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Such a frustrating disappointment

Slow pace in the most part of the movie.

Ok... Let's be honest. It cannot be the best movie but is quite enjoyable. The movie has the potential to develop a great plot for future movies

There are moments in this movie where the great movie it could've been peek out... They're fleeting, here, but they're worth savoring, and they happen often enough to make it worth your while.

In 1983 an event happened which changed the course of history. An impossible event that nobody ever thought could happen. Luigi Cozzi actually managed to make a film EVEN CHEESIER than his previous epic, 1979's STARCRASH! Proving that he had learnt nothing about film-making in the four years since, Cozzi now attempted to cash in on 1983's sword-and-sorcery boom which came in the wake of CONAN THE BARBARIAN. Carefully he gathered together all the right ingredients - a wide distributor in the form of the dreaded Cannon films, headed by the unforgettable Golan-Globus team; possibly the only muscleman ever to rival Schwarzenegger in terms of sheer bulk; a really appalling script; pretty much the same crew and effects men he used in his 1979 film; plus loads of impressive sets. The best thing that can be said about HERCULES is that visually, it stands out from the crowd. The sets are huge and the special effects - utilising the familiar back projection and matte shots - whilst not always convincing, are at least spectacular.Watching this movie, you might be forgiven for thinking you've tuned into a science fiction film instead because this is Hercules unlike ever before. The slow prologue charts the formation of the universe and goes on for an age. Then the mythic heroic character - played by dozens in the peplum films of the 1960s and best-remembered in the persona of Steve Reeves - is transported into a quasi-futuristic universe, where the gods all live on the moon and people can fly through space just like that. Instead of the traditional monsters for Hercules to fight, he finds himself up against some giant robots, stop-motion relics which look like they're left over from STARCRASH. I guess the best reason I can think of is that jerky robotic motion is a lot easier - and quicker - to create than the more traditional monsters of Harryhausen, so Cozzi saved a few bucks by swapping monsters for robots. No matter that the film doesn't make sense, as its just for uncomplaining kids anyway.Often, the film is trying to watch because it just overdoes it with the cheese. Zeus and Hera keep popping up at every minute like in CLASH OF THE TITANS to offer advice, whilst the constantly-moving, globetrotting antics quickly become tiresome. Bad scripting is complemented by bad acting, most apparent in the case of Lou Ferrigno, whose attempts at acting make him even more wooden than an early Schwarzenegger. Still, physically Ferrigno is at his peak, covered in baby oil, with every inch of muscle on his body bulging and glistening for the world to see. Although his acting is a million times worse than that of Reeves, at least his bulk is bigger.The film offers plenty of opportunity for Ferrigno to flex his bodybuilding muscles. Even as a baby he finds opportunity to strangle two slimy serpents sent to dispatch him. From a mangy bear to a flying robot, a centaur robot, and a three-headed hydra robot, Hercules spends most of the film fighting something or other. He also takes part in some cheap gladiator games headed by stern-faced Augias, played by former muscleman Brad Harris in what is only a cameo performance for name value alone - a little sad, as I was hoping Harris would get up to some of his old rock-lifting tricks. The STAR WARS influence is even apparent on this movie, with glowing swords replacing light sabers in a battle scene at the finale.Most of the female cast members spend the film half naked and displaying their ample curves, but when the actresses include the sultry Mirella D'Angelo, the sweet Ingrid Anderson, and the slightly scary Sybil Danning, there's no cause for complaint. Many familiar faces pad out the cast, most former stars now on their way out. As evil bad guy King Minos, William Berger (FIVE DOLLS FOR AN AUGUST MOON) chews the scenery with relish but doesn't beat Joe Spinell in terms of hammy overacting. Fan favourite Bobby Rhodes (DEMONS) appears as an African king (!) but he doesn't even get out of his seat to take part in any action. Watch out for Claudio Cassinelli (ISLAND OF MUTATIONS) in the lamest white wig and beard ever, playing Zeus at far too young an age.Although the film is cheap and cheerful, it still sets out to try and portray some legendary deeds. Thus we have Hercules diverting a river to clean out the stables of Augias, crossing the River Styx with the aid of that spooky boatman, bending swords, tossing rocks, and fighting off dozens of opponents at one time. The most hilarious scene is when he kills a bear and throws the body into space, thus forming a new star constellation. Yet even this ridiculous moment is beaten by a later point in the film where he throws a log into space which smashes into another planet! Frankly hilarious stuff, and the kind of effects-laden cheese they just can't many anymore. Films nowadays have to be deadly serious or stupidly funny, and are unable to take themselves tongue-in-cheek like HERCULES. The most astonishing thing about this movie is that it was successful enough to spawn a sequel, two years later!

