The Adventures of Hercules (1985)
Hercules searches for the Seven Thunderbolts of Zeus, which have been stolen by renegade gods.
- Luigi Cozzi
- Massimo Galiano
- Giancarlo Santi
- Armando Valcauda
- Fiorella Mariani
- Luigi Cozzi
Rating: 4.9/10 by 54 users
Alternative Title:
Hercules II - US
The Adventures of Hercules - US
The Adventures of Hercules II - US
Les aventures d'Hercule - FR
Die Abenteuer des Herkules, 2. Teil - DE
The Adventures Of Hercules - SE
Herkules Äventyr - SE
Herkules II - SE
Country:
United States of America
Italy
Language:
English
Español
Italiano
Runtime: 01 hour 28 minutes
Budget: $0
Revenue: $0
Plot Keyword: sword, greek mythology, sorcerer, hercules
OK, so someone got a buy one get one with Lou Ferrigno's last contract? Well, anyway, they decided to do the whole "Hercules" thing all over again only this time our wooden wonder has to track down the seven thunderbolts that have been pinched from his somewhat peeved father Zeus (Claudio Cassinelli). It turns out that the thieves are uncomfortably, and rather powerfully, close to home but we all have every confidence that our muscly powerhouse will thwart their plan and return his dad's shiny bolts. What really doesn't help this, is the drawn-on visual effects. They reminded me of the augmentations my geography teacher used to add to the overhead projector slides at school in the early 1980s. There is plenty of action, to be fair, but the dialogue and staging are all just too weak and the story offers little more than an excuse for some scantily clad folks to show off their fine frames whilst providing us with with little, if any, actual entertainment. There are plenty of Italian made films of this genre from the 1950s that were done on a fraction of the budget, but that are way more colourful, creatively designed and enjoyable to watch. If this is your type of film then maybe try one of them. I'd just as soon forget this one!
