tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149411832127844385.post3055572932458758763..comments2024-03-22T14:34:39.101-04:00Comments on MONDO 70: A Wild World of Cinema: SOLOMON KANE (2009)Samuel Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00934870299522899944noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149411832127844385.post-71564445294020724742013-09-24T15:52:31.209-04:002013-09-24T15:52:31.209-04:00Thanks for writing, Taranich. The difference is th...Thanks for writing, Taranich. The difference is that Milius (and behind him, Oliver Stone) had enough personal vision to make their non-canonical Conan a great adventure film, and Bassett doesn't.Samuel Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934870299522899944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149411832127844385.post-68592318749578613842013-09-23T03:16:13.132-04:002013-09-23T03:16:13.132-04:00To my knowledge, Robert E. Howard never felt a nee...<i> To my knowledge, Robert E. Howard never felt a need to account for Solomon Kane's childhood or family rivalries. </i><br /><br />He didn't, but even the things that we do know are contradicted in the film. It is pretty much in the same boat as the 1982 Conan in those terms.Taranaichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02176999342965850175noreply@blogger.com