Rating: 
Summary: Not too pleased with this one.
Review: Disney's "Lilo & Stitch" was directed by Chris Sanders & Dean DeBlois. It is about a little Hawaiian girl named Lilo and her sister, Nani, and how a destructive alien named Stitch brings them together. That's enough summary. You want plot, read the other reviews.There are good things in this movie. Some parts are purely delightful. Stitch and Lilo can both be cute at times, and it was nice to hear some traditional Elvis. Cobra Bubbles, the social worker, is a funny guy. And some of the parts are funny, too. That's about it. I'm an animation major, so I realize that I'm very critical when it comes to Disney. But truthfully, I was SHOCKED when I found out that people actually like this movie. For one thing, it's badly written. It needs a decent script. It's boring. The plot is choppy. Everything is twisted (not gracefully) to be about families, and worst of all, the characters are incredibly cruel to each other (for laughs, I felt) and never really turn around until the last two minutes. I thought these were flaws that were so blatant everyone would notice them. The little movie critic that lives in my head was screaming bloody murder. Just a few things to warn parents about--Lilo is a brat, Nani is abusive, and Stitch just is there to tear things down. I'm surprised that this movie wasn't rated PG-13...I believe it was going to be, but then they took out the part with Pudgy (Lilo's pet fish) getting pecked to death by seagulls. Yeah, and you thought this was a kids' movie. One of the most disturbing parts is when Stitch & Lilo shove a little girl off her tricycle and take off with it, leaving the little girl sobbing in the dirt. If you think that's funny, you have some serious mental problems. There's a lot of screaming, it's not very funny, and to me, very unconvincing. The moral this one left me with was, hey, it's okay to treat others like ....because Ohana means family. I won't buy that. I'd strongly suggest parents read some proffessional reviews on this movie, there's a reason this movie hasn't made much money in comparison to the Disneys of the past. "Hunchback" and even "Pocahantas" grossed over $100 million more than this one. I hope that says something. Methinks parents HAVE been doing their jobs and reading the reviews on this one. (In gentle reprimand to someone below who called parents "stupid"). As for me- if I ever work for the Disney animation studio, I'll do everything in my power to make clever, sweet, funny movies like "Aladdin" and "Monster's Inc." and keep painfully hideous movies like "Lilo & Stitch" from ever gracing the storyboards of Burbank. What the HECK were they thinking?
Rating: 
Summary: I laughed my head off
Review: Lord, this is the funniest Disney movie in years. And one of the most inventive. A problem in most Disney movies in recent years (well, actually, always) has been taking plots from other sources. None of the Disney animated films have been in any sense original. Contrast this with Japan's great animator Hayao Miyazaki, whose movies are almost always based upon original sources. I don't think it is an accident that the best Disney movie in a long time is based on a completely original story. Speaking of Miyazaki, Daveigh Chase, who provides the voice for Lilo, also did the voice for Chihiro in the English language dubbing for SPIRITED AWAY. Unbelievably, she dubbed the voice for major characters in the two best-animated films of the year. I have to be honest here: I was really scared that LILO AND STITCH was going to win the. It didn't. It is very, very good, but SPIRITED AWAY is not merely the best-animated film in the past couple of decades, but quite possibly the best ever. I knew that if the voters only watched both LILO AND STITCH and SPIRITED AWAY, then the latter would easily win the Oscar. Luckily, enough did, and it won a well-deserved Oscar. But LILO AND STITCH was a very strong second, and in many years would have won. The film is the story of the accidentally pairing of two misfits. Lilo is a Hawaiian girl who is being raised by her sister Nani, and Stitch is a genetic creation of an "evil genius" mad doctor, a powerful warrior creature. Lilo has lost her family, and Stitch, or "Experiment 626," as he is otherwise known, has never had one. The movie essentially tells the story of how each helps the other find what she and he both need most. Hopefully, this is the beginning of a new practice: instead of creating an endless number of variations of old, traditional, and familiar stories, Disney will turn their resources to original, new, and inventive stories.
