Cruella (Disney's Cruella)

“Absolute disaster riddled with conveniencies and plot holes that the film tries to cover with a kind of "rule of cool"” read more

I was so expecting to hate this!

“I had no interest in seeing "Cruella"...none at all. After all, I really hated the two previous live action films based on the "101 Dalmatians" series. But my daughter insisted I watch it with her, as she said it is a silly but really enjoyable film...and after seeing it I agree. But I would also add that it is very well written...and I loved some of the dialog. I was expecting to give it a 2 or 3 and end up now giving it a 9!

The story in no way involves Cruella trying to make coats out of puppies. Instead, it's a prequel in which you see what helped to create the evil and god-awful Cruella we've all come to love in the full length cartoon. I'd say more...but think it's just a film you see for yourself.

Overall, an amazingly well written and very entertaining film. My ” read more

2022 movie journal (162 movies items)

"Saturday, March 19th"

Movies Watched in 2022 (47 movies items)

"Disney+ - First viewing"

Oscars 2022 Winners (My Version) (23 movies items)

"Best Costume Design! Winner: Cruella! Nominees: Cyrano Dune Nightmare Alley West Side Story"

Academy Award for Best Makeup & Hairstyling: 2020s (15 movies items)

"Nadia Stacey, Naomi Donne and Julia Vernon "

Predicting the Winners of the 2022 Oscars (20 movies items)

"And the Nominees are... *Cruella- Jenny Beaven *Cyrano- Massimo Cantini Parrini and Jacqueline Durran *Dune- Jacqueline West and Robert Morgan *Nightmare Alley- Luis Sequeira *West Side Story- Paul Tazewell And the Oscar goes to... This one has been Cruella's for nearly a whole year. Dune's a very, very slight spoiler possibility, but I expect Beaven to win her fourth. Power Rankings 1. Cruella 2. Dune 3. Nightmare Alley 4. Cyrano 5. West Side Story"

2022 Oscar Nomination Predictions (20 movies items)

"1.Jenny Beaven- CruellaProbable winner. 2.Robert Morgan and Jacqueline West- DuneHonestly, I'm not entirely certain of any nominees outside of #1, but Dune has been the most consistently nominated, alongside Cruella, with precursors, so it seems safe. 3.Janty Yates- House of GucciMissed at the BAFTA awards, but I expect the Oscars to go with Yates here. This category loves movies about fashion (Cruella, Phantom Thread, The Devil Wears Prada), and what does the Gucci brand scream if not fashio"