It's not hard to understand why this is considered by many to be a quintessential Western. The ensemble cast is among the best I've seen in the genre and they all perform their roles well, especially Val Kilmer, Kurt Russell, and the underrated Dana Wheeler-Nicholson as Mattie Earp. Kilmer stands out as the sickly, profusely-sweating Doc Holliday, despite Russell's legendary Wyatt Earp being the focus. Their long-standing friendship is a vital and engaging part of the film, even if the…
Conan is indeed a fantasy/adventure film that can trade punches with the best of them; heavy on action and (surprising) gore, dense with stellar set and costume design, and featuring Arnold at his action-hero beefiest, it's an exciting film. The story is pretty plain, however, and the empty motivator of the King's quest makes for a conveniently contrived plot point rather than an intriguing one, but it's a solid revenge tale nonetheless.
What the fuck is up with James Earl Jones's hairpiece, though? This is a legit criticism because I could not take the man seriously with that thing on his head.
Not the John Carpenter film I really expected but an enjoyable film nonetheless. Memoirs of an Invisible Man's biggest draws are certainly the phenomenal, star-studded cast, competent director, and great adventure, but that's about it. There's not much to dig out of any real substance, but I'm sad to say that even the comedy isn't particularly great... so the action has to compensate, and it mostly does. Carpenter's other forays into the genre were very successful but generally either far…
