101 Dalmatians (2-Disc Diamond Edition Blu-ray/DVD/Digital HD)

"101 Dalmatians" may be the most unfairly slighted of Walt Disney's 'classic' animated films, as this dog-napping adventure literally saved the studio, introduced the ultimate Disney villainess, Cruella De Vil, and ushered in a visually graphic 'style' that would set the industry standard for a decade. Oh, and it's great FUN, too! Based on Dodie Smith's 1956 novel (inspired by her own Dalmatian pets), Disney knew it would be a 'natural' for the screen, at a time when he desperately needed a blockbuster. Despite the huge success of "Cinderella", in 1950, the decade, with the studio's resources stretched between both live and animated features and shorts, television, and the opening of Disneyland, had been a costly one, and the skyrocketing cost of producing animation, after a string of less successful cartoons (culminating in the failure of "Sleeping Beauty"), threatened to curtail any future animated films. It was a desperate time (most of the major studios were shutting down their animation departments, and the 'limited animation' of Hanna-Barbera, which Disney detested, appeared to be the 'future' of cartoons), and he turned to production manager Ken Anderson to find a way to make the film cost-effective while maintaining the 'Disney' look. Anderson's solutions didn't please Walt, but would create a film revolutionary in style, and far less expensive to produce. Utilizing xerox technology to copy original artwork directly onto cels, he eliminated the huge staff of painters who had traditionally inked and colored each frame. The line work had a scratchier quality, which he complimented by more stylized, linear backgrounds, with splashes of color. As the story would be the first 'contemporary' Disney feature (with far less music, and a more dramatic plot), the new 'look' worked perfectly (especially in the brilliant conception of the scene-stealing De Vil, who quickly achieved 'legendary' status among Disney villains). The technique did have shortcomings (the climactic chase between De Vil's hot rod and a Dalmatian-filled moving van, as she plows into a snow bank, looks artificial, particularly as snow covers her car), but the film, as a whole, was an astonishing achievement. Despite Walt's misgivings, the film was exactly the blockbuster the studio needed, becoming the top-grossing film of 1961, and, for years, the highest grossing animated film of all time. Critically praised, it became such a fan favorite that it was re-released frequently, always successfully. Blessed with a rich, funny plot, unforgettable characters, and 101 of the cutest dogs you'll ever see, it certainly has earned a place beside "Snow White", Pinocchio", "Bambi", and "Cinderella". While I wish somebody had invited Rod Taylor (the voice of Pongo) to share his experiences of the production, I was blown away by the extraordinary quality of image and sound of this remastered edition, and enjoyed the second disc of special features (did you know TWO actresses voiced Perdita?) This Platinum Edition is an absolute ESSENTIAL for every Disney collection!

I'm ecstatic to report that the movie "101 Dalmatians" arrived on time and safely sealed and packaged. Furthermore, as my subject implied: It was every bit as magically enjoyable as it was over 50 years ago! Although I was a bit too young to see it then: I saw it later and was positively mezmorized by it! When the movie was released: Mom got me records containing the 4 main songs from the feature. Although they definitely weren't The Original Sound track: I came to love them over the years! As for the DVD: The only thing I found to be inconvenient was the fact that it downloaded in French; and I had to convert it to English before watching it. Upon first inserting the DVD: All the initial group of ads were in English. therefore: When the movie started in French: I wasn't certain if this would be temporary or not. However: As it continued: I decided to try and convert The Language to English. The only things I found dissatisfying about this is that I wasn't alerted of this fact upon purchasing the movie. Fortunately: This was only a minor inconvenience that was easily corrected. IN closing: Let me assure all future readers that I was totally satisfied with this purchase; and would highly recommend it to anyone and everyone who enjoys old movies which are fit for entire families to watch! My sincere thanks goes out to everyone who was instrumental in making my obtaining of this marvelous DVD possible! I absolutely love it!

