The Hunchback of Notre Dame has the most asinine secret ever and it's up to Frollo, the Sheriff of Paris, to find out what it is. phelous.com / phelous
There is one good thing I can say about this movie: I like how they don't show Quasimodo's face until it's revealed at the festival. It puts the audience in the same shoes as the characters reacting to it, which works better to teach the lesson. Of course, they proceed to botch it horribly, but I like that one part.
When he fell off the balcony I said jokingly to myself "what he can fly or something", then I proceeded to bang my head on a table for three minuets when it actually happened.
i literally said outloud : "what? is he an angel or something" needless to say i banged my head on the wall for hours. i am dizzy and suffer from short term memory lost. and i suffer from shortt term memory lost.
that made me laugh. Yeah he can fight because he’s an angel he’s not a bird man but an angel. he is a fighter and he can fly to now apparently. I wish Disney would’ve put this twist in their movie that would be fun! I like this idea. I’m keeping it. As another interpretation of the story that we all thought we knew.
Actually...the Hunchback being some kind of fallen angel sounds like a badass story if told in the right way,...of course, here, was not what we got. ;n;
:v fun fact #6634648484874374487534...1/2... the word gargoil actualy refered to the dranage pipes of midevil castles and fortresses to prevent water from rotting the wood and freezing between the stone cuasing cracks... and any statues not containing such a drain was mearly for aperences and was called a grotuesc.
When you said the secret was coming as he was falling, I had two guesses: one, he would be revealed as an angel with wings, or two, he would smash on the ground and turn out to be a beautiful person inside. I'm not sure which theory was dumber, but the important thing is that one of them came true.
Maybe he was left there to teach the people not to be judgmental about appearance, but he didn't know he was an angel, so I dunno about that. Maybe he's half angel? Angels as described in the Bible are pretty fucking crazy looking, so it could also explain his appearance. We're spending more time thinking about this than the filmmakers did. We should totally write speculative/AU fanfiction for movies like these.
I guess Quasimodo is an angel quite literally and figuratively! I love it! I love how he doesn’t realize that he is until the very end of the story. Turns out the story is not quite what you were told. He is angel. And it fits his personality.
I love that they just throw the Gypsies under the bus in this adaptation. In the original book they're mostly beggars, pickpockets, and street performers, but it's evident from the test that's its the only they can survive given how they're viewed and treated by "normal" Europeans. Still, they clearly have their own code of ethics they follow, and are decent and loyal to you once you've been accepted into their group. Even the infamous "Court of Miracles" scene is meant to be the Gypsies' parody of the outright corruption of the Real Legal courts of medieval France which we see in the latter parts of the book. Here they're just outright bad guys, which makes it all the more confusing since Esmeralda is essentially a Gypsy herself.
Is it wrong that I find Frollston's attitude kind of funny at times? Just the way he delivered that "You'll do, holy father" line and even that "My first wife" joke?
+chimerschang I actually also got a smile out of Frolloston's villain song. He just sounds like he's having a blast with his entire performance, which is why he's the only legitimately likeable thing about this.
+Micah Hirsh You might be onto something there. I only know Harnell as Wakko from Animaniacs, so I don't know the full range of his voice (the way I know, say, Rob Paulsen's voice), but it does sound similar.
This is probably my favorite Phelous video, the writing’s great. “If it’s ugly you like, my sweet, you’ll love my penis,” and “I’d give him my heart, seal it with a fart” are classics lol
prowlandsasuke Yup, he was, and Esmeralda was in love with him. But he was a massive asshole who just wanted to get what he wanted from her and dump her ass to the curb. Disney left out that part.
The Dingo Version actually got that part right. Interestingly, none of these cartoon versions have both Pierre and Phoebus.Gee, I guess it may not be such a good idea to make kid's films out of novels by people who viewed humanity as utter filth.
Okay, who voiced Esmeralda in this? I swear whoever it is sounds like a strange mix of Jodi Benson and Paige O'Hara. Not a bad singer, but the songs, well...
PyroGothNerd they weren't exactly bestest buddies in the book like here though, think it's more that he runs off with Esmeralda figuring "if he's dead I've got a better chance"...yeah this story doesn't work being adapted for children
it certainly is the least bad I guess. But you wanna know what adaptation I found was really good, the Disney version the Disney version was so good! But that one was more epic in action packed, this one was more whimsical and magical. If you’re looking for something more magical watch this if you’re looking for something more adventurous with lots of action go for the Disney version. Just saying. These are both good adaptations in their own way.
