When I first saw the live action one at the movies I was desperately wanting to see the car chase. See, the car chase is not a mere car chase, it is THE ICONIC MOMENT of 101 Dalmatians. Not only that but visually, sonically, and storywise, it is A MASTERPIECE. Animation-wise it is on a league of its own, I don't think the sequence has ever been matched by any Disney movie. It's the probably the greatest climactic scene in a Disney film, and one of the greatest film climaxes in history. So I was desperately wanting to see that in a live action medium and of course I was sorely disappointed. I'm still disappointed and even after all these years, the movie remains inferior and lacking a proper ending. Cruella falling on molasses?? Getting kicked into pig sh*t?? Having a skunk spray her face? It shouldn't be a problem, after all she's an over the top villain but there is also a certain amount of glamour to Cruella, I don't know if that makes sense, I think that is something the creators of the original one understood, she's grotesque yes but also glamorous in a way so they were not going to animate her with a dog biting her ass or something like that, and in fact they didn't. I think the creators of the live one missed that, and honestly it's not funny to see Cruella that way. Madame Medusa falling in molasses? That's funny, but Cruella? You actually feel sorry for her!!
And let's not even go into them repeating the exact same ending for the sequel.
EDIT: I'm not saying that body or what's it called? physical humor? isn't appropriate for Cruella, after all we see that wooden door fall on her in the animated one and of course her bumping her head with the car roof and thinks like that which are funny, but the live action one really overdid it.
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