Review of The Smurfs (2011) by Mychael J — 14 Aug 2012

Definitely one of the worst films out there these days. I guess having milked The Chipmunks to an end, they needed something else, and, unfortunately, the classic , wonderful, cute Smurfs fell victim to this awful attempt to bring them back into pop culture.

The original Smurfs show was a classic, and did not deserve this type of comeback. I say this, because, clearly, as with "The Muppets" and other projects, it is possible to redo the classics and do them justice, not harm.

However, that is not what happened with the Smurfs, unfortunately..... The pop culture references, and the excessive substituting of words with "Smurf", practically drive this movie in whatever direction its trying to go in, all while the audience is just being driven insane.

Watch it with your kids, because, if you actually can sit through this hour and a half of Smurfing crap, you must really love your kids, and are willing to do anything for them...