David Denby wrote in his review for New York magazine that the action scenes were one of the film's few positive features; however, exciting as the scenes were, those such as the decapitation of Conan's mother seemed inane.
David Denby escribiu para a revista New York que as escenas de acción eran un dos poucos aspectos positivos do filme; porén, por moi emocionantes que fosen unhas escenas, outras, como a decapitación da nai de Conan parecían inanes.