The Legend Of Hercules [Blu-ray + Digital HD]

Always been intrigued by the mythical movies

Excellent movie.

Based On all the negative reviews posted here, I originally was not going to order “The Legend of Hercules,” but then thought better of it for two reasons: 1) Amazon offered it at a great sale price; and 2) some of the reviewers complained that it didn’t show enough gore or blood in the battle scenes, which is, to my way of thinking, a plus and not a minus. So I ordered it.I’m glad I did. I found it to be a fun adventure film in the mold of the old Italian fusto films, but with much higher production values. If you are expecting a great piece of film art, you are of course going to be disappointed. If you just want a fun sword-and-sandals pic, it does just fine.First off, the film is visually stunning. I don’t know why others were complaining about “claustrophobic” sets, but the visual elements of this movie are quite impressive, the sets, costumes and CGI effects (although I find it amusing that a generation is growing up thinking that CGI is more “realistic” looking than older film effects, when in fact CGI merely looks like CGI). I only saw the DVD in 2-D, but I get the impression that, if it was executed well, it would be quite a knockout in 3-D.Other reviewers are correct that the sudden lurching into slow motion is painfully overdone. It is one thing to highlight a particular moment—say, the death blow to an important character—through the use of slow motion, but it happens so frequently and arbitrarily throughout the film you get the feeling someone was sitting with their hand on the slow-mo button and just would switch it on at random, with no consideration whatsoever of what was being shown. And during the final battle sequence, it gets absolutely ridiculous. Another minor gripe: the teeth of the hero are made to appear so white that even when his face is in shadow, his teeth look like glowing neon Chicklets.Unlike others, I don’t see the acting as being so much “wooden” as in an intentionally archaic and pompous tone common to many films set in ancient times; certainly it is preferable to the more “naturalistic” acting of the Kevin Sorbo television series, which intentionally made the characters sound like modern-day Southern Californians. Is the acting worthy to be compared to the great performances of Laurence Oliver, Marlon Brando or Robert de Niro? Of course not. Is it any worse than the acting of former fusto actors Alan Steel, Reg Park, Mark Forest, Lou Ferrigno or even the most iconic of all Hercules actors, Steve Reeves? No. Is the plot (which admittedly is a nonsensical jumble of elements of the real Hercules myths and total fabrications the writers pulled out of their butts) any more absurd than the plots of “Hercules Against the Moon Men,” “Son of Samson,” or “Medusa Versus the Son of Hercules”? Hardly. And the visuals are head, shoulders and pecs above any of those antecedents.So if you are a fan of the old muscleman films of a day gone by, you’ll have a good time watching this. If you’re looking for intellectually challenging, thought-provoking drama that effectively delineates the eternal human condition, the title alone should have tipped you off that you’re barking up the wrong tree. It’s a Hercules movie, for petesake. Enjoy it for what it is.

This was good adaption of the other movies.

This is one of those movies you should show off your 3d tv with, but then maybe not, as you might not want your friends knowing you brought this picture. The 3d is almost perfect, it's bright, highly detailed and really impressive to look at..the movie itself, however, is pretty poor. The picture might suffer from the fact that it's director is famous for creating the greatest box office bomb, infact he hasn't made too many good movies. Or the picture might suffer from the fact that there's no one in it..there are no "stars". Hercules is played by a man who just doesn't look the part. Oh, he's big and he's got muscles, the only problem is every time you see him, instead of seeing Hercules, you see a kid from Boston who "woke up" and found himself in Iraq fighting as a Marine...he might even make a good CEO in some wall street movie, but he just doesn't look like a Greek hero. In fact not too many people look like they belong in this movie...it's completely miscast. Then there's the story..it has one, just doesn't have anything to do with "the Legend" of Hercules nor has it anything to do with history, just that old worn out tale of "boy gets girl, boy losses girl, boy gets girl back" and along the way he kills a few dozen people, including his father and his brother...should be exciting, but it just isn't. The fight scenes on the whole are pretty good..remind you of a cross between "Troy" and "300" a lot of close ups and stop motion..one big difference..no blood, so the kids can watch... that is if they can stay awake. If you like your 3d, then there's plenty of "eye candy" here and if you're one of those who needs to get drunk to watch a movie..then this is for you..if not..maybe you'd be better off watching commercials.

