If you have spent any amount of time reading about the Greek gods the one big takeaway will be that the gods were a bunch of colossal dicks. Take every human foible, explode them way out of proportion, give them all various superpowers and that is basically the Greek gods, but this also made for…
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Hercules (2014) – Review
Because Hollywood apparently likes to do things in pairs we were treated to two Hercules films in 2014 as if the world was clamouring for another sword and sandal epic starring everyone’s favourite familicide, that’s the murdering of one’s family for those not in the know, and shockingly enough this version actually touches on that…
Hercules (1997) – Review
Disney films heavily mined fairy tales throughout the history of the studio but it wasn’t until the late nineties that they tackled Greek mythology for a feature film – that one segment of Fantasia notwithstanding – and with some fantastic art design by Gerald Scarfe and great songs by Alan Menken and David Zippel we…
The Legend of Hercules (2014) – Review
I tend to enjoy watching films that seem to be less the enjoyed by other critics, why? Because I try to find what is good, or at least try to have a good laugh. I had a tough time doing either with this movie.