I posted this review in a slightly different format on my older blogs, but since Conan came out on Blu Ray and DVD a few months ago, and has been making the rounds on cable and On Demand, it seemed a good way to kick off my blog. Plus, someone requested it. The promised reviews of John Carter and The Hunger Games will follow soon. Fair warning: there will be minor spoilers in this review. Nothing major, but if you're avoiding spoilage altogether, you might give this a pass. Introduction First things first. This is absolutely not a remake of the Arnold one . The only thing it has in common is the "revenge for my dad's death" plot. The events of the story are completely, 100% new (well, new as in, they weren't anywhere to be found in the Arnold flicks). So that's something. A new Conan film has been in Development Hell since 1984’s Conan the Destroyer . Various incarnations have come and gone, all of which have generated varyi...