Artistic and imaginative, Walt Disney animators do justice to Victor Hugo's tale of Quasimodo's love for the gypsy girl. Based on E Nesbit's children's classic, this is the film that recaptures the magic of rural England's perfect summers, when little adventures meant so much and trains stopped at the bottom of the garden. Americanised adaptation of Ted Hughes' children's story about a boy who makes friends with an oversized robot. Full of humour, excitement, invention and pathos.
Animation compliments the script.
Despite the appearance of David Bowie, as some kind of misguided Merlin, this journey through a magical land, full of Jim Henson creatures, is imaginative and fun. Monty Python's Terry Jones wrote the script. Witty script may be too dark for scaredy kids. Everyone else wants Buzz Lightyear as their special friend, although Woody has a problem with that. An unmistakable work of genius.