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I have been captivated by Conan's heroic fantasy world for many years. For this reason alone I am rating this film as 6/10. Do not expect a continuation of the first Conan film. 'Conan The Destroyer' is too light in its scope and Conan is not the same man anymore. The villains are also not as menacing.Having said that it was good to see Grace Jones and Sarah Douglas and also Conan's companions had good lines and were very funny at times.As a side note I found the adjective 'Destroyer' in the title quite misleading and unfortunate. For those of us that read the Conan novels we see Conan driven by his own motivations, and fighting his battles only if he had to and not for the sake of destroying. The film distributors could have picked something else to promote the movie.

While the original 'Conan the Barbarian' was more dramatic, the sequel is played more for laughs. Nonetheless, it is still a highly entertaining sword and sorcery fantasy flick. The music is again outstanding and carries the movie where the dialogue fails. Of particular note is Wilt Chamberlain's impressive performance as the immense Bombatta. He has a tremendous screen presence, more than just his stature (plus he had to do his own stunts!).There are lots of memorable scenes throughout the movie. Not a cerebral film, just good old-fashioned fantasy!

Conan the Destroyer is more action and hero film than the first one. Ofcourse as always Arnold performes good and Wilt Chamberlain is huge! It was so awesome to see a bigger man than Arnold in one of his films. Sara Douglas looks terrific. Mako is good. Look for Pat Roach,the legendary wrestler Andre the Giant, and Sven-Ole Thorsen in the movie. The film is never boring and it is arguably better the the prequel. The music is great by Basil Poledouris. I hope Arnold does make King Conan! All fans of Arnold and sword fighting check this out soon!