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Summary: A funny movie - just don't take it too seriously.
Review: Hercules in New York is a funny, almost histerical movie. You see Hercules (Arnold) sent to earth in 1970 and meeting up with Arnold Stang. Herc also meets up with a beautiful lady, interesting when Arnold meets her parents! In a take from the Steve Reeves Hercules movie, Arnold seeing a group of athletes throwing a discus decides to show them how it was done in ancient Greece. There are no great special effects. No great script. Just a fun movie with Arnold at his absolute biggest. Arnold chasing gangsters in a chariot in 1970's New York is a real gut buster.
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Summary: aka: HERCULES GOES BANANAS
Review: Hercules, played by big Arnie, is banished from Mount Olympus, so journeys to Earth and boards a container ship bound for New York. Here he befriends a nebbish named Pretzi- so named because he is a pretzel salesman, talk about your life being pre-destined;who comes off as sort of a whinier, tenth- rate Woody Allen. Of course, Herc falls in love with a beautful Earth woman who he thinks is a goddess, though her father thinks of him as "a Greek peasant with delusions of mythological grandeur". The movie's most intelligent and insightful dialogue. Highlights include Arnold wrestling a guy in a bear suit and becoming a pro-wrestler as result!
Another snippet of the hilarious dialogue comes from Zeus (Herc's dad): "If I had known how much trouble he (Herc) would cause me, I would have thought twice when I met his mother on my vacation"! And in the climactic Mt. Olympus scene you can hear the sounds of passing traffic in the background!
HERCULES IN NEW YORK is one of those so bad they're good movies, and this is pretty hard to pass up if only to see a badly dubbed Schwarzenegger in his movie debut (though the DVD restores his voice track). Makes an interesting Double Bill with THE TERMINATOR.
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Summary: 5 stars: A classic good bad movie: Hail to the Chief
Review: Here is Terminator's Arnold Schwarzenegger's first movie done in 1969, when he was Mr. Universe (one of five times) and about 22 (he was born in 30 July 1947), and released in early 1970. The movie is so bad it is good. Savor Arnold flexing his muscles and pecs, the bad acting, or overacting, on par with that of a porn film (Ernest Graves as Zeus and Michael Lipton as Pluto are by far the best), the horrible yet at times very funny dialog, the frenetic zither music, the cheesy special effects (as bent, silver-painted rebars representing thunder bolts), scenes of 1969 New York City, especially Central Park, and incongruities such as biblical Samson and New York City traffic noise vying with the Greek mythological figures. Extras include trailers for the original 1970 release and the 1982 re-release that coincided with Arnold's Conan the Barbarian (1982). The preferred viewing is in the original English dialogue with Arnold's thick accent, but do sample the release with Arnold dubbed by a robotic actor. Yet another option is dialog in German (Arnold seems dubbed), French, or Spanish, with or without English, French, or Spanish subtitles. It's a barrel of fun and mandatory viewing for Californians. Hail to our new Gov.
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Summary: Not a Serious Film
Review: I cannot believe there is actually a DVD realeased for this film. I saw this movie and it is a riot. A must see for Arnold fans. His first motion picure. Really, it is probably one of the worst movies I have ever seen, but it is so funny. Arnold, badly dubbed in English, runs around New York, flexing and fighting and throwing stuff around. It's great! I especially like the part where he wrestles the bear in Central Park.
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Summary: What the Hell!!
Review: I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw this film. ... Not only did it look [inexpensive], but the acting, my God the acting! I am usually a fan of Arnie's films(other than Batman & Robin)but I couldn't stand hearing that voice of his, well actually it wasn't his voice. Just a campy dubbed version of what a muscular guy would sound like. I guess I could give Arnie a break, after all it was only his first film. If you haven't seen this film yet, I strongly recommend it just for a laugh.
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Summary: Terminator in New York!
Review: I found this title for 4 dollars on z-shops. I thought I would buy it, since it was about the price of a rental. During the movie, I couldn't help but laugh the entire time. It is a classic in my personal opinion. I ended up getting the version with Arnold's real voice, it actually sounds pretty good.
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Summary: Well why not
Review: I havent actualy seen the entire movie yet but from what i've seen it should be good. I bought the DVD to show my cinima class, after seeing the scene where Mr. S ride through NYcity in a chariot, while some guy with a hot dog followed him; I laught my head off(it was a real knee slaper). If you're looking for a film with great special effects and superb acting look some whare. From what i here the DVD lets you view the film with or without Mr.S's real voice, so that should make it even funner.
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Summary: Dis-ass-trous!
Review: I love Arnie, but I just couldn't finish this movie. Thank God he's like fine wine and improved with age. I have all his movies, so I guess as far as collection value goes, I'll have to keep it, and maybe someday I'll even finish watching it!
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Summary: Dis-ass-trous!
Review: I love Arnie, but I just couldn't finish this movie. Thank God he's like fine wine and improved with age. I have all his movies, so I guess as far as collection value goes, I'll have to keep it, and maybe someday I'll even finish watching it!
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Summary: Hercules Was Just a Spoiled Brat
Review: I love Hercules movies, so yesterday, I decided to watch Hercules in New York, also known as Hercules Goes Bananas. This was Arnold Schwarzenegger's (called Arnold Strong in the credits) first flick, his role garnered by the misleading claim of his agent that he had years of stage experience. Of course, the stage experience was in bodybuilding, not theatre.
Still, Arnold's lack of acting experience didn't stop this movie from being made, and somehow, despite such horrendous beginnings, Arnold has since gone on to become a big name in both movies and politics. One particularly eerie line uttered by an Olympian in the movie states that Herc might eventually become the president of the United States. Oh my.
Although I wouldn't consider Arnold to be a master thespian now, his acting and diction have improved enormously since 1970. Hercules in New York is one of those wonderful movies that is so bloody awful, it's an absolute gem. Herc bulldozes his way through NYC with narcissistic chutzpah, thick muscles, and an even thicker "Greek" accent. He is Captain Kirkian in his ability to shed his shirt at a moment's notice, and doesn't waste an opportunity to flex his enormous muscles.
Hercules in New York suffers from some of the same problems as Plan 9 From Outer Space: terrible dialogue, dreadful blocking, incompetent direction, bad actors, and nonexistent continuity. For example, during the climactic fight between Herc and a man in a bear suit, it vacillates between day and night.
I hadn't realized Olympians were into shabby chic. Zeus's throne is in a state of disrepair, and his thunderbolts are fashioned of rebar. To top it off, Venus is homely.
I think my favourite part of the whole movie is when Nemesis chats with Pluto at the gates of Hades. A dog barks in the background (ostensibly Cerberus, who argues with himself incessantly), and at one point, a truck horn honks loudly. Nice touch, don't you think?
It's also a nice touch when Atlas and Samson are sent to give aid to a divinity-stripped Hercules. Shouldn't Alas be holding up the sky or something? And shouldn't Samson be in the Bible? Ah well. Who cares? Obviously not the writers!
As of today, Hercules in New York is ranked #33 in the bottom 100 on IMDB. That sounds about right. Hercules in New York is a must-see for connoisseurs of bad cinema. It's hard to believe it wasn't given the treatment by the MST3K guys.
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