:v fun fact #6634648484874374487534...1/2... the word gargoil actualy refered to the dranage pipes of midevil castles and fortresses to prevent water from rotting the wood and freezing between the stone cuasing cracks... and any statues not containing such a drain was mearly for aperences and was called a grotuesc.
You know, if they allowed Quasimodo to die in this version it would have been a really powerful bittersweet ending. Yeah he dies, but he sacrificed his life to save his friends and he leaves the Earth knowing he is loved... Or might've been worse I dunno.
+HORRIOR Yeah, his horror reviews can wear thin with how cliched the flicks can be. With bad cartoons, it can be too hilarious. Hope he gets to Goodtimes with their Little Mermaid and Jungle Book.
+HORRIOR Agreed. *PLEASE* don't ever stop reviewing these. Even when there aren't any left to review. I'll even fund Goodtimes/Goldenfilms to make more cartoons for Phelous to review.
+Aubbie_Chan The funny thing for me was how Phelous said it's a lot to take in, my video got stuck buffering just as the wings were revealed. It's almost as if my wireless was so awestruck at how stupid it is that it refused to load beyond that point! =P
"No. It is not a bone." Then what is it? Wings? What, does he have a pair of angel wings just hiding in that hunched back of his? *6 minutes later* ...You gotta be kidding me.
Mortilum It was actually in animated series in which the two of them were spies and had a robotic talking dog sidekick (I might have watched it once or twice...I didn't have cable, okay?)
17:18 " There is only one Esmerelda, and that blimp on stage is not her ". This movie is such an accurate representation of 1400's France, when fireworks, jazz music, blimps, and electric keyboards were all the rage.
if he’s not a bird man and not an angel then, what is he? An ex man? I don’t get it! I don’t know if he’s an ex man! I’m sure an ex man is dangerous not dangerous but different. But whatever he is he is pure and kind! And sensitive. And he loves to play and sing and dance. And he loves bells and gargoyles.
wait, healed somebody? How did I not notice! How did I not notice that he healed somebody! He has magical powers! Healing powers at that! Now he kind of reminds me of Rapunzel from tangled. Because in tangled Rapunzel also had powers which came in her hair. And could heal. Well, I guess Quasimodo’s came from his hands instead maybe. Or at least I assume it was his hands. Now Rapunzel and Quasimodo could be friends lol. Just saying. If you want to make the story more magical go for it.
+Tronathon242 Oh that's nothing, you should see the "secret" from their Anastasia knockoff. Spoiler alert: Her murdered family came back as talking musical instruments and have the power to resurrect the dead before their souls return to the afterlife. I'm not even remotely joking.
I remember my grandma had The Secret of Mulan as some of her VHS tapes for me. It was the only movie I recall watching once, and never again. My grandma was normally really good with finding the right movies. She had Lion King, Snow White, Land Before Time, Rescuers, Aristocats, Cinderella, Pocahontas, Aladdin and Beauty and the Beast. She even got the right version of Mulan eventually! I have no clue how she ended up with Secret of Mulan, but luckily we never had to watch it again.
Yet saying bad things about Microsoft online(We all did it after our 3rd bluescreen of death) means you can't work at Microsoft? This is an unfair world.
"it's funny these dark stories got adapted for children in the first place". That's why i'm waiting for you to do Good Times' rendition of The Little Mermaid. That has to be all kinds of amazing!
I won't lie, these reviews of the bad Hunchback and Anastasia knockoffs got me interested in the Disney version of hunchback and the Bluth Anastasia , which I liked so much I am travelling to Stuttgart to watch the stage versions of them. So just wanted to thank you for inspiring me.
What the fuck was that?! Quasimodo was a fucking angel?! Next thing your gonna tell me is that the Phantom of the Opera is a Mock Turtle!! Or the Elephant Man is a bloody Hippogriff!!
+IndianaJonesfans09 Next they'll say Frankenstein's really a puppy dog, Medusa was a butterfly in disguise, Dracula is a walking diamond, and the Jabberwocky is a magic carpet. Oh the stupid ideas they could create.
