Average User Rating: 100% (9 Reviews)
5 / 5	Classic Disney Animation David Rush "Fasten your seatbelts, its going to be a bumpy night!" (Glasgow, Scotland) - 5 January 2008 101 Dalmatians is one of the best Disney animated films ever made. The classic story of Pongo and Perdita, the two dalmatians who somehow manage to have ninety-nine puppies is well known around the world. As is the film's evil villain, Cruella De Vil. In the film, she decides that she wants to use the precious puppies to make an exquisite fur coat. However, when Roger and Anita - Pongo and Perdita's owners - refuse to give them up, she chooses to steal them instead. The adventure which ensues will captivate the whole family and unite those young and old in appreciation for this often unmentioned classic. An animated masterpiece that will enchant, thrill and uplift the whole family!... Read Full Review »
4 / 5	One of the best - 12 November 2000 Although its not as good as some of the other disney classics, this is still a great film that appeals to all the family. Anyone with a sense of humour or a bit of youth left in them will love this! I would certainly recommend this this to my friends.
5 / 5	The special features make it even more entertaining. Robert Morris (Dallas, Texas) - 4 March 2008 Note: This review is of the most recently issued (2008) version. I find it difficult to believe that it has been 47 years since this film first appeared. (I also find it difficult to believe that I now have ten grandchildren with whom to watch it.) Credit the Disney organization with providing with this latest restored version a generous selection of bonus features that substantially increase the pleasure of seeing this classic film once again. They include a DVD-ROM of a "Virtual Dalmatians Game," "Op-Up Trivia Facts," and "The Making of One Hundred and One Dalmations," and correspondence between "Sincerely yours, Walt Disney" and Dodie Smith, author of the novel on which the film is based. The basic plot involves two lonely dalmatians (Pongo and Perdita) who meet in a London park and whose owners then meet and marry. Over time, the dalmatians become parents of 15 puppies who are stolen by Cruella De Vil who is determined to make a fur coat out of their skins. That doesn't happen, of course, but younger children get all caught up in efforts to rescue the puppies (at least when viewing the film for the first time) just as they do when hoping that Pinocchio will be reunited with Gepetto, that Snow White will awaken from her deep sleep, and that Belle and the Beast will live happily ever after. In the best of Disney's animated features, there always seems to be a subtext of menace and this film is no exception. When observing Cruella De Vil's behavior, many of those in my generation will be reminded of Gloria Swanson's portrayal of Norma Desmond in Sunset Boulevard. In terms of quality of its story, art, and music, 101 Dalmatians deserves to be ranked among Disney's finest animated films. The special features offer an exceptional "bonus." My only concern, frankly, is that once again, many adults who are charmed by the Dalmatian puppies will decide -- or feel great pressure from children -- to purchase one. They would be well-advised to learn all about the breed first. Perhaps the next time around, Disney could add a special feature that provides such information. Just a thought....... Read Full Review »
5 / 5	101 Dalmatians Dave Kraven (Burbage, UK) - 25 June 2006 Definitely hailed as one of Disney's finest films to date, it features impressive animation showing the cute animals and realistic humans in full potential, supremely perfect voice-acting by the cast especially Betty Lou Gerson as the devilishly evil Cruella De Vil, lovable music to sing-a-long to with all the family and a story so powerful it'll touch the most hardest of hearts in this beautifully heart-warming and stunning animated tale based on the classic novel by Dodie Smith.
5 / 5	Restoration and Perfection Matthew Wilson "M477H3WW!L50N" (Cumbria, UK) - 20 June 2008 Being one of my favourite Disney animated movies, I just couldn't resist buying it, and the restoration of colour is perfect! It is a brilliantly original movie, where Cruella De Vil attempyts to kidnap 99 dalmatian puppies, to turn into a fur coat. Along with the help of the dogs of London town and their animal friends, Pongo and Perdita save their 15 puppies and bring them home safely. It is truly one of the best Disney movies! While all modern Disney movies are in connection with Pixar animation or are live-action, it is always nice to keep the classics. Buy it now and don't be dissappointed. We never know when these movies will be put back in the vaults and brought out again. GET IT TODAY!... Read Full Review »