They charged me $34.50

TravisBickle62: They charged me $34.50

Wow...how'd you get a box of Junior Mints for only $25?

PizzaJedi81: Wow...how'd you get a box of Junior Mints for only $25?

I was told there'd be no math.
/Rachel Nichols is gorgeous.

Therion: $9.50? Bastards charged me $10.

(It was actually a rather enjoyable 1980's sword and sorcery flick, as long as you pretended it had no relation to REH or his creations)

I think subby was referring to the Conan-like thing released last year.

Saw Conan last night via Netflix so getting a kick...

It wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. I just turned off my mind and enjoyed the action. The female lead was easy on the eyes.

If convicted, Cuccia faces up to 226 years in prison and Collins faces up to 200 years in federal prison.

Let this be a lesson to us all: if you're going to commit a crime DON'T defraud a major corporation; stick to something socially acceptable that'll only get you 15-20 like raping a kid.

Movie?

I thought Conan was a washed up late night host that limped off to cable to die a lonely death...

The FBI clearly knows nothing about Hollywood accounting, otherwise every studio would be in jail.

I'm sorry how was this any different then the first two movies? Oh, I know you are no longer a 12 year old boy. It must be really hard to be that cynical, bitter, and old.

Slaves2Darkness: I'm sorry how was this any different then the first two movies? Oh, I know you are no longer a 12 year old boy. It must be really hard to be that cynical, bitter, and old.

He had nipples on his batsuit.

Like Lionsgate never pracitced Hollywood Accounting.....

I watched the original Conan not too long ago and I loved it. I loved the score and JEJ as Thulsa Doom.

Arnold provided comic relief for me as he does in almost all his movies.

odinsposse: Therion: $9.50? Bastards charged me $10.

(It was actually a rather enjoyable 1980's sword and sorcery flick, as long as you pretended it had no relation to REH or his creations)

I think subby was referring to the Conan-like thing released last year.

The Remake Conan was more of a Conan movie than the 80s original. The new one used, what's it called, The Source Material.

Conan killed a lot of people, there was evil people doing scorcery, and he got to bang the damsel in distress. That was pretty much what I remember from the Conan stories.

Smeggy Smurf: Piracy motherfarker. 100% guaranteed to save you from wasting money on shiat movies.

I still consider that bandwidth completely wated.

/I only gots like 80gb a month, yo!

i kept waiting for morgan freeman to show up as the wizard.

"If convicted, Cuccia faces up to 226 years in prison and Collins faces up to 200 years in federal prison."

200 years for a kickback scheme? Jeez, why don't they just execute them.

Jason Momoa was a better Conan than Ahnuld was. Stephen Lang was good, but he needed a deeper, James Earl Jones-y voice. The music stunk compared to the 82 version. And while the story/plot/whatever were fine (and closer to the Howard stories/comics), it wasn't very quotable at all. You need goofy quotes to make it really shine.

/what is best in life?
//contemplate this on the Tree of Woe

Trocadero: contemplate this on the Tree of Woe

Every once and awhile when I mess something up at work I'll add this line at the end of my e-mail (after my apology)
"I will contemplate this upon the Tree of Woe."

So far only one person replied specifically to that movie reference. One of my hobbies when the going is slow, working random movie quotes into regular business discussions.

h2oincfs: i kept waiting for morgan freeman to show up as the wizard.



The mystery is in the black powder.

wookiemonster: "If convicted, Cuccia faces up to 226 years in prison and Collins faces up to 200 years in federal prison."

200 years for a kickback scheme? Jeez, why don't they just execute them.

I would use the Madoff defense, have the adjust to the amount of money/time and be out before lunch....

SharkaPult: Trocadero: contemplate this on the Tree of Woe

Every once and awhile when I mess something up at work I'll add this line at the end of my e-mail (after my apology)
"I will contemplate this upon the Tree of Woe."

So far only one person replied specifically to that movie reference. One of my hobbies when the going is slow, working random movie quotes into regular business discussions.

You must be a 3^rd stage guild navigator.

/co-worker worked that in once, only our boss smiled, I wasn't there...

Odd Bird: /co-worker worked that in once, only our boss smiled, I wasn't there...

Cool boss, then, I'd say.

I do what SharkaPult does, with similar results.

i grew up reading the REH books and haven't seen the movie. I wonder if I should if it is closer to the source material. i loved the arnold ones only because they had it all, adventure, action, humor, a little bit of skin...good times...

i really liked the soloman kane movie that came out the other year. looking forward to a sequel.

LucklessWonder: Slaves2Darkness: I'm sorry how was this any different then the first two movies? Oh, I know you are no longer a 12 year old boy. It must be really hard to be that cynical, bitter, and old.

He had nipples on his batsuit.

+1

She comes in colors everywhere: LucklessWonder: Slaves2Darkness: I'm sorry how was this any different then the first two movies? Oh, I know you are no longer a 12 year old boy. It must be really hard to be that cynical, bitter, and old.

He had nipples on his batsuit.

