Many people judge the Alvin and the Chipmunks movies by comparing them to films such as “James Bond”, “Mission: Impossible” and others, the problem with doing that is those who watch Bond and the M:I Movies aren’t the based target for the Alvin and the Chipmunks movies. The target viewers for these movies are kids, as well as the kids inside of everyone within our hearts. Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked isn’t suppose to be like the former ABC show “Lost”, it is meant for family fun with a few cheesy jokes to brighten our day.
I don’t believe in 1958, when Ross Bagdasarian Sr. first recorded the first Chipmunk album that he planned on years later the being a R-Rated, Action Packed, Blood filled movie. The plan for the Chipmunks was always family fun, they are suppose to be cute little fuzzy animals.
Now in 2011, that plan is shown on the big screen once again. Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked is the third movie in the Chipmunk series, this time the gang finds themselves on an island in the middle of nowhere after going overboard of the cruise ship on which they had started their family vacation with Dave Seville.
The story line was great, it was adventure of both travel and the meaning of family. I don’t believe the story which I am told of the Chipmunks being CGI because, it seems so much like they standing right there next to the humans on the screen. The music sounded great and was a fun part of the movie as the story went along, because the Chipmunks and the Chipettes were able to find a song to sing to go along with the moment at hand (or paw). Jason Lee did an fantastic job as Dave Seville in this move as he has in the last two (Well, mainly the first one because he wasn’t in a lot of the second movie), David Cross returned as Ian Hawk and did an great job. The new person joining the cast was Jenny Slate who played Zoe, she also did a wonderful job as you will see in the movie but I don’t want to give away the story by telling you details.
The voices for the Chipmunks were all returning cast as well, they did an awesome job as our favorite Chipmunks. Below is the list of who was who.
The voice of Alvin was Justin Long.
The voice of Simon was Matthew Gray Gubler.
The voice of Theodore was Jesse McCartney.
The voice of Brittany was Christina Applegate.
The voice of Jeanette was Anna Faris.
The voice of Eleanor was Amy Poehler.
Now on to the great Director of the film Mike Mitchell, this was his first time as Director for this series but not his first over all. In 2010, Mitchell directed Shrek Forever After and also starred in that same movie. Jonathan Aibel returned to the writers desk for his second Chipmunk movie along side Glenn Berger who also returned for his second time in this series. The executive producer of the movie Neil A. Machlis knows a thing or two about music movies since in 1978 he was the associate producer of Grease. Over all I believe the cast and crew did an amazing job bringing this movie to the big screen.
I am going to start a new rating system this time, using the always favorite stars.
I give this movie 5 out of 5 stars!
Thank you to Essex Cinemas for hosting my reviews! Planning on checking out this movie or others and are in the Northern New York/Vermont area? Make sure you make the right choice and head out to Essex Cinemas in Essex Junction, Vermont. www.essexcinemas.com
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Alvin And The Chipmunks: Chipwrecked (Nintendo Wii) Review.
Alvin And The Chipmunks: Chipwrecked (Nintendo Wii) Review.
Started the game by taking the “Questionnaire“ for finding out which Chipmunk I am, the answer was Alvin. It doesn’t mean you have to stay with that choice, there is a menu (which it tells you about at the end of the test) that will let you switch which Chipmunk you are.
Now on the “MAIN menu”, I am going to start off by trying “Story” mode since it is the top of the list.
First make sure you listen to the story of the game, DO NOT SKIP! Then after listen as Alvin will tell you how to play the game. AGAIN DO NOT SKIP ONE PART!!
Played the first level of the game, the lead in to the level was a scene photo of where you are. Below the image was a speech bubble which popped up with a picture of the Chipmunk/Chipette, that was talking. You could also hear them telling you what the speech bubble said.
Now in the level, you dancing along with the Chipmunks/Chipettes (depending on which Chipmunk you are). You must move the control along with the moves shown in the pictures at the bottom of the screen while playing, make sure you watch for what they tell you to do.
One issue with this part is that I think it would have been a little better if you got to see the Chipmunks/Chipettes talking instead of just the picture next to the speech bubble.
My rating of the first level of “Story” mode is A+ for the following:
-Graphics
-Sound of the music
The song choices on this game are awesome! Even the original theme song “We’re The Chipmunks” is a playable song. Other choices include “Life Is A Highway”, “Beat It”, “All Star”, “Oh Pretty Woman” and more with 30 songs over all. If you would like to pick your next Chipmunk the same way as the first, go to the “Questionnaire” choice on the “MAIN menu”.
