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ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS: THE SQUEAKQUEL |
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"Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel" is what happens when a movie makes $361 million dollars worldwide even though it sucks. Indeed, that's exactly how much
"Alvin and the Chipmunks" made when it bowed two years ago at this same time. Ross Bagdasarian Jr, son of the creator of the Chipmunks gambled $60 million bucks on the original and won. So he tossed a few million more to director
Betty Thomas to give it another go. However, he probably should have stayed with Tony Hill as Ms Thomas misses the mark badly. This thing is awful and it will matter this year! Ouch! |
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In a nutshell, Alvin and his singing brothers enroll in
school after their owner/master/mentor Dave gets laid up in the hospital (after an accident they caused. Of course they aren't suppose to do anything, but then the film would be mercifully only ten minutes long if they obeyed. They arrive at the school and interact seamlessly with their human counterparts while creating even more mayhem. In, what I understand is a discount rip-off of "High School Musical" they encounter a female version of themselves called the Chipettes. The Chipettes are doing a lot of Beyonce tunes and wiggling. I guess it's suppose to be cute. |
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After a series of unfunny, slapstick routines and fiascoes - the movie ends. In about 90 minutes if you haven't slit your wrists yet. Amy Poehl, Anna Faris, Christine Applegate provide the female
chip voices. Justin Long, Matt Gubler and Jesse McCarthy get paid for adding their voices to Alvin, Theodore and Simon. Jason Lee
staved off the creditors by subjecting himself as Dave. Things must be pretty tight for the fine actress Wendy Malick
as she provides a human face as Dr. Rubin - this certainly will not be good for future considerations! The three or four children in the audience were bored. In fact it was more interesting
to watch this one kid escape from his mother's clutches several times as he made his way toward the
lobby and freedom. She caught him and dragged him back in every time though. (I would love to know what he did at home to deserve the punishment of watching this thing!) But that kid had the right idea. RUN! Given the fact that "Princess and the Frog", "Planet 51", "A Christmas Carol" and (in some areas) even "The Fantastic Mr Fox" are still in release, there is no reason to subject yourself r your children to this onslaught of squeaking crap. Skip it! --GEOFFREY BURTON
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