Hercules - Zero or Hero

Rating: 7/10 (8 June 2012)

Hercules is a spectacular Disney Classic with a fun, action story mixed with a tale of love and betrayal. It has some great musical numbers such as, 'Go the Distance', 'Won't say I'm in Love' and 'Zero to Hero'. These things make it seem like a fantastic film that all Disney lovers must see. And that is how I see it but many people don't; they find the movie very inaccurate and dislike the pop culture references or think the score and story are poor. To be honest, I don't understand, much, why these people don't like this classic tale. Yes, the plot is not much like the real story of Hercules but this is a children's movie - it wasn't made to be historically correct or educational. I agree, the pop culture references (action figures, other modern day merchandise, erc.) are a bit annoying and don't fit in hugely but fantastic Disney Movies such as Aladdin were full of these references and nobody trashes them in reviews. I found the plot and score really good and they worked well together to make the overall outcome even better. The film has interesting characters that are humorous (Hades and Pain and Panic) and very heroic ( Hercules and Meg) who all have a back-story which is referred to, often rather subtly, somewhere in the movie. This makes you feel for the characters more. All in all, Hercules is a really good Disney movie that many children (especially boys) will want to see. It is no Beauty and the Beast or Lion King or Aladdin but it is absolutely splendid with its story, music and characters. Disney's Hercules is definitely a HERO not a zero!