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Epicurus Shoppes - The Hunchback of Notre Dame (A Walt Disney Masterpiece) [VHS]
![The Hunchback of Notre Dame (A Walt Disney Masterpiece) [VHS]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/512VXFB8TKL._SL160_.jpg)
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List Price: $26.99
Our Price: $1.85
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Manufacturer: Walt Disney Home Video
Starring: Demi Moore, Jason Alexander, Mary Kay Bergman, Corey Burton, Jim Cummings
Directed By: Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise
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Audience Rating: G (General Audience)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786304290880
Format: Animated
ISBN: 6304290888
Label: Walt Disney Home Video
Manufacturer: Walt Disney Home Video
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Walt Disney Home Video
Release Date: 1997-03-04
Running Time: 91
Studio: Walt Disney Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: 1996-06-21
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Editorial Reviews:
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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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Summary: Some Good Stuff
Comment: This retelling of the famous Victor Hugo story must have initially been a hard sell to the producers at Disney. I mean, they (the movie makers) had to convince these money men to invest in a full-length animated movie about a horribly deformed man. Not exactly the type of film that is going to draw the kids into the theaters. But whatever the obstacles, they succeeded in getting it financed (and made) and the final product has much to offer.
"The Hunchback of Notre Dame" is the story of Quasimodo ... a deformed hunchback man ... whose job it is to ring the giant bells of the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. He is kept enslaved by his evil master Monk Frollo ... the city's minister of justice ... who has convinced Quasimodo that he, Frollo, is good and that people outside his confined world in the cathedral ... particularly gypsies ... are evil. Enter Esmerelda ... a good-hearted and beautiful gypsy dancer. Also enter Captain Phoebus ... a handsome and good-hearted new recruit to Frollo's military police.
Hunchback meets and falls in love with gypsy dancer. Captain meets and falls in love with gypsy dancer. Evil master meets and falls in love with gypsy dancer. Gypsy dancer must run for her life. Evil master hunts down, captures, and sentences to death gypsy dancer. Captain is imprisoned for helping gypsy dancer and cannot help. Hunchback saves the day. Evil master gets what's coming to him.
There are two great songs in "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" ... both coming early on in the film. "Topsy-Turvy" is a song for The Festival of Fools celebration, and "Out There" is the hunchback's lament. "Out There" is a rare musical creation of superior song-writing ability. I think songs of this quality should be far more commonplace, but we just don't get them, so when one does come along ... as it does here in "Out There" ... we have to savor and relish it.
There are a lot of top-notch gag lines in the movie too, with most of them going to ... gargoyles. Yep. There are three stone gargoyles that come to life for Quasimodo alone and they are his only friends and confidants. Is this a cheap addition to an otherwise quality film? Maybe, but they have the best lines in the movie and this makes them, well, acceptable and even fun.
But "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" is pretty good entertainment. The action and suspense keep coming at you, and they (the movie makers) don't travel the well-worn nauseating path of politically correct behavior ... well, not too much anyway.
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Summary: One of the finest modern Disney masterpieces, and deserves to stand alongside all-time classics
Comment: I was a staunch skeptic when I first heard The Walt Disney Company would be adapting Victor Hugo's timeless dark classic "The Hunchback of Notre Dame". I did not believe that the animators could successfully meld Disney's family-oriented legacy to such serious source material. Immediately following the amazing opening number "The Bells of Notre Dame" I was forced to reevaluate my opinion.
This is an awesome film. It is stylish and mature, and does not shy away from meaty spiritual concerns which enrich the storytelling. With the voice talents of Tom Hulce(Amadeus)as Quasimodo, Demi Moore(Ghost)as Esmeralda and Kevin Kline(A Midsummer Night's Dream)as Pheobus, it manages to stay very true to the darkness of Victor Hugo's novel while forgivably sneaking in a happy ending of Disney's own invention. In this production, Quasimodo is so overflowing with goodness that I, for one, did not mind the alteration.
One other song which deserves plaudits is "God Help the Outcasts." Extremely touching in its compassion and admirably fearless in addressing spiritual and religious themes, this is one of the best songs ever put in an animated film.
Also featuring the voices of Jason Alexander("Seinfeld") and the late Mary Wickes("Sister Act"), this is one of the best Disney animated films of the modern era and deserves favorable comparison with the gems of the studio's early years.
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Summary: Next to Something Wicked...
Comment: Admittedly I never read the book, I was 16 when it came out, I wanted to see it as did my aunt. I didn't hate/love it, my aunt liked it. After doing some research on it, I realize this cartoon was too faithful to the novel, despite the disney ending, something tells me the book is very depressing. This cartoon is one of the darkest movies I've ever seen siding with Something Wicked this Way Comes, by Disney. They rarely dissapoint me with their stories, one of my favorites is Lion King, even now. But this one was just too dark and adult themed for anyone under the age of 10, although these days, kids are ALOT harder to scare then they used to be. Certain movies have creeped me out, and I'm not that easy to scare-the Final Destination films freaked me out, some people found'em funny, I'm not sure why. The music in this film as often happens is very good, and fits the scenes perfectly-even Frollo's Hellfire is good but creepy, Cartoon or not, this one should've been at least PG, because this one is not for little kids.
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Summary: Really enjoyable!
Comment: The song from this film, "god Help The Outcasts", is so pretty. (I have taught it to lot of my vocal students). This is a great entertaining story that teaches a great lesson to kids , (and adults) About accepting people for who they are.
Customer Rating:
Summary: "pass"
Comment: Try other disney movies instead or at least GARGOYLES. The gargoyles in this movie are worst than Greg weismens GARGOYLES. They aren't very smart. Instead there annoying, poorly created, dumb, and not as mature as Goliath and his clan. Basically a dumb cartoon movie with dumb cartoon characters in it.
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