Dagoth (André René Roussimoff) tries to kill Conan (Arnold Schwarzenegger), with Zula (Grace Jones) trying to help her friend, in CONAN THE DESTROYER (1984)
So what do you think of Dagoth? Personally, I thought the monster belonged more in INFRA-MAN movie than a Conan story. For me, the built-up to this was a letdown. The monster was designed by Carlo Rambaldi, who previously made many monsters seen in the PEPLUM genre that were much better than this. The film is somewhat entertaining in parts but also cringe in other parts. A decidedly uneven movie.
I just saw the relevant clip. How right you are about Dagoth! It might have worked better in a dark cavern, but the infuriatingly bright flashing lights make him look more like a plastic hand puppet at times. For Carlo's more successful peplum monsters check out:
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