Alvin and the Chipmunks (Fox)
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Of course there
Alvin & The Chipmunks is the best selling DVD practically of the year.
My son celebrates this movie. All of his friends are crazy about it.
This is the typical movie that delights young audiences.
It's also the typical movie that annoys sophisticated "animation fans."
Sorry I don't mean to include anyone specifically but it's true. Kids absolutely adore the design, characterizations and animation of the chipmunks.
And yet many adults find the exact same things to be annoying.
It's interesting.
My son celebrates this movie. All of his friends are crazy about it.
This is the typical movie that delights young audiences.
It's also the typical movie that annoys sophisticated "animation fans."
Sorry I don't mean to include anyone specifically but it's true. Kids absolutely adore the design, characterizations and animation of the chipmunks.
And yet many adults find the exact same things to be annoying.
It's interesting.
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Those things aren't really what annoyed me about the film.
Aside from the sub-par acting, the only real problem I had was with the plot. It was extremely weak, predictable, and strayed far away from logic too many times.
Yeah, yeah. I know it was made for kids. But it wouldn't have hurt them to put in a bit more effort, would it?
Aside from the sub-par acting, the only real problem I had was with the plot. It was extremely weak, predictable, and strayed far away from logic too many times.
Yeah, yeah. I know it was made for kids. But it wouldn't have hurt them to put in a bit more effort, would it?
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And, like the Garfield movies before it, the plot was terminally stuck in the "Big bad greedy-executive" 80's, because it was directed by The Guy Who Broke Up The Muppets, who doesn't know how to make non-80's movies.Whippet Angel wrote:Those things aren't really what annoyed me about the film.
Aside from the sub-par acting, the only real problem I had was with the plot. It was extremely weak, predictable, and strayed far away from logic too many times.
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I remember when the Chipettes were first created ..
The Chipmunks' revival of the early 1980's had begun with the LP's Chipmunk Punk, Urban Chipmunk, and Chipmunk Rock .. which featured the Chipmunks singing contemporary new-wave, country music, and top-40 hits.
Which was fine, as long as they were singing songs made popular by Rick Springfield or Devo. The 'trouble' was, nearly half the covers they were doing were songs by female stars like Pat Benatar or Kim Carnes.
Not that this was a 'problem' in & of itself; it simply made for some bizarre comedy bits -- in both the album cover artwork and the on-record 'banter' -- which featured Alvin (or, sometimes, all three Chipmunks) in 'drag'..!
The Chipmunks' fourth 80's revival album -- The Chipmunks Go Hollywood -- introduced the Chipettes in the song "You're the One That I Want" (from Grease) .. though, only one member of the girl-group was featured in the jacket illustration for the song -- and her name was Charlene!
Curiously, two other songs on this album continued the trend set by the three previous records; "Tomorrow" (from Annie), featuring the boys dressed-up as poor orphan girls .. and "9 to 5" (from, well, 9 to 5), whose (slightly-disturbing) illustration above tells you all you need to know about why an 'all-girl' incarnation of the group was becoming necessary.
In the following year, Alvin and the Chipmunks exploded back onto the Saturday-morning TV scene .. along with the Chipettes --which, by then, featured the familiar line-up of Britanny, Jeanette, and Eleanor.
I guess that makes Charlene the 'lost' Chipette.
The Chipmunks' revival of the early 1980's had begun with the LP's Chipmunk Punk, Urban Chipmunk, and Chipmunk Rock .. which featured the Chipmunks singing contemporary new-wave, country music, and top-40 hits.
Which was fine, as long as they were singing songs made popular by Rick Springfield or Devo. The 'trouble' was, nearly half the covers they were doing were songs by female stars like Pat Benatar or Kim Carnes.
Not that this was a 'problem' in & of itself; it simply made for some bizarre comedy bits -- in both the album cover artwork and the on-record 'banter' -- which featured Alvin (or, sometimes, all three Chipmunks) in 'drag'..!
The Chipmunks' fourth 80's revival album -- The Chipmunks Go Hollywood -- introduced the Chipettes in the song "You're the One That I Want" (from Grease) .. though, only one member of the girl-group was featured in the jacket illustration for the song -- and her name was Charlene!
Curiously, two other songs on this album continued the trend set by the three previous records; "Tomorrow" (from Annie), featuring the boys dressed-up as poor orphan girls .. and "9 to 5" (from, well, 9 to 5), whose (slightly-disturbing) illustration above tells you all you need to know about why an 'all-girl' incarnation of the group was becoming necessary.
In the following year, Alvin and the Chipmunks exploded back onto the Saturday-morning TV scene .. along with the Chipettes --which, by then, featured the familiar line-up of Britanny, Jeanette, and Eleanor.
I guess that makes Charlene the 'lost' Chipette.
and the Enchanted Princess too