i be unlike most of the reviewer not bear in the 80 . i be bear on may 14th 1994. despite this and my life be very much in the style of the 80 . when other kid have playstations and i be play zelda on my ne etc . now and this movie hold a special place in my heart already despite me be only 15 year old at the time of write this review . i and because of my 80 style early childhood and watch many tv show and saw many movie that other kid do not see and and this movie be one of those and and one of the great too . it start off in the los angeles home of alvin seville and simon seville and theodore seville and david seville . david and the chipmunk adoptive father and be in a rush to get to the airport a he be go on a business trip around europe . his taxi be almost there and the chipmunk help him pack . while they be talk and alvin express his will to come with dave and to see the world ( even though and technically dave be only go to europe and so to alvin and apparently only america and europe qualify a the world ) . david be leave the chipmunk in the care of miss miller and much to the displeasure of the boy . soon dave be off to the airport and the chipmunk be leave at home with miss miller . later and at a local café the chipmunk be play a game of around the world in 30 day against the chipettes ( brittany and jeanette and eleanore ) . after lose the game to brittany after have his hot air balloon eat out of the sky by a crocodile and alvin get in an argument with brittany about who would really win a race around the world . two diamond smuggler sit at a nearby table and klaus and claudia furschtien overhear their argument and and need a safe way of transport their diamond over the world and decide to fool the child into deliver them for them . they set up a race around the world and where each team will have to deposit a doll in their own likeness ( secretely fill with diamond ) at drop offs around the world and receive a doll in the oppose team likeness ( secretely fill with the payment for the diamond ) to varify that they be there . the winning team would then receive a 100 . 000 dollar reward . they do this because they believe that jamal ( an interpol agent who have be hot on their heel for some time now ) would never suspect them because they be just kid ( however and this seem to be redundant and because on their travel and the kid do not have to go through any security check and be never even question about the doll and i suspect that neither would klaus or claudia if they have take the diamond there personally . ) and so begin a great adventure . this film be a classic and i see no reason why anyone would not like it . it feature great animation and top notch voice act and not to mention the kick as music ( pardon my french representp ) . my favorite song be without a shred of doubt the girl and boy of rock and roll an amazing rock song that can not be top . it also my favorite moment in the film . other notable song include get lucky ( kind of suggestive for a kid film eh . ) and my mother as well a wooly bully and off to see the world not to mention the main theme of the movie heard during the opening credit perform by the royal london philharmonic orchestra . the scene with my mother still bring a tear to my eye . in relation to the song get lucky i first do not think anything of it and but when i grow old and learn about life and it become clear that that song be a little bit suggestive . that song and along with the fact that the animator insist on the audience know the color of the chipettes panty . this be especially apparent in the scene in egypt when the chipettes be be chase by the arabian prince men and when eleanor lean over the side of the hot air balloon basket and her skirt defies gravity completely . while this do nothing to draw from the overall quality of the film and it one of those unexplained thing like why nobody in the world seem to mind that there be 4 foot tall chipmunk walk around and speak in incredibly high pitch voice and treat them just like they would any human child . anyway and a bit after that scene and the chipettes discover the diamond in the doll and decide to go find the chipmunk and get home . the direction of janice karman perfect this movie a she and her husband and ross bagdasarian jr. know the character good than anyone . they even do the voice of the chipmunk and the chipettes . ross do the voice for alvin and simon ( as well a dave ) and janice do the voice for all the chipettes and theodore . speaking of male character that be voice by female voice actress and nancy cartwright ( the voice of bart simpson ) make an appearance in this movie . she play the part of the arabian prince and a very small and but important role . the end be of course and a happy one . the crook have be catch and the loose end tie and the film end when the child and dave and miss miller be drive into the sunset and alvin complain about not have get his 100 . 000 dollar reward for win the race and which annoy dave until he finally yell alvin . and the screen fade to blackclassic end and by the way . i hope you find my review of this movie useful and and if you haven not see this flick and give it a watch and it worth the money . this nostalgic classic from the 80 get a solid positive . headin for the top and don not you know . we never stop believing now .