Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
Decades since their successful television series was canceled, Chip has succumbed to a life of suburban domesticity as an insurance salesman. Dale, meanwhile, has had CGI surgery and works the nostalgia convention circuit, desperate to relive his glory days. When a former cast mate mysteriously disappears, Chip and Dale must repair their broken friendship and take on their Rescue Rangers detective personas once again to save their friend’s life.
- Released: 2022-05-20
- Runtime: 96 minutes
- Genre: Animation, Comedy, Family
- Stars: John Mulaney, Andy Samberg, KiKi Layne, Will Arnett, Eric Bana, Flula Borg, Dennis Haysbert, Keegan-Michael Key, Tress MacNeille, Corey Burton, Tim Robinson, Seth Rogen, J.K. Simmons, Chris Parnell, Paula Abdul, Ben Schwartz, Isabel Hainer, Da'Vone McDonald, Akiva Schaffer, Rachel Bloom, Juliet Donenfeld, Liz Cackowski, Mason Blomberg, Jim Cummings, Jeff Bennett, June Schaffer, Steven Curtis Chapman, Jorma Taccone, Alan Oppenheimer, Hazel Schaffer, Charles Fleischer, Paul Rudd, David Tennant, Heather Dragulescu, Sean Rohani, Jake Matthew Cohen, Jonathan Verweij, Kai Zen, Sophie Fatu, Rachel Samiri, Matt Cook, Greg Chun, Tad Stones, Krystal Alvarez, Scott Whyte, Nneoma Sampson, Jean Gilpin, Jovana Lara, Victor Turpin, James Joseph Pulido, James M. Black, Kenzo Lee, J. Anthony McCarthy, Dan Gregor, Cole Massie, Jessie Hendricks, Philena Franklin, Rawson Marshall Thurber, Matt Nolan, Tom Antonellis, Doug Mand, Julian Graham, Boo Radley, Abdullah Saeed Fawaz Al-Kubaisi, Anthony Molinari
- Director: Akiva Schaffer
Comments
- worldsworstwryter - 8 November 2022
A reboot worth reviewing! 8/10
I can say with certainty that this is the best movie I have ever seen about chipmunks. By a pretty huge margin.
That might not seem like a huge compliment, after all, there isn't much competition. But honestly I found this film to be so much fun from start to finish, though I do think the first half was just slightly stronger in terms of the writing and jokes.
So far it's the only one of these sort of 'meta' 'self-aware' movies that I've ever actually enjoyed- and I really didn't expect to. Most of the time I find that sort of thing absolutely cringe inducing, but I do think it was done well in this one. This is what Space Jam 2 wishes it was, and I think somebody could probably compare the two to see what worked and didn't.
The writing was good for the most part and the humour was snappy- I actually laughed genuinely a few times which is almost unheard of for me, I usually have to force a laugh at comedies like that really awkward scene in Joker.
Something I found particularly enjoyable in the film was the variety of animation styles of all the different characters. The 'clay' man, sock puppet and 'uncanny' strange 3D people were a really pleasant surprise to see.
Apart from that, there are a few things in the story that we've seen many times before, and you can predict quite a bit of the plot, but honestly the film brought me such a jolly, joyful feeling that I couldn't really be too annoyed about it.
Overall, this movie is just a lot of fun, with an enjoyable story and lots of genuinely funny moments to appreciate. Also, extra points for including 'Ugly Sonic' as more than just a cameo! That pleased me greatly...
