Product Details

• Actors: Zoe Caldwell, Tia Carrere, Kevin McDonald, Rob Paulsen, Ving Rhames
• Directors: Tony Craig, Roberts Gannaway
• Format: Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Walt Disney Video
• DVD Release Date: August 26, 2003
• Run Time: 64 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (83 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00005JMB3
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #15,660 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Stitch! The Movie" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

Disney sets a record for bringing out a direct-to-video sequel after the initial film. "Stitch: The Movie" arrives only a year after the enjoyable "Lilo & Stitch" played theaters and reunites the title character (otherwise known as Experiment 626) with his earth-bound family in the warm Hawaiian sun. The story has a nice set-up: since Stitch is Experiment 626, where are the first 625 invented by Dr. Jumba Jookiba? Odds are the island paradise will soon be spaceport central for many more aliens. As with other made-for-video Disney titles, the animation is not as complex or rich. This hurts this sequel even more since the original film had such a unique, pastel beauty. Unfortunately, the other elements of the film are just as flat. Even though most of the original voice cast returns, the entire production lacks the same spirit and charm, and the story's theme is recycled (get ready for more "Ohana means family"). On the plus side, the film starts with an Elvis Presley song ("Slicin' Sand") and is only 64 minutes long. The movie sets up the Disney TV series "The Adventures of Lilo & Stitch". "--Doug Thomas"

Customer Reviews

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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Come on people,it's not terrible at all!, December 6, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Stitch! The Movie (DVD)

Many big fans of the original claim that you shouldn't take one step into going near this one.But big Lilo and Stitch fans should definitely give this one a go.And they could turn out suprised,but this is suprisingly great stuff.Sure it's not as good as the first,but as a film in it's own right,everything here is spot on fantastic once again.The new villian,Dr.Hamsterwheel(Hamsterviel!It is Hamsterviel!!)is the greatest and most hilarious character I have seen in the way of animated gerbil like creations(I AM NOT GERBIL-LIKE,I AM HAMSTER-LIKE!).His accent is fanastic.His voice talent,Jeff Bennett,is fantastic.And his one-liners are incredible!Such as 'I AM IRKED!'at the disappointing sight of Experiment 625(also a new and hilarious character),'YOU THINK YOU'RE SO...PHONE BOOK,PHONE BOOK!!!',where he's starts a threat and discovers that Lilo is higher than he is,and finally,'I WASN'T REALLY GONNA CUT YOU IN HALF,IT WAS A JOKE!DIDN'T JUMBA PUT A FUNNY BONE IN YOU?',after Sparky saves Stitch and Lilo calls for help,then he get scared!It's brilliant!
Also many of the cast have stayed in to do just as well if not better,Daveigh Chase is amazing as Lilo once again,Stitch has a new problem finding his 'cousins',and Jumba and Pleakley are much,much funnier in this one!The only two downfalls are that the Elvis music has been cut short to just one song of his,'Slicin' Sand',which ain't his best,but at least Gareth Gates doesn't destroy another classic like last time,and Aloha,E Komo Mai,which you'll hear over the end credits,or before the start of the TV show,is one of the best songs I've heard in ages.So why is it not featured on the Island Favourites CD?Also this film could be a bit longer,I hate seeing Lilo and Stitch end,especially after only an hour or so,but I've heard rumours of a third film coming soon so keep me posted.
The plot of Stitch The Movie is good but doesn't always match up to it's expectations.First off,you only see 2 new experiments,625 and 221,so the rest of the excitement is left solely to the series.But there's all kinds of twists and turns here as a wonderful new adventure unfolds.
Overall Stitch The Movie may not look like much,but it's just as supremely entertaining as the original Lilo and Stitch,hitting all the right notes again,and keeping us all entertained until we found out the truth about the rumoured third movie.
So now I'm gonna stick this back in my DVD player and go make myself a sandwich!

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars disappointed, September 14, 2003

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chungjik "KP" (MN, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Stitch! The Movie (DVD)

While still enjoyable, this film lacked much of what made the original "Lilo and Stitch" movie enjoyable for adults as well as children.

The drawing was too simple and the film included very little music at all (especially compared to the first movie). Stitch's mischievious ways were almost totally reformed leaving Stitch more like a blue, six-legged, teddy bear. The sequel carried virtually none of the Hawaiin tradition from the first film. Also, the sequel paid very little attention to Lilo and her sister's family situation.

The sequel is an obvious rush job and an even more obvious segway (sp?) to the upcoming TV cartoon. It has a srong "Pokemon" feel to it ("Gotta catch em all") rather than the feel of the first "Lilo and "Stich" movie.

This movie could have been much better, however Disney chose to totally overkill the idea of Stitch's cousins and left out too much of the original characters' traits.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Cute Fun Movie for All True L&S Fans!, February 20, 2006

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J.E.F "Cartoon/Anime Lover" (The Land of Fuzzy Rabbits) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Stitch! The Movie (DVD)

This movie was not drawn/animated as well as the first and true 2nd movies, but it's not terrible as these other close-minded, picky reviewers say! Do you even think of how hard, how expensive, and how time-consuming it is to make beautifully animated movies such as the first Lilo and Stitch movie? You can't expect to get such great animation whenever you want! It takes a lot of work, time, and care to create such cartoons. (Also if they don't have money to make it extra special, it won't be- though it's hard to believe Disney can't afford anything...) So I wish others would stop whining about a movie not being perfectly animated, etc. Stop being so childish with 'GIMME-GIMME'! ('Gimme-Gimme' never gets!)

This movie is animated more like the series, which is still easy on the eyes and funny. It's more like what I call an 'episode-movie', not really a 'movie-movie' (such as the first one). What should really matter is wanting to see the characters in another great adventure and Hamsterville is a great new evil villian (more a true evil villian than Jumba). If you're a true not picky fan of L&S and company, you'll enjoy this movie. The storyline was fine and it's only real purpose was for Disney to make more money with their cartoon series following this movie advertisement. 625 other experiments does appear like Pokemon, but Disney most likely will not make a trading card game that requires over 600 cards to play the game. They're making enough money with the series, extra movies, and their limited edition pins plus artwork litho cels. I'm not a crazed Disney fan, but L&S (and Gargoyles!) is definitely fan-worthy.