A young boy, Conan, becomes a slave after his parents are killed and tribe destroyed by a savage warlord and sorcerer, Thulsa Doom. When he grows up he becomes a fearless, invincible fighter. Set free, he plots revenge against Thulsa Doom.
Primitive, violent fantasy tale clearly celebrates its hero's barbarism - his unnerving and risible stupidity included; needless to say, Schwarzenegger perfectly fulfills the script's requirements for the character.
Halliwell (no star): "Intolerably doomladen, slow-moving and mainly unintelligible rubbish which failed to put a lift into the long-announced sword-and-sorcery cycle."
Maltin**1/2: "Ron Cobb's spectacular production design and Basil Poledouris' vibrant score help make this superior to the many low-grade imitations it spawned."
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