MULAN Special Edition DVD Press Release

Joe Carioca · Post by **Joe Carioca** » Tue Aug 31, 2004 10:14 pm

sCArs · Post by **sCArs** » Wed Sep 01, 2004 9:28 am

The screen caps look excellent!

Mulan is definately a family favourite for my family, so we are really looking forward for this DVD!!!

MickeyMousePal · Post by **MickeyMousePal** » Wed Sep 01, 2004 9:40 am

Whoa!!! Those screen caps look great!!!
Disney did a great job on restoring Mulan.

Mermaid Kelly · Post by **Mermaid Kelly** » Wed Sep 01, 2004 11:45 am

yea they do look great

I can't wait!

Starion · Post by **Starion** » Wed Sep 01, 2004 1:51 pm

Nice screenshots! The backgrounds and colours look very nice. I want the Region 3 DVD.

Disneykid · Post by **Disneykid** » Wed Sep 01, 2004 2:00 pm

Very very nice screencaps. I thought the original DVD looked fine for a non-anamorphic disc, but this one is obviously more crisp and has less grain.

That1GuyPictures · Post by **That1GuyPictures** » Thu Sep 09, 2004 10:15 pm

Does anybody know if Mulan was framed at 1.66:1 or 1.85:1?

The pan-and-scan edition on the Gold Collection/Limited Issue disc
appears to be cropping off quite a bit of picture...

With the new transfer, are they opening up the matting, or are they blowing it up closer and lopping off the sides like they did for Brother Bear...(I'm still scratching my head on that one...)

Post by **Luke** » Thu Sep 09, 2004 10:37 pm

That1GuyPictures wrote:Does anybody know if Mulan was framed at 1.66:1 or 1.85:1?

All the modern Disney films utilize the 1.66:1 CAPS system, though some filmmakers prefer the 1.85:1 framing, I believe.

Sekaino Jasmine · Post by **Sekaino Jasmine** » Fri Sep 10, 2004 8:06 am

Those are really great screencaps! I really want this DVD! Well, not the Region 3 one, but yeah, you guys know what I mean. I don't know if I'll be getting it, though. I hate having to ask my mom to take me places because you can't drive here until you're 18! I guess I could get a Japanese Region 2 copy since I can just walk to Jusco. Okay, I'm rambling. The end.

Squirrel · Post by **Squirrel** » Fri Sep 10, 2004 8:39 am

I'm quite looking forward to this one. I still haven't seen Mulan in its entirety, so ... I'm really eager to. I think it could wind up as one of my favorites, perhaps.

shdwrlm3 · Post by **shdwrlm3** » Fri Sep 10, 2004 4:06 pm

Thanks for the screencaps! The transfer looks incredible (then again, would we expect anything less nowadays?), and it'll be nice to see Mulan in its full glory since both of my VHS copies are terribly worn out.

Kram Nebuer · Post by **Kram Nebuer** » Mon Sep 13, 2004 8:14 pm

Yay! About 38 Days and Mulan will be released! Wahoo! Yay! Yippee! Lol, I'm very excited b/c Mulan is my favorite and I don't have the VHS or the old DVD! I've had to make do with the snippets of it for the Mulan 2 Preview on the Alice DVD! Yay only 38ish days!

Joe Carioca · Post by **Joe Carioca** » Mon Sep 13, 2004 9:14 pm

Kram Nebuer wrote: Yay! About 38 Days and Mulan will be released! Wahoo! Yay! Yippee! Lol, I'm very excited b/c Mulan is my favorite and I don't have the VHS or the old DVD! I've had to make do with the snippets of it for the Mulan 2 Preview on the Alice DVD! Yay only 38ish days!

Wow, time does fly, hehehe!

