'Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers', now streaming exclusively on Disney+, is like a Thanksgiving feast for animation fans.
It's a modern-day 'Who Framed Roger Rabbit', with toons, humans, and puppets living together in a world that isn't what it seems on the surface...
The film, directed by The Lonely Island's Akiva Schaffer, is in no way a reboot of the 90s series, but instead the "real-life" story of how Chip (John Mulaney) met Dale (Andy Samberg) and tells (briefly) of their rise to stardom and their relationship years after the series ended.
It feels odd to hear such distinct celebrity voices from iconic Disney characters, and I was EVENTUALLY able to separate the character from the voice, but it did take a while...
The rest of the Rescue Rangers are here, too: Gadget (Tress McNeille; the only OG voice returning), Monty (Eric Bana), and Zipper (Dennis "The Allstate Guy" Haysbert) but their appearances are definitely less significant than the leading 'munks.
Other character voices include the likes of J.K. Simmons, Flula Borg, Paula Abdul, Seth Rogan, and many more.
From a technical standpoint this film is a HUGE undertaking (and I'm sure a logistical nightmare for Disney's licensing department...) References and cameos abound (Doug Funnie?!) I'm sure I missed plenty in the the HUNDREDS of characters hidden in the background, so I'm already planning a second viewing purely for Easter Egg hunting...
I had a few small issues with the film, but they weren't enough to prevent me from enjoying the movie; through it all it's clearly an love letter to my era of animation, made for fans by fans.
Ch-Ch-Check it out!
