I knew that I wanted to revisit the original animated Lilo & Stitch (2002) before the new live action adaptation that is coming on May 23. I believe that I have only seen this animated Disney classic once, back in the early 2000s. I know that I did not go to the theater to see this, so it must have been on VHS.

With the new film coming, I pulled this film up on Disney + today to rewatch it. And I have to say that I really enjoyed this more than I remember liking it that first time.

The voice cast was great. The voice that I immediately recognized was that of David Ogden Stiers, who played Charles on MASH and had been one of the regular voice actors in several other Disney movies(such as Beauty and the Beast). Chris Sanders voiced Stitch while Daveigh Chase voiced Lilo. Other voices in this movie included Tia Carrere, Ving Rhames, Kevin McDonald, Zoe Caldwell, Jason Scott Lee, and Kevin Michael Richardson.

Lilo & Stitch is a fun movie with a great story and a powerful message of family and acceptance. It was short but well paced. I loved the use of the Elvis Presley catalogue of songs, which kept my toes tapping throughout the movie.

The animation style was traditional, but still worthy. The design of the alien characters are not my favorites as they feel fairly common. Honestly, the characters of Jumba and Pleakley remind me of the Muppets, not Kermit or Miss Piggy, but those Muppets that you would see in the background.

After seeing this film once again, I am looking forward to the live action remake more than I was before, which was the idea.