OK, we saw it. We enjoyed it. Neither of us had seen the original, so we had no preconceived notions. We thought Lilo was adorable, and a good actress for her age. The cgi was quite good.
I had no idea Stitch’s backstory, etc.
Thought it might be a little funnier. Got choked up near the end. Definitely cared about the characters, which definitely doesn’t always happen. I’d see a sequel, and on the suggestion (insistence?) of
@Tiggerish I’m going to watch the original (probably on my own.)
So, we liked it. It made me finally like Stitch after all these years. It wasn’t earth shattering, but did remind me of some fun 70’s-80’s movies “for kids” like Escape From Witch Mountain and the like.
The theater - we took our chances. It was about 2/3 full. Most of them were families with a bunch of kids. I knew that was a possibility going in.
I couldn’t believe: every single one of them all talked through the entire movie. They were half paying attention, walking around. Someone tried to shush them at one point, to no avail. I decided to draw on my “big brother brain” where you can block out the voices of little kids.
Why do people think this is acceptable? I can’t imagine going to the movies with my mother as a kid - and talking through the film. She would never allow that. It’s mind-boggling.
Side note: for whatever reason (glitch) the AMC app would not allow me to complete my purchase with points. Further, there was a convenience fee of about $4.50. Two tickets ended up costing $38 and change. That’s a lot just to see a movie. If we upgrade our Stubbs account to a higher level for $18, it would eliminate the fee. Should have done it. Was in a hurry, and was annoyed that our current membership level didn’t remove that fee anymore.
The film is definitely worth watching.
