Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel
Pop sensations Alvin, Simon and Theodore end up in the care of Dave Seville's twenty-something nephew Toby. The boys must put aside music super stardom to return to school, and are tasked with saving the school's music program by winning the $25,000 prize in a battle of the bands. But the Chipmunks unexpectedly meet their match in three singing chipmunks known as The Chipettes - Brittany, Eleanor and Jeanette. Romantic and musical sparks are ignited when the Chipmunks and Chipettes square off.
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- Cast:
- Zachary Levi , David Cross , Jason Lee , Justin Long , Matthew Gray Gubler , Jesse McCartney , Amy Poehler
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Thanks for the memories!
A lot of fun.
There are better movies of two hours length. I loved the actress'performance.
It's a good bad... and worth a popcorn matinée. While it's easy to lament what could have been...
The he and she chipmunks were adorable. The variety of their songs was amusing. Zachary Levi was cute and funny. The colors were soothing, and the comedy was mild. The script provided nice time. I loved smartly written moments like how the nerd boy, played by Levi, had to supersede the chipmunks at the party with his singing, so his old flame got the chance to hear his feelings for her rightly. Plus smartly made moments, like the mission of rescuing the she chipmunks with a motorcycle chase. So, eventually, what the heck were the haters yakking about ??!!You know what are the real problems of this movie? I'll tell you : Not having (Jason Lee) as the co-lead (that was done for never-understood reason !). One fart joke I hated. And the fact of the movie as short. However, it does satisfy me the way it is, and clearly for the aforementioned reasons. Therefore, some reviewers made me angry with remarks like "This is full of claptrap.", well, you're full of claptrap yourselves !This is light fun, as non fat cake. It worked / works / will work for me. Who can't feel joy in heart by the chipmunks singing Beyoncé Knowles's Single Ladies ?!
This movie just fails on so many levels. It is terrible, I couldn't even sit through it. Don't watch it, ever, don't even show it to your kids, because they might like it at the time, but they'll get brain damage or something. So just don't check it out, definitely not, if you have to pay for it.Okay, let's start with the title. Squeakquel? Really? What the hell is that? Squeaking sequel? Did the producers think this was a funny and clever title? Let me tell you something: IT'S NOT! Moving on. The jokes. They're not funny. A poor old lady in a wheelchair falling down the stairs? Come on! Who wrote this crap? Stephen Hawking? (You see, that's an example of a bad, tasteless, offensive joke. The movie is full of them.)One big problem in the film is, that the supporting characters tend to forget that the Chipmunks are, well damn chipmunks and not kids! Squirrels (even if they talk) are allowed to go to school? They need someone to babysit them? They're rock stars for god's sake? Gosh Another thing that caught my attention: when those kids put the squirrels into the toilet, isn't that animal cruelty? Shouldn't they go to prison for that or something?All in all, this film is really stupid, badly written and annoying. The studio must be thinking that kids are stupid and all kinds of crap is good for them. Sorry if I cursed a lot, but this movie offended me by how bad it was. It's not the case where something is so bad it's good, it's just very bad.I wouldn't recommend it to anybody. Maybe those who're blind and their hearing is impaired (ba-damm-tss).
In this movie the Chipmunks are on tour and Dave gets hurt.There Uncle Toby,who reminds me of a nerd who leaves in the basement of his mom's house and plays Call of Duty and Halo online againgst people half his age.So,Ian,the main antagionst, has brought in a new group of Chipmunks,The Chipetes,as a band.And the chipmunks fall in love with them.One problem I have is The Chipmunks have to go to High School.One why can't they be home schooled I mean if they got money from every time someone made a YouTube video the would be rich and live in a mansion.Well my little 6 Year Old cousin loves this movie and I don't from my experience.Well here is my story my friend took me to New Moon and it sucked I took him to this movie it sucked and we still aren't friends.I would say if you are over twelve you would not like this movie.The originial would be better to watch with your family since it is also a Christmas movie.So I give Alvin and the Chipmunks:The Squeakuel a 2 out of 10.
I am not sure which of the two is better, so I am going to say that in my eyes this sequel is on the same level as its predecessor albeit with one improvement. Neither movie is as good as the timeless TV show or the wonderful Chipmunk Adventure, but in many ways more than one both are cute and harmless movies without trying to be 5-star masterpieces.Alvin and the Chipmunks:The Squeakquel has cons that are similar to its predecessor. As with the first, the film is very predictable with some clichéd human characters and situations, though in fairness a lot of animated/live action films do have that problem as well. Also it does have some hits and misses in the script with some jokes that parents might groan at. The film is rather short and rushed as well.Faults aside, the film does have an improvement, the performance of Jason Lee as David. In the first he was miscast and out of his depth, here he is much more comfortable and relaxed. Visually and technically, I have little to fault it either. The photography and editing is crisp without being award-worthy, the location work is quite colourful and striking and the animation on the chipmunks again is spot on being very cute. The chipmunks are adorable with voices that are thankfully not irritating, and as with the first Alvin and the Chipmunks:The Squeakquel nails the personalities of the chipmunks, Theodore again being the best realised. And the soundtrack is very catchy, with tuneful melodies and sweet lyrics, which kids will love and adults will possibly tolerate too.Overall, unexceptional but watchable family entertainment. 6/10 Bethany Cox