Another Disney disappointment.

Rating: Null/10 (15 August 1999)

Ever since Walt Disney pictures released "Pocahontas", it seems that all of their films following it have gone downhill. The last great Disney film was "The Lion King". After that, the last few Disney films have never managed to recapture the awesome might of "The Lion King". I refused to see this film when it first came out, and I also avoided it on video. I finally sat down and watched it with my niece, who owns every Disney movie. My overall impression of the film was, well, it could've been better. The villain reminded me of the genie in "Aladdin", and he wasn't evil enough. The songs are forgettable, and the usual comic relief was washed up. There's nothing really to say about this. The animation could've been better. The CGI creature with all the heads(I don't remember what it's called) was about the only cool thing in the movie. It reminded me of Gerald Scarfe's animation sequences in "Pink Floyd The Wall"(maybe it was Gerald himself who designed the creature in "Hercules"). The love story(which is part of Disney's recycled formula) was slapped in the film, as was the comic relief and all the rest of what's included in the film. It was decent, but not great. There was nothing new. And the villain's final curtain was quickly done and overwith, which was very unsatisfying. It's hard for me to like Disney films anymore. They lack the power of "The Lion King", and the brilliant lyricism of "Beauty and the Beast". Kids might like it though, little kids. Don't watch it if you've already become fed up with Walt Disney Pictures' lack of delivering a good film to it's audiences.