101 Dalmatians Blu-ray delivers great video and audio in this excellent Blu-ray release
Roger and Anita meet cute through their dalmatians, Pongo and Perdita. All is wedded bliss until Anita's old college chum, Cruella DeVil, who has a psychotic obsession with fur, catches sight of Pongo and Perdita's puppies and hatches a plot to steal all the dalmatian pups she can find to make an enormous fur coat. Soon, the puppies have been dognapped and Pongo must lead a heroic cast of animals to rescue the pups before it's too late.
For more about 101 Dalmatians and the 101 Dalmatians Blu-ray release, see 101 Dalmatians Blu-ray Review published by Martin Liebman on September 29, 2019 where this Blu-ray release scored 4.0 out of 5.
101 Dalmatians contains an assortment of on-disc and digital-only content. It's not all identical to the previously issued Diamond release.
Below is
a breakdown of what's new and returning, what's been removed, what's on-disc and what's on digital, collated to the best of my ability. A DVD copy of
the film and a Movies Anywhere digital copy code are included with purchase. This release ships with an embossed slipcover.
Signature Bonus Features (On Disc, Also Available Digitally):
In Walt's Words: 101 Dalmatians (1080p, 3:50): From the disc: "The following archival recordings of Walt Disney are edited from
interviews conducted in 1956 and 1961." Walt discusses his love of dogs and the dogs he has owned, creating a movie based on a book, deciding how
and what to cut, adding in the comedy, and joking around with the animators.
Cruella De Vil: Marc Davis' Last Animated Character (1080p, 3:41): Marc Davis discusses creating the character of Cruella, his
inspirations, live action assistance, and how the voice impacts the animation.
Color and Lines: The Visual Design of 101 Dalmatians (1080p, 3:45): Walt Disney Production Designer Mike Gabriel discusses
the real and contemporary world design. He also discusses the differences between the production design (Ken Anderson) and the color style (Walt
Paraguay), how the two mesh in the film, and how the team worked to make the dogs show up well against the backgrounds.
The Further Adventures of ThunderBolt: Behind the Scenes (1080p, 2:23): Animator Floyd Norman and Producer/Creative Director Dave
Bosset look at how the animation team fleshed out the story of ThunderBolt and finished the story from the storyboards Bill Peet created for
the original film.
Classic Bonus Features (On Disc, Also Available Digitally, with Exceptions as Noted):
Lucky Dogs
The Further Adventures of Thunderbolt
Walt Disney Presents "The Best Doggoned Dog in the World"
Redefining the Line: The Making of 101 Dalmatians: Not available digitally.
Cruella De Vil: Drawn to Be Bad
"Sincerely Yours, Walt Disney"
Dalmatians 101
Cruella's Lost Role
Music and More (On Disc, Also Available Digitally):
Music Video: "Cruella De Vil" by Selena Gomez.
Demo Recordings and Alternate Versions
Trailers & TV Spots: Theatrical Trailers on disc and digital, additional TV spots available digitally only.
Promotional Radio Spots
Classic Bonus Features (Digital Only):
Puppy Dog Tales
Howling at the Moon
New Tricks
Animation 101
Drawing All Cars
Seeing Spots
A Dog's Eye View
Diamond Edition Content Missing from Both Disc and Digital
Deleted Song: "March of the One Hundred and One."
Abandoned Song: "Cheerio, Goodbye, Toodle-oo, Hip Hip!"
Abandoned Song: "Don't Buy a Parrot from a Sailor"
101 Dalmatians may often be overlooked in the long and storied list of Disney's best animated features, but it's a very good entry filled with
heart and adventure. This new "Signature Collection" release recycles previously issued video and audio presentations. As with most of the releases in
this series, some new extras are included, a few are missing, and many are now digital-only. And as with other versions, it's difficult to enthusiastically
recommend to anyone who is not a first-time buyer or a Disney completist (or packagingcollectors).
One Hundred and One Dalmatians: Other Editions
Blu-ray
2-disc set
Wal-Mart
Blu-ray
2-disc set
Blu-ray
3-disc set
Wal-Mart
DigiPack
2-disc set
Target
Blu-ray
2-disc set
Disney Movie Club
SteelBook
2-disc set
Best Buy
Blu-ray
2-disc set
Blu-ray Bundles/Box Sets with 101 Dalmatians (2 bundles)
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