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The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939)
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"I have asked certain users on Spout to recommend a movie to me. I will be blogging about these films as I watch them. This film was recommended to me by Dr_Gor The Hunchback of Notre Dame I think I may have possibly interacted with my good friend Dr_Gor more than anyone else on Spout over the years. I think he is my closest rival for the number of postings made in group discussions. The HORROR MOVIES 101 group which Gor began and has shepherded along through the years has been the most popular and active group on Spout. I don't believe there to be anyone on Spout with a greater knowledge of horror movies than Gor, and yet hi "
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"This blog entry is part of my “movie year countdown”. To read more about that check out my first Spout filmblog entry. The Hunchback of Notre Dame This is both the first version of The Hunchback of Notre Dame that I've ever experienced (I've never read the book or seen any other movies or plays about it) and the first Lon Chaney movie I've ever seen. And this actually would not normally have been my first choice for my introduction to either of these. I'm not about to set about reading the novel. It's just too long and daunting and honestly the story is just not interesting enough to me to go into it. And as for film William Dieterle's version is famously the best. And Dieterle's The Devil and Daniel Webster is one of my favorite films, so I've been wanting to see another one of his adaptations for a while. As for Lon Chaney I was hoping to see The Unknown or one of his
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"Anticipating the worst from Diane English’s new remake of The Women is not just typical low expectations regarding remakes in general. My dread is specifically based on dissatisfaction with remakes and updates of films from the 1930s, arguably the best decade in cinema (it is certainly my favorite). While I may recognize and appreciate some favorable redos, such as DePalma’s Scarface (of which I’ve never really been a fan), Mazursky’s Down and Out in Beverly Hills and the multiple repeats from Hitchcock, I am more often disappointed with attempts to recreate ‘30s classics, even when I approach them with already low standards. Worst, for me, doesn’t necessarily have to do with the quality of the film alone, especially when related to remakes and updates. The titles and versions I’ve selected are hardly the worst in terms of craft or production value — you’ll note there are no Dracula movies on this li "
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"The 1939 version of "The Huchback of Notre Dame", starring Charles Laughton, is absolutely the BEST version of this story ever filmed. (I did not much care for the Lon Chaney silent version...) This is one of my favorite movies of all time. And, yes, this is considered by most people to be one of the classic Universal Horror Movies although you are correct in assuming that it is not really "horror" per se... This IS listed as one of my favorite Horror Movies in my Horror Movies 101 group. It is difficult to think of the tragic figure of Quasimodo as a "monster"... he is actually the HERO of the story! The "villain" is the evil Preist 'Frollo' who is The Hunchback's 'foster father' of sorts. Although this film takes great liberties with the original novel (one of my favorite books), as do all of the film versions of this story, the basic premise is still there ... It is the story of the beautiful gypsy girl ... "
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