There appears to be no IP that Disney is willing to overlook these days. The Mouse house is clearly obsessed with its own content catalogue, with animation classics like The Little Mermaid and Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs set to receive live-action adaptations in the coming years. Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers, the new Disney+ original film from filmmaker Akiva Schaffer, exemplifies this. This live-action/animated hybrid, which is a reboot (of sorts) of the animated 1989 television series of the same name, is a dizzying exhibition of cameos, easter eggs, and references. Underneath it all, it's attempting to tell a unique story about the titular chipmunks. Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers falls short as a parody and depends too heavily on unexpected cameos, but it does have some genuine moments of wit.
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers is set in a world where the two chipmunks are actors who appeared in the hit series, rather than merely being a years-late sequel to the original cartoon show. Dale attempted to go solo, much to Chip's dismay, and Rescue Rangers came to an end. Years later, the two pals had ceased to communicate with one another. Dale is anxious to reclaim what little recognition he has left by attending conventions and promoting fraudulent projects, whilst Chip has given up acting entirely to pursue a career in insurance. Chip and Dale must rejoin to solve the crime when their former Rescue Rangers co-star Monterey Jack goes missing as the latest in a line of odd kidnappings, with the help of bright-eyed detective.
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers is jam-packed with cameos, and not just Disney ones. There are a few characters in this film who will make viewers' jaws drop, including one recurring character who comes from a major non-Disney franchise and has been the target of numerous online jokes. Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers, in some ways, becomes overpowering in its quest to cram as many meta jokes and references as possible into the hour-and-a-half duration. There are more cameos in this film than there were believed to be in doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.
Disney fans will undoubtedly enjoy recognising all of the references and watching the studio take a few shots at its own collection. And, to be sure, there are bits of Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers that will make you laugh. A trip to the Uncanny Valley, for example, presents an opportunity for some clever CGI commentary. However, all too frequently, the ingenuity is suffocated by the references and typical mysteries.
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers is still a fun show to watch if you don't mind the extra baggage.
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers is set in a world where the two chipmunks are actors who appeared in the hit series, rather than merely being a years-late sequel to the original cartoon show. Dale attempted to go solo, much to Chip's dismay, and Rescue Rangers came to an end. Years later, the two pals had ceased to communicate with one another. Dale is anxious to reclaim what little recognition he has left by attending conventions and promoting fraudulent projects, whilst Chip has given up acting entirely to pursue a career in insurance. Chip and Dale must rejoin to solve the crime when their former Rescue Rangers co-star Monterey Jack goes missing as the latest in a line of odd kidnappings, with the help of bright-eyed detective.
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers is jam-packed with cameos, and not just Disney ones. There are a few characters in this film who will make viewers' jaws drop, including one recurring character who comes from a major non-Disney franchise and has been the target of numerous online jokes. Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers, in some ways, becomes overpowering in its quest to cram as many meta jokes and references as possible into the hour-and-a-half duration. There are more cameos in this film than there were believed to be in doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.
Disney fans will undoubtedly enjoy recognising all of the references and watching the studio take a few shots at its own collection. And, to be sure, there are bits of Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers that will make you laugh. A trip to the Uncanny Valley, for example, presents an opportunity for some clever CGI commentary. However, all too frequently, the ingenuity is suffocated by the references and typical mysteries.
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers is still a fun show to watch if you don't mind the extra baggage.
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