One Hundred and One Dalmatians (also known as 101 Dalmatians) is an American animated comedy adventure film that grossed $215.8 million over a budget of $3.6 million, eventually (through re-releases) overtaking West Side Story as the highest-grossing film of 1961. It’s based on the novel The Hundred and One Dalmatians by Dodie Smith. It’s rated G (in Australia). The following are the 10 most recent IMDb reviews for the film.
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I grew up watching this as a kid more so than the live-action remake. The animation’s nice though it looks somewhat rough around the edges. The story’s about a couple and their dogs trying to save their litter of 101 puppies from the crazy Cruella De Ville who wants to make a fur coat out of each and every one of them. It’s a race against the clock as hijinks ensure throughout the course of the movie and it’s hilarious! Cruella’s definately a villian you love to hate and it’s funny seeing her rant about how much she wants those dogs.
The movie’s not great but it’s not bad, it’s just ok which’s fine. It’s definately not my favorite. This’s definitely a movie for little kids which’s fine because adults probably won’t get into it that much.
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One of my favorites from Disney
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One of the best films I watched as a child; 101 Dalmatians is great family entertainment. A story of two lonely people and their dogs that brought them together. It’s a really endearing story about family and loyalty; Roger and Anita and their pets against Cruella. If you haven’t seen this film, you’re missing a great story and experience.
Fans of Disney will especially love 101 Dalmatians as its pure magic, from the story to the voice cast; including Rod Taylor (from The Time Machine). One of the funniest characters is Rolie, an overweight male pup who’s always hungry. And there’s Sgt. Tibbs the cat, his interactions with Horace and Jasper are pretty darn hilarious too.
This was one of the forst animated films from Disney to receive the live action treatment, which occurred in 1996. The live action version wasn’t bad, but the original is always best. In 2004, the animated 101 Dalmatians was followed by a sequel, Patch’s London Adventure.
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The Animation Industry saw a decline by the mid 1950s due to increased production costs, change in business practices, and television. However, the artists still had a few tricks up their sleeves.
Ub Iwerks saw the invention of xerox technology as a possible way to speed up animation production and bring costs down. After some tinkering, he modified it so that animation drawings could be xeroxed onto cels instead of having them hand traced. However, many scenes looked “sketchy” as rough outlines of drawings were copied over onto cels. Ken Anderson got around this by stylizing the backgrounds and outlining everything, giving the film a unique look. They really got creative with this sketchy technology. Even the opening credits are the most intriguing of sequences to come from Disney.
Despite, the setbacks with the xerox photography, this is actually of one Disney’s greatest films all around. Animator Andreas Deja said a while back, that although the characters are stylized and sketchy looking, they still come across as very believable and relatable characters. What also makes the film very strong is the engaging flow of the story, supplemented by creative use of camera angles and perspective shots. There is never a dull moment in the film. The climax is done well timed and suspenseful, keeping the viewers of the edge of their seats.
This is one film that I’ve enjoyed just as much when I was a kid as I do an adult.
Entertaining Children’s movie.
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