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LILO
AND STITCH Disney has done as good a job as anyone over the years at telling contemporary fables and this is a movie that comes through with the old moral lessons and attributes that instill faith and love of family. There are also wonderful lessons on forgiveness and second chances. Review by Mike Furches |
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MPAA:
Rated PG
for mild sci-fi action. |
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CD
SOUNDTRACK  Lilo&
Stitch [SOUNDTRACK]~ Various Artists 1. Hawaiian Roller Coaster Ride - Mark Keali'i Ho'omalu & Kamehameha Schools Children's ChorusMusic 2. Stuck On You - Elvis PresleyMusic 3. Burning Love - WynonnaMusic 4. Suspicious Minds - Elvis PresleyMusic 5. Heartbreak Hotel - Elvis PresleyMusic 6. Devil In Disguise - Elvis Presley 7. He Mele No Lilo - Mark Keali'i Ho'omalu & Kamehameha Schools Children's Chorus 8. Hound Dog - Elvis Presley 9. Can't Help Falling In Love - Mark Keali'i Ho'omalu & Kamehameha Schools Children's Chorus 10. Stitch To The Rescue 11. You Can Never Belong 12. I'm Lost If you thought Stitch was a ball of fire, wait till you see your kids bobbing, bouncing, and breaking bad to this soundtrack. The kid/Elvis Presley connection is by now a known quantity (check out the many kid-specific compilations devoted to the King), and the songs selected here couldn't make better sense--"Stuck on You" sends 'em out on the living-room dance floor and serves as this shake-and-shimmy session's starter course; "Suspicious Minds" blows off its paranoia for packs of precocious lip-synchers; "Heartbreak Hotel" will have to adjust its check-out time; "Devil in Disguise"'s dips and swerves demand a full-tilt rock-out; and "Hound Dog" plants a seed of suspicion in your own mind: Was that song written for grown-ups? A couple of covers--Wynonna's throaty, work-you-up "Burning Love" and A*Teens' bubble-yummy "Can't Help Falling in Love"--keep the bobby-sox brigade cutting the carpet until a three-track slice of score returns us to a soundtrack state of mind. "Stitch to the Rescue," "You Can Never Belong," and "I'm Lost," from composer Alan Silvestri, race forward with snatches of danger, intrigue, and playfulness, stopping every so often for swells of hope and heavy-heartedness. But once Elvis leaves the building and Silvestri hits the lights, it's this record's two Hawaiian originals that hang back. Mark Keali'I Ho'omalu's "Hawaiian Roller Coaster Ride" and "He Mele No Lilo" sway with the gentleness of a grass skirt, heaping on a classic hula vibe that'll chase off any remaining ants in the pants of pork-chopless, pelvis-swiveling Elvis pretenders. --Tammy La Gorce 
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POSTER |
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poster available as of July 01, 2002
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BOOK  Lilo
& Stitch: Collected Stories from the Film's Creatorsby Hiro Clark Wakabayashi (Editor) 
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SYNOPSIS There's one in every family Combining
whimsical, unforgettable characters, an imaginative and offbeat story,
and colorful artistry, Walt Disney Pictures' delightful new animated
comedy, "Lilo and Stitch," tells a captivating tale of a
young girl's close encounter with the galaxy's most wanted extraterrestrial.
Lilo is a lonely Hawaiian girl who adopts a small ugly 'dog,' whom
she names Stitch. Stitch would be the perfect pet if he weren't in
reality a genetic experiment who has escaped from an alien planet
and crash-landed on Earth. Through her love, faith and unwavering
belief in "ohana" (the Hawaiian concept of family), Lilo
helps unlock Stitch’s heart and gives him the one thing he was
never designed to have – the ability to care for someone else.
With its lush tropical setting, unique sense of humor, and classic
songs by Elvis Presley, "Lilo and Stitch" promises to capture
imaginations everywhere. |
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 Review
by Mike Furches mike@furches.org Web site www.furches.org Mike is the Senior Pastor at United at the Cross Community Church in Wichita Kansas. United at the Cross is a church made up of individuals not often accepted in other churches. The church consists of former gang members, drug addicts, prostitutes and others. Mike also speaks nationally on various topics and is a freelance writer. To learn more about Mike and his ministry link onto www.furches.org. In the arts Mike has worked with top music artists such as Steppenwolf, Marshall Tucker Band, Kansas and has an active interest in film. Mike is pictured with his music band "Route 66." |
It seems like Disney turns out movies like rabbits turn out babies sometimes. There is almost always a decent push for the movies and every now and then we even get a classic tale with classic lessons. There are many who loved Shrek for its irreverence for the Disney genre and although the new Shrek is in production it wouldn't surprise me to see them poke a few more jabs at Disney, including Lilo and Stitch. Lilo and Stitch falls far short from the Disney magic that has occurred in the past but is still a movie worth taking the kids to. There are a couple of premises that will have some parents cringing but I found the reference's to aliens to be innocent enough. There is also one brief mention of evolution that the movie could have done without but despite these two areas I still found the movie enjoyable and one that contained valuable lessons. The premise of the film is that Stitch is a small alien created to bring about destruction. In that he has no potential for good he is doomed for eternal consequences including imprisonment. Meanwhile on earth there is a small girl named Lilo who is being raised by her big sister Nani. Nani is in constant conflict with her Social Worker who is making a determination as to whether or not Nani is capable of raising her younger sister. Lilo is a small child who is constantly in trouble and seeking attention in any way she can get it. It is after a visit from the social worker that Nani decides to take Lilo to the local animal shelter to adopt a puppy. Meanwhile back in space with Stitch being the destructive creature that he is he escapes from the space craft where is he doomed to spend eternity in prison. While escaping he destroys much of the space craft as well as numerous space ships that pursue him. In the process he crashes on earth where he is eventually picked up and placed in the animal shelter. It doesn't take a brain scientist to figure that these two, Lilo and Stitch will end up together. What pursues for the rest of the movie is a wonderful example of the importance of finding love and meaning. "Family Forever," is a concept that Lilo tries to instill in Stitch despite the fact that he continues to get them into more and more trouble. Disney has done as good a job as anyone over the years at telling contemporary fables and this is a movie that comes through with the old moral lessons and attributes that instill faith and love of family. There are also wonderful lessons on forgiveness and second chances. The movie offers up ample laughs for youngsters and enjoyable giggles for adults. The sound track, featuring almost all Elvis music, is enjoyable and fun to listen to and watch as Stitch takes on certain Elvis characteristics. There is an actual sub plot involved and the story is developed quite nicely to keep the adults attention. There are no noticeable big star voices in the film and the animation is quite weak by Disney standards. The story holds par and the music is worth the price of a matinee ticket. The lessons regarding forgiveness and the potential for people (or aliens) to change is also nicely told. One leaves the theater thinking about the need to love their family and at the same time provide opportunity to those who often get into trouble. As weak as parts of the movie are these are lessons that are nice to reinforce for children and for that matter adults. There should be ample opportunity to discuss these issues with your children after seeing this film. For that reason I would certainly recommend Lilo and Stitch, especially at a matinee or discount movie price. While falling short of typical Disney magic it still provides appropriate Disney moments. For the 6 little legs that Stitch gets around on I'll give a cautious 6 on a scale of 1-10 |
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