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- 2017
- PG
- Columbia Pictures
- 1 h 30 m
- 2017
- PG
- Columbia Pictures
- 1 h 30 m
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 o...
Directed By: Kelly Asbury
Written By: Stacey Harman, Pamela Ribon, Peyo
- 2017
- PG
- Columbia Pictures
- 1 h 30 m
- 2017
- PG
- Columbia Pictures
- 1 h 30 m
Smurfs: The Lost Village
40
5.7
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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 o...
Directed By: Kelly Asbury
Written By: Stacey Harman, Pamela Ribon, Peyo
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 25 Critic Reviews
40
12% Positive
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
60% Mixed
15 Reviews
15 Reviews
28% Negative
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 25 Critic Reviews
40
12% Positive
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
60% Mixed
15 Reviews
15 Reviews
28% Negative
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
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.
An inoffensive children’s film with an above-average voice cast, competent animation, and no product placement. This is enough to make it the finest film ever made about the Smurfs.
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 86 User Ratings
5.7
34% Positive
29 Ratings
29 Ratings
49% Mixed
42 Ratings
42 Ratings
17% Negative
15 Ratings
15 Ratings
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 86 User Ratings
5.7
34% Positive
29 Ratings
29 Ratings
49% Mixed
42 Ratings
42 Ratings
17% Negative
15 Ratings
15 Ratings
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 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 ****, 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.
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Smurfs: The Lost Village is a mediocre effort that nonetheless succeeds in its main goal of keeping its blue characters alive for future merchandising purposes.
They blue it. The brains behind the eye-popping but soul-sapping Smurfs: The Lost Village missed an opportunity to celebrate girl power.
Under-eights may thrill to this, or they may, in years to come, confuse it with their first LSD trip. Just don’t say you weren’t warned.
Anyone much taller than a Smurf may turn blue long before its 81 minutes are over.
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.
This is defently the best Smurfs movie ever made!
It's loyal to the original design, very sweet and bright!
This should be continued with a sequel or even a tv show
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This movie is one of the most cringe movies i have ever seen the jokes are directed towards 6 year old but im sure even them would not find the jokes funny. The only thing i liked about the movie is the im blue song that played and the graphics
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An adventure to unleash the secret.
After an average reception for the first two films, I did not expect one more in the series. They should have been dropped it, yet the film was not that bad. It was simple and cute, somewhat better than the previous ones. Basically, there's no story, everything was an adventure and the story came out of it. The adventure of four Smurfs to outdo their arch-rival, Gargamel. They were racing to find the secret village, but with different agendas. They had to face many hurdles before getting close to their destination. After that what came was a surprise. Not for us, but the Smurfs, and following, the story ended with the result of the battle that fought.
From the director of 'Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarrom' with prominent actors behind the voice-over. Not one of the most expected animation of the year, but some people were, like the kids. The children won't go alone to the theatres, it always has to be with parents/elders/guardians. That is a complicated combination, and the filmmakers has to work on that. Which means making a film that can be enjoyed by them both. So this film is more a children's, but surely some grown ups too can enjoy it. Otherwise, it is a decent film, that's not deserved the poor box office respond it's got. That means, show it to your kids, even if you are not interested in it. That's how it should be!
6/10
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Mediocre at best. The only really good thing about this film is the animation. Other than that, there's not much. The characters and story aren't too interesting. Overall, only a slight improvement from the live-action films.
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I hate to break it to all the Smurfs fans out there, but to be honest I saw the movie and I was right. It's still a s**tty Smurfs movie. With no Neil Patrick Harris and Katy Perry involved, it doesn't even need a reboot and unfortunately, Smurfs: The Lost Village is just as boring as the other 2 films. But hey, at least we still got Alvin And The Chipmunks. As for The Smurfs, I believe this franchise is already dead & buried. Thanks, but no thanks Sony.
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Awards
Hollywood Music In Media Awards (HMMA)
• 2 Nominations
ReFrame
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Annie Awards
• 1 Nomination
