The Smurfs (2011)
When the evil wizard Gargamel chases the tiny blue Smurfs out of their village, they tumble from their magical world and into ours -- in fact, smack dab in the middle of Central Park. Just three apples high and stuck in the Big Apple, the Smurfs must find a way to get back to their village before Gargamel tracks them down.
- Raja Gosnell
- Maura Kelly
- G. A. Aguilar
- Frederic Roth
- Benita Allen
- David M. Dunlap
- David Catalano
- Tudor Jones
- Conor Kelly
- Chris Gibson
- Peter Thorell
- Justin Ritson
- Salvatore E. Sutera
- J. David Stem
- Jay Scherick
- David Ronn
- David N. Weiss
- J. David Stem
- Peyo
- David N. Weiss
- Peyo
Rating: 5.8/10 by 3717 users
Alternative Title:
เดอะ สเมิร์ฟส์ 1 - TH
Smurfid - EE
Stroumfakia - GR
Stroymfakia - GR
Smurfarna - SE
Die Schlümpfe - Der Film - DE
Os Smurfs - BR
Ștrumfii - RO
Смурфики 3D - UA
Смурфики - RU
Les Schtroumpfs - FR
הדרדסים 1 - IL
דרדסים 1 - IL
Country:
United States of America
Language:
English
Runtime: 01 hour 43 minutes
Budget: $110,000,000
Revenue: $563,749,323
Plot Keyword: moon, magic, based on comic, blue, vortex, cat and mouse, duringcreditsstinger, live action and animation
Decent watch, probably won't watch again, but can recommend. I grew up watching The Smurfs, the CG Smurf animation is actually pretty good, but there is something about how they're personalized that rubs me the wrong way. Either the delivery is just different enough from the cartoon, or there is something about the Smurfs being in a modern world that I entirely disapprove of, or both. This reminds me a lot of "Yogi Bear" where in a movie, the title character(s) should be the main focus and the most enjoyable characters. It might have actually worked against them to put Neil Patrick Harris and Jayma Mays in this. I don't think they "upstaged" the little blue creatures, but they were, by far, the best parts of this movie, and their story was strong enough it could have been a movie to its own...in fact, I'm sure if I looked hard enough, I could find a "work is hard, I'm about to get fired, and we're about to have a baby" movie. For something as unique as the Smurfs, the movie puts a lot of money into it not being anything special. They could have saved a lot of money by making it a "girl running from her angry boyfriend" movie. They also have NPH specifically degrading the Smurfs for their general positivity in the same manner as the villain: this makes the audience villainize the lead protagonist in this movie, as the Smurfs are relegated to little than hostages in the human movie. Now, it's not to say that there isn't a certain level of charm to the Smurfs, but it's definitely not the Smurfs I remember, and having such a goofy villain is really all that saves the movie, and even then they go too far with some of the situations he is in.
