We have finally come full circle, as I have now reached the sequel to my very first movie post. It only took five years and 1075 movies to get here. Conan (Arnold Schwarzenegger) is still mourning the loss of his love, Valeria, so when a neighboring queen and sorceress named Taranis (Sarah Douglas) offers to bring her back in exchange for a little favor, he jumps at the chance. And the favor doesn't seem so bad. Just take the queen's niece, Princess Jehnna (Olivia d'Abo), to retrieve some mystical whatsit that only she can touch and bring her back in one piece. Sure, she's kind of bratty and her bodyguard, Bombaata (Wilt Chamberlain), isn't exactly Mr. Sunshine, but there's still plenty of adventure to be had and new friends to make on the way. Like Zula (Grace Jones), a warrior woman who pledges her life in service to Conan, and our old pal Akiro (Mako), along to handle all the weird magic shit.
Arnold's accent isn't quite as impenetrable in this film and he's able to show more humor. The princess really is annoying and the little thief there for comic relief made me want to strangle myself. Overall, it's a decent sequel and I'm a little sad they didn't make like six of these. There's a huge amount of story with this character that we're probably never going to get to see. Yes, I could go and read the comic books but that's not really what this blog is about.
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