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  • Actors: Ming-Na, Eddie Murphy, B.D. Wong, Miguel Ferrer, Harvey Fierstein
  • Directors: Barry Cook, Tony Bancroft
  • Writers: Alan Ormsby, Anonymous, Barry Johnson, Burny Mattinson, Chris Sanders
  • Format: Animated, PAL, Widescreen, Dolby, Digital Sound
  • Language English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: U
  • Studio: Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainm
  • DVD Release Date: 15 Nov 2004
  • Run Time: 84 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00061RZBA
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,763 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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1998's Mulan is solid entertainment from a new group of Disney animators. The story source is a Chinese fab\ le about a young girl who disguises herself as a man to help her family and her country. When the Huns attack China, a cal\ l to arms goes out to every village, and Mulan's father, being the only man in the family, accepts the call. Mulan (voiced\ by Ming-Na Wen, sung by Lea Salonga) has just made a disastrous appearance at the Matchmaker and decides to challenge soc\ iety's expectations (that she should be a bride). She steals her father's conscription notice, cuts her hair and impersona\ tes a man to join the army. She goes to boot camp, learning to fit in with the other soldiers with some help from her side\ kick, Mushu, a wise-cracking dragon (voiced by Eddie Murphy). She trains, and soon faces the Huns eye to eye to protect he\ r Emperor.

The film is gorgeous to look at, with a superior blend of classic and computer-generated animation. Directors\ Tony Bancroft and Barry Cook make the best of it: a battle in the snowy mountains is as thrilling as the best Hollywood a\ ction films. The menacing Huns are not cute but simple and bad. The wickedness is subtle, not disturbing. The film is not \ a fully fledged musical, as it has only five songs (the best, "Be a Man", is sung during boot camp). Eddie Murphy is an in\ spired choice for the comic-relief dragon, but his lines are not as clever as Robin Williams's in Aladdin (1992). T\ hese are minor quibbles, though. The story is strong, and Mulan goes right to the top of Disney animated heroines; she has\ the right stuff. --Doug Thomas

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Solid entertainment from a new group of Disney animators. The story source is a Chinese fable about a young girl who disguises herself as a man to help her family and her country. When the Huns attack China, a call to arms goes out to every village, and Mulan's father, being the only man in the family, accepts the call. Mulan (voiced by Ming-Na Wen, sung by Lea Salonga) has just made a disastrous appearance at the Matchmaker and decides to challenge society's expectations (being a bride). She steals her father's conscription notice, cuts her hair and impersonates a man to join the army. She goes to boot camp, learning to fit in with the other soldiers with some help from her sidekick, Mushu, a wise-cracking dragon (voiced by Eddie Murphy). She trains, and soon faces the Huns eye to eye to protect her Emperor. The film is gorgeous to look at, with a superior blend of classic and computer-generated animation. Directors Tony Bancroft and Barry Cook make the best of it: a battle in the snowy mountains is as thrilling as the best Hollywood action films. The menacing Huns are not cute but simple and bad. The wickedness is subtle, not disturbing. The film is not a fully fledged musical, as it has only five songs (the best, "Be a Man", is sung during boot camp). Eddie Murphy is an inspired choice for the comic-relief dragon, but his lines are not as clever as Robin Williams' in Aladdin. These are minor quibbles, though. The story is strong, and Mulan goes right to the top of Disney animated heroines; she has the right stuff. --Doug Thomas, Amazon.com

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars One of the very best, 17 Jun 2007
By Ms. MacNeill (London) - See all my reviews
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*Criminally* underrated. "Mulan" is easily the best Disney film of the past ten years. It gets straight to the point within the first five minutes - the Huns are invading and one man from every family has to go and fight in the army - and doesn't waste time faffing around. Mulan herself does not disappoint. She is pretty, of course - what Disney heroine isn't? - but she's also brave, clever, quick-thinking, and genuinely self-sacrificing. It is so rare to have a heroine actually provide evidence of her worthiness (Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty, love 'em as I do, are little more than pretty and kind) that I felt a little giddy the first time I watched. Even better, she shows character depth by questioning herself constantly throughout the film, and her internal conflict feels very real.

