For the most part, the new version sticks pretty closely to the 2002 animated film. The story centers on two sisters, Lilo and Nani, who are navigating life after the death of their parents. Nani, a teenager just about to head to college, struggles to hold down a job and watch out for her sister, who is a bit chaotic.

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One of the most popular characters in the Disney universe is back, as cute as ever. If only this 'Lilo & Stitch' live-action remake had more of a reason to exist.

When the original animated Lilo & Stitch premiered in 2002, it was preceded by one of the most memorable promotion campaigns of the 2000s. A series of trailers began highlighting the beloved (and then fairly recent) animated movies of the Disney Renaissance,

A heartbreaking sacrifice and mid-credits scene give weight to the live-action "Lilo & Stitch," which makes major changes from the Disney original.

When Stitch returns to theaters this weekend in the live-action remake of Lilo & Stitch, the little blue guy isn't just going to look like he did back in 2002. He's also going to sound the same too. That's because Disney and the filmmakers behind the live-action redo recruited one of the original's writers and

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The film opens with Stitch, an alien being exiled from his planet, crash landing into Earth on Hawaii. While Stitch is navigating his new-found planet, six-year-old Lilo (Maia Kealoha) explores the ocean all by herself. She has no friends and always causing chaos, with her schoolmates labelling her as "weird."