Lilo & Stitch 2-Disc Big Wave Edition 3/24/09

[SpringHeelJack]

Jam!? What kind of crap is that? I mean of all the bread spreadings you could smear on yourself you choose jam over peanut butter or cheese wiz?

Cheez Whiz? Mary, what kind of homo are you?

[ajmrowland]

Jam!? What kind of crap is that? I mean of all the bread spreadings you could smear on yourself you choose jam over peanut butter or cheese wiz?

Cheez Whiz? Mary, what kind of homo are you?

Apparently, the cheese-loving kind.

[SpringHeelJack]

If he were cheese-loving, he'd use legitimate cheese, not cheap plastic knock-off in a jar.

[Flanger-Hanger]

If he were cheese-loving, he'd use legitimate cheese, not cheap plastic knock-off in a jar.

Ya 'cause it's so easy to spread a block of the stuff on yourself, right?

I actually very much dislike the idea of spreading any food on your body, for sexual purposes or not. Whip cream, jelly, you name it, I think it's gross.

[ajmrowland]

I watched the film again and the bonuses. The documentary's still pretty dry, but is at least interesting enough to watch.

[Goliath]

I watched the film again and the bonuses. The documentary's still pretty dry, but is at least interesting enough to watch.

Dry? I found it extremely lively, compared to other Disney documentaries. For one, there's the homevideo-look that comes from filming the people doing their everyday things (driving, hiking, fishing etc.) that makes it seem more spontaneous. And then there's the funny "useless" bits where nothing that has anything to do with the film is discussed, like Chris Sanders playing with his breakfast in Germany.

[ajmrowland]

^It lacked a proper intro, and was mostly talking heads without much footage of actual behind-the-scenes goings on. It hardly even had music, and at least that would've made me more interested.

[gardener14]

I'm in the middle of watching the new Lilo and Stitch set...it's taking me a while, but that's a good thing. There is just so much to watch. I assume this set was compiled several years ago when it was first announced, and I wish Disney would continue to make fabulous sets like this today. The bonus features and behind the scenes info is far better than most releases, and even more encompassing then the recent Platinum titles.

I enjoyed the documentary tremendously. It was more like an independent film about the creative process from the view of the directors and others than a typical Disney produced "making of" program. I still have to watch all the other little extras and footnotes on the second disc, but I'm very grateful that Disney finally released this in the US. It's a luxurient treatment on dvd for a great movie.

[ajmrowland]

I'll admit, I enjoy the Doc. too, but just not as much as, say, the material on Emperor's New Groove. The other bonuses are a must.

[SpringHeelJack]

Really? I, on the other hand, was much less enthused with the documentaries for "TENG". There was a lot of forced-fun there, which got old really fast, and too much skimming of "Kingdom of the Sun". "Lilo & Stitch" had a really great fly-on-the-wall style feature, which I liked a lot.

[ajmrowland]

^Maybe, but I enjoyed at least the "fun" of Pixar's early DVDs.

[SpringHeelJack]

I never found it fun, which is where we differ.

[ajmrowland]

It's very nostalgic for me now and, to me, established Pixar as a totally unique company. I did not like how Wall-E's DVD lacked that quality.

Well...at least I liked the enthusiasm in the commentaries. Not so much the scene progressions, though.

And the scooters on Monsters, inc. bonus disc was a nice little transition idea.

And some of the jokes on A Bugs' Life were well done.

It really just means that they're people, and people who enjoy their work.

That, I like.

[estefan]

I wasn't sure, where to post it, but I think this seems appropriate. What I'm wondering if anybody really looking forward to How to Train Your Dragon? I know there's an anti-DreamWorks sentiment on this forum, but considering this is a Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois film, are any other Disney fans excited for their follow-up to Lilo & Stitch?

Apparently, because they only a little over a year to make the film (as they took over from another director), there wasn't as much executive meddling as DreamWorks productions usually go through. And from the trailer, it doesn't look like the usual fare that comes out of that studio.

So, is anybody else willing to see Chris Sanders' next film, even if a castle isn't proceeding it?

[Kyle]

This probably deserves its own topic, but yes, I plan to see it.

I actually had my "dreamworks movie= not worth watching" mentality switch on until I was reminded (by Chris mentioning it on his Deviantart page) that Chris was involved, so now I'm seeing it for sure.

And now that think about it, that toothless dragon basically looks like Stitch if he were a dragon. you can definitely see Chris's thumb print on this movie. and after the whole American Dog fiasco I'm eager to see how he does as a director.

I didn't realise he was taking over though, can anyone tell me how much was done before he jumped on board? could be be comparable at all to Brad directing Ratatouille?

[ajmrowland]

I didn't know there was a time where Chris wasn't involved with Dragon.

[estefan]

Apparently, Peter Hastings (one of the head writers on "Pinky and the Brain" and the director of Country Bears) was the original director, but his version was a tad more child-oriented (and closer to the books), so they brought in Sanders to fix it up and he essentially re-wrote the entire screenplay, along with DeBlois. A lot of the original cast did remain, but he was brought on not too long ago. The dragon was also a lot of smaller, but he re-designed him into a bigger one, hence why Toothless looks similar to Stitch in some respects.

I read all about it in this Los Angeles Times article. Really interesting.

[Sky Syndrome]

I've been waiting for this movie for months! I want to go see it with my mom. Dragons are her most favorite fantasy creatures. It's funny considering her animal on the Chinese zodiac is the dragon.

[disneyboy20022]

I plan on seeing it sometime in April in 3D....as thats when I will have a little bit of money to do that

[Elladorine]

I've been looking forward to this one for a long time (meant to ask Chris about it when I met him last year but was too nervous, lol) and the previews look good.