Conan the Barbarian (1982) / Conan the Destroyer (1984)

[poke smot]

yes! finally number one want in my sig for like ever. really hope this looks and sounds great. the cover is lame. give us the original poster with lenticular flames behind conan and girl. anyway yippe!i have a widescreen dvd that i think is the theatrical; it looks pretty bad. really hope they include both versions. most of the time, i dont like extended cuts. crom! to hell with you.

[Blu Titan]

Time to upgrade my DVDs. Hope they come with movie cash .

[The Duke]

Originally Posted by Blu Titan

Time to upgrade my DVDs. Hope they come with movie cash .

Not likely - the original is from Universal, the remake from Lionsgate. Uni is just cashing in on the buzz from the remake.

[Ray_Rogers]

Originally Posted by varmintx

According to Bill Hunt, both will have DTS-MA 5.1 tracks.

No lossless for the original 1.0 for Barbarian? Disappointing. I sold the Franchise Collection release years ago. Will be making Conan the Barbarian a 2-Disc since I have the extended soundtrack laying around somewhere. Unsure of Conan the Destroyer though.

[Blu Titan]

Originally Posted by The Duke

Not likely - the original is from Universal, the remake from Lionsgate. Uni is just cashing in on the buzz from the remake.

And, you have already watched the Blu-rays correct?

[Blu Titan]

Originally Posted by Ray_Rogers

No lossless for the original 1.0 for Barbarian? Disappointing. I sold the Franchise Collection release years ago. Will be making Conan the Barbarian a 2-Disc since I have the extended soundtrack laying around somewhere. Unsure of Conan the Destroyer though.

The poster you quoted has incorrect spects for audio. Both films will have 5.1 DTS-HD MA.

[Ray_Rogers]

Originally Posted by Blu Titan

The poster you quoted has incorrect spects for audio. Both films will have 5.1 DTS-HD MA.

I don't give a toss about 5.1 remixes. Where the hell is the original mono track as lossless? If I had to import the HIGHLANDER release from the UK since it had non-remixed lossless, superior picture and extras, what else would I have to do?
Hopefully Spielberg will heavily push for the 1.0 track to be lossless for JAWS.
Finally, 5.1 remixes don't mean jack shit to me, especially the one for THE TERMINATOR. Criterion and a select handful of other companies are actually getting the original theatrical audio = lossless correctly.

[thelwig14]

Destroyer isn't as bad as many say....I will be snagging both. Not a fan of the Barbarian coverart.

[Grifter02]

Originally Posted by Blu Titan

And, you have already watched the Blu-rays correct?

What is that supposed to mean? Studios don't generally you give you free cash to see another studio's movie.

[Grifter02]

Originally Posted by RD1973

I have the collector's edition on DVD, which only has the extended cut. Was the theatrical cut ever released on DVD? Just planning ahead in case its not on the Bluray.

The first US DVD was the theatrical cut, but it was non-anamorphic.

[Grifter02]

Originally Posted by Blu Titan

The poster you quoted has incorrect spects for audio. Both films will have 5.1 DTS-HD MA.

The poster he quoted said the exact same specs you just gave

[HD Goofnut]

Originally Posted by Imrahil2001

Fear not, I'll (and I'm sure others) will be doing custom covers of these. I'll come back and report when I do so people can print their own when the time comes.



Gotta disagree here. I bought the re-recorded soundtrack and I like it but it's not Conan. It's so different in so many places--the main title especially sounds really kind of awful--and while I admire what they did (and enjoy it for its own merits) it doesn't replace the original score in my heart. Doesn't even come close to it.



Agreed.
"Crom! Where is da wizard who killed my mudder....CROM where are da two snakes facing each udder?"

(youtube it if you haven't seen it, it's awesome)



The wizard is Pat Roach, isn't he? The German Mechanic from Raiders / The Thuggee captain from Temple of Doom / General Kael from Willow?

I'll probably get Destroyer at some point, but will wait for the $8 or less price range to do so. I think Barbarian will break my $10 rule.

Wasn't the DVD in mono or some crap like that? I remember the audio sucking.

I'll post it because you're right it's hilarious.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBGOQ7SsJrw&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1

[zombeaner]

Hear the lamentation of the women
(Hear the lamentation of the women)

[Dotpattern]

Originally Posted by Imrahil2001

Gotta disagree here. I bought the re-recorded soundtrack and I like it but it's not Conan. It's so different in so many places--the main title especially sounds really kind of awful--and while I admire what they did (and enjoy it for its own merits) it doesn't replace the original score in my heart. Doesn't even come close to it.

I'm a bit torn about the re-recording. On the one hand, I kind of agree with you, but on the other I realize I only feel that way because I'm so used to hearing the score as it was originally recorded. Knowing that Poledouris was never happy with the original final mix makes me wonder if he would've been happy with the re-recording. Too bad we'll never know. His magnificent score is in the top 5 of my all time favorite film scores.

[ZIPPO]

Originally Posted by HD Goofnut

I'll post it because you're right it's hilarious.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBGOQ..._safety_mode=1

LOL, Sounds just like him!
They've got musicals of most of his movies.

[HD Goofnut]

Originally Posted by ZIPPO

LOL, Sounds just like him!
They've got musicals of most of his movies.

The Predator Musical and The Rambo Musical are also hilarious.

[DrrnHarr]

Originally Posted by miller_time22

Same here. I'm probably going to throw my special edition dvd in with this blu-ray anyway for a makeshift combo pack, but it would be nice if the commentary made the jump too.

I do that all the time. Probably the best example is the bare bones "Battle of Britain" blu-ray. Using a 3-disc BD case I bundled the Blu-ray with my DVD (which included a commentary) and a second DVD with special features.

I am almost certain that these will be coming down in price shortly after the street. I will not touch "Destroyer" for more than $10, but "Barbarian" I would pick up for about $15.

[Banned User]

Conan = Day 1
Destroyer = Bargain bin purchase

I'm excited about this. The first Conan was always a favorite of mine. Highly underated. A no holds barred movie made back when every studio didn't demand PG13 ratings to get the 'teenage' crowd.
Snake handling, Orgies, Giant Axes, Loose Witches. Its got it all!
Plus James Earl Jones is awesome in this film!

[Dotpattern]

Originally Posted by Imrahil2001

Would it be so highly regarded, though, if we didn't have that particular orchestration and recording?

Who knows, right? There's so much to be said for microphone placement and mixing. Who knows if Poledouris really meant for us to hear more percussion, or less, etc, etc. Who knows if he would've chosen this take over that.

As far as the Blu-ray audio goes, I would want them to use the originally recorded score, which on the CD sounds superior to the mono track on the DVD. I also would mind them re-building the movies soundtrack, similar to what was done the Psycho BD, and enhancing the sound effects so we get something more dynamic sounding than the DVD mono mix (and providing both options of course).

[UniSol GR77]

I've spotted "YADO" on BD here in Italy two days ago.

"YADO" = "RED SONJA".