Looking back, I was never really a fan of "Alvin And The Chipmunks". It turns out their TV show was made none other than DHX Media, which until MLPFIM didn't have a cartoon that was really considered a classic. There's nothing wrong with it, there was just a lot of better stuff out there. The fact that they keep making these movies over and over and they keep getting worse is what really annoys me. The most fun thing about this was movie was learning how David Cross had so much fun mocking this (and the other films) so much. He's a funny guy and doesn't deserve to spend an entire movie in a pelican suit, or half a pelican suit I guess. It's still stupid.This gets worse than the previous entries because it didn't even introduce any important element from Alvin and the Chipmunks. The previous two, while still bad, at least introduced the title characters and the Chipettes, respectively. This is all completely pointless and might have worked as like a really short film. It does nothing to add to the little mythology this franchise even has. Cross told people not to see it, but at least it wasn't as awful as "An Alsn Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn!" which I still consider one of the most unpleasant experiences in my entire life. The CGI isn't that good and everything is so predictable. When the stranded woman said there were others, I knew she'd be referring to inanimate objects. I knew Simon would save Janet in the end. Even at its fairly short length, it still seems needlessly padded. There's tons of pop culture songs. I guess it's justified given how they're singers in universe, but it's still a needless way to become relevant.There's a scene at the end where Alvin flashes to signal a rescue helicopter. It then cuts to him at a concert. Then we see some credits and then it shows this pointless part on an airplane. When is this even taking place? Right between the concert? It's all a waste of time as most live-action adaptations. I heard this won the best movie at the Kid's Choice Awards. I guess it actually beat "Twilight: Breaking Dawn - Part 1"'s record for least critically acclaimed film to win movie of the year at any awards show (for them it was the MTV Movie Awards). Your kids deserve better and so do you. *1/2

Alvin and the Chipmunks is a cinematic masterpiece with it's beautifully pitched music that is not only excellent and but does not stilt the film. And the pacing. It let's emotional scenes grow and allow time for them to breathe and the comedy is edited very snappily and it all blends together seamlessly. The attention to detail in the animation is superb and the subtlety in the voice acting really gives an art-house buff like me really something to chew on. And the cinematography, capturing beautiful strokes of scenery, and the direction that really captures tone and every shot is set up so masterfully it's reminiscent of Michael Haneke. It also has the wonder and magic of Spielberg and the blending of CG and practical effects has not been as impactive since Jurassic Park. The emotional punches hit also and gives off such visceral and raw emotion you feel like you are standing with the Chipmunks. The characterisation is superb, with a fantastic screenplay slowly revealing characters nuances quietly so you are always engrossed in the characters and relationships and the story while intricate with hidden metaphors, also is a great platform for the characters to show their traits during stressful situations. I think the only flaw with this film is that you have to pay close attention to get the full experience so I would recommend only hardcore film buffs to watch this film as it is an essential piece of cinema, more impactive than the Godfather and more intricate and intellectually mature since Synecdoche, New York. A masterpiece of art-house cinema and I highly recommend. 10/10

Stop hating these 6 chipmunks and be positive! This is a really good CGI animation effort, bringing the chipmunks to life and making them look more closely to real life chipmunks. This trilogy really gets funny, crazy and more interesting as it goes on. Although it may be flawed (Ian's role is reduced significantly here due to him being in a pelican suit for the entire film and i also felt that Zoe's role is unnecessary) it really does have an important message: about growing up. Most of these reviews are way too serious, just soften a little and stop hating them. They are cutely animated to look as real as possible. Justin, Matthew and Jesse, Christina, Anna and Amy as well as Jason lee shine as the main characters. I like how the chipmunks rocked the boat (LITERALLY!!) and ended p as castaways. Though much of this film's plot was recycled from Cast Away, Lord of the Flies (1990) and the ocean survival of Life of Pi (2012) it's overall great family fun and freshly squeezed comedy!!!!

I saw this with my daughter as a dollar-movie special. It's terrible; it has some of the usual problems of many sequels, the CGI is not up to today's standards, and (surprise, surprise) the plot is lame and predictable. It could be even worse, hence the two-star rating, rather than one, but it's a real waste of effort. I had not seen the previous Alvin and the chipmunk movies, and I was a bit lost given that viewers were assumed to know not only the chipmunk characters but also some of the others. When the 'bad guy' from a previous movie was revealed, it was unclear to me why he was such a bad guy. It remained somewhat unclear even when he turned into one of the 'good guys' at the end. And if his switch wasn't abrupt enough, what about the change of heart shown by the girl who'd been searching for treasure? But even from the beginning the characters were unbelievable - from the moment at the very beginning when they were walking towards the ship and I kept wondering "what is he looking at?" Pathetic.