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 Film Review - Hercules

So what I want to know is, has Disney bought McDonald's yet?

The Happy Meal factory in Burbank, Calif., has just pumped out another unit. Hercules is the 35th Disney full-feature animated movie. It falls very much into the Disney formula of primary character, love interest, mentor, evil person, and a couple stupid evil sidekicks. The usual "hero must find something special within themselves" plot. What I'm saying is that Disney is a factory and this model isn't much different than last year's.

Animation

The animation in Hercules, although top-notch, is uneven. Disney is using many different animation techniques, including computer animation. Each technique is done extremely well, however the different techniques are not married well. The hand-drawn and computer animation stick out from each other, causing you to notice, and thus kill the illusion. This is a major flaw in the film.

Where is Elton John when we need him?

The music in Hercules is below the Disney standard. There aren't any catchy tunes you'll walk out humming. Big disappointment.

The In Jokes

There are a lot of in jokes that diehard Disney fans are going to get, but others are not. There were many instances when the group I was with burst into laugher, while everyone around us wondered what the big deal was. I suspect these gags won't age well, a criticism I've had with other recent Disney animations.

All in all, I was entertained. I didn't find Hercules as a distasteful "politically correct" film as I have other recent Disney features. However, this also is not as good a film as Disney is capable to creating.

Jammed Pipe!

Film Facts

    Cast
  • Tate Donovan
  • Joshua Keaton
  • Roger Bart
  • Danny DeVito
  • James Woods
  • Susan Egan
  • Bob Goldthwait
  • Matt Frewer
  • Rip Torn
  • Samantha Eggar
  • Barbara Barrie
  • Hal Holbrook
  • Paul Shaffer
  • Amanda Plummer
  • Carole Shelley
  • Paddi Edwards
  • Charlton Heston
  • Patrick Pinney
  • Lillias White
  • Vaneese Y. Thomas
  • Cheryl Freeman
  • La Chanze
  • Roz Ryan
  • Corey Burton
  • Jim Cummings
  • Keith David
  • Mary Kay Bergman
  • Kathleen Freeman
  • Bug Hall
  • Kellen Hathaway
  • Wayne Knight
  • Aaron Michael Metchik
  • Tawatha Agee
  • Jack Angel
  • Shelton Becton
  • Bob Bergen
  • Rodger Bumpass
  • Jennifer Darling
  • Debi Derryberry
  • Bill Farmer
  • Milt Grayson
  • Sherry Lynn
  • Mickie McGowan
  • Denise Pickering
  • Philip Proctor
  • Jan Rabson
  • Riley Steiner
  • Fronzi Thornton
  • Erik von Detten
  • Ken Williams

Directed by
Ron Clements
John Musker

Released in 1997

MPAA Rating: G

Reviewed by Mongo