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DVD Review: 102 Dalmatians (2000)
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By Stephanie G

102 Dalmatians
(2000)
Directed by Kevin Lima
Starring Glenn Close, Ioan Gruffudd, Tim McInnerny, Eric Idle, Alice Evans
Walt Disney Pictures Home Entertainment
Release Date: September 16, 2008

Many sequels fall under the pressure of their predecessors. Disney made a great attempt to try and recreate the magic of the first 101 Dalmatians live-action film by re-casting Glenn Close, whose portrayal of the villain Cruella DeVil brought the first movie great success. Unfortunately, this film proved that only her performance was worth watching.

102 Dalmatians begins with the puppy-loving Ella, who has been rehabilitated from her evil puppy-hating ways and gets out of jail on parole. In order to acclimate back into society and to serve as a classic bit of comedic irony, she decides to save a dog pound that is threatened by eviction. Unfortunately her rehabilitation trance doesn’t last for long, with the sound of Big Ben, she snaps out of sweet kind Ella and turns back into the fur-obsessed Cruella DeVil.

I must say this movie definitely tops the wardrobe department from the last film. With the theme centered around fashion, it gave the costume designers a great opportunity to push the limit on what they could create using only black and white. Cruella’s wardrobe, which changed practically every five minutes, did keep me entertained and eager to see what she would be wearing next.

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DVD Review: 101 Dalmatians (1996)
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101 Dalmatians
(1996)
Directed by Stephen Herek
Starring Glenn Close, Jeff Daniels, Joely Richardson, Joan Plowright, Hugh Laurie, Mark Williams
Walt Disney Pictures Home Entertainment
Release Date: September 16, 2008

In this 1996 Disney offering, the studio dug into their animated back catalog to make a live-action version that was very faithful to their 1961 hit 101 Dalmatians.

As with the original, Roger (Jeff Daniels) and Anita (Joely Richardson) are thrown together when their dalmatians Pongo and Perdy fall in love and then play matchmaker with their owners. The foursome soon become a happy family living in their cozy London flat, with Perdy expecting puppies. Unfortunately, the evil, eccentric Cruella DeVil (Glenn Close) wants the puppies for herself so she can make a fur coat out of them. When Roger and Anita refuse to give her the puppies, Cruella resorts to getting her henchmen to abduct them.

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DVD Review: 101 Dalmatians 2: Patch’s London Adventure (Special Edition)
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101 Dalmatians 2: Patch’s London Adventure
Special Edition (2003)
Directed by Jim Kammerud, Brian Smith
Starring Jason Alexander, Jodi Benson, Barry Bostwick, Maurice LaMarche, Michael Lerner
Walt Disney Pictures Home Entertainment
Release Date: September 16, 2008

101 Dalmatians 2: Patch’s London Adventure takes place right before the epilogue of its 1961 predecessor with Roger and Anita Radcliffe and their 101 dalmatians getting ready to move from their London flat to a large farm in the country dubbed “Dalmatian Plantation” (the same as the tune from the first movie).

As with original animated 101 Dalmatians, the adult male dalmatian Pongo begins the narration of this 2003 direct-to-video sequel, which sees the Radcliffe clan accidentally leaving behind the adventure-seeking puppy Patch on moving day. Feeling like he’s nothing more than one out of 101, Patch decides not to find his family, but instead head into the city for an audition for his favorite TV show Thunderbolt Adventure Hour, which stars the title superhero German Shepherd who Patch idolizes.

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DVD Review: 101 Dalmatians (1961)
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101 Dalmatians
Animated (1961)
2-Disc Platinum Edition
Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Release date: March 4, 2008

Pongo is a dalmatian who lives in London with his “pet” Roger, a human who works as a songwriter. One day, Pongo decides that both Roger and he need companions, so while out for a walk in the park one day, Pongo gets the attention of another dalmatian, Perdita, and her “pet” human Anita. Roger and Anita eventually fall in love, as does Pongo and Perdita and they all live happily together … but not for long.

After finding out that Perdita is pregnant, an old acquaintance of Anita — the evil wealthy Cruella De Vil — shows up demanding the puppies with the intention of using making a dog-skin coat. Anita and Roger refuse to give in to Cruella’s demands, so Cruella hires too bumbling goons to kidnap the 15 puppies once they’re born. While the humans search for the puppies, the dalmatian parents try their own methods of locating their babies with the help of other animals in the area.

Disney’s 1961 animated feature 101 Dalmatians has stood the test of time, not only with its animation, but also with its tugging of the heartstrings storytelling.

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Contest: Disney’s ‘101 Dalmatians’ DVD Prize Pack
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This week, Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment will re-release three of their 101 Dalmatians movies on DVD. In conjunction with this event, we here at Geeks of Doom have three (3) prize packs for up for grabs.

Three (3) winners will each receive:

  • 101 Dalmatians DVD (1996 live-action film starring Glenn Close)
  • 102 Dalmatians DVD (2000 live-action sequel starring Glenn Close)
  • 101 Dalmatians 2: Patch’s London Adventure DVD (2003 animated sequel)

For more about the prizing, check out the About section here below.

TO ENTER: Fill out the form below and submit. Entry form is here after the jump.

RULES: One entry per person. All entries must be in by Monday, September 22, 2008 at 9pm EST. This contest is only open to residents of the United States. No international entries will be accepted. Void where prohibited. Winners will be chosen randomly from valid entries and will be notified by email.

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