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Summary: Not as good as the first and has mistakes!
Review: I loved the original growing up and had the stuffed animals. I got the sequel because of my love for the original, and while I liked this film a lot, I couldn't get over the big mistake. In the begining, Pongo is counting the puppies on counts 101. If you have seen the original, you would know that the number 101 includes Pongo and Perdita. There are only supposed to be 99 puppies. And later when the puppies are kidnapped, dogs throughout London participating in the Twilight Bark say that 101 puppies were stolen. Towards the end, somebody finally says that 99 puppies were stolen. It made me mad that nobody at Disney caught this mistake! The storyline is that Patch wants to be one of a kind instead of one of 101. He gets left behind when his family moves to a farm (a dalmation plantation)and ends up joining his favorite t.v. hero, thunderbolt, who is attempting to save his acting carrer by doing an actual heroic deed. Cruella Devil is on probation and meets an artist who paints spots. When he looses his talent, Cruelly gats Horris and Jasper to steal the puppies for inspiration. After the artest gets fed up with Cruella, she goes back to her original plan of making a coat. It's up to Patch to save the day and become a one of a kind hero. The truth is, kids will love it and adults who grew up with the original will find it entertaining.
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Summary: A perfect surprise!!!
Review: In the past, Disney has produced some... let's say less-than-perfect sequels. They were lousy, horrid, and much disliked, until...YES!!! Even though this movie shares the same storyline as Lady and the Tramp II, this sequel actually represents the storyline correctly. It also does something that no other sequel has done, it accurately imitates the look and feel of the original. The only thing I missed was the Cruella de Vil song. They should've had it. If you hadn't already guessed it, the storyline is that Patch, one of the 99 dalmatian puppies, feels like one of many puppies, and he wants to be a one-of-a-kind wonderdog like his TV hero, Thunderbolt. (C'mon, who didn't want to be Roy Rogers, the Lone Ranger, or Annie Oakley when they were kids?) Anyway, it's Patch's dream to go and meet his superhero, Thunderbolt, who just so happened to be coming to London. Anyway, Roger and Anita Radcliff have wanted to move to a bigger place, because the number of dalmatians is overwhelming for the small house they live in. During the move, Patch gets left behind accidentally. Confused and alone, Patch then seeks his hero. Meanwhile, Cruella discovers an artist who's artwork consist of, yes, spots. She also bails out Jasper and Horace (who were terrified to be under Cruella's command again) to snatch the puppies away. One more thing. My favorite character is Little Lightning. In the story, you'll see that Thunderbolt is a bit, ahem, stuck on himself. He has a real ego trip. Little Lightning, who is jealous of living in Thunderbolt's shadow and is constantly ignored by Thunderbolt, plots a way to get rid of Thunderbolt and make himself the star. I feel sorry for him. Anyway, the only problem I found with this sequel was that Pongo always counted the puppies as 101, but at the end of the movie, 99 puppies were mentioned. HA HA HA HA HA!!! I guess that there will never really be a truly perfect Disney cartoon sequel, but this certainly came as close to perfection as possible.
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Summary: Who Let The Dogs Out Again?
Review: This is one of the better Disney sequels, and Thunderbolt and Lil Lightning is stealing the show!
I thought that this will be another typical animation sequel, but I got surprised, and it doesn't get overwhelmed by CGI.
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Summary: One of Disney's Better Sequels
Review: Out of the animated sequels Disney has been releasing in the past few years, "101 Dalmatians II" of the best. Unlike many of its contemporaries in the realm of direct-to-video entertainment, it wonderfully captures the style and feel of the original movie while also being entertaining for a modern audience. The film's story revolves around Patch, one of the Dalmatian pups who feels like he's not special because he is only "one out of one hundred and one." After getting left behind after his family moves the country, he strikes off on his own in a search to find his favorite television star, Thunderbolt the Wonder Dog, who just happens to be filming his program in London (how's that for a coincidence). Cruella's back as well, this time with an eye on fine(?) art since he parole officer has ordered her to stay away from fur. While it's not nearly as memorable as the first film, but still pretty good.
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Summary: Lil Lightning is the best!
Review: Actually, I enjoyed the movie. I still don't think Jodi Benson should have played the role as Anita though. Her voice always reminds me of Ariel and it wouldn't be the same if she did other character voices. Anyway, it's more than obvious that Lil Lightning is my absolute favorite (since my major obsession in corgis). I felt bad for him. They made him such a bad guy only because he didn't get the attention like Thunderbolt. So no wonder he was jealous!! He was pretty self-centered, but I give him credit anyway. I also liked Lars. He was so mellow and stuff. Pretty much, the movie was good (I still liked the first one better).
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Summary: Ya gotta love Lars and Lightning.
Review: This movie managed to kick some serious [backs] despite the inevitable attitude most viewers, myself included, must have taken to it on the first showing: "Ugh, another pathetic Disney sequel to disappoint the original?!" Not so. Charming and entertaining is "Patch's London Adventure." I fell in love with poor Lil Lightning, the Welsh corgi sidekick of the big ham of a shepherd star, Thunderbolt. And, of course, the eccentric but kind abstract artist, Lars...the only possible love interest for Cruella, although in the end he turns away from her evil ways and she's sent off to a mental institute! A great movie.
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Summary: Original is better
Review: You just can't beat the original. The original flowed, this one doesn't. In the original Pongo was a dad that was looked up to and he was a hero, in this one Pongo is a dad looked down on . Thunderbolt has to "find himself", with all the emotional conflict of whether or not he wants to be a real hero or not is too much for a kid to enjoy, much less the adult having to watch this nonsense. Stick to the original.
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Summary: decent animated sequel to the 1961 Disney classic
Review: Set immediately after the ending of the original 1961 film, Patch's London Adventure begins as Roger and his wife, Nanny and 101 dalmatians are moving out to their "dalmatian plantation". Unfortunately in all the excitement Patch has been left behind, so he begins to make his way across London when he meets his hero, Thunderbolt. At the same time, Cruella has fallen off the fur coat wagon, broken Jasper and Horace out of jail, teamed up with an abstract painter and begun looking for the puppies. The action here is more muddled than in the original. Also, a lot of favorite characters are ignored or missing; for instance, when Roger finds out Patch is not at the farm, he and Anita, Pongo and Perdita take off in a car to find him, but we don't see them again until the last scene. Neither do we see hide nor hair of the Great London Barking Chain and its charming denizens such as The Colonel and Sgt. Tibbs. DVD features include a trivia game, an interactive look inside Thunderbolt's trailer, a 7-minute making-of featurette, two music videos and 7 trailers. Audio is in English or French, and subtitles are available only in English. Because the placement of the live-action sequel starring Glenn Close takes place after these events, it might be fun and less confusing to watch the original and then this one as a double feature.
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Summary: Great Sequel and Fun for the Whole Family!
Review: This is a great film! I saw this first when we rented it and I knew I must have it for my collection! I think it is just a good as the original, even though the original will always be a pure classic. This movie has adventure, action, humor, and just pure fun! I bought it with my own money because I liked it so much. When Patch sees Thunderbolt on TV, he wonders if he is one of a kind. He sets out on an adventure and truly discovers that he is special! But Cruella is back and finding a new passion: ART! She meets an eccentric artist named Lars, but, when Cruella teams up with Horus and Jasper, there's trouble afoot! Watch out! This movie is packed!!!
Rating:
Summary: kids didn't watch it much
Review: Given the choice, the kids preferred the original.
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