Alvin and the Chipmunks (film)

Alvin and the Chipmunks - The Movie ( Original title: Alvin and the Chipmunks ) is a comedy film from 2007 directed by Tim Hill, the real film combined with computer animation and is about the music group Alvin and the Chipmunks.

Action

The tree that the three chipmunks ( eng. Chipmunks ) Alvin, Simon and Theodore inhabit is like and put together with its inhabitants in the foyer of the record company Jett Records. When the little successful songwriter Dave Savelle is with his new song at the company manager Ian who pretends to be his friend, rejected, disappointed he leaves the building and leaves go with a basket of muffins. After the Chipmunks have hidden in the basket, they are taken by Dave in his apartment. You go undetected until they cause a horrible mess there. Dave, who is initially less than pleased about it finds out quickly that the three chipmunks not only speak, but also can sing. In presenting the three singing rodents with Ian, bring the three, however, because of stage fright no sound out. However, you want to make up for their mistake and sing in front on his own in Ian's private house, who immediately recognizes their potential and smells big money. The group has quickly found success, and Dave is initially excited and represents, on the advice of Ian, even individual clothing for the three Chipmunks ago.

But the fame begins Simon, Theodore and Alvin particularly belonging to rise to the head, and they are getting naughty and spoiled. Dave makes it clear to them that they should either back to normal or can catch up to "Uncle Ian ". In the erroneous assumption that Dave no longer want to have with them, they leave Dave. Ian gives him equal to his own house, receives them with gifts and presents to the rule that there are no more rules. But soon Ian begins to demand the trio from greed, more and more, and takes them with numerous appointments their sleep until they threaten to collapse. He plans with his stars an international concert tour with almost daily concerts. Dave in turn is isolated from his favorites and she starts to miss. As the Chipmunks also be hoarse before the start of their world tour, Ian lets her vocals ado playback play. That evening succeeds Dave, to infiltrate into the concert. The Chipmunks notice him, ripping off their costumes from the body, ruin the performance and to burst the dizziness. But Ian is not finished yet: he catches her and wants to do with them at the next station in France big business. The Chipmunks have escaped and are reconciled at the end again with Dave, who together celebrate Christmas with them. At the end of the film shows how Ian tried in vain to teach real chipmunks singing.

Background

  • Lives The house where Dave has the number 1958, an allusion to the Year of the Chipmunks.
  • Production costs were estimated at an amount of 60 million U.S. dollars. The film played in theaters worldwide around 361 million U.S. dollars, of which 217 million U.S. dollars in the U.S. and 10.9 million U.S. dollars in Germany.
  • Theatrical release in the U.S. was on 14 December 2007, in Germany on December 20, 2007.
  • The German Original Air Date on free television was 30 May 2010 on RTL. The film had 2.49 million viewers, with a market share of 16.2 %.

Reviews

" A mixture of real and animated film, which is tricky technically quite presentable content but provides only highly silly entertainment based on a long- mothballed TV series. "

"In ' Alvin and the Chipmunks ' matches the mood, despite the simple minds around Sing Squirrel Alvin the story came not hysterical or destroyed but it is reasonably understandable and even offers touching moments. [ ..] The animated small animals in the real world are at first glance, kid stuff, on the second but cute and surprisingly bearable. "

" If the shaggy Squirrel Trio once, the Bude their involuntary host to the head and tried initially with disastrous consequences, to set him up with his former lover again, even a touch of anarchic humor is felt. Amusing also the persiflierende look at some in the music industry standard business practices and the wild - life pop star, lead the Chipmunks temporarily. Unfortunately, the joke goes in the second half of the film lost something in which the action is heading with all too predictable twists on the formation of a cross-species blended family. "

"The story about the negative sides of the music business that was rigged to the squirrels, the foreseeable resolves conflicts conceivable children simply to Familienflauschfinale with Menschenvati, human mom and three Schnuffihörnchen. [ ..] Harmless that is natural, but as long as they do not sing, somehow too damn cute. "

"Christmas Compatible propagated the family strip the usual virtues: neighbor, child, rat love. Action jumps, sentimentality and compared to the original flat ones character expressions interfere because no further. Heartwarming and charming. "

Continuations

Alvin and the Chipmunks 2 ( Original title: Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel ) arrived in the United States on 23 December 2009 in the cinemas in Germany on December 24, 2009.

Alvin and the Chipmunks 3: Chipwrecked ( Original title: Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chip - Wrecked ) came on 16 December 2011 in the cinemas of the United States, Germany was release on 22 December 2011.

2007 in film Tim Hill (director) Screenplay Film score Christopher Lennertz Peter E. Berger Jason Lee (actor) Hamburger Morgenpost
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