not as good as all the hype

Clever, believable, and super fun to watch. It totally has replay value.

While it is a pity that the story wasn't told with more visual finesse, this is trivial compared to our real-world problems. It takes a good movie to put that into perspective.

Great example of an old-fashioned, pure-at-heart escapist event movie that doesn't pretend to be anything that it's not and has boat loads of fun being its own ludicrous self.

I have to laugh when I hear someone complain about the fact that the costumes are not "historically accurate." This is a tale of Herecles, for gods sake. No one was there! They could have all been naked.The dialog is certainly misogynistic. It was pretty pitiful writing, but they made more than one dig about women. Apparently, like doctors introducing porn to make it seem legitimate, they feel using these tired clichés serve a greater purpose.Anthony Quinn played Herecles' father, Zeus, and was the most interesting character in the movie.Herecles managed to have an imaginative response to the women as they sought to rape and pillage.

In the first of a series of TV movies that would lead up to the show, we're introduced to Kevin Sorbo in the role he was born to play (no not Kull the Conqueror(, Hercules. He's going to be the best man in the wedding of Iolaus (Michael Hurst), when they decide to go off on one more adventure together before Iolaus weds to face men-hating feminist Amazons (I know that term is VERY redundant) who worship Hera. It starts off well enough, but unneeded "moralizing" combined with a cop-out ending. Some good action is able to offset that somewhat.Eye Candy: An extra is topless for a split-second My Grade: C+

When I was eleven, in 1994, television was my life and books on the Greek myths were my obsession. I must have seen this episode five times back in '94. Each time, I felt very sad by the end. It was a great story, and "Hera" looked so evil & chilling. I won't ruin it by telling you the end. But the story is basically of a town Hercules has to save from constant attacks from Amazon women. Sounds boring, but trust me it isn't, it has a lot of fighting action! Lucy Lawless (who later appears in the "Hercules" spinoff "Xena: Warrior Princess") guest stars here. It is also an honor to have the infamous Anthony Quinn playing the role of Zeus.

This is excellent beginning to the best version of Hercules. Kevin Sorbo is perfect for the role and gives a great performance. There is wall to wall action here and a great story to match. I recommend it to everyone. A very high thumbs up on this one.