Dave Seville finds success when he comes across a trio of singing chipmunks: mischievous leader Alvin, brainy Simon, and chubby, impressionable Theodore.
The Truth : Alvin and the Chipmunks is a delightful family movie from start to finish. Entertaining and suited towards a younger audience, the movie is a breath of fresh air with no adult undertones or suggestions. When I watch Shrek with my 3yr olds, I have to somehow explain all the references to adult content. This movie lets us glide along with a lot of laughs and memorable moments.
The cgi is amazing and the movie is fun for the entire family. The soundtrack is full of modern hits sung only how the Chipmunks can. Adults will love it, kids will watch it again and again.
The Verdict : Alvin and the Chipmunks is the best kids movie since Cars and Toy Story. Buy it, don’t rent it… your family will enjoy it over and over again.
Tags: Comedy 2007, Family 2007, Jason Lee
There are films that inspire and there are miserable attempts of folly. Alvin and the Chipmunks falls into the latter category. Here was an 80’s series that had it all: snappy beatz; great humour and fantastic stories. Take that perfect vision and translate it into a full-length feature film and your idea would look a little different than the gruel Tim Hill came up with. Perhaps he never saw the series?
We have Dave, a lonely, bungling artist in a world that’s hard on soft bachelors. One day he happens to meet a group of talking Chipmunks. It’s that simple. These are no ordinary little animated characters however – they sing and they talk. So our intrepid musician writes their songs and gives them shelter. The Chipmunks are a huge hit – America loves them. But can Dave protect them from being exploited by ruthless, greedy men?
I advise kids – and only very young kids – to see this with their parents. This is not a film worthy of being considered for adult or post-kindergarten entertainment.
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Call me immature, but I still laugh when the chipmunk farts from underneath the hat, in the kitchen.
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