During Disney's Renaissance era, they pretty much covered a variety of different cultures past and present. With Hercules, they portrayed Greek mythology and made it accessible for younger audiences. Taking elements from multiple myths and putting it into one story, Hercules follows the titular character as he is kidnapped and placed on Earth. With his godly powers nearly diminished, Hercules must find a way to become a God again before the sinister Hades destroys him. It is essentially the animated version of Clash of the Titans, but with cutesy musical numbers and that typical feel good Disney plot that we've all learnt to adore. Highlighting the importance of love, inner strength and...love again? Children will leave the film wanting to find a partner and fall endlessly in love (good job Disney...). Plenty of memorable characters including Hades, Meg, Pegasus and a Satyr voiced by Danny DeVito who just about has the best lines. "Rule number 95 kid: concentrate.", "What are you doing!? Get your swooooord!" (gosh I love that line). Only DeVito could pull that line off and make it utterly unforgettable. The animation was decent on the whole, I've always admired the hand-drawn technique. However, I found thin weak Hercules to be badly drawn and the mixture of 3D rendered effects such as the Hydra battle with hand drawings looks extremely outdated and takes you out of the narrative. The songs are mostly sung by five women (who are everywhere, much like The Little Shop of Horrors) who appear on pottery, sculptures and pretty much anything else. From 'Zero to Hero' and my personal favourite 'Go The Distance', Hercules is filled with some damn catchy songs, just not Disney's strongest. Like with most animations, the ending was rushed and everything is neatly tied up with a glitzy ribbon. Which is fine, but there really isn't any emotional impact in the story. So whilst this may still be a decent Disney animated musical that captures Greek mythology, it's not their best.

I'm not interested in Disney anymore, but this film – Hercules – is one of my favourite Disney films. Hercules is one of my favourite Disney heroes around. The great thing about the character – Hercules – is that not only he's good, but also one of the strongest heroes there is. I also like the villain Hades. A villain like him might not seem to be the evilest, but he's certainly one of the coolest ones out there. I really like his design: love those blue flames coming out of his head. What I enjoyed the most about this film are its battles, and all these dark characters. Some of them look really great such as Hydra – the dragon. The story was great from start to finish. The film even had plenty of humour and romance. It's a wonderful Disney film, and most certainly underrated compared to the other Disney films that were released throughout the 90s.

Watching a superhero is always cool. I like the way he fights and the humour is hilarious.And the way story turns is really good. The music is very delightful, love the way they sing. The thing I like first when he's among normal people and he had super strength. Everything he does was an abnormal behaviour to them, looks like a freak to people. so he runs out to find himself. But I think he had to find out what he is by himself.

I was a little disappointed that Disney studios didn't look a little more closely at the Greek myth of Hercules. I know it's for kids, but there was so much that could have been added to the legend. He had the 12 labors, you know. Instead, it gets down to having a battle with Hades. Once again we have a terrifying villain (most are interchangeable) who actually serves a real purpose in the underworld. The confrontations are well done. As usual, the animation is spot on, but the sophistication of the story just isn't there. It ends up big lunk versus bad guy. We've seen it all a hundred times. Actually just about every movie, including those Sword and Sandal things in the sixties have the same basic plot. They used to give jobs to big time weight lifters.