Even though the movie fails to be one of the best family movies ever, it is still fun, entertaining and quite adorable. The movie definitely is better than it's silly sequels. The characters are properly rendered and the plot is really tame. Children will definitely enjoy the music. Overall, it might be a childish mess to some but kids and some adults will find a lot of good messages in this film.

Alvin and the Chipmunks is one of the most well made movies of all I loved it. To start us off Alvin and the Chipmunks has amazing CGI, the chipmunks look amazingly and spectacularly realistic. Another thing is Jason Lees performance. Jason Lee should of won best actor for Alvin and the Chipmunks. Jason lee delivers an Oscar worthy, wonderful , and dramatic performance for Alvin and the Chipmunks. The filmmaking is also great. This well directed thriller should of been more successful in box office. Another thing that surprises me is that the film didn't win Best Picture in fact the film didn't even go nominated. The films screenplay and dialogue is also amazing it should of won an Oscar for the screenplay. I still can't get over the fact of how great this movie is. Alvin and the Chipmunks is incredibly well constructed and directed and all around a great nay PERFECT film that is most definitely Oscar worthy and even better than The Shawshank Redemption. Alvin and the Chipmunks should get 11/10 and an A+. (im an idiot0

As someone who grew up on shows such as Alvin and the Chipmunks, I could rip this film apart for all the flaws, removal of character and overall enjoyment that the original cartoon had. But I'll try to contain my frustration at this heinous film and look at it with some objectivity.What's the pastrami? Three Chipmunks with a talent for singing named Alvin, Simon and Theodore live in the forest leading a less than stellar life. This all changes when their tree is cut down with them in it and taken to Los Angeles. There they come across Dave, a struggling songwriter who has a tough time getting his songs green-lighted by his boss Ian Hawke. This all changes when he finds that the Chipmunks have a natural talent for singing and therefore takes them on to help him make music, unaware that his evil boss is planning to work them practically to death so as to make the most money.So, what's fundamentally wrong with this movie? One, it's live action. Why oh why is everything live action these days? The great thing about animation is that characters can be drawn to different styles and in forms that make the more appealing to the eye. The idea usually is to incorporate human features to make the characters relatable and dare I say give them a cute factor.In live action from, they look like dancing, singing rodents that really do put you off the whole thing. They're not designed well and it really doesn't look that good.Next, the story, which is about as 100% recycled as you can get. The usual 'Trouble in Paradise' story has been done a million times before and will probably be done a million times again. Next, the characters, which are dated husks of their former selves. In the show the attachment of the characters to Dave like a father makes up a majority of the show's charm and likability, as well as having personalities that seemed really quite timeless because their design and character traits had been a constant since their original conception back in the 1950's. In this, they get famous, Dave disappears for a while whilst the Chipmunks are worked to within an inch of their lives to record and cover songs. At the same time, their attitudes have been updated to conform to what was currently 'hip' at the time, taking on a rapper persona with the Hoodies and Backward caps. This is not a good choice as come 5 or 10 years down the line this whole fad would have shifted and these will be just lost in a time that people will look back on and laugh. I dare say already the who thing is rather dated, and it's only been 8 years!Now the songs I won't criticise because I'm not here to judge music. Although I personally hate every single one of the songs played or covered in this movie, I suppose they are trying to appeal to what was 'hip' at the time. But musical tastes are something that differs from person to person so I'm not going to condemn nor support the soundtrack on my own opinions. If you happen to like them that's okay with me.Overall, I seriously can't recommend this film, for fans of the original Chipmunks or the new audience in general. The story is recycled, the characters are dated and uninteresting, and the fact that it's live action is probably the biggest sin because it doesn't make them look cute or relatable like they were in the original. If you want to see the Chipmunks do what they do best, watch the originals from the 1980's as this is not a good introduction to the characters or the story at all!

Alvi And The Chipmunks is a great fun family film,with enjoyable characters and music,I enjoy this film even though it is not too well received,a lot of people think its an insult to the original Alvin And The Chipmunks but I feel its a good compliment to the original,although I do think that the sequels,The Squeakquel and Chipwrecked,are just horrible,I don't think the second one is that bad but the third is just a stupid storyline and they never stop singing.A song writer named Dave Seville has ran out of ideas and lost his job,but everything turns around when he meets three singing chipmunks named Alvin,Simon and Theodore.