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| Zachary Levi | ... | ||
| David Cross | ... | ||
| Jason Lee | ... | ||
| Justin Long | ... |
Alvin
(voice)
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| Matthew Gray Gubler | ... |
Simon
(voice)
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| Jesse McCartney | ... |
Theodore
(voice)
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| Amy Poehler | ... |
Eleanor
(voice)
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| Anna Faris | ... |
Jeanette
(voice)
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| Christina Applegate | ... |
Brittany
(voice)
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| Wendie Malick | ... | ||
| Anjelah Johnson-Reyes | ... |
Julie
(as Anjelah Johnson)
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| Kathryn Joosten | ... | ||
| Kevin G. Schmidt | ... | ||
| Chris Warren | ... |
Xander
(as Chris Warren Jr.)
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| Bridgit Mendler | ... | ||
After a concert mishap lands Dave in the hospital, Alvin, Simon, and Theodore end up in the care of Dave's twenty-something cousin Toby. When the Chipmunks put aside their stardom to return to school to win a annual "Battle of the Bands" competition to save the school's music program. But the boys meet their match with the Chipettes, Brittany, Jeanette, & Eleanor, who are working for the Chipmunks's ex-manager Ian Hawke. Romantic sparks and crazy mishaps happen when the Chipmunks and Chipettes square off.
Today I had to sit through this movie several times. :-(
As an adult, it wasn't funny or entertaining. But what amused me was the reaction from the kids in the audiences. Almost none of the kids laughed out loud during the matinée viewing (the showing with the most kids in attendance).
Some take away comments from the mouth of babes: "Is it over YET?" "I'm bored" and my personal favorite "That wasn't so funny at all." (poor kid said it over and over again with the "big" jokes.) Plus, I had never seen so many kids ready to leave after the first 15 minutes.
It didn't get better over the course of the evening.