Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel

Plot synopsis:
At an arena for a charity benefit rock concert, the Chipmunks are performing and the crowd goes wild. Alvin takes the lead, and then begins to show off, and Dave (Jason Lee) calls him over and tells him to stop it. He reminds him that this is a charity event, and not all about Alvin, and to stop it, but Alvin refuses. He slings the cord to his electric guitar over a high beam, and swings over the crowd while playing his guitar. Inadvertently, Alvin's cord knocks a huge Alvin-cutout loose, and it hits Dave. Dave is taken to the hospital, and is covered in gauze, a neck brace, and traction and casts on every limb.Before going under sedation, Dave tells the chipmunks that Aunt Jackie (the one Theodore calls Popcorn Jackie since she sends them popcorn) will take care of them, and that he has arranged for them to go to school. Lastly, he puts Simon in charge and tells them to be good.The chipmunks fly home, and see Popcorn Jackie waiting for them with cousin Toby (Zachary Levi). Toby neglects to set the brake on her wheelchair, and she rolls backwards down two flights of stairs, and out the doors. An ambulance takes her, and Toby says he'll watch the boys.At home, he tells the boys to stay out of trouble, while he is busy playing video games. They play around and eat junk food since no one is watching. Dave calls, and Alvin decides not to tell him about Jackie's accident, and hangs up on him quickly. As usual, Theodore wakes up at night from a nightmare, and goes into Toby's room and asks if he can stay there. Toby agrees, and tells him that chipmunks don't have anything to fear but eagles. Eagles with large talons that want to catch and eat chipmunks This scares Theodore, and he runs out of Toby's room. Now Theodore is scared of eagles.Toby takes the boys to school, and drops them at the curb. They walk in, and are nearly stepped on amid the chaos of the high school hallways. Theodore sees the school mascot is an eagle and remembers Toby's story, and runs away, scared. In homeroom, all the girls in the class go mad for the chipmunks and leave the football hero and his gang. They vow to get even with the chipmunks.Back at JETT Records, where Ian (David Cross), their former manager worked, Ian is broke, and living in the back room. He blames all his loss on the chipmunks and wants to get back at them someday. A FedEx envelope arrives, and three little girl chipmunks chew their way out: Brittany, Jeannette and Eleanor. They want to meet Alvin, Simon and Theodore, and sing with them. Ian lies to the girls, telling them that the chipmunks broke his heart, and got too arrogant, and turned against him, and left him penniless. He hears the girls sing, and realizes he can make a new start with their talent, especially Brittany's.Back at school, the chipmunks have lunch with the girls, and the football guys are jealous. They come over to give Alvin a hard time, but before they can, the chipmunks give the boys wedgies, which makes the girls laugh. Theodore sees a huge bronze eagle statue in the foyer, and runs away, still frightened by eagles. Ryan (Kevin G. Schmidt), the mean football guy, grabs Simon and dunks his head in the toilet, then drops him in. Alvin saves him from drowning, and when they leave the restroom, they see the same boys poking Theodore in the butt and making fun of him, and calling him fat. Alvin and Simon attack and end up in the principal's office. Principal Rubin (Wendie Malick) tells them they have two choices: suspension, or represent the school in a Sing-Off competition. The school's music program is about to be shut down due to budget cuts, so winning the competition and the $25,000 prize would save the program. The chipmunks agree to do it.Back at home, the boys watch Meerkat Manor together. Toby is busy with his video games and neglects caring for them. They try to tell Toby about their bad day at school, but he just tells them it will be better tomorrow.First thing at school the next day is P.E., and the chipmunks are getting hit by ball after ball in dodge ball. Alvin, though, challenges Ryan, and catches the ball thrown at him. Ryan talks to him, and says that he has good hands, and they might be able to use him on the football team. Alvin is excited but Simon and Theodore are worried. Alvin works out with the football guys in the gym, and starts to become one of them. He even moves to their table at lunch, leaving Simon and Theodore.Ian sees a notice in the newspaper about the upcoming Sing-Off, and realizes this is his big chance to break the girl chipmunks into the business. He enrolls them in school, and reminds them to avoid Alvin, Simon and Theodore because they can't be trusted.After school, Alvin, Simon and Theodore are rehearsing, and Ian comes by. He brings the girls, called The Chipettes and has them sing for Principal Rubin. He challenges her decision to have The Chipmunks be the designated singers for the school, so she agrees to a competition Friday night, where