The Legend of Hercules (2014)

I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

recommended

This is a gorgeous movie made by a gorgeous spirit.

Mostly, the movie is committed to the value of a good time.

If we mix "300", "Gladiator", "Troy" and more greek myths, we have this movie. A movie with a scheme not original at all: Queen is not happy with her king, Zeus visits Queen and she has his Hercules; years later, Hercules goes lovely doo with Princess of Crete, but surprise!! She is engaged to his badass older brother, then the king send Hercules to war = to his death? Here one can start to guess what happens in the end ( I will let you think until the end of this review). So then, Maximus... err... I meant Hercules, becomes a badass gladiator and gets his way back to his beloved. By the way, have I mentioned that he has no super strength at all? We do not see it until later in the film when he is chained like Jesuschrist and asks for help to his (God) daddy and he goes all Incredible Hulk. So back into the Spartacus arena... yes!! I forgot to mention, there is the actor who plays Spartacus in the flesh!! He is a general who befriends Hercules when he is sent into war. At this point in the movie, you are waiting for those HD fights and some flesh (yummy). But sorry to disappoint you, this is Hercules, not Spartacus the series (rated R), so ladies, no lucky for us..... Focusing on the actors, let's not forget that the main character, Hercules, is portrayed by Emmet Cullen and he is not a vampire God, but just a plain man and maybe an underwater model too, cause he really has a style to get out of the water...At some point(s) in the movie you get a bit lost because you are like, how did this happen so fast? Have I missed anything? The answer is NO! (and be thankful for that). You only have wasted 90 minutes of your whole life and by the end you cannot stop thinking: I liked the Disney movie much better!!

It has a lot of potential, the story of Hercules portrays a strong willed, brave character. If a second is released, it should include a more graphic approach to fighting as it was pitiful, the chosen main character was the correct choice but the story line needed some tweaks. All in all I would thoroughly like to see a second movie maybe re-made.

In Ancient Greece 1200 B.C., a queen succumbs to the lust of Zeus to bear a son promised to overthrow the tyrannical rule of the king and restore peace to a land in hardship. But this prince, Hercules, knows nothing of his real identity or his destiny. He desires only one thing: the love of Hebe, Princess of Crete, who has been promised to his own brother. When Hercules learns of his greater purpose, he must choose: to flee with his true love or to fulfill his destiny and become the true hero of his time. The story behind one of the greatest myths is revealed in this action-packed epic - a tale of love, sacrifice and the strength of the human spirit. The Legend of Hercules suffers from a really bad script and plot and Renny Harlin's once promising career has went straight to hell although the action sequences are good looking the rest of the film is this low budget over blown story that takes things from Gladiator and 300 the problem with directors this days and movies like this it's that they don't bother to even read the mythology of this people i can pass the whole thing with 300 but here? it's just a big mess.

Amphitryon and his army fight to the gates of Argos, Greece, circa 1200 BC. Amphitryon challenges the incumbent king to one-on-one combat to avoid hundreds of further deaths. Amphitryon wins and becomes king of Argos. Queen Alcmeme is not pleased with this result, and implores the goddess Hera for relief for her city from the conqueror. Hercules is conceived (via Zeus) in response.Hercules (called Alcide in the front end of his life) is second in line to his brother Iphicles for the throne of Argos. Bad blood arises soon enough over Princess Hebe, whom Hercules loves and whom Amphitryon promises to Iphicles. To separate the brothers, Amphitryon sends Hercules and soldiers to Egypt on a mission. This does not go well for Hercules and his ally Sotiris. Will the hero find his way out?The set design was much worse than the camera work was good. The use of slow motion was ridiculous. The words Hercules, Zeus, and Hera had a bit of similarity to common usage. The story is nonsense, beginning to end, with little to do with any of the usual versions of the history of Hercules.It's difficult to like this one.