Sometimes I wonder if Doug sees a theme he's familiar with and immediately stops paying attention to the actual quality. Stitch was going through emotional stuff too, but he views him as just a generic alien doing the typical stuff.
There is a video of Doug, where he explains the difference between critics and audience. Here he states that you, if you do it professional, see some tropes so often, in good, in bad in really bad, that it starts to annoy you... This may be the reason...
Hmmm the problem I see ( or the problem he sees) is that the alien subplot is less interesting because it’s generic and more cartoony. And that is said in a story with a lot of have material and a realistic scenario. So it’s harder to take the alien subplot more seriously whenever it’s not that interesting
Yep, after watching nearly all of Doug's videos again, I have to say that's what he's doing. When I watched Lilo & Stitch, I saw two different kind of spirits dealing with family abandonment/orphan/non-belonging trauma and all the subtle psychological effects and consequences. I saw something I lived and understood. Lilo & Stitch is the most important movie to me. When Doug saw Lilo & Stitch, he was looking at "oh, this is the plot and scenario I am already familiar with" even though that wasn't true, and he wrote the movie off, and then when he DID watch it he only really saw those things. Doug doesn't *feel* movies very often unless they are completely abstract. : /
I heavily disagree on Stitch being simply ok. He gains a very strong lesson by being a being that was created to simply destroy and cause havoc but learns that you don't have to be that and you can find your own way in life. I guess that is also the lesson from other characters like the Iron Giant but Stitch doesn't have amnesia like him and has the instinct to be destructive. I empathize so heavily with Stitch and I loved every second of this movie.
For the genetic experiment being evil at first story and learning that he can make his own choices and be good, I'd say that Stitch probably does that the best. Mewtwo from Pokemon gets really close to that and Shadow the Hedgehog from Sonic comes vaguely close, but no where near to the level of Stitch
"Ohana means family. Family means nobody gets left behind, or forgotten. This is my family. I found it all on my own. It's little, and broken, but still good. Yeah- still good." I always tear up during this moment, no matter how many times I watch this movie
This is my all time favorite Disney movie. Looking at it now, I don't agree with Doug that the alien stuff is the weak part. Stitch is cute and funny, sure, but the scenes focusing on him are just as deep and affecting as those focusing on Lilo and Nani. I mean, the scene where Jumba is talking about how Stitch literally has no purpose in life but to destroy, no family, "not even memories to turn to in the middle of the night". Gets me every single time. I don't wanna act like Doug is wrong for reading the movie the way he does, but I think removing the aliens from the movie would be doing the story a huge disservice.
EXACTLY. It's about two beings who are alone in their society. But then they find each other and things happen that they would have never expected. I was constantly thinking of this during the review and didn't understand why he didn't pick up on that aspect.
+TEC1 Did you know Lilo means "Lost" in hawaiian? I love that because it makes the title something like "Lost and Stitch" which I guess ties into the theme of lonely characters finding a family in each other.
+The Ponderer i think Doug has watched so many movies that he berates anything that has been done before. Personally, I have not reached the stage in my life where I hate something simply because I have seen it done before. So Everything was perfect for me. The movie was simply perfect. Doug has one of the best analytic mind when it comes to reviews however, he emphasizes so much on originality and intelligence that occasionally, its execution gets overlooked. That does not make his claims any less valid but most people can enjoy movies a lot more easily than him for the fact that we do not care about originality that much.
Having just seen 'Lilo and Stitch' again, I actually think this is one of the bona fide Disney greats, right up there with Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, Fantasia and The Lion King. Even if the sci-fi stuff is regarded as fairly standard, the humour, emotional turmoil and human relationships work so well that it elevates an already well-thought script. I kinda feel like Doug under-hypes Stitch a bit; this could have easily been an unlikable, horribly written character but he does grow on you.
I agree, Stitch could've been this annoying and psychotic asshole, but they write him as pretty adorable at times. This is my absolute favorite Disney movie, for the writing and personal attachments
I'm guessing what Emmett Brown means is that Lilo and Stitch, alone with Dreamworks' Shrek, was among the first family films of the early 2000s to show the "freak" or the "ugly" protagonist have a happy ending. And on that level, I do agree, it was quite new at the time.
That's such an understatement, Doug. Stitch was more than a simple character. He was an alien created to cause havoc but, learns about the importance of love and family. Sorry but if the film was only based the two sisters, It would be boring.
As much as I love Stitch himself, his story was kind of a standard story. I don't mind watching a standard story, but keep in mind Doug watches movies for a living so he sees a lot of movies and seeing standard stories over and over again tends to be more of a peeve for reviewers than the general public-- because they have to watch that story over and over again rather than only watching standard stories when they chose to. Lilo and Nani's situation of dealing with their lives and troubles with CPS is something really different and the movie makes every bit about them as interesting as the rest. For adults, such a movie would be very interesting because these were such well-done characters in such a believable and difficult situation. Remember, other things would have to be added to the pair to make the story last the whole movie's length-- Stitch was part of the difficulties that Lilo and Nani had through the middle and end of the movie, which is why I can't imagine the story without him myself and I think Doug underestimates that fact. There would have to be something to replace that. But even assuming they made a slice of life story about the two sisters that worked for adults... I don't think there would be a way to market that towards kids and have kids be interested in it on its own. Stitch is that boy character, that action character, he's the one who keeps the kids attention. Again, I think Doug underestimates that. Maybe something better could've been done, but as an adult looking back on Lilo and Stich having been a fan as a child... I took completely different things out of that movie as an adult than I did as a child. As a child, Lilo and Stich interested me-- I sympathized with Lilo and with Stitch and the difficulties they both faced-- I wanted Stitch to stick around and learn the meaning of family, ect. As an adult, Lilo and Nani interested me-- I cared about Stitch only insofar as he effected their story-- and everything about him also effected their story. He lost Nani jobs, he made life difficult, the social worker didn't like his bad behaviour. And like Nani, I wanted him to improve or be gone for the sake of Nani and Lilo's relationship, rather than his own development. TL;DR: I think the movie could've been good and interesting for adults if it was only about Nani and Lilo, but the demographic's interest was kept by Lilo and Stitch. And honestly, I think they had a good balance of kid-content and adult-content to keep the attention of both demographics to make it not just a critically good movie, but a successful one that kids and adults could enjoy equally.
Still not very original, though. In fact, it sounds a bit like a ripoff of the Iron Giant, which did basically the same thing even way better and more clever.
This movie wouldn't be the same without Chris Sanders. He created the characters and the story, and Disney let him make the movie the way he wanted it done. Glad that Disney allowed him this leeway, as this is a favourite of mine.
He as well as Dean Deblois are also the same people who created "How to Train Your Dragon." Both of these movies have main characters that have similar relationships.
I cry every time I watch this movie. The characters are just so REAL. As well as Lilo and Nani, the investigator is to understanding and sympathetic and gives them so many chances and advice, and you can tell it broke his heart to have to tear the family apart. David (the sisters love interest) is goofy but not to an unrealistic level and their relationship just feels so real and supportive. Stitch may not seem to add much to the relationships, but he ends up pulling everyone together, gives Lilo a real friend. I'm crying as I write this.