applause will decide if it's the Chipmunks or the Chipettes to represent the school. When they are at school together the next day, Alvin tries to talk to Brittany, but she snubs him. He tries to warn her about Ian, but she won't believe him.Ian works the Chipettes hard in preparation for the competition, and comments that Eleanor is too short. He shoves both Eleanor and Jeannette (glasses) towards the back, and says that Brit is going to be a mega-star.Dave calls and talks to Toby. Toby tells him about Aunt Jackie's injury and being in the hospital, and Dave starts to worry. Before he can ask more, Toby hangs up.The football guys decide to mess with Simon, and tell him he's been selected to be the Litter Monitor. There isn't such a position; they just do it to embarrass Simon. Alvin finds out, but doesn't come to help Simon, as he doesn't want to look bad with his new group of friends. Simon gets angry at Ryan, and Ryan tells him that it's a big joke. Simon leaves, mad. Alvin is supposed to play in the big away-game on Friday night and he is excited, but realizes it is at the same time as the competition against the Chipettes.Helping with Toys for Tots, Theodore and Eleanor meet, and hit it off. She is wearing huge shoes, to make her taller, and stumbles a lot. Theodore tells her she doesn't need them--she is perfect just the way she is. She blushes, and they smile at each other.At the football game, Alvin is frustrated becaise he hasn't played once. With nine seconds left and one play, Ryan calls him in, and they run a special "Alvin play." Ryan passes the football long, downfield, and Alvin is ON the ball, and when it lands in the end zone, Alvin is on the bottom, and catches it, making a touchdown, and they win. They celebrate afterwards, and Alvin goes with them. Back at the school, the Chipettes sing, and when it is time for the Chipmunks to sing, there is no Alvin. Simon and Theodore go to the podium and explain that without Alvin, they can't sing. They are booed by the students, and the principal proclaims the Chipettes the winner. Alvin shows up much later, when it is all deserted, and realizes his big mistake. He goes home, and is ignored by Simon and Theodore.In the morning, they find a note from Theodore, saying he has run away from home, and is at the zoo. He has gone to live with the meerkats. He goes through the fence, underneath a sign that says Meerkat Exhibit Closed -- Birds of Prey Exhibit Open. Without knowing it, Theodore walks in and faces a large eagle, of which he is deathly afraid. Toby, Alvin and Simon arrive to help him. Alvin distracts the eagle, and then they run for the fence. Theodore gets stuck since he is chubby, and as Alvin pulls, Simon pushes. They make it out in time, and Alvin apologizes for his behavior and they make up.Ian tells the Chipettes they are opening a concert for Britney Spears, but it is at the same time as the big Sing-Off. He says the Sing-Off never mattered; he just wanted to get them seen so he could make money and be famous again. Ian also says he is only talking Brittany, and when she refuses, he locks all three of them in a cage and puts them in a limo. While he is busy, Brittany uses his cell phone and calls Toby, and asks for help. Alvin tries to tell her how to unlock the lock on the cage. Alvin hops on a motorcycle and tells them he is coming to help.Pulling alongside the limo, Alvin sees the girls have gotten out of the cage and are on the roof. He throws helmets to each of them, and then they jump down to his motorcycle. They ride off, and Ian is furious. Ian stops and gets a remote-controlled helicopter and chases the chipmunks with it. They end up on the skids, hanging on for dear life, and Britney has an idea: they all throw their helmets at Ian, and he drops the remote control. They lean hard to catch it, and Jeannette saves it, and now steers them to the competition. They fly in just as it is their turn, and the audience applauds and cheers. All six chipmunks decide to perform together, and they sing,We Are Family, and unanimously win, and save the school's music program. Dave and Toby are in the audience, and cheer.On the way out, Dave hobbles with Alvin. He has a cast on one leg, uses crutches, and has a neck brace on. Alvin tells him he offered the Chipettes their house and said they could live there with them. Dave looks concerned, and says Alvin!At the Staples Center for the Britney Spears concert, we see the Chipettes announced and out comes Ian, wearing a gold strapless dress, and with two sock puppets on his hands, and one taped to his head. He tries to be the Chipettes, and is booed, and Security hauls him offstage.Back at home, the Chipmunks are in a three-tiered bunk bed on one side of the room, and the Chipettes are in a three-tiered bunk bed on the other side of the room. Dave tells them good night, but Alvin refuses to go to bed. Lights on, lights off, lights on, lights off. Dave tries to grab Alvin in the dark, stumbles, a loud crash sounds, and we hear him yell, ALVIN!

