Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (Single-Disc Version) | 
 enlarge | Actors: Anna Faris, Christina Applegate, Justin Long, David Cross, Zachary Levi
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Category: DVD
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Rating:  90 reviews
Sales Rank: 470
Format: AC-3, Animated, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Languages: English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), English (Original Language), French (Dubbed), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 1
Discs: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Running Time: 88 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: 024543660101
UPC: 024543660101
EAN: 0024543660101
ASIN: B00365F6I2
Theatrical Release Date: 2009
Release Date: March 30, 2010
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Product Description
THE WORLD FAMOUS SINGING PRE-TEEN CHIPMUNK TRIO RETURN TO CONTEND WITH THE PRESSURES OF SCHOOL, CELEBRITY, AND A RIVAL FEMALE MUSIC GROUP KNOWN AS THE CHIPETTES.
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Dave (Jason Lee) isn't exactly the typical father figure with an average family, but he cares deeply about his adoptive chipmunks Alvin (Justin Long), Theodore (Jesse McCartney), and Simon (Matthew Gray Gubler). While the performing life presents its own unique challenges, Dave always does his best to instill a sense of compassion and familial love into his young charges. When Alvin begins to get a little too caught up in his own stardom, Dave reminds him to share the spotlight with his fellow chipmunks, but Alvin gets carried away and ends up inadvertently injuring Dave on location in Paris. Aunt Jackie (Kathryn Joosten) steps in to look after the Chipmunks, but when her wheelchair rolls down a flight of stairs, only her irresponsible grandson Toby (Zachary Levi) is left to watch over the boys. An unemployed video gamer who lives with Jackie, Toby is completely unprepared for the responsibility of caring for the Chipmunks, but he agrees nonetheless. Starting school is not easy for the Chipmunks, and they are the target of bullying from their very first day. But Alvin eventually works his way in with the popular crowd, leaving Theodore and Simon to fend for themselves with little support from Toby. The school principal (Wendie Malick) is one of the Chipmunks' biggest fans, and when the school's music department is about to be shut down due to lack of funds, she decides to enter them in a competition that will save the music program. Enter the Chipettes--female chipmunks Brittany (Christina Applegate), Eleanor (Amy Poehler), and Jeanette (Anna Faris), who are seeking their own chance for singing stardom--and the Chipmunks' dishonest ex-agent, Ian (David Cross), and the stage is set for some serious backstabbing competition. Craziness reigns as the two groups wage a musical war against one another, but in the end it all comes down to a question of what's more important--stardom or friendship. As in the first Alvin and the Chipmunks movie, the music is strangely appealing despite being performed mostly in falsetto, the characters are cute, the action is comical, and the life lessons ring true. (Ages 6 and older with parental guidance due to some mild rude humor) --Tami Horiuchi
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Arrived On Time September 5, 2010
R-D
This combo pack arrived on time and was in very good shape. It works fine and was a very good deal. Grade A
 Unnecessary Sequel September 3, 2010
Tsuyoshi (Kyoto, Japan)
The singing Chipmunk trio comes back in "Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel." This time three chipmunks Alvin, Simon and Theodore go to school, and Alvin even plays football before his cheering fans. The film also introduces the Chipettes, three singing female chipmunks Brittany, Eleanor and Jeanette (from the 80s TV series), and the Chipettes are tricked by an evil (and disgraced) former producer Ian (David Cross reprising the role).
But why do they have to be in high school? Why does the film have to repeat the same storyline about the kids / animals deceived by a greedy adult? I think I know who the film's target audience is, but why references to "Taxi Driver" and "Silence of the Lambs"? And pole dance? (Incidentally, "Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore" also has a parody of "Lambs." So what is going on in Hollywood?)
I am not surprised if Jason Lee as Dave, who should be one of the key characters of the franchise, looks very reluctant to come back, staying out of the story for most of the film. There are also some episodes about the chipmunks' new guardian Toby (Zachary Levi) and his romantic interest, a subplot you don't care.
There are slapstick bits in "The Squeakquel." Many of them. I like slapstick humor. I like Buster Keaton films and "Tom and Jerry" cartoons. The gags of "The Squeakquel" include breaking and throwing things. That is OK with me, but in this film they are not just things, but an old lady's wheelchair (broken), Dave's leg (broken) and poor chipmunks themselves (not broken, but thrown into a toilet and a trash can). Maybe we are supposed to laugh, though I found the idea of chipmunks and high school bullies is not very funny.
The film's special effects are just OK. The voices of the Chipettes are provided by Amy Poehler, Anna Faris and Christina Applegate, but I don't see the point of casting them when their voices are post-processed to suit the characters. Finally, the film is directed by Betty Thomas, director of Eddie Murphy's "Doctor Dolittle." "Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel" is a family picture, not the best of its kind.
 Fun Family movie August 10, 2010
A Mom Named (TX)
I saw the first Alvin and the Chipmunks movie and thought it was cute, but this one is just as funny and great for a family movie day/night. Great bargain, would make a good gift and would definitely recommend!
Squeakin for Chipmunks July 27, 2010
Gil Wright (Decatur, AL USA)
This is a good movie for Adults and kids alike. If you like the first Chipmunk movie then you will certainly want to watch this again and again.
 Loses Most of its Charm the Second Go-around. July 19, 2010
Liolania (Hippyville USA)
The first new Alvin and the Chipmunks film in 2007 was panned by critics for the most part, but was very well-received by families due mostly because of the familial bond that forms between Dave and the Chipmunks, and this forms the basis of what is problematic about its sequel, they took out Dave by making him have an accident at the beginning at a benefit concert and only put him in in small bits to "check in" as he was so injured he is stuck in the country he was injured in because moving him would "cause more harm".
Although the first film had its share of low-brow humor (Simon eating Theodore's poop, Alvin joking about "little hairs" on Dave's under wear, Alvin showering in the dishwasher and singing "Dontcha"), but somehow it just felt like boys being boys, and this was part of what made the relationship work between Dave and the boys, they needed a fatherly figure to keep them in line. This is why David Cross' character Ian worked so well, he was everything Dave wouldn't, they represented opposite sides of the same coin.
There is a lame attempt to do this with bringing in Toby, aunt Jackie's grandson, but not only is he not really a good father figure, and this is not because he's a horrible person but he is just too absent literally and figuratively because of his gaming habits, but because of the nature of his character, he just isn't around much, so there is no one around to balance the whackiness of Ian (who now seems to be nothing but a caricature of his character in the first film), the Chipmunks, the newly introduced Chipettes, and the rude classmates and weirdo fan girl principle at their new school. This makes the movie feel like nothing more than one of the lesser and not-so-good made for tv Disney Channel movie. It takes all of the worst elements of the first movie, crass humor, slapstick, ect and magnifies them by ten times and this might have been okay had Dave still been in the film, Dave is the glue of the family and without him the message of the family sticking together felt more than a bit hollow and the script in general just felt very sophmorish and without a real heart this go around.
The first movie warmed my heart and the music numbers were not only fun because the music was good, but the music numbers also had a lot of satire in them, and that is one of the other major things this film is missing, it will definitely appeal to the younger crowd, but unlike the first film that had a lot of adult humor and satire targeted at adults, this film has pretty much zero humor that is solely targeted at adults. The first film walked a fine line, it was a rare film for children that could appeal to adults too because it was smarter than average in its examination of the music industry, but yet still included enough zaniness for the kids to enjoy.
So, if you are looking for something to distract the kids, this might work, but its not really going to keep the adult viewers highly interested most likely...
God Bless ~Amy
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