DISNEY - THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME(1996)
Neither great not terrible, it's just not one
of Disney's best efforts! Not sure what it is,
maybe the lackluster songs or the overall darkness
of it! Just ok to me! B-
A review from Amazon:
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