Wonder Boy!

Rating: 10/10 (30 May 2010)

This is another movie I went in with moderate expectations; expecting every day entertainment, but nothing more than that.
I was wrong. So wrong.
When I saw Hercules , I was taken aback by the animation style. It was so much different than the styles I was used to in Pocahontas, Lion King and Hunchback of Notre Dame. Subsequently, my family and I didn't give Hercules a go on our yearly Disney movie viewings.
Today I decided to watch Hercules, and I was pleasantly surprised. The animation style really worked for this movie and I ended up really enjoying the Mowtown-esquire nature of the songs. Pay attention to the lion's skin that Herc is wearing while posting for a painting on a vase -- that's Lion King's Scar! All the characters were truly endearing, even Hades who was one of the most entertaining villains I have seen brought out by Disney. In many ways he reminds me of another favourite villain from the studio; Darkwing Duck's Steelbeak with his suave personality that can errupt into anger.
Hands down, another personal favourite that I would recommend anyone to watch.