Nonureva Really Surprised!

RipDelight This is a tender, generous movie that likes its characters and presents them as real people, full of flaws and strengths.

Keeley Coleman The thing I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that it doesn't shy away from being a super-sized-cliche;

Gary The movie's not perfect, but it sticks the landing of its message. It was engaging - thrilling at times - and I personally thought it was a great time.

animaljamrocksandshouldntleave I know it isn't long that I watched it for, but it already annoyed me. If you want to watch this to increase your Greek mythology knowledge, please... Don't. There are actually 9 muses, not 5. They think that Hades is a "villian" when in Greek mythology, he is just... the god of the Underworld. He is a nice guy from what I have read. The muses say that Hades is someone you don't want to get angry. Of course, for the story, no you might not want to. I say that you don't want to get onto Zeus' or Ares' bad side.The Underworld has souls in the "ocean" in the Underworld. They actually roam around on the lands. -While on the topic of the Underworld, they think of it as an evil place which is completely wrong. It's a place for the dead to go, and for sadness. Cerebrus is not an evil dog, he jsut guards the Underworld. -The 3 fates aren't evil either. They just decided on how long your life is going to be. -They sum up everything that is associated with death is evil. From what I have seen from other reviews, I can see it being a good, funny movie. But the Greek infomation isn't true (or some of it). I would love to have been true, because I was really looking forward to it.

The Movie Diorama During Disney's Renaissance era, they pretty much covered a variety of different cultures past and present. With Hercules, they portrayed Greek mythology and made it accessible for younger audiences. Taking elements from multiple myths and putting it into one story, Hercules follows the titular character as he is kidnapped and placed on Earth. With his godly powers nearly diminished, Hercules must find a way to become a God again before the sinister Hades destroys him. It is essentially the animated version of Clash of the Titans, but with cutesy musical numbers and that typical feel good Disney plot that we've all learnt to adore. Highlighting the importance of love, inner strength and...love again? Children will leave the film wanting to find a partner and fall endlessly in love (good job Disney...). Plenty of memorable characters including Hades, Meg, Pegasus and a Satyr voiced by Danny DeVito who just about has the best lines. "Rule number 95 kid: concentrate.", "What are you doing!? Get your swooooord!" (gosh I love that line). Only DeVito could pull that line off and make it utterly unforgettable. The animation was decent on the whole, I've always admired the hand-drawn technique. However, I found thin weak Hercules to be badly drawn and the mixture of 3D rendered effects such as the Hydra battle with hand drawings looks extremely outdated and takes you out of the narrative. The songs are mostly sung by five women (who are everywhere, much like The Little Shop of Horrors) who appear on pottery, sculptures and pretty much anything else. From 'Zero to Hero' and my personal favourite 'Go The Distance', Hercules is filled with some damn catchy songs, just not Disney's strongest. Like with most animations, the ending was rushed and everything is neatly tied up with a glitzy ribbon. Which is fine, but there really isn't any emotional impact in the story. So whilst this may still be a decent Disney animated musical that captures Greek mythology, it's not their best.

meghnasri-97601 Hercules is 1997 animated feature film. James wood is a fine actor but this one of his childish movies. The movie has some great animation, the songs are quite good and story is ok. But the problem is that the movie is for what kinds like but some people will like it too including the critics. The only memorable character is Hades who portrays a villain in the movie. Hercules is good but not as good as earlier films such as the lion king and not a great one. I saw another movie the other day which was Face/off and guess what. It was more great than this. At least this movie is not bad

John Baek I first saw this as a child and didn't remember much. After I saw it for the second time with fellow college freshmen, I realized that Disney put so many puns and references in its version of the Greek myth we know as Hercules. Of course my mind screamed out at me all of the contradictions with the actual mythology -- like there were more than just 4 Titans and they weren't elemental creatures that could easily take down the Olympians. Anyways, the movie is very funny, I laughed a lot, like when some character says "call IXII" and you realize that it's 911 in Roman numerals. I feel like many Disney movies, in the same way, make modern references that are anachronistic with their settings; like especially for Hades, who does not talk like an ancient god of the underworld but is very sardonic and speaks like we modern folk. As a whole, Hercules is not a super well-made film, it's a cliché love at first sight story and a journey to find oneself. After all, so much of fiction is about finding one's identity. It's also about heroism. What does it mean to be a hero? If you've read the Percy Jackson series, which by the way is a great way to learn about the Greek myths, then most likely you'll see so many flaws in this movie but still, it's hilarious, the soundtrack (kudos to Alan Menken) is amazing and nice to sing along to if you know the words, and you leave with a nice warm feeling. Go the distance!