Hercules (A Walt Disney Masterpiece) | Tate Donovan, Susan Egan

Hercules (A Walt Disney Masterpiece) | Tate Donovan, Susan Egan | A Great Disney Version Of The Greek Myth

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Hercules (Disney Gold Classic Collection) ~ Tate Donovan

Hercules (Disney Gold Classic Collection)~ Tate Donovan is a great animated movie. Yeah it is Dinseys take on the greek classics but they do it with wink of the eye and they do not take themselves all that seriously. The animation is first class and I love the witty and smart dialogue. The songs and the music are some of the best in the business and right up their with Disneys other classics such as Shark Tale, Finding Nemo, Lion King and many others. The scene with baby hercules and baby pegasus is just too cute. Yeah it is totally different then from the old classics then again I did not expect this movie to be a retelling of a work of Homer or some other greek classical auhtor. That is the stuff that one reads in college or graduate school. This movie should not be missed. Totally recommended.

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A Great Disney Version Of The Greek Myth

This as most of you will know is the story of a half man, half god Hercules but with a unique twist that only Disney can provide for the whole family to enjoy.
For the Disney movie Hercules is the born son of Zeus who is kidnapped by the henchmen of Hades lord of the underworld to remove Hercules god powers, making him mortal and then killing Hercules but the henchmen don't do the job properly and instead of killing Herc they just remove his god like immortality but Herc still keeps his god like strength and as a young baby he fights off the henchmen.
Because Hercules loses his immortality he is no longer a full god and cannot return to the heavens with his real parents so Hercules is adopted by a family on Earth.
The adventure begins from there and i don't wanna spoil anything for you so i'll just say that this is an incredible Disney favourite of mine and that is down to the superb animation, fun script and great music inbetween.
Get this movie it is truly great.

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A Thrilling Adaptation of the Classic Greek Tale!

Baby Hercules is the son of gods Zeus and Hera, and is adored by all on Mount Olympus, the home of the gods. But when the ruler of the underworld, Hades, kidnaps Hercules and turns him mortal, he is adopted by a couple on Earth, and has no knowledge of his ancestry, or his true home. Years later, as a gawky teenager, Hercules finds out that he is actually a god, and must prove himself a true hero in order to return to Mount Olympus. With the help of Phil, a sarcastic satyr, and Pegasus, a winged horse, Hercules becomes a well-known hero, but surprises everyone with his decision of where he belongs, after falling in love with a feisty girl named Meg.

Full of action and comedy, Disney's `Hercules' truly deserves a place among other animated masterpieces. While not entirely true to the Greek story, the Disney version supplies both adults and children with ninety-three minutes of fun and laughter. With excellent animation, memorable songs, and likeable characters, everyone, young and old, will cherish this stunning success!

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A Disney View of Greek Mythology

Disney has tackled Greek mythology before, most notably in "Fantasia." However, in this feature film Disney combines a lot of humor with a tale inspired by the story of Hercules to create a new fantasy.

We meet baby Hercules at the beginning of the movie. We also meet Hades, wonderfully voiced by James Woods. Hades is upset because he must remain in the underworld rather than being on Mount Olympus with the other Greek gods. Hades manages to have his henchmen Pain (Bob Goldthwait) and Panic (Matt Frewer) give Hercules a potion that removes nearly all of Hercules' immortality. Unfortunately for Hades, Pain and Panic fail to eliminate baby Hercules, who ends up being cared for by mortals.

Hercules (voiced by Tate Donovan) grows up and becomes a menace because he is unable to control his great strength. Philoctetes (Danny De Vito) mentors Hercules with the intent of turning him into a hero. Hercules soon encounters beautiful Megara (Susan Egan), unaware that she is actually working for Hades.

The plot moves along generally quickly, with Meg conflicted between her debt to Hades and her liking and then love of Hercules. As with the best Disney movies, it is the conflict between love and evil that forms the clever and enjoyable end of this movie.

This animated movie boasts an all-star cast in addition to those actors listed above. Charlton Heston is the narrator. Amanda Plummer is the voice of one of the Fates. Rip Torn voices Zeus, Hercules' father. Other voices include Paul Shaffer, Hal Holbrook, and Barbara Barrie.

This movie received 8 awards and another 10 award nominations, one of which was an Oscar nomination.

My only complaint is that the Muses were more filler than anything. Disney Studios could have eliminated the Muses and the movie would have lost nothing. Indeed, the movie might have moved along quicker.

I found this film generally enjoyable and I am glad to have it in my collection. I think that people who enjoyed "The Little Mermaid" and "Beauty and the Beast" will probably find this movie similarly enjoyable. Enjoy!

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Not the real Hercules

I know that this movie is a great hit and all that blabber, but they took too much away from the real myth of hercules. In this film he is quite smart and intellegent, but in the myth that told his truth: he was a dum brute who killed Meg resulting in to the twelve labors of hercules, wich we get a glympse of in the song: Zero to Hero. I know that if a child knew the truth he would get a terrible shock, but its better that they know the truth about their hero

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