Mulan II
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Movie Reviews of Mulan II
Movie Review: Mulan 11 is a hit!
Summary: 5 Stars
The movie was delivered promptly and in great condition and my grand daughters and I have enjoyed it very much.Movie Review: Great seller!
Summary: 5 Stars
Haven't seen the dvd as it was for my niece, but the seller was very fast and the price was great!Movie Review: Great!!
Summary: 5 Stars
This was a sensational movie!! It was a great sequil to the first Mulan/Movie Review: Not a Superior Sequel, But Decent, I Thought
Summary: 4 Stars
While "Mulan II" definitely isn't quite up to the standard of the original, I still found it a fairly enjoyable film experience. The original "Mulan" set up a lot of things that are paid off nicely in this sequel and I think this is good for those that liked the original movie. I'm not going to go off here about what I think about Disney, or any of that kind of stuff, I'm just going to give the rundown on the movie and my general opinions:
I'll quickly rundown the basic plots, of which there are two, both about equally interesting and important:
- General Li Shang has proposed to Fa Mulan and they are getting married. Mushu and the other family ancestors find out about this and all except Mushu are nothing less than delighted. Mushu has been a well, royal, pain to the other ancestors and the marriage of Mulan and Shang means that Mushu is no longer her guardian. That means it's back to gong duty for him if they tie the knot! So he decides that he's going to break them up and even manages to convince himself that it'll be better for the both of them to not get married.
- Mulan and Shang are sent on a mission to stop the invading Mongols by setting an arranged marriage between Mongol men and the emperors' three daughters. But as the mission progresses, they find themselves becoming attraced to the guards Fao, Ling and Chien-Po. They become inspired by Mulan to follow their hearts.
Overall, I'd say this was a pretty fun story, with some neat parodies on the original movie and a couple of very moving scenes as well. I think if the movie has one major failing, it's the excessive use of Mushu, who really didn't need to appear as much as he did. I thought the music, while not quite up to the caliber of the original, was overall well-planned and fun to listen to. I quite enjoyed "Lesson Number One" and I thought "(I Wanna Be) Like Other Girls" was a great song as well, although I didn't enjoy the pop version played during the closing credits quite as much.
Since very few, if any people have talked about it, I'll give you a rundown of the DVD special features:
Voices of "Mulan II" --- This featurette gives you a look at the voice talent behind the characters of Mulan II. This isn't quite as good as it good be. It's rather short, only gives you quick look at a few of the voice actors and actresses and doesn't even talk about Mark Moseley, who stepped in to do Mushu in place of Eddie Murphy after the original "Mulan."
Deleted Scenes --- Since this is a direct-to-video / DVD release, you know they weren't cutting these just for time. Check out these scenes and learn about why they didn't make it into the movie. The deleted scenes are "Battle Sequence," "Mei Flirts" and "The Escape, Parts 1 & 2." All are in storyboard format.
The World of Mulan --- A tour of China hosted by Mushu. I thought this was actually a pretty informative piece, although if you already have the Special Edition DVD for the original Mulan, you won't be seeing anything new here.
Games & Activities --- A shadow-puppet game with Mushu that should be good fun for your kids.
"(I Wanna Be) Like Other Girls" Music Video --- I didn't enjoy this pop-version song as much as "True to Your Heart" from the original Mulan, but it's not bad. Here you get a music video version featuring Atomic Kitten and scenes from the movie.
- Previews for other Disney DVDs
- Disney's FastPlay --- This feature allows you to play the movie and then the bonus features start immediately afterward. Very kid-friendly.
P.S.: I thought the animation quality was almost as good, if not just as good as the original.
Movie Review: For direct-to-video, pretty good.
Summary: 4 Stars
Okay, you don't have to watch much before realizing that this is the latest in Disney's quickie straight-to-video sequels, but it's still a worthwhile family flick. It's a kindler, gentler version than the first Mulan - with less of the epic scope that Disney uses for its theatrical versions, but it has its fun moments, some snappy songs and better-than-expected (by the "Rotten Review" anyway) animation. In this sequel, Mulan and General Li-Shang are interrupted on the verge of their wedding. It's scarcely a month since young Mulan saved China from the Huns, and she hasn't a thing in common with her valiant, if duty bound betrothed - but true love is the only constant, and it takes an imperial order to bring them to the Celestial Court of the Middle Kingdom. There, the Emperor warns of them that China faces invasion. Though Li-Shang suggests a preemptive strike, the Emperor has other plams that match the slimmer story: he's proposed an alliance with the neighboring kingdom of Qigon - with the pact to be sealed by the marriage of the Chinese Emperor's three daughters to the crown prince of Qigon. Together, the two kingdoms will be more than able to hold their own against the Mongols. Rather than invite an attack by sending his daughters with a large armed contingent, the Emperor opts to have them covertly escorted to their new home by Mulan and Li-Shang, and three soldiers of their choosing.
Three daughters, three escorts - even kids who missed "Matrix: Revolutions" will spot obvious providence. Also along for the ride is Mu-Shu, the pesky mini-dragon originally voiced by Eddie Murphy. (Murphy doesn't grace us here, though any dissatisfaction can be traced to the flick's script.) Mu-Shu has his reasons for wanting to prevent Mulan's wedding - since it will put him out of a job as her guardian dragon. Some comic misadventures, songs and musings about true love against a sense of duty fluff out the plot enough to keep your kids happy. At the same time, you wonder silently just how Mulan will save the alliance that means the survival of China without destroying the Princess' chance for true love. The flick, like most Disney efforts, rises on the strength of the sidekicks - notably the bumbling/heroic trio of Poe, Ling & Yao (they get the best song, and the Princesses). There's some minor violence, one apparent (though deceptive) death scene, and some of the animation may prove ethnic enough to be wince-worthy for PC purposes - but I thin are redeemed by the overall earnestness of the project. My kids (6 & 8) sat through and enjoyed about every minute, and I managed to stick around long enough to verify that.