Hercules (2014) [Blu-ray]

Can you smell what the Rock is Cook'n...!

*NO SPOILERS ABOUT "THIS MOVIE" - NOTE: "Hercules Reborn" has absolutely nothing to do with this movie. Some people get into "cult of personality" as the expression goes; however Dwayne Johnson (a.k.a. "The Rock" of WWE) has consistently proven himself to be multi-talented as an actor, a producer, and an artist in general. Brains and brawn, a rare combination, but Dwayne Johnson has both, and in Hercules, it really shows because after all, what better way to show off an eclectic artistic skill set than playing one of the greatest of the Greek Mythic Heroes and Demigods? There can't be many. Ok, a couple of things about this film that many people have probably seen articles about in various places; In summary, "The preview trailers lied." Hercules is a fairly tangible and realistic interpretation and portrayal of the story of Hercules based on one simple concept, "All myths have some sort of basis in reality," and as a concept, the writers, producers, and actors undoubtedly had a lot of fun making this film. With backstory and ACTUAL CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT ( yes, they actually have more than decent character development for this film ), being such an important part of the viewing experience, "The Extended Cut" is essential because without the extended scenes, a lot of the elements that really drive the heart of the story home are otherwise missing. Essentially "The Extended Cut" should be regarded moreso as "The Whole Movie" when it comes to this film. The above being said, Hercules: Extended Cut , is more than just a heroic adventure, it also has a lot of heart, humor, depth, and even gets people to think more critically about any times in life where perhaps peoples' imaginations have either been captivated or simply having gotten the best of them because of a great story. The whole family loves this movie, and it is highly, highly, highly recommended that more people see it because it's great fun, and a great story from beginning to end.

The Hercules tale is well trodden and yet the there was something fresh and intriguing with Brett Ratner’s version. Perhaps because the cast was well above the B movie level and the script and story lines were enhanced rather than detracted by the special effects. The result was an unexpected and very pleasant surprise. Dwayne Johnson shows he can match his star power with the likes of well seasoned actors such as Ian McShane, Rufus Sewell, and John Hurt. The humor was an added spice and the pacing was dead on, for the most part. Top notch stunt work, well coached secondary actors and extras and believable settings fleshed out the story in and unexpected and compelling way. Humanizing Hercules and yet honoring the myth puts this version of the famous tale well above the host of other comic book cardboard versions of Hercules that came before. Ian McShane was particularly delicious in his running commentary and sardonic humor. Good flick.

Just finished watching this and it’s a great movie! Duane Johnson started out a really bad actor so I wouldn’t watch his movies especially the movie Walking Tall but he’s evolved into one of the best action figures I can remember watching in many years. If you haven’t seen it I highly recommend watching because it doesn’t disappoint but maybe it should be longer. I’ve read the story of Hercules and understand this is an adaptation from the comics or graphic novel so I expected much less. However it’s actually really close to the epic story that has been told for more than 5000 years. I love the Iliad trilogy and how the gods of Greece became what they did which mirrors biblical heroes such as Samson or Achilles who was David.

One of the most interesting thing about mythology is considering: what people or events might have inspired legends of gods, heroes and monsters? That question seems to have inspired "Hercules," the second movie about the Grecian strongman in less than a year... and thankfully, it involves no bleached-haired "Twilight" actors. Instead, this simple and cheesy yet action-packed story depicts a "realistic" Hercules played by the charismatic Dwayne Johnson, who is one of the few men alive who actually LOOKS like Hercules. In this movie, Hercules (Johnson) is the leader of a band of mercenaries -- including an Amazon warrior, a thief, a feral berserker and a seer who is waiting for his death to turn up -- who take on ridiculously difficult tasks. Hercules' nephew Iolaus (Reece Ritchie) works PR for them, spreading stories of how Hercules is supposedly the offspring of Zeus, explaining his ridiculously awesome strength. The reality is a bit more tragic, as indicated in flashbacks to his pre-merc days to a wife and children who have just two days until retirement. Then Hercules is approached by Ergenia (Rebecca Ferguson), a Thracian princess whose dad Cotys (John Hurt) wants him to train his army to resist the warlord Rheseus (Tobias Santelmann). Hercules and his compatriots successfully fix up the rather pathetic army into a successful fighting force, and even lead them into battle... but soon Hercules begins to suspect that he and his followers have been tricked into being on the wrong side. "Hercules" is a pure popcorn movie -- it has no pretensions of being deep or artistic, and while it's not a great movie, it's not a bad one either. It's basically a movie devoted to big smashy-shooty battles full of fire and Hercules hitting things with a club. And it doesn't take itself seriously, giving the characters a lot of funny moments ("Excuse me, that was my fate!") until things go dark at the climax. And it is an interesting exercise in whatiffery: what if the legends of Hercules were based on a real man with abnormal strength? Fortunately, Brett Ratner doesn't try to make it TOO realistic, mainly by giving everything an over-the-top atmosphere -- sort of a lighter, less stylized "300" feel. It's handled in a manner cheesy enough to make it amusing, but not so cheesy that it becomes ridiculous. And Dwayne Johnson... well, is there any other actor better suited to playing Hercules? He's huge, he has big muscles, he's good at one-liners, and he has buckets of charisma that just make him darn likable. But he's also able to handle the tragedy of Hercules' past nicely, and conveys his grief despite us seeing almost nothing of Herc's wife and kids. That said, Johnson is the only main character who gets a lot of development -- out of his whole posse, only McShane's character gets more than a single character trait (Autolycus = greedy, Tydeus = animalistic, Atalanta = female), and they have some nice bonding moments. The other actors are quite good, but not given much, though Ferguson has a decent role as a sorta-kinda-maybe love interest, whose young son adores Hercules. As for the villains... well, they're so cartoonishly evil that it becomes ridiculous. Joseph Fiennes is almost comically bad here, campily snickering and smarming until you wish he had a Snidely Whiplash mustache just so he could twirl it. Not since the "Twilight" movies have I been so... AMUSED by a villain. "Hercules" isn't a great movie, but it's probably the best Hercules movie in decades -- wry, action-packed and with a clever meta-mythic twist. It's definitely worth a watch when you want some fiery, over-the-top action.