Okay, Quasimodo being an angel is really stupid and slaps in the face of the original tale and the Disney Version- Buuuut, I can apperciate the kind of mad genius behind the idea. Angels, especially in some regilous text, are not the most beautiful things to look at hell. Hell, one could say they look much demons. So to subplant that over the ugliness of Quasi, COULD have worked- But I doubt that what was the intention of this twist.
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Maybe him growing wings like an angel at the end was symbolism for him dying and ascending to heaven? Like cus it's a kids film they didn't wanna show him actually die so they Interpreted it as him ascending to heaven? Maybe I'm giving a kids movie too much credit... I think they should have "Just let him die!"
I gotta give the movie a little bit of credit; at least the creators took a page from the Disney version and didn't make Quasimodo here act/sound like he has a mental deficiency, unlike all the other Hunchback movies Phelous has reviewed so far. No, I'm not counting the Handsome of Notre Dame.
The Handsome "Hunchback" of Notre Damn? (From Golden Films?) Yeah, I agree. That was probably even worse than Dingo's adaptation in terms of the story! 😬
@@cameronbosch1213 i actually had that version of the Hunchback as a kid (Golden Films not Dingo) so needless to say i was thrilled when Phelous reviewed it XD Here's hoping he covers The Jungle King at some point
@RyushuSuperCat Oh hell, Golden Films made some bad films, although they made so passable ones, like their Aladdin adaptation (with Goodtimes). But then Golden Films releases their Hunchback adaption and it blows even the Dingo adaptation out of the water in terms of how bad it is...
I keep coming back to this review when I need something to watch while I’m reading/cooking/needing something to focus on. This along with Secret of Anastasia are perfect: great editing, funny jokes, and your voice is really nice! It’s not often I rewatch a video, especially not after three years.
The magic of the Puma flows through his veins. Let that be a lesson to everyone: Don't judge someone by their looks because they might be the Pyuumaman. Thepumayman.
I remember as a kid watching this Hunchback of Notre Dame animated series where Quasimodo didn't look so ugly, Esmerelda has a brother and Frollo was an evil sorceror. Also Quasi was good pals with the King of France and had a plot where he went to find his parents who have created the Philosopher's Stone.
Two things that really made me laugh out loud were: At 22:45, when the guy disguised as the Archdeacon is revealed. Apparently the thing that reveals his identity is that, when the Archdeacon robe is removed, he's wearing different clothes -- he didn't disguise his face or wear a wig or anything. This implies that, if they saw the ACTUAL Archdeacon dressed slightly differently, they wouldn't recognize him, and would accuse him of being a liar if he claimed to be the Archdeacon. I know a lot of movie characters are really stupid, but these people haven't even mastered the concept of object permanence (e.g. when a person is wearing different clothes, they're still the same person). A simple game of peekaboo would blow their minds. And of course, the reveal that Quasimodo has angel wings. I mean, my god (or should I say, m'god?) that came out of nowhere. As I was watching the clip in the review, I was thinking: "Well, Quasimodo is hanging off the edge of the building, and they can't save him, but obviously they're not going to kill him off in a children's movie. I guess something could break his fall, or he could... no, obviously he's not going to fly, that's just stupid." But here we are. Having said all that: This is better, especially in terms of its animation, than, say, a typical Dingo movie or Aladdin and the Adventure of All Time. But that just serves to accentuate the stupid moments when they happen. A Dingo movie doesn't have a plot that's coherent enough to have holes, or animation that's good enough to show Quasimodo sprouting wings. The Secret of the Hunchback of Notre Dame is right in the sweet spot where it's good enough that we expect better, so we can be shocked when these stupid things happen.
Pretty much none of the film adaptations of the book are very accurate to the book. Probably because the book ends incredibly depressingly, and since most people want a slightly more happy ending to their movie pretty much all adaptations leave at least part of the cast alive at the end. (Usually Esmeralda, and she usually ends up with either Phoebus or Pierre Gringoire if the latter isn't left out of the story completely.) But even if none of the movies are accurate to the book, at least some of them did something with the idea and made a good movie. Can't say that for this version, though. I think the only good animated Hunchback movie I've seen is the Disney one.
