Top 10 Worst Things About Disney's Hercules

I know a lot of people hate Frozen, but why do people like Hercules? It sucks!

It's one of the worst Disney movies ever, and I'm going to tell you the reasons why this movie is so terrible!

The Top Ten

  1. Inaccurate depiction of Greek mythology

    I know they were trying to make it inaccurate on purpose, but I was still bothered by it! Hercules was not born on Mount Olympus! Hades does not try to kill Hercules! Hera was not Hercules's mother! And there were nine muses! There are a lot more inaccuracies in this movie, but I don't feel like listing all of them.

    Megara did exist in the original myths. Hercules killed her and their kids, which is why he had to perform 12 "labors" (which is what he would be known for) as repentance.

  2. Terrible songs

  3. Unfunny jokes

    I'm okay with this movie being a comedy. The problem is that it fails at being a comedy! I don't remember laughing at any of the jokes in this movie! Actually, there was the one scene where Pain and Panic had Hercules merchandise and Hades got so angry that he exploded, but other than that, nothing!

    Hell yeah, they aren't. But then again, I'm no fan of jokes.

  4. Terrible characters

    With the exception of Hades, all the characters are terrible! Hercules is a stereotypical handsome, strong man who becomes very famous. Megara is a bland love interest who uses her charms to trick Hercules since she works for Hades. Phil is just Danny DeVito, and all of the other characters are forgettable!

  5. Danny DeVito playing himself in the movie

    So Danny DeVito basically plays himself in this movie. The point of voice acting is that you're supposed to be a completely different person. But no! They just had to model Phil off of Danny DeVito. All I could think about whenever Phil was on screen was Danny DeVito! Uncreative!

    So does Paul Shaffer, but Paul did an amazing job playing Hermes, and I love Hermes's personality because of it!

  6. Ineffective portrayal of Hades as a villain

    I like James Woods, and I like Hades, but Hades sucks at being a villain. His plans don't make a lot of sense. Plus, he trusts Pain and Panic when they tell him that Hercules is dead and doesn't just check to see if Hercules's soul is there. He is the ruler of the underworld, right?

    In myth, he's actually one of the only decent people as far as the gods go.

  7. Excessive Superman parallels

    A married couple lives in a supernatural world and has a baby. The baby gets sent to Earth for his own safety and is raised by two normal Earth parents while a villain is after him. The parents happen to be farmers, by the way.

    Years later, he finds out who he really is and becomes a hero. He then falls in love with a girl. THIS IS SUPERMAN! Hercules is the Greek version of Superman! Well, at least only one of them can fly. Oh wait, HERCULES FLIES ON A PEGASUS! Well, at least Hercules's mom's name isn't Martha.

    Well, I just think that this complaint can be that it strays too far from the myth of Hercules, who is actually not the Greek version of Superman. Hercules doesn't even fall in love. If anyone falls in love, it's Perseus in Greek mythology.

  8. Message encouraging giving up on dreams

    So basically, Hercules spends the entire movie trying to find out who he is and trying to get back into Olympus. In the end, they let him back into Olympus, but then Hercules changes his mind and decides to stay on Earth so he can be with Meg. This movie pretty much tells you that you should give up on your dreams and give up what you worked your whole life for in order to be with a girl. This movie is awful!

  9. Forced Scar cameo

    Remember what Zazu said in The Lion King? "He'd make a very handsome throw rug." And then, three years later, it actually happened. This was one of the most obvious and forced Easter eggs I have ever seen in a movie. They didn't even try to make it subtle. It felt like they were just shoving it into our faces and saying, "Hey look! We put Scar in the movie! We're geniuses!" It would've been clever if they had put him in the background or something.

    Disney usually adds random characters from other movies into their movies.

  10. Michael Bolton's version of 'Go the Distance' not fitting the movie

    I have nothing against Michael Bolton, and I like his version of Go the Distance, but it doesn't exactly fit in this case. The song heard in the movie is about traveling far to find who you are, and in Michael Bolton's version, it's a love song. This is only a small problem that I have, but I still think he did a good job with the song.

    I like the Ricky Martin Spanish version better, and Michael Bolton is a boring singer.

    11. The Newcomers
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    Inaccurate depiction of Hercules's labors and feats

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    Overall boring tone

    13. The Contenders

  13. Portrayal of Hercules as a mass murderer

    Which is WHY he has to perform 12 labors, the plot of the original story.

  14. Lack of character growth for Hercules

  15. Hercules as a Gary Stu

  16. Unlikable portrayal of Hercules

  17. Hera not serving as the villain instead of Hades

  18. Poor animation

  19. Portrayal of Hades as a good guy

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