*HE'S HILARIOUS!!* Lilo & Stitch (2002) | First Time Watching | (reaction/commentary/review) 

Sad fact, the song Nani sings to Lilo was originally composed by Her Royal Highness (HRH) Princess Liliuokalani in 1878 as a love song to her people,,, before the US locked her in her home and overthrew her land. She lost the people she loved, just as Nani was loosing Lilo

Btw, lilo’s parents died in a car accident during a storm. That’s why she brings pudge the fish a sandwich every so often. Remember, “pudge controls the weather.”

there are so many little details in the film .. for example in Nami's room you can see medals and trophies in the background indicating that she could have had a career as a surfer but after her parents died she had to give up surfing to care for Lilo .. or Pudge the fish is so important for Lilo because she believes he controls the weather and she wants to prevent it from raining/storming again so that no one has an accident like her parents did

This movie MAY be about an alien... but it's probably the REALEST animation Disney has ever made. There are whole breakdowns of this movie that will point out little details that will just BREAK YOUR SOUL. Nani giving up her highly successful surfing career to raise Lilo after the death of their parents?! I mean... just damn...

Pudge the fish controls the weather. The adults know what happened to Lilo's parents, which is why their expressions became hurt when she said it, and also why Lilo's reaction to a doubtful insult was so sudden and violent.

How can a little alien be so destructive yet so cute at the same time?

17:48 it's worth noting that Hawaii has a history of their culture in many ways being banned except for where it is being performed for turists, leaving the people there with all these "fake luaus" as Nani called it. Because of the way Hawaii was colonized, even now you can see the remains of what they did, and how for the sake of turists some places still are a more performative, fake version of hawaiian culture. For what i understand, that's why Nani says what she says; and more importantly, why the writers have her say what she says. It's a call out to a specific reality.

Sad fact: Lilo means Lost and she named him Stitch, meaning he healed her and put her back together again as she also did for him. 💔💔

I understand that you appreciated the silliness of the alien hijinks, but this is a movie that actually fascinates me way more with its realistic aspects. A nineteen-year-old kid suddenly elevated to single mom, unable to pursue her own passions if she wants what's left of her family to be able to stay together, trying like crazy to care for a pretty obviously neurodivergent and very young sister but completely unequipped to do so. Of course both sisters struggle with anger-that's what happens when you're scared because you're way out of your depth. There's a lot of poignancy to Lilo's loneliness, and she's one of the best drawn and most realistic small children in media, weird interests, conflation of an elevated vocabulary with a complete lack of understanding of higher nuances, violence and vulnerability all together. She's great. But it's Nani I relate to. The way "Mom" is so far beyond her, her desperation, fury, resentment, and tenderness all together and all at once. I didn't ever actually have to raise my sisters. But I remember what it's like to be more responsible for them than I should have been before I was ready to be.

5:35 so the whole thing about lilo taking pictures of tourists is a bit of a commentary about how disrespectful tourists can be towards native Hawaiians taking pictures of them like they are some tourist attraction

Nani is an amazing sister. She didn't tell Lilo not to give Pudge the fish a sandwich, just suggested an alternate when they didn't have peanut butter because she understands how important the ritual is for her (he controls the weather, their parents went for a drive in the rain and died). She has Lilo's photo's developed despite them being of the overweight tourists (there's a deleted scene that shows more of Lilo feeling like an outsider, how she's treated as a tourist commodity in her own home, so the taking of pictures could be seen as her taking back some of that power). Didn't let Lilo take blame for Nani getting fired. Let Lilo name Stitch Stitch, did the borrowed 2 dollars thing. The singing of Aloha 'Oe

The real villain of this movie: Pet Store Owner She put what she believed to be doggy roadkill in a cage with living dogs. What was the thought process there? Hey guys, I’m trying to cut costs here, so we’re gonna play zombie apocalypse! Here, eat your own kind! Pudge will have to eat tuna at some point!

Lilo thinks that pudge the fish controls the weather because the only day she did not feed him her parents died thats why its so important for her

Mint Chocolate Chip ice cream is the best! Lilo and Stitch shows that family can be broken, or "different", but once you are a part of a family you stick together, and no one gets left behind. And love is the tie that binds. This movie is just fun, and lovable all at the same time.

