Movie Day: Alvin and the Chipmunks Chipwrecked

King's take:
We saw Alvin and the Chipmunks Chipwrecked.
I think it was good except for the volcano part. The volcano was about to erupt.
No one was helping. Only Brittany and Alvin were trying to build a shelter.
Simon got bit by a spider which made him think he was a French guy Simòn.
Zoe was obsessed with the treasure and caught Jeanette by a rope and wanted to get more treasures.
My favorite scene was when the Chipmunks and the Chipettes helped build a raft. Simon and Jeanette were missing and not on the raft.
(The rest of the review is video-recorded, though the sound is actually very soft, as my computer's basic mic was simply too far away to catch as much sound as I would have liked.)
Video Review

Miaka's take:
Today we went to see a movie King chose, Alvin and the Chipmunks Chipwrecked, which is the latest movie in that series. I must honestly admit that I was not really looking forward to this movie. The difference in ages between King and myself means that I'm old enough to remember the Saturday-morning cartoon Alvin and the Chipmunks, while he is not. I don't really care for the whole live-action and CG thing, and I tend to appreciate Alvin & co better in small doses. King wanted to see it though, so we went. It was actually better than I expected, though I must admit I wasn't expecting much.
We arrived at the theater in plenty of time for the show, planning to go to the 12:10pm showing. Upon reaching the front of the ticket line, however, we were told that there were only 3 tickets left for that show, and the cashier recommended we attended the 12:20 showing instead. King decided he was fine with that and bought the tickets, after which we headed over to the concessions counter to pick up popcorn and drinks. Once we had our goodies, I decided to go sit at a table for a moment while I sorted myself out again and gave my husband at heads-up that we were attending a later show. Of course, I then decided while waiting for him to pick up the phone that we really ought to be in line... so we went up to enter the theater proper while I was on the phone and juggling snacks, drinks, and purse. Fortunately, nothing got spilled and everyone was willing to be patient with us for a moment while we found our tickets and then our way.
Once in the actual theater, it took a bit to find seats, and we ended up in the second row, the seats just behind the wheelchair-parking section (meaning there wasn't anyone in front of us). We settled in and took off our jackets, careful not to take up more space than we needed, as the show was nearly if not entirely sold-out. I don't think I've been in a theater that full for quite some time, but I suppose that's to be expected with a kids' movie matinee during school vacation.
The movie, as I mentioned before, was better than I had thought it would be. I found it rather amusing to watch Simon and Alvin effectively swap personalities. However, I still think I liked them better as cartoons.
After the movie, Archi picked us up and we headed back to my place, chattering the whole way. I think we may have confused Archi a bit, since he hadn't seen any of the movies, and like me, was familiar only with the cartoon from when we were little, back in the 1980s.
At home, we ordered pizza and then wrote up part of the review, then recorded most of it to put on YouTube. King was initially having trouble deciding if he wanted to do a video review or just write it all down, so we ended up with a little of both. With the review done and lunch eaten, I set him up in front of the TV so he could watch another disc of Magic Knight Rayearth season 2, as he's been clamoring for each week. I made sure everything was working well with the DVD player, then went to another part of the room to work on a sewing project for a bit. He got to watch one full disc before it was time for Dad to pick him up and take him home. I think he had fun. He certainly seemed to enjoy the movie. Let's see what next week brings!