tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28751902.post6097015567368085812..comments2024-03-26T02:31:48.024-05:00Comments on Trollsmyth: What is Best in Life?trollsmythhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01895349218958093151noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28751902.post-1104028958365073812011-09-09T20:25:58.140-05:002011-09-09T20:25:58.140-05:00To me it it's a movie that benefits from low e...To me it it's a movie that benefits from low expectations. I did enjoy it, but I'd have been let down if I hadn't read the Rotten Tomatoes reviews before I went. Some of the set pieces were very good and very D&D-y. I liked that the villain actually had some charisma in a non-maniacally-laughing way, making his bid for world domination somewhat plausible.<br /><br />In the end though I just think it could have been better.<br /><br />And I'm starting to think Hollywood is too hung up on origin stories. Apparently every character who hits the big screen needs one, but I'm no longer sure why. Is the general public really going to be totally confused if we don't get a childhood flashback and a man who killed the hero's parents? I think, just like the the stories, Conan would be an ideal character to make some unrelated movies of, without a unifying arc. I'm pretty sure the general public would grasp the concept if it's done well: here is Conan, and here is what he does. Unfortunately I think this movie set the franchise back for some time.Dave R.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28751902.post-45636765229500964612011-09-02T07:14:06.222-05:002011-09-02T07:14:06.222-05:00The three writers were all brought in at different...The three writers were all brought in at different times. The final writer was called in half-way through filming in a last minute bid to "save" the script. Which probably explains why so many interesting plot elements just disappear and why the dialogue is so inconsistant: even Conan's speech patterns change from scene to scene. <br /><br />One minute he's using flowery, archaic-sounding language and the next his speech is littered with anachronisms. I've only seen the film once, and I've already been able to identify "writer-changes" from scene to scene. It's not something everyone would notice, but it's jarring enough even when you only pick up on it subconciously (like most non-gaming or non-writing viewers, I would imagine) let alone when your a gamer or a writer yourself.Dangerous Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11494853825931603065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28751902.post-62903518617156529982011-09-01T10:12:52.208-05:002011-09-01T10:12:52.208-05:00I'm upset with the treatment of the world. Lik...I'm upset with the treatment of the world. Like many actors, Momoa was at the mercy of the writers. Kilt aside, I enjoyed his presentation of Conan and thinks he looks more like Conan than Ah-nuld. (I do enjoy Barbarian, though.)Anthony N. Emmelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14017952532295866111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28751902.post-56091155309036649272011-08-31T20:29:03.127-05:002011-08-31T20:29:03.127-05:00Trey: I'm not so sure "Sucker Punch"...<b>Trey:</b> I'm not so sure "Sucker Punch" was grasping for something more as it was embarrassed about what it was and attempted to cover that with pretentions towards being "art." Also, if you gave me the option to watch either, but not both, movies again tonight, I'd go with "Conan."<br /><br />But if you gave me a choice of soundtracks, I'd go for "Sucker Punch."<br /><br /><b>The Hopeless Gamer:</b> Hey, pants are apparently <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/disgrasian/wonder-woman-finally-gets_b_630771.html" rel="nofollow">an extremely important issue</a>!<br /><br /><b>E.G. Palmer:</b> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVJR1KUJU5w" rel="nofollow">End the tyranny of the bifurcated garments!</a>trollsmythhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01895349218958093151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28751902.post-67205775820737765972011-08-31T20:11:27.259-05:002011-08-31T20:11:27.259-05:00What is best in life? To not wear pants!What is best in life? To not wear pants!E.G.Palmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10229893317543621720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28751902.post-62603318530837346022011-08-31T18:45:32.990-05:002011-08-31T18:45:32.990-05:00The wife and I plan on seeing this Friday in a mat...The wife and I plan on seeing this Friday in a matinee showing, so I appreciate a fellow blogger's view on the movie. I do have to laugh because you warn us of spoilers, and then your first spoiler is that Conan does not wear pants. Don't ask me why, but I found this to be hilarious.The Hopeless Gamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10641907554710405444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28751902.post-72924058278387903312011-08-31T17:27:02.964-05:002011-08-31T17:27:02.964-05:00I agree with most of your review, but I flat out c...I agree with most of your review, but I flat out confused with a favorable comparison to <i>Sucker Punch</i>! <i>Conan</i> (by-the-numbers to the point of almost somnabulism) ain't even in the same ballpark as visual innovative and at-least-grasping-for-something-more <i>Sucker Punch</i>. Which is not to say either are great--but one's at least trying, and the other not so much.Treyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04647628467658839351noreply@blogger.com