Thursday, March 29, 2012

Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked Blu-ray Review...

CHIPMUNKS AND CHIPETTES REUNITE FOR THE GREATEST ADVENTURE EVER

The Latest Installment of the Blockbuster Movie Franchise Cruises on to Blu-ray, DVD and Digital Download March 27

Also Available in an “Island Adventure” Edition with Additional
Fun Features Including Sing-Alongs, Games and More!

Everyone’s favorite chipmunks Alvin, Simon and Theodore, and their female companions, The Chipettes, have the time of their lives during a family vacation they’ll never forget in ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS: CHIPWRECKED, debuting on Blu-ray, DVD and digital download on March 27 from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment. On Blu-ray and 2-Disc DVD, filled with tons of fun for the whole family to enjoy just in time for Easter!

The Chipmunks, Chipettes and their caretaker Dave Sevelle (Jason Lee; “My Name is Earl”) embark on a trip of a lifetime aboard the Carnival Dream cruise ship. Seeking fun and excitement, the Chipmunks turn the luxury cruise liner into their own personal playground.  But the ultimate vacation quickly becomes a disaster when the Chipmunks, Dave and Carnival cruise pelican mascot, who turns out to be the chipmunks’ old manager, Ian Hawke (David Cross; Megamind), accidentally fall overboard and find themselves ‘Chipwrecked’ on a remote island.  Stuck in an unfamiliar territory, the six furry castaways are separated from Dave and must figure out a way to survive on their own for the first time in their lives.

Written and produced by husband and wife duo Ross Bagdasarian, Jr. and Janice Karman, ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS: CHIPWRECKED features a star-studded voice cast with Justin Long (Dodgeball) as Alvin, Mathew Gray Gubler (“Criminal Minds”) as Simon, Jesse McCartney (Horton Hears a Who!) as Theodore, Christina Applegate (“Up All Night) as Brittany, Anna Faris (What’s Your Number?) as Jeanette, and Amy Poehler (“Parks and Recreation”) as Eleanor.

ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS: CHIPWRECKED Island Adventure Blu-ray + DVD+ Digital Copy 
·         Feature Film
·         Munk Music & Dance Machine
o   Vacation
o   Trouble
o   Whip My Hair
o   Party Rock Anthem
o   We Speak No Americano / Conga
o   Kumbaya
o   Survivor
o   Real Wild Child
o   Bad Romance
o   Hello
o   Say Hey
o   S.O.S
o   Vacation (Reprise)
o   Born This Way / Ain’t No Stoppin’ Us Now / Firework
o   Party Rock Anthem (Reprise)
o   We Have Arrived
·         Going Overboard with The Chipmunks
·         Munking Movies in Paradise
·         Everybody Munk Now!
·         Alan Tudyk, Chipmunk Appearance
·         Music Videos / Sing-A-Longs
o   Vacation
o   Survivor
o   Bad Romance
·         Fox Music Channel presents “Growing up Alvin”
·         Fox Movie Channel presents ”In Character with Jason Lee”
·         Extended Scenes
o   Walk The Plank
o   Brittany’s What If…
o   Ian’s Hungry
o   I Don’t Spank Them
o   No, No, No…
o   Zoe’s Map
o   Nowhere Else To Go
·         Promotional Fun Featurettes
o   Survival Tips
o   Rules
o   Theatrical Trailers
·         Chipwrecked: Coloring with Chipmunks App – Blu-ray Excusive

ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS: CHIPWRECKED Island Adventure 2-Disc DVD 
·         Same as above Blu-ray features (except Chipwrecked: Coloring with Chipmunks App)

ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS: CHIPWRECKED DVD
·         Feature Film
·         Munk Music & Dance Machine
o   Vacation
o   Trouble
o   Whip My Hair
o   Party Rock Anthem
o   We Speak No Americano / Conga
o   Kumbaya
o   Survivor
o   Real Wild Child
o   Bad Romance
o   Hello
o   Say Hey
o   S.O.S
o   Vacation (Reprise)
o   Born This Way / Ain’t No Stoppin’ Us Now / Firework
o   Party Rock Anthem (Reprise)
o   We Have Arrived
·         Munking Movies in Paradise Featurette

ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS: CHIPWRECKED Blu-ray + DVD+ Digital Copy
Street Date: March 27, 2012
Subtitles: English, Spanish, French
U.S. Rating: G
Total Run Time: 3 hours, 54 minutes (including bonus material)

Our Review...

The Chipmunks are great, we love them! This movie has laughs right from the start. When Dave is trying to get a head count of the Chipmunks and Chipettes to see if they are all there, they are running around and he can't get a good count so he says freeze and they all freeze. Dave notices Alvin is missing and all of a sudden Alvin slides down a rope and says he's already been on the ship and checked out the room and claimed dibs on the the bed by the window. I loved the part when the Chipettes go out dancing and one of them bump into a girl and they start arguing then they have a dance off. It's hilarious, and of course the Chipettes win. We love watching all the crazy stuff Alvin gets himself into. Another part we thought was good is when the guy dressed like a duck had a problem with Dave so he confronts him just to find out the man in the costume is Ian, the one that put the Chipmunks in cages and was a bad manager. When they get stranded on an island, Simon gets bit by a spider and all of sudden turns into this cool, fearless Chipmunk and Alvin has to start being the responsible one. It's interesting to see all the characters become someone different when they are trying to survive on their own.

The Blu-ray has so many special features it's going to take me a while to get through them all. But one of the things I loved is the "going overboard with the Chipmunks" It gives you a look at the how they came up with this movie and you get to hear and see old clips of the Chipmunks from when they first started. There's a munk music and dance machine that's pretty good. You can listen to all the songs in the movie and it plays the scene that song was in. There are some good songs in this movie. With all the special features you will have hours of entertainment. 
This is a great movie for family night!


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7 comments:

Amanda Simmons said...

We want to see this it looks cute!

Momma Claire said...

Thanks for the great review! Alvin and the Chipmunks are my daughters favorite!

Pat said...

The Chipmunks ROCK

Angela said...

I love The Chipmunks I remember watching them when I was a little kid!

Great review!!! Thanks so much for all your effort into this review!

Its great and I can't wait to see it!!

Rob said...

I loved this movie. It was so funny. The Chipmunks are so cute.

Taunya said...

Shauna you are fantastic! I love reading your reviews and it keeps me informed of when movies come out. Adding this to our list thanks!

Jenny said...

Can't wait to see it!! thanks for the great review