History YMMV / MulanII

* EnsembleDarkhorse: Even people who dislike the movie tend to call the princesses the best thing about it, some wishing that their romantic subplots with the soldiers were explored in a [[BrokenAesop less stupid context]]. Especially Ting-Ting, for having the most unique design, being a CoolBigSis to the others and [[{{Adorkable}} hating her own]] [[AnnoyingLaugh dorky laugh]].

* HilariousInHindsight: An extraverted girl named Mei who wears pink and is associated with pandas, an uptight character played by Sandra Oh whose name ends with "ing", and a group that includes four teen girls color coded green, pink, purple and yellow? This seems [[WesternAnimation/TurningRed all too familiar]]. The first Mulan film even features a character voiced by Creator/JamesHong.

* FanPreferredCutContent: Some fans of the movie wished that the sequel should've kept the original plot of [[spoiler: Shan Yu and the other Huns returning as ghosts to get revenge on Mulan and friends and have the heroes defeat the Hun ghost army and save China again.]]

* SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments: Some people consider the festival scene with Ling and Ting-Ting pretty cute. After several failed jokes, Ling is finally able to make Ting-Ting laugh with a weird firecracker incident... and he learns that she has an embarrassing snort-laugh. Rather than make fun of her, he says that her laugh is cute.

* {{Sequelitis}}: ''Mulan II'' is often considered to be one of the strongest contenders for one of the worst, if not the absolute worst, Disney sequels next to ''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeastBellesMagicalWorld'', ''WesternAnimation/TheHunchbackOfNotreDameII'' and ''WesternAnimation/CinderellaIIDreamsComeTrue''. While the movie is decently-animated, it is ultimately overlooked and criticized for things such as the even greater liberties taken in its portrayal of Chinese culture, Mushu [[TookALevelInJerkass taking a level in jerkass]], and for leaving the plot in which Mulan must save China unresolved. The sequel earned a 0% rating on Rotten Tomatoes[[note]]but no consensus listed, as the website hasn't accumulated enough reviews to form one[[/note]], and it didn't take long after that for John Lasseter to cancel the upcoming sequels, although, that was partially due to the rise of 3D animation. The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ctVjc3aZnA trailer]] for the 2013 Blu-ray debut of both ''Mulan'' movies contains no clips from ''Mulan II''. A 2015 Disney Movie Club-exclusive ''Mulan'' Blu-ray/Digital HD combo pack removed ''Mulan II'' and its bonus features; this disc would receive a general retail release when bundled with the original movie's 2020 UHD.

** Mulan teaching the young girls what she has learned after saving China ultimately goes no where and just serves as a stand-alone scenario to reintroduce Mulan to the audience.

* EsotericHappyEnding: While the princesses got to marry the ones they love, they needed to marry the Kingdom's princes to bolster their forces for the oncoming invasion. Not marrying them would cause a lot of chaos. Mushu impersonating the Unity Dragon could have nullified the issue, but it's the only topic he doesn't bring up.

*** Ling is probably the worst offender. Unlike the other two couples, who generally liked each other early on, Ting-Ting had zero interest in Ling. In a movie that's supposedly about having the leads choose who they want to be with, Ling doesn't respect Ting-Ting's wishes and sets about pestering her with all manner of dumb jokes to make her laugh, invading her personal space and following her around incessantly to do so. The G-Rated stalker undertones are there, but even if we're generous and say Ling just ''really'' wants to share his jokes with Ting-Ting (with the express motive of making her fall for him) we still have a guy who places his personal wishes over his partner's and has no problem with irritating her for two days straight with jokes he refuses to admit aren't that good.

* InformedWrongness: Shang is meant to be a cold-hearted jerk for opposing the princesses' affection for the soldiers, but consider that their country and the other kingdom are at stake, and the arranged marriage could save them from the invaders. Basically, Shang is in the right when [[WhatTheHellHero telling off Mulan]] for being glad that the princess have fallen for Yao, Ling, and Chien Po, but no one really mentions that.

