There really was no need for such cheap CGI graphics. The CGI graphic appears to be a poor quality 2D paint overlay. For instance the following, when viewed during play, looks like Gollum on a horse.īut when you take a close look at the still you notice something far worse. And the VFX suffers from the usual problems of budget productions. The CGI just sticks out like a sore thumb. While that doesn't seem that bad upon closer examination. This is not immediately evident in stills but. Certain CGI creatures are so poorly rendered they are a distraction. But what's really shockingly bad is the CGI. The story of Hercules doesn't really get started until nearly a third of the way in. For Hercules, being a man, that apparently means his lot in life is to suffer.ĪSSESSMENT: In a bold move the scriptwriter for Hercules decided not to start the story with the titular character but to instead waste screen time presenting the ridiculously contrived intrigues of peripheral characters, including a very gender specific religious animosity fueling the hatred between followers of Zues and Hera storylines that would have been better left on the cutting room floor. This conflict fuels the palace intrigues and inter cult machinations that shape the cultural mores which form the societal tapestry into which Hercules is born, raised, and has to live his life. THE STORY: The followers of Hera (being women) and Zeus (being men) are in constant conflict with each other.

In fact the titular hero isn't even born yet when the series starts.

Alas roughly the first hour is spent on the machinations of characters not called Hercules. THE REALITY: This movie/mini series, while ludicrous at times, walks a fine line between being an tedious bore and mildly amusing. PREMISE: A retelling of the Hercules story on par with Nero or Augustus that creates it's own narrative while managing to construct a simple yet moderately entertaining tale that follows the life of a would be hero called Hercules.

Hercules: The Myth Comes Alive (featurette).Official Sites: RHI Entertainment (US), Magna Pacific (Aus) Run Time: 127 minutes (listed) 129 minutes (actual)Ĭast: Paul Telfer, Sean Astin, Leelee Sobieski, Kim Coates, Timothy Dalton, Elizabeth Perkins, Leeanna Walsman, Peter McCauley, Kristian Schmid.

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