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Thursday

24Dec2009

Sad day in America as 'Chipmunks' beats 'Avatar' at box office!

Thursday, December 24, 2009 at 4:37PM | By

I feared this would happen, and it did: Betty Thomas' "Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel" topped the North American box office this Wednesday with a surprisingly solid $18.8 million in ticket sales.

I know it's hard to believe, but the atrociously crappy "Chipmunks" sequel actually dethroned "Avatar." Meanwhile, James Cameron's sci-fi epic dropped to second place with a daily gross of $16.4 million.

"Avatar" brought its domestic total to $125.9 million, and I can only hope it will end up beating "The Squeakquel" this weekend. The new competition includes "Sherlock Holmes" and "It's Complicated."

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Wednesday

23Dec2009

Movie Review: “Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel”

Wednesday, December 23, 2009 at 5:02AM | By

Franck Tabouring

Seen on: December 19, 2009

The players: Director: Betty Thomas, Writers: Jon Vitti, Glenn Berger, Jonathan Aibel, Cast: Jason Lee, Zachary Levi, Anjelah Johnson, Wendie Malick, Justin Long

Facts of interest: None!

The plot: The chipmunks go to school and clash with the chipettes. That's all there is to say about this one.

Our thoughts: What can I say? I walked into “Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel” expecting a terrible sequel to a horrible first film, and that’s exactly what I got: an unnecessary follow-up about three annoying CGI creatures whose shrill voices and lack of brain nearly made my ears (and eyes) bleed.

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Wednesday

01Jul2009

Lame new teaser trailer for 'Chipmunks 2' debuts

Wednesday, July 1, 2009 at 1:36AM | By

Franck Tabouring

Tim Hill's "Alvin and the Chipmunks" was one of the lamest films I've seen in years, but believe it or not, this mess of a movie actually pulled in $217 million domestically. No kidding.

Shortly after the film's success, a sequel was announced, and now it's almost here. Opening day is Dec. 25, 2009, and here is a brand-new (and boring) teaser trailer.

In "Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel," the annoying chipmunks run into the chipettes. Darn, that CG just looks awful, doesn't it?

Anyway, I hardly doubt this follow-up will be better than its predecessor. Even though I don't know how bad it will be, one thing is for sure: I already can't wait for this year's Christmas Day to be over.

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Betty Thomas to helm 'Chipmunks' sequel

Wednesday, December 10, 2008 at 6:57PM | By

Franck Tabouring

Betty Thomas is set to direct the sequel to last year's box office hit "Alvin and the Chipmunks," the Hollywood Reporter announced earlier today.

Not much is known about "Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakel," but the trade says the film will introduce the Chipettes, the female singing rodents.

Apparently, Justin Long, Matthew Gray Gubler and Jesse McCartney will return to voice the annoying chipmunks. Whether Jason Lee will reprise his role as Dave is unknown at this point.

Thomas' most recent big-screen effort was "John Tucker Must Die." Her credits also include "I Spy" and "Doctor Dolittle."

Final word: I hated "Alvin snd the Chipmunks" to death, and the fact alone that we are punished with a sequel is disturbing. I still don't understand how the first film made more than $217 million.