101 Dalmations

We were shopping for clothes, really we were, it's just that there is a shelf in the back of the Goodwill store where they keep books, CDs, computer games, movies.... And there it was: 101 Dalmatians. It was on VHS and not DVD, but at this point we didn't care. We leapt at the chance to see this movie again after at least 8 years.

Cruella De vil is the quintessential villain, perfectly evil. And that song! Delicious!

Cruella De Vil, Cruella De Vil
If she doesn't scare you
No evil thing will
To see her is to
Take a sudden chill
Cruella, Cruella De Vil

The curl of her lips
The ice in her stare
All innocent children
Had better beware
She's like a spider waiting
For the kill
Look out for Cruella De Vil

At first you think Cruella is the devil
But after time has worn away the shock
You come to realize
You've seen her kind of eyes
Watching you from underneath
A rock!

This vampire bat
This inhuman beast
She ought to be locked up
And never released
The world was such
A wholesome place until
Cruella, Cruella De Vil

This movie came out in 1961, so I'd have been in kindergarten when I saw it in the theater. I loved it, and my kids loved it when they saw it. I do wish Disney movies were just available instead of released rarely in that orchestrated way.

We also bought some clothes, and a good time was had by all.