Lilo & Stitch Movie
Storyline
TAGLINES
There's one in every family.
His Name Is Stitch
Meet Stitch. This Summer, He's Coming to OUR Planet.
He's coming to our galaxy
In a place far, far away, illegal genetic experiment #626 is detected: Ruthless scientist Dr. Jumba Jookiba has created a strong, intelligent, nearly indestructible and aggressive being with only one known weakness: The high density of his body makes it impossible for the experiment to swim in water. The scientist is sentenced to jail by the Grand Council of the Galactic Federation. The experiment is supposed to be transported to a prison asteroid, yet manages to escape Captain Gantu, who was supposed to deliver him there. With a stolen police cruiser (the red one), the destructive being races towards a little and already doomed planet: Earth. Stranded on Hawaii, experiment #626 can't actually do much harm: water all around, no big cities and two well-equipped representatives of the Galactic Federation already following close behind to catch him again. But Dr. Jookiba and the Earth expert Pleakley never could have guessed that earth girl Lilo adopts the experiment as dog, gives him the name Stitch and actually causes an emotional development in the little beast. Her dysfunctional family, consisting only of Lilo and her sister Nani, is about to be ripped apart by social worker Cobra Bubbles. Stitch as the new family member brings quite some action into all their lifes, and after a while, not even Pleakley and Dr. Jookiba can recognize their former target. But how shall they bring the news of failure to the Grand Councilwoman without being punished?
| Daveigh Chase | Lilo |
| Chris Sanders | Genetic Experiment 626/'Stitch' |
| Tia Carrere | Nani |
| David Ogden Stiers | Dr. Jumba Jookiba |
| Kevin McDonald | Agent Pleakley |
| Ving Rhames | Cobra Bubbles |
| Zoe Caldwell | Grand Councilwoman of the United Galactic Federation |
| Jason Scott Lee | David Kawena |
| Kevin Michael Richardson | Captain Gantu |
| Susan Hegarty | Rescue Lady |
| Amy Hill | Mrs. Hasagawa |
| Dean DeBlois |
| Chris Sanders |
7.10 out of 10 (15898 votes)
Visitor Reviews
An ugly alien and a orphaned girl. Who knew it would be so good?
posted on 28 Aug 2009A tall blue alien is walking toward a podium, surrounded by a stadium of aliens. One chubby purple alien with a strange accent and 4 eyes stands in front of her on a high, floating platform. A giant alien is told to read the charges, and he announces that the chubby purple alien has been accused of experimentation on a genetic level. It is announced that they believe he had created something, and a covered floating platform rises a few feet to the chubby alien's side. It is revealed under the covering a blue, 2-armed alien with large blue eyes, huge ears, and a smirk on his face.Lilo & Stitch follows the adventures of two beings who meet up. Lilo is a 6-year-old depressed Hawaiian girl who listens to Elvis. Indeed, after the action-oriented introductory first 10-minutes, we do feel more than a little heartbroken for a while. She has no parents, and her sister, although good at taking care of her, does have some bad luck with a certain day and a certain man sent to check in on them.Stitch is the experiment. Made to be destructive, he lands on Earth after a daring escape(or a lucky escape, whatever your look)and starts going through some tough times when he finds Hawaii has no large cities.After an hour, Stitch is in Lilo's care in a last ditch effort for Lilo to stop being depressed in front of the service man, named Cobra Bubbles. With nothing to destroy, Stitch must look for the next greatest meaning he can find. That, is the center of this story: family.Ohana means family. Family means no one gets left behind, or forgotten.Stitch turns to a very short version of The Ugly Duckling in a Nursury Rhymes book, and starts relating to the lost bird.Finally, many aliens sent to capture Stitch, or Experiment 626, meet up, in a grand explosion, a serious time, and a slightly confusing action battle.Stitch, who had brought in his alien features to slightly resemble a dog, does eventually grow on you, he's super cute by the end, and you're happy to know a second movie, more of a prequel, is being made probably featuring the little guy. And you gotta love his voice. It is forgotten in a 50 minute period of growling, but you won't not be able to hear it enough eventually.Lilo, though amusing, seems to be missing something, yet she is enough for one movie.The first exclusively water-colour background Disney movie since Dumbo looks amazing, if you are slightly put off by the cartoonish look. The emotion and story is far beyond anything expected, especially for a Disney movie. And, though some seems trailed, the actual execution of the plot is almost up to it's fullest, with a few tweaks here and there. And I do want to see Stitch again, if not Lilo.
