Smurfs: The Lost Village

Name: Smurfs: The Lost Village
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy, Comedy, Animation, Family
Released: April 7, 2017
Duration: 90 min
Rating: 40

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Columbia Pictures | Release Date: April 7, 2017 | PG

Summary: In this fully animated, all-new take on the Smurfs, a mysterious map sets Smurfette and her best friends Brainy, Clumsy and Hefty on an exciting and thrilling race through the Forbidden Forest filled with magical creatures to find a mysterious lost village before the evil wizard Gargamel does. Embarking on a rollercoaster journey full ofIn this fully animated, all-new take on the Smurfs, a mysterious map sets Smurfette and her best friends Brainy, Clumsy and Hefty on an exciting and thrilling race through the Forbidden Forest filled with magical creatures to find a mysterious lost village before the evil wizard Gargamel does. Embarking on a rollercoaster journey full of action and danger, the Smurfs are on a course that leads to the discovery of the biggest secret in Smurf history!… Expand

Director: Kelly Asbury

Genre(s): Adventure, Fantasy, Comedy, Animation, Family

Rating: PG

Runtime: 90 min

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Andrew Parker

Apr 6, 2017

It’s all in good fun, but it also wants to engage with children beyond hollow gags and pop songs, which are there, but kept to a tasteful minimum. Read full review

Owen Gleiberman

Mar 26, 2017

It’s not a rousing animated comedy that parents will cherish along with their kids. It’s more like a colorful and diverting pacifier. Read full review

Katie Walsh

Apr 6, 2017

The jokes are sodden, relying on tired wordplay and sarcastic delivery to draw the faintest of laughs. Read full review

The Guardian Peter Bradshaw

Apr 5, 2017

Fans of smurfiness may well like it, and Gargamel gets some nice lines, but I have to say that both script and animation are entirely predictable, as if generated by some computer software. Read full review

Ariel Scotti

Apr 7, 2017

They blue it. The brains behind the eye-popping but soul-sapping Smurfs: The Lost Village missed an opportunity to celebrate girl power. Read full review

Jody Mitori

Apr 6, 2017

Young children will be entertained, but for the rest of the audience, pretty colors just aren’t enough. Read full review

Marc Savlov

Apr 5, 2017

A strictly-for-the-kiddies animated reboot of the seemingly ancient Smurf brand, The Lost Village is so tame it hardly merits a PG rating. Read full review

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ceb1031

Jun 28, 2017

If you go with your family to see “Smurfs: The Lost Village” (and let’s be honest: most of today’s animated features are more than suitable for adults only, but anyone who would go to this movie without children is seriously starved for entertainment), you’ll get to experience the trailerIf you go with your family to see “Smurfs: The Lost Village” (and let’s be honest: most of today’s animated features are more than suitable for adults only, but anyone who would go to this movie without children is seriously starved for entertainment), you’ll get to experience the trailer for “The Emoji Movie,” an upcoming feature from the same studio, Sony Pictures Animation. The trailer is hosted by an emoji named Meh, voiced in the morose observational tones of comedian Steven Wright; in just 30 seconds, he makes not being overly enthusiastic about anything seem the apex of hilarity. I won’t prejudge the film, but it’s a stupendous trailer.
Then we get to the Smurfs movie, which has a hundred characters who are Smurfs, and not one of them is as funny, or wry, or distinctive as Meh. You might describe the Smurfs as blueberry Hobbits crossed with knockoffs of the Seven Dwarfs — or, more precisely, of Dopey, since they mirror his innocent leer of a grin, open-car-door ears, and hat that’s like a folded-over blob of Poppin’ Fresh dough. (I do realize that the Smurfs were created in Belgium in 1958, and that their headwear was meant to evoke the Phrygian cap, which signifies freedom. But they still look like Dopey.) As with the Dwarfs, the Smurfs have names that describe just what they are: in this case, Jokey, Nerdy, Grouchy, Brainy, Clumsy, Nosy, Hefty, Winner, Loser, Painter, Scuba, Paranoid, Therapist (“Sometimes,” says a patient, “I just feel blue!”), and Table-Eater. Unlike the Seven Dwarfs, the Smurfs, even with their Defining Traits, seem to have more or less interchangeable personalities. They’re one-note elfin mascots of cute who are all, in essence, variations on the same product.
Last November, when “Trolls” came out, a number of critics described it as being sort of like a Smurfs movie. Well, it kind of was — but if so, it was the “Citizen Kane” of Smurf movies, a kaleidoscopic disco fantasia with marvelously individualized troll-doll characters. (I’ve seen it three times and could easily watch it again.) “Smurfs: The Lost Village,” by contrast, is a sweetly benign fantasy for three-to-seven-year-olds, and though one should show no hesitation in calling it innocuous, because it is, I do realize that’s all part of the design. It’s not a rousing animated comedy that parents will cherish along with their kids. It’s more like a colorful and diverting pacifier.… Expand

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Buttonmash1973

Nov 19, 2017

I folowed the Smurfs since the 1970's where I had the Danish comics and saw the 1977 Smurfs movie. I'm surprised this made it to the Oscar runners up this year. The animation and sound is amazing. And of course Eiffel 65 had to be in the soundtrack with the classic eurodance track Blue. IfI folowed the Smurfs since the 1970's where I had the Danish comics and saw the 1977 Smurfs movie. I'm surprised this made it to the Oscar runners up this year. The animation and sound is amazing. And of course Eiffel 65 had to be in the soundtrack with the classic eurodance track Blue. If you love some light entertainment and Smurfs nostalgia go watch this.… Expand

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DominArsen

Dec 8, 2018

Les Schtroumpfs et le village perdu
Du début à la fin les Schtroumpfs vous emportent dans un mode de rêve, de psychologie #CharactéreSchtroumpfs et d'Avatar (le film)
Oui l'émotion est un point fort ! Oui ce film est amusant ! Oui ce film a vu Avatar ! Mais ce film est avant tous destiné auxLes Schtroumpfs et le village perdu
Du début à la fin les Schtroumpfs vous emportent dans un mode de rêve, de psychologie #CharactéreSchtroumpfs et d'Avatar (le film)
Oui l'émotion est un point fort !
Oui ce film est amusant !
Oui ce film a vu Avatar !
Mais ce film est avant tous destiné aux enfants pour une soirée familiale tranquille.. C'est retrouvé le #Bleu qui fait de vous des enfants aux yeux des vôtres.
Ma seule déception c'est que ce n'était pas un mixte entre film d'animation et film… Expand

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MinecraftF

Apr 9, 2017

It’s not that of a rousing animated comedy that parents around the world will cherish along with their kids. It’s more like a colorful and diverting animated feature.

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Futuredirector

Jul 21, 2017

Thanks to Smurfs: The Lost Village's animation, its entertainment sequences, and jokes can go even farther away from its predecessors, but it can't stop with its flawed conclusions and predictable plot.

1 of 1 users found this helpful10

Tyranian

Apr 13, 2019

The animation for this isn't bad but the story and writing is in the megadumb department.

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Michael_Afton

Sep 5, 2017

This is just a bad cash-grab by Sony! They just did this for money! It's not the worst animated film of 2017, but it's pretty bad! The only thing I liked is that they used the song "Blue (Da Ba Dee) by Eiffel 65! But then again, this amazing song doesn't deserve to be in this god-awfulThis is just a bad cash-grab by Sony! They just did this for money! It's not the worst animated film of 2017, but it's pretty bad! The only thing I liked is that they used the song "Blue (Da Ba Dee) by Eiffel 65! But then again, this amazing song doesn't deserve to be in this god-awful movie! Overall Rating: 1/10… Expand

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