I think people have their nostalgia glasses on for the Conan with Arnold so they automatically view this as trash. It's certainly not great but I actually think it's better than the original. I saw the original just within the last year or so so I had no nostalgia for it and it certainly felt dated. The acting is pretty similar as Jason Mamoa is fairly wooden just as Arnold was. The fighting is pretty much even as well. The visuals and pacing seem better in this though in my opinion. It sort of felt like the first Scorpion King to me. Fun, campy, sword and sorcery nonsense. It's not going to be anybody's favorite movie but I was interested throughout and minus a few nonsense fight scenes I enjoyed it.
Review of Conan the Barbarian