He forgot to mention that this movie was a big success! It made over $145 million in the US (including Hawaii), $127 million everywhere else (especially Japan seeing how it was really successful there), and a grand total of almost 275 million bucks worldwide on an 80 million dollar budget. It also got great reviews by the critics and was nominated for an Oscar for Best Animated Feature (Ghibli's Spirited Away, one of Doug's favorite films won that award), won a Saturn Award for Best Animated Film and an Annie award for Daveigh Chase's performance of Lilo along with 9 nominations to name a few. It also got a ton of popularity with its attractions and shows at the Disney Parks, the direct to video sequels which are actually pretty good and its TV series that aired on Disney Channel, speaking of which, the funny thing about 2 out of the 3 DTV follow ups also serve as a pilot and a finale to the TV series. But even with that said, this was NOT the movie I wanted to see in the summer of 2002, I did see this movie in theaters and loved it, but the following weekend I went to see the Nickelodeon film, Hey Arnold The Movie, that was the movie I really wanted to see in theaters that summer.
In Japan, it's REALLY popular, so much that they made an anime series called Stitch! This is the first anime to be produced by Disney Television Animation.
I remember getting Lilo and Stitch as a Christmas present and not being happy because I thought it looked stupid. But I watched it and...I became obsessed and watched like 3 times a day for weeks lol Definately one of my favorites!
The thing is... if it wasn't for Stitch, Lilo and Nani could have very believably been separated, and there would no one who cared or was actually invested in keeping them together be happy about it. Stitch brought to them that was missing... an understanding of what they mean to each other. Sure, they are sisters, but sometimes that gets forgotten in the mix of Nani raising Lilo alone and keeping a job, while Lilo needs someone who she can trust and be friends with, that's not her sister, because... well sisters do get on each others nerves some-to_most of the time; it IS similar to real life and all. Yet... while Stitch needed to learn not to destroy, he helped break the tension between the sisters (for the most part) and they come to a very good understanding... that beneath every problem they have, they are family, and they can't lose each other, otherwise they'd lose themselves as well. Lilo might have saved Stitch from Aliens, but Stitch saved Lilo from a life of loneliness. It's a nice balance when you look past the mundane stuff that you see in other franchises. By focusing on what happened, or could have happened to these characters, and you see just how important it is to have something a bit crazy. I honestly can't find the right words to express how deeply wonderful it is that Stitch AND Lilo became friends and were there for each other!!
GUYS OMG! i just watched this movie again and i can't believe how i've never noticed! maybe it's obvious, i just didn't pay enough attention to one scene.. but now i did and omg.. so Stitch was created to destroy, to be a monster and doesn't (i mean biologically) have a family. Then he listend about "Ohana means family and that means nobody is left behind" and really it impacts on him. And finally Jumba in one scene says "what must it be like to have nothing? not even memories to live in the middle of the night". He SURELY feels super lost and thus, alone. Well after that he finds that book of the ugly duckling, and feels very identified with him. Now this is the part i never catched, he goes to the forest. just as the little duck did, and sees in the book that he screams "i'm alone" so his family suddenly appears and now he is happy! SO Stitch starts doing that, expecting his family to show up... and he spends there all night waiting for it! not realizing that he already found a family and it's Lilo! please don't kill me, maybe i'm the only person who didn't see it. but i just did and broke my heart. And i THINK the Critic might have not noticed it either. cause it's definitely not "meh"
When I was a kid, this was my favorite movie. It's still one of my favorite family films. I admit it was mostly because I really liked Stitch. So when I saw Doug was reviewing this, I was scared that he was going to tear it apart. But when I did watch this video, it gave me a new appreciation for this movie. When I was little, I took for granted Lilo and her story arc. It's really something that you don't see in many movies. So now I appreciate both sides of the movie.
This is actually the only Disney movie that I can remember still crying from. The realistic stuff can really hit close to home but even the part when Stitch says he's lost is really heart wrenching. It's also the only tv series from a disney movie that I actually really liked because getting to see all the different experiments was fun.
I just bought Lilo & Stitch on Blu-Ray and watched it a few hours ago and this movie is a lot more depressing than i remember from my childhood. I relate to Lilo the most because i'm suffering of loneliness and social awkwardness just like Lilo before she met Stitch. And when Lilo was about to be taken away from Nani by Mr Bubbles (after Jumba blew up their house) it reminded of me when i had to spend 2 weeks in a hospital due to my depression. I give this movie an A+ for how mature the situations of this movie has
This is one of my favorite childhood movies. I’ve seen this movie a countless number of times, and I still love it to this day. Great film, and most definitely one of Disney’s best in my opinion.
They thought that mosquitos were an endangered species because Cobra convinced them they were placed on Earth for preservation so that nobody would attack it.
Whenever the critic starts with " I avoided this, but so many people told me to watch, so I watched it"... expect him to not like it. LOL. I enjoyed this movie. It was cliched, but it had a lot of heart of it.
in the movie, he was doing it since he was ordered to by the grand councilwoman. in the tv show, he was doing it because he washired by hamsterveil, so more or less he wasn't a villain, just following orders/doing his job
Lilo and Stitch is up there as my favorite Disney movie. Both Lilo and Stitch represented parts of myself that I was struggling with when I first watched it. I was the weird kid--the one who could name the bones in the body, the first to touch the sheep's heart for a bio demonstration, the one who just didn't _click._ I identified so much with Lilo-the big imagination, the weirdness, the emotions-and it was such a relief to see I might not be the only one like that. Stitch, likewise, represented my depression, loneliness, and self-doubt. I didn't feel like I belonged, and I struggled immensely with my family-especially because my father was mildly abusive. Again, seeing that an character was struggling with similar things brought me such relief and helped me understand that I wasn't alone in my struggles.
I believe that a proper critic should have no preconceived notions on a film at all, but the nostalgia critic seems incapable of that. as far as this movie goes I loved everything about it....including the Elvis music and the fact that Elvis plays a huge part in the film, it's almost like he's actually a character instead of just background music.
One of my favorite Disney films of all-time. I was 8 when it came out so I was really into Stitch and all the alien and sci-fi stuff back then. But I didn't really care about Lilo or Nani or their relationship issues. But when I go back and watch the film now, I really, REALLY enjoy the latter. It's such a different and complex situation for Disney to explore. So my love for this film comes from half nostalgia for Stitch and the alien stuff I liked when I first saw the movie as a kid, and half from the relationship between Lilo and Nani. And when you put the two of them together, it makes something really special to me.
This is one of my favorite Disney movies, mainly cause i loved the show as a kid. This movie had 3 sequels, one was the pilot for the show, the other was the ending for it but the 3rd one was actually a direct sequel, returning to the style and substance of the first movie
I'm starting to see Doug's common theme for what consists for a "good Disney movie": something new. If it's not something new: it doesn't fit his standards. Truth be told, I don't judge Disney movies like that.
+Iftekhar Ahmed I think because he's seen so many. It's like what I thought of Star Wars. Have I seen this before, over and over again. But was it told in an interesting way, yes. I enjoyed it and it was good. Maybe because I watch wrestling too, but I have learn that everything is recycled from something else.
martyc909 But the thing is, so have I. Granted: I am not as much of a technical critic as Doug is, but not every Disney movie has to be an "innovator". Big Hero 6 was barely praised because he's "Seen the character archetypes before!". What a weak ass excuse!
Iftekhar Ahmed I think for most of us, we watch a movie once in a while, we pop it in and we enjoy. Doug seems to be someone who watches many movies, and for him he's reacting to a movie after he's watched so many others. Is it right or wrong, not sure. I was a huge fan of Lilo and Stitch, and Big Hero 6. In fact the night I saw Big Hero 6, I bought a Baymax for me..... I mean my son. Someone's opinion doesn't mean you enjoy the movie less, it just means that maybe the Nostalgia Critic has consumed too many movies over the years.