More Violent than Expected
posted on 16 Aug 2009This animated Disney film aimed at little kids is more violent than I expected. I think the screenwriters sat down and tried to include some elements that would appeal to boys and others to appeal to girls. So, first the film is about outer space, with lots of ugly monsters and evil characters and shooting and space ships and things being blown up. Then the movie shifts into a tale about girls with dolls and big wheels, and human interaction involving a little girl being raised by her sister. Everything about this movie shouts: We need to make a movie that will not be too offensive for watchful parents and critics, and yet appeal to little boys and girls. The movie has bits of humor for the adults who are stuck seeing it, as well as perky music that gets the toes tapping. This movie is a safe summer moneymaker, but it is not any extension of creativity, and will never be a "classic." Toys based on the film are for sale in stores, and they are cute. If you think McDonald's serves acceptable "food," you will probably think this is acceptable "entertainment."
Oddly brilliant
posted on 23 Jul 2009In a very strange twist, the story is "Dumbo" and "The Ugly Duckling," and a bit of "E.T." It's also just as pleasing as all those stories as well.Lilo, a young native Hawaiian girl, who has been orphaned to all but her older sister, prays for an angel to come and to be her friend. At the same time, an alien mutant escapes from being locked up for his destructive tendencies. When the alien lands on Earth, Lilo mistakes him as a dog and adopts him, naming him Stitch. While her older sister struggles to get employed, Lilo tries to get Stitch to become a model citizen using Elvis as the model of a fine citizen. But Stitch can't help but be himself, which means wreaking havoc on most everything!Chris Sanders, animator and director of "Mulan" as well as the creator and voice of "Stitch" directs this movie to Disney Classic stardom. Sanders knows where to make it funny and where to make it touching, never skipping a beat.
True Disney is back!
posted on 17 Jul 2009Forget the someway boring "Atlantis". This is a movie that, like "The emperor's new groove" is true to the great legacy of Walt. Funny, moving, with wonderful settings all painted in watercolor and a perfect score full of great Elvis songs, this film will delight you and your family The little girl Lilo and the funny alien Stich are already great Disney characters and you'll adore their story. Walt Disney is back at his best! Uncle Walt would have been proud of it!
Great Disney Picture!
posted on 03 Jul 2009I actually liked Lilo and Stitch. I went to this film with low expectations and came out with a delightful smile on my face. Disney always does a good job with their animated features. This film is about a dog-like alien who escaped from a ship that was bringing him to exile. He lands on Earth and to escape from aliens searching for him, he ends up being a pet for Lilo and her sister. He wreaks havoc at first but as the movie goes on, he learns to have better control. The animation is pretty good, not the best. I am happy to say that there is Elvis in this film. Many classic hits are in this movie. I am also happy that this could've won an Oscar because this film was nominated for Best Animated Feature. This was a great idea by Chris Sanders. Overall, this is a great family film. I rate this movie 9/10.
great movie with cool animation
posted on 25 Jun 2009this movie was pretty good.....actually great! by the commericals, i expected it would be bad. stitch as my dad called him looked like a menace. i just decided to put my judgment aside and check it out for myself. we were in hawaii at the time the movie was in theatres (interesting coincidence). unfortunately, we never got to see it in hawaii. when we got back to texas a few days later, my mom, my friend, and me saw it. boy did i misjudge! this movie was awesome! i have never yet seen a disney movie with this sort of watercolor animations. the art and hawaiian scenery was beautiful. the plot is interesting as well. stitch is so cute! great clean movie for the kids. the aliens might be a little bit scary but otherwise its great. check it out. you won't regret it! 10 stars out of 10.
