TrueJoshNight
Truly Dreadful Film
Geraldine
The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.
Francene Odetta
It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.
vanmust
It is not the best film regarding Hugo,s popular novel but it is watchable mainly for Richard Harris performance ....by the way he really looks like Nosferatou minus the pointed ears abd nails
Irishchatter
I watched the Disney version of this sort years ago and I can tell you this, this film is way darker. I was really surprised and also saw at the same time, that Quasimodo was killed by his guardian Frollo. Jaysus, Frollo really was such a psychopath, who really wanted Esmeralda and not give a crap about anyone else.I really felt sorry for Quasimodo when he was trying to rescue Esmeralda and thrown into a stand where people threw food at him. It's really hard to watch that scene, especially Frollo watching him be tortured. Seriously, that scene makes you angry with Frollo haha! Salma Hayek looked absolutely stunning as Esmeralda. She really knows how to show those dance moves, even when she was on "Dusk Til Dawn" movie I think that same year with George Clooney & Quentin Tarantino! This movie is really good but it is sad at the same time. Don't be thinking it'll be like the Disney version because I'm afraid it ain't!
Aral_Bateman
-=contains spoiler from both original and movie versions=-i am a huge fan of Notre dame De Paris musical,i also read book this summer and i watched movie today,in the beginning i was hopeful to watch a good film especially when i saw 6.3 IMDb point.first scenes were good but i actually waited for,theaters scene directly from book,but it was normal but when Esmeralda kisses gringoire i felt something is wrong..they don't even kiss in book,even in musical..and there were huge gap why Esmeralda being judged by sorcerer,in the book she teaches her goat how to respond numbers of clock or write word "phoebus".. wait there were a phoebus weren't there? in this movie he is some soldier junk nothing more,the creators made Quasimodo's love to show around and they even canceled Frollo's love..but Notre dame was frollo. his thoughts his struggles between love of god and love of human in movie we cant find anything like that all we have is,some villain who is really bad and kills people whose clashes with his thoughts..and not mentioning phoebus,not mentioning love of frollo,not mentioning jehan (brother of frollo) not mentioning mother of Esmeralda (maybe it is OK,the storyline would have chopped much)they even not mentioned the real story.. (another PS:frollo wasn't a opus dei or some cult member he actually in interest with alchemy he tries to make gold..he was stuck in science and religion)finally don't watch this movie,it is some kind of directors edition to real masterpiece,and if you have watched it before read the book,god have mercy on you..you must read to book immediately..this movie is worse than hunchback of Notre dame II the animated movie,spend your time with watching Notre dame De Paris musical.. enough said..
debrecen
Sometimes it is difficult to judge a reproduction of an old classic film. The remake has to interpret the story to a different generation. I believe this Peter Medak movie will be better received by the younger generation for its modern visual effects and story telling. I recomend this film to high school and college students who will need to write a book report on the Hunchback of Notredame and want to enjoy a great movie at the same time. The casting and acting was great and the directing excellent.
