Pun Salad

Okay, I realize this (like so many commercial offerings these days) is one more effort to squeeze some more cash out of people who recall enjoying an original creative product. And it may work for Disney. There was an article in the WSJ yesterday about it: Why Disney’s ‘Lilo & Stitch’ Is Set to Beat ‘Mission: Impossible’ at the Box Office (gifted link).

And, hey, it worked for me. In fact, I splurged for the 3-D glasses. (Consumer note: if you've been unimpressed by 3-D movies in the past, I doubt you'll be impressed here.)

I usually do a plot summary, so here you go: Stitch is a creation of an alien mad scientist, a weapon of war. So dangerous, he's marked for destruction by the alien government. But he's also resourceful and smart, escaping his keepers' clutches, hijacking a small spaceship, crash-landing on Earth. Specifically, Hawaii, where he decides to hide out by getting adopted by cute-as-a-button six-year-old Lilo, an orphan living with her equally orphaned sister, in an unstable living situation. The aliens send an inept undercover team to recover Stitch. Merry mayhem ensues.

There are numerous differences between the old animation and this new movie, including one biggie: Stitch really should be more afraid of water than he is.