My rating for songs of the game is A for the following:
-Song choice
-Performance by the Chipmunks/Chipettes
As you play songs, you will earn “Stars” which you can use after for buying things to change the look of your Chipmunk, such as a baseball hat for Alvin. It is very easy to use the “Customization” menu, you can also switch Chipmunks/Chipettes on that menu.
My only real issue with this part of the game is that I don’t think there are enough choices of oufits (Meaning there are two).
My rating for the “Customization” part of the game is B+ for the following:
-Choice of Hats
-Choice of Chipmunks/Chipettes
In “Free Play” mode, you can pick from all 30 songs and play as many times as you would like. Now in “COOP” Mode, you can play along with your friends/family. Each player much pick a Chipmunk/Chipette (Player 1, can choose without changing your “Story” mode choice) and then you can dance along with the songs a turn at a time.
My rating of “Free Play” and “COOP” is A+ for the following:
-Able to play the game with family/friends
-Able to play any song you want
I would strongly recommend this game to families and younger players.
Check out the game at this site:
http://www.majescoentertainment.com/games/nintendo-wii/alvin-and-the-chipmunks-chipwrecked/
Thank you to Majesco Entertainment for sending a copy of the game for the site to review!
Don’t forget to check out the movie “Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked” on Dec. 16th 2011 at Essex Cinemas, The host theater of all the "World Wide Blog Of Movies" movie reviews! http://www.essexcinemas.com/
Started the game by taking the “Questionnaire“ for finding out which Chipmunk I am, the answer was Alvin. It doesn’t mean you have to stay with that choice, there is a menu (which it tells you about at the end of the test) that will let you switch which Chipmunk you are.
Now on the “MAIN menu”, I am going to start off by trying “Story” mode since it is the top of the list.
First make sure you listen to the story of the game, DO NOT SKIP! Then after listen as Alvin will tell you how to play the game. AGAIN DO NOT SKIP ONE PART!!
Played the first level of the game, the lead in to the level was a scene photo of where you are. Below the image was a speech bubble which popped up with a picture of the Chipmunk/Chipette, that was talking. You could also hear them telling you what the speech bubble said.
Now in the level, you dancing along with the Chipmunks/Chipettes (depending on which Chipmunk you are). You must move the control along with the moves shown in the pictures at the bottom of the screen while playing, make sure you watch for what they tell you to do.
One issue with this part is that I think it would have been a little better if you got to see the Chipmunks/Chipettes talking instead of just the picture next to the speech bubble.
My rating of the first level of “Story” mode is A+ for the following:
-Graphics
-Sound of the music
The song choices on this game are awesome! Even the original theme song “We’re The Chipmunks” is a playable song. Other choices include “Life Is A Highway”, “Beat It”, “All Star”, “Oh Pretty Woman” and more with 30 songs over all. If you would like to pick your next Chipmunk the same way as the first, go to the “Questionnaire” choice on the “MAIN menu”.
My rating for songs of the game is A for the following:
-Song choice
-Performance by the Chipmunks/Chipettes
As you play songs, you will earn “Stars” which you can use after for buying things to change the look of your Chipmunk, such as a baseball hat for Alvin. It is very easy to use the “Customization” menu, you can also switch Chipmunks/Chipettes on that menu.
My only real issue with this part of the game is that I don’t think there are enough choices of oufits (Meaning there are two).
My rating for the “Customization” part of the game is B+ for the following:
-Choice of Hats
-Choice of Chipmunks/Chipettes
In “Free Play” mode, you can pick from all 30 songs and play as many times as you would like. Now in “COOP” Mode, you can play along with your friends/family. Each player much pick a Chipmunk/Chipette (Player 1, can choose without changing your “Story” mode choice) and then you can dance along with the songs a turn at a time.
My rating of “Free Play” and “COOP” is A+ for the following:
-Able to play the game with family/friends
-Able to play any song you want
I would strongly recommend this game to families and younger players.
Check out the game at this site:
http://www.majescoentertainment.com/games/nintendo-wii/alvin-and-the-chipmunks-chipwrecked/
Thank you to Majesco Entertainment for sending a copy of the game for the site to review!
Don’t forget to check out the movie “Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked” on Dec. 16th 2011 at Essex Cinemas, The host theater of all the "World Wide Blog Of Movies" movie reviews! http://www.essexcinemas.com/
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