Siskel & Ebert - The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)

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Siskel and Ebert reviews a Disney American animated musical drama film, "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" in June 21, 1996. Featuring the voice cast members of Tom Hulce, Demi Moore, Tony Jay, Kevin Kline, Paul Kandel, as well as Charles Kimbrough, Jason Alexander and Mary Wickes as Victor, Hugo, and Laverne respectively.
It is the 34th Disney animated feature film and the seventh produced during the Disney Renaissance, and it is also loosely based on the 1831 novel of the same name by Victor Hugo. The plot centers on Quasimodo, the disabled bell-ringer of Notre Dame, and his struggle to stand up to his ableist father Claude Frollo, who also wants to commit genocide against Paris' Romani population.
Both of them loved this movie, when Gene gives a marginal thumbs up for memorable the characters, especially the depth of Quasimodo, the drawings, and some beautiful songs, and Roger gives thumbs way up, as he considers that it is one of the best Disney pictures of 1996 since "Beauty and the Beast" , while he still liked "Aladdin" and Pocahontas".
To this day, "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" is considered to be one of Disney's darkest animated films due to its mature subject matter such as Infanticide, lust, damnation, antiziganism, genocide, and sin, despite the changes made from the original source material in order to ensure a G rating from the MPAA.
I totally agree Gene and Roger as well, I really loved this movie A whole lot. It's one of my favorite Disney animated films. I thought it is truly powerful. The story was strong, and the emotional is so important. I really like Quasimodo more. He's my favorite main character. I thought he was kind, shy, nice, and lonely, and he really needs is freedom. Then he's brave, careful strong-confident and, do-the-right-thing, and I was so moved, and touching. And I do believe that Quasi is a very special person. Anyway, it is a great animated film, as it will always be in my heart. Thumbs way up for me on "The Hunchback of Notre Dame".
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@noahstewart5054 Жыл бұрын

P.S., this was Wickes' final acting performance as she died seven months before its release, at the age of 85. Jane Withers provided Laverne's remaining dialogue for the film. R.I.P., Mary Wickes. (1910-1995) 😥

@epache315 4 жыл бұрын

R.I.P. Tony Jay (1933-2006) Voice of Judge Frollo from Disney's The Hunchback Of Notre Dame an amazing and chilling performance singing Hellfire Judge Frollo he's Really evil his song Hellfire the chills and the goosebumps Judge Frollo he's Really special and Tony Jay's Voice was a part of it.

@joefriedman9843 Жыл бұрын

Roger here and, moreso in his review, talks about how the animation really shows you things that just wouldn't be the same, or even possible (at least at the time), in a live action movie. He highlights Quasi maneuvering around the cathedral specifically. Seeing this now, I can't help but think that the 2 Spiderverse movies have accomplished the same thing.

@Thomas_H._Smith 2 жыл бұрын

3:23 It's interesting they say that because Beauty and the Beast and this have the same directors and producer.

@matthewhedrichjr.5445 Жыл бұрын

Also same composer and two actors

@MrTimshellscherber Жыл бұрын

@@matthewhedrichjr.5445 You mean Alan Menken, Tony Jay, David Ogden Stiers, Frank Welker, and Mary Kay Bergman?

@matthewhedrichjr.5445 Жыл бұрын

@@MrTimshellscherber yep

@MrTimshellscherber Жыл бұрын

@@matthewhedrichjr.5445 Oh.

@epache315 4 жыл бұрын

R.I.P. Tony Jay (Judge Frollo) and David Ogden Stiers (The Archdeacon) Disney's The Hunchback Of Notre Dame an amazing Disney movie about the music and Disney animation

@rhyancoleman6462 3 жыл бұрын

And Mary Wickes

@elephantbluepeter 2 ай бұрын

While I don't agree that "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" is the best Disney film since "Beauty and the Beast" because I love "Aladdin" and "The Lion King" just as much as the other two. I'm glad that Roger Ebert loved "The Hunchback of Notre Dame". It's absolutely one of the most underrated Disney masterpieces of all time! The animation and the music are both some of the all time best!

