101 Dalmatians (Two-Disc Platinum Edition)

101 Dalmatians (Two-Disc Platinum Edition)
by Wolfgang Reitherman, Hamilton Luske, Clyde Geronimi

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Actor: Barbara Beaird, Cate Bauer, Marjorie Bennett, Sandra Abbott, Tom Conway
Director: Clyde Geronimi, Hamilton Luske, Wolfgang Reitherman
Brand: Buena Vista Home Video
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: French (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo; Spanish (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo; English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled)
Format: Animated, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 79 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-03-04
Audience Rating: G (General Audience)
Studio: Walt Disney Studio Home Entertainment

DVD Reviews of 101 Dalmatians (Two-Disc Platinum Edition)

DVD Review: Great Movie for All Ages
Summary: 5 Stars

101 Damatians is one of the best Disney animated films. Its plot never seems to be overbearing it is a story that just happens. The art is also completely incredible. There is much more of a 'hand-drawn' feel to this film than many other animated films, you can see the structure points of the dalmatians and the brushstrokes in the background. The colors on the DVD are phenomonal, much richer than my old VHS.
And the special features on this DVD are among the best Disney has offered. The pop-up triva during the movie is interesting and unveils some pretty cool stuff. The correspondence between Disney and Dodie Smith was my favorite extra, I enjoyed hearing what the auther thought about her work being turned into a film. There are also the original trailers and radio spots from several of the releases, a nice photo scrapbook, a making of featurette, a piece on Cruella and some games.

Overall an excellant DVD. Some people are complaining about having to watch the previews but it might just be their players. I just have to watch the new little Disney = movie magic thing (starts with Peter Pan and shows lots of other movie clips that form the Disney castle) once that is over I can hit menu and select play.

DVD Review: 101 Dalmations
Summary: 5 Stars

I received the DVD quicker than expected and it was in perfect condition. I would definitely buy from this seller again.

DVD Review: A classic
Summary: 4 Stars

I bought this for my four year old son. He had never seen it but really enjoys it. He was later singing "Dalmation Plantation" or at least trying to.

DVD Review: perfect for disney fan
Summary: 5 Stars

disney movies are desired by anyone with children, especially girls, the problem is they are very difficult to find. i looked in all the major stores for dvds to purchase and asked around, and was always told the same thing, they only come out during certain times, they arent produced anymore etc. so i got the next best thing, vhs. Vhs movies are easy to find online and considerably cheaper than purchasing a dvd. most are used, but in very excellent condition depending upon which seller you choose. i have purchased about 10 disney vhs movies through amazon.com, and am pleased with all. the only thing that is sort of ironic is usually the shipping costs more than the product itself!:P

DVD Review: Making Technical Lemonade out of Lemons
Summary: 4 Stars

The skyrocketing cost of continuing to do a full-length animated feature with the classic hand-inked cells and the need for another Disney blockbuster handed Walt Disney with a basket of lemons; which he then turned into lemonade when his studio adapted Dodie Smith's modern-day doggie adventure story. With the usual Disney changes, of course - simplifying the story, merging some characters and omitting some incidents, and adding one of the most flamboyant and malevolently hilarious villainesses ever created; Cruella De Vil, with her penchant for a puppy-fur coat, her crumbling country mansion and her two hapless and bumbling henchmen. Given the sight of an impossibly scrawny woman in an oversized full-length fox coat, nine out of ten Americans are probably humming the `Cruella De Vil' song under their breath. (It's one of the featured extras, sung by Selena Gomez, in case anyone has forgotten that little ditty) This movie alone has probably put as many viewers off the notion of fur coats as PETA ever did.

The plot itself is as thin as a whisper: Pongo, the Dalmatian belongs to Roger the striving song-writer, who marries Anita - who also owns a female Dalmatian Perdida; Pongo and Perdita have arranged their human pets' happy marriage, as well as their own. Their happy family is rewarded by the birth of fifteen puppies - but when Anita's old school friend, Cruella visits and decides that she simply must have a new bespoke `Dalmatian' fur coat! Cruella has arranged to sequester sufficient puppies in her ancient family home out in the country, intending to harvest their skins for her new coat - including Pongo and Perdita's puppies!

