The funniest scene involves making his monster dance!!

I always liked the Frankenstein film over the Wolfman one personally.

Alvin and the Chipmunks come face-to-face with the creepy Dr. Frankenstein and, by extension, Frankenstein's monster. However, they have a chance to teach the monster to be good, to earn friends and show compassion to those around him. The question is, will the Chipmunks be able to convince the townspeople that he isn't what he appears to be?

This film always had more compassion to me than the Werewolf one; it was about not judging people on their appearance, accepting those who are different in any capacity, and trying your best to include the people who are left out. And it accomplishes all that with some truly fantastic songs scattered throughout.

It's a simple story and concept, but it's something we all need to be reminded of from time to time. Every year around Halloween, when I take this movie out and watch it again, it's always nice to get a reminder of the lessons given in this movie. It has a lot of heart and humanity, which is why it'll always have a place in my heart around the Halloween season.

Oh, wait, that applies to every A&TC cartoon...AAALVEEEN! YOU EEEDIOT! Heh heh heh. But seriously. I used to watch the '80s show when I was but a wee larva, and I never really liked it that much. The show had its good points, but it just seemed kinda slow. And the character designs didn't appeal to me. This movie, which appears to have been put together by all or most of the original creators & voice actors, keeps all the original charm of the older incarnations while giving us a story that's cute, funny, sweet, & never boring, plus subtly redesigned chipmunks that..I dunno, they just look really good in this movie. More alert, like they've taken some caffeine tabs since the '80s. I can't quite explain it. Maybe it's just a higher budget that I'm seeing. Anyway, I thoroughly enjoyed it. I've never felt more affection for 'the boys,' and I even found Dave's obligatory exasperation scenes less grating than usual. Could it be that, as I approach adulthood, I'm starting to identify more with his role as the chipmunks' adoptive father? Am I showing signs of creeping maturity? Oh God, I hope not. Anyway, this movie had the feeling of a real labor of love on the part of its producers; hope I'm not mistaken on that count.. Go ahead and rent it or whatever. Two open questions: (1) Why didn't Dave notice the broken glass in the back door? (2) Assistant Director Yoko Ono? Any relation? I know Simon briefly went to see the Maharishi, but...