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Quasimodo
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Esmeralda
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Judge Claude Frollo
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Captain Phoebus
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Clopin
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Hugo
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Critic Reviews for The Hunchback of Notre Dame
All Critics (56) | Top Critics (19) | Fresh (40) | Rotten (16)
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These ideas are presented with effective songs and, yes, tasteful bits of humor.
August 23, 2017 | Rating: 3.5/4 | Full Review… -
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October 18, 2008 | Rating: 4/4 -
A solid, enjoyable, beautifully animated Disney movie, but one not quite out of the top drawer.
September 2, 2008 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review… -
The result is a grand cartoon cathedral, teeming with gargoyles and treachery, hopeless love and tortured lust.
September 2, 2008 | Full Review… -
Surely one of Disney's ugliest and least imaginative efforts.
September 2, 2008 | Full Review… -
Disney has created a movie that, like Quasimodo himself, is half formed.
September 2, 2008 | Full Review…
Audience Reviews for The Hunchback of Notre Dame
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Dec 30, 2014Finally saw this. Great stuff, but why Phoebus gotta c--- block?Jared H Super Reviewer
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Oct 11, 2014Disney bastardizes Victor Hugo's literary classic The Hunchback of Notre Dame as a romantic musical. The story follows a hunchback named Quasimodo who befriends a gypsy named Esmeralda who seeks sanctuary in the Notre Dame cathedral after being hunted by Minister Frollo, who's attempting to rid the city of gypsies. Featuring the voice talents of Demi Moore, Kevin Kline, and Jason Alexander, the film has a bit of an eclectic cast. And the music, despite being written by legendary Disney composer Alan Menken, is fairly unremarkable and lacks any standout songs. However, the real problem is that this is not Disney material, and Disney misses the point of this beautiful tragedy by Disneyfying it. The Hunchback of Notre Dame isn't a bad film, it's just the wrong film.Dann M Super Reviewer
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Jul 05, 2013One of Disney's boldest and darkest animated films (there certainly hasn't been anything like it since), "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" is surprising in both the level of thematic substance and the detail in the animation. It tries to juggle the sophisticated Victor Hugo plot with Disney conventions to far less success (those gargoyles are less comic relief and more an annoying tonal inconsistency), but like its protagonist, this film goes largely hidden within Disney's sparkling legacy -- and that's a shame.Sam B Super Reviewer
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Jun 29, 2013"The Hunchback of Notre Dame" is one of the darkest Disney movies to date. With enough animated detail, action sequences, and character development, the film catapults light years beyond anything before its time. This film is often a struggle to endure at times, as you witness the brutal mistreatment of Quasimodo and the quarrel between the handsome and gentle Phoebus and Quasimodo, both vying for the hand of Esmeralda. Many of the characters face developments of an adult nature. The villain, Frollo, whose animated details are beyond anything I've quite seen before, wants the gypsies dead, but cannot deny the beauty of Esmeralda and wants her all to himself, so much so that he'll kill her if she doesn't comply. This is a whole new level of animosity and, yes, we've faced this before with Disney, as Jafar captures the Princess, but you're never under the impression that lives are at stake. In "The Hunchback", the serious nature of the film often has you at extremes. Although the songs match the style of the film, there's nothing quite memorable enough to latch on to and the comedy is mainly lost on the three gargoyles, there's a sincerity and emotional tension built throughout the film that causes a deeper connection to the material compared to most animated films. "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" is stunning on most levels, and with such a dark nature, Disney ushers in a new level of animated entertainment.Christopher H Super Reviewer
The Hunchback of Notre Dame Quotes
Frollo: | Bring these Gypsy vermin to the Palace of Justice. |
Esmeralda: | What are you doing? |
Frollo: | I was just imagining a rope around your neck |
Frollo: | I was just imagining a rope around your neck. |
Esmeralda: | I know what you were imagining! |
Archdeacon: | See, there, the innocent blood you have spilt on the steps of Notre Dame. |
Frollo: | I am guiltless. She ran, I pursued. |
Archdeacon: | Now you would add this child's blood to your guilt on the steps of Notre Dame! |
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