Difinatly a step up for Disney
posted on 25 Jun 2009This animated feature is a major step up from the studio's recent (and weak) films. Much better that Atlantis, Treasure Planet, and Emperor's New Groove. Though the story isn't as epic as the lion king or Little Mermaid, it is very entertaining and ever so adorable and very sweet. You can't argue with that! The animation, unlike some recent movies, is really in the classic style. It is absolutely beautiful; with watercolor backgrounds and hand animated water (instead of CGI). The character animation is very, very good; smooth and fluid (as smooth as any computer animation). The story is all about family and belonging, a little sappy sometimes, but good for kids and adults that don't mind feeling a little sentimental. Could be a little boring for some younger kids (not a whole lot of flashiness) but Stitch is a great and entertaining character.This is one of the last hand animated movies we'll probably ever see. So sad; this movie's look is so "warm" and "vibrant" compared to the "cold" and "plasticy" look of the recent barrage of CGI animations.Recommend highly.
Worst thing out of Disney Animation studios since...
posted on 09 Jun 2009... well, hard to say. It might very well be the bottom of the barrel.... rock bottom. Worst animated flick from Disney EVER. Trainwreck of a film. Sitch is horrible - not funny, not cute, not amusing, not appalling. Just bad and boring. Family Setup (orphaned kids, teenage older sister about to lose younger little sister)... lame. How could an animator blow the chance to draw Hawaii? They did here. Same with the outer space sequences. How they spent $80,000,000 is incomprehensible.
Pitiful.
IGNORE anyone who doesn't like it! They're outta their mind!
posted on 28 May 2009I just got back from the movie and it was FANTASTIC. I speak as an artist and longtime character-design fan. Stitch alone--his rapid, dangerous-looking movement, the construction of his amazingly expressive and yet pupil-less eyes, the sounds he makes and the effortless way he plows through, rips up and bites things much larger than himself--is worth the price of admission.Some reviewers for fairly major papers (Atlanta Journal-Constitution comes to mind) have chosen to pooh-pooh this movie for no discernible reason. Some whine that the animation was "dismal". Earth to them: you have NO idea what you're talking about. Just what *do* you consider good animation? Or that the story was "derivative". Excuse me, nothing exists in a vacuum. This movie was WAY more original than 90% of the other movies out there (ummm, wonder if that critic thinks all the old-tv-show-remake movies are great cinema?!). Or that it was "a kiddie movie that needs Ritalin and a decent script"?! Well, news flash: it's really not a kiddie movie, and this was the only "kiddie" script I've seen that dares to give us as a heroine a troubled, lonesome little girl (and her troubled, lonesome "broken little family").If you truly enjoy animated films...IGNORE these taste-free, small-minded individuals and enjoy "Lilo and Stitch" for its refreshing character designs, beautiful watercolor paintings used as backgrounds, and best of all the cleverly realized, well-rendered movements of the characters. Also, its lack of sappiness, smarminess or gratuitous anything. It's well done across the board--a rare treat that some people, apparently, haven't got the sense to appreciate.
