Alvin and the Chipmunks: Limited Edition Gift Set (with Ty Plush & Digital Copy)

The movie is for children, but much of the humor is directed at an older crowd who will find the movie imminently watchable. The jokes are funny and the CGI quality is first-rate. David Cross is a total scene-stealer as the movie villain (record exec Ian Hawke who wants to milk the popularity of the Chipmunks before their novelty wears off). Jason Lee does a good job as their adoptive father. The CGI versions of the chipmunk characters are 1000 times better than the weird hybrid animal/child cartoon characters from the television show. The chipmunks act like smart-alec, misbehaving children but it is clear they are animals. Alvin actually looks like a chipmunk. Simon with his flat face looks more like an ugly gopher. Theodore with his giant triangle head, lumpy bloated body and huge butt resembles a groundhog. Hardest part of the movie was how horrible the chipmunks are – they behave like selfish, entitled, spoiled, bratty, arrogant, messy, greedy, petulant, lazy parasites. They considered themselves superior to other "filthy" species, trash Dave's apartment, get him fired and lie to embarrass him. The chipmunks flaunt Dave's well-intended rules (no pigging out on dessert and going to bed on time) without any consequences. Ultimately they abandon him to live with Ian in a bigger house with unlimited sweets and tons of toys. The chipmunks are devoid of any moral core and lack the good hearts inherent in other anthropomorphic fictional characters such as Paddington Bear. No learning arch or character-development. They just do want they want all the time and are never punished or held accountable because Dave is such a sad-sack loser, and Ian considers the massive indulgence a business necessity. In a typical children's movie (think the Secret Garden or Nanny McPhee), a spoiled indulged child comes round in the end. Not here. The worst is gluttonous Theodore. In addition to constantly shoving food in his mouth (he is Augustus Gloop in rodent form), he is whiny, needy, clueless, clingy, pushy, stupid, a liar, self-centered, an egotist (he brags about his ability to press a car horn) and always needs someone to coddle, cater, help or wait for him. He is wholly dependent on his brothers (Simon the Enabler and Alvin the Savior) and is so fat and slow he cannot even climb without their assistance. Alvin and Simon indulge him rather than tease or pick on him as one would expect older brothers to do. The movie would be better if the chipmunk characters been more likeable, or at least been made to appreciate what they had. But the CGI and clever dialog still make the movie fun. The Christmas present exchange scene is particularly a hoot.

Good movie and family friendly!

I grew up on this movie and revisiting it, I still love it. If you’ve never seen it, I highly recommend it! It’s worth the watch!

Great live action depiction of the original cartoon. Loved it. My kids are now enjoying it in 2025

My autistic grandson will watch this on repeat. Loves the music and energetic nature of the characters.

Adventure, music and critters that are as old as me! My kids love anything Alvin and the Chipmunks! We rent all of them!

Funny movie for kids

Great cost

When I ordered this movie, I wasn't sure what to expect. The reviews on Amazon were good, but generally the film had been panned by critics as one of the worst films of 2007, despite it's major financial success. Bah, just shows how much the critics know! I finally got the chance to see this film the other night, and I thoroughly enjoyed it! Fun, cute, inoffensive and pure family entertainment. (OK, a couple of bathroom jokes, but they were not taken to any extremes) There was humour where it applied in the movie, but also some moments of emotion - such as when Theodore had a nightmare and Dave let him stay with him for the night. To be honest, the only problem I might have with the movie is that the "boys" were sometimes hard to understand with their squeaky voices... still, the actors enunciated their lines pretty well, so generally this wasn't a problem. Anyway, long and short of it is that this movie is unjustly underrated and definitely worth the watch.

These cute little fur balls start out in the forest. It doesn't take them long to hit the city. It's fun & cute, as children can relate to them. The one always getting into trouble, the shy quiet one, & the other one that seems to be fairly well balanced.

Als der erfolglose Songwriter Dave auf die singenden Streifenhörnchen Alvin, Simon und Theodore trifft, beginnt ein wildes Abenteuer zwischen Popstars, Chaos und echter Freundschaft. 🎧🏠 Die frechen Chipmunks sorgen mit Witz, Energie und ihrer einzigartigen Stimme für jede Menge Lacher und Ohrwürmer. Die Mischung aus Realfilm und Animation funktioniert wunderbar – charmant, schrill und absolut familientauglich. 😄📀 Alvin ist der Star der Show, aber auch seine Brüder stehlen so manche Szene. Ein musikalischer, turbulenter Spaß für Groß und Klein – mit Herz und Tempo! ❤️💥 👉 Tipp: Entdecke außergewöhnliche Bildkalender, Puzzles & Leinwände – die perfekte Geschenkidee für jeden Anlass! 🎨🖼️ Erhältlich auf Amazon – einfach nach "Marco Warstat" suchen! ✨🧩

"Alvin und die Chipmunks" ist älter als viele wissen. Selbst die vielen (auch mir) bekannte Zeichentrickserie aus ihrer Kindheit war schon eine kleine Wiederbelebung. Die Figuren kamen überwiegend gut an, die Story hatten immer Lehren über Freundschaft und richtiges Verhalten, war aber nie moralinsauer oder kam mit erhobenem Zeigefinger daher. Allein die piepsigen Stimmen der drei Helden mochten nicht alle. Insgesamt war die Serie damals nicht das Schlechteste, was Kinder sich anschauen konnten. Daher ist es nur logisch, dass man die drei singenden Backenhörnchen in die modernen CGI-Zeiten hinüber rettete. Und das ist durchweg sehr gelungen. Die Figuren sind niedlich und prima animiert, die Witze stimmen, die Geschichte ist übersichtlich und enthält (natürlich) eine der Zielgruppe angemessene Lehre. Kleinere Kinder könnten allerdings die böse Figur wegen ihres vorgeblich freundlichen Verhaltens lange nicht als solche erkennen (zum Schluss dann schon). Die computeranimierten Chipmunks sind sehr schön gemacht, ihre Aktionen sind so in die Realfilmelemente eingebunden, dass alles einfach stimmig erscheint (wackelnde Äste und Mülleimerdeckel, herunterfallende Dinge usw.). Alles in allem ist es ein prima Kinderfilm, der uneingeschränkt zu empfehlen ist. Als Altersgruppe würde ich 4 bis 10 empfehlen.

前に観て面白かったので旦那にも見せたくて購入( ^ω^ )こういう系統嫌う旦那も可愛い〜って楽しんでました。2〜もAmazon限定価格で出してほしいですT^T