Originally Jumba's giant red ship was going to be a 747 large passanger plane, and it would be flying tightly between tall buildings, but then September 11th happened and they had to completely alter the scene to be what it is now.

I'm sure people answered but here, Lilo takes pictures of tourists because tourists are constantly taking pictures of everything else, his name is Stitch because Lilo's name essentially means mend.

Just realized you watched the original version. I dont know how many changes Disney did, but in newer version, Lilo doesn't hide inside the dishwasher, she hides in a weirdly edited drawer because disney didnt want kids hiding in them

Have you seen the Road to El Dorado? If not, you HAVE TO . Much recommended.

Hits harder when you realise Lilo means lost😩

Nani is the BEST big sister in the history . She loves lilo so much ❤

If you notice, when Stitch bites Gantu, he then asks if the bite is infected. Same thing happens with Mirtle when Lilo bit her, she asks her friends if the bite is infected. I just love the similarities both Lilo and Stitch have and the development both of them had in the movie!

Every time a reactor says that alien looks like piglet, I'm like, calm down, it's just a cartoon pig-like alien. However, given the blue tigger at 4:14 I'm now inclined to think the resemblance is intentional.

The way you keep calling Stitch "So cute" is itself kinda cute, ngl 😄 That little "Eh!" you imitated Stitch with, was so on point!

10:46 HOLY CRAP IT"S NOT THE DISNEY+ VERSION!?!?!? In that version the dryer was replace with a random side table with a pizza box. Which really makes no sense since the reason Nani figured out Lilo was hidden in there was because she hears the dryer door close

I love how before the movie came out, the ads for it involved Stitch terrorizing other disney movies and getting the girls 😂

This movie is near and dear to my heart because my mother's side of the family is from Kauai where this takes place and there are real places that have murals to honor the movie. I still live in Hawaii and I will forever love this movie. There are so many small things like Lilo wanting to control the weather through feeding Pudge because of how her parents died. Nani has trophies from surfing and she gave it up to raise Lilo. How Lilo and stitch both bite someone. It's so good. Aloha from Hawaii! 🌺

Funnily enough, I would say that this movie is the most grounded in reality. Not an epic tale, but just the very human struggle of a young woman, on the brink of Adulthood who suddenly lost everything and now has to find a way to make her new life work and a young girl who has to cope with a worldshift so monumental, she is barely ble to comprehend it. If you thin about it for a Moment, Nani is _18._ Imagine being on the cusp of Adulthood, thinking about maybe going to college, maybe even going to the mainland, what will your future be, what job would you take - and than, suddenly it is all ripped away. Your parents re dead, you have to organise a friggin _funeral_ for them, you have to understand wills and bills and how to run a household, you have to find a job _and_ you find yourself as the sole custodian of your much younger sibling, effectively making you a the single mother of a 6 year old at _18._ Your younger sibling is clearly traumatized in her own way, lashing out, starting fights, being ostrazised by others, but you can't help her, because you didn't even ahve time to deal with your _own_ traume, much less hers. YOu strat working low paying tourist traps, just to keep the lights on and pray that you'll make it through tomorrow. And that isn't even mentioning the fact that they are Indeginous Hawaiians having their family ripped even further apart by the American Government which comes with a whole _host_ of cultural and historical baggage (Since I haven't watched the reaction yet, I do not know if you know this, but the Song that Nani sings to Lilo "Aloha'Oe" is a song written by Queen Lili'ukoalani, the Last Queen of Hawaii as a farewell to the freedom of her people as she had no choice but to sign papers that but it under the jusritiction of the American government, after they had manouvered for years to make Hawaii economically dependend on them to force this exact scenario)

Cool fact: Tia Carrere, who plays Nani, is a singer/actor who is actually Hawaiian. This was her first time playing the correct race; as she's played others race types in other projects

Loved this reaction! The reason Lilo takes photos of tourists is given more context when you look at a deleted scene. In the deleted scene, tourists ask her if she speaks english and treats her like a tourist attraction, as they often do to this day against the indigenous hawaiians. So it's implied that she takes the photos as a form of like, 'revenge' or just a way of treating them how they treat her!

