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| Yeah we cool |
THE MOVIE: CRITIC'S TAKE
Why o why are they making another movie about singing chipmunks? O that's right... it's all about the money. They should have known though that the third installment never really lives up to the last two. I bet they were hoping that since the last two did well to decent and that it is a children's film that maybe they can luck out with some extra dough. From the looks of things they were wrong and should have left it at two. This film didn't suck but it is completely forgettable.
STORY
Ha! What story? It felt like it should have been on an episode of their television series. Jason Lee's character took Alvin and his gang on a much needed cruise. Alvin pulls some antics that makes his adoptive father want to pull his hair out. The chipmunks and their lovely dancers are now stranded on a island with a Cast Away look alike. Lucky for Jason Lee that she was pretty cute. Their old producer is hot on their tales to rescue them or strangle them one last time. They have to deal with an erupting volcanoe and other horrid conditions. Will they make it off the island alive and intact? Gee I hope not!
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| I'm going to get you sucker! |
ACTING
The acting here is bearable. Jason Lee keeps pulling off that lovely scream of "ALVINNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN!" so well. Jenny Slate did a nice job keeping the movie fun and the laughs coming. Everyone seemed to have chemistry with each other which made the film enjoyable for what it was. The acting here wasn't the problem for the film. This was one of the few departments that they got right.
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| Alvinnnnnnnnnnnnnn! |
SPECIAL EFFECTS
Here is what makes the movie. The special effects are great. The little CGI chipmunks are just adorable. Their songs are pretty catchy too. The island looked like one big prop but that's not much of a downer. This film didn't disappoint with their CGI, thank goodness.
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| Will you marry me? |
WRITING AND DIRECTING
The film was written by Jonathon Aibel and Gleen Berger. They put together some funny dialog and antics but the story was a piece of crap. I couldn't get into it for any reason what so ever. If it wasn't for the CGI and those cute chipmunks I would have fell asleep. The directing was ok by Mike Mitchell but don't expect anything special from him. The only major downfall was indeed the story and character development. They should have left it at number two.
THE END
I would actually skip this one. No need to bring the family or kids unless they're fans. It feels like a type of movie you would show at the house or in school. The movie itself is decent but I hope it's the last film of the franchise for sometime. It can't go any lower... can it?
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| I love you like a love drug baby! |
OVERALL
STORY 3 out of 10
ACTING 7 out of 10
SPECIAL EFFECTS 7 out of 10
WRITING 5 out of 10
DIRECTING 5 out of 10
OVERALL 5 out of 10 (WAIT FOR VIDEO)
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