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101 Dalmatians Reviews

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Slapstick kingpin John Hughes translates the classic animated children's tale into a campy live-action slugfest. The fur-loving, sadistic Cruella De Vil (Close, at her most outrageous) pants after the pelts of the titular puppies, hoping to sew them into a fabulous coat, but the dogs outsmart her and her bumbling henchmen. Read more

Starring	Glenn Close, Jeff Daniels, Joely Richardson, Hugh Laurie
Director	Stephen Herek
Genres	Children, Family

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- "...Close delivers show-stopping line readings that are simply non-pareil....Daniels and Richardson prove winning and well-matched..."
- 10500
- - Variety
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:59
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  - 9
  It'll knock ya spots off
  
  101 Dalmatians is the live action version of the 1961 animated classic. The movie followed the original story somewhat, but because it's a more modern live ... read more »
  
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  hillarious and brilliant
  
  if your as much a fan of animals as me you'll love this film. if your not and only like family entertainiment your gonna love it as well.
  
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- - cheesekake
  - 756 reviews
  - uk
  - 10 Mar 2012 at 11:28
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  me, the wife and my dalmation all love this film
  
  5 star? yep im biased, loved it as a kid and now im all grown up , i still went out and got me my first dalmation pup
  
  the film, is wonderful, a great... read more »
  
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- - tominsptwo
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  - Wakefield
  - 23 Nov 2011 at 19:10
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  One of the classics
  
  I loved it from start to finish. It brought back fond memories from my childhood and it's been years since I last watched it, until today. It's ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - 08 Aug 2011 at 23:03
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  101 dalmations
  
  The film was excellent and Cruella was very life like . Over all I
  
  very much liked very much liked it ! I hope you enjoy it as much as I did !
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  - 02 Jul 2011 at 21:01
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  Black and White and Uber Sweet
  
  Black and white, sweet and fluffy would make a good description of both the canine stars and the film itself. The bad people are very, very bad, the good people... read more »
  
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- 1005721
- - a customer
  - 16 Jun 2011 at 20:36
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  Not only for the children
  
  Should you be a touch worn down, miserable and generally annoyed with life in general then you honestly can't do better!
  
  It's not just for ... read more »
  
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- - Grimloon
  - 16 reviews
  - 11 Jun 2011 at 21:52
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  Another classic
  
  Love this film! Loved it when I was little too. This film still makes me laugh and actually made me cry twice. Perfect family film.
  
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- - Lauren Edwards
  - Middlesex, England
  - 19 May 2011 at 12:28
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  Full Marks!!
  
  i love this film its funny all the animals are adorable and Glen Close is absolutely superb!!
  
  my puppy loved this film too she watched it all the way... read more »
  
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- - Olibabe
  - 19 reviews
  - London
  - 14 Apr 2011 at 10:52
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  101 dalmatians
  
  suitable for the whole family
  
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- - mark leather
  - secret
  - 10 Nov 2010 at 14:52
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  It's amazing thing,Age
  
  Well I remember seeing this as one of my first cinema experiences as a youmg lad! Thought my 5 year old son would love it. I guess you can't match Kung-fu-... read more »
  
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- - Ade360
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  - 20 Jan 2010 at 23:00
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  - 9
  It'll knock ya spots off
  
  101 Dalmatians is the live action version of the 1961 animated classic. The movie followed the original story somewhat, but because it's a more modern live ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 469444
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - JediSi
  - 301 reviews
  - Kent
  - 26 Aug 2007 at 22:12
- - 4
  - 0
  101 dalmations
  
  I loved this film. hugh laurie is fantastic as Jasper i really loved him. this isnt quite as good as the original cartoon version but it still deserves 5 ... read more »
  
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  - 20 Feb 2004 at 21:22
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  More like101 laughs ....
  
  This is a great interpretation of a classic novel. It is also a hilariously funny film. The visual humour although sometimes painful to watch had my daughter of... read more »
  
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- - Pegasus
  - West Midlands
  - 17 Nov 2003 at 20:34
- - 3
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  Classic
  
  Outstanding a true classic
  
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  - scotland
  - 18 Mar 2005 at 17:57
- - 3
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  My Mistake...................
  
  I unwittingly rented the live version of 101 Dalmations and am sorry to say I was disappointed.
  
  The story is the same but the cartoon classic is much... read more »
  
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- - Scifiman
  - South Yorkshire
  - 31 Jan 2006 at 19:05
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  Borring
  
  I didn't like it but there again the kids loved it.
  
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- - Coasterfreak
  - Sale, Cheshire, England.
  - 22 Mar 2005 at 17:03
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  Well the kids liked it...
  
  Well the kids liked it and as I rented it for them it was a hit.
  
  Personally I preferred the old cartoon, you knew what was happening more. But a hit ... read more »
  
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- - MadMay#1
  - SEAGRAVE
  - 10 Feb 2004 at 10:33
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  Got this one for the ...
  
  Got this one for the kids,
  
  Sat through it all, brilliant.
  
  Glenn close loved her, played a stunning role all the way through.
  
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- - Matthew#3
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  - 06 Mar 2004 at 17:32
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  kids loved the film ...
  
  kids loved the film and we did too a good all round family film for a saturday night
  
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  - BRIMINGHAM
  - 26 Apr 2004 at 13:48
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  my daughter watched ...
  
  my daughter watched this movie and said it was very good
  
  thought it was strange they would do a film version of the classic but said it was good ... read more »
  
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  - BIRMINGHAM
  - 12 Sep 2004 at 09:59

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Critics' reviews
- "...Close delivers show-stopping line readings that are simply non-pareil....Daniels and Richardson prove winning and well-matched..."
- 10500
- - Variety
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:59
- Live-action remake of Disney's enduring classic scripted by John Hughes - and the final act is pretty much a retread of... read more on Time Out
- 51510
- - Time Out
  - 20 Jan 2009 at 01:43
- Live-action remake of a successful animated feature which lacks the charm of the original.
- 31777
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:42

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- 101 Dalmatians
  
  Slapstick kingpin John Hughes translates the classic animated children's tale into a campy live-action slugfest. The fur-loving, sadistic Cruella De Vil (Close, at her most outrageous) pants after the pelts of the titular puppies, hoping to sew them into a fabulous coat, but the dogs outsmart her ...