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Conan the Barbarian Reviews

A sample of reviews from critics across the country.

• 60

  out of 100

  Los Angeles TimesBetsy Sharkey

  Brutal, bloody beyond belief, and has no socially redeeming value. So it is with a certain amount of guilt that I say it's kind of a wicked blast to watch, especially if you're in the mood for some righteous revenge.

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• 50

  out of 100

  Variety

  The well-executed picture solves the biggest challenge facing those hoping to breathe new life -- however nasty, brutish and short -- into the 79-year-old franchise by finding an actor capable of filling Ah-nuld's shoes.

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• 50

  out of 100

  The New York TimesManohla Dargis

  Mr. Momoa has some awfully big biceps to fill. He rises to that task with a pumped physique made for ogling. Thankfully, he also shows glints of self-awareness that can make hypermasculine blowouts like these more watchable and were largely missing from Mr. Schwarzenegger's wide-eyed turn in the first "Conan the Barbarian" (1982).

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• 50

  out of 100

  Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum

  There's something and nothing for everyone in Conan the Barbarian 3D.

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• 50

  out of 100

  Chicago TribuneMichael Phillips

  It's mostly noise and splurch and, as I mentioned, aaaaarrrrggggghhhhh!

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• 38

  out of 100

  Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert

  A brutal, crude, witless high-tech CGI contrivance, in which no artificial technique has been overlooked, including 3-D.

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• 38

  out of 100

  USA TodayScott Bowles

  Conan the Barbarian lives by a pretty simple ethos: He lives, he loves, he slays. What he doesn't do, alas, is act.

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• 30

  out of 100

  The Hollywood ReporterKirk Honeycutt

  There is no purpose to the film other than random blood splattering amid scenes of bondage, primitive savagery and S&M eroticism. The film is numbing and dumb with its hero indistinguishable from its villains.

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