@Jeff-fu8is 9 ай бұрын

When Rodger said "Oh thumbs way up for me! I loved this movie!", Well he took the words right out of my mouth. I love this movie too so my thumb is not even marginally up for this movie. It's so well made. I admit when I was younger my sister loved it and I didn't appeal to it very much. But then when I was maybe about 15, I hooked up our old VCR player to the TV in my bedroom and I started to go through all of my VHSs and I put this movie on and I fell completely in love with it ever since

@epache315 4 жыл бұрын

R.I.P. Mary Wickes R.I.P. Mary Kay Bergman R.I.P. David Ogden Stiers and Tony Jay

@JoeyArmstrong2800 2 жыл бұрын

This is my favorite of the 1990s Disney animation films. It's a little darker and relatable.

@MovieEnforcer 4 жыл бұрын

I wish they had gone more in depth on Judge Frollo. He's FAR more evil than any other Disney villain.

@matthewpaul6904 4 жыл бұрын

My mom took me to this back in 96 and loved it ever since

@DRaider90 4 жыл бұрын

That's awesome man, I wish I would've been born a few years earlier to have gone and seen it, I was born in 92 and didnt get to see it until it came out on vhs, in fact I still have that tape

@Paul8820 3 жыл бұрын

I was eight years old when it came out. I passed on it big mistake.

@598superchris 2 жыл бұрын

@@DRaider90 I was also born in 1992

@sonnyblack0870 4 жыл бұрын

If you heard Quasimodo over the phone you might get the impression he’s a cool good looking guy.

@2uitdoesntmatter 4 жыл бұрын

Easily one of the most underrated disney films. It’s more serious subject matter and darker execution turned a lot of small minds away. It may not have the pep of the other 90’s renaissance Disney films, but it has the most substance, depth, and scale.

@epache315 4 жыл бұрын

Disney's The Hunchback Of Notre Dame Released 23 years ago on June 21,1996 Based On Victor Hugo's original Novel Disney's The Hunchback Of Notre Dame an epic and incredible Disney movie about the music and Disney animation The Voices of Tom Hulce Demi Moore Kevin Kline Paul Kandel Jim Cummings Frank Welker R.I.P. Tony Jay (1933-2006) (Judge Frollo) R.I.P. Mary Wickes (1910-1995) (Laverne) R.I.P. David Ogden Stiers (1942-2018) (The Archdeacon ) R.I.P. Mary Kay Bergman (1961-1999) (Quasimodo's Mother)

@rhyancoleman6462 Ай бұрын

Two Very Spirited Thumbs Up for The Hunchback of Notre Dame. One of the very best of the Disney animated features with great visuals, terrific musical numbers and an unusual hero who adds a message to the adventure.

@zacharysiple783 4 жыл бұрын

This is my favorite Disney movie- it's been a year since I last saw it, but I could watch it again and again and hardly get sick of it!

@crithon 9 ай бұрын

It's fun to see this again, I saw the film numerous times at the theater. SURPRISED they didn't notice the Silent film references in the film. There's a lot of deep cuts, it's a very bold ambitious film. Too bad they have less than 4 minutes to talk about it, good stuff.

@Jbaxter85 4 жыл бұрын

I enjoy the film. Terrific songs, picture is well-drawn & well-made also entertainment all together. I agree with them, it's best animated film since beauty and the beast.

@matthewpaul6904 4 жыл бұрын

Getting the same directors as Beast certainly helped. I love the Disney Renaissance but those two movies are the crown jewels of that era

@thetribalist6923 2 жыл бұрын

Aladdin and Lion King were better, but this is an underrated film.

@epache315 4 жыл бұрын

R.I.P. David Ogden Stiers and Tony Jay The Archdeacon and Judge Frollo are now in Heaven

@GrinningAries 4 жыл бұрын

I only saw this one last year and I regret not having seen it earlier. It was really nice seeing Disney handling some more mature themes, and I thought they did so remarkably well.

@zt1053 2 жыл бұрын

This didn't do as well as pochohontas because it had much more competition. Summer of 96 had Twister, Independence Day, Mission Impossible, The Rock. The biggest movie in summer of 95 was Batman Forever

@nickperkins8477 3 жыл бұрын

I went into the theater with my expectations definitely low for The Hunchback Of Notre Dame. I was amazed by the movie. Great songs. GREAT story treatment. Great animation. It’s remarkably good, it’s Walt Disney doing Victor Hugo, staying true to the Disney family ethos without seriously breaking Hugo’s dramatic themes. It’s an amazing creative achievement. Great songs overall, and my favorite is God Help The Outcasts.

@ilike2365 3 жыл бұрын

I honestly think this movie is one of Disney’s greatest along with Beauty and the Beast. It’s so underrated it pains me and that more people need to watch this. I wished I watched this in theaters but then I wasn’t born yet. Sad.