I don't understand why people don't like this movie. People make fun of this movie because of Kellan Lutz simply because he was in twilight and that some how diminishes his acting ability. Those people are just idiots. Put aside you petty viewpoints; take a look at the movie without bias. Look at the original Hercules with Arnold Schwarzenegger; he didn't even speak one work it was a voice over dubbed in because he didn't even know English! Versions after that had mechanical birds, and lots of other computerized creatures. So if you are going to make fun of one you should take a hard look at everything you watch because everything that is scifi, action, animated and the like has computerized components to the movie.Now my personal review of the movie is spot on! It is gives a fantastic version of Hercules as true hero. There are great battle scenes, romance, and intrigue. Mr. Lutz did an excellent job because Hercules is supposed to be extremely handsome, a giant in physical stature, great agility, a warrior and mad skills. Mr. Lutz's voice was not out of character, showed depth, passion which left me rooting for him the whole way through.If you truly appreciate action movies, scifi, and mythology then this combination will leave you happy with the movie.

I love this movie and the story of Hercules this is one of my favorite!

I Can Understand, The Few People Who Have A Problem With This Movie, But ( For It Is A Conjunction). Over All It Is A Modern Interpretation On A Classic, There Were Some Liberties, ( Like How, Hercules, Strength Is Not As Potent As The Original). The Idea Here, I Think Is To Make Him More Like One Of Us, Therefore, He Has To Fail ( For Us Humans We Are A Failing Bunch, Until We Are Inspired, By Our Higher Selves). When Things Are Earned It Has A Better Value, In The Evolutionary Scale Of Human Progress. So I Love This Movie, It Has Heart.

Pues llegó muy bien y sin ningún tipo de daño en él slipcover, lo cual me sorprendió que trajera, dado que esta película ya tiene 6 años que se editó, lo cual agradezco a Amazon.La calidad de la imagen es correcta pero nada sobresaliente. La claridad y nitidez son sus ganancias al compararlo con el blu-ray convencional. El efecto HDR10 es satisfactorio.El audio en inglés Dolby Atmos es muy bueno y preciso, así como también correcto el español latino Dolby Digital 5.1, con subtítulos en ambos idiomas.El código digital es exclusivo de USA.

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Ich sah diesen Film bei Amazon Prime und hab ihn mir anschließend sofort gekauft da ich begeistert war. Schwer sind für mich 2einhalb Sterne in Amazon Prime Video nachzuvollziehen und auch die Bewertung hier sieht nicht überragend aus. Ich kann diesen Film nur verteidigen. Bombastische Bilder wie bei 300. Etwas für Fans von Kampf der Titanen denn dieser Film aus meiner Sammlung fällt mir als erstes zum Vergleich auf. Und Troja mit Brad Pitt. Durch Twilight ging dieser Schauspieler leider unter. Ich bin überrascht wie reif und erwachsen die Rolle wie überzeugend der Charakter. Dieser Film verleitete mich nicht dazu im Smartphone zu wühlen sondern hielt mich bei der Stange. Ich werde ihn garantiert öfter ansehen. Ich frage mich warum diese schlechten Bewertungen? Weil es hier keine Vergewa., übermäßige brutale Verstümmelungen und riesige Schlachtfelder gibt? Oder weil der Hauptcharakter mal in der Teenie Verfilmung Twilight mitgespielt hat? Ich werde mir jetzt die anderen Rezensionen neugierig durchlesen. Die Bilder, Synchronisation und Musik überzeugt. Die Story hat man sicher schon mal auf die ein oder andere Art gesehen. Interessant ist dass Herkules hier nicht von Anfang an alles kann, sondern auch verletzlich ist und dazu lernen muss. Klare Kaufempfehlung

il prodotto è arrivato nei tempi dichiarati e il contenuto è stato quello ricchiesto ! devo esprimere la mia soddisfazione per l'esaurimento del mio ordine