I didn't expect to enjoy (sweet Christ) "The Squeakquel", and I didn't. I did almost have a coughing fit laughing at David Cross, who is so powerfully using every fiber of his being to avoid actually using any of his competencies as an actor here. The subplot involving Zachary Levi from Chuck and a pretty girl from his past is beyond trite. Jason Lee appears to have maneuvered himself out of as much of the movie as he could, contractually. Amy Poehler, Anna Faris, and Christina Applegate playing the Chipettes would have been an incentive to watch were this not a Chipmunks movie and were they playing anything else.

I'm amazed that AMPAS decided that this qualified as an animated feature, even though the bits that are just the Chipmunks/Chipettes are the best parts of the movie. I'd like to see both groups retired to endorsing products instead of making movies. I'd love to watch two minutes of them at a time singing and promoting junk food. They've gotten to the awkward stage in the franchise when you wonder when the "black" Chipmunks are going to appear and show the WASPmunks how to sing hip hop and R&B. The characters are inherently WASPy (always have been), and if possible, they're even more so in these movies. I regretted watching any of the 8 featurettes on the Blu-ray, except for the fact I think I didn't see director Betty Thomas appear even once.