As good as animation ever gets
posted on 26 May 2009If we're STILL hearing idiotic comments about the Disney "formula" after this, I think I'll scream. Just so I'll know, which Disney cartoon, exactly, is representative of the formula which the rest allegedly follow? Certainly not the last, say, five, which show an astonishing amount of daring and have nothing whatever in common with one another: "Tarzan", "Fantasia 2000", "The Emperor's New Groove", "Atlantis", "Lilo and Stitch". True, two of those five ("Fantasia 2000" and "Atlantis") are total misfires, but two others are of transcendent quality: "The Emperor's New Groove" and "Lilo and Stitch". And "Lilo and Stitch" turned out, to my surprise, to be even better than "The Emperor's New Groove" - and what's more, even funnier. (It's even more surprising because the prologue before the main title, a meeting of the Alien High Council, suggests something generic and ordinary - but thereafter, every single moment is solid gold.) At least half of the humour, as it should, comes from the animation: the way Stitch is drawn, the way he moves, the strength of the characters' attitudes and, ultimately, the depth of their emotions.The animation is (after the disappointing "Atlantis") of the highest Disney standard; the art direction is fresh and lovely (the backgrounds are in watercolour, for the first time in decades); and the minimal computer animation is used tastefully and correctly - there is NOT ONE garish mismatch between, say, a CGI spaceship and a pencil-animated human. The characters feel unique and even the child, Lilo - ESPECIALLY the child, Lilo - is endearing. The strong sentiment towards the end is not manipulative or false, but grows naturally out of the comic premise. There can be no doubt: this is a GREAT movie.One thing I will hear occasionally that will also make me want to scream is the critical kiss-of-death: "Lilo and Stitch" is "good for children". This is perhaps the most misleading thing a reviewer can say. It's GOOD, period. I don't know what particular demographics - children, adults, Hawaiians - will most admire the film, and I don't care.
"I gotta go! My dog just found the chainsaw!"
posted on 20 May 2009I won't back up the claim that this is the most "unusual" or "different" animated movie to have the Disney stamp on it (check out the Henry Sellick / Tim Burton movies). However, this could be the sleeper hit of the summer.
It's funny, subversive, and ultimately adorable. Like my cousin said, if a movie includes a line like the one quoted above, you have no excuse not to see it.Just be warned. If kids aren't driving their parents nuts imitating Stitch by this fall, I'm missing a bet.
Wow.
posted on 16 May 2009This has got to be one of the best Disney movies i have ever seen. I went to see it twice, it was better the second time, and if the theatre it was playing in wasn't an hour away, i'd go see it twice more. this will definatly be a movie i will buy when it comes out on DVD, and Stitch is so adorable. the soundtrack is just as good as the movie, i reccommend everyone to see this movie, it tops all animated movies this summer. out of ten, i give it a twenty. ~egbkid
"Stitch" brings the mouse back to life!
posted on 04 May 2009Disney brings back watercolor backgrounds, not since 1941's Dumbo, in this stunningly-awesome looking animated movie. Even with that to boot, Dean Deblois and Chris Sanders managed to come up with a respectable plot that wasn't a complete rip off of E.T. (1982) or even, well, Mac and Me (1988). It's funny to see that the average person who doesn't enjoy any type of Disney production has been favoring this movie more than others, as I feel, it's a pretty nice step for the company. Disney goes flat-out to create a funny character put into a situation where only large laughs are going to occur. The Emperor's New Groove (2000) tried so hard to accomplish that, but fell just short of a home run. `Stitch' gets that extra foot or two.After being created by a mad scientist named Jumba (David Ogden Stiers), Stitch (Chris Sanders) is immediately set aside as a misfit and ordered to spend his life on a remote asteroid. After finding his way to a spacecraft, Stitch outruns the galactic police and crash lands in Hawaii, where is wounded and treated in an animal shelter as a dog. The following day, Lilo (Daveigh Chase), a lonely and misunderstood young girl, arrives at the shelter to adopt a dog after her sister Nani (Tia Carrere) allows her to.Along with the frustrating social worker Mr. Bubbles (Ving Rhames), Stitch proves to be too much for the sisterly duo. Their own relationship, scarred by the death of their parents, starts to fall apart. Lilo feels that Stitch is the only one who understands her, her sister just doesn't respect her anymore, and her peers don't seem to be accepting her at all. Two relationships in this movie are key, with Lilo & Stitch and Lilo & Nani. Acting as the stronger point, Lilo helps transform Stitch and Nani into different people with different priorities, the main one being family.