101 Dalmatians is one hour and twenty - nine minutes and was released to theaters on January 25, 1961. The main story is that Roger and Anita Radcliffe own two adult dalmatians Pongo and Perdita and Perdita have given birth to fifteen dalmaitians. Cruella de Vil has made a deal with Anita to buy her dalmatians when the puppies have their spots. However, Roger stands up to Cruella de Vil and reneges on the deal and this makes Cruella mad. Cruella send Jasper and Horace to kidnap the puppies. Pongo and Perdita send out a Twilight Bark to other dogs for help to find their puppies. Pongo and Perdita get a response and the two are off to rescue their puppies. With the help with some other dogs and farm animals all 101 dogs are save and Roger and Anita keep all 101 dalmatians. Some trivia for the reader; someone with a lot of time on his or her went to count the dog's black spot frame by frame and came to a total of 6,469,952. Because the Disney Studios lost money on Sleeping Beauty, 101 Dalmatians was film using photocopying technology (Xerography) and that set the style for film making for the next twenty years with the exception of the Jungle Book, Mary Poppins, and Bedknobs and Broomsticks. Cruella de Vil character is based on the actress Tallulah Bankhead. 101 Dalmatians won a BAFTA award in 1961 for the Best Animated Film. Three dogs from "Lady and the Tramp" make a cameo appearance: Peg, the Bulldog, and Jacque. Of all the fifteen puppies only six actually have names. Although 101 Dalmatians may not make Disney's 10 all time greatest list, it is still a good movie to watch. 101 Dalmatians gets an AAA+++. DVD FEATURES Chapter Selection Bonus Material I. Theatrical Trailer II. Film Recommendations a. Hercules b. Mulan c. The Lion King II Simba's Pride d. A Bug's Life e. 101 Dalmatians - Live Version f. Mary Poppins Set Up I. Spoken Languages a. English b. French c. Spainish II. Captions Play VHS PREVIEWS I. Doug's 1st Movie II. A Bug's Life III. Madeline Lost in Paris IV. The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue

In common with many of my fellows of 50 or so years, I have fond memories of 101 Dalmatians as the very first "new" Disney animated film I ever saw. I remember being taken to see it and making my father sit through it twice because I refused to leave after the first showing, and I still have a bedraggled stuffed Dalmatian toy I must have gotten for Christmas that year. I've owned and cherished a VHS copy for years, but I leaped at the chance to get this new DVD version, and I'm so glad I did. First, the film itself is so beautifully restored its like watching it for the first time. All the characters are magnificently and perfectly depicted, with sharp personalities for each one of the puppies. I love the scenes of parks and streets in London, and the lovely English countryside. (I now realize this film must have been an early encouragement for my rabid Anglophilia, which manifested itself at a young age.) From an adult perspective, I was struck by the "Britishness" of the culture of the film, so to speak. So many of the characters have an air of the old Empire about them, from the name Pongo itself (originally a sort of nickname widely used among British soldiers) through to the innumerable Colonels and Sergeants among the animal characters, right down to the Cockney rhyming slang employed by the brothers who steal the puppies. Its very definitely late 50s early 60s vintage, but it has a timeless charm. The second disc is very worthwhile, too. I enjoyed the early history of Walt Disney and the story of the making of the film, especially a short piece on Disney's correspondence with Dodie Smith, the author of the book on which the film is based. The film turns out to have been truly revolutionary in its use of new techniques and equipment, including early photocopiers. I also liked the extra songs which were originally deleted from the film but are included here. You can understand why some weren't used, but there's one called "Cheerio, Goodbye, We're On Our Way to London" which I wish had been kept in. Its a lovely tune, and one which (to continue the military theme I alluded to earlier) its easy to imagine British troops singing in 1945. Another really pleasing inclusion is a series of unused trial versions of the "Kanine Krunchies" Jingle, which I can listen to over and over (be forewarned that you'll have it running through your head for the next several hours, though!)

fantastic cartoon.

