glasses is on the phone, talking while playing Candy Crush."I'm telling you, people want a gladiator movie. Just like Gladiator, something like that! Sweet. Just freaking do something like the series Spartacus, or Rome, I don't Tasty! give a damn. I want the script in one week. Sugar crush. "One week later 10 screenwriters come up with 10 different scripts. For a movie 10 times better, the guy in the rocking chair decides the movie will be a blend of the 10 scripts.He puts 70 million dollars on the table.The movie is now shot and it's kind of very bad, just how it was supposed to be. It doesn't matter anyway because people just have to go to the cinema once, it's alright if they don't like it and don't come a second time! HA!Worried, some guy calls the money-guy in the rocking chair."-Hey, I've been thinking, we should use a famous name from the mythology in the title! It will bring more people!-Asklepios?-Eeeehhh, well to be honest I was thinking Hercules...-Oh, alright then."And so The Legend Of Hercules was born. This movie is not a story, it's money invested and hope for a return. If you make a bad movie but you hit some landmarks: Hercules, mythology, gladiators, somewhat-famous actors, then you'll probably make money.You have to understand the true, deep nature of this movie. The Legend of Hercules is a cry for help, a poetry, a game-changer. The actual purpose of this movie is to impact the global industry, to make producers realize that, no, bad movies actually DON'T WORK, and they are not easy money.A simple, honest, gladiator movie with no fake big name like Hercules, with no fake romance, with just a guy fighting and living in the roman empire would have made more money. It is time to leave the path of using the same recipe over and over again. This is the one and only message this movie conveys, successfully.I hope you'll appreciate The Legend of Hercules as fully as I did.

anyway! Watch Discovery if you are looking for a documentary.And what makes a movie like '300' better than this one, I wonder?I'm so thankful I saw this movie ignoring the negative comments at the beginning. I get the feeling that the spate of 'awful / worst' movie comments have been orchestrated for reasons unknown.I say, just go and watch it, you won't be sorry ... it's worth every penny.

recommended it, as it has amazing fight scenes for guys and a love story for the gals.

done in the time it was shown. The CG was decent and didn't leave a bad taste in my mouth of being over done like a lot of other shows based on similar mythology. The fight scenes did get a touch 300'ish but not nearly as overuse of the slow mo fighting as 300 does. All in all i don't think the super low ratings are warranted i think a fair 8/10 is what it should be at. The movie was a nice flick a little break of reality with fighting , mythology/lore , and some romance story mixed in. it definitely felt less rushed then clash of the titans etc and i liked the movie better then those over all. I don't know about the rest of you but i'm getting sick of movies that get slammed by these perfectionists expecting lord of the rings type productions on a short fun action flick like this. there really wasn't anything horrible about it at all yea yea it wasn't perfect but that's why it doesn't get a 10/10 but you don't have to go all emo and give it a 4/10 for being less then ideal. i gave it a 9/10 because people are being overly critical but it really deserves about a 7.5 or 8/10 somewhere in there imho not the greatest or the worst just a decent flick something to watch.

minutes and never gets boring. The only thing I missed was a bit more violence but it was Rated PG-13 which probably the Studio insisted upon. Oh the story yes. Well there is a evil king, His wife already had a son from him so she asks the gods to bring her another, one who can finally take the Kings throne away from him. Sadly for her, her husband sees her having sex with the gods well they are invisible and therefor knows it's not his son, so of course he always get treated badly until finally his father sends him to war and arranges for him to die. And that's the story we see and that's the story we care about. It's not the best movie Ever but it will entertain you if you give it a chance.

want it to stay longer ...

cuts of time and a frantic pace set.If you haven't seen the movie yet and have an open mind then I would recommend you go check it out!

cinematic licenses aren't that glaring that they can't be overlooked, especially in the hands of a competent filmmaker like Mr. Harlin, who knows how to carve out a fluid action blockbuster.Like most of Harlin's previous movies, he begins by concentrating on unfolding a simple plot, which later transcends into one thrilling action sequence after another. He presents his characters in an uncomplicated linear manner, ideally suited from an action film of this nature. The script deals with the origin story of the the mythical Greek hero. Betrayed by his stepfather, the King Adkins , and exiled and sold into slavery because of a forbidden love, Hercules must use his formidable powers of which he knows nothing of, to fight his way back and regain his honor, pride, love, and fulfil his destiny. The combined performances from Keelan Lutz, Gaia Weiss, Scott Adkins, Liam Garrigan, Liam McIntyre, and Roxanne McKee are decent enough to blend with the proceeding on hand. As expected, the cinematography and visual effects are top-notch. However, the editing does feel to abruptly jump between a few scenes and could have done with a bit more finesse.With a coherent plot, fluent characterizations, and astute direction from the ever-reliable, Renny Harlin, "The Legend Of Hercules" serves up a concise adrenaline-pumping action bonanza, befitting the tale of a celebrated folk-hero such as Hercules.