Conan The Destroyer [DVD]

Conan is tasked with escorting a virgin princess to procure a magical crystal that will unlock a sacred horn hidden away in a mountain crypt guarded by The Leader and his soldiers.If successful, Conan is promised by the alluring ruler of the kingdom of Shadizar, Queen Taramis, to return his beloved lost love Valeria to him, and a kingdom of his own to rule.Accompanied by companions made up of a comic relief thief, a feral warrior, the wizard Akiro ( from the first film ) and the powerful Captain of the Guard, the journey leads them across distant lands and into dangerous encounters with magic and monsters.I confess that I saw this film many times growing up, and actually was more familiar with it before seeing the first Conan film ( I was too young to see the Barbarian at the time of its release - and this, despite being sporadically violent, was considered by my folks as being far less adult in content when choosing a film to rent at the video shop in the mid 80's ) and whilst it is nowhere near as visceral as the first Conan film ( it does look like it was shot with vaseline on the lens in some sequences ) it is still very entertaining, moves quickly, is a whole lot of fun and grants the viewer some escapism.It's pure sword and sorcery, and it ticks the box adequately enough,My only complaint is the lack of special features. This is for the IMPORT Blu Ray release.It comes with a theatrical trailer and a DBOX setting for viewing.No making of, no interviews nor commentary.Even the Special Edition DVD released some years ago, came with a commentary from actress Sarah Douglas ( Queen Taramis ) which is not included.Very disappointing.

I love Conan the Barbarian! LOVE IT!On the audio commentary for Barbarian, Arnold Schwarzenegger says to John Milius we should do a sequel and Milius replies with "you did". Haha.I hadn't seen Destroyer for well over a decade and thought I'd give it another watch.I have to say I enjoyed it more now than I did back when I last saw it. It wasn't as bad as I thought it was.It's no where near as good as Barbarian but it has its moments.The blu ray image is very good, the sound is also very good.The extras are okay but I wasn't expecting there to be much for this film anyway.Also the late, great Basil Poledouris is back for the score.Recommended.

Good cinematography makes up for the script in this less violent sequel. Some good colour sequencesGood casts and the performance serve the story well, could have been longer and good value at 5£

I still think the first conan movie is better than this but this is still enjoyable and the quality of the print on Blu Ray is much better than DVD. Also previous cuts now included in this print.

Great movie in great packaging. Image transfer is very good. A couple of documentaries come as extras. Unfortunately no english subtitles otherwise it would have gotten all 5 stars.

I've been searching for a better release of Conan The Destroyer, i bought the UK release but it had both mediocre picture and sound quality and a rather cheap menu. This one is a major improvement, the DTS-HD Master 5.1 soundtrack is well worth the switch, and i even think the picture quality is better than the UK release (High Fliers) and it has a better menu.If you're a fan of this movie, go for the US release (Universal) It's regionfree and uncut.

Showing its age now and very grainy picture .Seller delivered well wrapped and no problems with service.

Just as great entertainment as "Conan" and much better than Red Sonya. Lots of magic, fantasy and high action. Highly recommended. UPDATE - having watched this several times I have down rated it from 5 star (outstanding/excellent) to 4 star (very good/good). i still regard it as great entertainment.