Review, buy Ages 3-4: Mulan (Disney) [1998], Kipper - Snowy Day And Other Stories, Thomas The Tank Engine : The Fogman and Other Stories, Postman Pat And The Toy Soldiers, Pingu - The Biggest Video Ever, Barbie - The Magic Of Pegasus, Lady And The Tramp 2 - Scamp's Adventure [2001], The Animals Of Farthing Wood - Part 2 - From Copse To Quarry [1993], Pingu - Stinky Pingu, Sooty's Bumper Special [2001], Sing Along Songs - The Twelve Days Of Christmas, Sooty - Sooty's Magic Club [2001], Barney - Barney Goes To School [1995], The Muppets - Muppet moments, Gordy (Disney) [1995], Thomas The Tank Engine And Friends - The Original Adventures Of - Thomas And The Trucks, Noddy - The Great Noddy Video [1992], Recess - School's Out [2001], Makaton Nursery Rhymes, The Wind in the Willows [1996]

Find the Perfect Gift Send a Gift Certificate

Pages: ‹‹ 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56

Review Walt Disney Home Video / Mulan (Disney) [1998]

Mulan (Disney) [1998] (Walt Disney Home Video)

Actors & Directors

James Hong
Harvey Fierstein
Miguel Ferrer
Barry Cook
Freda Foh Shen
June Foray
Tony Bancroft

Release date: 1999-11-08
Run time: 84 min.
RRP: ~~£14.99~~
Price: £3.99

Review Mulan (Disney) [1998] / Walt Disney Home Video:

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 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.

Review Mulan (Disney) [1998] / Walt Disney Home Video:

Review Kipper - Snowy Day And Other Stories / Hit Entertainment:

Review Thomas The Tank Engine : The Fogman and Other Stories / 2 Entertain Video:

Review Postman Pat And The Toy Soldiers / 2 Entertain Video:

Review Pingu - The Biggest Video Ever / 2 Entertain Video:

Review Barbie - The Magic Of Pegasus / Universal Pictures UK:

Review Lady And The Tramp 2 - Scamp's Adventure [2001] / Walt Disney Home Video:

Review The Animals Of Farthing Wood - Part 2 - From Copse To Quarry [1993] / 2 Entertain Video:

Review Pingu - Stinky Pingu / Pingu:

Review Sooty's Bumper Special [2001] / Thames Television:

Review Sing Along Songs - The Twelve Days Of Christmas / Walt Disney Home Video:

Review Sooty - Sooty's Magic Club [2001] / 2 Entertain Video:

Review Barney - Barney Goes To School [1995] / Universal Pictures UK:

Review The Muppets - Muppet moments:

Review Gordy (Disney) [1995] / Walt Disney Home Video:

Review Thomas The Tank Engine And Friends - The Original Adventures Of - Thomas And The Trucks / 2 Entertain Video:

Review Noddy - The Great Noddy Video [1992] / 2 Entertain Video:

Review Recess - School's Out [2001] / Walt Disney Home Video:

Review Makaton Nursery Rhymes / Vision Video Ltd.:

Review The Wind in the Willows [1996] / Pathe Distribution: