Alvin and The Chipmunks are Back!! Alvin and the Chipettes in Cinderella,Cinderella Now on DVD

Do, Do, DoDoDoDo....we're the chipmunks...

yes, a sound reminiscent of the 1980s {well that marked their come back anyway}. A decade many of us try to forget but can't help but hearken back to and maybe even sing along to! The '80s a decade of unique rock/pop antics, big hair, and relatively substantial prosperity. Alvin and the Chipmunks and the Chipettes were the perfect refection of an era of outrageous fashion and rock and roll overload and now that children of the '80s are the parents of today imagine the surprising pleasure of sharing the "classics" with a new generation.

Alvin and the Chipettes in Cinderella, Cinderella brings a true classic to life in '80s cartoon classic fashion. Self-indulgent Chipette, Brittany, becomes fed up with responsibilities and fancies herself a modern day Cinderella. Her daydreams find Brittany the central character of a famous fairy tale complete with the fairy Godmunk and a handsome Prince Charming with a strong resemblance to you know who...that famous chipmunk, Alvin.

After the latest computer generated Chipmunk movies came out in theatres, our children discovered the chipmunks. A little glitzier, a little more real than cartoon I wondered how the old cartoons would compare in their eyes. With superfluous Alvin and Brittany and their personal counterparts, the musical numbers and the parodies of stories from tv, movies and fairy tales the classic '80s chipmunks actually entertained my modern gaggle of children ages 5-9.

I found it humourous that Alvie's Angels, a parody of '80s television's "Charlie's Angels", and The Brunch Club {sound somewhat familiar? If you said "The Breakfast Club" you could be showing your age!!} actually resonated with my children despite their lack of '80s pop culture knowledge. To them these stories are original and new! Funny how old is thought to be innovative, ignorance can be bliss in just such circumstances. My favourite the small Indiana Jones reference segment in Alvie's Angels and the "Eye-of-the-Tiger"-ish song "The Beast of the Jungle"...okay I am definitely showing my age and oh how I hate to admit my "child of the '80s" status.

Three episodes:

~Cinderella, Cinderella

~Alvie's Angels

~The Brunch Club

Running Time: 66 Minutes

Paramount Home Entertainment

If your children are newly discovering Alvin and his delightful band of Chipmunks and Chipettes or you, like me are a child of the 1980s harbouring a secret yearning for the good ole days {well the ole days anyhow} Alvin and the Chipettes Cinderella, Cinderella and other recent DVD releases of favourite Alvin and the Chipmunks episodes are a great addition to any collection!

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