+Snowy-snow The 80's Hunchback film by Burbank Animation isn't too bad either. Not accurate, yes, but it's still tons better than this 'take', just don't mistake it for the 90's remake from Burbank. THAT one is crap.
+Snowy-snow Yeah, the closest I think was the live action version from the 50s. People got pissy as Disney for it having a happy ending, but that's really nothing new. The famous 30s version with Charles Laughton and Maureen O'Hara had a happy ending. But this isn't even close, 2% close if I am feeling real generous.
Tyler Bioshock R Personally, I don't mind. That none of the movies are accurate. It makes it easier to disconnect it from the book (which I love! ^^) and see the movies as their own story. That doesn't excuse some of them being absolutely horrible, though. I own a copy of the 30s version. Old fashioned, but really good in my opinion. The make-up on Quasimodo was really well-done. The 30s version actually had a slightly sad ending for Quasimodo. I mean, he lived at the end (as did Esmeralda) but he was pretty much left where he was at the beginning of the story: alone in the cathedral. And that last line he says to the gargoyle 'I wish I were made of stone like you' shows pretty well he's not exactly happy with his lot in life. Gosh... I should watch that version again. XD I forgot how much I liked it.
Snowy-snow Oh yeah, great version, not entirely happy, but its not the soul crushing ending of the book. Also the Disney version made the film a lot less, anti Church. Seriously, I get the impression he wasn't a fan of the Church. Not judging, I'm just saying, frankly I kinda liked what they did with that aspect in the 1996 version. We have a awful person motivated by religion, and a good guy in the form of the bishop who is nice. Good and bad representations of religion, I feel its a bit more balanced. Book is still amazing regardless, just buy some cheap whiskey before finishing it.
Tyler Bioshock R Victor Hugo was a very religious man. But he wrote 'The Hunchback of Notre Dame' during a personal crisis of faith, that's why all these 'anti-church' things are in there. (I don't really care if he was religious or not, but it's an interesting little background fact. ^^ Personally, I actually think it's good he saw the bad things of the religion as well. I respect him for that, not all people can do that.)
So if Quasimodo has the power to heal and fly, does that mean his secret is that he's a mutant? If so, that would explain why the government wanted to get rid of him.
+fatjoe460 I was about to comment on that. After watching this vid I was thinking "Where have I heard that music before?" Hours later, "Oh! Puma Man!" He flies like a moron!
"The most beautiful girl in Paris: Esmeralda!" Ooh! Where is she? (young woman appears) Is she behind that girl who just came through the curtain? ... Oh...THAT'S the "most beautiful girl in Paris"? I mean, she's pretty and all, but I don't see where they're getting "most beautiful girl in Paris"...
The wings-inside-his-hunched-back idea is stupid for this movie, though I can see it being of some use in a thriller/horror story that has nothing to do with The Hunchback of Notre Dame, maybe something anime-esque.
If I remember correctly, the Adventures in Odyssey video series was based upon a long running radio program of the same name. It does show that the animation was done by the same people, since some characters look like they belong in Odyssey, including Sheriff Frollo and all of the priests.
+BlackBeWhite2k7 I know right? That is fucking pitiful. I'd say the same about the now legendary Good Times version of Beauty and the Beast. Pretty bad, but nowhere near as bad as Belle's Magical World, the second Disney DTV sequel to the 1991 masterpiece. Why is the worst movies based somewhat on a popular fairytale not the rip offs, but the DTV sequels made by the same bloody company!!!
@@LadyTylerBioRodriguez The cheapquels were made by Disney's tv animation studio. That's why the budgets are nonexistent for near all of them. It doesn't excuse the writing but it explains why they're so cheap.
Friends with rocks, reference to Phelous being a rock monster who misses his friends from Suburban Knights? So these guys helped make Phineas and Ferb? Ok. I guess that explains Heinz Doofenshmirtz, a hunched over loner who lives in a tower and it obviously (comedy) evil because he is so ugly. .
You were playing the Pumaman theme but that plot twist was pure Cave Dwellers! I never would have thought that more than one movie would make the same baffling choice. Isn't the world so beautiful?
Yeah you know the color Esmerelda's eyes famously are? The one that's named after a certain colorful gemstone? It's PINK, right??? Actually... Goddamn it, Rose Quartz, is that you again?! Somebody quick make a citizen's arrest!