It’s been said that Lilo was the first Disney character on the Autism spectrum

It comes across as strange that Lilo is so frantic about giving Pudge the fish a sandwich at the beginning, but it's actually extremely sad because she says she believes Pudge controls the weather. We later find out her parents died in a car accident in the rain so we now know she feels she has to keep that fish happy to keep people safe 😢

Ooooh, its the unedited version where she still hides in the dryer 👀 😂

Oh my god, this has been in my head as one of the top movies I've wanted you to watch because you're so emotionally intelligent/attuned/sensitive and would love the adorable complexities of these characters and situations. (Plus you're already making your way through classic animated Disney films, so it fits perfectly!)

You asked why Lilo names him Stitch... Well 1st you have to know that "lilo" means "lost/separated from", which makes it seem weird her parents named her that, but they probably just liked the sound of it. It's simple but rolls off the tongue easily & sounds pretty to the ear. So Lilo at the age of 8 certainly has been told at some point the meaning of her name & it's in her subconcious. When the movie starts you can tell it's only been months since the parents died, as both sisters are still adjusting. Lilo feels lost & unsure & angry due to that. As Nani tells her, others treat her "differently" because they don't know what to say to a grieving angry child. What platitude is going to make sense to an orphaned 8 yr old? That makes them uncomfortable & they withdraw, leaving her to be bullied by the classmate that has money. Lilo isn't thinking about it too deliberately, but as you see in her wish prayer she's aware she needs a friend that will help her put her life with her sister back together, make her feel stronger. She's depressed, scared Nani or someone else she cares about will die in another accident, & Nani is so stressed. They need to be "stitched" back into a whole family, & maybe adding a new member will help. The "lost" theme also applies to many in the story if you stop to think about it.

Stitch is the cutest 🥺

That speech Stitch gives the Grand Councilwoman gets me every time: "This is my family. I found it all....on .... my own. It's little and broken, but still good. (looks back at Nani and Lilo) Yeah....still good." 🥺😭 Also, to answer a question on how David "spit" fire that I've seen a few times in other reactions: Fire dancers drink (but most importantly, don't swallow) either straight alcohol, kerosene or paraffin lamp oil from a bottle and spit it out onto the flame to make it erupt, so that's most likely what he used.

Such an underrated movie! Hope you enjoyed it @10:48 Fun fact: In later releases, they replaced the dryer door with a pizza box cause they didn’t want kids to mimic locking themselves in there

Since so many people below have left such great comments about the deeper meanings of this movie and family and Hawaiian culture, I'll just toss in a fun Easter Egg in case nobody else has left it yet -- in the scene where Lilo is showing Nani that Stitch can play the record through his mouth, on the wall behind Nani you can see the stylized Chinese movie poster for "Mulan" next to Nani's surf trophies and pictures!

this is my fav disney movie!!! I feel like most people do not realize what a tearjerker it is based on the silly concept

The 911 attacks almost made this impossible to release and that's such a crazy detail about the movie

I named my two cats Lilo and Stitch (he’s got extra digits). This movie is one of a kind just like Stitch.

This movie is one of the most underrated movies of all time in my opinion. I almost start sobbing every time I watch it when Nani sings to Lilo and Lilo tells Stich she’ll remember him 😢 It has way more emotional depth than it has any reason to.

Fun (?) Fact: originally the chase between Gantu and Jumba would take place amidst a city, with them flying a Boeing 737, but during production 9/11 happened, so they had to re-do it all with the spaceship and in the middle of nowhere. Sad Fact: the reason Lilo gave Pudge the Fish the PB Sandwich, as you surely recall, was because he controlled the weather... her parents died during a thunderstorm in a car accident. Lilo was making sure, in her own way, that wouldn't happen again, presumably to Nani...

10:48 I'm so happy that you're watching the original version where Lilo hides in the dryer...

When i was younger people called me Lilo and i used to be annoyed with it lol I think they said it as an insult but idc now cause i think its cute

*watching the intro that this might be a light hearted film* Ummm sure……😅

When this movie came out we were doing a gymnastics routine to Hawaiian songs. I wouldn’t shut my mouth about Hawaiian rollercoaster ride! Lmao They ended up changing the song so I would be quiet lol it actually worked with the routine wonderfully:)

After 9/11/01, my family drove to Walt Disney World for Fall Break. The tragic event was still extremely fresh, and I suspect that people feared theme parks would be attacked next. As such, there were not very many people in attendance, allowing for such things like getting off a ride and going immediately back on because there were very short lines and the restaurants weren't very crowded so normal conversations could be heard. I have not returned and have no intention of it, not because it was sad from 9/11, but because it'll never be that not-crowded again. At the time, there was a workshop showing off the current movie in production. It was "Lilo and Stitch." I'll always remember that and associate it with those times.

