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It's a wonder that the stained-glass windows don't come to life. So Disney, having exhausted the entertainment value of teapots and candelabra, concocts dancing gargoyles who romp and wisecrack their way through the cathedral. We meet what have by now become stock characters: the sly and urbane villain (see 'Aladdin'), the Barbie-like babe ('Pocahontas') and the playful little sidekicks, of which Hugo's 'Notre Dame de Paris' unfortunately Quasimodo peering down from a beam jutting out from the cathedral: pure 'Lion King.' And so on.

French shopkeepers starting their day: very 'Beauty and the Beast.' Meanwhile, as this tuneful number identifies Quasimodo and places him inside Notre Dame's bell tower, the animation offers flashes of previous Disney imagery. What Disney's 'Crime and Punishment' would be like. For instance, it begins with a song that crams in such a hefty chunk of Victor Hugo's exposition you may find yourself wondering There's just no way to delight children with a feel-good version of this story.īut the happily-ever-after 'Hunchback of Notre Dame' tries so hard that it approaches the absurd. In a film that bears conspicuous, eager resemblances to other recent Disney hits, the film makers' Herculean work is overshadowed by a Sisyphean problem. The latest and most uncertain of Disney's animated efforts, with its manic mood swings and cloying, none-too-cuddly hero. Or so it often seems during 'The Hunchback of Notre Dame,' JThe Hunchback of Notre Dame By JANET MASLIN aving explored so many other avenues in the world of animation, Disney tries something new: self-parody.

Download gargoyles from the hunchback of notre dame