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In 2011 Sony Pictures brought a revival movie to the original comic and 80's animated TV show The Smurfs that seemed like a good idea...right? WRONG! the disastrous Live-Action Smurfs film that had high celebrity voices, Irrelevany Product Placement, and cameos that didn't help the story at all. the film and fell flat with barely making back its budget that left adults childhoods ruined. Later in 2013 was the just as bad sequel to The Smurfs that failed more than the first with the same premise of cameos, unnecessary characters and product placement, and was downright awful spawning the films to roll in peyo's grave. Later in 2017 is a fresh breath of air from the terrible Smurfs movies that Sony made, despite this new being made by Sony. Smurfs The Lost Village is Directed by Kelly Asbury, the same director behind Shrek 2, Shrek the Third, Gnomeo and Juliet, and Spirit. The Movie's plot has best friends Smurfette (Demi Lovato), Brainy (Danny Pudi), Clumsy (Jack McBrayer) and Hefty (Joe Manganiello) use a map that guides them through the Forbidden Forest and wonderland that's filled with magical creatures. Their adventure leads them on a course to discover the biggest secret in Smurf history as they race against time and the evil wizard Gargamel (Rainn Wilson) to find a mysterious village. The plot is your basic Lord of the Rings like quest where the characters are forced to handle environments and new creature that would either friend or eat them. It is a reused basic scheme that Hollywood uses, but it's the execution to the specific details of what matters. The Characters are mostly reminiscent to the creator, Peyo's vision, and maybe some changes that either compel or drag the story either feeling annoying or acceptable. I feel that most of the background Smurfs would have been more reliable and interesting rather than the main smurfs. While the acting is great with the voices not being original and rather that happy-go-lucky charm you either find endearing or redundant. The animation I will say is great though, and seeing the smurfs having more of a look to the comics did feel charming with how the other two, felt...creepy. This movie has it's feel of the Trolls film from 2016 in which they kinda stole their expedition with revealing them in a musical standard. Despite the similar impact, the movie does feel better with the movie barely spewing pop culture references and worthless innuendos. Overall, The Smurfs lost village is good movie despite the childlike humor in most scenes while giving a more character impact whether if you found the useful or useless to the plot. The Plot is executed well in which i give credit for being better than the CGI smurfs movies. This movie can be better for some demographics specifically for younger audiences while boring adults or older teens. The movie is what i call enjoyable for a Point of View whether if you are a child with a pov for thrill seeing characters going on an adventure facing many adversity and discovering a new life. You can pay respect respect for this film considering it has a lower budget than the other terrible Smurfs movies of 60 million with the others being over 100 million, that is bull. I thought the movie was good despite some concerns in the characters not being that reminiscent from Peyo's original vision. If your child or little brother wants a smile on his face, let him watch this movie, and it is a better excuse to just enjoy it better than the previous trash films. B

La La La La La La, sing a happy song! It's an intro will never forget for not only its ability to get stuck in my head, but also for the show it represents. The Smurfs' legacy has extended over the decades into a plethora of forms primarily in the TV shows and movies of the 80s. After a six-year hiatus from the live action movies, the blue creatures return to the silver screen to try to regain footing. Will the new style work, or does it fall much like the character Clumsy Smurf? Robbie K here with a review on the Smurfs: The Lost Village. Let's get started.

LIKES: • Animation style works • Feels like a Smurfs Adventure • Surprisingly emotions • Soundtrack

Summary: When I saw the trailers for this film, I had my doubts after seeing the definition the live action movies did. Fortunately, the animation works and feels more Smurf like than the previous movies. Our cast of blue minis has fluid movement and style that is representative of the classic series, as the colorful world and all its creatures pop in the same happy, righteous style they capture all those years ago. However, the animation is not the only thing that represents the classic style. The adventure of Lost Village is representative of the classic Smurfs cartoon, filled with epic silliness and kid friendly action for all to enjoy. Much of the audience targeted by this film, will enjoy all the quirky jokes and simplistic scenes, sure to feel their hearts fill with joy at all the happiness packed in this movie. This movie isn't all sunshine and rainbows though, as the film has a little more emotional punch than I expected, with a few sequences well-crafted to derail the ecstasy this movie elates. And if all that isn't enough to convince you the movie is fun, then the soundtrack will certainly bring this point home. You will certainly find the musical numbers full of energy and may find yourself dancing in your seat… like me. Not the most unique, but the tracks picked for this film are quite perfect for the scene and would be one CD to pick up.

