A great time in the cinema!

Rating: 8/10 (4 July 2002)

First of all I have to admit that I am a very big fan of Disney movies but true, they somehow have lost their magic in recent years - "Emperor's New Groove" was great but in a very unlike Disney way and it's probably the funniest movie by them. Now, "Lilo & Stitch" is somehow a mix between the radical humour of "Groove" and their classic family stories - and it worked great!
We had a great time in the cinema watching "Lilo & Stitch" and Stitch is for sure one of my favorite Disney characters ever! He's violent yet funny, he's angry but at the same time cute and lovable. Lilo is in some way in the same situation and they both look for a family. The science fiction sequences aren't very prominent in the movie and I think this is a good decision.
Technically the film is - as all other Disney movies - top notch. It's not revolutionary, in fact they didn't try to have any technical breaktroughs with this film and invested more time into the characterizations. Again, great choice! The watercolour backgrounds give a very unique and refreshing look!
Overall this is an almost perfect movie which can be seen by kids and adults alike. Kids won't be scared by the aliens and adults will get off on the great humour - watch for some cool movie refrences!