Going anywhere is so expensive these days we decided to get a DVD, some of the main ones we fancied weren't available so we opted for the light hearted 'Alvin and the Chipmunks'
The film is like a feature length version of the old TV kids series but with much better (CGI) animation. The three talking chipmunks Alvin (voiced by Justin Long), Simon (voiced by Matthew Gray Gubler) and Theodore (voiced by live in a tree (as chipmunks do), sadly this gets cut down and taken to LA. Once there they flee there tree and hide in the office of a record company.
There they manage to sneak into the bag of struggling singer / song writer Dave Seville (whose voice is provided by Jason Lee) who unwittingly transports him them to his apartment.
Not long after he gets over the shock of having 3 talking chipmunks in his house, he discovers they can sing and so a partnership develops. Dave writes the songs and Alvin and the boys sings them. This is a winning combination and soon they Chipmunks are superstars whilst being managed by Ian (Dan Cross) a greedy, underhanded manager who makes Dave look mean and boring whilst actually fleecing the boys.
As with all my film reviews I won't spoil the end. The film is a good easy watch, there is plenty of comedy provided by the contrasting characters of the Chipmunks, Alvin being the trendy go getter, Simon the extremely intelligent one and Theodore the plain stupid once. Add this to the Dave and his love interest, Claire then you have all the necessary components.
Add this to the cuteness of the chipmunks and there funny high-pitched voices and there falsetto singing of great tunes as Daniel Powters 'Bad Day', 'Witch Doctor' and 'I love Rock and Roll' plus many others then you get a very watchable movie
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Good
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Good
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