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The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Disney) | 
 enlarge | Director: Gary Trousdale
Actors: Jason Alexander, Mary Kay Bergman, Corey Burton, Jim Cummings, Bill Fagerbakke
Studio: Walt Disney Video
Category: Video
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Rating:  168 reviews
Sales Rank: 2061
Format: Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, Original Recording Reissued, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: G (General Audience)
Media: VHS Tape
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 91 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 4.2 x 1.1
ISBN: 078882662X
UPC: 786936144475
EAN: 9780788826627
ASIN: B00005TN8J
Theatrical Release Date: June 21, 1996
Release Date: March 19, 2002
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The misconception about this animated film from Disney was that it was a movie for kids--something Victor Hugo never had in mind. In fact, despite a cute brace of singing gargoyles who are Quasimodo's (Tom Hulce) best friends, this version of Hugo's classic tale is really adult entertainment, with a strong set of songs by Alan Menken. The story remains mostly the same (though tricked out with a happier ending than Hugo's): Quasimodo, the ward of repressive monk Frollo, falls for a gypsy girl named Esmerelda (Demi Moore)--though she loves one of the king's guards (Kevin Kline). But they are all put in jeopardy by the wicked Frollo, whose secret passion for Esmerelda leads him to seek her death. At times too dark and even a shade kinky, something that may scare younger viewers. --Marshall Fine
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| Customer Reviews: Read 163 more reviews...
 Hunch Back September 29, 2008
Freddie J. Williams (Carmel, IN)
Excellent movie, wonderful music. Grandchildren have thoroughly enjoyed this movie - very good message.
 Hunchback of Notre Dame September 21, 2008
Joseph V. Matarazzo (Downey, CA USA)
I was highly please with my purchase of this product. The movie was perfect, and the seller lived up to all their promises. I would do business with them again.
Underrated!! August 31, 2008
Jennifer Glover (Savannah, GA)
This is the single most underrated, unappreciated Disney movie ever made. The animation is superb, and the music is to DIE for. There is more soul, more energy, and more meaning in this movie than any other animated feature I have ever seen.
But beyond that, the direction is...breathtaking. The shots the directors chose, the frames they focus on...they leave you speechless really. I'm at a loss for how to describe them.
This is a masterpiece and it belongs in every movie-goer's collection. (I would not, however, suggest watching the "Making Of" bit in the Extra's section. It's silly and certainly meant for children or over-eager fans of Jason Alexander.)
 An unexpectedly great movie August 20, 2008
H. Kang (USA)
One of Disney's less famous films turn out to be a masterpiece. It's got great characters like the kind Quasimodo and the Gypsy. However, the song Hellfire is too dark.
 Pretty decent, but couldn't they have taken bigger chances with this? July 8, 2008
Eric S. Kim (Southern California)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have read "Notre-Dame de Paris (a.k.a. The Hunchback of Notre-Dame)" by Victor Hugo, and it has become one of my all-time favorite books. When I saw the Disney adaptation, I was a bit disappointed. Let me start with the good.
THE GOOD SIDE: I admire the beautiful animation (especially the accurate rendering of the Notre-Dame cathedral). It's all been done very splendidly. The songs "Topsy Turvy" and "God Help the Outcasts" are very enjoyable, while the songs "Hellfire" and "The Bells of Notre Dame" define the darker side of Disney. The gargoyles Hugo, Victor, and Laverne will provide excellent comic relief for the kids. And finally, I'm glad they took a very dark approach for a Disney film like this . . .
THE BAD SIDE: Unfortunately, this isn't dark enough. My main complaint is changing much of Victor Hugo's adult novel into a G-rated family film.
Here are some major examples:
-Clopin is not a jester of the Festival of Fools in the novel, rather he is a protector of the outcasts.
-La Esmeralda is sixteen years old in the novel.
-Phoebus does not have a friendly relationship with the outcasts.
-Claude Frollo is the actual Archdeacon.
-Quasimodo is deaf.
-Jehan does not appear in the film.
-Pierre Gringoire does not appear in the film.
-The novel does NOT have a happy ending.
I mean, come on, the creators of the Disney version could've at least taken some chances with this, make the audience see that animation isn't all about happy animals and dancing trees and etc. etc. But instead, we still get the same family-friendly atmosphere (except the Shrek films) in animated movies (The Incredibles, Mulan, Finding Nemo, Chicken Little, Hoodwinked, etc.). Ugh, what next? Skunks finding success in pop music? Snails becoming superheroes? The animators of today should adapt Miguel de Cervantes's "Don Quixote" or the Finnish epic "The Kalevala" or the Indian Epic "The Ramayana" and bring some dramatic approaches towards animation (whether it's 2D or 3D).
But who knows? The future still holds many mysteries. We'll never know what's going to happen next.
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