This Holiday Season, Will Your Kids Subject You to Singing Chipmunks or Singing Penguins?

Munk yourself! Better yet: munk your whole family, because the new trailer for Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked not only employs the phrase “Munk Yourself,” but wants to treat your darling sons and daughters to the chipmunk-equivalent of Boat Trip. If Dave Seville’s furor isn’t in your family’s budget, however, maybe you’ll want to check out Happy Feet Two, which samples Justin Timberlake’s “SexyBack” in a sultry penguin dance-off. Whatever you decide to do this holiday season, know one thing: both you and your kids are at the mercy of vulgar, singing cartoon animals. First, here’s the trailer for Chipwrecked, which combines the high-seas debauchery of The African Queen with the unbearable nuisance of real chipmunks. Perks: · Trenchant Titanic reference · Chipmunk rapping · Jason Lee’s tortured, cartoonish exasperation. · “Bad Romance” as interpreted by rodents Looking good so far. Let’s see what Happy Feet Two offers. Perks: · Trenchant LL Cool J reference · The worrisome come-on, “We’re bringing fluffy back.” · The questionable voice-acting of Pink · Robin Williams yelling, “Mamacita” in a Spanish accent like it’s 1981. Which is more tolerable? Depends on your taste in cassette tapes you threw out as a preteen. Chipwrecked comes out Dec. 16 (in time for Oscar consideration), and Happy Feet Two arrives on Nov. 18. Head over to Apple to watch Alvin and his chipmunk friends in HD.