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    Alvin and the Chipmunks: the Squeakquel


     

    Since we last saw the Chipmunks: Alvin (Long), Simon (Gubler), and Theodore (McCartney) (click here for my review of "Alvin and the Chipmunks"), they have become superstars.  At the beginning of the film, their "father" Dave (Lee) is injured due to Alvin's antics.  With Dave in the hospital, in a full body cast, the boys are left in the care of his wheel chair bound Aunt Jackie (Kathryn Joosten)... but soon she is also incapacitated , and it is up to Dave's slacker cousin Toby (Levi) to watch the boys.

    Prior to the accident Dave enrolled the boys in high school, where they struggle to fit in with their human classmates. Meanwhile, Ian (Cross) has lost everything and wants to get even with the boys.  Luckily for him, a Fed Ex package arrives containing a trio of female chipmunks, the Chipettes: Brittany (Applegate), Jeanette (Faris), and Eleanor (Poehler), who are aspiring singers.  Ian sees a chance for redemption, and begins training the girls for stardom... and he enrolls them in the same school as the boys.

    To be honest, I wasn't interested in seeing this film.  I like the old Chipmunk cartoons, and have seen the various cartoon movies they were in, but I wasn't overly impressed with the first film...  However, the girl I'm mentoring wanted to see it, so I paid to see this film in theatres (thankfully it was only a matinee, so I didn't have to waste the $8 for a regular screening.

    While I was not impressed, the theatre I went to was packed with kids who laughed throughout the film and seemed to have a great time.  I would prefer to see a Disney or Pixar film (fun for the whole family), but it had cute moments... and everyone left the theatre happy, so I guess that was enough.  The songs were great, but there were only a few of them.  The film would have benefitted from more musical numbers and less high school scenes.  The Chipettes were a nice addition... but I would have preferred to see a different villain, even though I do enjoy David Cross.

    It wasn't good, kids will enjoy it, but I can't say the same for the adults in the crowd.

    Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (2009) 88 minutes
    Rating: PG for some mild rude humor
    Director: Betty Thomas
    Starring: Zachary Levi as Toby
    David Cross as Ian
    Justin Long as Alvin
    Matthew Gray Gubler as Simon
    Jesse McCartney as Theodore
    Christina Applegate as Brittany
    Anna Faris as Jeanette
    Amy Poehler as Eleanor
    Jason Lee as Dave
    Wendie Malick as Dr. Rubin

    1 comments:

    Government Grants said...

    Good post thanks

     

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