DISLIKES • Rushed at times • Lost Potential • Anticlimactic Ending • Gargamel not as funny

Summary: Smurfs adventures have never been long, but when in cartoon series form you had plenty of episodes to tell a complete story. Not the case for this film. Sure, they wrap up a lot of the ties, but many times the film seems rushed, leaving things underdeveloped in an attempt to cram everything into the short run time. While I give the editing props, I also sigh at the lost potential of this movie. Lost Village does a nice job showing off the Forbidden Forest and giving us some unique flora and fauna to the world. Yet, the trek could have had a few more obstacles for the heroes to challenge before getting to their goal. Not that big a deal, okay how about the fact that some of your favorite Smurfs have been tossed to the secondary bin including Papa Smurf the legendary leader. If that still isn't enough, then how about the fact the new tribes of Smurf girls are very underdeveloped. After a cool introduction and sweet styled montage, the girl Smurfs are almost as useless as Gargamel's jokes. No cool moves, no special magic, and almost very little importance to the plot, the girl Smurfs tribe really could have been taken further to make it worth all the casting they did for voices and the money they spent. And because of their minor involvement, and a predictable story line, the exciting climax at the end… was so climactic as it was an animated light show. Had I not had to struggle through the forced comedy of Gargamel, that often devolved into mindless, one directional banter, that few above the age of seven will enjoy. Really missed Hank Azaria's delivery and writing on this one.

The Verdict:

The Smurfs Lost Village is a nice reintroduction of the gang back into the modern world with the feel, design, and energy the show always had. However, the lost potential, rushed development, and anticlimactic moments certainly took away from all the potential the movie could have brought. Perhaps instead of a movie, the Smurfs should have been picked up by Netflix and the show restarted for the new generation of streamers. Needless to say, this movie isn't so much theater worthy (outside of music and animation) and would recommend waiting for this one to hit home.

My scores are:

Animation/Adventure/Comedy: 6.5 Movie Overall: 5.0

Well this is the first time Smurfs movie was done in 3D animation. The previous 2 movies were all combined with humans with some well known actors and actresses played in the movie such as Neil Patrick Harris, Jayma Mays and Hank Azaria. The animation of this movie was done very beautifully and I am pretty sure the 3D effects are very good (although I did not see the movie in 3D, but I can imagine some scenes that would be very great seen in 3D). Furthermore, the movie was shot in 3D and not converted into 3D at later stage like other recent live action movies. So the effects would definitely be good.

The movie seemed to be aimed for children and family as there was no heavy story line and the movie also felt very colorful, with few nice songs here and there. The jokes/humors were not the adult type and should be easily understood. So parents should not be worried of bringing their kids to see this movie. My wife and I enjoyed the movie as it was quite light and was funny with some touching moments as well, plus some good moral message.

Because the movie was aimed for the younger children audience and putting emphasis on the cuteness of the smurfs, it should not be compared to heavier animated movies like Disney or Pixar production such as Toy Story, Moana and so on. I am confident that if you go to see this one with the objective of being entertained and had some good laughs and to see those cute smurfs, you would definitely be satisfied.

In addition to the above, it also had some other well known names providing their voices such as Julia Roberts, Michelle Rodriguez even Meghan Trainor who also sung a song titled I'm A Lady. By the way, during the end credit, there was some brief funny scene that you could enjoy. So be sure to wait in the cinema and watch this part before you leave.

So if you are a fan of Smurfs and want to see them running around, providing funny moments, plus the usual chasing of Gargamel and Azrael, then you would not be disappointed. But if you are looking for some serious animated movie, then beware that this is not that kind of movie.

