Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939)

Great Hollywood studio filmmaking. Mr. Laughton and Sir Cedric let it rip. Maureen O’Hara.  Good God.  Good God. The villains want to round up all the refugees.  They think the Earth is flat.  They believe in witches.  They accuse others of crimes that they themselves…

carrieandtracy

So thanks to good old Jacob, I noticed that I had somehow misidentified the Hunchback version for my GdT list... Even still, that's a good thing because now I can say this is the superior version, although the Disney animated one is perhaps a bit better. As the titular…

Rafael "Mister Movie" Jovine

“Why was I not made of stone - like thee?” - Quasimodo Probably the most popular and for many (including myself) the best adaptation of Victor Hugo’s classic novel. I like the silent film starring Lon Chaney from 1923 and the Disney version from 1996. But for me is the…

Gregor Kreyca

Ah, romantic horror. What a combination. When my kids were wee-uns in the 90s, the animated version of this classic tale was on high rotation at our house, so despite having missed this William Dieterle iteration of the story to date, I went in with a good idea of what…

Graham

A good story, excellent production value, strong cinematography. This was a really well-made film with strong acting by all. Yet, it felt like 3.5 to me. I like to explain in my review the reasons for my score, but I can't put my finger on what is holding me back from…

Rob Freeman

I think it's amazing that someone watched this film and was like... "This needs to be animated for children.... and I need Jason Alexander smoking a cigar as a gargoyle..... you know... for the kids..."

Demetrios

Charles Laughton looks amazing as the Hunchback. He does really well and is very agile. It's a lot more story than I expected. Use of light and shadows is very effective and well shot. I liked it a lot, but I guess I'm too tired to write much interesting. If you…

RetroHound

I’m glad I’m living in this age of great beginnings This is the kind of movie that’ll challenge your faith in the establishment. It’s so sad that the politics and mob mentality are so utterly believable, even in this day and age. Charles Laughton breaks my heart…

📀 Cammmalot 📀

As 2h mais torturantes da minha vida. 1 estrela por falarem de mitologia grega e pelo Corcunda que é melhor que muito cgi e efeito prático de hoje Agradeço demais a Looke por redublar os filmes de monstros antigos, mas deixar a dublagem original desse foi horrível. O som…

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