree respectfully. Thulsa Doom was a manipulator from the start. His strength, like any cult leader, was by lying and making others think they are weak without his teachings. When Conan proved too have a will that was too strong he was sentenced to execution. He survived and alone killed him with a steel sword. The thing that finally killed Thulsa Doom was steel wielded by a worthy individual. This was the riddle of steel. A magnificent weapon that when taken up by an individual who was incorruptible was stronger than any force of flesh.

It’s a beautifully written line. Very untrue. But well written and delivered in a emotionally relevant way.

Yes, This movie is beyond adjectives.

why do nerds always make these comments about Mr Norris anyway.. i bet half don’t even know who he is to begin with.. yeah the dudes alright, playing a character busting bad guys in texas and all.. but he’s not Conan... so enough with the played out Chuck Norris comments, it lame..

Lmao thanks

@atomicdawg100 Or how about you let people have their fun and not be a fucking buzzkill?

ScourgeDX2 The only Buzz Kill here are the Chuck Norris quips, Bro... shts old just saying...😉

Chuck norris sucks

Af!!!

You are correct about the movie, but the father's advice is relevant to all freedom loving people today. It answers the question _ "Why do you need a gun?".

@@chiron13 there is a difference in saying " a sword is necessary to repel tyrants" and "you can't trust anyone or anything in life, but the sword". The scene wasn't commentary on the 2nd amendment. Furthermore, you were so fixated on this scene that you lost the ending conclusion. It wasn't the sword that carried Conan through slavery, hardship, loss and even death. It was his will. Let me then ask you "lover of freedom" what is the point of the gun if no one has the will to use it? We live in a technocratic dystopia, and people who speak as you do haven't actually done anything in generations. We were freer a century ago then we are now, but all we have are cowards with more guns than they could ever use. What good have they done us when none have the will of Conan? That is the final lesson of this movie, its wisdom. Will is stronger than steel, and steel with no will to use it is useless.

You know Who calls it “Toxic Masculinity”? The Weak & The Lazy.

It not toxic

From the book

This deserves so many more upvotes.

Great way to put it, if definitely borrows elements from the fantasy epics from the 50s and the 60s

It was smashed in half by a magical Atlantean sword. You cant really fault Conan's dad for that... especially not with how they swings swords like clubs at each other through a lot of the fights. Not to knock the film film though. As cheesy as it is, its still Epic Shit.

Zereniti77 To be fair, with the inaccurate way the sword was forged, it's to be expected to break.

@@cadethumann8605 casting steel to make a long blade with no real way with the technology then to get rid of the voids and air pockets inside, breakage was inevitable. You can get away with it nowadays since there are ways now to get rid of such voids and air pockets or prevent them from forming in the first place. I still wouldn't use a casting for serious blades like for swords. Gun parts such as barrels, receivers etc, however, casting, done correctly, is perfectly fine. Ruger and Magnum Research do it all the time and have it pretty much down to a science. Billets are best but casting, done properly with today's technology, will also work. Back in the Conan days, not so much.

He obviously means steel, a sword in general. Not exclusively that sword only

The fact that he broke his own dad sword is actually a significant point in the theme of the story. It wasn't just added because it looked cool.

His chronicler, not uncle iroh

@@omarreyes7466 But Uncle Iroh was played by the same actor, and is more badass

@@UltraGalaxyify Damnit, now I want tea.

Bare chested on horse back. Putin was on to something! 😂

Yes. The days of great cinema.

Imagine if they followed the books how epic it would be

Makes me want to crush my enemies, see them driven before me, and hear the lamentations of the women.

I did have a Roman gladius... That will work also

Makes me want to listen to tales of high adventure.

Whoa. Damn good read. My spider sense tells me some one knows what they s peak of. THAT IS GOOD.

yes, the riddle of steal is will power.

It's interesting to see so many interpretations of the riddle of Steel, even after all these years. Truly the mark of a good story.

Mako is his name fyi. Voiced many things like Aku in Samurai Jack for example.

Mathew McDrake yes indeed Surf trips to Sumatra , Java. High adventures indeed.