Alvin and the Chipmunks

Name: Alvin and the Chipmunks
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Comedy, Music, Animation
Released: December 14, 2007
Duration: 92 min
Rating: 39
Cast: Jason Lee

2007

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Fox 2000 Pictures | Release Date: December 14, 2007 | PG

Starring: Jason Lee

Summary: Alvin and the Chipmunks, a global phenomenon to generations of fans, becomes a live action/CGI motion picture event with a contemporary comic sensibility. Songwriter Dave Seville transforms singing chipmunks Alvin, Simon, and Theodore into pop sensations while the out-of-control trio lays waste to Dave's home, wreaks havoc with his career,Alvin and the Chipmunks, a global phenomenon to generations of fans, becomes a live action/CGI motion picture event with a contemporary comic sensibility. Songwriter Dave Seville transforms singing chipmunks Alvin, Simon, and Theodore into pop sensations while the out-of-control trio lays waste to Dave's home, wreaks havoc with his career, and turns his once-orderly life upside down. (20th Century Fox)… Expand

Director: Tim Hill

Genre(s): Drama, Fantasy, Comedy, Music, Animation, Family

Rating: PG

Runtime: 92 min

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Stina Chyn

Absolutely--four out of five stars for being cuter, funnier, and, besides, the character design far exceeded my expectations. Read full review

Michael Ordona

There is sweetness here. The scene in which Dave and the boys decorate the tree is charming, and the Chipmunks' excited presentation of gifts to their human dad is actually sort of touching. And dang it, the little animated rodents are cute. Read full review

Luke Y. Thompson

Lee, acting through gritted teeth, barely musters the energy to yell “Alvin!,” but the chipmunks themselves -- voiced by Justin Long, Matthew Gray Gubler and Jesse McCartney -- are surprisingly appealing, though their newly R&B-tinged rendition of “Witch Doctor” is god-awful. Read full review

TV Guide Magazine Ken Fox

They’re baaaaack. Read full review

Keith Phipps

There's just not enough here for a movie. It's almost as if some ideas were meant to live for three and a half minutes each Christmas season, not to get stretched to the breaking point for 50 years. Read full review

Empire Anna Smith

Fun musical numbers and cartoonish humour give way to a bland sermon about the evils of the music industry. Read full review

Lou Lumenick

This partially animated, charm-free atrocity is awful enough to instantly cure any remaining nostalgia for the rodent trio. Read full review

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oscarthedon

May 17, 2011

Amazing...Do you know how epic this movie was? It was so epic...Ok, a part i could throw out the window, otherwise this movie was epic. Best film of 2007 up until 2009. Why is the average critic review score 39? It could have been better, thats only my opinion...

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TomW.

Apr 6, 2008

Alvin still rules aftger 45 years! This new version captures the charm, humor and fun of these characters. Hoorah to Ross Bagadasarian Jr and Janice Karman for injecting new life into this iconic legend. 200 MILLION in box office can't be wrong! The updated songs are great and I dare Alvin still rules aftger 45 years! This new version captures the charm, humor and fun of these characters. Hoorah to Ross Bagadasarian Jr and Janice Karman for injecting new life into this iconic legend. 200 MILLION in box office can't be wrong! The updated songs are great and I dare anyone not to get misty eyed when Theodore get scared at night from nightmare and crawls into bed with Dave and cuddles around his neck......The best thing since "My Mother" song from "The Chipmunk Adventure"!!!!!!… Expand

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JaredB.

Apr 10, 2008

Okay, so this isn't the laugh-a-minute romp that the original cartoon series was. I still LOVED it. There were a couple of spots where the writers injected some crass, crude humor into the script. For example, there is a scene where one of the chipmunks farts in another Okay, so this isn't the laugh-a-minute romp that the original cartoon series was. I still LOVED it. There were a couple of spots where the writers injected some crass, crude humor into the script. For example, there is a scene where one of the chipmunks farts in another character's face. If they would have left this out, my rating would definitely be a 10. However, despite this one flaw, this is still a fresh, funny update of one of the greatest cartoons to ever grace television sets. I highly recommend this film… Expand

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CrissY.

Feb 13, 2008

It wasn't bad but it wasn't good ether.

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grandpajoe6191

Sep 28, 2011

"Alvin and the Chipmunks" is a movie that has a SOOOO-familar-plot-and-script-that-is-obvious-and-basic-as-hell, I don't even want to talk about it....

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Mahmus

Oct 21, 2020

David Cross is the only thing keeping this bad movie from eternal damnation.

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TerryC.

Dec 10, 2007

Alvin chipmunks us into a daring entertaining surprise that is so dumb, it doesn't have any brain, and the heart is so soulless, I hate it, how can anyone love stupidity right from the get-go.

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