How these devoted canine parents discover where their puppies are, and rescue them - along with all the others - with the aid of other stout-hearted dogs, cows, a horse and one gallant and able cat, Sgt. Tibbs - and bring them safely home is the rest of the movie. And a charming and witty movie it is, also, full of gentle visual jokes, daring in adversity and a suitable come-uppance for the horrible Cruella and her luckless henchmen.

This release has been digitally restored; the colors are rich and clear. There is an option to watch it with one-hundred and one pop-up trivia facts; one set for the family and another for the fan. Other notable extras include a dramatization of the personal correspondence between Walt Disney and Dodie Smith- who insisted that she liked the movie that he had done of her book. There is a collection of songs eventually omitted, and the usual "making of" features, and art galleries. One amusing feature centers on creating the character of Cruella - whose manner and appearances were based on the flamboyant actress Tallulah Bankhead.

Description of 101 Dalmatians (Two-Disc Platinum Edition)

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 Perdita s puppies. Through the power of the Twilight Bark, Pongo leads a heroic cast of animal characters on a quest across London to rescue them.
Bring home the exciting 2-disc Platinum Edition with something for everyone, including the all-new virtual Dalmatians game, over 101 pop-up trivia facts, an all-new music video and much more!

Back in 1961, Walt Disney got a little hip with 101 Dalmatians, making use of that flat Saturday morning cartoon style that had become so popular. The result is a kitschy change in animation and story. Pongo and Perdita are two lonely dalmatians who meet cute in a London park and arrange for their pet humans to marry so they can live together and raise a family. They become proud parents of 15 pups, who are stolen by the dastardly Cruella De Vil, who wants to make a fur coat out of them. Cruella has become the most popular villain in all of Disney; she's flamboyantly nasty and lots of fun. But it's the dalmatians who shine in this endearing classic, particularly those precocious pups. Telling the story from the dogs' point of view is a clever conceit, a fundamental flaw of the live-action remake. --Bill Desowitz

On the DVD
This two-disc platinum edition features great sound and incredibly bright, intense colors thanks to the restoration process, but its most impressive selling point is the huge assortment of bonus features designed to delight children, families, and the most serious Disney fans. Kids will have fun caring for their very own puppy in the virtual Dalmatian game for television or on DVD ROM and can find out just what kind of puppy they're most like and which human Disney character they're most compatible with in the puppy profiler game. The fun with language game is geared toward the very young preschooler and teaches numbers and the names of common household items. A modern Selena Gomez music video of "Cruella DeVil" will appeal to tweens and teens. The whole family will enjoy the "101 Pop Up Facts For Families" option which prints various movie facts like the name and author of the original book and how specific scenes differ between the book and the movie right on the screen during the movie and Disney fans will love the similar "101 Pop Up Facts For Fans" feature which supplies a wide variety of film trivia about featured voice talents, famous Disney animators that worked on the film, technical devices employed like multi-pane shots and the Xerox process, and which artists directed specific scenes in the movie. Eleven separate Backstage Disney featurettes interview a host of animators, writers, historians, producers, and story men regarding the film's contemporary feel and the groundbreaking technical processes like the then-new Xerox process utilized in making 101 Dalmatians. Also highlighted is Bill Pete's amazing storytelling contribution to the film, the technical and mechanical innovations of Ub Iwerks, the songwriting process, and the animation prowess of famous Disney animators like Woolie Reitherman, Frank Thomas, Ollie Johnston, Milt Kahl, Marc Davis, Ken Anderson, and Walt Peregoy. The 12-minute dramatization of the longstanding correspondence between author Dodie Smith and Walt Disney is intriguing and the trailers and radio and television spots provide fun historical reference for the film and its various releases. Finally, the "Music and More" feature presents a variety of deleted and abandoned songs as well as many alternate versions and takes of songs used in the final film. --Tami Horiuchi

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