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Critics have said it. Intellectual poseurs have repeated it. You have snidely asked yourself: "Where does Disney get off making a children's film out of a Victor Hugo's classic, tragic novel, The Hunchback of Notre Dame? Is Disney not satisfied with mousefying Americana; must they now bastardize French culture as well...
Therefore, to ye skeptics I say: judge the film on its own merit, and enjoy it for its own sake. It is yet another high quality Disney feature. For fascinating historical accuracy, Ken Burns is your man. For a good tale, no one beats the mouse...
...voice of the hero Quasimodo, Tom Hulce ("Amadeus," Broadway's "A Few Good Men"), brings to his part the sensitivity and youthful enthusiasm that are essential to the Disney hero formula...
Quasimodo however, is a new kind of hero for Disney. At age 20, he is the oldest protagonist in Disney history. A far cry from the beautiful Snow White--hated for her beauty by the jealous Queen--Quasi is reviled by the public for his misshapen form--and Disney spared no effort in making the guy ugly. He yearns to leave Notre Dame, where his ward, the evil Judge Frollo, keeps him isolated...
...times the cathedral is a theme park, with cute characters, dark scary spots and a drain pipe that Quasi uses as a giant water slide. The movie may not soar like Aladdin or roar like The Lion King, and it demands plenty of parental guidance; but it fulfills the Disney animators' dream. From a blank sheet of paper, monsters and magic emerge...