Alvin and the Chipmunks

Alvin and the Chipmunks

released on Dec 04, 2007

Alvin and the Chipmunks

released on Dec 04, 2007

Alvin and the Chipmunks is a video game based on the film of the same name. It follows The Chipmunks as they play their way from small venues (such as a high school prom or a civic center) to massive crowds at Burning Munk and ultimately Rockathonapalooza. The soundtrack features 40 popular songs, including "All the Small Things" by Blink-182, "It's Tricky" by Run-D.M.C., and "Heartbreak Hotel" by Elvis Presley. The gameplay itself is similar to other rhythm games such as Rock Band and Guitar Hero. Jason Lee reprise his role as David Seville in the story cutscenes while Ross Bagdasarian Jr. and Janice Karman reprise their roles from the 1980s-2000's cartoons.


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Why. Why I am doing this...OK...I can't hide from this...time to start...Alvin August...


It starts off with three crappy CGI Chipmunks, Alvin played by Justin Long, Simon played by Matthew Gray Gubler, and Theodore played by Jesse McCartney, singing "You Had a Bad Day" until their tree gets chopped down and sent to L.A. after JETT Records ordered it as a Christmas tree. Because, I guess this is a Christmas movie. Now, the CG for the Chipmunks is pretty good, but the redesigns suck and they're way too small. Struggling songwriter and composer David Seville, Jason Lee, engages in a pretty bad exposition scene with his girlfriend, Claire Wilson, Cameron Richardson. His demo is rejected by executive Ian Hawke, his college roommate played by David Cross. David Cross gives out an amazing performance.


So Dave gets vengeance by stealing their muffies! OH, THE KARMA! OH, THE KARM - wait, this is the stupidest revenge I have ever seen in a big budget movie. He wastes the muffins by throwing them in the trash, and he throws out all of his music equipment. The Chipmunks, who snuck into the muffin basket, raid Dave's food cabinet full of product placements and Dave discovers them after Alvin farts in his face. Speaking of which, this entire damn movie is FILLED with immature potty humor. Dave, who is a jerk throughout this entire film, throws them out into the rain. However, once they sing, Dave gains interest in them even though they just FUCKING SANG TO HIM.


Dave then makes a deal with the Chipmunks to sing songs he writes in exchange for shelter. Dave tries to present the Chipmunks to Ian, but they get stage fright. Alvin doesn't have stage fright. After Dave gets fired at his job because the Chipmunks drew Theodore's butt on his charts, Dave gets home to the trashed house. Simon eats Theodore's shit. Yes, I wrote that right...also, they show Alvin eating the crap in the trailer. The Munks ruin Dave's date with Claire, and so, they go to Ian's mansion and get him to sign a deal.


The Chipmunks quickly become internationally successful. When Douchebag Dave, concerned for their well-being, insists that the Chipmunks are too young to handle fame, Ian convinces them that Dave is holding them back. After Dave becomes more of a jackass, the Chipmunks choose to live with Ian, whose only interest is profiting off the Chipmunks’ success. Once the Chipmunks arrive at Ian's mansion, he spoils them with candy and toys, and they set off on a nationwide coast-to-coast tour, in which Ian decides to exploit them by overwork their asses.


With Claire's help, Dave is allowed into the concert; the Chipmunks see Dave and decide to sabotage the show. Ian locks the Chipmunks in a cage and prepares to take them on their European world tour, escaping in his limousine with Dave in pursuit, but the Chipmunks have already escaped into Dave's car, replacing themselves with stuffed animal decoys. They make it back home, Alvin causes the lights to go off, and Dave screams "AAAAAALVIIIIIN!!!" Each and everytime he says it, it sounds pretty sucky.


So yeah, this movie sucks. The plot is stupid, the redesigns are weird, the acting is bland, the voices are just sped up, and of course, POOP JOKES AND POTTY HUMOR. Next, I'll review the Squeakuel - God, help me.


If you ever wanted a Guitar Hero game on Nintendo DS that featured horribly chipmunked covers of classic songs, atrocious graphics, and awkward bottom screen controls, then this is for you.

Stinky ass tie-in game i played when i was little, with the most basic rhythm gameplay possible while doing the absolute bare minimum as expected from these titles. Some covers were kinda cool, made me discover R.E.M. For that alone, i'll grant it two stars.

Convinced myself after all these years everyone who had played this game just experienced some group hallucination, like no way this actually existed. At least a couple covers bopped and the gameplay was pretty playable