Hercules Returns!

For heaping helpings of muscle guys, not to mention that Australian sense of humor that we've all come to know and tolerate, try "Hercules Returns," an Aussie dub of a Sword n' Sandal picture done for comic effect, a la "Kung Pow: Enter the Fist."









I will admit to a love of goofy dubbing effects and their comic value. True story: I saw "Kung Pow: Enter the Fist" the same day I saw the unbearable "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon," easily the worst movie ever nominated for Best Picture (at least until The Aviator and Benjamin Button came along!). Perhaps it was high expectations, but I was led to believe by a friend that it was the Martial Arts equivalent of Errol Flynn in Adventures of Robin Hood or Raiders of the Lost Ark.

Boy, was it a disappointment. I had to see another film to wash the taste from my mouth. So I snuck into "Kung Pow: Enter the Fist." And boy, did that film do the trick. It was weird, screwy and funny. What I find most amazing is how almost every scene in the trailer was quite literally the least funny scenes in the film. Predictably enough, the critics didn't "get it." Apparently, none of them played with dubbing equipment when they were growing up.