Leroy & Stitch is more of a series finale to the Lilo & Stitch television series than a sequel to the first movie. The movie benefits from the original voice actors returning to reprise their roles. Leroy & Stitch is more action packed, but still teaches that "ohana" can mean "extended family" as well.
Disney tends to skimp on sequels, but Leroy & Stitch isn't that bad. There is an actual plot to the sequel. Any fan of the franchise will appreciate this movie. Basically, Dr. H?msterviel, with the help of Gantu, escapes prison and creates an army of an evil version of Stitch, Leroy. Surprisingly for a sci-fi, boy's type franchise, this movie also features the first real battle sequences and it is quite action packed. There is still a positive message in the end about family and teamwork, so the movie is still good for children.
The movie helps flesh out all the characters, especially experiment 625, who for more than 60 episodes and another movie never got a name. His position as the comic relief for Gantu was great the whole time, and because of the voice actor, Rob Paulsen, 625 is quite reminiscent of Yakko from Animaniacs, since Paulsen did the voices for both. He has the same dry wit and it works really well. Along with Paulsen, Tia Carrere, Chris Sanders, and Daveigh Chase all maintain a high voice acting quality.
The visuals and the sound are great, matching the original film. The one ding comes at the big battle sequence at the end. Instead of actually having all 626 experiments fighting, there were a lot of animation re-colorings and mirror image clones in the background to produce the effect of a lot of experiments fighting. We can blame that on budget. One of best bonuses from the movie is that it mentions who all 626 (or 627, depending on how often one watches the television show) experiments are. Although mostly by name, it helps create a canon if the franchise wants to continue. The DVD also comes with an episode of the television show, although the episode ("Link, Experiment 251") has no real connection to the movie.
Although Lilo is not mentioned in the title, she and Stitch are still the main characters. Like many Disney movies, there are a lot of morals learned about family, the continued learning of Hawaiian culture, a good soundtrack, and great visuals. Any fan of the Stitch series will love the movie, as well as fans of children's sci-fi or just Disney in general. For everyone else, it is suggested to watch the first movie, Lilo & Stitch, and make a decision from there.
Michael Pascua
Leroy & Stitch
Leroy & Stitch is more of a series finale to the Lilo & Stitch television series than a sequel to the first movie. The movie benefits from the original voice actors returning to reprise their roles. Leroy & Stitch is more action packed, but still teaches that "ohana" can mean "extended family" as well.
Disney tends to skimp on sequels, but Leroy & Stitch isn't that bad. There is an actual plot to the sequel. Any fan of the franchise will appreciate this movie. Basically, Dr. H?msterviel, with the help of Gantu, escapes prison and creates an army of an evil version of Stitch, Leroy. Surprisingly for a sci-fi, boy's type franchise, this movie also features the first real battle sequences and it is quite action packed. There is still a positive message in the end about family and teamwork, so the movie is still good for children.
The movie helps flesh out all the characters, especially experiment 625, who for more than 60 episodes and another movie never got a name. His position as the comic relief for Gantu was great the whole time, and because of the voice actor, Rob Paulsen, 625 is quite reminiscent of Yakko from Animaniacs, since Paulsen did the voices for both. He has the same dry wit and it works really well. Along with Paulsen, Tia Carrere, Chris Sanders, and Daveigh Chase all maintain a high voice acting quality.
The visuals and the sound are great, matching the original film. The one ding comes at the big battle sequence at the end. Instead of actually having all 626 experiments fighting, there were a lot of animation re-colorings and mirror image clones in the background to produce the effect of a lot of experiments fighting. We can blame that on budget. One of best bonuses from the movie is that it mentions who all 626 (or 627, depending on how often one watches the television show) experiments are. Although mostly by name, it helps create a canon if the franchise wants to continue. The DVD also comes with an episode of the television show, although the episode ("Link, Experiment 251") has no real connection to the movie.
Although Lilo is not mentioned in the title, she and Stitch are still the main characters. Like many Disney movies, there are a lot of morals learned about family, the continued learning of Hawaiian culture, a good soundtrack, and great visuals. Any fan of the Stitch series will love the movie, as well as fans of children's sci-fi or just Disney in general. For everyone else, it is suggested to watch the first movie, Lilo & Stitch, and make a decision from there.
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