Ohana does not mean what it once did-much like Disney as a whole

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Steve Bloom, Brad Garrett, Elio, Shirley Henderson, Harley Jessup, Zoe Saldaña, Anna Wolitzky, Yonas Kibreab, Remy Edgerly, Mary Alice Drumm, Rob Simonsen, Adrian Molina, Jameela Jamil, Madeline Sharafian, and Domee Shi in Elio (2025)

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Jason Scott Lee, Courtney B. Vance, Phillip J. Bartell, Mark Beltzman, Nigel Bluck, Todd Cherniawsky, Dean DeBlois, Zach Galifianakis, Amy Hill, Mike Mitchell, Don Nahaku, Chris Sanders, Dane Drewis, Darny Chau, Luis Pereira, Celeste Mercedes Smith-Mosqueda, Kaipo Dudoit, Mason Manuma, Adam Gerstel, Mia Adams, May Pieri, Hualalai Chung, Tumua Tuinei, Justin Martin, Karly McGowan, Christina Souza, Suzanne Green, Dan Lin, Maia Kealoha, Diana Seppelfrick, Raymond John Ramiro, Emery Hookano-Briel, Genesis Molina, Tiani Scott, Chansen Exzabe, Moanike'ala Scott, Jasmin Ella Mercado Domingo, Heinere Itchner, Jesus Kawaiaea-Benitez, Drew Naone, Stephen Hadhazi, Cassandra Kahoku'imo'imo Ainoa-Kanoho, Jessica Makua, Achiles Tafiti, Rudy Kapono Gaco, Raeyah Ibana-Tago, Arianna Jordan Ignacio Acidera, Sasha Lee, Lyanna Miyashiro, Charles Temanaha, Sapati Laloulu, Tyrone Temanaha, Kanoa Kala Kealoha, Chez Napualani Panui, Elle Hipa, Elizabeth Peterson, Naomi Baldomero, Leigh Uta, Aubrey Rose Madarang, Alexander David Johnson, Hannah Waddingham, Ashley Lambert, Faith Fay, Cesar Miramontes, Esera Tuaolo, Dan Romer, Nolan Hong, Billy Magnussen, Jonathan Eirich, Kym Miller, Dean Fleischer Camp, Judy Nguyen, Celia Kenney, Blake La Benz, Courtney Coleman, Skyler Bible, Isabelle Du, Alex Denney, Christian Yeung, Brandon Toma, Sydney Agudong, Stacey Rabut, Chris Kekaniokalani Bright, David Hekili Kenui Bell, Matt Duffy, Stephanie Lum, Mike Van Waes, and Tira Akina in Lilo & Stitch (2025)

Sometimes family isn't perfect. That doesn't mean they aren't good.

Chris Sanders and Maia Kealoha in Lilo & Stitch (2025)

Chris Sanders, Maia Kealoha, and Sydney Agudong in Lilo & Stitch (2025)

Chris Sanders and Sydney Agudong in Lilo & Stitch (2025)

Maia Kealoha at an event for Lilo & Stitch (2025)

Maia Kealoha

Sydney Agudong

Chris Sanders

Chris Kekaniokalani Bright

Mike Van Waes

A lonely Hawaiian girl befriends a runaway alien, helping to mend her fragmented family.

Dean Fleischer Camp

Lilo &amp; Stitch

Live-Action, Dead Soul

Let&apos;s start with this: the original &apos;Lilo &amp; Stitch&apos; is one of my favourite cartoons ever. It&apos;s pure magic - quirky, heartfelt, and beautifully weird in that way only early 2000s Disney could get away with. So when I heard there was a live-action remake in the works, I had cautious hope. But after sitting through this 2025 adaptation... I wish I&apos;d never seen it.

This remake is not nearly as good as the original. In fact, it barely feels like it&apos;s trying to be. Iconic moments have been cut or warped beyond recognition - smoothed over into something bland and safe. And don&apos;t get me started on Stitch himself - still voiced by Chris Sanders, yes, but it feels hollow without the wild energy that made him so lovable.

Some of the changes just make no sense. Characters are tweaked in ways that add nothing, and the emotional heart of the story - Lilo&apos;s grief, her loneliness, her oddball charm - has been neutered. The film is both rushed AND drags on, somehow managing to feel overstuffed and undercooked all at once. A true feat, if it wasn&apos;t so frustrating to watch.

Ultimately, it feels like a soulless cash grab. Another in a long line of Disney remakes that mistake visual fidelity for emotional resonance. It&apos;s got all the polish of a high-budget project, but none of the spirit. I didn&apos;t smile, I didn&apos;t cry - I just kept checking my watch.

Honestly? I&apos;m at the point where I won&apos;t even bother watching the live-action remake of Moana, or whatever else they&apos;re churning out next. I&apos;m so over the fakeness. These aren&apos;t love letters to our childhoods - they&apos;re boardroom products dressed up in nostalgia.

NO MORE. Let our animated classics stay classics. They don&apos;t need &quot;updating.&quot; They just need to be left alone.

&apos;Lilo &amp; Stitch&apos; is the story of a lonely Hawaiian girl and the fugitive alien who helps to mend her broken family.

Lilo &amp; Stitch - Trailer #1

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Let's start with this: the original 'Lilo & Stitch' is one of my favourite cartoons ever. It's pure magic - quirky, heartfelt, and beautifully weird in that way only early 2000s Disney could get away with. So when I heard there was a live-action remake in the works, I had cautious hope. But after sitting through this 2025 adaptation... I wish I'd never seen it.

This remake is not nearly as good as the original. In fact, it barely feels like it's trying to be. Iconic moments have been cut or warped beyond recognition - smoothed over into something bland and safe. And don't get me started on Stitch himself - still voiced by Chris Sanders, yes, but it feels hollow without the wild energy that made him so lovable.

Some of the changes just make no sense. Characters are tweaked in ways that add nothing, and the emotional heart of the story - Lilo's grief, her loneliness, her oddball charm - has been neutered. The film is both rushed AND drags on, somehow managing to feel overstuffed and undercooked all at once. A true feat, if it wasn't so frustrating to watch.

Ultimately, it feels like a soulless cash grab. Another in a long line of Disney remakes that mistake visual fidelity for emotional resonance. It's got all the polish of a high-budget project, but none of the spirit. I didn't smile, I didn't cry - I just kept checking my watch.

Honestly? I'm at the point where I won't even bother watching the live-action remake of Moana, or whatever else they're churning out next. I'm so over the fakeness. These aren't love letters to our childhoods - they're boardroom products dressed up in nostalgia.

NO MORE. Let our animated classics stay classics. They don't need "updating." They just need to be left alone.

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