Tags: cute, entertaining

Review:
We decided to spend quality time together watching this thing, and after wasting precious minutes of my life with bad jokes and a stale plot, I have decided to review it.The chipmunk trio is sent to high school, where they deal with stereotypical high school problems and have a rivalry with a female group of chipmunks, The Chipettes.
None of the characters besides the main trio are interesting, the jokes fall flat, and all the high school "trauma" the chipmunks deal with is about as real as an episode of Saved By the Bell.Now, I wasn't expecting Citizen Kane or some grade A masterpiece with complex themes and characters.
Just because a movie is for kids doesn't mean you have to reach for the lowest common denominator in order to entertain them, it doesn't mean you have to give them a thin plot with the freshness of a rotten apple core, it doesn't mean you have to reach for teenage stereotypes that should have been out with big hair, and it doesn't mean you shouldn't at least TRY to put a decent amount of effort into the final product!
I can only imagine the PG rating was due to the fact that the chipettes were darn right sexy - I didn't hear any vulgarity, see any nudity, violence or adult situations.It is really getting hard to find a film where I can take my 9 year old daughter to.
With battling giant robots, vampires, and giant smurfs lurking in 3D, this movie was a relief to see.The plot is paper thin - though in its defense it did have an ethical base of family, friendship, and responsibility.The effects were top notch, and there were a few times I even laughed (which was a few more times than I expected).In one word it was - 'Cute' - which is exactly what I think it sought out to be.
And the whole movie they just try to save the schools music program against the girl chipmunks.
If I were a young kid, I'd love this movie a lot, but I'm way past that and am often quite critical of children's genre films these days.
2.7?I was prepared for something awful but wanted to do something with the 4 younger kids before they headed back to school.This is the movie they wanted to see.I've seen a lot of kids' movies and this is definitely among the funnier ones I've seen.My 8-year-old and I sat next to each other and had a hard time controlling our laughter on a few occasions.I told my husband he definitely has to see this when it comes out on video.
Animaton was spot on, humour was good (not too over done), music choice, like in the first movie was excellent.If you want to put a smile on your kids face this Christmas then you could do a lot worse than Alvin & The Chipmunks.It's worth remembering when commenting on this type of movie that it's a kids film, targeted at an immature audience.Overall, for amusement I would give it 7/10, my 5 year old 10/10.
Given the really low rating on this website, I just have to use the word "Honestly" when I say that I honestly enjoyed this movie.I even liked it more than the first.I really don't know what you were supposed to expect from this movie.If you were expecting a great family movie like "Up", then I guess I can see why you were disappointed with the film.But I wasn't disappointed.I thought it was funny, cute, entertaining, and pure fun.It's no masterpiece by any standards, but it is NOT a bad film in any way.The acting isn't great, but it's decent.David Cross also makes a very funny performance this time around.You also have to admit that the CGI for the chipmunks isn't half bad.I'm just at a loss of words at how underrated this movie is.I'm sorry for sounding like I'm repeating myself, but what in the world did you expect from this movie?
So this movie's straight-line, A to B to C story is a serious drawback.Director Betty Thomas doesn't get a whole lot out of the cast (although, to be honest, I don't expect much in the way of high-caliber acting in movies like this), and the whole thing has a bit of a TV-movie feel, but the animation is rather good, and the film moves moves along at a pretty good clip, so even adults won't get too bored.Certainly, for some reviewers, a film like this, in the final analysis, is perfectly acceptable, since it's "for kids," and thus the only thing that counts is whether it's "entertaining" on some basic level, regardless of its actual quality.
I will not deny that I've grown up with the Alvin and the Chipmunks cartoon series on television, and had unabashedly enjoyed their very first cinematic outing way back in the year 2007, formulaic the storyline may be like an extended cartoon episode.
That it had raked in enough cash meant a sequel wouldn't be far away, and the logical progression in terms of the introduction of new characters, translated to the ushering of The Chipettes, voiced by Christina Applegate, Amy Poehler and Anna Faris as Brittany, Eleanor and Jeanette respectively.But the sequel suffered from having a rather half baked plot in trying to pit one set of chipmunks over the other, and complicated itself by trying to do too much in too little, having to write off their human guardian Dave (Jason Lee) to replace him with nephew Toby (Zachary Levi) who's about as plain as a piece of cardboard, and the very tired Alvin versus his brothers in an all for one and one for none subplot involving his association with the football jocks in search for a higher popularity.Even the villain too was a repeat in having Ian (David Cross) make a comeback, in trying to exploit the Chipettes for his comeback after falling from grace in the first film, without the clunky corporate executive being corrupted by greed and money stemming from good intentions.
