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New Price: $25.99Mulan (Disney Gold Classic Collection)
Actors: Miguel Ferrer, Harvey Fierstein, Freda Foh Shen, June Foray, James Hong
ASIN : B00001QEBQ
Sales Rank : 22103
Director : Tony Bancroft, Barry Cook
Studio : Walt Disney Video
Region Code : 1
Format : AC-3, Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Letterboxed, THX, Widescreen, NTSC
Binding : DVD
EAN : 9780788817267
ISBN : 0788817264
UPC : 717951002297
Release Date : December 09, 1999
Publisher : Walt Disney Video
Manufacturer : Walt Disney Video
Label : Walt Disney Video
Running Time : 88
Amazon.comSolid 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 full-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's 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
Reviews for the Mulan (Disney Gold Classic Collection)
New Price: $20.99A Bug's Life (Disney Gold Classic Collection)
Actors: Phyllis Diller, Dave Foley, Brad Garrett, Jonathan Harris, Bonnie Hunt
ASIN : B00004R999
Sales Rank : 46894
Director : Stanton, Andrew
Brand : Disney Pixar
Studio : Disney/Pixar
Region Code : 1
Format : Animated, Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Letterboxed, NTSC
Binding : DVD
EAN : 0717951009159
UPC : 717951009159
Release Date : December 01, 2000
Publisher : Disney/Pixar
Manufacturer : Disney/Pixar
Label : Disney/Pixar
Running Time : 95
Amazon.comThere was such a magic on the screen in 1995 when the people at Pixar came up with the first fully computer-animated film, Toy Story. Their second feature film, A Bug's Life, may miss the bull's-eye but Pixar's target is so lofty, it's hard to find the film anything less than irresistible. Brighter and more colorful than the other animated insect movie of 1998 (Antz), A Bug's Life is the sweetly told story of Flik (voiced by David Foley), an ant searching for better ways to be a bug. His colony unfortunately revolves around feeding and fearing the local grasshoppers (lead by Hopper, voiced with gleeful menace by Kevin Spacey). When Flik accidentally destroys the seasonal food supply for the grasshoppers he decides to look for help ("We need bigger bugs!"). The ants, led by Princess Atta (Julia Louis-Dreyfus), are eager to dispose of the troublesome Flik. Yet he finds help--a hearty bunch of bug warriors--and brings them back to the colony. Unfortunately they are just traveling performers afraid of conflict. As with Toy Story, the ensemble of creatures and voices is remarkable and often inspired. Highlights include wiseacre comedian Denis Leary as an un-ladylike ladybug, Joe Ranft as the German-accented caterpillar, David Hyde Pierce as a stick bug, and Michael McShane as a pair of unintelligible pillbugs. The scene-stealer is Atta's squeaky-voiced sister, baby Dot (Hayden Panettiere), who has a big sweet spot for Flik. More gentle and kid-friendly than Antz, A Bug Life's still has some good suspense and a wonderful demise of the villain. However, the film--a giant worldwide hit--will be remembered for its most creative touch: "outtakes" over the end credits à la many live-action comedy films. These dozen or so scenes (both "editions" of outtakes are contained here) are brilliant and deserve a special place in film history right along with 1998's other most talked-about sequence: the opening Normandy invasion in Saving Private Ryan. The video also contains Pixar's delightful Oscar-winning short, Geri's Game. Box art varies. --Doug Thomas
Reviews for the A Bug's Life (Disney Gold Classic Collection)
New Price: $11.85Saludos Amigos (Disney Gold Classic Collection)
Actors: Lee Blair, Mary Blair, Pinto Colvig, Walt Disney, Norman Ferguson
ASIN : B00004R997
Sales Rank : 53992
Director : Norman Ferguson, Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske, Bill Roberts
Studio : Walt Disney Video
Region Code : 1
Format : Animated, Color, DVD-Video, Live, NTSC
Binding : DVD
EAN : 9780788821424
ISBN : 0788821423
UPC : 717951008534
Release Date : December 02, 2000
Publisher : Walt Disney Video
Manufacturer : Walt Disney Video
Label : Walt Disney Video
Running Time : 75
DescriptionDirect from the vault, Disney's 6th full-length animated film SALUDOS AMIGOS is available for the first time on video! Loosely translated as "Greetings, Friends," it features the Academy Award(R)-nominated song of the same title and showcases the brilliance of Disney's legendary animators. A whimsical blend of live action and animation, SALUDOS AMIGOS is a colorful kaleidoscope of art, adventure, and music set to a toe-tapping samba beat. Your south-of-the-border traveling companions are none other than famous funny friends Donald Duck and Goofy. They keep things lively as Donald encounters a stubborn llama and "El Gaucho" Goofy tries out the cowboy way of life ... South American-style. From high Andes peaks to Argentina's pampas to the sights and sounds of Rio de Janeiro, SALUDOS AMIGOS is a hilarious visual feast that will entertain and delight the whole family. Amazon.comThe first of two features Walt Disney made at the behest of the Office of Inter-American Affairs, Saludos Amigos consists of four cartoons linked by live-action travel footage. The very funny "Lake Titicaca" finds Donald Duck high in the Bolivian Andes, struggling with a recalcitrant llama. "Pedro," the story of a little airplane replacing his father on a mail run across the Andes, is a variation on "The Little Engine That Could." "El Gaucho Goofy" continues the popular "How To" cartoon series that juxtaposes a deadpan narration with increasing physical mayhem. Here, Goofy demonstrates Pampas-style riding and the use of the bola. The jaunty parrot Jose Carioca makes his debut in "Aquarela do Brasil." Although largely eclipsed by the wilder The Three Caballeros (1944), Saludos Amigos retains its charm. Included in the supplemental material is South of the Border with Disney, which chronicles the Good Will Tour Walt and a group of his artists made in 1941. The 16mm footage has darkened, but this featurette offers rare glimpses of some of these artists at work, including Frank Thomas, Norm Ferguson, and Mary Blair, whose stylized drawings set the look for much of Saludos Amigos and Caballeros. --Charles Solomon
Reviews for the Saludos Amigos (Disney Gold Classic Collection)
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