Rating: 
Summary: Good Fun
Review: * One of the expectations of a Disney animated film is
that it will have a top-rank / few-expenses-spared production,
with perfectionistic artwork and such features as soundtracks
by star musicians -- coupled to a not-always-inspired script. Disney animated movies are marketed at kids, of course, and
that generally means a little moralizing sentimentality and
some political correctness. I don't criticise this as such,
since the parents would go on the warpath if Disney did
any different, but one hopes there is something more to the
story. By these standards, LILO & STITCH gets the expected top
production grade, and what I would say is a better-than-expected
grade for the script. It involves an alien mad scientist
named Jumba who creates a midget monstrosity, Experiment 6-2-6,
a nasty little creature with a lightning brain, disproportionate
strength, and a genetic predisposition to be as big a nuisance
and pain as possible. Jumba is arrested and his creation seized, but Experiment
6-2-6 escapes and flies to Earth, landing in Hawaii, with
Jumba in pursuit. In an attempt to camouflage himself,
6-2-6 pretends he's a dog -- a real strange-looking dog --
and is adopted by Lilo (LEE-low, not LIE-low), a little
Hawaiian girl who is a pain to her sister and guardian
Nina. Lilo names him "Stitch" and many adventures follow.
Think of "ET with an attitude" and you kind of understand. OK, the script is sentimental, and for all those worrisome
parents out there I can assure you that this movie HAS A
MORAL MESSAGE EMPHASIZING GOOD FAMILY VALUES as a central
theme. (I grew up on Three Stooges, Looney Tunes, and Rocky
& Bullwinkle when nobody worried about such things, but that
was then.) Fortunately, it also has some very good
laughs (Lilo's photography hobby comes to mind for one
example) and can be off-the-wall and imaginative about it
in places. Of course it's all silliness, but this is an
animated feature about little girls and alien midget monsters,
not WAR & PEACE. The production values are very pretty, the artwork style
has its original features, and the soundtrack work, if not
star quality like some Disney animateds, is good.
Lilo is an Elvis fan and the Elvis tunes seem to work very
well in the script, even though I'm not a fan of the King
myself. ("Elvis or Beatles?" "Beatles.") This may not be "must-see-video" but it is recommended.
One of the signs of an entertaining flic is that it can
keep me attentive up to the closing credits, and the little
"family album" at the end, implying a whole set of stories
that I was sad I missed, was one of the nicest touches in
the whole thing.
Rating:
Summary: The Best Animated Disney Film in Years
Review: I am very fussy about which Disney films I watch. So far I have purchased "Tarzan" and "Dinosaur" on DVD and though I enjoyed them I won't say they won my heart over. "Lilo and Stitch" however had me laughing and crying in the same breath. Set in Hawaii this is a very different kind of Disney film. I loved it from the very first moment when Lilo tried to explain to her dancing teacher why she had to feed a friendly dolphin peanut butter sandwiches rather than tuna to the moment Stitch realises he wants a family of his own to belong to, this gem of a film managed to get under my skin like no other Disney animation. The plot is quite simple; a genetically created monster escapes a prison ship and heads for earth. All he has on his mind is destruction and mayhem but fate has something else in store for him and he finds himself pretending to be a dog in order to evade the bounty hunters sent to find him. His new "owner" is a lonely but strong minded little girl called Lilo who is still grieving over the loss of her parents in a car accident. She calls her new "dog" Stitch and gives him unconditional love, something this monster has never known before. Suddenly Stitch's desire for destruction takes a back seat as he tries to help the one person in the whole universe who is not afraid of him. There are great scenes like Stitch finding a frog in the middle of road but it is him who gets run over by a truck and not the frog but as he is indestructible all that happens is that he gets knocked out. We see the frog later on in the same road, and Stitch saves it, something he would have never done if he had not met Lilo. It is a touching scene, not syrupy, just nice and thoughtfully done. Another scene that is side splittingly funny is when Stitch steals a child's tricycle, jumps on it, grabs Lilo and tries to find his way off the Island only to be told by Lilo that "isn't it great, there are no cities on the Island?" Stitch faints when he hears this; he has been genetically programmed to destroy cities! All of this mayhem and chaos ultimately leads to Stitch having to make a decision. Does he abandon Lilo and try to escape or does he take on the powers that be that want to destroy him and try and keep his new family together? Stitch's attempt to save Lilo when she is in danger is hilarious but at the same time quite emotional, surprising for an animated film, especially a Disney one. The music is great and I'm a fan of Elvis all over again, the songs are really appropriate but let me assure you this is not a musical cartoon, rather it is a cartoon with a selection of songs that blend into the story and plot quite nicely. The characters are believable, even the ex-CIA Welfare Officer who despite his gruff exterior has a heart of gold, to the obnoxious little girls who tease Lilo for daring to be different. This is cracking good film for all ages, and I will be very surprised if most people don't like something about it, even if it is just the music score!
