"Alvin and the Chipmunks" DVD Review

Story
Struggling songwriter Dave Seville (Jason Lee) opens his home to a talented trio of chipmunks named Alvin, Simon and Theodore, they quickly become overnight music sensations. But when a greedy record producer (David Cross) tries to exploit the musical ensemble, Dave must use a little human ingenuity—and a lot of ’munk mischief—to get his furry family back before it’s too late!

Special Features
Hitting the Harmony
A look into the recording studio for the Chipmunks new songs, interviews with the musicians that made it happen and the technique for creating the voices of the Alvin, Simon and Theodore. Very interesting however I think this piece was too long. Not sure how many kids will sit through it.

Chip-Chip-Hooray! Chipmunk History
The best feature of the two on the DVD! This has interviews with Ross Bagdasarian Jr, son of the creator of the Chipmunks, whom tells us his dad's story of how he came up with the idea of the little boys we know and love today. He also takes us through Chipmunk history from the '50s to now. What a wonderful and enjoyable addition!

Unfortunately, as you can see, there are only two special features on the DVD. Unless you want to count advertisements for the Alvin soundtrack and trailers for The Seeker and Garfield. Luckily the movie makes up for the lack of bonus features.

OVERALL RATING: 2.5 out of 5