| Hercules | | Cast : | Tate Donovan, James Woods, Susan Egan | | Director : | John Musker, Ron Clements | | Studio : | Walt Disney Home Video | | Format : | Color, Animated | | Released Date : | June 27, 1997 | | DVD Released Date : | August 01, 2000 | | Language : | English (Dubbed), English (Original Language), French (Original Language), Spanish (Original Language) | | Audience Rating : | G (General Audience) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | July 29, 2005 | | Summary | Call "i-x-ii" it's Hercules! | Content
 | Closing out the wildly successful Menken musical feature era at Disney is the film HERCULES. Sporting some clever lyrics and a couple pretty songs, the movie should be enjoyable. Yet, it suffers from being to familiar. We've grown accustomed to the story through The LITTLE MERMAID, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, ALADDIN, THE HUNCHBAK OF NOTRE DAME and POCAHONTAS. All great films and each one even better when compared with other fare outside of the Disney Lexicon. So, Hercules gets a bit of a bum rap. Still, I find most of the animation spectacular and the 'in-jokes' (a la ALADDIN) many times hit their mark. Of course, some of them miss as well... Give it a chance, it can go the distance. |
| Rating | | | Date | July 12, 2005 | | Summary | One of the top five best disney films | Content
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I've always been a crazy fanatic about greek and roman history and mythology. Even with the gross inaccuracies (sp??) it's maybe my second favorite disney movie beneath the lion king.
The chorus is perfect for classical literature and fits in well. There are a bunch of witty little lines and actions. For instance in one scene hercules is posing with a lion skin over his shoulder, which is obviously Scar from the lion king. The love story is very cute. Phil is a little annoying, but he's always very funny. Alotta greek monsters which are comically animated. Hades is hilarious and my favorite role for James Woods. Pain and Panic are great comic relief. Meg is a beautifully created character and presents a story of redemption. The ending is also very heartwarming.
If you can watch the film without whining and pointing out the mythological flaws (while still knowing enough mythology to understand some of the jokes) I would definitely suggest it. |
| Rating | | | Date | April 25, 2005 | | Summary | Not the best Disney, but it's still excelent. | Content
| I am a somewhat animation aficionado and I would like to put some things in pesrpective regarding this movie.
First off, I would like to say to all of you that wrote a review based on the way Disney follow the true story of Hercules: GET A GRIP. Everybody knows already that Disney has the right to take their own approach when it comes to stories. If you want to learn about Greek Mythology, GO TO THE LIBRARY. If you don't like to read, then you can always buy one of those horrible and boring to death movies with real actors. (Kevin Sorbo as Hercules? Talk about imagination!
About the animation, I would like to say that Disney's animators are the some of the best out there. The studio reached its peak when it comes to technique with the Lion King.
The only thing I can criticize about this movie, is the scene with the computer monster. In my opinion, it looked pretty plastic. I would have tried to make it into regular animation, but I understand, they got excited about trying something new. Oh well!
I think this movie is excellent for kids and adults. It's funny, the songs are great, the design of the characters is appealing, it's fast-paced and, why not?, inspiring. |
| Rating | | | Date | April 19, 2005 | | Summary | Zero to Hero | Content
| First, let me start off by saying that I am quite aware that this movie very much alters the original story of "Hercules". But I have learned over time that Disney does that with movies. They sugar-coat the story until it is simple and appropriate enough for children to enjoy. They did it with "Pocahontas", "The Hunchback of Notre Dame", and probably some other movies that I don't know of. In the true story of Pocahontas, Pocahontas was just a young teen when she met the older John Smith, and the original "Hunchback of Notre Dame" ended up being one of the most disgusting, disturbing books I've ever read in my life...okay, now that I've said that, on to my review!
"Hercules" is a really good movie! It has comedy, romance, great animation, a good plot, and great songs. "Hercules" used to be one of my favorite movies, even though Hades, God of the Underworld, scared me (I was three or four). I loved the romantic parts with Megara and Hercules, and I thought the part where Zeus makes Pegasus was cute, and...if you like Disney cartoon movies, then I suggest just seeing it for yourself! And don't be surprised if some of the songs get stuck in your head! |
| Rating | | | Date | April 17, 2005 | | Summary | Who put the glad in gladiator? | Content
| i love greek mythology , and I don't care how "inaccurate" the story line is!! Its a kids movie!!! Everyone seems to go haywire if anything is inaccurate, please save it for the people who are snobs like you. This movie has an awesome score and is hilarious. I think it's a great adaption of the Hercules Legend, why are you even reading this?!!? go see it!! make your own opinion!! "Whose daring deeds are great theater?" |
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