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LILO & STITCH

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Most recent Hollywood animated flicks are 3D (like the Pixar, DreamWorks or Fox projects). Two of the latest exceptions are The Simpsons Movie (2007) – spin-off from one of the best TV shows ever – and The Princess and the Frog (2009), a tribute to the original Disney animations.

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One of those is Lilo & Stitch (USA, 2002), a pleasant little movie made by Disney in the classic 2D format.


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Directed by Dean DeBlois and Chris Sanders, the movie tells the story of Lilo (voice by Daveigh Chase), a young girl who lives with her older sister Nani in the paradise island of Hawaii. However, Nani is going through big trouble, because the Social Services judge her as an unfit guardian, and want to take Lilo to a foster family.

Meanwhile, in a faraway planet, a crazy alien scientist has developed his latest... creation: a messy little creature that everyone judges as a freak. The little alien manages to escape the planet, and ends up at... (million dollar answer!) planet Earth.

Back here: Lilo is a smart girl, but nobody likes her: everybody is always avoiding her and calling her names. She lives lonely and sad, with no friends... :’( Until one day, she sees a ‘falling star’ (yes, it’s just the alien’s ship arriving our planet) and makes a wish: she asks for a friend.

After a series of misunderstandings, Lilo ends up adopting him... in the local pet-shop (watch the movie and find out, I’m not gonna spoil it). She mistakes him with a dog, and ends up taking him home as her puppy. And she gives him a name: Stitch.

Of course, there will be a lot of trouble (he only makes Nani’s situation with the Social Services worse) and comic situations. At first, Stitch is aggressive and skeptical, but with Lilo and Nani, he will find something he never had: a home. And Lilo will have a friend, even though he’s a big troublemaker.

Lilo & Stitch is a good family movie, with some light gags and the typical moral lesson. I’m not an expert in Disney films, but this one does its homework well, even though it never really reaches the power of recent flicks like Cars, Wall-E and Up.

The beginning is funny and sweet, even though the second half is not as good. But it’s still good entertainment for 1h30. I thought it was good innocent, G-rated fun.

I give it a 3.

>> ZÉ B. [3/5]

IMDB link: HERE

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