Disney is back

Rating: 8/10 (24 April 2003)

After deciding to not see this movie in theaters due to several years of Disney summer release disappointments, I now feel bad that I did make the decision to rent the DVD when it came out because it truly is more in line with the quality animated films Disney used to make. Granted, a movie about a six limbed alien with bad manners did seem to be a pretty odd subject matter, I can honestly say that Disney hit a home run and left me "all shook up" Okay okay so I used an Elvis pun, but in reality this film used many elvis songs in its soundtrack which was very well utilized.
Setting the film in Hawaii with the beautiful scenery and almost magical atmosphere left me with a feeling that I was really in our 50th state. The opening sequence containing a very artistically done rendition of a Hawaiian hula dance left me spellbound and wanting to see more of this unusual animation style. My children (9-5) both enjoyed this film equally as much as I did and since we bought the DVD we have watched it many times.