Alvin and the Chipmunks

Name: Alvin and the Chipmunks
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Comedy, Music, Family
Released: December 14, 2007
Duration: 92 min
Rating: 39
Cast: Jason Lee

2007

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Movie Details & Credits

Fox 2000 Pictures | Release Date: December 14, 2007 | PG

Starring: Jason Lee

Summary: Alvin and the Chipmunks, a global phenomenon to generations of fans, becomes a live action/CGI motion picture event with a contemporary comic sensibility. Songwriter Dave Seville transforms singing chipmunks Alvin, Simon, and Theodore into pop sensations while the out-of-control trio lays waste to Dave's home, wreaks havoc with his career,Alvin and the Chipmunks, a global phenomenon to generations of fans, becomes a live action/CGI motion picture event with a contemporary comic sensibility. Songwriter Dave Seville transforms singing chipmunks Alvin, Simon, and Theodore into pop sensations while the out-of-control trio lays waste to Dave's home, wreaks havoc with his career, and turns his once-orderly life upside down. (20th Century Fox)… Expand

Director: Tim Hill

Genre(s): Drama, Fantasy, Comedy, Music, Family

Rating: PG

Runtime: 92 min

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55	#55 Most Discussed Movie of 2007

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Stina Chyn

Absolutely--four out of five stars for being cuter, funnier, and, besides, the character design far exceeded my expectations. Read full review

Michael Ordona

There is sweetness here. The scene in which Dave and the boys decorate the tree is charming, and the Chipmunks' excited presentation of gifts to their human dad is actually sort of touching. And dang it, the little animated rodents are cute. Read full review

Luke Y. Thompson

Lee, acting through gritted teeth, barely musters the energy to yell “Alvin!,” but the chipmunks themselves -- voiced by Justin Long, Matthew Gray Gubler and Jesse McCartney -- are surprisingly appealing, though their newly R&B-tinged rendition of “Witch Doctor” is god-awful. Read full review

Ken Fox

They’re baaaaack. Read full review

Keith Phipps

There's just not enough here for a movie. It's almost as if some ideas were meant to live for three and a half minutes each Christmas season, not to get stretched to the breaking point for 50 years. Read full review

Anna Smith

Fun musical numbers and cartoonish humour give way to a bland sermon about the evils of the music industry. Read full review

Lou Lumenick

This partially animated, charm-free atrocity is awful enough to instantly cure any remaining nostalgia for the rodent trio. Read full review

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oscarthedon

May 17, 2011

Amazing...Do you know how epic this movie was? It was so epic...Ok, a part i could throw out the window, otherwise this movie was epic. Best film of 2007 up until 2009. Why is the average critic review score 39? It could have been better, thats only my opinion...

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AshleyMurillo

Jan 4, 2008

I loved Alvin and the Chipmunks. Theodore was my favorite he was so cute. I especially liked the singing and the squeaky voices of the chipmunks. It is a awesome movie for kids.

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BradB.

Dec 12, 2007

I was really surprised at how much I enjoyed this! GARFIELD sucked, so I definitely had low expectations. But this movie was actually really good!! Jason Lee is wrong in the lead role, but I still loved the movie.

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kyle20ellis

Apr 14, 2020

Well this movie wasn't as god-awful as I expected it to be. The characters were two-demensional, the man playing dave (whom I can't recall the name) made me wince whenever he yelled "ALVIN". Oh, and the chipmunks' voices while inevitably charming were sometime a little difficult toWell this movie wasn't as god-awful as I expected it to be. The characters were two-demensional, the man playing dave (whom I can't recall the name) made me wince whenever he yelled "ALVIN". Oh, and the chipmunks' voices while inevitably charming were sometime a little difficult to understand, but were bearable. The storyline was predictable. Really this isn't the kind of movie you would watch if you were say 13+ but if you did anyway, it probably didn't wow you. But in praise to this movie, kids will like it, it's a good family movie and it's a passable alternative to other pieces of garbage. But if you are looking for a spectacular, worldly-acclaimed children's movie that also reaches to a broader audience, try Ratatouille.… Expand

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Futuredirector

Mar 15, 2016

A doody and somehow cliched picture that simply can only be enjoyed by gross viewers and children. Anyway, it's cool soundtrack and the good performances take an important part of this.

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diogomendes

Apr 18, 2015

Yep, this was pretty bad. Though the chipmunks themselves are simply adorable, this movie is disastrously hampered by a god-awful attempt at a successful sense of humor and underwritten characters. Strictly for the kiddies.

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TerryC.

Dec 10, 2007

Alvin chipmunks us into a daring entertaining surprise that is so dumb, it doesn't have any brain, and the heart is so soulless, I hate it, how can anyone love stupidity right from the get-go.

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