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Disney bids "aloha" to the Lilo & Stitch TV series with this made-for-DVD feature that captures all the warmth, quick wit, and mischievous exuberance of the franchise. All but one of the 625 unleashed genetic experiments seen in the original film have been captured, turned from bad to good, and given a place where each belongs. In sort of a reverse Wizard of Oz, a heartbroken Lilo (Daveigh Chase) must summon the "aloha" spirit and let her three friends -- Stitch, former evil genius Jumba (David Ogden Stiers), and self-proclaimed Earth expert Pleakley (Kevin McDonald) -- take their rightful places in the galaxy. But things get all shook up when Dr. Hamsterviel (still taking his outrageous accent from the taunting French knight in Monty Python and the Holy Grail) compels Jumba to create Leroy, who's just like Stitch, only red, and with "extra destructive capabilities." As with the earlier Stitch films, this new entry reinforces the concepts of family, friendship, and good karma ("rhetorical questions" are also instructively defined); Elvis is represented on the soundtrack with "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" and "Jailhouse Rock." As Lilo learns, it's hard to say goodbye, but it's harder to imagine Disney pulling the plug on such a popular member of the studio's "ohana" (family). Donald Liebenson

All Movie Guide

Walt Disney's beloved space alien finds that his adventure has only begin when Dr. Hamsterviel breaks out of prison and creates an army of evil Stitch twins in a nefarious attempt to overthrow the universe. Having been rewarded for capturing all 625 experiments by being allowed to choose precisely where they want to reside in the galaxy, Lilo, Stitch, Pleakley, and Jumba are soon troubled to discover that the devious Dr. Hamsterviel has escaped the confines of prison and forced Jumba to create Leroy -- a troublesome doppelganger of Stitch with an unquenchable appetite for destruction. When Dr. Hamsterviel begins to clone Leroy in hopes of creating a powerful army with which to rule the stars, Lilo, Stitch, and the rest of the gang must come together to conquer an enemy whose strength lies in numbers and defeat the dreaded doctor once and for all. Jason Buchanan

Product Details

• UPC: 786936298765
• Source: WALT DISNEY VIDEO
• Region Code: 1
• Time: 1:13:00
• Sales Rank: 20,163

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