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Lilo is a lonely Hawaiian girl who adopts a small ugly "dog" whom she names Stitch. Stitch would be the perfect pet if he weren't in reality a genetic experiment who has escaped from an alien plant and crash-landed on Earth. Through her love, faith and unwavering belief in "ohana" (The Hawaiian world and concept for family), Lilo helps unlock Stitch's heart and give him the one thing he was never designed to have - a family.
Animated - A very funny, cute, fast paced movie for the whole family. It should
easily keep the attention of even the littlest moviegoer while
entertaining most adults.
PROFANITY: Damn once (I think. It was muffled) SEX/NUDITY: None VIOLENCE: Typical cartoon violence. Not too graphic or scary. DRUGS/ALCOHOL: None ACTION: Lots of action/activity to keep the little ones entertained. COMEDY: LOTS of chuckles throughout.
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Entertainment Weekly
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Review Average "The animation in ''Lilo & Stitch'' has an engaging
retro-simple vivacity, and it's nice to see a movie for tots make use of Elvis
Presley, but the story is witless and oddly defanged.''
James Berardinelli, Internet Critic
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Review Above Average "In terms of storytelling, voice characterization,
and visual appeal, Lilo & Stitch seems more like a wannabe production
than an actual Disney effort. Lilo & Stitch hails back to the Disney
films of the late-'70s and early-'80s, when the craft and creativity had been
leeched from the process, turning motion picture animation into an assembly-line
approach.''
Roger EbertFull
Review Very Good "It's one of the most charming feature-length cartoons of
recent years--funny, sassy, startling, original and with six songs by Elvis. It
doesn't get sickeningly sweet at the end, it has as much stuff in it for
grown-ups as for kids, and it has a bright offbeat look to it.''
USA TODAYFull
Review Good "Lilo & Stitch is a fresh departure from Disney's
recent animated movies. The colors in this comedy are ultra-vibrant and rich,
appropriate to the Hawaiian setting. Best of all, the movie has an endearingly
cheeky attitude sometimes missing from more earnest Disney tales. Witty,
touching and well paced, Lilo & Stitch is ideal family fare, but
little more.''
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OPINION OVERVIEW The following is the original "What's Worth
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Moviegoer Opinions:
Children obviously loved "Lilo & Stitch." What's really important is "Do I go see this movie with the kids?" The answer is YES! These are some very high adult opinions for an animated movie. They're not as high as for some recent animated movies, but they're certainly high enough that I can highly recommend "Lilo & Stitch." It's a great family movie!
Cinema Review Opinion: (before moviegoer opinions are collected)
While not as good as other recent animated movies, "Lilo & Stitch," is still very entertaining and funny. The story is simple enough for even the littlest moviegoer to understand and enjoy and most importantly, to be constantly entertained. It's also a story adults will enjoy so it makes the perfect family movie.
I believe kids will rate it very high. Teens will also likely rate it high. Young adults and adults will probably rate it high, partly because it is quite good, but also because it's a clean family movie, of which there are so few.
Life has its challenges
for Lilo, a lonely little Hawaiian girl who lives with her nineteen-year-old
sister/guardian, Nani. The two girls have
been struggling to make it on their own and things aren’t going particularly
well. When Cobra Bubbles, a no-nonsense social worker, drops by for a home
visit, he finds the sisters in the middle of an argument and the house in a
shambles. He warns Nani that she has three days to prove that she’s an
appropriate guardian for Lilo or the situation will have to change. That
evening, Lilo sees a falling star soar past her bedroom window and wishes for
"someone to be her friend, someone who won’t run away." She adds,
"Maybe send me an angel – the nicest angel you have."
In reality, the falling
star is a spaceship belonging to Stitch, a mischief-making creature (officially
known as "Experiment 626") who has escaped from the planet Turo.
His creator, a mad scientist named Jumba, explains that Stitch is
"bulletproof, fireproof, and can think faster than a supercomputer.
He can see in the dark and move objects three thousand times his size. His only
instinct…to destroy everything he touches."
