Conan - Man of War

This edit is a hell of a lot of fun. That is all.

FANEDIT RATING – 9
Audio/Video Quality – 10
Visual Editing – 10
Audio Editing – 8
Degree of Editing – 10

(NOTE: “Degree of Editing” is a 100% arbitrary rating that I keep in mind when reviewing edits. This is not meant to insinuate that a faneditor is lazy or not. Some fanedits require a lot more work than others and I take this into account.)

MOVIE RATING –9
Narrative – Who cares?
Enjoyment –10

**OVERVIEW**

TECHNICAL ASPECTS

VIDEO:
Crisp image, absolutely amazing cuts.

Overall: 4.5 out of 5 stars

AUDIO:
Everything falls into place. It’s Manowar! The music guides the images perfectly.
Obviously, a lot of work was put into finding just the right song for every scene.

Overall:
5 out of 5 stars

PRESENTATION:
Nice basic menu. Nothing fancy, just right.

Overall:
4 out of 5 stars

IMPROVEMENT OVER THE ORIGINAL:
This was obviously not meant as an improvement, but a different take on the film.
It takes some getting used to, watching one hour and a half of Conan with almost no dialogue, but it’s a definite must see.

Overall:
5 out of 5 stars

FINAL SCORE: 4,5 out of 5 stars

Adds up to a fanedit score of:
9 out of 10 stars

This review is based on my opinions and my viewing experience. Nothing is meant as an attack. Spoiler warning.

AUDIO: Everything sounded great except when Conan and Subotai walk into the first city we see, the audio got distorted when the bass notes hit. It may have been my setup, but i have NEVER had this happen before.
8 out of 10

VIDEO: Image quality was superb on my tv, and it seemed a bit better crisper and clearer than the retail dvd.
10 out of 10

EDITING: Very well done. Hardly anything stood out as being off, except for one or two audio fades that did not seem as smooth as they could have been. The footage from other films blended in very good all things considered and did not seem jarring at all. The new effects were beautiful, and half of them i did not notice until i watched the special feature. Love the snake eyes!!! So Cool.
9 out of 10

ENTERTAINMENT: This one is [exploitive deleted] awesome. So much fun. I was blown away. Loved how you managed the counterpoints between the film and the music. It was kind of like the ultimate sync (remember those?). Absolutely nothing to complain about here.
10 out of 10

OVERALL:
9 out of 10

SIDE NOTES: This fanedit is miraculous. Astounding. Beautiful. You have opened a new door in the fanediting world TMBTM, and you did it briliantly. I cannot wait to see more edits like these. You have earned a place in Valhalla TMBTM, congrats.

Sincerely. Rogue.

I really liked this - it gave me vibes watching the Wizard of Oz to Dark Side of the Moon or the the last battle at the end of Narnia whilst listening to Shine on you crazy diamond.... but done a bit more precisely.

The music is a great choice and the plot really flows- this doesn't drag at all and kept me interested all the way through.

Really small but perhaps keeping some of the boy and his father's chat at the beginning and the final conversation between Thulsa Doom and Conan is really badass,. Would add to the impact (perhaps) .

Very good edit.

This is one awesome fanedit and I bow in deep respect to the creativity of TMBTM. What a great concept. I was for most of it really entertained and I am not a fan of Conan nor Manowar. There could have been more sound effects. I have put my few other complaints in the spoiler. Remarkable. No, it does indeed not replace the original, but it is a whole different thing than the original Conan and truly a fanditing piece of art that has NEVER been done like this before. There should be a name for it, something catchy like “grindhoused”, so I am suggesting “theme scored”.
9 stars. Great!

******SPOILER ALERT*****

The odd music at about 1h was a tad long. The vikings scene did not make much sense to me. The chapters menu is in this presentation kind of obsolete.