aye, I guess I should grow up a bit (hey, what's this website for again ...
), but tbh I like me fantasy to be just that. And Milius emphasised (with afore mentioned quote to the fore) much of what I don't like about 'proper' Conan.
the first film didn't capture what I like about the books at their best, but I'm very much out of step there, as I have no devotion to the original, unexpurgated texts, being very much of the mind that De Camp and co.'s 'revisions' and pure pastiches enhanced rather than otherwise.
Actually, nothing beats the best of the (early-ish) b/w comicbooks adaptations in the SSoC mag for me.
anyhow, guess I should shut up until I've actually sat through one of the flicks again!