Childhood favorite. I had to own this movie. Picked it up for a good price. Super cute movie if you've been living under a rock and haven't seen it.

After watching the special edition DVD of 101 Dalmatians, I have to say that the classic tale is just as memorable as it was when my cousin and I used to watch it on video when we were kids. As far as viewing it on DVD for the first time even though the credits on the back of the disc case say that the quality of the film is digitally remastered, I see virtually no differance in the over all look of the picture on screen. For instance, some shots in the film that show dogs Pongo and Purdy sitting with their puppies seemed a little dim. Pongo and Purdy show up quite clearly whereas the color of their puppies in the foreground appears to be somewhat shadowy as the camera goes from one character close up to another. One of the other draw backs on the DVD that I couldn't figure out were the French sub titles that appeared in some of the scenes throughout the beginning of the film such as, during the openning credits and on top of the headings of news papers and the names of stores around town. Other then a few weaknesses on the recently released DVD, needless to say, that the story and the characters haven't changed much in all the years that its been since 101 Dalmatians first made the leap from the big screen to video. The story is still very familiar and might I add quite predictable if you've grown up with the characters and the story over the years. However, the special features that were included on the DVD were a lot more interesting and certainly a lot more enjoyable as far as going behind the scenes and meeting the creative animators and visionaries that brought the wonderful childrens tale to life on the big screen. For me growing up with 101 Dalmatians, it is a long and meticulous process that most of the time doesn't get highlighted on a Blockbuster video tape. Interestingly enough, when Disney first started working on Dalmatians the hundreds of painters and animators who would spend so much of their time drawing and making the characters images jump off the page were being phased out by the new and more innovative Xerox machines of the 1950's which were deamed to be more efficient and more cost effective for the Walt Disney company to help move their franchise of making animated movies into a new direction. With animators aside it would be up to the voice over actors and actresses who would lend their gifted vocal talents to the characters that they would be bringing a mix of humanity to on paper. For instance, the actress who played the voice of "Anita" the animators modeled her character's movements based solely on her natural body language interacting with real dogs while sitting in front of a microphone workstation while voicing the character. One of the most interesting stories that I found on the DVD was the very close correspondence between the film's writer and Walt Disney himself. There's a nice documetary short that uses actors to portray the two pen pals. Over the course of the five years that it took to make the film, Walt Disney and author remained in touch with one another even sending her drawings of the dogs and especially, one of the film's villian Cruella Devil. During their close correspondence the pair became very close friends. Walt Disney even asked the film's writer if she would write a follow up story for Disney. Sadly, it never happened and 101 Dalmatians would forever remain their only collaboration together. In the end, 101 Dalmatians still remains a treasured Disney classic. One that is worth holding onto and preserving for future generations. Altough, not as creative and hillarious as the live action film with Jeff Daniels and Joely Richardson in the late 1990's, the DVD for the original 101 Dalmatians is worth checking out even if you're a Walt Disney fan or just like fun family movies about dogs. If you have young kids or family relatives that need to be entertained, this Disney DVD is definitely worth buying for the kid in all of us.

101 Dalmatians is one of my favorite dog movies. If you are fan of dog this Disney dog classic dvd is for you.

Absolutely love it, I'm a big Disney fan and have an even bigger Disney DVD collection. It looks expensive and goes well with my Jungle Book Book pack. It would be a good present to any Disney fan you know. The film itself is obviously for a younger audience but it's still good. :)

ディズニー作品で大好きな1つ。 未だにみたくなったらみてます。

Os 101 dálmatas um filme lindo e divertido que não pode faltar na sua coleção de blue rays da disney . produto impecável e sem nenhum defeito. recomendo

Rien à dire. Reçu rapidement et à très bon prix.

