Lilo And Stitch (Animated) (DVD)

...too happy to order her Lilo and Stitch on DVD from Amazon. We hadn’t managed to see it when it was on at the cinema, but she had watched the DVD at her friend’s house and had been enthusiastic then. Since its arrival here, the DVD has been watched several times by my daughter and her siblings. Last night, it was my turn. After The Bill finished at 9pm, I sat down for a bit of child-free time and immersed myself in the film. I then watched ...
...So Lilo and Stitch – a huge ‘loving it’ favourite like Monsters Inc. or an old yawn like Pinocchio? Read on. PLOT A mad scientist called Dr. Jumba has created something known as Genetic Experiment 626. Although the creature looks harmless enough at first glance, it is soon established how fierce and strong it really is. The United Galactic Federation hold a trial, where it is decided to imprison the scientist and dispose of Stitch. ...

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...Daveigh Chase ~ Lilo Pelekai (voice) Chris Sanders ~ Stitch (Experiment #626) (voice) Tia Carrere ~ Nani Pelekai (voice) Jason Scott Lee ~ David Kawena (voice) David Ogden Stiers ~ Dr. Jumba Jookiba (voice) Ving Rhames ~ Mr. Cobra Bubbles (voice) Kevin McDonald ~ Pleakley (voice) Zoe Caldwell ~ Grand Councilwoman (voice) Kevin Michael Richardson ~ Captain Gantu (voice) Run time: 85 mins Cert: U -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ...
...opening scene plays out to Lilo and her friends on stage doing a grass skirt dance only for Lilo to be pulled off one of the other little innocents before she can punch her lights out. Like the best in social security operations, the rather large coloured agent, Mr Bubbles (like an over-sized Man in Black) turns up to check on how the sisters are coping on their own. Not impressed with what he sees, he gives them an ultimatum to get their act together ...

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...nearest Galatic Federation Headquarters. Lilo and Stitch is the funniest animation I have seen in quite a while. The story focuses on Lilo, a little Hawain girl who has recently lost her parents and lives with her sister Nani. Lilo, is cute, sassy and desperately wants to be accepted by her peers but always seems to be left on the sidelines. Her extremley stressed sister Nani, is pushed to her limits by Lilo and the arrival of the 'special classification' ...
...and in the case of Lilo and Nani things have definately gone wrong. Meanwhile on the planet Turo a rather mad scientist is being accused of creating an abomination by Galatic Federation, thus Experiment 626 is introduced. A rather cute blue thing which looks like a cat crossed with a dog with a dash of rat. Needless to say the scientist is sent to prison and Experimetnt 626 is taken away to be destroyed. Being virtually indestructable is a great ...

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I'm mature, honest. Lilo And Stitch was the only thing worth seeing, it was this or some dire horror film about people getting murdered in a house(original idea). Although I don't say it too often, I am a big fan of Disney films and in this case was happier to watch a cartoon than anything Hollywood had to offer. Lilo And Stitch is a much needed step towards the first films that Disney made, especially after the disappointing Atlantis. Sensibly they ...
...cartoons and Lilo And Stitch is the first Disney in six decades to use original water colour backgrounds. The old fashioned look of the film goes perfectly with the gorgeous Hawaii setting and gives the film a charm that was missing from computer animation like Shrek and Toy Story. Lilo And Stitch re-affirms Disney's talent after a few uninspired efforts and shows that they still possess the imagination to entertain yet another generation of kids. ...

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...see the new release of Lilo and Stitch. I have always enjoyed Disney films and although they tend to sway from the original story quite a bit, they still make for great entertainment and lovable characters. So I was interested in seeing what they came up with for this one! The story starts in a council far away where Dr Jumba Jookiba, voiced by David Stiers (The Dead Zone and Mighty Aphrodite) is being questioned about his illegal genetic experiments, ...
...Stitch by his new owner Lilo (Daveigh Chase). Lilo lives with her older sister Nani (Tia Carrere), as their parents were killed in a car accident. She is lonely little girl, with no friends as she is poor and a little different to the other children. Stitch is her first real friend. Chaos reigns as Stitch tries to evade capture, and Lilo faces being taken away by the rather unusual social services man Mr Cobra Bubbles (Ving Rhames). Mr Bubbles is ...

