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The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)
An Animated American Masterpiece
Disney's "The hunchback of Notre Dame" is truly a Disney Masterpiece that I believe will still be seen as such a hundred years from now.
The animation, character design, backdrops, script and storyline are enough to shock any critic into loving this movie, but what really makes this film is it's unusual dark-themes, the voice talents of some of the greatest modern legends to date, and, especially, the music.
Each magnificent song is masterfully written to flow in with the script to create a non-stop musical exhilaration from start (with the song "The Bells of Notre Dame") to finish that even a left-brained person will feel themselves soar along with the story. In my opinion, the best songs are those with the operatic church-lithurgy choir mixed in with the whole, such as "Hellfire," "The Bells of Notre Dame," and the music accompanying the story throughout the whole film, such as in the scene where Quasimodo rescues Esmerelda from a fiery death near the end.
The Broadway-worthy singing voices of Tom Hulce, Jay Alexander, and all the other characters are a refreshing breath of air as well as a surprise for the close celebrity-talent watching critic like me. I am still stunned that most of the singing voices are the actual actors themselves singing, and not a voice-over.
What a beautiful celebration of Victor-Hugo's centuries-old masterpiece! I am very glad it was nominated for an Oscar for Best Musical Score, but I don't know for the life of me why it didn't win it, or why it wasn't nominated for "Best Picture." In my book, it deserves every Oscar available. It remains, and will remain, my all-time favorite movie up to date.
Storm Hawks (2007)
Very Good
The first time I saw the preview of this show, I had to see it. There I was, flipping through channels, when I suddenly stopped and stared at something that I've never seen beforea kids show that actually looked pretty good! The one element that intrigued me the most was the unique animation styleI've never seen anything like it before! When I finally got to watch it, I was very pleased and, from what I've seen and heard, many others were too! The humor is not just cheesy kids show humor (you know the type-filled with dumb puns and corny one-liners), it's actually funny. I found myself laughing hysterically at the obsessive paranoia of Stork-the lanky green man/cat/monkey thing! There's also fast action and slapstick comedy for the kids, as well as well-rounded characters and unique personalities for the critics to admire. The impressive array of vocal talent adds a sense that you got your times worth watching this show.
In fact, the only thing that I can say about this show that may put critics in a snitch is the fact that some of the episode plots are rather petty. But come now, it's a kids show! Give them a break!