+Iftekhar Ahmed i think Doug has watched so many movies that he berates anything that has been done before. Personally, I have not reached the stage in my life where I hate something simply because I have seen it done before. So Everything was perfect for me. The movie was simply perfect. Doug has one of the best analytic mind when it comes to reviews however, he emphasizes so much on originality and intelligence that occasionally, its execution gets overlooked. That does not make his claims any less valid but most people can enjoy movies a lot more easily than him for the fact that we do not care about originality that much.
That’s kinda what Disney always does with their movies, they have deep, complex, mature themes wrapped within a seemingly bright, colorful, lighthearted story
One of the best Disney scenes is when Stitch is looking at Lilo's books. He looks at a couple, throws them to the side. Finds the atlas, sits down, is curious. Looks at it, rips out a page after a moment, then tosses it away. Finds the Ugly Duckling book, and is curious. He wants to learn more. He wakes Lilo up, excited, pointing to the pages, asking her what it means even though he doesn't have the words to say what he's feeling. She tells him. He thinks for a moment, takes the book, and lies in bed with it, settling down contentedly for the first time. Very little dialogue, all in Stitch's expressions and movements. I love it.
When Stitch said this line I knew this movie was perfect. "This is my family. I found it. It's small and broken but it's good." This movie is stunning. It's one of Disney's best work. I'm glad I rewatchwd it.
Fun Fact: This is actually my favorite movie of all time. The first Shrek movie is a very close second though. Another Fun Fact: According to my mother, this was the very first movie that I ever saw in a traditional movie theater. We didn't go to traditional movie theaters a lot when I was a kid (because it was so expensive) so for most 'new' movies we wanted to see, we either went to see them in drive-ins or just waited for the DVD/VHS to come out so we could rent/buy it. Yet Another Fun Fact: For some reason, Stitch himself is stupidly popular in Japan and China (both the mainland and the greater areas). .Over there, he has gotten a ton of merchandise, a few theme park rides, and a few animated and comic spin-offs/sequels. Fun Fact #4: In the vast majority of his appearances, Stitch is actually voiced by his creator, Chris Sanders. However, in the English dubs of Stitch! and Stitch & Ai, he's voiced by Ben Diskin, the English voice for Young Joseph Joestar so yes, this movie technically connects to JoJo's Bizarre Adventure in some fashion. Fun Fact #5: Also, you could argue that this movie also has ties to Evangelion because Ben Diskin is the English voice actor for various characters in the Puyo Puyo franchise. Guess who else also does English voice work for the Puyo Puyo franchise? Spike Spencer, the English voice of Shinji Ikari in all of Evangelion (except for Netflix's terrible redub of the OG EVA TV show and movies which Ben Diskin also did voice work for)! He is the English voice for Ecolo who's voiced by Akira Ishida in the original Japanese version. The latter is the Japanese voice of Kaworu Nagisa (also from Evangelion) and Athrun Zala from Gundam SEED. In the Ocean dub of Gundam SEED/SEED Destiny, Athrun was voice by Sam Vincent, the voice of Double D/Edd from Ed, Edd, n, Eddy. So, in a way, this movie indirectly connects to JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Puyo Puyo, Evangelion, Gundam, and Ed, Edd, n Eddy.
The only thing I hate about Lilo and Stitch is that the series ended in I wasn't even old enough to get into television and that jazz. I was still really young. I don't think it ran long enough. I mean. Look at Disney nowadays. Their shows tend to last at LEAST 3 seasons! Usually 4 seasons. Why did the Lilo and Stitch flame burn out so quickly?
I really love this movie. There was also a spin-off cartoon, about Lilo, Stitch, and the others hunting down aliens that land in Hawaii, but I dont remember if it was any good
As a kid, I didn't really care too much about the human characters, I really only cared about Stitch and spaceships because I was into sci-fi. To a certain degree, I'm still this way. As an adult though, I can really appreciate how different Lilo and Nani are and how serious Stitch's character arc is. This movie really makes me cry. I should get it on Blu-Ray.
One of my favorite Disney movie of all times. Excluding the whole alien part of the movie, this has to be one of the most realistic movies I've seen from Disney.
I really liked this movie when it first came out and I loved Lilo. But now that I have a 3 year old daughter, who seems to have a very similar personality as Lipo, I appreciate it even more! The family theme really gets me now that I have a family of my own. My daughter gets annoyed with me because I always squeeze her tight at the really emotional parts. Lol
No comment on Stitch's name being relevant to the plot? He helped keep Lilo's family, which was ripped apart from her parents' deaths, together? Stitch? Stitched together? No? Alright then. :c
OMG! I never putted that together! Stitch, as stitching something, you sir just blew my mind. (i probably haven't noticed because english isn't my first language)
I didnt get this movie when it first came out. It was so different than I expected that I didnt give it a chance. Now i love it and it's one of my favorites
I would actually be fine if it was just a movie about Lilo and Nani. It'd be a cool and really touchy concept, and most likely would bring me to more tears than this did. The only reason why I'm glad that it's not just about Lilo and her sister is because of how attached I am to Stitch.
I remember watching a treasers with Stitch jumping into other Disney animated films at movie previews show at WonderCon of the release year. The audience cheered when he pop into those movies.
I like this movie. Do I love it enough to consider it a favorite? Can't say I do, because some of the 2000s era Disney styles were kinda silly and the pacing was kind of inconsistent, at least for me, and they did get in the way of me calling it a very strong movie. But the biggest strength is, like Doug said, that Lilo and Nani's relationship is incredibly well portrayed. I really felt so sad for Nani as a young adult myself; her situation is just so understandable and she is tipped close to her boiling point so many times, yet I love how she loves her little sister and would do anything for her. Lilo was adorable and fun, but Nani for me was my favorite character. And Stitch... what more is there to say? He's crazy but incredibly lovable and cute, and he was both entertaining and relatable, which made him a great character to convey a very strong moral. Like I said, the pacing felt off quite a bit (some parts did feel rather rushed) and while Jumba and especially Pleakley could be very funny at times, they were also kind of eh at others, so the humor was also rather inconsistent and even somewhat lacking. The rest of the aliens were also not very interesting, and neither was their plot involving trying to capture Stitch (aside from some of the comedic moments, of course). But I will give this film mad props for its heart, especially with the sisters' relationship, and moments when it was funny. The line "Hello, Cobra Bubbles? Aliens are attacking my house" had me pissing my pants for two solid minutes. I don't know why, it's just probably the way she said it, plus the fact that someone has the name Cobra Bubbles. And I love the way Hawaiian culture was incorporated. The music, other than the Elvis songs, was just so beautiful! And the Elvis songs were used very well throughout the movie. So it is a very enjoyable film with a lot of heart, and while I wouldn't consider it a favorite, I will certainly love to watch it repeatedly.
Doug undersold Stitch. He plays a big part in the beautiful emotional story about family between Lilo and her sister. The side characters aren't bad either, don't let him give you that impression, though he obviously didn't mean to. There's 4 aliens, two of which are pretty funny and likable (think Timon and Pumba, but the dynamic is more bickering old married couple that met 2 days ago). Then there's this captain of a galactic police ship, he really clashes well with Stitch in the intro and as the last act's antagonist, you can tell just how much he disdains the little blue guy. There's also this alien chancellor lady who is like a small dose of sci-fi Prof. McGonagall in this movie.
