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Old October 7th, 2006, 11:43 PM
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Default Re: OT: Gladiator 2. with Russell Crowe

P.S. I *THINK* the camel-punching scene occurred when Conan and the Hun guy (named Ogadai??? Bogatai???) were entering the bazaar and the camel spits all over Conan, so Conan thumps the camel on the head, whereupon the camel falls down dead. Conan 2 wasn't the movie Conan 1 was, but there *are* some decent scenes-decent as in decent for early 80's sword-and-sorcery, which was practically intrinsically crappy. One interesting note is that the actor who played the thief in Conan 2 later played the security guard Stanley Tweedle on the Lexx. And The Lexx kicked a lot of explitive. Another note in Conan 2's favor is that they salvaged the magician from the first movie, the actor of which did a very solid job, in my less than humble opinion. And it's got Grace Jones. Overall, I think the director/producers atleast were pointed in the right direction (for the movie, if not-certainly not-for the books), I just think they were hamstrung by no budget, low tech/cheesy special effects, and too much camp spirit.
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