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Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel
Where do you start with something like this? What is there to say about a film that is as fluffy as the fur on the ass of a CG Chipmunk? The thing that struck me as I sat there was that there is clearly some mileage still to be had from contemporary songs being performed as if the singer has just inhaled a huge hit of helium. It wasn’t just the little kids who giggled at hearing Beyonce’s Single Ladies performed by female chipmunks. I can’t tell you how sad this makes me feel about the humanity.
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Technically the film is a clever visual achievement and the speeded up castrato song list suggests significant money spent just on clearance rights. The story moves through the required modern screenplay story arc structure and pace. The whole thing, if you are curious, is about the chipmunks fitting into high school and winning a music competition. Oh and meeting and then rescuing their female doppelgangers. Genius.
One of my favourite moments in The Sopranos is when Tony’s nephew Christopher buys himself a top of the line Apple laptop to write a screenplay about his Goodfellas life. Frustrated with his failure to achieve, he complains that he thought the computer would do more of the work. Which is clearly what the producers of Alvin the Squeakquel have banked on.
Stas’ Wiatrowski
www.munkyourself.com
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