As a kid who grew up in the same place, I LOVED this movie. It was so amazing to see my home be portrayed in a way that didn’t push the whole “Hawaiians sleep in grass huts and drink mai tais on the beach” And going back to watch it, it still remains pretty close to what it’s actually like growing up here. (They even used pidgin, which is always great in my book as long as it sounds authentic rather than California rip-off surfer talk) I also loved the family dynamic, how Nani was trying her best to fill in both roles of left behind, but still returning to how she’s Lilo’s sister, not mom and dad. How quirky Lilo was and how she came off strong to the people around her. I related to that so much, especially when I was younger and had issues trying to fit in! I loved Stitch, and looking back now you see so many details of him trying to fit in, but struggling with how he lost his identity as a being of mass destruction. His subtle reactions showing how smart he really is, but having to put that aside to learn to live in this family.
I have never realized the fact that me sister and I (excluding the dead parents) have a very similar relationship to Lilo and Nani. We both have our moments when we don't like each other but, when it comes down to it, we love each other and look out for each other. Doug, thank you for review this movie, your great man, just great.
I disagree about Stitch being bland and generic; I think he's actually a really complex character and highlights the conflict surrounding essentialism and existentialism. From an essentialistic point of view, Stitch seemed to literally have been created to be evil and destructive and have no compassion, and that this could never be changed and that he is destined to remain destructive because he was born like this. From an existentialistic point of view however, Stitch lives through his life and both observes and reacts to his environments and what he sees and experiences, and he realizes that Lilo treats him very kindly and that Nani and David are sympathetic towards him despite their initial skepticism towards him, so he therefore sees no reason to act evil and destructive towards them. He actually has a choice on how he wants to live his life, but he also doesn't really understand it or what his purpose in life is and how his personality can be since his instincts still tell him that he was created to be destructive. Yeah, it may seem pretty deep, but that's probably why this film is so appealing to adults as well; kids see a cute and mischievous alien that takes on the role as a dog while hiding from a couple of hunters, while the adults see a creature who is searching for his purpose in life.
Officer bubbles stole the show Lilo: 'Have you ever killed anyone?' Bubbles: 'We're getting off topic.' I just love how he doesn't say no and how he pulls the door open with ease despite it being nailed shut
If Hunchback of Notre Dame is my favorite Disney film, Lilo and Stitch is definitely #2. For years this was my go to Disney movie. Hunchback didn't achieve that until I was older. Again, the sci-fi stuff does it for me, and the way people can relate to the human characters is great for a Disney film at this time. This was maybe their last great movie before the downward spiral they took before the 2010 revival and Tangled came about. However, I do like Treasure Planet. That was an alright movie.
I absolutely adore this film!!!! Everything about this movie is perfect (maybe not the the aliens 100% of the time, but it's still up there) Lilo is amazing and I know that so many kids including myself related to her weirdness. I wish Disney would make another film similar to this.
The humor is great as well. When I watched it for the first time since I was a little kid, I actually laughed out loud many times. I’d forgotten what a deranged child Lilo was, and I just lost it when Bubbles walks into the room and Lilo reads a book about voodoo, puts the dolls into a pickle jar and shakes it, and then looks at him and says “My friends need to be punished…” I really love the part where there’s a scene where Lilo prays to a shooting star to send an angel to be her friend, then it cuts to this little monster crawling from the wreckage of a crashed spaceship and laughing maniacally.
"Lilo and Stitch" is a decent film. I kind like the part where the little girl is trying to connect with her older sister can be interesting as a family problem. Some other side aliens including Stitch (which became popular of putting him in each Disney animated films to spoof in each trailers) were good. Overall, a decent film, but cute.
Well, I personally love this film. I found the alien story pretty exciting and engaging, the relationship between Lilo and Nani really touching and beautiful, on top of the fact that the art style and atmosphere is some of my favorites from Disney In fact, it’s actually my favorite animated film of all time
"The alien is cute, I guess"
Understatement of the century there Doug.
No the understatement from Aliens in the Attic is.
I apologize if you don't understand the reference.
YOU GUESS!?, he’s adorable. I love the little guy
@@popperscore huh
Lilo means lost and Stitch is the "stitch" that puts the broken family back together
Wow. Nice subtlety.
...damn...never noticed that until now...
Sammyyam lol fuck You that’s awesome
@@donnelwaddledee965really
exactly
Sometimes I wonder if Doug sees a theme he's familiar with and immediately stops paying attention to the actual quality. Stitch was going through emotional stuff too, but he views him as just a generic alien doing the typical stuff.
There is a video of Doug, where he explains the difference between critics and audience.
Here he states that you, if you do it professional, see some tropes so often, in good, in bad in really bad, that it starts to annoy you...
This may be the reason...
Hmmm the problem I see ( or the problem he sees) is that the alien subplot is less interesting because it’s generic and more cartoony. And that is said in a story with a lot of have material and a realistic scenario. So it’s harder to take the alien subplot more seriously whenever it’s not that interesting
Yep, after watching nearly all of Doug's videos again, I have to say that's what he's doing.
When I watched Lilo & Stitch, I saw two different kind of spirits dealing with family abandonment/orphan/non-belonging trauma and all the subtle psychological effects and consequences. I saw something I lived and understood. Lilo & Stitch is the most important movie to me.
When Doug saw Lilo & Stitch, he was looking at "oh, this is the plot and scenario I am already familiar with" even though that wasn't true, and he wrote the movie off, and then when he DID watch it he only really saw those things. Doug doesn't *feel* movies very often unless they are completely abstract. : /
Like the "Lost" scene. Oh gawwww! Tugs at my heart every time.
He’s a critic
Remember what a critic is
They point out the bad and the nitpicks
Still hate Doug’s opinions though
I heavily disagree on Stitch being simply ok. He gains a very strong lesson by being a being that was created to simply destroy and cause havoc but learns that you don't have to be that and you can find your own way in life. I guess that is also the lesson from other characters like the Iron Giant but Stitch doesn't have amnesia like him and has the instinct to be destructive. I empathize so heavily with Stitch and I loved every second of this movie.
For the genetic experiment being evil at first story and learning that he can make his own choices and be good, I'd say that Stitch probably does that the best. Mewtwo from Pokemon gets really close to that and Shadow the Hedgehog from Sonic comes vaguely close, but no where near to the level of Stitch
You empathize with Stitch? How'd you get a destructive instinct?
"Ohana means family. Family means nobody gets left behind, or forgotten. This is my family. I found it all on my own. It's little, and broken, but still good. Yeah- still good."
I always tear up during this moment, no matter how many times I watch this movie
+tipstrack That's the theme of my wife and I.
+Nikodimos Triaridis Same tbh ;-;
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I can't take you seriously with a picture of Zone-tan getting cream squirted at her as your profile pic.
dude, I'm tearing up just from reading this line.....I have to rewatch this movie its so good!
This is my all time favorite Disney movie. Looking at it now, I don't agree with Doug that the alien stuff is the weak part. Stitch is cute and funny, sure, but the scenes focusing on him are just as deep and affecting as those focusing on Lilo and Nani. I mean, the scene where Jumba is talking about how Stitch literally has no purpose in life but to destroy, no family, "not even memories to turn to in the middle of the night". Gets me every single time. I don't wanna act like Doug is wrong for reading the movie the way he does, but I think removing the aliens from the movie would be doing the story a huge disservice.
EXACTLY. It's about two beings who are alone in their society. But then they find each other and things happen that they would have never expected. I was constantly thinking of this during the review and didn't understand why he didn't pick up on that aspect.
