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- 2000
- G
- Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
- 1 h 40 m
- 2000
- G
- Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
- 1 h 40 m
Summary Just when it seemed safe to come out of the kennel, Cruella De Vil is back and this time she's not alone. (Walt Disney Pictures)
Directed By: Michael D Moore, Kevin Lima
Written By: Dodie Smith, Kristen Buckley, Brian Regan, Bob Tzudiker, Noni White
- 2000
- G
- Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
- 1 h 40 m
- 2000
- G
- Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
- 1 h 40 m
102 Dalmatians
35
4.9
Summary Just when it seemed safe to come out of the kennel, Cruella De Vil is back and this time she's not alone. (Walt Disney Pictures)
Directed By: Michael D Moore, Kevin Lima
Written By: Dodie Smith, Kristen Buckley, Brian Regan, Bob Tzudiker, Noni White
Top Cast
Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 24 Critic Reviews
35
29% Positive
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
21% Mixed
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
50% Negative
12 Reviews
12 Reviews
Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 24 Critic Reviews
35
29% Positive
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
21% Mixed
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
50% Negative
12 Reviews
12 Reviews
The floating, flailing, flying puppies in the inspired opening credits of 102 Dalmatians set the tone for an adorable sequel to the live-action version of the famously spotted cartoon.
The film, which is amiable, undemanding family holiday entertainment, is more a tribute to the astonishing skills of the dog trainers than anything else.
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 76 User Ratings
4.9
24% Positive
18 Ratings
18 Ratings
50% Mixed
38 Ratings
38 Ratings
26% Negative
20 Ratings
20 Ratings
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 76 User Ratings
4.9
24% Positive
18 Ratings
18 Ratings
50% Mixed
38 Ratings
38 Ratings
26% Negative
20 Ratings
20 Ratings
this is way better than 101 Dalmatians!
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Harmless and thoroughly unmemorable: colorful, cute, fast paced, and about as involving as an amusement park ride.
How is it possible that actors as expert as Close and Depardieu can wind up together in a mostly brainless big-budget stinker?
May have had the unintended effect of obscuring the original it meant to honor.
The elaborate climax set in a Paris bakery is the least boring part of this trained-animal movie.
So dull and formulaic, it ought to be leashed and led directly to the doghouse.
The adorable puppies called the 101 Dalmatians are back and this time, they got themselves a new puppy to play with. Wearing off the best of the 1996 film, 102 Dalmatians will bring the dog food rumbling all over the ground.
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"101 Dalmatians", in its 1996 live action version, was a very interesting movie that was part of my childhood. Even today, seeing that movie, I remember those times and, of course, it had one of Glenn Close's biggest performances. Unfortunately, I can't be so generous with this movie, that continued this story.
In fact, the first movie's script was so tightly closed that it was very difficult to give it continuity. The human characters, in this story, are totally distinct and do not appear in the first film, except for the great villain (who could not miss) and his servant, Alonso, always ready to be humiliated. It is up to them, and the dogs, to make the connection with the first story because, supposedly, the adult dogs of this movie were some of the puppies of the initial movie. Sound fragile? If it sounds, it is. The way Cruella is cured seems unreliable, but even more unlikely is the way she turns again who she has always been (even though that gives us one of the brightest scenes in this movie: Cruella in full transformation, hallucinating in the streets of London). Puppies are still cute, but that doesn't work as well as it did the first time, and the parrot can sometimes be truly annoying. Finally, I also felt a pace problem here: if the movie develops normally for the beginning, it accelerates sharply in the final half and runs to a sudden conclusion in a bakery.
What ultimately saves this movie are the excellent performances of Glenn Close (yet far from the impact she had on the first movie) and Gerard Depardieu, as one of Cruella's accomplices. The villain partnership turned out badly in the movie, but both actors showed excellent understanding in front of the camera. Tim McInnerny is still funny... but all the other actors can't keep up with this trio and just show up, talk and do what they have to do.
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Why does this movie exists...?
Does 101 Dalmatians demanded the story to continue? Did the fans of the original wanted a sequel so badly? Why did creators of this movie believed that there was any possibility of making this a good movie out of such a dumb story like this? I can hardly remember the plot, the characters are forgettable, clumsy editing and weak directing...
Maybe the cutie animals can keep the interest of the young ones and maybe the humor, but I still find this film to be very bad; I don't recommend it.
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Production Company
Walt Disney Pictures,
Cruella Productions,
Kanzaman S.A.M.
Release Date Nov 22, 2000
Duration 1 h 40 m
Rating G
Tagline A Spotless New Tail Is Going To Be Unleashed.
Awards
Academy Awards, USA
• 1 Nomination
The Stinkers Bad Movie Awards
• 5 Nominations
Bogey Awards, Germany
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
