Customer Reviews
An Adorable Movie - By: Steven Stewart, 20 Jun 2008 
Alvin & The Chipmunks is one of those shows that you remember with fondness from your childhood & thanks to corporate money grabbing, the movie executives decided it was a good idea to take your childhood & update it. I was skeptical at first, I thought this would just be another one of those movies that takes a classic cartoon series like Garfield or The Flintstones & makes a feature length movie using either Live action, CGI or both. Because of this I kept away from this film as long as I could but after resisting temptation for so long, I had to give in & at least give it a try, needless to say I wasn't disappointed. For this review I will discuss both the pros & cons of this movie to give you a fair & honest view of the film to give you an informed decision.
Pro: Jason Lee: Most people will know him from the hit comedy series My Name Is Earl & with these people that will have been the only reason they will have given this film a chance. He's a great comic actor & someone that you just look at & smile because of his natural charisma & ease at which he plays the beaten, yet optimistic Dave Seville. He is a bit cringeworthy when doing the whole ALVIN!!!! thing as, although it's a part of the classic series, in todays setting it just doesn't fit. Either way though Jason Lee was one of the primary reasons why I enjoyed the film like I did
Con: The CGI: I know if you wanted to make a live action version of Alvin & the Chipmunks the use of CGI would be inevitable. The problem I have with it though, is that the CGI animations are quite sub-par & by todays standards should have been much better. At times with the CGI being a bit unrealistic it took a big element out of the film & in a way destroyed the fantasy element of the whole thing.
Pro: The Music: Obviously the whole premise of Alvin & the Chipmunks being that they're singing Chipmunks, the introduction of music would be inevitable. From the get go we're introduced to the classic high pitched yet melodic singing of the gang & the voices just make you think that the whole thing is adorable. Being voiced by Justin Long, Jesse McCartney & Matthew Gray Gubler the singing is an even bigger surprise as it does present a feel of genuine harmony between the three.
Great movie that I personallly think everybody should have a watch of.
Hillarious movie for the whole family - By: D. W. Chester, 04 May 2008 I watched this movie with my kids with some trepidation. I almost passed it by in the shop because I just thought "Oh no. Chip 'n Dale!" but both kids put their foot down & I was forced into a purchase :) I need not have worried for this is a film full of fun for adults & children alike. A thoroughly enjoyable time which found alll of us laughing out loud from start to finish!
Fantastic picture quality on this Blu-Ray version & great 5.1 DTS HD Master audio fills the room with the music.
I can't wait for the second showing next weekend :)
