Jessica Fox

This is the superior version. It's held up much better than the Disney version in tone & characterization. I didn't realize how much Disney copied from this until I watched it again recently. It's clearly low budget & better for it. It doesn't rely on digital effects. The physical sets & stunt work helps the movie hold up visually over the past 20 years. It doesn't seem dated. They cut or shortened some of my favorite scenes from the book, but I understand why & they adjusted the plot well enough for it to still make sense. At least this version still has the twins, the dog, & Aunt Beast. The acting is decent, even though half the cast are children or lesser known actors. Overall, I wish they had continued on with this version of the story than rebooting it.

Ohana means family and family means no one gets left behind. Nani leaves Lilo at the end. Gantu is gone so Jumba is made into the big bad evil guy. Big, well-meaning Jumba is the bad guy! Pleakly is completely different. No wig. No dresses. I miss Auntie Pleakly & Uncle Jumba. There is no ohana in this movie. 1 star because Stitch looks good, I guess. And the actors do well enough with what they're given.

I got bored & put this on. It was released 5ish years ago & the CG is already dated. You can tell it was a 3D movie because they'll hold on some hideous spectacle for way too long. As a fan of Hellboy, the plot of this barely makes sense. There are stories from all over Hellboy & BPRD lore that don't go together squished into this movie. Why did they have to retell how he got here & get parts of it so wrong but stick so true to other things that don't really matter? Why is Baba Yaga involved? She did nothing to further the plot. Why the giants? I guess my main question is why was this even made? The original movie wasn't perfect, but at least it wasn't 8 plot lines stung together. Of course there's already a reboot being released soon (if not already). I really hope it's better.

It's half a story, first off. They fight creepy mannequins like an old episode of Doctor Who, for some reason. The main character is "attached" to Briar Rose, so when they're apart from each other, he "deteriorates" and passes out... but he has clearly spent most of his life not even knowing about the house she's in. So, he inherits the house, weird stuff is in the house (i.e. mannequins), there's no electricity, & it's falling apart. He has dreams that she's trapped in the house somewhere & he has to rescue her. Some lady is there (secondary love interest) because: plot reasons. She knows a creepy old guy that can solve all their problems, of course. They all get together with a tech dude that is snarky (naturally) and he runs an old text about main guy's family through a translation algorithm. Seems like Briar Rose is a virgin sacrifice for the devil & they have to find & save her.... so, they do. Spoilers: she's evil. They should have finished translating the text & they would have known. Now, she's gonna take over the world. End movie.