101 Dalmatians

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Who doesn't remember Cruella De Vil's iconic, shrill laugh echoing across the screen? Revisiting the 1996 live-action "101 Dalmatians" immediately takes us back to a time when Disney was just starting to test the waters of turning its classic animations into live-action movies. But did the magic of the cartoon survive the jump to flesh, bone, and a whole lot of slapstick comedy? Join me on this nostalgic deep dive...

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Walt Disney's classic film, 101 Dalmatians, may not be completely original as it is based on a previous book, but it has turned its characters into beloved favorites, especially Pongo and Purdy. The movie will make you fall in love with all the adorable puppies like Lucky, Penny, Patch, and Freckles. The animation is superb with just the right amount of music that doesn't overwhelm the storyline but does give u...

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Disney plumbs the depths of their classic animation and creates a one hundred minute commercial for their Dalmatian products. Glenn Close perfectly embodies Cruella DeVil. She is the fashion designing boss of Anita (Joely Richardson). Roger (Jeff Daniels) has a Dalmatian, like Anita, but he is unsuccessful as a video game designer- living in that hotbed of video game designing- London. Anita and Roger meet overly ...

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Unfortunately, this is really just a vehicle for a wonderfully sinister Glenn Close as Dodie Smith's aptly named "Cruella De Vil". She has a penchant for fur; and the finer and more rare the better. When she discovers that Jeff Daniels and Joely Richardson have a whole 101 Dalmatians, she reckons a new coat beckons and dispatches a couple of her crazily inept henchmen to carry out the simple task of dognapping the...

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A true classic. Who doesn't like this movie. If you haven't seen it, I really recommend it. Especially for kids.