Conan the Barbarian

How do you fill the furry boots of Arnold Schwarzenegger? Well pretty much like this. This is everything that the original films are without quite so much cheese, Conan cheese light if you will! There is plenty of action throughout it has a much more real feel about it, very similar in style to Game of Thrones. Conan is everything you would want him to be, tough, uncompromising, vicious and righteous. I really enjoyed this film and whilst it would appear I am in the minority I would love to see them make more films like this, Conan or not.

I do love a good fantasy adventure.

Film 278/365, Day 307/365 – Scream

Classic slasher horror from Wes Craven.  Sadly however it will never be as good as the first time you watch it.  That’s because the twist is excellent and almost impossible to see coming, but then once you know you know. So if you haven’t seen it then you’ve got all that to look forward to.  It is still very good though.

Synopsis:  When two students are brutally murdered just before the anniversary Sydney’s mother’s murder she starts to suspect that there could be a connection.  Soon there are a number of murders and the police have just as many suspects.

Film 66/365, Day 67/365 – Planet Terror

The Second half of Grindhouse, Robert Rodriguez’s Planet Terror is a slicker and more entertaining film than Death Proof.  Admittedly I like zombie films so this should be right up my street, and it is!  The characters have more depth than in Death Proof and the relationships and struggles between them are all very good.  Oh and there are lots of crazy zombies, military zombies and a chick with an assault rifle as a leg (complete with rocket launcher)!

Synopsis: A secret government weapon is released into the atmosphere which causes the locals to turn into flesh hungry zombies.  The few surviving folk have to band together in order to survive.  But where does the infection end and is there a cure or will the zombies just about eat everyone?