7/10
Delightful if only viewed once, disgustingly dull if viewed multiple times.
1 March 2009
A truly enchanting full-length live-action and computer-generated motion picture based on a 1960s cartoon series that is an all-ages comedic delight with a hidden message.

It all begins when three adorable little talking chipmunks Alvin, Simon and Theodore are happily storing food for the winter in a tree they've made their home. Suddenly their happy little house is cut down and put up in a work office building as a Christmas tree. There the threesome stumble across a music composer named Dave Seville (Jason Lee) who is forever struggling to impress his boss – Ian Hawkes (David Cross) who is a monster lurking beneath the surface – and achieve success.

When Dave hears the chipmunks' marvellous singing abilities he agrees to let them live with him in his house. This action immediately sets off a chain of outrageously funny events as the mischievous trio turn Dave's life upside down.

This charming hour and a half of nicely-done entertainment will be highly enjoyed by young and old. However, for those intending to buy the DVD it may have lost its sparkle the second time round.
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