Alvin and the Chipmunks (2007)
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Reviews Counted:98
Fresh:26
Rotten:72
Average Rating:4.4/10
Consensus: Though cutely rendered, Alvin and the Chipmunks suffers from bland potty humor and a rehashed kids' movie formula.
Australian Theatrical Release:
Jan 3, 2008 Wide
US Box Office: $217,172,612
Synopsis: This live-action/computer-animated update of Ross Bagdasarian's squeaky-voiced cartoon characters finds the chipmunks (in CGI form) transported from their woodland habitat to the city, where they... [More]
Starring: Jason Lee, David Cross, Cameron Richardson, Jane Lynch
Director: Tim Hill
Reviews for Alvin and the Chipmunks
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Filled with cheap slapstick, annoying high-pitched singing, and a variety of fart gags, all of which amused my daughter but not me. Full Review |
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They’re baaaaack. Full Review |
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3/10 |
There is a chance I have simply outgrown Alvin, Simon and Theodore. But I can still recognize a quality film and this isn't it. Full Review |
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3/4 |
The screenwriters capably update the 49-year-old critters for socially relevant times, give or take a little suspension of disbelief. Full Review |
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3/4 |
OK!!! Here I sit - and I'm not kidding about this - typing away and listening to a song that could be one of the first bits of music I ever heard. Full Review |
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2.5/4 |
A lot like candy, sweet and pleasing, but ultimately disposable and empty... Full Review |
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1/6 |
This curdled live action–computer animation combo seems phoned-in in every respect... Full Review |
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When Dave achieves such relative maturity, Claire likes him again, ensuring that you know he's appropriately heterosexual. What she thinks of mothering little furry creatures doesn't come up. Full Review |
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1/5 |
Nem mesmo o visual engraçadinho dos esquilos e a ironia de David Cross conseguem trazer charme a um roteiro óbvio e sem graça, à atuação sem vida de Jason Lee e à direção frouxa de Hill.
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1/4 |
...has clearly been geared exclusively towards younger viewers (indiscriminating, undemanding younger viewers at that). Full Review |
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2/4 |
Who decided 'Witch Doctor' - with its nonsense lyric 'Oo-ee, oo-ah-ah, ting-tang, walla-walla, bing-bang' - needed a hip-hop update? Full Review |
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2/5 |
It's one of those movies where the wretched actors have to pretend to know what's going on as the CG effects take place beside and around them. They do their best. But it's Alvin and co that toddlers will appreciate. Full Review |
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An endearing effort that will appeal to under-10s with its slight tale of the three all-talking, all-singing rodents. Full Review |
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Kids will be nuts about this chipmunk movie. Full Review |
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