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Still, there are some joys present in the production, most notably James Woods' over-the-top take on the Hades character. The best songs, however, come from a group of Muses that jump from their Grecian vases and deliver their narrative in a Motown style. While the included songs are competent enough, very few are outstanding and you'll be hard pressed to find yourself humming one of them after you've left the theater. Conspicuously absent are the heavily detailed computer backgrounds that made "Lion King" and "Hunchback" visually stunning. Looking more like the animation style used in "The Little Mermaid" or other recent non-Disney films, "Hercules" looks flat and lacks the pizzaz found in their later films. This is not to say, however, that the film is anywhere up to the standards set by "Beauty & the Beast" or "The Lion King," as both the animation and song selections are sub-par compared to recent efforts.

OUR TAKE: 6 out of 10 Returning to a more light-hearted approach than last year's "The Hunchback of Notre Dame," Disney's latest animated feature is a moderately enjoyable time at the movies.

Hades is the god of the underworld, the keeper of lost souls, and wants to overthrow the reigning gods.

Hercules is a young, and often over zealous teen who wants to find out who he is and where he belongs and then tries very hard to prove that he's a hero.

Of course all of the characters are cartoons, so their status as role models probably isn't that strong.

WHY THE MPAA RATED IT: G For not containing material to warrant a higher rating. WILL KIDS WANT TO SEE IT? More than likely the answer is yes. As Hercules tries to prove his hero status, he must deal with Meg and with Hades' attempts at overthrowing the reigning powers on Mt.

Olympus, Hercules sets off to find the great hero trainer, Phil (voice of DANNY DEVITO), a satyr who must not only train Hercules, but must keep him in check when he falls in love with Meg (voice of SUSAN EGAN), a woman who's trying to reclaim her soul she sold to Hades. Learning that he must perform heroic deeds if he wishes to rejoin his family on Mt. Thinking that Hercules is out of the picture, Hades plans his takeover, unaware that the boy has grown up and has gone to the temple of Zeus looking for answers and finds that he's the son of a god. Nonetheless, Zeus must still send his boy to Earth and years later Hercules (voice of TATE DONOVAN) is an outcast as a teen, and wants to find who he is and where he belongs. They force feed him a formula that will make him mortal, but since he doesn't drink the very last drop, he retains his superhuman strength. Thus, Hades sets out to make sure that doesn't happen and sends his henchmen, Pain (voice of BOBCAT GOLDTHWAIT ) and Panic (voice of MATT FREWER), to "take care of" Hercules. For he's been told by the three Fates that in eighteen years his bid to overthrow the other gods will be spoiled by Hercules.

Hades (voice of JAMES WOODS), the god of the underworld, however, has other plans for the infant. PLOT: In Disney's version of the Greek myth, Zeus (voice of RIP TORN) has a son, Hercules, who is set to assume his place among the other gods of Mt. QUICK TAKE: Children's Animated: The son of Zeus must prove he's a hero to regain his place among the other gods on Mt. (1997) (Voices of Tate Donovan, James Woods) (G)