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Summary: Movie is great, but DVD is terrible
Review: Lilo & Stitch is one of Disney's gems, along with The Emperor's New Groove. Too bad both of them were not "qualified" enough to make it to the Walt Disney "Masterpiece" collection.
This particular movie has wonderful backgrounds, and the human character designs are very appealing. Unfortunately, the DVD does not provide an animation fan with ANYTHING--director commentary, character model sheets, background shots, storyboard comparison...none of this is on the DVD. Just kiddie activites like "Take a trip to Hawaii!" and "Let's make an alien!" At least they put the movie in widescreen.
Hopefully they will provide us with a 2-disc special edition with the good stuff...the stuff that made this movie a gem.
Rating: 
Summary: Excellent film--great extras
Review: This may be the finest film that Disney has released in decades. A true treasure, and not as treacly as other Disney fare.
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Summary: Shame on you, Disney!
Review: Shame on you, Disney, for lowering your standards. I expect better! Shame on me for assuming I could count on Disney films to present wholesome qualities to my two small children.Disney presents a storyline far from wholesome in this film. Lilo attacks another little girl, hitting and biting her. She does apologize to the girl later and the girl refuses to accept her apology. She doesn't mind the adults looking after her, and behaves like a BRAT. Her older sister, and "example" runs in front of a car which honks at her. She, in turn, kicks the car and yells at the driver to "watch where he's going." Now there's anger management. Lilo and her sister, Nani, stick their tongues out at each other, yell and scream at each other, and resolve problems by screaming into pillows. Then, there is Stitch...out of control and destructive. I spent the first half of this movie saying to my very impressionable 3-year old, "Now that wasn't very nice. That wasn't very nice either. We don't talk that way to each other." At that point, the movie was turned off. This movie was a Christmas present. It has been put away and I don't know that I will allow it to resurface for a very long time, if ever. And next time Disney comes out with a movie, I will preview it for subject quantity.
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Summary: Ok
Review: I rented this movie based on the positive reviews listed here, and I have to say I was a little disappointed. I went into the film with high hopes for fun, and there were some funny moments, but a lot of it felt flat and way too far-fetched. Now, granted, it's Disney, and they're all the magic of fairy tales, but "Lilo and Stitch" was missing something. Perhaps it was lacking the magic.
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Summary: Lilo & Stitch great.
Review: Lilo & Stitch is a very entertaining film. This is one of the best Disney pictures in a long time (besides maybe Monster's Inc.) It mixes many emotions to make a great movie. At first i only went to see the movie becaise Stitch is so cute. The only part some parents may not like is the fact that there are a few violentn parts. Nothing extreme but small children may not like it. I say that this is a keeper for every family.
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Summary: Not for young children
Review: I saw the advertisments and thought this would be cute and funny. Big mistake. Disney is counting on their name on this one. There is way too much violence and anger in this movie. Lilo does not attempt to make friends with anyone in this movie, except the alien. She even hits and bites another small child she is angry at. She is being raised by her sister and they are watched by a social worker who threatens to take Lilo away from her because she is not taken care of. How do you explain such problems to a small child. Children like to mimic and act out things they see on TV, so I would not want my child screaming at me in defiance everytime I made a request of him or locking me out of the house. Please rent this first and screen it for yourself before letting any child watch it.
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Summary: Eccck!
Review: This movie is a sure sign of the impending apocalypse.
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Summary: cute story; no fairy tale here.
Review: I liked this movie in the theatres, and my kids have watched it over and over at home. While the storyline is good, it doesn't have the laugh impact of Monster's Inc.
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Summary: GREAT MOVIE, but where's the 2 disc dvd?
Review: Ok, this rating would be 5 stars IF it were the 2 disc version. Disney unfortunately lately has been not only abandoning its marketing division, but has been abandoning its 2d animation program lately, and unfortunately this has affected such great dvds as this one. While Lilo and Stitch is enjoyable and one of Disney's more successful detatchments from their story norms, the lack of MORE special extras on the DVD simply could have MORE to it. Recently, however, the demand for a 2 disc special collector's edition of Lilo and Stitch has been announced and will be released within the next year. I personally, am going to wait until this comes out and purchase it in hopes that this will encourage Disney to put out more special editions like it's Tarzan collector's edition, it's Beauty and the Beast collector's edition, and it's Atlantis Collector's edition, as it will show Disney that people in the audience are not soley interested in the movie, but also have some interest in the process of film making.
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Summary: Great music, that's it.
Review: I assumed it would be a cute movie for my 3 year old to watch. I found the space aliens looked very much like the monsters of Monsters Inc. ,so no originality there. I also found it to be too violent and too many bad examples for young children.
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