Yes!! Lilo & Stitch. Best music ever in this film. Elvis Presley. ❤❤

I applaud you for not being instantly exasperated at the Grand Council Woman calling Jumba and Pleakley (twice) with expectations of them having already caught Stitch/626 as many other reactors have, who basically respond with a 'just chill, lady' attitude, not really seeing the situation from her perspective, which is not great. To her, the mission, which from where she stands is basically a lit matchstick thrown in a fireworks factory, really should have been over and done with by now, the reason she made that bargain with Jumba was precisely because he could capture the destructive 626 quickly and quietly, and the longer he remained on the loose, the greater the risk of the "mass mayhem and planet-wide panic" they'd been trying to avoid from the start, let alone the fact that she had to but her faith/trust in the evil genius that created the problematic experiment in the first place, with only a nervous-looking Earth 'expert' to keep him in line if want more Lilo and Stitch, I would highly recommend the follow-up movies and tv series, in chronological order: Lilo and Stitch 2: Stitch has a Glitch (or just Lilo and Stitch 2, depending on where you are I guess) Stitch! The Movie (basically the start of the cartoon series) Lilo and Stitch The Series Leroy and Stitch (basically the series conclusion)

i work at a dog boarding/daycare place and we've got a regular who's a brindle french bulldog named stitch. i will say, the namesake is very apt lol

Man, I haven't seen this movie in a long time and kinda forgot how great it is. Don't get me wrong, I remember it being wonderful... but I guess what I'm trying to say is; thank you for reminding me of it. It's AMAZING!

watching this movie as a kid is almost certainly what gave me my love for found family stories! i've always loved how the aliens, stitch, david, and the sisters became a little family unit during and after the events of this movie. it's so pure!

Seriously! Nani should date David, marry him, then the situation with Lilo and the social worker would be so much easier.

The neuro divergent queen Lilo!

This is my husband’s favorite movie.

I love Nani and David they are really over looked especially Nani as is implied that she was very good a surfing’s from all the trophies and from what is shown she’s like 19 and is now having to parent lilo

I googled what Stitch said that was so naughty, this is what he said "I have a burning sensation in my rear-end"

Grew up watching this and love it and the second movie plus the original TV series that lead up to the third movie called Leroy and stitch

I ❤ Lilo and Stitch٫ it's one of my sister's favorite movies lmao 😂😂😂

My favorite Disney movie ever!!! This one's for the weird kids.

I absolutely love this movie and do a pretty good lilo impression. Stitch stitches their family back together!! ❤️

This is my favorite Disney movie! 😊The soundtrack is great and Stitch is adorable and hilarious!

Yes! Am underrated classic!❤ me and my sister are obsessed with Stitch! I love this movie so much! Thank you for reacting to it

I love that Lilo didn't question how he was riding the bike so fast & making it around the island stupid fast

No way you laughed almost in sync with Stitch when he came out of the crash!!!!

I had a Miniature Schnauzer for 15 years He looked just like Stitch, but black and white instead of blue Their mannerisms were similar too

I saw this when I was younger, but it kind of went over my head and somehow I didn't connect with it despite being in somewhat similar situation (while my parents were alive, it was my sisters that really raised me). I find it very emotional now and can connect with it better.

ive been binging ur videos for the past few days and i cant get over how perceptive u are w everything u watch!! so refreshing when most reaction youtubers just.. dont understand anything they watch lol. rly love ur reactions keep em coming

Holy shit you got the unedited version!? In the original Lilo climbs into a clothes dryer but was later edited to a table and pizza box due to a rash of kids crawling into them and getting hurt from them being turned on.

#2 favorite Disney movie (after Tangled)

Lilo is the girl character energy we need today. Just uniquely herself with legit flaws not just adorkable quirks. She just feels so much like a specific kid you could know with her own fixations and priorities.

