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What and whose portrayal of Hercules for you was the best?

bychancebychance Registered User regular
edited January 2008 in Debate and/or Discourse
I'm just really curious on who people consider the best or the very least their favorite "Hercules". People don't speak about this much (to my knowledge) compared to the Supermans, the Batmans, etc. And just as I expected when researching, theres an upcoming Hercules film slated for 2010. Unfortunately you cannot see anything unless you have an IMDbPro account. A few names to refresh any potential memories loss. The bold in italics is where I stand.

Steve Reeves
Brian Thompson
Nigel Green
Lou Ferrigno
Paul Telfer
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Kevin Sorbo
Ryan Gosling

OR THE OPTION -- No one has yet to play a decent Hercules

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  • An-DAn-D Enthusiast AshevilleRegistered User regular
    edited January 2008
    Well, growing up in a small town with only basic television, the Kevin Sorbo Hercules was my hero. I have like a dozen of his action figures in a box somewhere. I liked him, he had that good-guy calm thing going about him...I liked that in that old Greek superhero.

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  • King RiptorKing Riptor Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    Phil Hartman/Troy McClure

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  • ChurchChurch Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    I'm partial to Apollodorus, personally.

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  • Fuzzy Cumulonimbus CloudFuzzy Cumulonimbus Cloud Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    Kevin Sorbo.
    <3

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  • SenjutsuSenjutsu thot enthusiast Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    Jimmy Tapp

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  • UnbreakableVowUnbreakableVow Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    I've only seen the animated Disney film. D:

    So that one by default, I suppose.

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  • HybridHybrid South AustraliaRegistered User regular
    edited January 2008
    I remember watching the Kevin Sorbo series when I was a kid and enjoying it, but the Disney one wasn't bad either I guess. Although its been ages since Ive seen either of those.

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  • ege02ege02 __BANNED USERS regular
    edited January 2008
    The one in which he bones Xena.

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  • GoatmonGoatmon Companion of Kess Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    What eegee said.

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  • dlinfinitidlinfiniti Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    hmm i didn't know lou ferrigno, my favorite hulk, played hercules too, i'll have to look that one up

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  • GUTSGUTS Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    Ahnald is a God amongst men. Every movie he has been in should be considered a classic, and his riveting portrayal of a powerful, naive Hercules humbled by the perversity of modern day, cynical New York is tremendous. Not to mention his muscles are the closest thing to a proper actor looking like the mythical Hercules.

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  • bychancebychance Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    dlinfiniti wrote: »
    hmm i didn't know lou ferrigno, my favorite hulk, played hercules too, i'll have to look that one up

    Not a very high rating, but he was Hercules in one of my favorite years, 1983.

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  • KalkinoKalkino Buttons Londres Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    Arnie definately - that scene where he fights the bear in an old school boxing match was glorious. My favourite Hercules film however was Hercules Against Karate and then mainly because the two heroes had a huge bar fight with an American football team in a pub at the base of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, I believe over the ownership of a gigantic sub sandwich.

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  • MertzyMertzy Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
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    He put the "glad" in "gladiator."

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  • FencingsaxFencingsax It is difficult to get a man to understand, when his salary depends upon his not understanding GNU Terry PratchettRegistered User regular
    edited January 2008
    Anyone who says Disney can die in a fire. I prefer my Heracles maddened by Hera, and accidentally killing loved ones, thank you very much.

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  • SinWithSebastianSinWithSebastian Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    Kevin Sorbo!

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  • kdrudykdrudy Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    I grew up watching Kevin Sorbo, so I have to like him, but seeing Steve Reeves play him in episodes of MST3K, he was pretty cool.

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  • Squirminator2kSquirminator2k they/them North Hollywood, CARegistered User regular
    edited January 2008
    Stephen Fry for Hercules 2010!

    Or, in reality, The Sorbonator.

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  • werehippywerehippy Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    Fuzzy Cumulonimbus Cloud wrote: »
    Kevin Sorbo.
    <3

    :)

    I was coming in here to say this. Not the "best" by any stretch of the imagination, but easily the funniest (though I'm not sure it meant to be).