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...of the kind offered by Lilo & Stitch in the early 90s, Beauty and the Beast was beautifully drawn, possibly the best of all the Disney movies I've seen on that score, but now it looks as though either audiences want more of the kind of computer generated fun offered by the likes of Shrek and Monsters Inc. or simply that studios such as Disney are getting lazy again and simply churning out poorly produced efforts. I haven't seen this year's other ...
...ditch water but having watched Lilo & Stitch I can assure you that backgrounds and animation was certainly of no kind of priority. What you get in Lilo & Stitch is a kind of rehashed version of E.T., but this time your friendly neighbourhood alien who just wants to go home is replaced by one who is anything but friendly, in fact it was created as a killing machine and having been exiled from its own planet, wants to do anything but go home. We begin ...

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...Hawaii. An orphaned girl called Lilo (who happens to be an Elvis fan) is having a hard time of it - she can't make friends and her adult sister Nani is having trouble convincing the social worker (an interesting character) that she is capable of being Lilo's guardian. So to cheer her up, Nani lets Lilo have a puppy. Lilo selects an odd-looking blue one - or rather, she is selected - and she names him Stitch. Only problem is, Stitch is actually an ...
...back. Stitch intended to use Lilo for his own protection, but as their friendship deepens he slowly comes to learn what really matters. This is a quirky and extremely funny film, but its underlying theme is the poignant Hawaiian concept of 'ohana' or family. Aliens + Hawaii + broken family + Elvis might seem like an odd concoction for animation, and indeed it is, but Disney pulls it off with flair and humour. The animation in 'Lilo & Stitch' is ...

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...I didn't know anything about Lilo and Stitch when I first saw it. Two friends and my sister had said I should see it and in the end what convinced me was the fact that I could see it for free. So you see, I wasn't exactly convinced going in. Plot Summary: Genetically engineered alien is sent into exile but escapes to earth. Is adopted by Lilo (small Hawaiian girl) and attempts to evade capture - with hilarious results. Ok, it sounds like it could ...
...this isn't you average heroine. Lilo doesn't come from a conventional family, but she also isn't a poor abandoned orphan, she's a bit more complicated than that. The animation isn't just standard Disney, while it does slightly resemble Pocahontas, and the women are refreshingly chubby. What I'm trying to say is - don't think of it as a Disney film - just a film. Right. Running time: 85 minutes. It's not long, but it's a kids film too so you'd expect ...

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...small Elvis-obsessed Hawaiian girl called Lilo and a blue alien called Stitch. With "The Emperor’s New Groove" the House of Mouse finally found its funnybone and it’s pleasing to see that it’s kept a finger firmly on it. "Lilo and Stitch" is somewhat of a departure from the sickly sweet offerings of Disney of old. For a kick-off, we seem to have the first animated anti-hero in the form of Stitch. You see, he’s no ordinary ...
...job it is to take Lilo away. Strangely he brings a little gravitas to the piece, which is in no small measure due to the fact that he is voiced by the immediately recognisable Ving Rhames. The main characters are rounded out by a motley assortment of aliens, who resemble everything from fish to armadillos and a small group of humans who are little more than sight gags. The animation style is also fairly unusual for Disney. This time they have gone ...

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Lilo And Stitch A tale of family values, interstellar travel and Elvis. Lilo and Stitch tells the tale of a young girls encounter with the galaxies most wanted extraterrestrial! LILO Lilo is a sweet yet confused orphan constantly in conflict Nani, her sister and guardian. Life has been a series of emotional battles and supports since their parents were killed in a car crash and Lilo especially has become lonely and withdrawn. She struggles with ...
...sister must also play parent. Lilo tries to fit in, have friends, but her quirky and sometimes naughty behaviour results in her being out cast, which perpetuates her loneliness, when all she wants is someone to love who won’t leave her. STITCH Experiment 626 (Stitch) is a genetic experiment from another planet. He has been created by Dr. Jumba Jookiba to be a fighting machine He is flame and bullet proof, with binocular and night vision capabilities, ...

