The Legend of Hercules

For the record, Hercules, is Roman, Heracles, is Greek.

     I wasn't that interested in seeing this film. The trailers did nothing for me. I wasn't expecting anything from this film, and sadly, it didn't prove me differently.
     Hercules, is one the best known stories form Greek / Roman mythology. I don't have issues of changing certain aspects of the tale to make it a bit more of unique telling. But this movie falls short, of doing the myth justice. I really enjoyed Immortals but it kept the balance of the myth and freshened the tale a bit, to make it newer.
     Hercules, falls way short of the balanced nicely line. The big scene, seemed biblical to me, hmmm, Samson comes to mind, chained between two pillars and pleads to God to let him have his vengeance. The big fight scene, wasn't enough of mythic proportions. Too much of a massacre and not a fight, at all.
     Story was too much of a failed blend of gladiator/arena tales, star crossed lovers, and a failed attempt of a revolution to free the kingdom from a tyrant king tale. Twelve labors, and one is looked at.
     Yes, some of the myth around this hero were used, names for instance. But sadly, its liked they skimmed through the myth, blindly pointed at a few things to include in the film, and milked down Hercules, from a re-known hero, the son of The God of Gods, Zeus, and milked him down, to being a mere mortal, who was blessed with a good set of genes, and nothing more.
     It takes time to build up a hero status. Less, romance, and spiteful family affairs. More on Hercules, growing into his demi-god status, would have made a much better film.
    Not worth paying for the 3-D, or even the ticket price. Not awful, but I would wait to rent it. At least, I didn't leave the theater disappointed.  
     Looking for a good mythic type film try Immortals, or the original Clash of the Titans. The remake wasn't bad, but I like the original better. There are others out there, Jason and the Argonauts, has several versions, that were good. Wasn't much into the Disney Hercules, though. Had nothing to do with being animated.