The defence The Sentimental Softie
“Sincerity is not manipulation.”
The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.
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Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet Frankenstein
Animation · Comedy · Family · 1999
The Chipmunks work in an amusement park attraction. After Alvin drives a crazy tour group, they miss their next performance and are locked in the park after closing time. Little do they know that the real Dr. Frankenstein has been hired in a new attraction called, "Frankenstein's Castle"; figuring that the castle isn't scary enough, the mad scientist recreates the real Monster.
Movie details
Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet Frankenstein
1999 Animation · Comedy · Family 1h 18m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.8 / 10
Community rating
The Chipmunks work in an amusement park attraction. After Alvin drives a crazy tour group, they miss their next performance and are locked in the park after closing time. Little do they know that the real Dr. Frankenstein has been hired in a new attraction called, "Frankenstein's Castle"; figuring that the castle isn't scary enough, the mad scientist recreates the real Monster.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet Frankenstein?
For the defence
The Sentimental Softie
“You came to feel something, and you will.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Cool Ironist
“Feeling things is a little embarrassing.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Kathi Castillo
Written by
John Loy
Ross Bagdasarian Jr.
Alvin Seville / Simon Seville / Dave Seville (voice)
Dee Bradley Baker
Tour Guide (voice)
Michael Bell
Dr. Frankenstein (voice)
Mary Kay Bergman
Mother (voice)
Janice Karman
Theodore Seville (voice)
Jim Meskimen
Mr. Yesman (voice)
Kevin Michael Richardson
Bud Wiley (voice)
Court is in session
Put Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet Frankenstein on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Cool Ironist
“The strings are showing.”
Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.