+1

No...no, you do NOT ever, and I mean never, ever, EVER +1 anything, anything AT ALL having to do with the Bat-Nips. Ever.

PizzaJedi81: She comes in colors everywhere: LucklessWonder: Slaves2Darkness: I'm sorry how was this any different then the first two movies? Oh, I know you are no longer a 12 year old boy. It must be really hard to be that cynical, bitter, and old.

He had nipples on his batsuit.

+1

No...no, you do NOT ever, and I mean never, ever, EVER +1 anything, anything AT ALL having to do with the Bat-Nips. Ever.

Ever?


/close enough.

Trocadero: Jason Momoa was a better Conan than Ahnuld was. Stephen Lang was good, but he needed a deeper, James Earl Jones-y voice. The music stunk compared to the 82 version. And while the story/plot/whatever were fine (and closer to the Howard stories/comics), it wasn't very quotable at all. You need goofy quotes to make it really shine.

/what is best in life?
//contemplate this on the Tree of Woe

I still prefer Arnold over Momoa, but Momoa was still a good Conan. My problem with the reboot was just as you said there's nothing memorable about the remake -- no sandahl bergman, no james earl jones, no guy who played king osric. The score isn't anywhere NEAR as good as the original, nor is the cinematography.

On it's own, the Conan remake is a solid film. But it's hard to talk about the new one without comparing it to the original -- and in that aspect it fails.

In 2006 the arrainged a kickback scheme for $2 million and bought about $80k worth
of car.

That must be the Hollywood accounting.

PizzaJedi81: She comes in colors everywhere: LucklessWonder: Slaves2Darkness: I'm sorry how was this any different then the first two movies? Oh, I know you are no longer a 12 year old boy. It must be really hard to be that cynical, bitter, and old.

He had nipples on his batsuit.

+1

No...no, you do NOT ever, and I mean never, ever, EVER +1 anything, anything AT ALL having to do with the Bat-Nips. Ever.


Chill.

Mr.Poops: On it's own, the Conan remake is a solid film. But it's hard to talk about the new one without comparing it to the original -- and in that aspect it fails.

You know what? That's the first argument against the new one that I will accept as a valid point.

In all other cases, I can only say that the new one suffered from the fact that it was made in an era when bad movies aren't allowed to be bad movies for the sake of being a bad movie, and the first one was.

Weidbrewer: Mr.Poops: On it's own, the Conan remake is a solid film. But it's hard to talk about the new one without comparing it to the original -- and in that aspect it fails.

You know what? That's the first argument against the new one that I will accept as a valid point.

In all other cases, I can only say that the new one suffered from the fact that it was made in an era when bad movies aren't allowed to be bad movies for the sake of being a bad movie, and the first one was.

Totally agree. If you go back and watch the first one without the nostalgia glasses on, it is a terrible movie. It makes almost no sense and Arnold actually makes the movie less watchable.

bluenote13: Totally agree. If you go back and watch the first one without the nostalgia glasses on, it is a terrible movie. It makes almost no sense and Arnold actually makes the movie less watchable.

You're either trolling or you have absolutely no sense of what makes a good movie. Conan the Barbarian was one of the greatest adventure movies ever made. Ever.

Mr.Poops: Trocadero: Jason Momoa was a better Conan than Ahnuld was. Stephen Lang was good, but he needed a deeper, James Earl Jones-y voice. The music stunk compared to the 82 version. And while the story/plot/whatever were fine (and closer to the Howard stories/comics), it wasn't very quotable at all. You need goofy quotes to make it really shine.

/what is best in life?
//contemplate this on the Tree of Woe

I still prefer Arnold over Momoa, but Momoa was still a good Conan. My problem with the reboot was just as you said there's nothing memorable about the remake -- no sandahl bergman, no james earl jones, no guy who played king osric. The score isn't anywhere NEAR as good as the original, nor is the cinematography.

On it's own, the Conan remake is a solid film. But it's hard to talk about the new one without comparing it to the original -- and in that aspect it fails.

The 82 Conan was awesome because it was a bodybuilder, a show girl, a surfer, and an all star Oakland Raider mashed up with James Earl Jones and Max von Sydow, and Milius made it work.

The new version can't compete because it's *too* polished. It needs some amateur action.

wookiemonster: "If convicted, Cuccia faces up to 226 years in prison and Collins faces up to 200 years in federal prison."

200 years for a kickback scheme? Jeez, why don't they just execute them.

Because that would be barbaric.

Heh, those guys are about a 15 minute drive from me.

Gyrfalcon: bluenote13: Weidbrewer: Mr.Poops: On it's own, the Conan remake is a solid film. But it's hard to talk about the new one without comparing it to the original -- and in that aspect it fails.

You know what? That's the first argument against the new one that I will accept as a valid point.

In all other cases, I can only say that the new one suffered from the fact that it was made in an era when bad movies aren't allowed to be bad movies for the sake of being a bad movie, and the first one was.

Totally agree. If you go back and watch the first one without the nostalgia glasses on, it is a terrible movie. It makes almost no sense and Arnold actually makes the movie less watchable.

