Evengyny Thanks for the memories!

VeteranLight I don't have all the words right now but this film is a work of art.

GazerRise Fantastic!

Jonah Abbott There's no way I can possibly love it entirely but I just think its ridiculously bad, but enjoyable at the same time.

FlashCallahan The story of Hercules, brought to you by the Cannon, the greatest producers of cheese in the nineties, and starring Lou Ferrigno, a beefcake who is overdubbed within an inch of his life.So you end up with a Beefy cheese Pitta bread based movie, with a side of ham.It's really hard to be angry at a film that is as bad as Hercules. It stars Lou Ferrigno, someone who is famous for wearing green tights and being angry, rather than his acting skills.And it's produced by Cannon, whom, unashamedly in the eighties, tried to make a quick buck by making cheaper versions of successful movies (see also, King Soloman's Mines, and Missing In Action). They were The Asylum of their time.Don't get me wrong, I'm a Cannon group addict, they made some fantastic movies in the eighties, and each one, including this, had a charm about them, in only a way that the eighties could emulate.The effects are mind numbingly bad, especially the part where baby Hercules gets attacked by two really stiff rubber snakes, and the scene where his arm gets frozen and burnt.But Ferrigno, bless the big chunk o' man, he really seems to be trying hard to be a big star, and I could imagine that Golan and Globus promised him the worlds riches, just as long as he didn't see that film called Conan.But all in all, it's ridiculous stuff, light effects that Lloyd Webber would be proud of, and some atrocious acting from the likes of the extras, who look like they are taking a lunch break from a desk job.And then there's the sequel.

lost-in-limbo Well what can you say? It was silly. Unintentional of course. However this kitsch-like presentation works because of how cheap and ludicrous it is. Some things have got to be seen to be believed and this 80s take on "Hercules" has plenty in store. One sequence just sticks in mind, other than that meaninglessly grand opening. Hercules taking on a vicious bear. Cool! However how it's executed had me snickering. Actual bear footage spliced together with someone donning a very convincing bear suit. How to end it. The bear suit being flung into outer-space. It's just part of the tragedy that occurs… you know for dramatic effect."Hercules" is a low-grade, straight-laced good vs. evil sword and sorcery epic mainly consisting of echoing voices, tacky optical FX, colourful decors (sometimes miniatures) with moody lighting and some atmospheric illustrations / confrontations. The production did drum up some striking images amongst it's cheap sets / effects, but despite that it wasn't principally all that creative in presenting the material. How it plays out, is like a cosmic chest game between the gods. Hercules (the champion of men) must rescue a princess from being sacrificed and encounters obstacles along the way. Some odd moments (like the tin-bot monsters) and lame dialogues. Lou Ferrigno as Hercules has the physic, constantly flexing and twitching his muscles. Wooden, but fitting. William Berger milks it up in the villain role and Sybil Danning looks fetching, but has bite with her villainous turn. Brad Harris and Mirella D'Angelo also appear. Pino Donaggio scores the bombastic soundtrack. Director Lugi Cozzi does a clunky job, but keeps it moving along at a smooth pace. Ham-fisted, but charming entertainment.

winner55 This is definitely such a "hey, WTF?!" bad movie, you wonder why it was ever made at all.For all the special effects, there's very little real money getting spent here - the poverty shows in the costumes and make up and virtually unadorned sound-stages, but primarily in the casting; not only are the actors and extras incapable of convincing performances, but there aren't enough of them! This is the most underpopulated version of the ancient world I've every seen.Although there are references to the actual Hercules myths, there is also a lot of loony rewriting of Greek mythology; apparently there's a point to it all - an attempt to comment on the conflicting universes of classical magic and the coming age of 'science,' which point reaches conclusion in the film's sequel. Unfortunately, the science is pretty bad; and the magic doesn't work so well either.For all that, there are moments of amusement throughout the film, the babes are hot, and the film did salvage the fond memories of the old Italian Hercules film cycles from getting completely lost. And one last point - when the Aussies decided to put together "Hercules: the Legendary Journeys" TV show, they actually used the visual style of the Ferrigno films as their reference, just playing it up for laughs.

r-c-s action mainly consists in retarded, muscled-up Hercules ( check the variety of facial expressions ) wrestling cheap robot toys (the garage sale variety ) in papier-mache studio sets thought to be impressive...but there is only so much one can do with $100 worth of carton boxes.Acting is slightly better than the sequel, but still the best thing is a silly "lat spread". SFX are laughable, mainly with poor film quality and awful superposition effects.Plot is paper thin. The beginning of the movie clearly mocks Conan the barbarian, and other movies. Some exteriors are shot at night in roman ruins in the Italian countryside i suppose.There are catastrophe scenes, but toy miniature cities look terribly fake and guards battling Hercules look like 60yo out of shape from a nursing home.Pretty women in scant dresses are a plus, but not enough to save this amateurish C grade waste of money.SFX make other tier-II Italian salad bowl movies such as L'UMANOIDE & STAR CRASH look like masterpieces.Well, considering that Ferrigno's main acting exploit consisted in impersonating a retarded green monster, wearing a whig and green espadrillas, we ought to be lenient.Watch it & forget about it.