Nerds talk and fanatic (and somewhat disturbing) loyalty to a cartoon/book aside, the Schwarzenegger movie is not that good of a movie. It was fine for the time, but not a movie that stands the test of time and few people would consider it a good movie had they just became aware of it today and watched it for the first time. It's "OK" at best.
The trailer for the new one made me want to watch it. I'm not a nerd. Just someone that appreciates a couple hours of worthwhile entertainment. It appears like it will be worth the ticket/time.
Comparing this movie to the other Conan movie is absurd given that with the trailer, you can see its an entirely different film, an entirely different story, done on an entirely different scale... and I've seen the original a million times when I was growing up.
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