Rating: 
Summary: Absolutely ADORABLE!
Review: I heard many mixed feelings about the new Disney movie, but my husband was adamant about going. He thought the movie looked hilarious. After seeing it, I can't see how people thought it was terrible! I absolutely loved the movie! Stitch is the cutest little thing (I have the stuffed animal Stitch!), even if he is an alien! I love the part where he shoots the rain! :-) Anyway, I loved the movie and I definitely recommend it! I can't wait to buy it on DVD....
Rating:
Summary: Very Entertaining!
Review: A different kind of Disney movie! Very entertaining for my 3 boys, ages 3, 4 and 8 and for Mom as well! Many funny parts, lots of action.
Rating: 
Summary: A Family Winner
Review: Like so many movies this summer, Disney's traditionally animated "Lilo & Stitch" lacks the greater depth it needs to put it over the top. As it is, though, this feature is fairly entertaining, with a wild sense of humor and warm breezes of emotional issues (specifically, loneliness) passing through it. After crash-landing on Earth, renegade alien creation "6-2-6" finds refuge from his chasers with friendless Hawiian girl Lilo (who renames the creature "Stitch") and her older sister (and guardian, after their parents' deaths). There are issues involving an intimidating social worker (who questions the older sister's guardianship abilities) and what it means to be part of a family. These themes are tackled sweetly, but it does feel like the writers only graze the surface in terms of emotional depth - not that it really matters; this one's for the kids, and they'll love it.
Rating:
Summary: Warm, Lush, and Lovely
Review: First off, for anyone who's complaining about the animation: It's fine, okay? No, it's not flashy (like Tarzan or The Prince of Egypt), and it's not photo-realistic (like Toy Story and Shrek), but that doesn't mean it's bad, people. Lilo & Stitch was tenderly and lovingly rendered with light, warm watercolors, and it went for a simple, traditional style, one that's been lacking lately. It's animated. It's a cartoon. And it doesn't pretend to be a 3D, real-life jaunt, but a nice, human-drawn (althought they did use a smattering of CGI), organic piece of art, of fantasy, looking bright and optimistic and tropical. It was warm, and it was nice. The watercolors added a gorgeous sparkle to the backgrounds and the Hawaiian scenery, giving it an almost impressionistic, dreamy quality.Okay, now for the story, and the characters: Not stunningly original, but fun. Great fun, I thought. Entertaining. This is, after all, a piece of entertainment, and it succeeds in doing it's job. The characters are real, not phony. Lilo and Nani act like real, human siblings. They fight, they disagree, but they love each other. Their lives aren't perfect, and things get weird, but they get through it. And Stitch: He walks the line between good and evil, like a real creature. He's devious at times. Vicious. And at others, he's so vulnerable and emotional, so adorable. You just want to hug him when his eyes get all wide and watery, him yelling, "I'm lost!" Stitch was a well-made character, one that'll stick in my mind. Writing: Yes, it was witty! It was fun, and at times it was subdued humor, and at others it was off-the-wall: "Don't! That's from my blue period!" says Lilo when Stitch rips her painting. Then there's this gem between Lilo and Nani: "Did you lose your job because of Stitch and me?" "Nah. My manager's a vampire, and he wanted me to join his legion of the undead." (Thoughtful pause.) "I knew it." Or the "One potato, two potato, three potato, four!" bit. The themes: Loneliness. Family. I can relate to Lilo, feeling left out, wanting someone to share her interests, her loves with. Stitch was lonely too, and they were both outcasts, but when they came together, they found kindred souls, and they became a family. And family's important. In a society fractured by divorce and whatnot, it's important to remember that. And, well, I don't know. I can't explain it, but this film left me with a warm, happy feeling. And the music (both Hawaiian and Elvis) struck the right chord. It ended on a great note, too, so here's to traditional animation! Here's to charming characters, and here's to stories with happy endings!
Rating: 
Summary: disappointing
Review: I love Disney movies and was so disappointed with this one. I really was bothered by the whole science fiction theme- very strange- and then the whole concept of a sister neglecting her younger sister (leaving her alone) and then the social worker being the bad guy. IN the end, she got to keep her sister (why- I'm not sure- she still had neglected her!) It was terrible. I regret taking my five-year-old son.