`Ohana,' which means `family,' seems to be one of the largest elements in this film. Being referenced numerous times by Lilo throughout the film, it eventually starts to grow onto Nani and Stitch, until they use it themselves by the end of the film to … well, you'll have to see it for yourselves. Reading some user comments on the film, it seems that most Hawaiians are glad that the message of `ohana' is being used, and the meaning is becoming known a little better. It's almost like if people in Japan made a movie and had the main character say `Yeah baby, yeah!' dozens upon dozens of times. It represents our great culture, so it feels good to let others know about it.The comic character is there, the sappy child-left-behind character is there, the setting is there. Everything seems to be `there' for this really un-sappy (besides a few short moments) cartoon. Oh, and did I mention that this one is awesome enough to contain no please-cry-because-I'm-lonely songs sung by the characters? Just some good ole' fashioned Elvis playing. Even without the tunes, this movie would still be rock n' rollin'.***1/2 out of ****
This one is almost strictly for the kids
posted on 26 Apr 2009This is a nice, pleasant movie and a heck of a lot better than many recent Disney cartoons (such as POCAHONTAS, HUNCHBACK and HERCULES). Most of the reason it's pretty likable is the film's sense of humor and light touch. However, at the same time, this film is targeting kids and perhaps teens and seems to make no attempt to hook adults. While some adults surely liked the film, it's hard to imagine many of them who preferred this to the many other wonderful Disney full-length cartoons. LILO AND STICH is just too inconsequential and light to ever compare to LITTLE MERMAID, BAMBI, PINOCCHIO and especially BEAUTY AND THE BEAST. Now this is not meant as serious criticism--just explaining who the intended audience is and who will most likely like the film. My kids (one of which was a teen) loved it and I felt like I was just there for the ride. Inoffensive to adults and full of silly hi-jinx that the kids will no doubt love.
I'm too old for this stuff!
posted on 16 Apr 2009I went to see this movie with very low expectations. Normally I think of myself as too old for animated/disney movies. In the opening sequence I was slightly bored, but when the story really started, I got into it. The movie had comedy, drama, etc. It is a lot different then many of the Disney movies that i have already seen.So all in all this is a pretty good movie. My rating - 9/10
A true Disney Classic in the making!
posted on 12 Apr 2009This movie may be different than other Disney movies, but it truly stands up for everything Disney is and Stitch will bring life to Disney again! The movie is totally awesome and I love how they incorporate Elvis into the movie as Lilo's Idol (he's the model citizen).
Previews don't do it justice
posted on 10 Apr 2009A much better movie than I expected to see, as many laughs for kids and adults, and yes plenty of tears for the genetically created alien. See this movie, it is one of Disney's top 15 easily. There are scenes that probably will frighten young children, but if one can survive bambi's mother getting shot, they can handle this one.
Disney has sharpened up.
posted on 30 Aug 2009A new trend in Disney has been to let go of their epic-like box office smashes in films such as SNOW WHITE and LION KING in favor of style, like EMPEROR'S NEW GROOVE, and to a more older flick, the "Pink Elephants" in DUMBO. LILO definitely has this style, but I believe Walt would favor this movie a bit more with the amount of quality put in.The Galactic Federation has convicted a mad scientist for creating a being that only knows destruction. Matters get more complicated when the critter escapes, lands on Earth and is adopted by a little girl in Hawaii.LILO has been a bold move by Disney. What is usual for Disney (girl meets boy, fall in love, happily ever after, etc.) has turned into a story about family and the idea of love seems to be replaced with empathy and respect. It makes no difference really. LILO is a cute movie with many likeable characters and plenty of laughs. It is kind of hard to not like the notion of Stitch modelling after Elvis Presley yet the movie did not make it's own music that characters could sing to. Too many supporting characters were overbearing and merely fodder for the growing, annoying number of sequels Disney has been pumping out shamelessly. Oh well. LILO & STITCH is must watch for Disney fans.