The 1996 Hunchback of notre dame is certainly one of Disneys darker films. Featuring the voices of Tom Hulce (Amadeus), Demi moore, Tony Jay and Kevin Kleine, it is the fantastic tale of Quasimodo, the deformed bellringer.
Although not as dark as Victor Hugos orginal Notre dame de paris, the film still touches on the themes of lust, Jealosy and religious fanaticism. This means that the film is enjoyable for children and adults.
The animation in the film is exceptional and portrays the cathedral of Notre dame in stunning beauty, not only the cathedral but the city of 15th century paris. During the scene where the character of Esmeralda (Demi moore/heidi mellenhauser) is singing 'God help the outcasts' She moves around the cathedral and the audience can see almost every aspect of it, by the end of the song she is standing underneath the huge window and the light shining through shows a beautiful pattern on the floor.

While on the subject of songs, the music in this film is also another great aspect. The composer Alan menken has worked on the musical score for many disney films, and the music in this film is as good as any of his others. However, some of the songs do seem to drag on a bit and perhaps take up too much of the film. None the less the use of latin style hymns in some songs gives a really religious tone to the film.

More than ten years old, This film is as amazing today as it ever has been and is something definatly worth seeing again and again.