All those movies look like crap compared to Alvin and the Chipmunks 2.
The high school jock storyline with Alvin wasn't nearly as entertaining as the original movies storyline.
This film is about three chipmunks who has to put their singing career on hold to attend high school.Even when I was typing the plot summary, I was already laughing out loud.
"Alvin and The Chipmunks: The Squeakquel" I guess is squeaky clean for kids to enjoy but not recommended for adults who constantly squeak through children movies.
This movie tries to play like its a harmless kids film.
a have to see movie by Andrew Glenn Fox 3 i'm not even afraid to write out my name after this review and i hardly like watching TV if you don't own this movie then you need to go out and purchase this wonderful film a must own if are to have a hot movie collection and you know what you might want to go out and purchase the first it wasn't as great as the sqequal but it was a good 8 out of 10 which is not all that bad and you will want to see the first again after seeing the second all i can say is as soon as the third chipmunks movie comes out i will be the first to watch it just to see more interactions between the chipettes and chipmunks just like the cartoon series and if you don't dig their singing then you have no tast in music and need to go and craw back into your hole and if you do have tast in music but don't like chipmunks music then you are proble a cutter that cuts yourself and listens to gay music..
The plot of the this movie wasn't great, but the film was dead on with the way the main characters were portrayed.
If you had an issue with it being HIGH school, I can see that, because the chipmunks were suppose to be, in theory, comparable to kids 8-11 years old, so elementary school would have been more appropriate, but either way, if my memory serves me correctly, the original characters did go to school with HUMANS.The bottom line is that this movie just isn't for everyone.
As a matter of fact, if you know you didn't grow up with Alvin and the Chipmunks yourself, then don't waste your time taking your kids to see the movie either, because you will surely ruin it for them.
I love the first Alvin and the Chipmunks film, but I never was a fan of the series.Pop sensations Alvin, Simon and Theodore end up in the care of Dave Seville's twenty-something nephew Toby (Levi).
(I won't reveal the reason why in case you do want to still see the film.)Alvin and his two equally irritating brothers are shipped off to stay with Aunt Jackie, a kind old woman.Well, an accident happens and they're stuck with Toby instead, the bumbling, incompetent nephew of poor Aunt Jackie.So in come the "Chipettes", a trio of female chipmunks who have big dreams of becoming famous.
But this crappy movie doesn't do him justice as it renders his character into a one dimensional stereotypical villain.Well, the Chipettes and the Chipmunks both wind up going to high school and entering the social hierachy.
There are other movies that can please both.Still not really that bad, you can watch this in its own right or at least put the kids there and let them enjoy it.
This is coming from someone who grew up with the old cartoons, but I realize that the image needed a change if it was to catch on with today's audience, just like it had to in the 1980's.This film, while not as good as the first one, is no where near as bad as it has been rated, and to me, those who give it a 2, 3, 4, or anything less than at least a 7, obviously have been brainwashed with way too much High School Musical or too many serious films and they expect everything to be a masterpiece.To anyone who actually uses their brain, please, chill out, relax, and enjoy the film..
I was hugely surprised by the original and really enjoyed it, despite being a 29 year old man, but this one is just a pale imitation.I don't know whether it was Jason Lee's decision not to be involved as much the second time around, but the fact that the story has "Dave" on the periphery of things really hurts the film, overall.I like the whole brothers/family dynamic...
I liked the first Alvin and the chipmunk movie better than the second one.
When I first saw The Chipmunks in 2007, I thought he was one of the creepiest looking bad guys I've ever seen in a kid's movie.
alvin and the chipmunks: a movie based on a plot so annoying its like highschool musical rat version.
To conclude, Alvin and the Chipmunks 2 is a movie you can enjoy with the family or for those that want to remember their childhood, if you're not either one of those, then you can wait for the DVD or just don't watch it.
Kind of hard to keep your mind on school and performing with those chipmunk hormones kicking in.I did say school because Jason Lee as David has a broken leg and Simon, Theodore, and Alvin are in the charge of Seville's socially challenged nephew Zachary Levi.
I really like how the surprise introduction of the Chipettes saves this film from being too boring as the beginning just shows the chipmunks wrecking havoc and causing trouble, this time, Toby (unlike Dave) rarely cares about their mischief but later on he does become protective and caring and starts taking on some responsibility.
