Hercules (2002 Video) User Reviews

Would have been a fun movie even without the sex

[Shade-9 · 9/10 · 3 February 2005]

Bought this movie after enjoying the equally good Space Nuts. A fantastic movie which is so often a rarity in the world of adult films. This is a fun movie and good for several good belly laughs. I'd recommend this to anyone who is not or has not been a fan of adult films and for someone wishing to explore the world of adult movies, this is a perfect starter.

The film tells the tale of Hercules ( a real dummy in this picture ) and his inept friend Theseus who follows Herc after his employers discover that he has lied on his application to be a eunuch.

Particularly entertaining is the modern narrator telling the " literary " version of the story and Julia Ann playing Hera often interrupting with her side of the story.

As I said above, a fun movie even without the sexual aspects.

Hilarious! Didn't need the sex to make it a roar!

[wyattsmom1 · 10/10 · 17 May 2005]

Jonathan Morgan is a genius! This was the funniest adult film I have ever seen. The plot was actually pretty good, and so was the acting (if you can believe that!) Evan Stone and Randy Spears really made the film awesome, along with Julia Ann. The sarcasm, jokes and pot shots were great. Take away the sex, and it would have made a great comedy.

The story starts out with a narrator, who does an interview of Hera, played by Julia Ann. She starts telling the story of Zeus, his unfaithfulness and the birth of Hercules. She immediately starts with the Diva attitude and makes it hers. Hercules is more like a big dumb oaf, and Evan Stone played the role well. They must have had a lot of fun making this film. I can only imagine he outtakes and bloopers! I would definitely recommend this film, especially if you can take porn in a light fashion.

Tries hard for laughs, too hard

[lor_ · 20 May 2019]

Clearly the work of Jonathan Morgan, with its over-emphasis on cross-talk and slapstick humor by a hero and his sidekick, this big-deal yet chintzy looking Wicked release would probably have benefited had Morgan cast himself as the sidekick instead of employing Randy Spears.

Spears tends to overact in both serious and comedy roles, in the "veins popping out of his forehead" school of mock-intensity. Here he is truly awful as Theseus, Hercules' ever-whiny sidekick who accompanies him on his 12 labors mandated to get him back in the good graces of the Greek gods.

Evan Stone plays Hercules, well-cast and underplaying compared to Spears. Star of the film is Julia Ann as the goddess Hera, a bit incongnito in a dark wig. She is in charge of giving the movie many of its comical anachronisms, smoking a cigarette and tough talking like a cast member of "Guys and Dolls".

The film, shot crudely on video (with numerous night scenes showing up as way too dark to watch, especially in a porn context), drags along rather dully, given Morgan's propensity for indulging the comic routines over the sex scenes. He sort of admits this (unwittingly) in the feature-length BTS included on Disk Two of this deluxe Wicked Pictures package.

Of the many femmes in the cast, I liked Lezley Zen the best, featured like many other players in multiple roles. Wicked contract girls Sydnee Steele and Stephanie Swift have their moments but the overstuffed production lacks focus. Morgan cannot resist some rather poorly shot scenes in Hell, presided over by Joel Lawrence as Hades, including a very stupid TV game show (sort of aimed at "Jeopardy") taking place in Hell with Stone and Julia as contestants.

All told it doesn't rank among Wicked's or Morgan's best work.