Comments: The most powerful legend of all is back in a new adventure.
Summary: The dark, brooding tone of "Conan the Barbarian" is replaced in this rousing sequel by a lighter, more humorous tone and one of the campiest casts ever assembled. In "Conan the Destroyer", our massively muscular hero (Arnold Schwarzenegger) is assigned by a duplicitous queen (Sarah Douglas) to escort a virgin princess (Olivia d'Abo) on a treacherous trek to a crystal palace where they will retrieve a priceless gemstone. Basketball champ and self-described Lothario Wilt Chamberlain plays Bombaata, a warrior sent on a secret mission to kill Conan, and the androgynous Grace Jones plays Zula, a wild woman who becomes Conan's loyal ally. Some consider this sequel a disappointment but the film makes no apologies for its silliness, and that's the key to its success as gloriously pulpy entertainment. --"Jeff Shannon"