@donkeygospel6 3 жыл бұрын

Ebert got it right more times than Siskel and he was ALWAYS right about the Disney films.

@patrickshields5251 3 жыл бұрын

Ignoring the fact that he liked The Black Cauldron, the film that almost killed Disney animation.

@percymiller8775 2 жыл бұрын

The box office agree with siskel more

@donkeygospel6 3 жыл бұрын

Ebert, as always, got it.

@gorrow1990 2 жыл бұрын

On paper, a family friendly Hunchback movie should have been a misfire. But it ends up being one of the better adaptations of the novel and one of the strongest late 90s Disney movies. The gargoyles stuff got too silly at times tho.

@FishFeelPain 10 ай бұрын

Beautiful movie

@paulienuti8031 3 жыл бұрын

I liked this Movie too😀

@TomBongJovi 5 ай бұрын

I feel like this is Disney's magnum opus when it comes to their 2-d movies. It's also crazy that if this movie came out today it would probably be called "woke" which is just so so sad that tolerance and acceptance of people who are different then you is a considered a bad thing by certain people

@inwalters Жыл бұрын

Since the Roma originate in India, in my headcanon, Esmeralda is a descendant of Mowgli

@epache315 4 жыл бұрын

Judge Frollo's song Hellfire reminds me of Goku and Vegeta 🧡💙🔥🔥🔥🔥DBZ Love! Hellfire (Vegeta and Goku) DBZ Love!💙🧡🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

@lukegreen5341 3 жыл бұрын

0:05 Happy 25th Birthday Disney's The Hunchback Of Notre Dame. 1996 - 2021. 25 Years Of Disney Magic Family Fun Fantasy Epic Groundbreaking Music Comedy Action Adventure And Excitement. Remember Quasimodo. This Is Your Sanitary. And So We Are All Connected In The Great Circle Of Life. Crossover Between Disney's The Hunchback Of Notre Dame And Disney's The Lion King. X

@leocampa9304 11 ай бұрын

I wonder how dark this could've went if they didn't use "kids" to screen test

@HarbingerOfBattle 12 күн бұрын

This movie came out when I was going through that transition of childhood to teenager, and therefore was looking for entertainment with a sharper edge as well as still not understanding why villains fall in love, so I didn’t like it so much (except for Hellfire). Even today I find it rather clunky. I did however love Frollo. That performance was magnificent.

@AWESOMEjeff654r 4 жыл бұрын

The Critic’s Have Spoken

@lukegreen5341 4 жыл бұрын

Maybe Next Year In 2021. Disney Has Announced The Classic 1996 Walt Disney Pictures Animated Blockbuster Movie Disney's The Hunchback Of Notre Dame Will Celebrate It's 25th Anniversary. Thanks Mate. X

@rodolfoleyva5157 Ай бұрын

Liked it better than The Lion King, but had less box office

@epache315 4 жыл бұрын

🇺🇸Disney's The Hunchback Of Notre Dame (🇲🇽Disney's El Jorobado De Notre Dame)

@MrTimshellscherber 4 жыл бұрын

0:11-0:28

@gravityrushfan299 Жыл бұрын

If both siskel and ebert knew the full truth.

@MrMeatyFan-pc7io 3 жыл бұрын

Sickle and Ebert Beauty and the Beast Gene Up Roger Up Aladdin Gene Up Roger Up The Lion King Gene Up Roger Up Pocahontas Gene Up Roger Up The Hunchback of Notre Dame Gene Thumbs Up Roger Thumbs Up Hercules Gene Down Roger Up Mulan Gene Down Roger Up

@rhyancoleman6462 3 жыл бұрын

Siskel by the way he gave thumbs down to Mulan?

@matthewcase6112 6 ай бұрын

It's too dark

@TheJoedonbakerfan 3 жыл бұрын

I hate this movie, but it isn’t the film’s fault, I was 12 and had Schuermann’s disease when it came out.

@noahstewart5054 3 жыл бұрын

Why do you hate it? I thought it was great Disney film. The animation, the colorings, the characters, and of course, the songs. I especially really liked Quasimodo more. You should be happy. What's wrong with that?

@TheJoedonbakerfan 3 жыл бұрын

@@noahstewart5054 Google Schuermann's disease, then imagine being twelve when it came out. It's not the movie's fault, it's well made.

@matthewcase6112 6 ай бұрын

Hate this movie