+TEC1 Did you know Lilo means "Lost" in hawaiian? I love that because it makes the title something like "Lost and Stitch" which I guess ties into the theme of lonely characters finding a family in each other.
+Diego Hache There are many hidden details like that in this film. Which is why it's so fantastic!
+The Ponderer i think Doug has watched so many movies that he berates anything that has been done before. Personally, I have not reached the stage in my life where I hate something simply because I have seen it done before. So Everything was perfect for me. The movie was simply perfect. Doug has one of the best analytic mind when it comes to reviews however, he emphasizes so much on originality and intelligence that occasionally, its execution gets overlooked. That does not make his claims any less valid but most people can enjoy movies a lot more easily than him for the fact that we do not care about originality that much.
I've watched quite a few movies in my admittedly short life, and to me an ideas execution trumps its originality every time.
who remembers stitch meeting Kim possible, American dragon Jake long, recess, and the proud family?
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*WHAT!?*
Fighterpilot555 these were actual episodes. Look them up.
+Tristan McQueen
OMG I remember those... back in the day that shit blew my mind :'D
I gotta look that up again now
+Tristan McQueen I do!!! :D
+Tristan McQueen I love those episodes
Having just seen 'Lilo and Stitch' again, I actually think this is one of the bona fide Disney greats, right up there with Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, Fantasia and The Lion King. Even if the sci-fi stuff is regarded as fairly standard, the humour, emotional turmoil and human relationships work so well that it elevates an already well-thought script. I kinda feel like Doug under-hypes Stitch a bit; this could have easily been an unlikable, horribly written character but he does grow on you.
I agree, Stitch could've been this annoying and psychotic asshole, but they write him as pretty adorable at times. This is my absolute favorite Disney movie, for the writing and personal attachments
+Emmett Brown Shrek isn't Disney, but it was made from the guy who brought us Some of the Disney movies like Lion king
+Emmett Brown Shrek isn't Disney...
I'm guessing what Emmett Brown means is that Lilo and Stitch, alone with Dreamworks' Shrek, was among the first family films of the early 2000s to show the "freak" or the "ugly" protagonist have a happy ending. And on that level, I do agree, it was quite new at the time.
Doug writes him off as he clearly isn't a fan of cutesy stuff.
Did, you know, lilo means lost?
so the movie is literally called lost and pulled together
epicanime009 you got that from Doug. In another video he mentions that
I remember the emotion the movie gave when Lilo was wishing for a friend and Nani lost her job. Literally. Awesome film
That's such an understatement, Doug. Stitch was more than a simple character. He was an alien created to cause havoc but, learns about the importance of love and family. Sorry but if the film was only based the two sisters, It would be boring.
As much as I love Stitch himself, his story was kind of a standard story. I don't mind watching a standard story, but keep in mind Doug watches movies for a living so he sees a lot of movies and seeing standard stories over and over again tends to be more of a peeve for reviewers than the general public-- because they have to watch that story over and over again rather than only watching standard stories when they chose to.
Lilo and Nani's situation of dealing with their lives and troubles with CPS is something really different and the movie makes every bit about them as interesting as the rest. For adults, such a movie would be very interesting because these were such well-done characters in such a believable and difficult situation. Remember, other things would have to be added to the pair to make the story last the whole movie's length-- Stitch was part of the difficulties that Lilo and Nani had through the middle and end of the movie, which is why I can't imagine the story without him myself and I think Doug underestimates that fact. There would have to be something to replace that.
But even assuming they made a slice of life story about the two sisters that worked for adults... I don't think there would be a way to market that towards kids and have kids be interested in it on its own. Stitch is that boy character, that action character, he's the one who keeps the kids attention. Again, I think Doug underestimates that. Maybe something better could've been done, but as an adult looking back on Lilo and Stich having been a fan as a child... I took completely different things out of that movie as an adult than I did as a child. As a child, Lilo and Stich interested me-- I sympathized with Lilo and with Stitch and the difficulties they both faced-- I wanted Stitch to stick around and learn the meaning of family, ect. As an adult, Lilo and Nani interested me-- I cared about Stitch only insofar as he effected their story-- and everything about him also effected their story. He lost Nani jobs, he made life difficult, the social worker didn't like his bad behaviour. And like Nani, I wanted him to improve or be gone for the sake of Nani and Lilo's relationship, rather than his own development.
TL;DR: I think the movie could've been good and interesting for adults if it was only about Nani and Lilo, but the demographic's interest was kept by Lilo and Stitch. And honestly, I think they had a good balance of kid-content and adult-content to keep the attention of both demographics to make it not just a critically good movie, but a successful one that kids and adults could enjoy equally.
Still not very original, though. In fact, it sounds a bit like a ripoff of the Iron Giant, which did basically the same thing even way better and more clever.
This movie wouldn't be the same without Chris Sanders. He created the characters and the story, and Disney let him make the movie the way he wanted it done. Glad that Disney allowed him this leeway, as this is a favourite of mine.
He as well as Dean Deblois are also the same people who created "How to Train Your Dragon." Both of these movies have main characters that have similar relationships.
Toothless was modeled after Stitch. They have similar faces.
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I cry every time I watch this movie. The characters are just so REAL. As well as Lilo and Nani, the investigator is to understanding and sympathetic and gives them so many chances and advice, and you can tell it broke his heart to have to tear the family apart. David (the sisters love interest) is goofy but not to an unrealistic level and their relationship just feels so real and supportive. Stitch may not seem to add much to the relationships, but he ends up pulling everyone together, gives Lilo a real friend. I'm crying as I write this.
The film was perfect for what it is.
He forgot to mention that this movie was a big success! It made over $145 million in the US (including Hawaii), $127 million everywhere else (especially Japan seeing how it was really successful there), and a grand total of almost 275 million bucks worldwide on an 80 million dollar budget. It also got great reviews by the critics and was nominated for an Oscar for Best Animated Feature (Ghibli's Spirited Away, one of Doug's favorite films won that award), won a Saturn Award for Best Animated Film and an Annie award for Daveigh Chase's performance of Lilo along with 9 nominations to name a few. It also got a ton of popularity with its attractions and shows at the Disney Parks, the direct to video sequels which are actually pretty good and its TV series that aired on Disney Channel, speaking of which, the funny thing about 2 out of the 3 DTV follow ups also serve as a pilot and a finale to the TV series. But even with that said, this was NOT the movie I wanted to see in the summer of 2002, I did see this movie in theaters and loved it, but the following weekend I went to see the Nickelodeon film, Hey Arnold The Movie, that was the movie I really wanted to see in theaters that summer.
God damn, I love this movie, but it was praised THAT much!? That's awesome
In Japan, it's REALLY popular, so much that they made an anime series called Stitch! This is the first anime to be produced by Disney Television Animation.
+Harry Shoemaker ...I'm gonna go check that out...right now...
+Pikachu Thirteen sav you self the time it's not that great
Deathpony45 Yeah, it's not that great compared to the original series but I like it.
I remember getting Lilo and Stitch as a Christmas present and not being happy because I thought it looked stupid. But I watched it and...I became obsessed and watched like 3 times a day for weeks lol Definately one of my favorites!
The thing is... if it wasn't for Stitch, Lilo and Nani could have very believably been separated, and there would no one who cared or was actually invested in keeping them together be happy about it. Stitch brought to them that was missing... an understanding of what they mean to each other. Sure, they are sisters, but sometimes that gets forgotten in the mix of Nani raising Lilo alone and keeping a job, while Lilo needs someone who she can trust and be friends with, that's not her sister, because... well sisters do get on each others nerves some-to_most of the time; it IS similar to real life and all.