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  • SenjutsuSenjutsu thot enthusiast Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    Senjutsu wrote: »
    Jimmy Tapp

    Seriously, y'all are making the wrong choice

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARabuOa5RWM

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  • IShallRiseAgainIShallRiseAgain Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    Fencingsax wrote: »
    Anyone who says Disney can die in a fire. I prefer my Heracles maddened by Hera, and accidentally killing loved ones, thank you very much.

    Wait until Hercules 2: The 13 trials straight to video release.

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  • bychancebychance Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    Squirminator2k wrote: »
    Stephen Fry for Hercules 2010!

    Or, in reality, The Sorbonator.

    Awesomeness.
    I'm surprised he looks that good, considering hes almost 50. He was about 35 back in 1994. He could do a Hercules the legendary journeys movie film if he really wanted to, but considering the fact that he had a 'bone to pick' with Sam Raimi, Rob Tapert and his wife who stole his thunder [Xena] maybe not.
    ege02 wrote: »
    The one in which he bones Xena.
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  • FencingsaxFencingsax It is difficult to get a man to understand, when his salary depends upon his not understanding GNU Terry PratchettRegistered User regular
    edited January 2008
    IShallRiseAgain wrote: »
    Fencingsax wrote: »
    Anyone who says Disney can die in a fire. I prefer my Heracles maddened by Hera, and accidentally killing loved ones, thank you very much.

    Wait until Hercules 2: The 13 trials straight to video release.
    You shut your godsdamned mouth. Disney is Listening!

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  • IllyriaIllyria __BANNED USERS regular
    edited January 2008
    Tate Donovan.

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  • JoJoHoraHoraJoJoHoraHora ItalyRegistered User regular
    edited January 2008
    Fencingsax wrote: »
    Anyone who says Disney can die in a fire. I prefer my Heracles maddened by Hera, and accidentally killed by loved ones, thank you very much.

    Fixed, at least according to legend. :P

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  • MalkorMalkor Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    Keven Sorbo's Hercules was the most accessible I think, but that's 'cause it was on the ACTION PACK for four freakin' years.

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  • mastmanmastman Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    Kevin Sorbo Hercules, followed by Xena. That was 2 hours of nonstop awesomeness. Such good childhood memories

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  • UnreadableHulkUnreadableHulk Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    Yep, Sorbo all the way. I really should get around to picking up that series on DVD...

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  • bychancebychance Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    I recommend buying the H:TLJ season one. Not only does it have the four action packed movies, but the entire first season at a very reasonable price ($20). Only downside (theres always one) is its the censored version, so a lot of the Xena scenes are edited (the love scene, the violence, the blood, etc). Ironically enough, they kept all the boobies when the Amazons were undressing in the first telemovie, 'Hercules and the Amazon Women'.

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    http://www.amazon.com/Hercules-Legendary-Journeys-Season-1/dp/B00008V5RY/ref=pd_bbs_sr_3?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1199506740&sr=8-3

    Theres a separate DVD for the "xena trilogy" uncut.

    http://www.amazon.com/Hercules-Xena-Princess-Gauntlet-Unchained/dp/0783226276/ref=sr_1_10?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1199506815&sr=1-10

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  • IllyriaIllyria __BANNED USERS regular
    edited January 2008
    Kevin Sorbo is not Hercules. He's Ryan's dad from The O.C.

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  • bychancebychance Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    Ryan's dad is Hercules?

    Yes, and Lucy Lawless can fly.

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  • LaOsLaOs SaskatoonRegistered User regular
    edited January 2008
    I miss the old, old cartoon of Hercules. The one where he had a ring with his power in it.

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  • FencingsaxFencingsax It is difficult to get a man to understand, when his salary depends upon his not understanding GNU Terry PratchettRegistered User regular
    edited January 2008
    JoJoHoraHora wrote: »
    Fencingsax wrote: »
    Anyone who says Disney can die in a fire. I prefer my Heracles maddened by Hera, and accidentally killed by loved ones, thank you very much.

    Fixed, at least according to legend. :P
    Actually, it's both.

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  • MalkorMalkor Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    Man, if the Greek gods were commonly worshiped I'd still be religious. I'd probably be a zealot even.

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