I would think Medusa would win based upon body weight, but I dunno... Cruella seemed more intelligent, insidious and subtle (sort of sophisticated sneaky) while Medusa has a tawdry, gutter-trash common sewer rat kind of savvy, the typical lowlife who fancies herself fancy. It's a toughie. And neither seems to inspire much loyalty in the henchmen. I mean, neither really has the means to bind their followers with the promise of carnal delights, do they? And cash can only buy so much if a better offer appears...
I'm thinking way too much into this.
The actress who played Medusa, far from making me want to hurt her personally, impresses me. I always get a kick out of a good performance and she is almost too glorious for the role. For one thing, she really does have such a rich, syrupy voice, rolling around those phony "classy" tones that Medusa is aiming to display. She pumps meanness to the absolute top until it foams over and still makes it funny. The perfect kid film villain. I saw a movie once that illustrated the difference it would make if the villain wasn't funny... "An Awfully Big Adventure" which is not as sweet as it sounds, not for kids at all. But it showed a theatrical troupe playing "Peter Pan" and you got to see Alan Rickman as Captain Hook! Ah. Then later Hugh Grant, who has been playing up til now a man with no sense of humor at all, has to fill in for him. The kids love the first Hook. The second has half the front row wailing in fear. So mean old Madame Medusa is just the right sort of mean... but to be sure, when she makes the adoption comment, yeah, it's time to start boiling the oil.
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Matuatay
10 years ago
Medusa would definitely win in a physical match between herself & Cruella. Medusa is obviously from the wrong side of the tracks and has some physical strength to her, while Cruella comes off as a mean society matron who's never lifted a finger in manual labor. If it were a match of wits, I'd say Cruella would be the victor. In a physical fight, my money's on Medusa.
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Taran_Wanderer_2
10 years ago
When does Cruella showcase exceptional wit, however? Out of these two women, Madame Medusa came much closer to obtaining her goal than Cruella did.
Had Cruella been a bit more clever, she would have "processed" the dogs she obtained legally without arising suspicion. Since she had done nothing with any of them (logically we know why, for crying out loud!), it wasn't too smart of her to kidnap dogs with owners, for she was taking an unwise risk.
On the other hand, Madame Medusa had her plan laid out more intelligently. She purposefully kidnapped an unwanted orphan to do her work, knowing that an investigation would not be carried out for long, and this was confirmed by Rufus who stated that the police had given up searching for her. Had it not been for Mr. Snoops neglect in watching the girl, and had not the bottle reached the Rescue Aid Society, Madame Medusa would have been victorious.
I definitely think Madame is the smarter of the two.
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ExplorerDS6789
10 years ago
Medusa would definitely win in a physical match between herself & Cruella. Medusa is obviously from the wrong side of the tracks and has some physical strength to her, while Cruella comes off as a mean society matron who's never lifted a finger in manual labor. If it were a match of wits, I'd say Cruella would be the victor. In a physical fight, my money's on Medusa
Disney definitely needs to release a tournament fighting game. Pit heroes against villains, villains against villains, and even heroes against heroes.
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