CK>  BM> Some things have been updated in the 31 years since the animated ve
CK>  BM> was released (and the 40 years since the original book was publishe
CK>  BM> Roger no longer writes songs, he writes video games.
CK> 
CK> The graphics are excellent, BTW.  I wonder.... will there be a 101D vide
CK> game, since one was so prominent in the movie.... I wonder.... :: smirk 
In case you haven't already heard, there is already an animated story book
CD out.  I believe there is a Nintendo version as well.
CK>  BM> In fact, the only
CK>  BM> music in the film (other than a few scraps) is "Cruella de Vil" sun
CK>  BM> Dr. John over the closing titles.
CK> 
CK> The good Doctor is "in" musically and it was a good rendition of the
CK> Disney song.  I'm glad to see Dr. John (a native of New Orleans) part of
CK> the Disney tradition.
Working at The Disney Store, we often get tired of hearing the same songs
on the laserdisc that plays inside the store.  However, this is one snippet
that I look forward to hearing every time.
CK>  BM> Marta loved Cruella's outfits, which were--if anything--wilder than
CK>  BM> those in the animated version. We both loved Kipper's performance. 
CK>  BM> an airdale, and a character who did not appear in the animated vers
CK>  BM> Kipper took on most of the active role of Sergeant Tibs (who had,
CK>  BM> regretably, only a non-speaking cameo) in rescuing the puppies from
CK>  BM> Mansion deVil. Marta thought he was very cute--almost as cute as Sg
CK>  BM> Tibs (which is high praise from a cat-lover like her).
CK> 
CK> There was _a lot_ of Jim Henson's production company's puppetry and
CK> some audio-animatronics in the film.  I think the newborn pup was
CK> actually a puppet, and clearly some of the animals were.
Yes, I heard that the newborn was a puppet (hard to believe if you ask me).
I too loved Kipper!
CK> 
CK>  BM> The Mansion deVil is worthy of comment in and of itself.
CK> 
CK> The set design was interesting, austere and not warm, as the character
CK> was.
exactly what you would've expected based on the cartoon.
CK>  BM> Is CID destined to be considered one of Disney's masterpieces? Not 
CK>  BM> your spots. Is it one of Disney's worst? Certainly not--I'd gladly 
CK>  BM> it for "Robin Hood" and both "Flubber" movies.
CK> 
CK> You may have seen that Disney is remaking "That Darn Cat".  I guess
CK> Disney is remaking a lot of their old product for more contemporary
CK> audiences.  "That Darn Cat" trailer looked very silly.  The "Hercules"
CK> trailer song "Zero to Hero" looked _GREAT_, I like the departure in
CK> animation style.
The Hercules trailer reminds me of the Centaur scenes in Fantasia.
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