Yet... while Stitch needed to learn not to destroy, he helped break the tension between the sisters (for the most part) and they come to a very good understanding... that beneath every problem they have, they are family, and they can't lose each other, otherwise they'd lose themselves as well.
Lilo might have saved Stitch from Aliens, but Stitch saved Lilo from a life of loneliness. It's a nice balance when you look past the mundane stuff that you see in other franchises. By focusing on what happened, or could have happened to these characters, and you see just how important it is to have something a bit crazy.
I honestly can't find the right words to express how deeply wonderful it is that Stitch AND Lilo became friends and were there for each other!!
Lilo and Stitch is one of my favorite Disney movies
GUYS OMG! i just watched this movie again and i can't believe how i've never noticed! maybe it's obvious, i just didn't pay enough attention to one scene.. but now i did and omg..
so Stitch was created to destroy, to be a monster and doesn't (i mean biologically) have a family. Then he listend about "Ohana means family and that means nobody is left behind" and really it impacts on him. And finally Jumba in one scene says "what must it be like to have nothing? not even memories to live in the middle of the night". He SURELY feels super lost and thus, alone. Well after that he finds that book of the ugly duckling, and feels very identified with him. Now this is the part i never catched, he goes to the forest. just as the little duck did, and sees in the book that he screams "i'm alone" so his family suddenly appears and now he is happy! SO Stitch starts doing that, expecting his family to show up... and he spends there all night waiting for it! not realizing that he already found a family and it's Lilo!
please don't kill me, maybe i'm the only person who didn't see it. but i just did and broke my heart.
And i THINK the Critic might have not noticed it either. cause it's definitely not "meh"
When I was a kid, this was my favorite movie. It's still one of my favorite family films. I admit it was mostly because I really liked Stitch. So when I saw Doug was reviewing this, I was scared that he was going to tear it apart. But when I did watch this video, it gave me a new appreciation for this movie. When I was little, I took for granted Lilo and her story arc. It's really something that you don't see in many movies. So now I appreciate both sides of the movie.
This is actually the only Disney movie that I can remember still crying from. The realistic stuff can really hit close to home but even the part when Stitch says he's lost is really heart wrenching. It's also the only tv series from a disney movie that I actually really liked because getting to see all the different experiments was fun.
This is probably my favorite Disney movie.
sorry guys but
*stitch voice*
Ahona means family, family means no one gets left behind. :'( I cried posting this do i need help?
Digi Tamer J I thought it was Ohana?
Samus7000 it is i mistyped
Digi Tamer J “This is my family. It’s little, and broken, but still good. Yeah, still good.” Omg I love this movie.
I think this movie has one of the most underrated song with hawaiin rollercoaster ride
I just bought Lilo & Stitch on Blu-Ray and watched it a few hours ago and this movie is a lot more depressing than i remember from my childhood. I relate to Lilo the most because i'm suffering of loneliness and social awkwardness just like Lilo before she met Stitch. And when Lilo was about to be taken away from Nani by Mr Bubbles (after Jumba blew up their house) it reminded of me when i had to spend 2 weeks in a hospital due to my depression. I give this movie an A+ for how mature the situations of this movie has
doug should've mentioned the teasers, as a kid i thought it was brilliant seeing stitch destroy all those grand moments from different disney cartoons
Haha, I remember that. That was awesome, it's not often that Disney has that much humor and self-irony.
This is my all time favorie Disney film.
Same but this is also my all time favorite movie in general as well. However, the very first Shrek movie is a VERY close second though.
This is my all time favorite Disney movie.
I love this movie! I did as a kid and I still love this movie as an adult.
This is one of my favorite childhood movies. I’ve seen this movie a countless number of times, and I still love it to this day. Great film, and most definitely one of Disney’s best in my opinion.
I remember this one line in this movie from the aliens but not exactly. It was like something about mosquitos and I remember it being really funny.
+Ben Albeyta "Look, a mosquito has chosen me as her perch!"
That one?
They thought that mosquitos were an endangered species because Cobra convinced them they were placed on Earth for preservation so that nobody would attack it.
TEC1 Yeah that one
Whatever the opinions of other people are, I will always remember Lilo and Stitch as one of the greatest Disney movies of all time!
I loved this movie, I used to watch this every Christmas.
This is one of the best animated Disney movies ever, change my mind
Whenever the critic starts with " I avoided this, but so many people told me to watch, so I watched it"... expect him to not like it. LOL.
I enjoyed this movie. It was cliched, but it had a lot of heart of it.
Well, technically this film has a villain: Captain Gantu wants to use Stitch for his own needs.
He was just getting his respect back really, since he failed to contain Stitch at the beginning of the movie. Though he did kidnap Lilo for no reason
in the movie, he was doing it since he was ordered to by the grand councilwoman.
in the tv show, he was doing it because he washired by hamsterveil, so more or less he wasn't a villain, just following orders/doing his job
I don't think he is really a villain. Although, he is a villain in the tv series.
Lilo and Stitch is up there as my favorite Disney movie. Both Lilo and Stitch represented parts of myself that I was struggling with when I first watched it.
I was the weird kid--the one who could name the bones in the body, the first to touch the sheep's heart for a bio demonstration, the one who just didn't _click._ I identified so much with Lilo-the big imagination, the weirdness, the emotions-and it was such a relief to see I might not be the only one like that. Stitch, likewise, represented my depression, loneliness, and self-doubt. I didn't feel like I belonged, and I struggled immensely with my family-especially because my father was mildly abusive. Again, seeing that an character was struggling with similar things brought me such relief and helped me understand that I wasn't alone in my struggles.
Am I the only person that got suckered into seeing this film because of the teasers?
Suckered? It was well worth it IMO.
I believe that a proper critic should have no preconceived notions on a film at all, but the nostalgia critic seems incapable of that. as far as this movie goes I loved everything about it....including the Elvis music and the fact that Elvis plays a huge part in the film, it's almost like he's actually a character instead of just background music.
+clericofchaos1 one could argue that the music in this movie is a character all its own
Undertaker9711 very true and I consider that a sign of excellent music.
+clericofchaos1 This isn't an NC review. It's just Doug being human.
Evan Peskoff this is definitely a NC review. otherwise it would be on the "doug just being human" channel.
clericofchaos1 Does it say Nostalgia Critic in the title? You may not be aware of this but NC is just a character Doug plays.
Whatever, the marketing for this movie was great! But yes Lilo is absolutely spot on.
GOOD LORD STITCH IS THE BEST DISNEY CHARACTER SINCE MICKEY DONALD AND GOOFY STITCH IS LOVE STITCH IS LIFE
One of my favorite Disney films of all-time. I was 8 when it came out so I was really into Stitch and all the alien and sci-fi stuff back then. But I didn't really care about Lilo or Nani or their relationship issues. But when I go back and watch the film now, I really, REALLY enjoy the latter. It's such a different and complex situation for Disney to explore. So my love for this film comes from half nostalgia for Stitch and the alien stuff I liked when I first saw the movie as a kid, and half from the relationship between Lilo and Nani. And when you put the two of them together, it makes something really special to me.