Der weltweite Gesamteinspielbetrag des Disney Klassikers "One Hundred and one Dalmatians" aus dem Jahr 1963 beträgt 303 Millionen Dollar. Inflationsbereinigte und unter Einbeziehung der nachfolgenden Wiederaufführungen hat der Film ein Gesamtbrutto von 900 Millionen Dollar eingenommen. Beim Kinostart 1961 konnte er sich ebenfalls im Jahresranking einen guten Top10 Platz der erfolgreichsten Kinofilme sichern. Drei Regisseure (Wolfgang Reitherman, Hamilton Luske und Clyde Geronimi) waren mit der Inszenierung beauftragt. Die Geschichte erzählt von einem Wurf von 15 Dalamtinerweloen, die von der obsessiven Erbin Cruella de Vil entführt werden, die von ihrem Fell Mäntel machen will. Ihre Eltern Pongo und Perdita machen sich daran ihre Kids vor der bösen Frau zu retten. Dabei helfen sie nicht nur ihren eigenen Kindern, sondern auch einer weiteren Anzahl von Dalamtinern - 84 an der Zahl - wodurch sich die Gesamtzahl der Dalmatiner in diesem putzigen Disney Klassiker auf 101 Hunde erhöht. Abgesehen von den sehr hohen Einnahmen an den Kinokassen sorgte auch der Einsatz kostengünstiger Animationstechniken – etwa der Einsatz von Xerografie beim Einfärben und Bemalen traditioneller Animations-Cels – für niedrige Produktionskosten. Jahrzehnte Später war auch die Realverfilmung mit Glenn Close unter der Regie von Stephen Herek erfolgreich. Diese Neuverfilmung spielte 320 Millionen Dollar ein, bescherte der Hauptdarstellerin eine Golden Globe Nominierung und den 6. Rang in der Kinojahres-Hitliste. Der aufstrebende Songwriter Roger Radcliffe lebt mit seinem Dalmatiner Pongo in einer Junggesellenwohnung in London. Pongo ist ein kluger Hund, der beschließt, dass beide einen "Partner“ brauchen und beobachtet Frauen und ihre Hunde auf der Straße. Als er Anita und ihre dalmatinische Perdita bemerkt, schleppt er Roger in den Park, um ein Treffen zu vereinbaren. Roger und Anita verlieben sich und heiraten bald im Beisein von Pongo und Perdita. Das Paar stellt ein Kindermädchen ein und zieht in ein kleines Stadthaus in der Nähe des Regent's Park. Nachdem Perdita mit einem Wurf von 15 Welpen schwanger wird, kommt Anitas pelzbesessene ehemalige Schulkameradin Cruella de Vil und will wissen, wann die Welpen kommen. Roger antwortet, indem er ein jazziges Lied schreibt, in dem er sie verspottet. Als die Welpen geboren werden, kehrt Cruella zurück und verlangt, sie zu kaufen. Roger lehnt ihr Angebot entschieden ab; Cruella weigert sich, ein Nein als Antwort zu akzeptieren, schwört Rache und stürmt hinaus. Einige Wochen später heuert Cruella die Brüder Horace und Jasper Baddun, zwei Einbrecher, an, um die Welpen zu stehlen. Als Scotland Yard die Welpen nicht finden kann, nutzen Pongo und Perdita den Hundeklatsch, um die anderen Hunde in London um Hilfe zu bitten. Damit startet die Rettungsaktion... Einer der besten Disney Trickfilme, der sofort zum Klassiker avancierte und mit einem zeitlosen Charme die Herzen der Zuschauer erobert. Die Britische Filmakademie zeichnete den Film 1962 als besten Animationsfilm aus. Der Film basiert auf dem 1956 erschienenen Roman "huntertundein Dalamtiner" von Dodie Smith, in dem sie Erinnerungen an ihren verstorbenen Dalamtiner Pongo verarbeitete. In Deutschland ist der Film auch unter dem Titel "Pongo und Perdita" bekannt.