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...and take them to see Lilo and Stitch, the latest Disney offering. I had hoped to hold out till at least the middle of the week, but they were bored and getting cabin fever. By the way, it’s Lee-low not Lie-low (my 9 year old corrected me, obviously amazed at my ignorance). The film opens in outer space where Dr. Jumba, an idiot scientist who aspires to the title of “evil genius”, is on trial for the crime of creating a monster ...
...killed in a car crash. Lilo doesn’t seem to have many friends and, after an unfortunate incident in her dance class where she first bites, scratches and then pulls the hair of another young girl (I wonder why she hasn’t got many friends) Nani decides to get her a dog to provide some companionship. Off they pop to the animal rescue centre and guess what, Lilo picks experiment 626 as her new “dog” and christens him “Stitch”. ...

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...the island of Hawaii. Lilo does not have many friends, as other children think that she is strange, mainly because their parents were killed in a car accident. She starts to feel lonely; meanwhile there is a social worker on their case to try to separate them both. As her older sister has a hard job holding down a job and looking after the mischievous Lilo on her own. Therefore, after hearing Lilo prayers she takes her to the dog pound to get a ...
...moments in this film where Lilo teaches Stitch about The King (Elvis), he sings, and acts along to Elvis songs, which are quite amusing, even the Hawaiian dancing with grass skirts was quite funny. This film has some touching moments, which even I must admit to make me shed a tear! The music was mainly Elvis songs, which was very different from the usual Elton John from previous Disney film. Just remember when going to see this film, forget about ...

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...to a little girl named Lilo Pelekai who is living with her 21-year-old sister Nani, as their parents have recently died in a car accident. ("It was raining, and they went for a drive, and...") Lilo is lonely and a bit of an outcast. Her friends don't seem to include her in their gang, and in rage she punches one of them. A social worker named Cobra Bubbles is monitoring Nani's progress, as he is concerned that her parenting techniques do not meet ...
...putting Lilo into foster care. Nani is fearful of this, as Lilo is the only family she has left, and vice versa. Lilo doesn't help, as she doesn't really know what may happen. To try to help, Nani takes Lilo to an animal shelter, so she can adopt a dog, and she finds 626. He had been running from Jumba - who had arrived soon after him. She thinks it is a dog - whom she names "Stitch." She identifies with Stitch's strong antisocial tendencies and ...

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...Keeping Elvis Presley alive. Lilo and Stitch uses all of this and more in order to coerce audiences into theatres, and in the process, creating a film that produces fun and enjoyment for the whole family. As ever, the animation is classy, benefitting from the strong craftmanship of the studio and here it is mixed to some quite beautiful watercolour backgrounds later on. The film starts out aboard the standard spaceship, populated by a morass of ...
...have been to animate. Lilo and her extended family are themselve as equally well drafted and executed though it is only Lilo who is developed and further in terms of charecter. As mentioned earlier the scenes on Earth where most of the film takes place are majestically rendered via colourful watercolours of bright and luminous hues. This is an interesting choice and one no used very often which makes for a welcome and distinctive stylistic choice. ...

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Lilo and Stitch, is yet another hit film produced by those Hollywood giants, Disney. This one is my all time favourite, and although it contains that illustrious Disney quality and all the features of a Disney classic, it has a significant modern twist involving social workers and aliens! Sounds bizzare? It is a bit, but the plot works so well, and has you willing Lilo and Stitch on the whole way through, hoping they too will have that coveted, ...
...I bought my daughter the Lilo and Stitch DVD for her last birthday, and paid £11.99 for a gift set containing the DVD itself, a Lilo and Stitch paperback book and a delightful little stitch soft toy. The DvD can now be obtained for much cheaper of course, and if you shop around on the internet there are prices starting from £2.99 for a second hand copy. The DVD which Cherith (my daughter) has contains bonus footage, as well as the movie itself. ...

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