* FranchiseOriginalSin: Mushu's selfishness in trying to sabotage Mulan's relationship with Shang for his own benefit is generally one of this film's biggest criticisms, but he was arguably ''worse'' in the first movie - after Mulan finishes her basic training and there's a chance of the recruit's being held back, Mushu actively works to get Mulan into the war - in a setting where WarIsHell is in effect, for the sole reason of the chance of her becoming a war hero, showing a complete disregard for his teenage charge's ''life'' and psychological health as opposed to just meddling with her romantic endeavors.

* FranchiseOriginalSin: Mushu's selfishness in trying to sabotage Mulan's relationship with Shang for his own benefit is generally one of this film's biggest criticisms, but he actually was ''worse'' in the first movie - after Mulan finishes her basic training and there's a chance of the recruit's being held back, Mushu actively works to get Mulan into the war - in a setting where WarIsHell is in effect, for the sole reason of the chance of her becoming a war hero, showing a complete disregard for his teenage charge's ''life'' and psychological health as opposed to just meddling with her romantic endeavors.

* FranchiseOriginalSin: Mushu's selfishness in trying to sabotage Mulan's relationship with Shang for his own benefit is generally one of this film's biggest criticisms, but he was ''worse'' in the first movie - after Mulan finishes her basic training and there's a chance of the recruit's being held back, Mushu actively works to get Mulan into the war - in a setting where WarIsHell is in effect, for the sole reason of the chance of her becoming a war hero, showing a complete disregard for his teenage charge's ''life'' and psychological health as opposed to just meddling with her romantic endeavors.

* EnsembleDarkhorse: Even people who dislike the movie tend to call the princesses the best thing about it, some wishing that their romantic subplots with the soldiers were explored in a [[BrokenAesop less stupid context]]. Especially Ting-Ting, for having the most unique design, being a CoolBigSis to the others and [[{{Adorkable}} hating her]] [[AnnoyingLaugh dorky laugh]].

* HilariousInHindsight: An extraverted girl named Mei who wears pink and is associated with pandas, an uptight character played by Sandra Oh whose name ends with "ing", and a group that includes four teen girls color coded green, pink, purple and yellow? This seems [[WesternAnimation/TurningRed all too familiar]]. The first Mulan film even features a character voiced by [[Creator/JamesHong]].

* HilariousInHindsight: An extraverted girl named Mei who wears pink and is associated with pandas, an uptight character played by Sandra Oh whose name ends with "ing", and a group that includes four teen girls color coded green, pink, purple and yellow? This seems [[WesternAnimation/TurningRed all too familiar]].

** Despite treating the princesses mostly decently on screen, the movie makes a strong case early on that Yao, Ling, and Chien Po were NOT ready for serious romantic relationships. Sure, they make cute couples in the total of three days they know eachother, but that doesn't erase what the movie went out of its way to show us early on (And then, for some reason, completely dropped it). The things they ask for in partners for the matchmaker are a wife who will "cook for [Chien Po] morning, noon, and night" "likes to laugh and [[BreadEggsMilkSquick thinks [Ling] is a God]]" and "a girl who will worship the ground [Yao] walks on" you would expect the movie to address these selfish, unreasonable desires somehow considering it's modern attitude towards arranged marriage, but nope! Apparently the modern attitude only applies to whether or not the marriage was an arranged one.

*** Ling is probably the worst offender. Unlike the other two couples, who generally liked each other early on, Ting-Ting had zero interest in Ling. In a movie that's supposedly about having the leads choose who they want to be with, Ling doesn't respect Ting-Ting's wishes and sets about pestering her with all manner of dumb jokes to make her laugh, invading her personal space and following her around incessantly to do so. The G-Rated stalker undertones are there, but even if we're generous and say Ling just ''really'' wants to share his jokes with Ting-Ting (with the express motive of making her fall for him) we still have a guy who doesn't care about whether or not Ting-Ting actually ''wants'' to hear his jokes, not to mention.