The artwork is distinctive and attractive. Although the characters have simple facial designs, they express great emotion - and this goes for the animals as well. Mushu the dragon, voiced by Eddie Murphy to the same success he brings to the role of Donkey in the "Shrek" films, is a particular highlight: he is very funny and has great chemistry with Mulan. The backgrounds, particularly those outdoors, are absolutely beautiful, and are evidence of what Disney can really do when it tries. The songs are also wonderful. Catchy and clever - "I'll Make A Man Out Of You" is a particular highlight - they are everything Disney songs ought to be. Take note, Phil Collins!

The DVD extras are very nice, although it's relieving to see that they aren't better than the actual film (which is always a worry). There are a collection of unremarkable deleted scenes along with a few rather painful music videos. A couple of fairly interesting featurettes complete the round-up. There's some good stuff on there; it's just not up to the same standard as the film.

Of course, the film does have its flaws. The ending feels as though it could have gone through another editing at the storyboard stage as it feels incomplete - perhaps the worst bit was when Mulan's ancestors started dancing to a disco song, complete with confetti and flashing lights. Who knew that it was possible to feel embarrassed for cartoon characters? There was also the odd cringe-worthy stereotype (watch out for The Noble Emperor Who Speaks In Metaphors), although this generally wasn't so overwhelming as to be off-putting.

The villain, Shan-Yu, suffers when compared to the other Disney villains of the '90s. True, he is superbly creepy, but I think he also lacks something. The really great villains of the past twenty years - Gaston, Scar, Jafar - were first and foremost wonderful *characters*, who could all conceivably have their own films. It is hard to imagine Shan-Yu acting as anything other than a nemesis for Mulan. He is not the only character who could have been fleshed out, however: Li-Shang, Mulan's love-interest, sadly suffers from Disney Prince-itis. He's very strong and very brave...but there's not really a lot to him apart from that. This is a shame, and it makes his relationship with Mulan (which is otherwise refreshingly original - how *nice* for the hero to meet the heroine outside of a stereotypically romantic situation!) seem confusing and underdeveloped.

Flaws aside, this is outstanding work, and Disney at its best - one wonders why it all started to go downhill from here. "Mulan" would be included in my top five favourite Disney films any day of the week and just watching it again gives me new hope for the potential of both "Rapunzel" and "The Princess and the Frog". I have no hesitation in giving it five stars.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars An enchanting true story that disney captured for everyone., 28 Nov 2000
By sab82@yahoo.com (UNITED KINGDOM) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Mulan (Disney) [VHS] [1998] (VHS Tape)
Mulan the story of a chinese girl disguising herself as a man an out to save china. this comic story which has been adapted from a true story is full of wit romance and action. 3 important ingredients which makes it a must watch film. its not just for the young but i promise that the adults will be raving about this film after watching it once. Its definatly worth watching more than once!
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11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Enchanting, 4 April 2005
By L O'connor (richmond, surrey United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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When tomboy Mulan is presented to the local matchmaker as prospective bride her attempt to appear as a demure young lady is a dismal failure. Then an envoy arrives from the Emperor of China, the country is under attack from marauding Huns and every family is expected to send one man to fight in the army. Mulan doesn't want her frail father to have to go, so she steals his sword and armour, takes her horse Khan and goes in his place. The spirits of her ancestors send an somewhat undersized dragon Mushu(the voice of Eddie Murphy), to guard her. Mulan struggles through the army training, and eventually wins the respect of her comrades, and is finally triumphant in doing her bit to save China from doom.

This is an absolutely wonderful film, with spectacularly beautiful animation, great characters, a thrilling plot and a splendid score. Mulan is a very attractive heroine, brave and determined, and the supporting characters are all good too. Her parents (unusually for a Disney film, Mulan has a mother as well as a father), are portrayed very humanly and convincingly, and she has a feisty grandmother, who has one of the best lines in the film, when she claps eyes on gorgeous Captain Shang and says "Sign me up for the next war!". The heroine never loses your sympathy, I feel like cheering when, having been told to go home by Captain Shang because she's no use,she finally manages to climb to the top of the pole and throw down the arrow. And there is an almost unbearably dramatic moment when the Huns come sweeping down the snow-covered hill on the little company, and Mulan stops them with a brilliant piece of strategy. Sentimentality is kept to a minimum, this is a rousing tale of courage and triumph over adversity.

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