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Finally, the Smurf movie we were expecting years ago. I'm sure the makers of the first two Smurf movies with live action had good intentions, but they simply ruined the idea. It simply didn't work. This movie had CGI completely all in, what we were hoping to see in the first place. The animation was brilliant, had great color and texture and a good story. It's just a "feel good" film and here's hoping for sequels to this version. If you loved the Smurfs from your childhood, this is your movie!

Smurfs: The Lost Village tells the story of the tiny blue creatures, known as Smurfs. Some of the Smurfs are, Smurfette(Demi Lovato), Hefty Smurf(Joe Manganiello), Clumsy Smurf(Jack McBrayer), Brainy Smurf(Danny Pudi) & the Smurfs' leader, Papa Smurf(Mandy Patinkin). The Smurfs are always running away from the evil wizard, Gargamel(Rainn Wilson). Smurfette discovers something strange. Smurfette takes Hefty, Clumsy & Brainy on an adventure, to find out what exactly she thinks she discovered.

Smurfs: The Lost Village is a good film. However, director Kelly Asbury has made this movie only keeping in mind its target audience, children. There is nothing in the film, that the adults can take away. The animation is beautiful. The highlight of the movie is the 3D effects. Every other scene in the film, is duck-worthy in 3D. The humor in the movie, is mainly slapstick & very childish. The soundtrack of the film is memorable. The voice-over work is great. Demi Lovato is spectacular as Smurfette. Rainn Wilson is outstanding as Gargamel. Joe Manganiello is brilliant as Hefty Smurf. Jack McBrayer is hilarious as Clumsy Smurf. Danny Pudi is superb as Brainy Smurf. Mandy Patinkin is impressive as Papa Smurf. Dee Bradley Baker & Frank Welker are amazing as Monty & Azrael, respectively. Michelle Rodriguez, Ellie Kemper, Julia Roberts, Ariel Winter & Meghan Trainor are excellent as SmurfStorm, SmurfBlossom, SmurfWillow, SmurfLily & SmurfMelody, respectively. Smurfs: The Lost Village is not a must watch. However, watch it with your little ones, who I can guarantee will love every minute of the movie.

A charmless cash grab of an animated film that retains none of the whimsy to be found in the television series I enjoyed as a child.

Characterless voice work, a stupid plot, and a waste of one of the most of iconic children's show villains are just a few of the problems with this crap fest. Sometimes I think the entertainment industry thinks that just because kids are young they can't recognize garbage when they see it, but they deserve quality entertainment just like anybody else. "Smurfs: The Lost Village" isn't it.

Grade: D

Britons of a certain age will remember the Smurfs via a very annoyingly memorable song by Father Abraham which once heard is never forgotten no matter how hard you try. In other words I'm not a fan of the blue ones but since I want to expand my film watching experience I thought I'd see what the mainstream audience are watching at the multiplex. On top of that II did read the synopsis on this site:

In this fully animated, all-new take on the Smurfs, a mysterious map sets Smurfette and her friends Brainy, Clumsy and Hefty on an exciting race through the Forbidden Forest leading to the discovery of the biggest secret in Smurf history

Reading that I was instantly reminded of Tolkien's LORD OF THE RINGS . a film trilogy that I didn't expect much from but was totally blown away by this cinematic masterwork. Again I should guard my back by saying I wasn't expecting all that much from the Smurfs but went in with an open mind If I have a problem with SMURFS THE LOST VILLAGE it's that I found it totally forgettable. Of course it's difficult to empathise with blue dwarfs but even so I found myself wishing I had a better connection with the characters. It's also not helped by much of the story not taking part within the forbiddingly named "The Forbidden Forest" and wished the story elements had been much darker . That said the film is made as family friendly fare and that's the target audience rather than me

I didn't expect much of this movie after the two Live-Action movies which I did see one of them and It was awful. Although after I saw this, It was...an Improvement, not a major one, but at least It's close to It's source material, like I said "Close", the animation Is pretty top- notch, It's colorful, creative and has nice call backs to the cartoons from back In the day like the smashing effect, It's pretty respectful, I did have some laughs especially Brainy and Clumsy Smurf and there Is one scene I thought was well done and pretty touching (I won't give It away).