What was you're favourite bit of this film? When Hercules threw the bear into space? Or when Hercules threw that log into space? Or maybe the bit where Hercules managed to throw HIMSELF into space? This film is grade A Italian madness from the first second to last.I'm no stranger to Luigi Cozzi. I loved Contamination, Demons 6, and especially Starcrash, but I think he's outdone himself here. You see, you can't say Luigi hasn't got a great imagination, because he has, what you can say is that he's never quite been given the budget to cover that imagination, so what you get is, well, Hercules.After a brain damaging disco style birth of the universe, we cut to Zeus on the moon who decides to send mankind a hero to sort everything out, and thus Herc is born. After being adopted, he grows into Lou Ferrigno, who sets out to find his place in the world after his mother is killed by a giant mechanical fly.This brings him in contact with Cassieopea, her dad, a King Minos who's out to get Herc on behalf of the Goddess Hera. Never mind the plot though, because Luigi has nearly every second of this film filled with insane visuals and crazy special effects. See: Herc crossing a rainbow to get to Hades, a giant animated hand catching baby Herc falling from a waterfall, Herc growing to gigantic proportions to renders continents apart, a giant robotic centaur, swords made of rainbows and on and on and on. It's endless! The campest hero film I've ever seen (and I'm just about to watch the sequel).Check out the roster of stars here: Claudio Cassanelli (Flavia the Heretic, Atomic Cyborg), Gianni Garko (Waterloo, some spaghetti westerns), Marrella D'Angela (Tenebrae and Maya), William Berger (The Spider Labyrinth and also Maya), Bobby Rhodes (Demons and The Last Hunter), (something) Garolfo from Zombie Creeping Flesh and Eyes Behind the Stars) and Billy from Adventure Time, Lou Ferrigno himself! And he's got the biggest boobs in the film.Highly, highly recommended by me. My four year old loved it too.

Visually entertaining take on the Hercules myth starring Lou Ferrigno minus his real voice as the titular Greek demigod. Not intentionally funny but many scenes are downright hilarious as Hercules' answer to any complication is to launch it into space. A bear. Thrown. A log. Gone. A rock on a leash. You get the picture. Along his quest to defeat the evil King Minos Hercules fights a robotic three-headed dragon and wins the love of Cassiopea who along with most of the women in this movie wear just enough to not show any naughty bits. Chief offender as far as lack of clothing is the curvaceous Sybil Danning as Ariadne though the film calls her Ariana throughout it. Leave it to the Italians to have sexy babes even in a kid's movie, God Bless 'em! Make no mistake that this was filmed for children though the aforementioned beauties, the imaginative plot, and 80's cheesiness make this very easy to sit through in one sitting. My only gripe is the scary depiction of Daedelus as some sort of female winged bat-girl in a Great Kazoo outfit. Eventually Herc battles Minos and his Sword of Fire in order to save Cassiopea who appears in the skimpiest outfit yet! A very tongue in cheek look at Hercules that plays fast and loose with the mythical storyline providing Cannon Films the momentum to recast Lou in "Sinbad of the Seven Seas" which went straight to VHS in 1989. I recommend watching this at least once if you have the chance. You'll be amused. And if not, just toss it into space.

Yes, it's awful. Mind-bendingly awful. But it's one of the most hilarious things I've ever seen, and well worth seeing for that reason, even if the hilarity is entirely unintentional (which it is). Lou Ferrigno, overdubbed and letting his pecs do most of the acting, is a riot all by himself, but it's the guys playing Zeus and King Minos that really push this thing over the edge. I defy anyone to keep a straight face when Minos points to a crappy prop robot-monster and says in his booming Shakespearean tones, "He is programmed...to destroy Hercules?" And don't even get me started on the scene where Hercules invents constellations by exploding a ratty-looking fake bear in outer space. This is so much funnier than 99% of what passes for comedy these days. See it if you haven't already. You'll have a great time.