Alvin & the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel

UUUUHHHHHH, YEAH, STICK TO THE LITTLE ONES CHIPMUNKS. I THINK EVERYONE ELSE MIGHT THINK YOU ARE PESTS. My Rating: ** - Fair

"Alvin & the Chipmunks" (2007) was the first of the films and was good in some ways and not in some ways. "The Squeakquel" may not provide your ideal movie but shares a lot of the same qualities and weaknesses as the first movie. The plot picks up in the middle of the rock star lives of the iconic little singing chipmunks when their manager/dad Dave is hurt by one of Alvin's stunts and is hospitalized for a week and somehow the "munks" (haha, I made a funny! I'm actually surprised no one, not even the creators thought about that yet. I actually made that up on the fly while writing this review.) end up being watched by Dave's Aunt's nerdy, video game-addicted son, Tobey. The film does a good job of showing you his love for video games

as well as his somewhat responsible side as he takes care of them. To ease his pain, Dave signs up the fun-sized rock stars for High School. A creative plot twist but not quite enough to make a satisfying sequel. The chipmunks face everything that a new person at a high-school would. Everything from bullies, boring work, odd teachers, ect. The two things that aren't one of the normal things are 1., the principal being a fan of them and going so far as to have a tattoo of them on her arm that no one knows about(no wonder she always wears long sleeves) and 2., one of the most interesting new things brought to the plot is a group of three female chipmunks who end up meeting the old manager/villan from the first film, Ian, and adopt the name "The Chipettes". The "munks" and the "ettes" end up becoming 50% rivals and 50% in love. Now throughout this crazy plot there are a number a good things and bad things about the film. The plot, although creative and somewhat a good idea for a "squeakquel" , doesn't seems to have a point and there being no real threat on the lives of the chipmunks like in the first one. Maybe just too much of a kiddy movie attitude like one of those PBS T.V. shows and less of a squeakquel. The acting is not much of an issue with the spectacular voice talents for the chipmunks but the other acting is a little cheesy and not much else to expect for people who have seen the first one. You will get a laugh or two...or three out of this but you don't really feel INTO the film most of the time and there is really not much to walk away with at the end. It was overall a good try and you kinda get to appreciate the creative ideas but our furry friends don't really help give you a good movie experience.

Starring: Jason Lee Director: Betty Thomas

Matthew Gray Gubler

Jesse MCcartney

Anna Faris

Amy Poehler