Smurfs: The Lost Village (2017)

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.

Director:

Kelly Asbury

Writers:

Stacey Harman, Pamela Ribon

Stars:

Demi Lovato, Rainn Wilson, Joe Manganiello

1 win & 6 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Demi Lovato	...	Smurfette (voice)
Rainn Wilson	...	Gargamel (voice)
Joe Manganiello	...	Hefty Smurf (voice)
Jack McBrayer	...	Clumsy Smurf (voice)
Danny Pudi	...	Brainy Smurf (voice)
Mandy Patinkin	...	Papa Smurf (voice)
Dee Bradley Baker	...	Monty (voice)
Frank Welker	...	Azrael (voice)
Michelle Rodriguez	...	SmurfStorm (voice)
Ellie Kemper	...	SmurfBlossom (voice)
Julia Roberts	...	SmurfWillow (voice)
Ariel Winter	...	SmurfLily (voice)
Meghan Trainor	...	SmurfMelody (voice)
Bret Marnell	...	Snappy Bug / Handy Smurf (voice)
Brandon Jeffords	...	Cauldron (voice)

Storyline

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 roller-coaster journey full of action and danger, the Smurfs are on a course that leads to the discovery of the biggest secret in Smurf history!

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Plot Keywords:

cgi animation | heroine | sacrificing | strong female lead | strong female character | 

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Taglines:

New friendships are only an adventure away.

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Genres:

Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for some mild action and rude humor

Did You Know?

Trivia

This movie is a fully CGI remake of the Smurfs franchise, rather than a live-action sequel, with a different cast than The Smurfs (2011) and The Smurfs 2 (2013), except for Frank Welker (Azrael). It was made in favor of a third live-action film after the supposed failure of The Smurfs 2 (it earned over 348 million dollars worldwide) and the death of Jonathan Winters (Papa Smurf's voice actor from the live-action films).

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Goofs

As the Smurfs escape from Monty into the log that serves as the entrance to the village, the log goes up as they cross to the other side, then comes back down to hit Monty on the head. In the next shot, however, the log is just coming down on the other side, meaning that the log should still be up on Monty's side.

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Quotes

Gargamel: Wort of worm and hair of cat, show me the home of this Smurf hat.

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Crazy Credits

Around the middle of the closing credits, a road appears with Gargamel walking on it with Azrael and Monty, blaming them for his plans being ruined. He asks Azrael to turn off the background music, then complains on some of the credits.

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Connections

Version of The Smurfs (2011)

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Soundtracks

It's Your Thing
Written by O'Kelly Isley, Ronald Isley and Rudolph Isley
Performed by The Isley Brothers
Courtesy of Epic Records
By arrangement with Sony Music Licensing

User Reviews

Enjoyable to some demographics

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

Details

Country:

USA Hong Kong Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 April 2017 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Smurfs 3

Filming Locations:

Sony Pictures Imageworks - 9050 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$60,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$13,210,449, 9 April 2017

Gross USA:

$45,020,282

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$197,183,546

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures, Kerner Entertainment Company, LStar Capital

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital Dolby Atmos DTS (DTS: X) Dolby Surround 7.1

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1