Why is this being released?

[rocklobster]

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This is not a joke, people. They made a sequel to that godawful Chipmunks movie! IT BOMBED PEOPLE!

[Etoh*the*Greato]

Never underestimate the effects of nostalgia on people's pocket books. The crowd that actually went to the movie has grown out of it, but there are always kids who grew up with it and have children of their own to subject to the material. The movie was so forgettable that I can garantee the haters will barely remember it.

Except for me.

I was swept in a cold chipmunk-hating fury when I saw the trailer at the movies a month or two ago. >.>

[Scarecrow]

Actually the first didn't bomb.... hence, the sequel. The first did quite well though I absolutely cannot comprehend how that was possible considering how bad the little bits and pieces I've seen of it was.

When it comes to a crappy movie like the Chipmunk movie and actually became modest hit, studios should just thank their lucky stars they actually tricked people into paying coming out for it. They should learn their lesson from the Garfield movies. The first was absolute garbage. I could honestly not believe how horrible that turned out to be. Yet it was a big hit. So they made a sequel. But no one was gonna get fooled into seeing that pile of dung again and the sequel bombed hard.

Same thing goes for that absolutely atrocious "Baby Genius" movie (which was another modest hit... I'm guessing everyone thought it looked cute in the trailer). Still ranks as one of the worst films I've ever seen and for some God forsaken reason it got a sequel as well but thankfully bombed and only made like 10 million... which 10 million more than it should of but whatever.

I'm hoping that's what happens here ^_^

[Yamamaya]

I saw the Garfield movies since I'm a fan of the fat cat. First one was tolerable, second one was awful.

All of these movies are just terribly made cash ins with filler plots. If they actually kept to the plot the movies would probably be much better.

I wouldn't mind an hour and a half of Garfield and John's antics without any form of plot. But then again I like movies that are just collages of life like Napolean Dynamite and Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.

[Ante Bellum]

What the...?
Somewhere in the universe a planet has collapsed in on itself.

[Makachop^^128]

lol my computer is cool it refuses to play that video. anyway thats terrible, a terrible movie. It seems movies are just getting more corny every year.

[goldenspines]

I'm sure I'm among the minority here in saying that I actually enjoyed the first movie. Maybe I'm just not annoyed by chipmunks singing, I dunno.
I don't put much hope into the sequel, though, because it was the type of a movie that should only be made once.

And like Scarecrow said, the first movie did not bomb, it made about 44 mil. in its opening week.

[Roy Mustang]

I wish people would do a little a bit of research, before posting and just going on their views and not facts about something.

Alvin and the Chipmunks movie budget was $60,000,000 and their gross revenue was $359,350,661.

So the movie didn't bomb at all, it did very well.


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[Warrior 4 Jesus]

I loved the tv series but the recent movie was horrible. Theodore was pretty cute though.
The teaser for the sequel doesn't show much but it still shows a little more promise than the first.

[Song_of_Storms]

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The answer to the original question, as to why there is a sequel, has already been answered. Partially due to the profit of the first one... and my ultimate theory that people like horrible movies. CORRECTION: People like taking older series/movies/things and turning them into something I wouldn't show my worst enemy. This is because people lack originality, so they take something that people might still be nostalgic about and ruin it.

The old animated chipmunk cartoons and movie? I loved 'em. Of course... I haven't seen them in many, many years... I think I'd still like them.

Besides, I've never really liked movies most people consider fantastic. Like... I hated the Batman movies, and Pan's Labyrinth had the most mundane plot and outcome ever. Feel free to deem me negative and write me off. I'll be watching Murder by Death, anyway. X3
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[Warrior 4 Jesus]

Er... fair enough if you didn't enjoy the Batman movies and Pan's Labyrinth but they're still in entirely different league to this rubbish. By the way, Pan's Labyrinth was more character-focused and imagination-based than plot-orientated. I don't think the conclusion was mundane at all.

[WhiteMage212]

Great, another sequel. Never watched the series but all I know is that it is not going to be good. The NLT reason it will rake on the dough is because all the little ones will be begging to watch the movie which thus they bring the family and what do u get? Lots and lts of cash! Those movie makers sure know how to make money off horrible movies.

[Nate]

IT BOMBED PEOPLE!

The movie may have been pretty bad, but I don't recall it dropping explosives on anyone.

[Blitzkrieg1701]

Maybe he meant metaphorically

[ShiroiHikari]

It's all for the dolla dolla bills, y'all. I get sick of obvious cash-ins like this too, but you have to remember that the movie industry is a business, and the goal of a business is to stay in business, and to do that you have to make money. The economy is uncertain and rather than taking chances on "art" films, they're sticking with what rakes in the cash.