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MOVIE REVIEW
Alvin And The Chipmunks: The Squeakquel
Feeling Chippy And Not At All Groovy
A for Awful: Simon, Alvin and
Theodore are back for round two in "Alvin And The Chipmunks: The Squeakquel",
which opened yesterday. Fox
By Omar P.L. Moore/PopcornReel.com
Thursday, December 24, 2009
Do you like seeing old ladies in wheelchairs falling backwards down staircases?
Or a weak story with tired, predictable gags? If so, then "Alvin And The
Chipmunks: The Squeakquel", which opened yesterday, is yours for the taking.
For the rest of us, a small few of whom may have liked the original hit film
from 2007, this latest is a movie to skip, and then some.
Some kids will relish in the chirpy, high-pitched monstrosities, appallingly
punchless gags and adults humiliated or humiliating in this new film directed by
Betty Thomas, responsible for such films as "Private Parts". Adults should
bring earplugs or a pair of Bose Quiet Comfort headphones plus a blindfold as
they accompany their children to this forgettable and empty encounter.
School's in, and Alvin and his brothers Simon and Theodore return, their
rock-star status intact. They have the opportunity to sing for the school
in a contest. Alvin has a chance to join the school football team to curry
favor with an insecure bully (an oxymoron if there ever was one.) They run
afoul of returning nemesis Ian, a bespectacled cretin (David Cross) now managing
a trio of singing Chipettes (voiced by Christina Applegate, Anna Faris and Amy
Poehler), a shameless rip-off of Beyonce and Destiny's Child. The lead
Chipette's name is Brittany. And there's much more where that came from.
I'll cut to the chase: there's not one original idea in this painful experience
of a film designed for extremely short-attention spans and hollow, robotic
laugh-tracks. If you can endure the thankless task of making it through
such a brainless, repetitive and often mean-spirited PG-rated film, you deserve
some kind of accolade. I merely want back time I can never get back.
After seeing Ms. Thomas' film, is the impossible too much to ask?
With: Zachary Levi, Wendie Malick, Jason Lee, Kathryn Joosten and the voices of
Justin Long, Matthew Gray Guber, Jesse McCartney.
"Alvin And The Chipmunks: The Squeakquel" is rated PG by the Motion Picture
Association Of America for some mild rude humor. The film's running time is
one hour and 42 minutes. If your child begs you, take them but deduct the
cost of your ticket from their allowance.
Read more movie reviews and stories from Omar
here.
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