Disney's spin on the Greek legends

Rating: 8/10 (24 October 1999)

My 3-year-old son's seen "Hercules" more than a hundred times, so I've got this one pretty much memorized. It is a clever, lively film. Cheesy in spots, but few Disney films aren't. Fine animation, as per usual from Disney. In the post-"Little Mermaid" pantheon, I'd put it ahead of Hunchback and (barely) ahead of Mulan and Aladdin. But behind Lion King, Little Mermaid, Pocahontas and Beauty and The Beast. (I haven't seen Tarzan yet, so I'm not sure how it compares with that.)