One of my all-time favorites Even though I don't think it's technically part of the Disney Renaissance And one of the only reasons that a lot of gen z can sing any good songs. 😂

You HAVE TO watch the sequels to this movie: Stitch (which is like a pilot for the tv show), Lilo and Stitch: the TV Series, Lilo and Stitch 2 (takes place during tht tv series), and Leroy and Stitch (basically a finale for the tv series)

Lilo and Stitch was released in 2002. This was a big year for the girl who did the voice work for Lilo. This movie was a big box office hit, she was an actress playing a key character in another hit film released in 2002: She was the evil girl, Samara (the demon girl who crawled out of the television) in The Ring.

If you want some really good Disney Animation, I highly recommend Princess and the Frog if you haven't seen it

Nani = prettiest Disney character imo.

Mint chocolate chip ice cream tastes like frozen thin mint girl scout cookies to me.

This show actually birthed a whole series and several specials involving further adventures of the characters. Most notably it's revealed that since Stitch is 'Experiment 626', Jumba has a container holding dormant capsuls containing the other 625 creature creations he's made over the years. Each with different powers and abilities. And when the capsules are scattered across the island Lilo is charged with finding them all and giving them homes and a purpose.

I’ve been loving your Disney reactions! This is an amazing movie!

I had completely forgotten about Lilo and Stich glad you didn’t.

The way you nailed the impression of Stitch going "eh" at 32:35... that was so adorable 😂

Originally, Stitch, Jumba, Nani and Pleakley was going to hijack a Boeng 747 to chase Captain Gantu and the chase was going to going through the capitol of the island but then 9/11 happened which forced Chris Sanders and the others to change the 747 into Jumba's ship and change the setting among the mountains of the island (plus having the ice cream guy gag be set near a river, showing that his ice cream isn't safe anywhere) and adding the bit where Jumba reveals his ship. This happened late in production, just half a year before the movie's release in 2002.

Lilo & Stitch is one of my favorite Disney animated movies. Stitch is my favorite alien. 👽

You should do Brother Bear. It's another old one about siblings. I love it.

if I remember right, the voice of Stitch is the director. they made a couple of movies after this as well as a series. Stitch is number 626....which means there are 625 other versions.

Yes! I literally was just hoping you'd watch this movie. I stumbled across your channel recently from the Spirit movie. And I've been coming back ever since. I love when you watch the older classics. I think one odd one you should watch is Chicken Run. Came out like a month before I was born in 1998 Monsters Inc and Shrek are also great films! Hope to see them on your channel someday too. Love your genuinenes. Reactions and sharing something I love Oh and Night at the Museum

Lilo & Stitch is the first of the new Disney movies as Lilo is pudgy and before this movie Disney had impossibly thin people. It's quite interesting to think about it. After this movie Disney went with much more realistic people.

“Oh no, the mint ice cream!” Me thinking: hah, welcome to THAT gag🍦👏🏼

I love that Bubbles just casually saved the world once.

“Do you know what Tuna is?” “Fish?” “IT’S FISH! If I gave Pudge Tuna, I’d be an abomination!” lol, Lilo. Cracks me up every time! 🤣

Awesome reaction of my favorite Disney movie!!!!!!😊😊😊😊😊😊

Yaaaaaaay!! One of my absolute favorites

In the LIlo and Stitch TV series, that ice cream tourist never gets his ice cream.

When Lilo tells Stitch about her parents and then asks him "What happened to yours?" The LOOK on his face, knowing he doesn't even know / think he has any, so sad.

Its crazy how 9/11 effected so many movies. There were originally flying through the city but it was changed last minute to the mountains

A piece of trivia I don't see mentioned yet; The final chase sequence originally involved a hijacked earth airplane, but after 9/11 they quickly overlaid it with a spaceship before release.

When this movie came out my best friend went through a really hard breakup with her fiancé. A couple of times I had to stop her from unaliving herself, and it usually consisted of me putting her in my car and going to the theater to watch this movie. It got her through hard times and gave us some good memories in a dark time.

Lilo & Stitch is my second favorite Disney film. Stitch is such a great character and the movie has so many funny and moving moments that are still effective after many watches.

Seriously, how has this guy not seen any major films in his life?