This is one of my favorite Disney movies, mainly cause i loved the show as a kid. This movie had 3 sequels, one was the pilot for the show, the other was the ending for it but the 3rd one was actually a direct sequel, returning to the style and substance of the first movie
I'm starting to see Doug's common theme for what consists for a "good Disney movie": something new. If it's not something new: it doesn't fit his standards. Truth be told, I don't judge Disney movies like that.
+Iftekhar Ahmed I think because he's seen so many. It's like what I thought of Star Wars. Have I seen this before, over and over again. But was it told in an interesting way, yes. I enjoyed it and it was good. Maybe because I watch wrestling too, but I have learn that everything is recycled from something else.
martyc909 But the thing is, so have I. Granted: I am not as much of a technical critic as Doug is, but not every Disney movie has to be an "innovator". Big Hero 6 was barely praised because he's "Seen the character archetypes before!". What a weak ass excuse!
Iftekhar Ahmed I think for most of us, we watch a movie once in a while, we pop it in and we enjoy. Doug seems to be someone who watches many movies, and for him he's reacting to a movie after he's watched so many others. Is it right or wrong, not sure. I was a huge fan of Lilo and Stitch, and Big Hero 6. In fact the night I saw Big Hero 6, I bought a Baymax for me..... I mean my son. Someone's opinion doesn't mean you enjoy the movie less, it just means that maybe the Nostalgia Critic has consumed too many movies over the years.
martyc909 Wow, I never thought of it from that perspective: cheers for the enlightenment! :)
+Iftekhar Ahmed i think Doug has watched so many movies that he berates anything that has been done before. Personally, I have not reached the stage in my life where I hate something simply because I have seen it done before. So Everything was perfect for me. The movie was simply perfect. Doug has one of the best analytic mind when it comes to reviews however, he emphasizes so much on originality and intelligence that occasionally, its execution gets overlooked. That does not make his claims any less valid but most people can enjoy movies a lot more easily than him for the fact that we do not care about originality that much.
"ABOMINATION!"
"Stupid head!"
The Stupid Head?:(
+The Poke'Saurus Stich says that before going to save lilo from Gantu
samantha gates I was quoting David from on of the other movies!
This is one of my absolutely FAVORITE movies from Disney. Love lilo, love stitch, love gantu! And the tv show was one of my favorites as a kid!
That’s kinda what Disney always does with their movies, they have deep, complex, mature themes wrapped within a seemingly bright, colorful, lighthearted story
One of the best Disney scenes is when Stitch is looking at Lilo's books. He looks at a couple, throws them to the side. Finds the atlas, sits down, is curious. Looks at it, rips out a page after a moment, then tosses it away. Finds the Ugly Duckling book, and is curious. He wants to learn more. He wakes Lilo up, excited, pointing to the pages, asking her what it means even though he doesn't have the words to say what he's feeling. She tells him. He thinks for a moment, takes the book, and lies in bed with it, settling down contentedly for the first time. Very little dialogue, all in Stitch's expressions and movements. I love it.
Doug mentioned in a top 10 list that this is one of his favorite Disney films.
I was so obsessed with this movie as a kid xD Still love it :D
need to watch this again i last watched it almost 10 years ago.
It's one of my favourite animated films :)
I love you Stitch. #Ohana
When Stitch said this line I knew this movie was perfect.
"This is my family. I found it. It's small and broken but it's good."
This movie is stunning. It's one of Disney's best work. I'm glad I rewatchwd it.
This movie was so endearingly cute. It's also how I fell back in love with Elvis's music.
So good Disney finally made again a sisters relationship in Frozen.
+Ana Luiza Rabelo true
Fun Fact: This is actually my favorite movie of all time. The first Shrek movie is a very close second though.
Another Fun Fact: According to my mother, this was the very first movie that I ever saw in a traditional movie theater. We didn't go to traditional movie theaters a lot when I was a kid (because it was so expensive) so for most 'new' movies we wanted to see, we either went to see them in drive-ins or just waited for the DVD/VHS to come out so we could rent/buy it.
Yet Another Fun Fact: For some reason, Stitch himself is stupidly popular in Japan and China (both the mainland and the greater areas). .Over there, he has gotten a ton of merchandise, a few theme park rides, and a few animated and comic spin-offs/sequels.
Fun Fact #4: In the vast majority of his appearances, Stitch is actually voiced by his creator, Chris Sanders. However, in the English dubs of Stitch! and Stitch & Ai, he's voiced by Ben Diskin, the English voice for Young Joseph Joestar so yes, this movie technically connects to JoJo's Bizarre Adventure in some fashion.
Fun Fact #5: Also, you could argue that this movie also has ties to Evangelion because Ben Diskin is the English voice actor for various characters in the Puyo Puyo franchise. Guess who else also does English voice work for the Puyo Puyo franchise? Spike Spencer, the English voice of Shinji Ikari in all of Evangelion (except for Netflix's terrible redub of the OG EVA TV show and movies which Ben Diskin also did voice work for)! He is the English voice for Ecolo who's voiced by Akira Ishida in the original Japanese version. The latter is the Japanese voice of Kaworu Nagisa (also from Evangelion) and Athrun Zala from Gundam SEED. In the Ocean dub of Gundam SEED/SEED Destiny, Athrun was voice by Sam Vincent, the voice of Double D/Edd from Ed, Edd, n, Eddy. So, in a way, this movie indirectly connects to JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Puyo Puyo, Evangelion, Gundam, and Ed, Edd, n Eddy.
This movie is my goddamn childhood
The only thing I hate about Lilo and Stitch is that the series ended in I wasn't even old enough to get into television and that jazz. I was still really young. I don't think it ran long enough. I mean. Look at Disney nowadays. Their shows tend to last at LEAST 3 seasons! Usually 4 seasons. Why did the Lilo and Stitch flame burn out so quickly?
This is my favorite Disney movie and I love the tv Show and the DVD sequels
My absolute favorite Disney movie of all time. I really want a small stitch plush right now.
Lilo and Stitch is my favorite Disney movie of all time!!! :D
I really love this movie. There was also a spin-off cartoon, about Lilo, Stitch, and the others hunting down aliens that land in Hawaii, but I dont remember if it was any good
It was a fantastic show. Give a rewatch, you'll be pleasantly surprised
As a kid, I didn't really care too much about the human characters, I really only cared about Stitch and spaceships because I was into sci-fi. To a certain degree, I'm still this way. As an adult though, I can really appreciate how different Lilo and Nani are and how serious Stitch's character arc is. This movie really makes me cry. I should get it on Blu-Ray.
One of my favorite Disney movie of all times. Excluding the whole alien part of the movie, this has to be one of the most realistic movies I've seen from Disney.
This is one of my favorite films from Disney.
Favorite Disney movie of all time
I really liked this movie when it first came out and I loved Lilo. But now that I have a 3 year old daughter, who seems to have a very similar personality as Lipo, I appreciate it even more! The family theme really gets me now that I have a family of my own. My daughter gets annoyed with me because I always squeeze her tight at the really emotional parts. Lol
I love Lilo and Stitch. I watched it over and over again.
No comment on Stitch's name being relevant to the plot? He helped keep Lilo's family, which was ripped apart from her parents' deaths, together? Stitch? Stitched together? No?
Alright then. :c
OMG! I never putted that together! Stitch, as stitching something, you sir just blew my mind. (i probably haven't noticed because english isn't my first language)
Also Lilo means lost
+TheGoldenDunsparce That explains his name!
