By the time the gang performs a rendition of “Ain’t No Stoppin’ Us Now,” I wanted to reply, “Well, you don’t have to rub it in. But Alvin saying a woman can follow him on Twitter, and a subplot in which uptight Simon transforms into a cooler, French-accented version of himself a la Stefan Urquelle, that’s when you envision tiny nails being driven into your skull. Of course the chipmunks belt out not one but two Lady Gaga songs and break into “Kumbaya” around the fire. Of course Dave has hot gravy spilled in his lap. The chipmunks’ disappearance occurs when they fall off a cruise ship after Alvin fashions a hang-glider out of a kite for which he trades an overweight kid a donut.Īfter two of these movies, it’s hard to get mad about this trash anymore. My boys are just IN LOVE with Alvin and the Chipmunks, so when ChipWrecked came out I was thrilled Not only did I know how excited my kids would be to. That means Jason Lee (as Dave) and David Cross (as fallen record exec Ian), the latter wearing a full-body pelican suit, trudging around in search of those pesky critters with unidentifiable celeb voices (like Amy Poehler and Christina Applegate). This franchise, on the other hand, remains a biennial irritant, slapped together out of helium-voiced takes on pop songs ( Willow Smith’s “Whip My Hair” becomes “Whip My Tail,” blecch) and the happy bank accounts of actors wanting to go on vacation for a couple months.
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