** Despite treating the princesses mostly decently on screen, the movie makes a strong case early on that Yao, Ling, and Chien Po were NOT ready for serious romantic relationships. Sure, they make cute couples in the total of three days they know eachother, but that doesn't erase what the movie went out of its way to show us early on (And then, for some reason, completely dropped it).
*** Ling is probably the worst offender. Unlike the other two couples, who generally liked each other early on, Ting-Ting had zero interest in Ling. In a movie that's supposedly about having the leads choose who they want to be with, the movie (and Ling, by extension) doesn't respect Ting-Ting's genuine disinterest for Ling. He follows her around incessantly, making increasingly stupid jokes and getting on her nerves. They do eventually hit it off, but

* TearJerker: Mulan mourning over Shang's supposed death when he sacrifices himself to save her, apparently spending hours in the rain crying over the cliffside before she breaks down completely as the group can only pity her. For some though, the impact of this scene may be lessened by his [[LikeYouWouldReallyDoIt survival]] shortly after the fact.

* {{Sequelitis}}: ''Mulan II'' is often considered to be one of the strongest contenders for one of the worst, if not the absolute worst, Disney sequels next to ''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeastBellesMagicalWorld'', ''WesternAnimation/TheHunchbackOfNotreDameII'' and ''WesternAnimation/CinderellaIIDreamsComeTrue''. While the movie is decently-animated, it is ultimately overlooked and criticized for the even greater liberties taken in its portrayal of Chinese culture, Mushu [[TookALevelInJerkass taking a level in jerkass]], and for leaving the plot in which Mulan must save China unresolved. The sequel earned a 0% rating on Rotten Tomatoes[[note]]but no consensus listed, as the website hasn't accumulated enough reviews to form one[[/note]], and it didn't take long after that for John Lasseter to cancel the upcoming sequels, although, that was partially due to the rise of 3D animation. The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ctVjc3aZnA trailer]] for the 2013 Blu-ray debut of both ''Mulan'' movies contains no clips from ''Mulan II''. A 2015 Disney Movie Club-exclusive ''Mulan'' Blu-ray/Digital HD combo pack removed ''Mulan II'' and its bonus features; this disc would receive a general retail release when bundled with the original movie's 2020 UHD.

* TearJerker: Mulan mourning over Shang's supposed death when he sacrifices himself to save her, apparently spending hours in the rain crying over the cliffside before she breaks down completely as the group can only pity her. For some though, the impact of this scene may be lessened by his [[LikeYouWouldReallyDoIt survival]] shortly after the fact, and some may find it a moment too poignant for the film it is in.
* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: Many fans were extremely disappointed when Eddie Murphy didn't reprise the role of Mushu, sticking out because ''everyone else'' did come back. That's one reason many fans [[FanonDiscontinuity ignore the sequel]]. Furthermore, they were even more annoyed with him [[TookALevelInJerkass taking a level in jerkass]].

* TookTheBadFilmSeriously: ''Mulan II'' is considered to be one of the worst Disney sequels, but Creator/MingNaWen delivers a gut-wrenching performance when Mulan believes Shang is dead, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGA9iDPkRNc&t=15s even crying in the recording booth.]]

* {{Sequelitis}}: ''Mulan II'' is often considered to be one of the strongest contenders for one of the worst, if not the absolute worst, Disney sequels next to ''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeastBellesMagicalWorld'', ''WesternAnimation/TheHunchbackOfNotreDameII'' and ''WesternAnimation/CinderellaIIDreamsComeTrue''. While the movie is decently-animated, it is ultimately overlooked and criticized for the even greater liberties taken in its portrayal of Chinese culture, Mushu [[TookALevelInJerkass taking a level in jerkass]], and for leaving the plot in which Mulan must save China unresolved. The sequel earned a 0% rating on Rotten Tomatoes[[note]]but no consensus listed, as the website hasn't accumulated enough reviews to form one[[/note]], and it didn't take long after that for John Lasseter to unplug the DTV sequel machine. The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ctVjc3aZnA trailer]] for the 2013 Blu-ray debut of both ''Mulan'' movies contains no clips from ''Mulan II''. A 2015 Disney Movie Club-exclusive ''Mulan'' Blu-ray/Digital HD combo pack removed ''Mulan II'' and its bonus features; this disc would receive a general retail release when bundled with the original movie's 2020 UHD.