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Last summer saw a rebirth of the Hercules legend with its genesis in Hollywood with Mr. America/Pro. Universe, Steve Reeves (the muscle man who was featured in comic books that created a generation of bullied youths who took up the sport with the view of payback) which later featured Arnold Schwarzenegger's role model as an aspiring bodybuilder in Austria, the next major champion to defeat Steve Reeves as Mr. Pro. Universe, U.K.'s Reg Park (who was given first class travel arrangements and accommodations for his role), which will later be played by Lou Ferrigno (who had the most successful run of Hercules movies and whom most cinema audiences associate with the Hercules franchise), a role which Arnold will later assume in the box office flop Hercules in New York; given the fact that the last Hercules movie featuring Arnold was in the seventies, Renny Harlin figured it was time to reboot the entire franchise with a box office flop entitled, The Legend of Hercules, in the same manner that Rupert Wyatt deemed necessary to reboot the critically acclaimed Planet of the Apes franchise that was based on Pierre Boulle's Ape Planet, which had a successful run in the seventies as a box office trilogy and was serialized for TV - given its unsuccessful reboot as a franchise by Tim Burton, resulting in a similar reboot to the Hercules franchise this summer in a phenomenal box office hit by Brett Ratner, featuring awesome CGI by Double Negative, and the most awesome physique since Arnold and Lou - with Dwayne Johnson, playing Hercules and the handsome Ingrid Bolso Berdal playing Atalanta, the only female heroine, with Hercules being commissioned by King Eurystheus to serve as protector of Rome to defeat twelve mythical creatures that was threatening the empire, which was supposedly sent by his father, Zeus' wife, Hera, to task Hercules owing to jealousy over her husband having mated with a mortal woman, Hercules' mother, Alcmene, following which he butchered Hercules's family and spread rumors to the effect that Hercules had butchered his wife, Megara, and their children, and, having done so, banished Hercules from Rome, following which Hercules transforms into a mercenary for hire and finds himself being commissioned by Lord Coty to train an army of peasant to rise against Rhesus (which gave birth to Obama and John Kerry's strategy in Syria and Iraq) - who was the only one who rose in protest against Lord Cotys after he has poisoned Ergenia's husband to claim the throne, with Hercules, eventually, uncovering the truth from Ergenia and turning against Lord Cotys, who was colluding with King Eurystheus in an attempt at world conquest, and, having done so, discovering Hercules defying him, and unearthing the truth about what King Eurystheus did to his family, and, thereby, turning against the invincible army he had trained and successfully defeating them, defying the prediction of his oracle, Amphiaraus - who had prophesized Hercules' and his own death, thereby, claiming his rightful place as the legend of a true hero, which resides in each and everyone one of us as Mariah Carey implied in her song, Hero.

Entrega rápida. Paquete y producto en perfecto estado. Buena calidad de imagen y sonido. Idioma en castellano.

I love this movie and I'm so glad I checked with the nice, responsive seller because it works in my DVD player!! I have been a little nervous since I got a UK version of a movie that I can't watch due to regional restrictions, because I didn't check. Now I check every time and this is gonna be a great watch!!

Etant très amateur de peplum , je redoutais le pire avec cet "Hercule " ! Et je dois dire que là ;enfin , c'est une très bonne surprise ! La mise en scène et les décors sont "à l'ancienne " avec le minimum d'effets numériques . Ici pas d'abus de ces effets .Le réalisateur a pris un parti réaliste .Et cela marche ! avec une histoire originale chez le roi de Thrace qui s'avère être un tyran .Le Metteur en scène a su renouveler le genre avec un Hercule crédible , revêtu de sa peu se lion et qui manie sa massue avec dextérité .On ne s'ennuie pas du tout dans ces aventures .On voit que les acteurs ont pris un plaisir visible à jouer ensemble ! Atalante , amie d' Hercule est splendide et efficace . Tous les héros sont attachant : Tydée , Amphiaraos, , Autolycos ....J'ai retrouvé le même plaisir qu'il y a 50 ans quand j'ai découvert "Hercule et la reine de Lydie" de Pietro Franscisi avec Steve Reeves.et Sylva Koscina J 'avais 10 ans à l'époque...et là , miracle avec cet Hercule nouvelle génération ! que du bonheur !

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Une histoire revisitée et interprété avec le grand the rock.