(Editor’s Note: Much like for Thor, OL recruited the majestic metal ownage of Chris Goodwin to review Conan. A stalwart appreciator of Conan and his mythos, we wouldn’t have anyone else review it. You can see more of his writing at RBM.)

Since the colossal success of  The Lord of the Rings, studio execs have been trying to bank on the grand-scale epicness perfected by  Peter Jackson.   He managed to take the works of  Tolkien  to a level never dreamed possible while sticking true to the story and pacing them beautifully.   Why other directors can’t follow suit is beyond me.   These days they feel the need to bombard their audiences with quick/random cuts, grand swooping shots from the sky, and random scenarios that seem to say “hey, what do ya think of this?”.   Sadly, the 2011 take on the classic epic  Conan: The Barbarian  did just that.

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