Electrified_Voltage Released the year after Disney's 2002 animated feature, "Lilo & Stitch", this was the first of the direct-to-video sequels to that film, but it takes place after the third installment in the movie franchise, 2005's "Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch". "Stitch! The Movie" also came out just before the beginning of the spin off TV series, "Lilo & Stitch: The Series", which I haven't seen any episodes of (I've only seen a clip of one episode, featuring a guest voice provided by "Weird Al" Yankovic). I finally saw "Stitch Has a Glitch" just this month and it was basically a mixed blessing to me, unsurprisingly not as good as the original, which I thought was great when I first saw it and pretty good the second time. After seeing this 2003 "Lilo & Stitch" movie (the second one in order of release), I would say it is slightly weaker than the 2005 one.Dr. Jumba Jookiba, Agent Pleakley, and Stitch are all extraterrestrials now living on Earth with Lilo and Nani in Hawaii. However, Stitch was Jookiba's Experiment 626, which means that the evil scientist made 625 genetic experiments before him, and he happens to be secretly keeping them deactivated in a container! Gantu has been sent to Earth by Dr. Jacques Von Hämsterviel, Jookiba's quick-tempered former lab partner who is very rodent-like in appearance, to capture the experiments, so the ex-captain arrives in Hawaii, abducts Jookiba from the planet, and takes him to Von Hämsterviel for interrogation, so he will tell them where these experiments are! On Earth, Lilo and Stitch activate Experiment 221 in their attempts to save the captured scientist, but this creature escapes and starts going around Hawaii and causing power surges! Meanwhile, Experiment 625 has been taken with Dr. Jookiba, and is activated during his creator's interrogation. He proves to be a lot like 626, but is lazier and loves sandwiches.Even though I've never watched the "Lilo & Stitch" TV show, it appears some consider this direct-to-video release to be more like a pilot to that series, and I can believe that. Even though it has the word "movie" in the title, it feels more like a long episode of a children's cartoon show, and not very effective to me. There's lots of humour in this first "Lilo & Stitch" sequel, but I didn't usually find it very funny, and that includes the antics of Agent Pleakley for the most part, even though he certainly did make me laugh at times in the first film. It also appears that Dr. Jacques Von Hämsterviel is supposed be a comic relief, but he is even less funny here than Pleakley is, and the running gag with characters mispronouncing his name and another one with some comparing him to a gerbil instead of a hamster, both of which make him angry, are basically other examples of failed attempts at laughs in the film. The humour here is far from terrible, but it isn't usually above mediocre. The plot didn't seem to do much for me, either, even if it does get a little exciting near the end. Unlike the film which started the franchise, I didn't find any parts of "Stitch! The Movie" that touching.As another direct-to-video sequel to a Disney animated feature (one of the many which have been made since 1994's "The Return of Jafar", the first sequel to 1992's "Aladdin" and the first of Disney's direct-to-video sequel releases), it probably shouldn't surprise viewers if they find it to be bland compared to the theatrical original. Many fans of the 2002 traditionally animated Disney film could easily be disappointed by this first sequel to it, which can probably also be said about "Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch", even if it is a bit better than this middle film of the three. I haven't seen 2006's "Leroy & Stitch", so I don't know how that film compares, but I can certainly believe that it's also inferior to the original "Lilo & Stitch", just like the two films that came in between. Overall, "Stitch! The Movie" is basically harmless fluff which many kids could enjoy, but probably not as many adult Disney fans would like it.

GreenTeaHyuuga Personally, I think the movie could've been A LOT better. They made Pleakley act gay and Lilo didn't even wear a space suit when she went to space!!! The animation sucked and the characters moved weird. I ADORED Hamsterviel, though! ^_^ I just wanted to scoop the little bunny/gerbil up and hug him!!!!! Oh, yeah, and Lilo is a little witch with a capital B in the series! Just giving the cute little experiments to Gantu! WHAT A GEEK!!!!! This movie could've been a LOT better and it could've had WAY better animation. I just hope Lilo and Stitch 2 is better than this movie was. If it is, I'll be jumping around acting like a maniac even more obsessed with Lilo and Stitch as I am right now!!

DanMat6288 Sure it doesn't EXACTLY have as much of the warmth of the first movie, but it sure is funny!Stitch, Peakley, and Jumba are now living with Lilo and Nani. But no one knows that Jumba had brought his other expiriemts to Earth... ALL 625 OF THEM! (wouldn't people wonder why Stitch was named 626?)Jumba's ex-partner, Dr. Hamsterveil (Not Hamsterwheel, not Gerbal-like) and his hireling the ex-Captain Gantu know that. So Gantu captures Jumba to find out where they are, because he only finds expiriment 625's dehydrated pod. (Oh yeah. They're dehydrated for storage)Hamsterveil demands to the rest of the gang that they bring the other 624 as ransom for Jumba, though, awhile ago, Lilo and Stitch had activated expiriment 221, which they dubbed "Sparky".One of my favorite characters was 625. Hamsterveil thought that 625 would tourture Jumba into telling where the others are, because he has all the powers of Stitch... to his bitter disappointment "I AM IRKED!" and to our great humor, 625 may have all of Stitch's powers, but he is wise-cracking, lazy, and cowardly. But, on the other hand, he makes good sandwiches![END SPOILER]Oh, and another thing, Stitch doesn't want to give up his 625 "cousins". Remember "ohana"? "Ohana" means "family". "Family" means "Nobody gets left behind or forgotten."Okay, the series is going to be KIND OF like Pokiemon (sp?), but, actually, I hardly thought of it. Whenever it was going to the end of the movie, I thought, "Hm, gotta chatch 'em all? Sounds kind of like that show Pokemon." but then I forgot about it.[ANOTHER SPOILER (same instructions as before)]And I LOVE in the end when Peakley gets his hopes up that the Grand Councilwoman would take them home, then, like, a second later the ship takes off without them. "I'll go get the wig." HA! HA! HA![END SPOILER]Overall, I loved the movie, and can't wait to see what the TV show's like, it has the same basic idea as Pokemon, so I hear, but I know enough of Lilo and Stitch to know it has a WAY DIFFERENT additute about it.DanMat6288, the cartoon lover

ferris209 This movie was okay, but I feel that it lacks in comparison to the original Lilo & Stitch Movie. I am a HUGE fan of the orginal, becuase I love how obnoxious Stitch is. I also love the first one better becuase the movie seems to incorporate Stitch's awkwardess on earth. I just love the part where he dresses like Elvis and plays guitar. Stitch The Movie is a good effort, but it does not have the magic that the first has. Plus, the fact that this movie is only one hour seems to make one believe that there is money lost in buying the DVD. I gave Lilo and Stitch a 10, but I have to give Stitch The Movie a 5.