It captures the whole suffering and then rising triumphant arc that so many heroes go through in film and fiction very, very well. The transmutation of pain and suffering into strength. That’s why the Nietzsche quote at the beginning is so appropriate.

I always pictured the Hyrkanians as a Mongol warrior/medieval Arab hybrid, with a dollop of “oriental mysticism” thrown in.

You got it backwards. Walter Sobchak does NOT roll on Shabbos, because it’s the day of rest - hence why he gets angry about being scheduled to bowl on Saturday.

The surfer dude is Gerry Lopez, the King of Pipeline and the hero of a million bedroom posters where he is nonchalantly standing upright deep inside a 20’ tube. The most elegant surfer of all time.

Gerry Lopez and John Milius surfed together, that’s how.

I actually enjoyed Kull.

Also the surfer guy was SO much better than the schlub they replaced him with in the sequel. Even as a kid I could never stand how fucking whiny that guy is. Give me surfer thief any day.

You’re selling this movie short, it’s not nearly as dumb as you seem to think it is. Not even close. Nor is Milius the rabid right-winger you take him for. Clearly, you’re blinded by the violence and adolescent power fantasy to see the deeper things beneath. There are many great lines in the film that are not merely…

Camels are assholes, I was a Marine, I wanted to punch them too!

“Those “boring segments” you write about when Conan is riding through huge landscapes, accompanied by Basil Poledouris majestic score” , is what I meant to say. Dang it. Get an edit button already!

Or D&D is based on stories like this.

“Contemplate this on the tree of woe.”

I agree with the sentiment but not the specifics...I have zero problem with the villains being a bunch of Arnold’s bodybuilding friends (they are awesome)...the surfer dude, Sandahl Bergman, Mako (always awesome) do solid jobs...all in all, it’s just a solid movie...no real complaints.

I think the fact that everyone in the movie approached it seriously really sells what they’re doing. This movie is essentially a D&D campaign but with only three party members. Think about it. They raid two dungeons and a temple. The main character gets his fighting abilities from his time as a gladiator and his…

He is truly excellent in this flick. I remember Roger Ebert whining about the black guy getting his head cut off and all I could think was, shut up!

Mongol? He is Hyrkanian.

I LOVE this movie. My only issue with it is that it needs more James Earl Jones. But to be fair, that’s true about pretty much any movie.

Oh, you fucking prick. You had to put the result in the headline, didn’t you? Under 50 fucking words of content, you whoreclown, none of which add anything. Did you post this from your iPhone? Fuckin’ Burke. You know what that means, right, when someone calls you a ‘Burke’? It’s rhyming slang for ‘Burkely Hunt’, or…

We can’t hold Judgment Night responsible for Limp Bizkit any more than we can blame the Beatles for Nickleback.

This movie was overrated 20 yeas ago, probably hasn’t aged well. Plus, this was one of those good but brutal “if you’ve endured it once, you NEVER need to see it again” movies, like Requiem for a Dream.