SPOILER AHEAD: There are two things which endear this movie to me: the mythology aspect and Jayne Mansfield, one of Hollywood's lost goddesses. The movie is really substandard and campy fare with limited effects, and Mickey Hargitay does pull off a fair Hercules, but it is Jayne which makes this movie bearable. She plays Hercules' true love Deianeira, who you should know if you've seen the American 90s television series. When a female sorceress trying to vamp Hargitay as Hercules, she ends up transforming herself into Mansfield, and next you have Jayne's spectacular figure bound up in another costume as if it is about to explode.Much of the story, however is just filler until Hercules meets the Hydra, which is a major let down. The creature is too fake and there's not much real action. The dubbed-in voices are as obvious as the phony Hydra. I'd only really see this if you're a Jayne fan like I am.
Review of The Loves of Hercules