DreamerQ18 · Post by **DreamerQ18** » Mon Sep 13, 2004 10:35 pm

Joe Carioca wrote:
Kram Nebuer wrote: Yay! About 38 Days and Mulan will be released! Wahoo! Yay! Yippee! Lol, I'm very excited b/c Mulan is my favorite and I don't have the VHS or the old DVD! I've had to make do with the snippets of it for the Mulan 2 Preview on the Alice DVD! Yay only 38ish days!
Wow, time does fly, hehehe!

Thats exciting that also just means that Aladdin is close to being realsed

!!!!

haagi_de · Post by **haagi_de** » Mon Sep 20, 2004 3:53 pm

can hardly wait to have the DVD in my mail...
Would have loved, however, to also have the Vanessa Mae-music video of Reflection on the disc.

Post by **Luke** » Mon Oct 11, 2004 11:43 pm

Mulan: Special Edition review is now up:
http://www.ultimatedisney.com/mulan.html

Evil Genie Jafar · Post by **Evil Genie Jafar** » Tue Oct 12, 2004 2:20 pm

This is a picture of the Spanish singer of "Reflection":

Here's some pictures of her in a tv novel she made where she played triplets:

The reason I'm posting these pictures is because as stated in the Mulan review, she wasn't credited. And as the review said, her name is Lucero.

shdwrlm3 · Post by **shdwrlm3** » Tue Oct 12, 2004 6:01 pm

Awesome review as usual, Luke. Although it doesn't sound like the end-all, be-all edition I would have liked, it still looks pretty incredible. Definitely looking forward to the deleted scenes (22 minutes?!) and behind-the-scenes stuff. I am disappointed, however by the apparent lack of voice talent and music content. Plus, no trailer?? IMO, it was one of the best cut trailers in recent Disney history, and the WIP version was even more interesting.

By the way, was there any mention of Stephen Schwartz originally doing Mulan's songs (before he got kicked off for working on Dreamworks' Prince of Egypt)? I've always been interested in hearing what direction he would've taken, but I suspect they've conveniently forgotten about that.

[quote]This interesting piece covers a lot of ground in a short amount of time, showing some clips from other Disney films in other languages and then focusing on the filmmakers' efforts to make sure the Chinese version of Mulan was done right[quote]

Heh, that's kind of interesting, because I remember reading that the film absolutely tanked in China. It was only one of a few western movies that the government allowed to be shown that year (actually, 1999), but apparently many people there thought it was too westernized.

For anyone interested, here's a few looks at the Japanese "Value Pack" consisting of Mulan + Mulan II (due out 12/17):

http://club.buenavista.jp/disney/produc ... sp?cid=544
http://www.jbook.co.jp/product.asp?product=2491047

Rather ugly, in my opinion, but I'll probably be picking it up so I can have Mulan II in my hands early ^_^ Also, the Japanese edition of Mulan features a few additional music videos:

I'll Make a Man Out of You (Cantonese Version, as opposed to the Mandarin one that's on the US version, although that one is included too) - Jackie Chan
Reflection (Mandarin Version) - Coco Lee
True to Your Heart (Spanish Version) - Christian

Looks like the Raven song is out, though, which may be a good thing. Don't know if there are any other differences, though.

toonaspie · Post by **toonaspie** » Tue Oct 12, 2004 6:37 pm

Luke, your review makes this sound like it's Lion King Plantinum Edition all over again. No biggie though, the massive deleted scenes, backstage disney and the mandarin dubtrack will still be worth it

deathie mouse · Post by **deathie mouse** » Tue Oct 12, 2004 6:41 pm

Another great UDreview jam packed to the gills!

And more than 2 weeks early!

It's interesting to compare the more muted naturalistic color scheme of Mulan to the technicolor razzle dazzle of the Aladdin one. Mmm that R1 America disc having 4 soundtracks can reach a combined listeningship of about between two to three thousand million listeners!

(I guess they didn't include Portuguese cus that's for the R4 America one.) I will have to consult with HE on this one too

mmmm Mulan multiple regions quintuple dipping mmmmm nee so many music videos all over the place aaaaa

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