But this Is still not good, weak and predicable plot, not enough development from the new characters, Gargamal Is a unfunny and stupid villain, the movie becomes too modern with It's pop songs and use of modern words like "man", dang, "cool" making It a little out of place at times.

But never the less this movie Is not....bad or good, I'd said mediocre at best, kids will love It, parents will like It fine, not the worst but not all that good.

I'm giving Smurfs: the Lost Village 5.9/10

Once again from Sony Pictures Animation movies - the animation is fantastic with great character designs that stay faithful to Peyo's comic series of the same name and does a great job bringing them alive in 3D form, but the hard work from the animators is once again wasted, because all of previous works by the same studio suffer the same problems like the story, characters, dialogue and especially the music (being very bland and forgettable and putting very famous songs has become a tradition for Sony) and all of the weak aspects combined together makes Smurfs: The Lost Village look very beautiful, but unfortunately it feels very mediocre at best and yet at the same time i still consider it an improvement over the awful live-action/animated hybrid Smurfs movies.

I went to see this with my daughter on her seventh birthday and brought my girlfriend as well. I own several of the old comics by Peyo, which I have read to my daughter, and neither of us have seen the other two movies.

First off, the movie is very quick paced. Maybe you'd like to enjoy the fantastic realm of the smurfs, but there's no real time for that. Maybe you'd like to know more about their mushroom houses and how the smurf village works, well, you get 30 seconds of that combined, and off we go into the very simple and predictable story.

I wasn't impressed with the visuals. They were standard, clearly below Disney/Pixar quality. Several of the characters and animals looked like stock visuals, like the studio rushed the design. Completely forgettable. The dialogue was dubbed into our language, and they did a fine job with what they had, which wasn't really anything.

My daughter laughed once during the entire movie, later said it was kinda boring. My girlfriend cringed at the female empowerment theme, clearly aimed at children and immature adult females. You know how the old Disney movies are filled with females who have to be saved by the prince? In these new movies they make the prince stupid so he can be equal to the stupid princess. A lower sense of equality for everyone.

The original smurf comics had so much to offer. They handled racism and dictatorship and threw in some adventure bits too. Some of the characters like Old Smurf had a deeper side. In this he was shallow and uncharacteristically stupid. This to me was a cash in.

Pro tip: Look at the reviews giving 10/10. Then check the users. Notice a pattern regarding the time those user were created? Yeah, soon as the movie came out, same time as they got paid.

Definitely better than the live action "the smurfs" and "the smurfs 2", and this is more like the source material Peyo (the creator) made.

Funny, really pretty animation and good voice cast.

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Fantastic forbidden forest setting, full of colorful and fascinating creatures, bonus bonus! This is another 3D smurfs adventure story. It is better than what I expected because I once watched a real word smurfs movie with human around. It wasn't too bad but not good either. But thanks god, this is a pure 3D cartoon movie. It is a kid story, but I still like it, I like to watch silly rather than weepy. Having a great time watched it with my mom.

Usually if smurfette dies in the movie, it will make the movie to another level. However still a good family movie choice.

Lastly question appears, so why male smurfs and female smurfs separate from each other?

Have a good deal of fondness for the original television series, if marginally as a child than an adult. Didn't care for the previous two 'The Smurfs' films, though to me they're weren't awful films. For all their numerous and large faults, they had a few elements that made them semi-watchable.

Was not expecting much from the third 'The Smurfs' film released this year. Actually, while not a "great" film, 'Smurfs: The Lost Village' turned out to be a much better film than expected. It is a long way from perfect but it is the best of the three 'Smurfs' films by quite a considerable distance and the closest the three films come to resembling the spirit of the original series. For kids 'Smurfs: The Lost Village' is absolutely perfect, whether adults will enjoy it is more questionable, those judging it for what it is and not expecting something amazing and nostalgic adults will find some worth. To me, the film does try to include something for everyone.

