Friday, January 15, 2010

Alvin & the Chipmunks; Squeakquel

ASSESSMENT ONLY
Cast: Zachary Levi, David Cross, Jason Lee, Justin Long; Director: Betty Thomas; Screenwriters: Jon Vitti, Jonathan Aibel; Genre: Children/Family, Family-Oriented Comedy; Distributor: 20th Century Fox; Location: USA; Running Time: 88 mins;

Technical Assessment: 3
Moral Assessment: 3
CINEMA Rating: For viewers age 13 and below with parental guidance

BRIEF FILM SYNOPSIS

The new film, starring the Chipmunks and the Chipettes, follows in the footsteps of the original's blockbuster holiday 2007 release.

Now in the care of Dave Seville's newphew (Zachary Levi), the Chipmunks: Alvin, Simon and Theodore take a break from pop-music stardom and return to school. Almost immediately, the tiny rodents are given the giant task of saving their school's music program by winning a battle of the band's contest. Though the boys think winning the contest will be easy, romantic and musical sparks fly when they meet Brittany, Eleanor and Jeannette – also known as Chipettes.

ADDITIONAL REMARKS: mild rude humor