The Alvin and the Chipmunks Movie

The Alvin and the Chipmunks Movie is an American Children's Musical Comedy film directed by Janice Karman. It It is based on the characters by Ross Bagdasarian Sr. and it stars Janice Karman, Ross Bagdasarian, Michael Kovach, Will Forte, and Anna Kendrick as the main characters. 
The film was produced by Bagdasarian Productions and Terobyte Animation with Distribution from Sensation Entertainment. It received generally Mixed reviews from critics online including IMDb and Rotten Tomatoes. 
== Plot ==
3 Chipmunk triplets named Alvin, Simon and Theodore reside in a treehouse on top of a fir tree with their mother, however, the tree they're living in is being cut down for wood so the Chipmunk's mother has to fend for herself and leave her children behind. Meanwhile, David Seville and his band under the name "The DogZ" are practicing for their next concert, Dave gets a phonecall from chief executive, Ian Hawke who was his college roommate.
Dave is fired on the spot with no explanation and is replaced by another bandmate. Meanwhile, the chipmunks are finding another place to live, they settle in a trash can near a fast food restaurant as they see Dave sadly order something, as he sits down, he starts seeing three chipmunks in his window, he tries shooing them off until they start singing Beautiful Memories, Dave thinks he's dreaming until Alvin says that he is not.
Dave eventually puts all 3 chipmunks on his shoulders as they all head home.
At home, Dave offers the chipmunks to sing songs he originally came up with years ago, but were all rejected. He starts off by looking for a folder with his old stuff in as he finds a piece of a paper with the words "Witch Doctor" on it. He then starts singing the song to the chipmunks with the chipmunks joining in on the chorus. 
After the song, David gets a phonecall from his brother: Stan, saying that he accidentally bought 2 tickets to a concert, Dave realises that he has nothing better to do and accepts the offer, Dave tells the good news to the chipmunks and they start cheering. 
The next day, Dave, Stan and the chipmunks go to Charlene's concert, Dave doesn't fully understand who Charlene is until the show begins. Charlene performs which amazes Dave. After the show, the chipmunks start praising Charlene until they bump into Ian and Harry Hawke, the chipmunks start introducing themselves and start singing. Ian is impressed at the trio and immediately signs them a deal for Mixtape records. 
Dave starts becoming a little concerned for the Chipmunk's health but shrugs it off claiming that "it couldn't be too bad". 
Meanwhile, Charlene is preparing for her next concert as her butler offers her more iced coffee. Charlene then gets a phonecall from Ian Hawke telling her that she's "old news" now. And that she's been replaced. Charlene starts throwing a hissy fit and threatens to leave the company. 
The next day, the chipmunks record their first album at Mixtape records with Dave, that album in question becomes a huge success as the chipmunks quickly rise to fame. After Dave finds out about the Chipmunk's popularity, he attempts to send the chipmunks to the wild before realising that they've just gotten used to their new home. Dave then asks the chipmunks about their home, and Alvin explains that they're home is now gone. Dave then starts feeling bad for them as he states that they could stay as long as they liked. As Dave himself leaves the room, Alvin gets a phonecall from Ian for "A second album". The trio decide to sneak out of Dave's house and go straight to Ian's mansion. 
Ian spends days exploiting the chipmunks naivety by overworking them constantly. Alvin starts regretting his decision of becoming a popstar and tries to phone Dave before Ian throws him out the house. 
Alvin then decides to leave his brothers behind and goes into Dave's house, once he does, he tells Dave that Ian is using them for profit. Dave becomes extremely shocked and calls his brother for an investigation. 
At Ian's house, they see Simon and Theodore in bad condition. Suddenly, Charlene appears out of nowhere telling Ian that she's leaving Mixtape Records until he's fired. Ian's brother Harry is called and when Harry comes down the stairs, he states that her contract is permanent. Charlene's butler rips the contract in anger and the Chipmunks and Charlene sabotage Ian's house. 
The next day, Ian and Harry walk into Mixtape records before finding out that they've been replaced by a new president. Who informs them that he received a phonecall from Dave Seville that three chipmunks were exploited for days. Despite Ian's attempt to excuse his and Harry's behaviour, both Harry and Ian are fired on the spot. 
Back at Dave's house, Charlene visits to "Say Goodbye" to the chipmunks as she's leaving for New York. The chipmunks and Dave thank her and she leaves, after Charlene leaves, Dave tells them that they won't be exploited anymore, Dave then goes to the adoption centre with the chipmunks, and as his sons, after the chipmunks get adopted, they all drive home. 
In the post credits scene, Brittany, Jeanette and Eleanor are meeting their cousin: Charlene the Chipette at their airport before the Chipette's move to Los Angles. 
== Cast ==
* Ross Bagdasarian Jr. as Alvin, Simon and David Seville
* Janice Karman as Theodore 
* Michael Kovach as Stan Seville
* Will Forte as Ian Hawke, Harry Hawke. 
* Anna Kendrick as Charlene the Chipette.
* Garry Chalk as Charlene's "Sir" Butler.
* Kaley Cuoco as Kylie the photographer.
* Hugh Laurie as New president of Mixtape records.
* Wendy Schaal as The Chipmunk's Mother
* Billie Joe Armstrong as Keith, Dave's former bandmate
* Mike Dirnt as Mikey, Dave's former bandmate
* Tré Cool as Jeff, former bandmate
* Nia Long as Dave's former manager
Additionally, Janice Karman voices Britanny, Jeanette and Eleanor in the post credits scene. 
== Production ==
On December 5th 2016, Terobyte animation announced that a CGI animated Alvin and the chipmunks was in the works with Janice Karman as the director. They also announced that Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger signed on as executive producers and screenplay writers of the film.
Production on the film started in late 2018, the film was originally slated for a late 2020 release but was pushed to late 2021 likely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Production on the film resumed in March before being completed in August that year. 
== Soundtrack ==
Song 	Performer(s)
Be More Ready (In Motion) 	Green Day and Ross Bagdasarian Jr.
Beautiful Memories (2020s re-hash)	Ross Bagdasarian Jr. and Janice Karman
Witch Doctor (2020s) 	Ross Bagdasarian Jr. and Janice Karman
Don't let it go! 	Anna Kendrick
Everybody Have Fun Tonight 	Ross Bagdasarian Jr. and Janice Karman
Better now you're here 	Ross Bagdasarian Jr. and Janice Karman
== Release ==
=== Marketing ===
The first poster for the Alvin and the Chipmunks movie was revealed online on August 2nd 2021. A teaser trailer for the movie was shown a week later. 
Sensation spent around $90 million on promoting the film.
=== Home media ===
The Alvin and the chipmunks movie was release available for an early digital purchase on February 5th 2022 in North America and Europe. The film was released on DVD, Blu-ray, and Ultra HD Blu-ray by Sensation home entertainment on March 18th 2022. All releases include a music video for the songs: Don't let go and Beautiful Memories. The movie is also available on various streaming services including Netflix, Prime Video and the Roku Channel to name a few.
== Reception ==
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 55%. With some calling it "A minor improvement to the original 2007 film, but still to much like the latter original."
It currently sits on a 6.5/10 on IMDb.
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