Product Description
101 Dalmatians has charmed audiences for generations with its irresistible tail-wagging stars, memorable music, and a wonderful blend of fantasy, humor, and adventure. Now, with spectacular new bonus features and brilliantly restored, Walt Disney s beloved animated classic shines like never before in an all-new 2-disc Platinum Edition.
Cruella De Vil, Disney s most outrageous villain, sets the fur-raising adventure in motion when she dognaps all of Pongo and Perd… More >>
#1 by Taran Wanderer on March 22, 2010 - 3:45 pm
There’s something about this film that bores me out of my mind. Nothing really happens in it, the whole story is about a bunch of dogs running back and forth trying to get home by avoiding the maniac Cruella DeVil, who wants to skin the 99 dalmatian puppies to make fur coats, a disturbing thought that sickens you through-out the entire movie. Neither the “heroes” nor the villains develop much personality during the movie so it’s hard to care for any of the characters. The animation looks pretty good, but the backgrounds are the worst Disney has ever done, they are cheap one-color backgrounds which seem to come from that “Rhapsody in Blue” segment from Fantasia 2000. The story has a happy ending and thank goodness we don’t have to hear about any of the puppies getting killed. The film features pretty good and creative gags like the “Twilight Bark” which was pretty amusing, but other than that, a pretty weak film, I’ll never understand why Disney insists on making so many different versions of it.
If your kids understand what the character of Cruella DeVil wants to do with the puppies than I don’t think they would want to watch this film, as I have said, it has a pretty disturbing thought in your head while you watch it. Skip it unless you are a Disney fanatic.
Rating: 1 / 5
#2 by Anonymous on March 22, 2010 - 6:37 pm
People may think that 101 Dalmatians is a good choice for children’s entertainment but I warn you, this is certainly not. For instance, there is way too much smoking here, which is something that never bothers me when it is only the villains smoking, but one of the “heroes,” Roger is seen smoking way too much. Also, there’s a weird and sort of disturbing atmostphere surrounding the film, an evil woman wants to skin a bunch of innocent puppies. Of course you know that Disney would never let something like that happen, so from the beginning of the film, you know how the story ends, which makes the film not very amusing for adults and a bit too disturbing for children. Please, view it yourself first before you let the little ones watch it. There’s a lot of drinking, smoking and cruel words in this film. It’s interesting that children usually like to imitate the villains, because Disney usually makes them the cool ones, and believe me, Cruella DeVil isn’t a character you want your kids imitating. Skip this one, more suitable children’s entertainment are films like Dumbo, Cinderella, The Rescuers or Mary Poppins.
Rating: 1 / 5
#3 by James N. Sublett on March 22, 2010 - 9:08 pm
No sale. With all the technical tweaks available today it’s a pity we have to deal with 1.33:1 AR videos. That element alone makes this DVD a ‘no purchase’ for my collection…
Rating: 1 / 5
#4 by Jamie Gregory on March 22, 2010 - 11:25 pm
IT IS GOING ON TWO MONTHS SINCE I PLACED MY ORDER AND HAVE NOT RECEIVED IT OR ANY NOTIFICATION REGARDING THE SHIPPING OF IT. I HAVE MADE TWO WRITTEN ATTEMPTS TO CONTACT THE SELLER AND HAVE HAD NO RESPONSE. I HAVE NOT BEEN ISSUED A CREDIT FOR MY PAYMENT WHICH WAS SENT IMMEDIATELY FROM MY ACCOUNT WHEN THE ORDER WAS PLACED. I HAVE READ THE OTHER COMMENTS AND IF I HAD SEEN THEM I WOULD NOT HAVE PLACE THIS ORDER.
Rating: 1 / 5
#5 by V. Tinnon on March 23, 2010 - 1:30 am
101 Dalmations was 1 of my favs of disney so i waited a long time as it had to come out of the vaults, i waited in vain the thick black lines around the animated figures is so old-school! what a disappointment– i’m sure after waiting for years disney could have done a better job and they shouldn’t raise their prices & lower their standards– and those useless trailers that no one wants to view– so there! please stop making 2 disc when 1 is enough
Rating: 1 / 5