So, we're on the countdown to choosing a film for September!
I'm pleased that we've managed to dig deep contribute on this one as it could have been a choice that killed the group watch dead! 
It'd be great if Paula would join the party as her take on the films would be really informative, so if anyone knows her well please invite her in.
Are there any volunteers to pick the next one, has to be a Western this time?
Glad to hear that you are at least enjoying watching this and I'm enjoying your "reviews". I may watch it again just to have a few more beers.
We deal in lead, friend.
Just make sure it's not too many so you can at least remember what you watched!
So are any of the other members on here going to watch or comment on The Conqueror??
Only asking as there have been few comments and, to be honest, I had to force myself to watch it, remember I had never seen it, and was actually surprised! So all you true 'Duke fans' out there step up to the plate and join in.
Great choice of film BTW as it'll really separate the men from the boys, lol!
So, firstly I'd like to say a thank you to Gorch for choosing a Duke film I've owned for ages but never watched!
So I prepared myself, sat down, beer in hand as advised, to watch The Conqueror and, guess what?, Thoroughly enjoyed it!
The Duke is horribly miscast, we all know that, but he's closely followed by Susan Hayward in the woeful acting stakes.
The dialogue is laughable, which didn't help the Duke, and there are sections of inane drivel, but despite all of this, somehow, it's really enjoyable!
The horsemanship was fantastic, the use of the widescreen format; impressive, the battle scenes; spectacular.
As mentioned by others, not the Duke's worst film, all in all an enjoyable romp if you don't take it too seriously.
Display MoreSince I'm responsible for forcing this on the group, I'll go ahead.
On the plus side. The minor characters, especially Lee Van Cleef and William Conrad, are energetic. The horsemanship is spectacular. The battle scenes are exciting and the stunts (I saw Cliff Lyons' name in the credits) look bone breaking.
On the debit side. The script is awful, with lines that no actor could speak sincerely. Susan Hayward appears to be heavily sedated, probably to keep from giggling. She looks like she's sleepwalking even in her big seductive dance scene. There is another big dance number that is choreographed worse than a high school half time that stops everything dead. It's a great time to get some beer - you'll need it.
The sets are cheesy and less believable than the ones in "Road to Morocco". The costumes look like Mom's homemade Halloween attempts with rolls of aluminum foil. The process shots and inserts don't match and the music score is uninspired.
We all know Duke was miscast. He looks fierce enough, especially on horseback waving a sword, and grunts and growls convincingly, but he's just not a Mongol.
If you treat the movie like a comic book, say "Prince Valiant", it's not so bad and a miscast Duke is better than no Duke.
We deal in lead, friend.
Gorch, following on from your glowing review I think the beer is needed before you start watching the film! 
Dooley, the European Blu-ray of The Conqueror is Region B locked so I don't think it will play on my machine. (North America is Region A.) Very annoying! There probably is a way to unlock the region lock on the player but I'm don't know how and you void the warranty if you try to mess with it. My player's new so it's still under warranty and I definitely don't want to void it.
So I guess I should take a look
My main concern is its the same studio who released North to Alaska and the Barbarian and the Geisha.
Thankfully, due to asking around on here, I steered clear of the Barbarian and the Geisha and bought the Walmart release which is superb.
I wasn't so lucky with North to Alaska which looks beautiful but has an error which makes the film 'stick' on a frame every couple of minutes or so which is so distracting I'm sending mine back 
As The Conqueror isn't high on my list of Duke films I've stayed away.
I actually got my Blu ray from the USA and had it shipped here! It's the only place that did multi region coding on Sony Blu ray players so I'm really lucky I can flip from one to the other.
Display MoreThe Universal Vault series is re-issuing The Conqueror as an MOD (manufactured on demand) DVD. No release date yet but it's up for pre-order at Amazon.
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb…or+universal+vault+series
"Yondah likes the castle of my"... oops, wrong actor, wrong movie!
"Oh Moses, Moses, you stubborn, splendid..." ditto!
Sorry... but really, is there anything more fun than a misbegotten costume epic? (Actually Anne Baxter is terrific in The Ten Commandments.)
Thanks again for the heads up Paula.
Have you looked into the Blu ray release available in Europe?
