And not this one. One that had the actual mythological story and had him performing the labors and what not. Not this crap saying the myths are myths but set in the time period. Yeah.
shareI really enjoyed this. But yeah, the trailers lied their ass off. I'd guess Disney would be the first to jump at the chance for a more traditional retelling?
shareSince I was a kid, I have loved sword and sorcery films. I was a big fan of the original Hercules - Steve Reeves. Yes, the films were Italian productions and were dubbed for English audiences, but they were fun.
As I became an adult, I still loved the genre, but kept hoping that someday, with special effects technology improving, that a true representation of the mighty Greek hero would be filmed.
When this came out in 2014, I hoped that they got it right.
I like Dwayne Johnson, and thought he would make a good Hercules, because he made a good Scorpion King, and I thought that that film was sort of his test for Hercules.
Well, I went to see the film and was entertained (it is hard not to like the Rock), but also disappointed in the 12 labors. There was some great "Frank Frazetta" inspired scenes depicting the legendary monsters he fought, but then they turned out to be logically explained. It was a let down to have them turn out to be fake.
I actually thought the non-supernatural take was fine. There have been plenty Hercules movies with him actually the son of Zeus. This movie was just so-so, typical PG-13 fare. I like my fantasy/sword & sandal pictures to be more R rated with the hero crushing puss like James Bond (used to). More like Conan The Barbarian. But these chaste sexless pictures with no bathing maidens or tavern whores just don't deliver for me.
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