Lilo & Stitch
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Movie Reviews of Lilo & Stitch
Movie Review: Ohana means family
Summary: 5 Stars
Disney's Lilo & Stitch, is a fun action-comedy, with a tuchof romance and Si-fi-adventure... And best of all, it's something
the whole family can enjoy!
The story fallows:
In a place far, far away, illegal genetic experiment #626 is detected: Ruthless scientist Dr. Jumba Jookiba has created a strong, intelligent, nearly indestructible and aggressive being with only one known weakness: The high density of his body makes it impossible for the experiment to swim in water. The scientist is sentenced to jail by the Grand Council of the Galactic Federation. The experiment is supposed to be transported to a prison asteroid, yet manages to escape Captain Gantu, who was supposed to deliver him there. With a stolen police cruiser (the red one), the destructive being races towards a little and already doomed planet: Earth. Stranded on Hawaii, experiment #626 can't actually do much harm: water all around, no big cities and two well-equipped representatives of the Galactic Federation already following close behind to catch him again. But Dr. Jookiba and the Earth expert Pleakley never could have guessed that earth girl Lilo adopts the experiment as dog, gives him the name Stitch and actually causes an emotional development in the little beast. Her dysfunctional family, consisting only of Lilo and her sister Nani, is about to be ripped apart by social worker Cobra Bubbles. Stitch as the new family member brings quite some action into all their lifes, and after a while, not even Pleakley and Dr. Jookiba can recognize their former target. But how shall they bring the news of failure to the Grand Councilwoman without being punished?
Overall I think this is a good disney movie, for anyone.
Movie Review: Best movie of all time SERIOUSLY
Summary: 5 Stars
This is my favorite movie of all time. I have compiled a list of my top 25 and this sits at the top. I am a grown man with kids so I watch a lot of kid's movies. You know what, the Disney and Pixar movies are usually much better than the more adult-targeted entertainment.
Lilo & Stich has the following things going for it:
1. Humor - Almost every great movie must have this, with few exceptions.
2. Good Music - Elvis and native Hawaiian artists, plus orchestra music, wow! I discoved Mark Keali (shortened version of his name) through this movie and own his other CD's which I enjoy very much.
3. Science Fiction - This is my favorite genre, so I love the whole alien experiment bit. And the star cruiser's reaction to hyper drive were really interesting effects. The dialogue and vocabularly were excellent.
4. Hawaii - I love anything and everything to do with Hawaii. So this just sealed the deal for me.
The sound in this movie was great. Stitch has a hard time with speech and says a bunch of Stitch-speak, like "Naga" for no and "Eh" for yes, plus all kinds of neat sounding words. Jumba has a nice deep voice and Pleakely's voice is perfect. You couldn't have picked better voices for all involved.
I love the series spinoff too. The follow-on movies were definately not as good as the original, but they were direct-to-DVD and not as serious about getting a good plot, new music, etc. I still enjoyed them and own all of them.
Stitch is a real character, and will live in my memory forever. This movie has become a part of me and crawls through my mind in some way on a daily basis.
Movie Review: Elvis & Disney - A Winning Combination!
Summary: 5 Stars
What better way to let children know there is other types of music (and better in my opinion) then to bring the songs of Elvis Presley to the big screen/DVD in a great animated Disney movie! Because of this movie, my daughter (9-1/2 years) thoroughly enjoys the music of Elvis. She likes his songs & singing but she also enjoyed hearing Wynona sing her verions of an Elvis song as well as one of the new kids "pop" groups sing an Elvis song.The movie and characters are adorable! There is some mild violence (thanks to Experiement 626, aka Stitch) but not enough to really warrant any concern (but this is just my opinion - others may have a different opinion). Lilo is a lonely Hawaiian girl just trying to fit in. Her parents are now gone and she is living with her older sister who is having difficulties keeping a job and being a guardian to Lilo. Lilo is allowed to adopt a dog, unfortunately (or fortunate depending on your point of view) the "dog" she thinks she is adopting is really an alien, Experiement 626, whom she names Stitch and she instantly loves him. Stitch is trying to hide from his creator but he was created to distroy everything. But through all of Lilo's persistance and patience she starts to get through to Stitch and he starts to learn about family and what it means to be in a family (in the words of Lilo; "Ohana means family and family means no one get's left behind.").
This is a must have for anyone's movie library whether it's for an adult, children or the entire family! You can't beat the Disney magic, I grew up on Disney and feel this is one of their best!!
Movie Review: Lots of Aloha here, great one to own or give as a gift
Summary: 5 Stars
This movie had "original" printed on the box and I was a bit skeptical, after all there have been so many good children's offerings in the last few years and coming up with fresh ideas can't be that easy. I was thoroughly entertained, the characters were indeed different enough from other movies and the plot was not a rehashed story. All though there have been plenty of "alien" stories the characters here were original and fresh and the setting of Kauai, Hawaii gave it a flavor all its own.My sister told me she cried a couple of times watching this. I am not that easily moved, yet I understand why she felt the emotions she did. This movie made it's statement by getting the viewer involved in the life of a little girl and not trying to make some some big political statements like many kids movies have. We weren't asked to feel bad about people going to war, chopping down trees or ruining some native civilization. We are just shown a little girl in a tough setting and how she deals with life.
When she meets the other star of the film, Stitch, the fun begins and the two get into lots of trouble. The story is basic enough that it is still fun and entertaining for the young, yet has enough going for it that it will be enjoyed by adults as well.
In my house the 20 month old rules the DVD player and a movie that is good by her standards get played over and over. I won't mind multiple viewings of this movie, hey I've seen Monsters Inc about forty times, and I highly recommend this one as a purchase; This movie belongs in the family DVD collection.
Movie Review: "Ohana" Means Great Family Entertainment!
Summary: 5 Stars
First of all, all of the critics who let their children, say kids who are seven and under, their parents should have read the lable on the video case: it says PG. So that was your OWN mistake for letting a three year old watch a violent movie (so they say). For all those perfectly content with "Lilo and Stitch", the movie itself isn't quite as violent as some people say. Yes, there are lasers and "guns", but those parts don't come around too often. Another thing, people have been complaining about Lilo punching, kicking, biting, and saying "stupid". Like I said, the movie is PG. Really, Lilo and Stitch is a cute, hilarious, harmless, family movie. Anyway, who knows if your child was influenced by the movie? What if it's you who's the bad influence? Besides, don't you teach them that that is only a movie and you shouldn't act like that in real life?
To all those critics who tell people, "if you like this movie, you need to go to a mental institution", I wouldn't be talking. Yeah, you have a right to your own opinion, but we're also entitled to ours. So lay off the mental jokes. Here are some character bios and stats:
Stitch: Our main alien! He was created by the evil genius, Jumbaa. He landed on planet Earth and befriended a little girl in need of friends.
Lilo: Sweet little Lilo befriends the "abomination" and teaches Stitch the meaning of love and family.
Nani: Lilo's older sister/guardian. She has a rough time finding a decent job, but somehow manages to get through. Totally nice person.
I highly recommend this movie for all Stitch lovers! =)