Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers (2022) Review

 

Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers is a live-action/animated action adventure comedy film based on the Disney characters Chip and Dale, and it's also a continuation of the animated series of the same name. The movie is produced by Walt Disney Pictures and Mandeville Films and distributed by Disney+. Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers is written by Dan Gregor and Doug Mand and directed by Akiva Schaffer.

The story is it's been thirty years since the show Rescue Rangers ended. Chip has moved from that part of his life and has become an insurance agent, while Dale works at the convention circuit in hopes are reliving the good old days. The two are later brought together when they find out some of their friends has gone missing under mysterious circumstances. Now the two must become the Rescue Rangers once again, and solve this mystery.

Initial Reaction

Now I'm gonna be honest, the trailers I thought were okay. I thought they did a decent job and grabbing my attention, but at the same time I can understand why a lot of people were put off by them. But none the less, I was still interested in seeing this movie, and hoped for the best.

Cons

The only problem I had with the movie was with Peter Pan. What made it really bad wasn't the fact of him not being good, it was how the writers handled his backstory. Cause if you look up what happened with the first Peter Pan actor that being Bobby Driscoll, and compare it to this, you'll see why this is a huge problem. Someone on Twitter (I forgot their account name) said how maybe this was the writers bringing up and criticizing Disney's more troublesome past, which is a good point. But he or she also mentioned how that due to the writing not being all that great, that doesn't mean the movie should get a free pass, which is also a good point. So yeah, kinda gotta detect points for that.

Middle Ground

Now the movie can be predictable in some places. Like for instance, the cops get involved and Chip and Dale think one of the officers is dirty. For that you can pretty much guess who it is. However, because the film does offer some good entertainment (minus the Peter Pan stuff), you can forgive it.

Pros

One good aspect of the movie was the humor (although once again, not from the Peter Pan side of this). Sure, not everything worked, but for the most part I was laughing. I especially liked one bit where they talk about the cops doing a raid on Nickelodeon Studios. That was a pretty dark bit of humor, but I dug it. What I also enjoyed was the animation. The animators really did a great job blending everything together. There was a lovely mix of 3-D, puppets, and I don't think it was truly clay animation, but they sure did make it seem like it was. So I really have to give props for the animators, and all of the hard work they. There was no way it was easy to juggle all of this. The last thing I'll give credit to is the acting. No, this isn't award winning, but everyone did do a good job. I was very surprised to hear Tress MacNeille reprise her role as Gadget, even though she's by no means in the movie that long. And John Mulaney and Andy Samberg have some decent chemistry between the two, and do keep you interested.

Overall I did like the movie. It's got good humor, great animation, and a good cast. It's predictable, but that can be forgiven. What can't be forgiven is the stuff with Peter Pan. The filmmakers really should've rethought this way before the film was even close to having any sort of marketing.

My final rating is Good.

So that's all for me. Come back on Monday, May 23rd, for part three of Looking Back at the Films of 2021. Until then, enjoy the rest of your day.