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 [show more]
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Disney animated adventure from directors Barry Cook and Tony Bancroft. Ancient China faces invasion by the barbarian hordes of Shan-Yu (voice of Miguel Ferrer), and calls all able bodied men to arms to defend their Emperor. Young girl Mulan (Ming-Na Wen/Lea Salonga) disguises herself as a boy and joins up in her aged father's place, accompanied by her protectors: guardian dragon Mushu (Eddie Murphy) and lucky cricket Cri-kee (Frank Welker). Mulan trains under the handsome Captain Shang (B.D. Wong/Donny Osmond), with whom she is soon falling in love, and shows herself to be a capable warrior. When Mulan is wounded in battle, however, the secret of her gender is discovered and she faces exposure and disgrace.
Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Embraced for her loveable spirited nature Mulan is a young girl who doesn&39;t quite fit into her tradition bound society When the invading Hun army comes charging over China&39;s Great Wall Mulan&39;s ageing father is ordered into battle! To spare him from harm Mulan disguises herself as a soldier and secretly takes his place in the Imperial army training with a comical ragtag troop led by the courageous Captain Shang Never far away are Mulan&39;s hilarious guardian dragon Mushu and lucky cricket Cri-Kee But Mulan will need more than Mushu&39;s razor-sharp wit to defeat the ruthless Hun leader Shan-Yu Only by staying true to herself will she bring victory to her country and honour to her family Actors Eddie Murphy Donny Osmond Ming-Na BD Wong Harvey Fierstein Noriyuki &39;Pat&39; Morita James Hong George Takei Miriam Margolyes Mary Kay Bergman & Miguel FerrerDirector Tony Bancroft & Barry CookCertificate Universal Suitable for AllScreen WidescreenLanguages English - Dolby Digital (51)
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