Chip 'n' Dale: Rescue Rangers

Yes, the real world coexistence of cartoons and humans could have been more sophisticated and polished. Yes, the detective plot is like a regular episode of the original series rather than supporting material for a feature film. Yes, there are so many one-off ideas and cameo roles that it gets old as the film progresses. But at the same time it moves along, there's a good joke every now and then, the chemistry of the old gang is there, and it works just as well for adults who remember Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers as it does for the kids who don't know the original. It’s hard to say who liked it more, me or my son, but we both had fun. It's not going to be a timeless classic like the series (or Roger Rabbit, which they reference a lot), but that doesn't mean it's not good, because it is. (03/09/2022)

Brutally meta. And maybe so much so, that most people won’t get it. And the target audience is tiny. In terms of style, Chip 'n' Dale: Rescue Rangers follows on from Who Killed Roger Rabbit, but modernizes it, turns it upside down and draws on Mickey’s wide pallet of characters. It contains millions of nods (Roger’s quattro-cameo is just psycho) and funny references. Just the situation reigning at the beginning, where Dale is a defunct series star, Chip is a postman, Monty Jack is just a junkie with debts and Zip and Gadget hump with no condom so often that they have 12 kids already, sets the bar very high. An unexpected surprise. (18/09/2022)

Chip 'n' Dale: Rescue Rangers is a really crazy and surprising spectacle, which I really enjoyed. I seriously never thought there would ever be a movie, that will make me love the Sonic from the first Sonic the Hedgehog movie trailer. Nor did I count on coming across something that even the internet's Rule 34 could not explain. I also could not believe that Disney could produce a movie that is perhaps even more meta than the last Matrix movie. It is almost like a mental sequel to old movies like Howard the Duck or Who Framed Roger Rabbit? as it is similarly distinctive and interestingly rendered. It is a unique combination of live-action and several animation styles plus a rather ordinary message about the importance of friendship. The message works, albeit in its own crazy and original way. It does come across as a little too corny for my taste, but still, it is something worth seeing, especially if, like me, you grew up on the TV series Chip 'n Dale's Rescue Rangers and are now just a cynical adult with a twisted sense of humor. 8/10. (21/05/2022)

After 34 years, there's finally a film to rival Who Framed Roger Rabbit. And though Chip 'n' Dale: Rescue Rangers isn't that good, it's brilliant and smart entertainment for… well, for everybody, I think. It would be easy for an adult viewer to think that there are many jokes that are just for them which no one younger would enjoy, but I imagine that Chip 'n' Dale: Rescue Rangers will also amuse children who can ignore the adult jokes and focus on everything else. It's a pretty delicately balanced mix with lots of surprises and a story that may not be surprising in itself, but it's certainly not silly and harbours heaps of ideas that I'll enjoy discovering on further (and further) viewings. (16/06/2022)

More Easter eggs than in Ready Player One. Though I didn't watch Chip 'n' Dale: Rescue Rangers when I was younger, this movie still managed to evoke some missing nostalgia, a longing for a time of film and TV series when original playful works were created instead of ripped-off or recycled. The main villain is an obese Peter Pan, who as a burnt-out star made a stupid reboot and used the money to start a factory for deforming animated characters to make cheap copies of old hits. That’s brilliant. On his heels are the heroes/actors from the original Chip 'n' Dale: Rescue Rangers, one of whom underwent CGI surgery and is now 3D. The chemistry between Chip and Dale is still refined, but most importantly, they are part of a world so playful, dynamically arranged and filled with references, that even Roger Rabbit gets a run for its money. The pacing limps along around the middle, but the finale is an amazing whirlwind of ideas and references that doesn't stop lamenting contemporary filmmaking, and the characters only move forward by knowing their past stories. Seeing all the different animation styles together in a world that doesn't crumble under the creators' hands and is described in a sort of natural setting was really fulfilling and I would immediately green-lit a sequel with Chip and Dale facing the cast of the Avengers and Nic Cage, with Tom Cruise coming to the rescue. Please, please! 80 % (15/06/2022)