Kara Swisher

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Viral Video: "Conan the Barbarian" Gets a Non-Arnold Remake

BoomTown is an unrepentant fan of the Arnold Schwarzenegger School of Bad Acting and BIg Swords, so I am a little nervous to see this summer’s remake of 1982’s classic schlockfest, “Conan the Barbarian.”

Can anyone reach Arnold’s stellar level of so-bad-it’s-good acting? I think not!

In any case, here’s the trailer for the new movie, with one for the original right below it:

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Another gadget you don’t really need. Will not work once you get it home. New model out in 4 weeks. Battery life is too short to be of any use.

— From the fact sheet for a fake product entitled Useless Plasticbox 1.2 (an actual empty plastic box) placed in L.A.-area Best Buy stores by an artist called Plastic Jesus