The Best Animated Disney Movie of Walt's Time

Rating: 9/10 (10 January 2012)

When I was a kid, Disney's animated 101 Dalmatians was my favorite movie of all time. I absolutely loved it and watched my VHS copy of it so much that I could quote the movie from beginning to end. A couple of months ago I decided to re-watch the film, and I wasn't disappointed.
Sure it no longer is my favorite movie, nor my favorite animated movie, or even my favorite movie in the Disney Animated Canon. But man this movie brought back a great nostalgic feel. There are many reasons why this film works. One is the villain, she is so horrible that you just want the dogs to rip her face off. The two hero's, Pongo and Perdita are also really good, as shown by the lengths they will go to save their children. The puppies are cute. And even the humans have enough charm for me to like them. And all the side characters are great too.
The animation is really cool, for a movie made in 1961 it really looks like it was made no earlier than 1988. There are some really good jokes, the action scenes are fun, but the main reason this movie works is it's characters.