Mulan (Animated) > Reviews

Advantages: a laugh a minute, good talent behind the voices
Disadvantages: the odd scary scene for very young children.

...and dignity is everything. Mulan loves her family, and would do anything for them, but she just can’t seem to help herself. When the Huns invade China, the Emperor decrees that one man from every family must sign up to fight in the war. Fa Zhou is ready to take on this task for the honour of his country, a desire that Mulan simply doesn’t understand. Her father has already done his part, and would most likely be killed if he were to go off to war. ... Read review

Advantages: typical Disney Classic
Disadvantages: a few scary scenes

...with Mulan. On the way Mulan encounters many people who will become her friends (particularly the comedy trio that she trains with), and some deadly enemies, as they fight to save the life of the Emperor and ultimately save China. Can the Captain train these "misfits" to become the best army in China? It’s a story of adventure, fun and romance, with Mulan falling for the captain of the army, but will anyone find out her secret? If they do, the ... Read review

Advantages: great story, cute characters, good for all ages
Disadvantages: none

Mulan is quite an unusual film for Disney to make and they do it very well. It is an enchanting story with great characters and wonderful animation. The story is that Mulan lives in China, where as a woman, she is destined to get married and follow the traditional role. But Mulan is not a traditional kind of girl and often makes mistakes and feels she will never please her father. After messing things up with the Matchmaker (picture a Chinese ... Read review

Advantages: Good modern Disney yarn
Disadvantages: Cute factor is sometimes a little too high

When I first encounter Mulan it was with a bit of mild irritation, Grandparents had bought it as an incidental gift. “Oh I just saw it on the stand and thought that’d be nice, Molly would like that.” I wish I had Fifteen pounds to fritter away on a whim!! As it turned out Molly didn’t like it immediately, she watched the first twenty minutes and thought it was boring so turned it off in favour of Snow White (another grandparent purchase). We later ... Read review

Advantages: Original plot, excellent animation and Eddy Murphy
Disadvantages: Unrealistic and predictable

...flawless. Set in ancient China, Mulan (Ming Na-Wen. Singing voice, Lea Salonga) is the story of a young woman who is somewhat different from the other girls in her village. Bold and forward, she is nothing like the decorous Geisha’s of her day. On failing to impress the matchmaker, Mulan is determined to bring honour to her family. So when her ill and elderly Father is sent for to defend his country against the Huns, Mulan runs away to ... Read review

Advantages: Funny and entertaining
Disadvantages:

Mulan is the best Disney film since Lion King, and that says a lot. Mulan is the young chinese girl who messes everything up at the matchmaker, and embarrases her family. She just don't know how to be a proper girl. Her father is called to war, but she goes instead of him, to save his life. She pretends to be a boy, and does a good job. To help her she has got a tiny dragon, who in his own way is trying to get back into the good book s of the ancestors. ... Read review

Advantages: Funny and a very good plot.
Disadvantages: I don't know, make your own up.

...fight in the war though Mulan can not bear to see her aging and crippled father go to war. She disguises herself as a man and bravely takes her father's place in the imperial army. Along the way her ancestors send Mushu – a small not dragon (Note not Lizard!) to bring her home safely. Though Mushu wishing to be once again a gardenia takes Mulan into the heart of the war and where the main plot begins. Opinion: I had a personal interest to see ... Read review

Advantages: a good cartoon
Disadvantages: no disadvantages

...have sense anymore today! Mulan offers us a new vision of the woman: woman can fight as men they can have the power they contribute to the history ! Great ! It's good! You can let your children become soaked with this culture without fear for their future faiths! In china (antique hunting), the honor is one of the basic values in the life of a person, a family. It's on this subject that thus begins this great adventure! Mulan is a beautiful ... Read review

Advantages: Great, very funny and well thought out!
Disadvantages: Sometimes a little scary for very young children

This film is set in the past and is about a young girl who goes and fights in the Chinese army against the invading Huns because she believes her father to be too old. She has to disguise herself as a boy as girls were not allowed in the army. When she joins there are many problems she has to deal with because she is a girl for example having a wash! However in the end she manages to save the army but the rest of the army discovers she is a girl. ... Read review

Advantages: truely spectacular special effects with a touching plot. An all round Disney masterpiece
Disadvantages: none.

...to "stick to their duties". Mulan is the flower of this wonderful tale as we, the audience, watch a girl who is sure of her mind blossom and striveing to achieve honour for her family with amazing consequences... It is refreshing for Disney to have a female character play such a spirited role, even though it may go against the somewhat typical format of earlier Disney cartoons it works surprisingly well. Having said that, there are some things ... Read review

Advantages: great for kids
Disadvantages: none

...thinks is a brilliant plan. Mulan disguises herself as a man as leaves for the Imperial Army to train with a group of fearless warriors. Once she gets into the army no-one realises that she is a young girl and to start off with she doesn't do to well, however that changes as Mulan becomes a great solider and prepares to go into battle. Mulan's has a faithful guardian dragon called Mushu (voice of Eddie Murphy) follows her on her travels, he is ... Read review

Advantages: Excellent graphics, very authentic
Disadvantages: none

...that a young girl - Mulan - is very accident prone and can never please her strict father. When the war starts her father is called upon to fight, her father is 'quite old' and has a limp. So as each family has to send a male she steps in and dresses up as a male soldier. And with her trusted guardian - mushu (eddie murphy) she embarks on many adventures trying to learn how to fight. She is firstly hated by the instructor and has to prove herself. ... Read review