Conan the Barbarian (1982) Extended 1080p BluRay x265 HEVC EAC3-SARTRE

Arnold Schwarzenegger stars as the legendary warrior and hero, Conan the Barbarian. When his parents are killed by a band of brutal marauders and the gang's cold-blooded cult leader (James Earl Jones), the orphaned Conan endures a childhood of merciless slavery only to become a gladiator for the amusement of his captors. Eventually set free, Conan begins a dangerous, full-blooded quest to avenge his parents' massacre. Now, the sword-wielding warrior must vanquish his bloodthirsty enemies in this death-defying action-adventure about courage, strength, character and the triumph of good over evil.

Extras

• Multilanguage subtitles - CHI(3), CZE, DAN, DUT, ENG, FIN, FRE, GRE, HEB, HRV, HUN, ICE, ITA, JPN, KOR, NOR, POL, POR(2), RUS, SPA(2), SWE, THA, TUR. Commentary subtitles in CHI, ENG, FRE, JPN.

• Conan Unchained: The Making of Conan - As behind-the-scenes tell-alls go, "Conan Unchained" is pretty good. It's a bit glossy around the edges and isn't nearly as current a retrospective as I would have liked, sure, but it's thorough, packed with cast and crew interviews, and touches on almost every aspect of the film's production (at least to some degree). You'll have to give your eyes some time to adjust, though. It's about as poorly encoded as standard-definition documentaries get. Subtitled. (SD, 53 min)

• Art of Steel: Sword Makers and Masters - This over-produced featurette is exactly what it purports to be: an overview of the work that goes into designing and forging swords. However, it isn't a look-back at the weapons of Milius' Conan. It's primarily a look at the techniques -- digital-scanning and all -- used by the 21st century sword makers at Albion Armorers. Subtitled. (HD, 15min)

• Conan: From the Vault - Comprised of re-discovered interviews shot on set in 1982, this Blu-ray exclusive is a nice little treat, even if it doesn't amount to much. Subtitled. (HD, 10min)

• Conan: The Rise of a Fantasy Legend - This is a series of snippets and sound bites from interviews with people connected to the film and the literary field of Robert E. Howard, the creator of the Conan character. It attempts to build a case for the importance of the Conan character and its popularity, ultimately resulting in the production of a major film. Subtitled. (SD, 18min)

• Special Effects - A short before-and-after scene comparison, minus any context that might reveal the methods, magic or FX wizardry that went into creating some of Conan's more memorable sequences. For completists only. (SD, 2min)

• The Conan Archives - A montage of production drawings, paintings, concept art, photos and publicity materials. (SD, 12min)

• Deleted Scenes - Five unfinished and unremarkable deleted scenes presented in non-anamorphic standard definition. Subtitled. (SD, 6min)

• Theatrical Trailers - Two trailers round out the package. (SD, 4min)

• Audio Commentary - "Look at that. That is such a wild scene. The whole place is burning down." Director John Milius and actor Arnold Schwarzenegger wade through Conan at a deliberate pace, pausing along the way to soak in the sights and sounds of the film. But they tend to get wrapped up in watching rather than discussing, narrating entire scenes with monotone awe, complementing everyone and everything that appears on screen and, ultimately, offering little in the way of in-depth production insight. While there are some great anecdotes sprinkled throughout, enough details to keep things mildly interesting and a few laughs to be had, their chat is tiresome at best.