Obviously, to judge by this post and the previous one, I enjoyed a sword and sandals weekend.

The Legend of Hercules, which bombed at the box office this past January, was somewhat better than I expected it to be, though still groanworthy in places ( Read more... )

It's a shame Hercules isn't doing better at the box office, though I have no doubt that it will recoup its $100 million budget overseas ( Read more... )

The current Hercules film featuring Dwayne Johnson is that rarity in Hollywood: a genuinely good movie about Greek mythology, even though it debunks the myth it's set around. January's Legend of Hercules was a dud, as was 2011's Immortals and the Clash of the Titans reboot.

Part of the problem is the difference between the ancient Greek hero and ( Read more... )

Okay, I actually caved, got up off my butt and paid $8.00 to see a movie in the theater.  I rarely go to the movies. Too pricey, nothing I really want to see, and I'm at the age where I've turned into Huey Lewis's principal from Back to the Future.  Remember him?  With the immortal movie line: "You kids are just too darn loud?"  Yeah, that's me in ( Read more... )