answers: James Woods
context: acclaim from film reviewers for his vocal performance as Hades. Reviewing for "Entertainment Weekly", Owen Gleiberman graded the film an A- acclaiming that it was Woods' most exciting performance since "Salvador" publishing that "Woods' performance is an inspired piece of deadpan vaudeville. His dry jocularity is hilariously incongruous — he's like a hostile, wisecracking salesman trapped in the body of the Antichrist." Roger Ebert of the "Chicago Sun-Times" wrote a positive review of the film, enjoying the story as well as the animation. Ebert also praised Woods' portrayal of Hades, stating that Woods brings "something of the same verbal inventiveness </s> James Berardinelli, film critic for "ReelViews", awarded the film 3 out of 4 stars writing, "the real star of the show is James Woods, whose Hades is the most vibrant Disney creation since Robin Williams' Genie. Hades is a lively villain with a great repertoire of one-liners. And, although Woods isn't as much of a vocal chameleon as Williams, he's close enough that it hardly matters." The Scarfe-inspired animation style received mixed reviews with Berardinelli labeling it as the film's most disappointing aspect noting "this approach makes the film look rushed and, at times, incomplete. It is never a visual </s> The series notably contradicts several events in the original film. The main cast of the series includes: The series was produced by Tad Stones, who had previously done "Aladdin". The directors of "Hercules", John Musker and Ron Clements, jokingly said to him while the film was being produced: "Hey, Tad, we're doing a pilot for a series". The producers decided that the irreverence of the movie would be captured more easily by setting it within the events of the movie, with Stones declaring that "by ignoring continuity and trying to stay true to the elements of humor and adventure in
question: who voiced hades in the disney movie hercules