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Summary: Run - don't walk- to see this one!!
Review: I just took my 2 1/2 year old to see this movie. I thought it would be good, but I didn't expect it to be as truly funny as it was. I'm talking belly roll, split your sides funny! The characters were really adorable and the animation was top notch. My little boy loved it and sat through the whole thing without getting bored.
I especially loved the family values espoused in this film. "Ohana" is the Hawaiian word for family - "no one gets left behind or forgotten." This was one of the best sentiments from a Disney movie ever.
I think kids from broken homes would especially like this film as the protagonists are two sisters trying to rebuild their lives after their parents die in a car crash. The movie deals with real life situations including a firm but truly sincere social worker trying to do what's best for the little girl, Lilo. The older sister struggles with all the trials and tribulations of being a single parent (including finding and keeping a job) while caring for a 5 year-old.
Rating: 
Summary: Funny and touching
Review: After watching the trailers and digging into the hype surrounding Disney's release of Lilo & Stitch, I have to admit it was the first Disney movie in quite a while that I was truly excited about. Overall, it did not disappoint. Kids will probably relate in some way to Lilo, the lonely, outcast Hawaiian girl who just can't seem to stay out of trouble. Lilo's not your average cute kid--she's got her own rebellious agenda, and a bit of a dark side. In that respect, I think it makes her one of Disney's most loveable and relatable heroines in quite a while. Disney puts a modern-day twist on family dynamics in Lilo & Stitch. Lilo's family is "broken." Her parents died in an auto accident, and her older sister, Nani, is struggling to keep the two of them together, raising Lilo--a child who is more than a handful of trouble--by herself, all while struggling to make a favorable impression on a menacing child social services agent with the unlikely name of Cobra Bubbles. Nani and Lilo's plight drew me into the movie, and I was pleased to see that these characters were real and honestly portrayed. Stitch's tale weaves seamlessly into Lilo's. Like her, he's lost and terribly misunderstood. He has a knack for causing trouble. And, of course, the two come together and learn from one another--that's how these stories work. And while Stitch made the movie fun, Lilo made the movie real. My 5-year-old daughter left the theater with the movie's lesson firmly implanted. "Ohana means family," she said to me. "And family means nobody gets left behind...or forgotten." But, in fact, that "lesson" is the one thing about Lilo & Stitch that seemed a bit heavy-handed. I like to savor messages like these and digest them slowly. Disney opted to force feed us. All in all, Lilo & Stitch was a refreshing change from some of the more forgettable Disney movies like The Emperor's New Groove and Atlantis. It's unique, contemporary, and fun--both children and adults will relate to it. It may not be a new Disney classic like Beauty and the Beast or The Lion King--but this movie has heart.
Rating:
Summary: It Was Pretty Good!
Review: I was definatly expecting more of Disney's Lilo and Stitch because Disney movies are always worth seeing.But on this one I would wait for the DVD instead of seeing it in the theatres.It a good movie all in all but there was just something about it that makes me not care for it too much. The Plot:When an evil alien called Experment 626 excapes from it's cage on a planet far from Earth it lands on a small island called Hawini where he meets Lilo a girl who doesn't have many friends.Lilo is being raised by her sister because her parents died a few years ago and her sister is trying to gain full cusody of Lilo but is having bad luck with the social worker Mr Bubbles.Her sister lets Lilo get a dog but that's when Stitch lands.Stitich deguises himself into a dog and Lilo picks him.With two other aliens looking for Stitich this is a story worth telling. So chidlren will definaly adore Lilo and Stitich.I adored it to just not as much as other people said they did. ENJOY!
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Summary: Lilo & Stitch
Review: The best and cutest and funniest movie ever! And I could really relate to this movie too! Because it reminded me a lot of me and my dog, who is my best friend! A movie for all ages! A movie for the ages! A movie that will go down in history as yet another Disney classic in the Disney vault! I can't wait until it comes out on DVD! I will be the first one in line to buy it!
Rating:
Summary: The best
Review: I loved that movie was the gratest. Im defenetly going to buy it the day it comes out in stores. :')
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