I didnt get this movie when it first came out. It was so different than I expected that I didnt give it a chance. Now i love it and it's one of my favorites
I loved this movie, the sequels, and the show. (The ride at Disney world is scary though)
I would actually be fine if it was just a movie about Lilo and Nani. It'd be a cool and really touchy concept, and most likely would bring me to more tears than this did. The only reason why I'm glad that it's not just about Lilo and her sister is because of how attached I am to Stitch.
I remember watching a treasers with Stitch jumping into other Disney animated films at movie previews show at WonderCon of the release year. The audience cheered when he pop into those movies.
LOL the family drama is too real!! I love it! It hits you in the heart!
Still One of my Favorite Disney animated movies
I like this movie. Do I love it enough to consider it a favorite? Can't say I do, because some of the 2000s era Disney styles were kinda silly and the pacing was kind of inconsistent, at least for me, and they did get in the way of me calling it a very strong movie. But the biggest strength is, like Doug said, that Lilo and Nani's relationship is incredibly well portrayed. I really felt so sad for Nani as a young adult myself; her situation is just so understandable and she is tipped close to her boiling point so many times, yet I love how she loves her little sister and would do anything for her. Lilo was adorable and fun, but Nani for me was my favorite character. And Stitch... what more is there to say? He's crazy but incredibly lovable and cute, and he was both entertaining and relatable, which made him a great character to convey a very strong moral.
Like I said, the pacing felt off quite a bit (some parts did feel rather rushed) and while Jumba and especially Pleakley could be very funny at times, they were also kind of eh at others, so the humor was also rather inconsistent and even somewhat lacking. The rest of the aliens were also not very interesting, and neither was their plot involving trying to capture Stitch (aside from some of the comedic moments, of course). But I will give this film mad props for its heart, especially with the sisters' relationship, and moments when it was funny. The line "Hello, Cobra Bubbles? Aliens are attacking my house" had me pissing my pants for two solid minutes. I don't know why, it's just probably the way she said it, plus the fact that someone has the name Cobra Bubbles. And I love the way Hawaiian culture was incorporated. The music, other than the Elvis songs, was just so beautiful! And the Elvis songs were used very well throughout the movie. So it is a very enjoyable film with a lot of heart, and while I wouldn't consider it a favorite, I will certainly love to watch it repeatedly.
Doug undersold Stitch. He plays a big part in the beautiful emotional story about family between Lilo and her sister. The side characters aren't bad either, don't let him give you that impression, though he obviously didn't mean to. There's 4 aliens, two of which are pretty funny and likable (think Timon and Pumba, but the dynamic is more bickering old married couple that met 2 days ago). Then there's this captain of a galactic police ship, he really clashes well with Stitch in the intro and as the last act's antagonist, you can tell just how much he disdains the little blue guy. There's also this alien chancellor lady who is like a small dose of sci-fi Prof. McGonagall in this movie.
As a kid who grew up in the same place, I LOVED this movie. It was so amazing to see my home be portrayed in a way that didn’t push the whole “Hawaiians sleep in grass huts and drink mai tais on the beach” And going back to watch it, it still remains pretty close to what it’s actually like growing up here. (They even used pidgin, which is always great in my book as long as it sounds authentic rather than California rip-off surfer talk) I also loved the family dynamic, how Nani was trying her best to fill in both roles of left behind, but still returning to how she’s Lilo’s sister, not mom and dad. How quirky Lilo was and how she came off strong to the people around her. I related to that so much, especially when I was younger and had issues trying to fit in! I loved Stitch, and looking back now you see so many details of him trying to fit in, but struggling with how he lost his identity as a being of mass destruction. His subtle reactions showing how smart he really is, but having to put that aside to learn to live in this family.
I freaking loved this movie as a kid, and --while I hate to admit it-- I'd definitely will watch it again
I have never realized the fact that me sister and I (excluding the dead parents) have a very similar relationship to Lilo and Nani. We both have our moments when we don't like each other but, when it comes down to it, we love each other and look out for each other. Doug, thank you for review this movie, your great man, just great.
I disagree about Stitch being bland and generic; I think he's actually a really complex character and highlights the conflict surrounding essentialism and existentialism.
From an essentialistic point of view, Stitch seemed to literally have been created to be evil and destructive and have no compassion, and that this could never be changed and that he is destined to remain destructive because he was born like this. From an existentialistic point of view however, Stitch lives through his life and both observes and reacts to his environments and what he sees and experiences, and he realizes that Lilo treats him very kindly and that Nani and David are sympathetic towards him despite their initial skepticism towards him, so he therefore sees no reason to act evil and destructive towards them. He actually has a choice on how he wants to live his life, but he also doesn't really understand it or what his purpose in life is and how his personality can be since his instincts still tell him that he was created to be destructive.
Yeah, it may seem pretty deep, but that's probably why this film is so appealing to adults as well; kids see a cute and mischievous alien that takes on the role as a dog while hiding from a couple of hunters, while the adults see a creature who is searching for his purpose in life.
To me, the soundtrack was amazing 😄
My favorite Disney movie!
Stitch is the cutest Disney character of all time
Officer bubbles stole the show
Lilo: 'Have you ever killed anyone?'
Bubbles: 'We're getting off topic.'
I just love how he doesn't say no and how he pulls the door open with ease despite it being nailed shut
I loved this movie as a kid too
3:05, I disagree. I love the relationship between the human characters and Stitch
If Hunchback of Notre Dame is my favorite Disney film, Lilo and Stitch is definitely #2. For years this was my go to Disney movie. Hunchback didn't achieve that until I was older. Again, the sci-fi stuff does it for me, and the way people can relate to the human characters is great for a Disney film at this time. This was maybe their last great movie before the downward spiral they took before the 2010 revival and Tangled came about. However, I do like Treasure Planet. That was an alright movie.
I still love this movie
I will die for this movie ok and now stitch is like a Disney icon everyone knows this movie and a lot of people love it
I absolutely adore this film!!!! Everything about this movie is perfect (maybe not the the aliens 100% of the time, but it's still up there) Lilo is amazing and I know that so many kids including myself related to her weirdness. I wish Disney would make another film similar to this.
The humor is great as well. When I watched it for the first time since I was a little kid, I actually laughed out loud many times. I’d forgotten what a deranged child Lilo was, and I just lost it when Bubbles walks into the room and Lilo reads a book about voodoo, puts the dolls into a pickle jar and shakes it, and then looks at him and says “My friends need to be punished…”
I really love the part where there’s a scene where Lilo prays to a shooting star to send an angel to be her friend, then it cuts to this little monster crawling from the wreckage of a crashed spaceship and laughing maniacally.
"Lilo and Stitch" is a decent film. I kind like the part where the little girl is trying to connect with her older sister can be interesting as a family problem. Some other side aliens including Stitch (which became popular of putting him in each Disney animated films to spoof in each trailers) were good. Overall, a decent film, but cute.
I don’t you been Hawaii yet. Worth it to visit. It is my favourite.
I love how lilo takes pictures of tourists instead of them taking pictures of her... That's one aspect of the movie I find really smart and funny
Really love it when Disney takes a break from the fairy tale stuff and does something unique
Abel Mantor Yep. They've been doing that a lot more recently with movies like Bolt, Meet the Robinsons, Wreck it Ralph, and Zootopia.
He needs a full review.
Who's here because there's a new Nostalgia Critic episode on this movie?
Well, I personally love this film. I found the alien story pretty exciting and engaging, the relationship between Lilo and Nani really touching and beautiful, on top of the fact that the art style and atmosphere is some of my favorites from Disney
In fact, it’s actually my favorite animated film of all time
Me too. 🙂