Mulan full movie 2 plus#

Mulan II sets out to expand the Mulan legend, but stumbles under the lack of a big budget and story depth.

Everything from backgrounds to crowd scenes and especially the script, does feel extremely lightweight, and the lack of a villain (or any opposing forces for that matter) really doesn’t help build a substantial story. If there is anything “wrong” with Mulan II, it’s that the whole endeavour is overly simplistic, especially in following such an epic and fairly multi-layered first film.

Integrated well enough into the score are several new songs, all of which do their job, even if they don’t tread any new ground. The voice differences shouldn’t affect the perception of the film, however, and Moseley’s performance here is more than suitable. His comic timing is not quite as spot on as Murphy’s, naturally, and though he just about pulls it off, the absence of Murphy is what makes the difference between a DTV and full theatrical release. What lifts Mulan II above this are the various flashes of originality (the I Wanna Be Like Other Girls number is a high-point) which do lend the film its own sense of being – but it is interesting when the first really good bit is a reprise of one of the songs from the original!Īdded to these pros is the returning voice cast, joined this time by Lucy Lui, among others, as one of the Princesses, and Eddie Murphy stand-in Mark Moseley doing a game job of impersonating Mulan’s ancestral guardian Mushu. Part of the reason it doesn’t build on the first film is down to the occasional moments of déjà vu and the nature of DTV sequels that trend to stay within the “safe” confines already established by the first film. Mulan II manages to be good fun, while not stepping on the more epic toes of the original. With that longer run time, the story and characters get a better shot at development, though certainly bowing to the sequel law of diminishing returns. Mulan must then take it upon herself to complete the mission, ready to sacrifice herself for what she believes in… But destiny will not disappear just like that, and soon the group must team up to pass through an enemy mountain route, which seemingly leads to tragedy. Along the way, Mulan’s feelings that the arranged marriage goes against the wishes of the Princesses’ true hearts are confirmed when they begin to fall for their three guards. Joining them on their mission are Yao, Ling and Chien-Po, who provide their own brand of “security”. This is not-so-good news for Mushu, Mulan’s guardian dragon, who has found his position will be relinquished when Mulan herself marries Shang, and so vows to break them up. Handily enough for story purposes, a loophole sees them both recalled to the Chinese Army, where the Emperor declares them the only ones he can trust to escort three princesses across the country to the opposing Mongol borders, where they will marry and create a union between the two sides. Released internationally last fall (as Mulan-with-a-number- 2, strangely), this new instalment picks up as Mulan and her handsome fiancé Shang prepare for marriage.

Mulan full movie 2 plus#

DisneyToon Studios (November 15 2004), Walt Disney Home Entertainment (February 1 2005), single disc, 79 mins plus supplements, 1.78:1 anamorphic widescreen, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround, Rated G, Retail: $29.99 Storyboard: