Our 5 year old saw this movie at school, yes public kindergarten. We were shocked to hear it was to teach them about bulling and teaseing. Yes it taught them how to do it!!!

Our daughter just turned 5, and every movie we've seen since she was born (including DVDs) we've seen as a family. I enjoyed this movie, and our daughter did within her limitations. Those limitations are that a feature-length film in one sitting is still a stretch for her, and she scares easier than many kids. At one point the Chipmunk character is threatened with mortal danger from a large predator--a teachable moment about movies and make-believe. Some of the main characters act in less-than-desirable manners during part of the movie, but they and the audience see the error of their ways by the end of the movie. In the end, I'd take the three of us again.

Hated it! Since when are the Chipmunks in HIGH SCHOOL?! And why? They're chipmunks. Couldn't they be entering school for the first time? Attending a new school and all that goes with that? But high school? Just an excuse for LOUD music and the continued glorification of the 14-17 year old. Sure the "message" is Be Yourself...but the big "laughs", energy and focus go to just the opposite. After a rowdy "rap" song opening Dave is injured so badly that he ends up in the hospital, in traction....in the first 8 minutes of the film. Then we watch Granny slowly roll backwards down a staircase in a wheelchair--all while looking horrified. My kids were scared. What was the purpose? Why do the "Chippettes" (clever, huh?) need to be so suggestive? They're cartoons? Is this how far we've come? Girls are singularly "flirty", desperate for attention and in need of a boy for rescue? Product placements galore, scary images of swooping eagles, references to pole dancing, an unnecessarily loud soundtrack and the celebration of snotty teens--who needs it? I wouldn't waste my children's time or my $ on this kind of junk food.

The fact that so many parents chose this, a poorly written, contrived cash grab over a well-written film, aka, The Princess and the Frog, and it's all thanks to this that Disney has changed the title of Rapunzel to Tangled and changed the main characters around while also taking away some of the serious nature it was originally supposed to have. Thanks, parents, thank you for making that happen. Now that the rant's out of the way, I must apologize. I don't normally take my frustration out on the audience as the writing staff play a bigger part in it. It just really saddens me that good companies have thrown away their talent in favor of mind-rotting bulltripe simply because movies like this do better at the box office. This is just showing how sad mankind has gotten. Now what can I say about the Squeakquel? Well, while I did find it a little better than the first one, it's still stupid beyond all belief. I still can't get over how they portray Simon in these movies. In the show, he could actually show us that he was smart. In the movies... okay, he uses big words, but that's about it. Other than that, he makes just as dumb of decisions as everyone else. They also took away everything that could have made Theodore likable as if having a personality would have made him less cute! Here's a message, parents: No sane person who watched these two would possibly think the upcoming Chipmunks 3D will be any good! We know it's only going to be a visual film and not a story-driven one! Pixar is releasing Toy Story 3 around that time! Take your kids to that instead and maybe Disney will be convinced not to cancel their upcoming King of Elves project like they've been rumored to be thinking of.

the music is great. easy for little people to follow the silly story line.

Not as good as the first film.

nothing wrong with this movie just more laughs than the first one

Since when did the chipmunks become entertainment for snarky teenagers? While the supposed messages are "like yourself for who you are" and "don't succumb to peer pressure", the opposite of those messages were made to seem much more cool and more entertaining. I could go on and on about how the good messages were trumped by the bad, but setting that aside, the movie was simply boring and unfunny. My children (ages 5 & 7) made it through the entire movie without laughing once, and afterward had little positive to say about it. It was just bad.

The worst of modern kids fare. I don't mind the fart jokes and whatnot - all kids find that funny. The Entourage "hug it out referenes", pole dancing quips and wholesale lifting of the fava beans and Chianti lines from Silence of the Lambs? It all adds up to some sloppy, puerile "grown up" references to keep the parents from gouging out their eyes while watching the same "be yourself" and "stay true to friends and family" hokum that characterizes most children's entertainment today. Worst of the worst from my standpoint. Naturally, my children loved it.