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A political threat to his father, King Amphitryon (the mighty Scott Adkins), and just too damn heart-throbby for his older brother, Iphicles (Liam Garrigan) to bear, Hercules is sentenced to life on the front lines, the fastest way to a stint in the gladiator arena — and the grave. But Hercules is driven to stay alive, in hopes of returning to his blonde gal pal Hebe (Gaia Weiss), slaying his horny bro, and freeing the background extras from a run time over 90 minutes. Watch The Legend of Hercules Online Putlocker Before he owns the mantle of “Zeus’ Son,” Hercules is a warrior of unimaginable force. After, he remains infallible, with the added bonus of picking up rocks and hurling them at bad guys. It might not seem so stagnant if Lutz could turn Hercules into anything beyond a anthropomorphic sack of t-bone steaks. In “Legend,” he’s a cross between Rocky Horror and Weird Al’s spoof of Kurt Cobain; it’s edge-of-your-seat entertainment waiting to see if marbles spill out of Lutz’s mouth. The actor can hold while duking it out with his ‘roided-out opponents (enhanced by a lions roar that bellows out of Hercules’ mouth whenever he screams), but “Legend” is a movie of walk-and-talks and Lutz’s jaw muscle isn’t ripped enough to do the heavy-lifting. Watch The Legend of Hercules Online Free Streaming Legend of Hercules” lacks that pillar of gravitas, a casting choice like Liam Neeson in “Clash of the Titans” or John Hurt in “Immortals” designed to chew up scenery when the picture can’t find the money to stuff in another action set piece. Hollywood’s favorite Euro-Russian, Rade Serbedzija, appears briefly as Hercules’ guidance counselor Chiron, a disposable, exposition-barfing side player who the writers can’t even throw a delicious monologue or two despite the film’s dialogue requirements. 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Lutz and Adkins don’t need to be hidden by shaky cam and hyper-editing; they come alive with the choreography. Harlin takes the same approach with the fantastical elements; in one moment, Hercules is weaponized with stone pillars on chains, bashing soldiers to thunderous accompaniment. While the art of action filmmaking depreciates, Harlin remains steadfast in his classicism, even if the movie doesn’t have the foundation to support him. Someone throw this guy “Thor 3” Watch The Legend of Hercules Online Megavideo Judging from the production design, costumes, and post-production crafts, “Legend of Hercules” didn’t have the pockets to be ambitious. Talk of quarreling armies and godly interference are undermined by the suffocating scale (somehow, half-baked CG backgrounds still don’t a candle to good ol’ fashioned matte paintings). There’s nothing mythic about this “Hercules.” The filmmaking seems all too aware of that fact. |
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