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Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip movie review: born to be mild

Wed, Feb 10, 2016
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Instantly forgettable but inoffensive fluff… you know, for kids. And “inoffensive” is better than can be said for many movies aimed at children.

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Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked (review)

Thu, Dec 15, 2011
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Hey, wouldn’t it be neat if Alvin asked Dave, “Am I a pet?” and then, not getting an honest answer, led a chipmunk uprising?

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Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (review)

Wed, Dec 23, 2009
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When a paralyzed Marine takes part in a daring biological experiment on another planet, he encounters a remarkable alien civilization– No, wait: that’s *Avatar.* This movie is about singing cartoon rodents.

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