Oh, the first movie was HORRIBLE. But I guarantee the remake will never be on AMC all weekend long with "Conan the Destroyer", because it's not nearly as much fun to watch.

/Two years ago, they were just another snake cult.

I wouldn't be so sure. AMC shows movies all the time that are pretty farking far from an "American Movie Classic", including some fairly recent crappy films.

/the Conan remake was great - and it was NOT a remake. It was a different take and was much closer to the source. The original Arnold movie is just terrible. It was terrible then, it is terrible now. I love Arnold and ol' Darth Vader voice as much as the next dude but that movie is damn near unwatchable.

how to gauge a remake - if it is still pretty much the same film. I Am Legend (Will Smith) is a remake of Charlton Heston's Omega Man. Same damn film with different actors. These two Conan films however are really similar in name alone.

Weidbrewer: You know what? That's the first argument against the new one that I will accept as a valid point.

In all other cases, I can only say that the new one suffered from the fact that it was made in an era when bad movies aren't allowed to be bad movies for the sake of being a bad movie, and the first one was.

There were some very strange dialogue choices (particularly any time they shoehorned in some actual source-material) and there were some very strange plot choices (like when Conan has a boat-load of pirates just hanging around, perfectly willing to help, and then decides no, he'll do it alone, and shortly after, when he and wench apparently way, way far away from the boat of pirates to get their groove on). It was a two and a half, maybe 3 star movie at best. Special effects were nice, except for whatever the hell they did with Rose McGowen.

Overall, it was okay. It needed more camp. I know Conan wasn't originally camp, but that's the only way you could have a well-received movie based on the source material in modern day.

frepnog: I Am Legend (Will Smith) is a remake of Charlton Heston's Omega Man.

No

Tyrone Slothrop: frepnog: I Am Legend (Will Smith) is a remake of Charlton Heston's Omega Man.

No

Technically, technically, that's true. Of course, they're BOTH based on Richard Matheson's novella I Am Legend.

I was never a real fan of the original Conan flicks.

Thought the new one was ok. Saw it free and didn't want a movie. But not remarkable in any way either. It was a punch card movie; we need some wire fighting, some giant stuff, some hot chicks, etc.

And it was still overall kinda dull.

PizzaJedi81: Tyrone Slothrop: frepnog: I Am Legend (Will Smith) is a remake of Charlton Heston's Omega Man.

No

Technically, technically, that's true. Of course, they're BOTH based on Richard Matheson's novella I Am Legend.



Please hand in your Movie Buff card.

PizzaJedi81: Tyrone Slothrop: frepnog: I Am Legend (Will Smith) is a remake of Charlton Heston's Omega Man.

No

Technically, technically, that's true. Of course, they're BOTH based on Richard Matheson's novella I Am Legend.

No.

Vincent Price starred in "The Last Man on Earth" in 1964. That was the first film version of "I am Legend." Omega Man was a remake of that. Technically.

Vash's Apprentice: PizzaJedi81: Tyrone Slothrop: frepnog: I Am Legend (Will Smith) is a remake of Charlton Heston's Omega Man.

No

Technically, technically, that's true. Of course, they're BOTH based on Richard Matheson's novella I Am Legend.

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Please hand in your Movie Buff card.

i see that you people have never WATCHED Omega Man.

Dudes.... I Am Legend with Will Smith is a direct remake of that movie, down to the goddamn mannequins that Will keeps talking to. They did NOT make a movie of "I Am Legend", the fantastic Richard Matheson novel. They did NOT remake the mostly excellent "Last Man on Earth" with Vincent Price. They re-wrote the script of "Omega Man", the film that starred Charlton Heston, which was a very loose adaptation of "I Am Legend" the novel and filmed it with Will Smith.



These are the facts of the case, and they are not disputed.

frepnog: Vash's Apprentice: PizzaJedi81: Tyrone Slothrop: frepnog: I Am Legend (Will Smith) is a remake of Charlton Heston's Omega Man.

No

Technically, technically, that's true. Of course, they're BOTH based on Richard Matheson's novella I Am Legend.

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Please hand in your Movie Buff card.

i see that you people have never WATCHED Omega Man.

Dudes.... I Am Legend with Will Smith is a direct remake of that movie, down to the goddamn mannequins that Will keeps talking to. They did NOT make a movie of "I Am Legend", the fantastic Richard Matheson novel. They did NOT remake the mostly excellent "Last Man on Earth" with Vincent Price. They re-wrote the script of "Omega Man", the film that starred Charlton Heston, which was a very loose adaptation of "I Am Legend" the novel and filmed it with Will Smith.

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These are the facts of the case, and they are not disputed.

That's pretty odd, consdering Matheson was given a writing credit in the Smith movie, just as he was in Omega Man. The only reason you see similarities in the two films is because the producer of I Am Legend liked Omega Man, and put some stuff in there as an homage.

So you're just gonna have to go back and adjust your definition of "facts" as they don't match up with reality.

Reality is that "I am Legend" has been turned into film three times.