'Smurfs: The Lost Village' isn't perfect. Those wanting complex character development should look elsewhere and some of the story execution is a little too simple and more a series of episodic scenes. The voice acting is fine on its own, but not everybody fits the characters particularly the secondary female smurf roles that includes Julia Roberts.

Hank Azaria, spot-on in the first two films, is missed. Ranin Wilson tries too hard as Gargamel and doesn't have the unsubtle but very funny comic timing and menace brought effortlessly by Azaria. The ending is anti-climactic.

On the other hand, 'Smurfs: The Lost Village' has a lot of merits. The animation is bright and colourful with lots of rich detail and bounce. The music is peppy and infectious. The writing is more the witty and clever kind than the immature and tired feel of the previous two films.

The story execution may not be perfect, but it goes at a fast pace and has fun and charm throughout. It also has heart, some poignancy and the darker elements don't feel out of kilter or heavy-handed. The cat is cute and amusing. Other voice actors fit well.

Demi Lovato's Smurfette is sassy and heartfelt and Mandy Patinkin is a more than worthy replacement for the late Jonathan Winters, these two are the standouts in the most important and interesting Smurf roles. Likewise with Jack McBrayer replacing Anton Yelchin, who died in tragic circumstances the previous year.

In summary, an above average 'Smurf' film and a village that doesn't deserve to stay lost if not quite enough to warrant a permanent stay. 6/10 Bethany Cox

I've been a Smurf fan since they were created. There's not an episode I haven't watched.Papa Smurf and Gargamel's voice was nothing close to the original or any Smurfs cartoons. They sound nothing like their characters. Their voices are annoying and does nothing for their character. If you create another Smurf movie, please use the voices from the other Smurf movies. PLEASE! It was hard to get into this movie due to the annoying voices who sounded nothing like the original Papa Smurf or Gargamel. A few laughs but I could barely stay focus and finish movie but I will not be watching this movie EVER again. Disappointed 1st time ever.

Movie was fine....well almost. It was a bit too much of the typical Hollywood Liberal Agenda.

It's simply the smurfs are looking for a smurf village and eventually fine it. A village of female smurfs and yes they are smarter, less hectic, and good things happen to them because, it's female empowerment...again.

It's a good movie, if you can ignore some of the typical Liberal message, where females are Mary Sue s' and males are the usual dumb, disorganized, not very strong, emotionally weak mess as always.

But Gargamel and his bird and cat were fun. Papa Smurf was of course made to be a baffoon of a male compare to his quick think female counter part, B!tchySmurf.

4 out of 10 for the typical Hollywood Liberal message, and maybe a 7 out of 10 if you can ignore the propaganda. Also some of the voices seemed miscasted.

Better than the "realistics" movies, this new Smurf adventure in 3D animation is a pleasure. New history, new characters and a new world, all ingredients for a good time with or without child ! Only one thing : if the movie was a little bit longer, and don't have a "quick" end, it had 10/10

If you have a son and you care about them, avoid this movie. The amount of sexism and gender politics in this movie is very disappointing. I never thought I would be so shocked in the inappropriateness in a kids movie.

It may be time for people to turn their backs on Hollywood if this is what we are going to get. Sexism (especially this extreme) should not be tolerated.

If you want to marginalise your son or want to instill sexist attitudes in your daughter, this is a must see movie.

Perfectly agreeable fantasy adventure with a rich sense of location in that dark woods full of strange creations from the POV of three inches off the ground.

There really isn't much unusual about it, it's just what you'd think a Smurf's movie should be (if made for television that is).

Since the target audience can't speak yet, let alone write, I will do it for him.

It's a colorful and fun movie, he seems engaged with it. A lot more than those live action ones.

I however can't stand the songs in the movie. It has the vibe of a crowded and trendy gym. It's gross and weird.