Rating: 
Summary: Lilo and Stitch
Review: Lilo and Stitch is based on a little girl that just needs a friend. I think That Lilo is a little brat because she just dismissed Stitch just because he did something bad and she didn't even give him a second chance.I do not not recomend this movie to little kids.If you don't like depresing movies you shouldn't see this movies.
Rating:
Summary: Pure magic!!!
Review: I'll keep this review short and sweet. "Lilo & Stitch" is my favorite Disney film of all-time. It is warm-hearted, hysterically funny, and visually stunning. Every person I have recommended this film to has loved it. Best thing about this movie: it shows that a non-traditional family is just as important as a traditional one. That's something all of America needs to realize. After all, a family is defined by LOVE. (Be warned though: this movie has an edge to it and it may not be suitable for all children. It is Rated PG, not Rated G like most Disney animated features. Personally, I would feel comfortable showing it to any child over five years of age.)
Rating:
Summary: Funny.....
Review: Cutest movie in 2002....hands down!! Stitch was my kinda guy...it had a great storyline to it and it was just a great family movie!! Right up there with Ice Age!!!
Rating:
Summary: disney keeps hitting it!
Review: ok. i was a tiny bit disappointed with some of the 99-01 movies. but as soon as monsters inc. came out, i was excited with disney again! i am definintely a disney lover! the only thing i didn't like was lilo in the beginning. she has a really bad attitude! but i guess since she lost her family and she is so danged adorable she can be forgiven. the most awesome part of this movie is stitch! he's great! buy this movie!!! u dont have to be a kid to love it!
Rating:
Summary: Excellent family entertainment
Review: The reason this gets only four stars is that the bar is so high these days for children's entertainment. This is a delightful story about a Hawaiian girl who adopts an outer space alien from a dog pound. The alien doesn't really look like a dog, in fact it doesn't look anything like any animal on earth. But the other dogs are so afraid of it that they are literally hiding in the rafters. You see, the creature is a genetic experiment gone bad, which was sent by it's home planet to be shipped far away, but escapes on the way and ends up on earth. So we get the usual scenes in this kind of movie, where the adoptive family needs to adjust to the unusual new family member. It has it's crisis moments, where it seems that the creature has to leave, and it has it's tender moments, as the bonding grows to strong for this to happen. We then get the climax where the source of the new family member returns to claim it, and we wait breathlessly to see where it will end up. This is giving away nothing because it's the same plot that has been in dozens and dozens of stories. This alone would put it into the one or two-star category, but it has some nice touches to make it very much worth seeing, and keeping. The fighting between the older sister and her sibling Lilo is terrific dialog, because they have to hide it from foster agencies wanting to take her away. The story also takes place in Hawaii, which we don't see that often in movies despite it's one-of-a-kind beauty. Then we see that the alien is really a potentially murderous psychopath, and while we know we won't get wholesale slaughter in a Disney movie, we are apprehensive at times. And just for the heck of it, the writers decided to give it the ability to act as a stereo speaker when it's fingernail "plays" Elvis Presley records. This alone is worth seeing.
Rating: 
Summary: i am insane
Review: i cry every single time i watch this movie, that is because it is sad. so i cry. IS THAT GOOD FOR YOU?? I HAVE NEVER NOT CRIED WHILE WATCHING THIS MOVIE. HOW ABOUT NEVER, IS NEVER GOOD FOR YOU???? I AM GOING INSANE, YES I AM THE SAME PERSON WHO WROTE THE PSYCHO SPIRIT:STALLiON OF THE CIMMARON REVIEW.
I OWN THIS MOVE
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