In this movie the Chipmunks are on tour and Dave gets hurt.There Uncle Toby,who reminds me of a nerd who leaves in the basement of his mom's house and plays Call of Duty and Halo online againgst people half his age.So,Ian,the main antagionst, has brought in a new group of Chipmunks,The Chipetes,as a band.And the chipmunks fall in love with them.One problem I have is The Chipmunks have to go to High School.One why can't they be home schooled I mean if they got money from every time someone made a YouTube video the would be rich and live in a mansion.Well my little 6 Year Old cousin loves this movie and I don't from my experience.Well here is my story my friend took me to New Moon and it sucked I took him to this movie it sucked and we still aren't friends.I would say if you are over twelve you would not like this movie.The originial would be better to watch with your family since it is also a Christmas movie.So I give Alvin and the Chipmunks:The Squeakuel a 2 out of 10..
Elation, heartache, excitement, despair, fear, joy: it was all there, along with gags about poo.The plot for The Squeakquel—a formulaic high-school based morality tale about the importance of loyalty—isn't quite as strong and the film definitely lacks the freshness of the original, but there is still enough good stuff here to warrant a watch, especially if you're already a fan of the furry trio.Betty Thomas does a decent enough job in the director's chair, delivering plenty of not too sophisticated laughs and lots of energetic musical numbers, the effects are on par with the original, and the cast all put in more than adequate performances (David Cross as evil Ian providing my favourite gag right at the end of the film).
Okay, we're all going to have to admit this at some point, Alvin and the Chipmunks was an okay movie but does the sequel (or squeakquel) match up to the first?
The acting was below average, I remember it being much better in the first movie and the characters can be annoying at times but there were a couple of scenes when they were funny.
The animation was done very well and the way they mixed live-action with CGI was done great.There were a couple of funny moments in the movie but other than that, it felt like it was trying too hard.
Alvin And The Chimpmunks 2:The Squeakquel is a good movie with enjoyable and funny stuff but I found it to be a disappointment compared to the original Alvin And The Chimpmunks,I don't think the storyline is as good and you don't see too much of Dave.When Dave is put into hospital, his cousin or brother (they don't tell you) has to take care of them and Dave tells him to put Alvin,Simon and Teador into school,were they deal with a lot of bully's and Ian returns to try make them lose their fame by three singing girl chipmunks,the Chipettes!-DILLON HARRIS.
However, in this furry family film, when you put a trio of tree dwellers in a studio, you get a bunch of high-pitched cover songs.With Dave (Jason Lee) in hospital after a chipmunk related accident, the boys, Alvin, Simone and Theodore (Justin Long, Matthew Gray Gubler and Jesse McCartney), are entrusted to his nephew, Toby (Zachary Levi).
I also liked the music sang by the chipmunks (they're squeaky versions of the songs we love in this present world).All in all, I'd give this movie a 6/10..
I enjoyed the first 3D chipmunk movie, I watched it a few times and there wasn't too much with it that I did not like.
The first Alvin and the Chipmunks movie was alright, but The Squeakquel is better in many ways than the first.
The story and the humans in this film-different thing altogether.Someone got the Disney bug about putting their characters in a school setting.OK,kids can relate,and the cartoon series ended with the Chipmunks and Chipettes in school.The humans in the film-painful to watch really.Ethan Hawke did not learn anything from his loss of the Chipmunks.Dave is in hospital most of the time(thank goodness).The goober they have to fill in for him is a troglodyte.It may have been easier to take the cartoonishness of the human cast had it been done all CGI.
i think the movie was great not as good as the first one but still really good when i was in the cinema a lot of the laughs came from the young kids but there were adults that i heard laugh so its not a movie that will only make the kids laugh the story line was alright not as good as first and i would have liked to see more of Dave but we saw a lot of Toby instead anyway it was still a great movie has some funny stuff in it such as Theodore when he says shes practicing pole dancing it was random and you wouldn't expect that coming its a movie you must see if your a fan of the chipmunks i give it a 7/10 =D.
He of course uses them as revenge on Alvin and his brothers as they ditched him from the first movie.SO Alvin and his brothers also have to go to school and they later meet up with the Chipettes.The film is slightly irritating but if your looking for a good laugh or if you are a fan of Zachary Levi then check it out.
With this, he create three cartoon characters to fit the high pitch: Alvin, Simon and Theodore, The Chipmunks.
Not as bad as you'd think, but still this movie needed some major work, even if it is meant for the kids, which we know this was more for the fans.During the Chipmunks' benefit concert David is injured.
I loved this movie it had the cute and innocence of the old chipmunks and enough modernization to be a great film.