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

5 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:

heroine | sacrificing | strong female lead | strong female character | rabbit | 

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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

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, Wide Release

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

Did You Know?

Trivia

This is the second of four movies by Sony Pictures Animation, to be released in 2017, after Surf's Up 2: WaveMania (2017). The later two would be The Emoji Movie (2017) and The Star (2017).

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Goofs

Gargamel's one-and-only top tooth keeps changing from the right side to the left side of his mouth.

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Quotes

Gargamel: Stop ruining things! Ruining things is my thing!

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Crazy Credits

Smurfette accidentally knocks over the Torch Lady in the Columbia Pictures logo (she turns out to be a standee) and then takes her place, using a mushroom as a torch.

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Connections

References Frozen (2013)

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Soundtracks

I'm A Lady
Written by Meghan Trainor and Martin René
Produced by Martin René, Monsters & Strangerz and Meghan Trainor
Performed by Meghan Trainor
Meghan Trainor appears courtesy of Epic Records

User Reviews

Third time's the charm

First off, I've been a smurfs fan/collector for over 30 years now and I'm going to be as unbiased as possible. Despite its flaws, I loved the first Smurfs live action movie from 2011 and unfortunately I have a hard time watching 'Smurfs 2' in it's entirety. Simply put, 'Lost Village' gets back to its roots and is the best of the Sony Pictures Animation offerings. It may not have the depth of most Pixar movies but the movie has heart and it stays true to what the Smurfs are. I'm planning on seeing it again in 3D (which I'm not a huge fan of) due to overall visuals in the movie which really popped even in 2D. The only concern I had originally is how Rainn Wilson would be as Gargamel since it's hard to top Paul Winchell's Gargamel from the classic Hanna- Barbera series but he brought something new & different and I wasn't disappointed with it. Definitely worth seeing on the big screen and be sure to stay during the credits for a little added bonus about halfway through. Overall A-/B+