film was originally going to be released on DVD and VHS on August 28, 2001. However, the release date was delayed to March 19, 2002 to coincide with the VHS/DVD re-release of the original film. Reception The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported that 22% of critics have given the film a positive review based on 9 reviews, with an average rating of 4/10. DVDactive said it was an "unusually chintzy production", noting "the characters are slightly off-model, their movements are stilted, optical zooms are used in place of animated camera moves, animation cycles are over-used, and painted highlights float around between frames". It compared it to the company's television shows, adding it looks "cheap", "old", and "awful". It concluded by saying "it is mercifully short – under an hour without credits." Hi-Def Digest said "There's really no point in wasting your time watching this subpar sequel of an already ho-hum movie", rating it 1.5 stars. PopMatters notes "The Hunchback of Notre Dame II both addresses and cheapens the previous movie's notes of melancholy, as it sets about finding Quasimodo a romantic partner". DVD Talk says "the story...somehow stretches what might have once been a 12-minute segment of the Smurfs to over an hour", and concludes that "the whole thing has the awful feel of a cash grab". Songs This was the final film credit for Angela Morley who orchestrated Carl Johnson's score. References External links 2002 animated films American romantic comedy-drama films 2002 direct-to-video films 2000s American animated films American romantic musical films 2000s romantic musical films Disney direct-to-video animated films American sequel films American children's animated comedy films American children's animated musical films Circus films Direct-to-video sequel films DisneyToon Studios animated films Disney Television Animation films Films about criminals Films based on The Hunchback of Notre-Dame Films directed by Bradley Raymond Films set in the 1480s American direct-to-video films Animated films set in Paris Films set in religious buildings and structures The Hunchback of Notre Dame (franchise) Cultural depictions of Louis XI of France 2002 romantic comedy-drama films 2000s children's animated films Films set in the Middle Ages Films about Romani people 2000s English-language films