The good news about the big-screen 3-D version of “The Smurfs” is that it’s not the insipid — and some say “socialist” — “Smurfs” you remember from 1980s TV. Yes, they’re still tiny and blue. They ...
Although they’re usually considered jokes nowadays, the tiny Smurfs are titans of pop culture. I’m not talking about those three live-action/CG movies that came out last decade, although they made a ...
"The Smurfs 2" probably isn't going to be the high point of Brendan Gleeson's career. He plays a corn-dog salesman who ends up naked in a laundry cart with a few Smurfs, and gets turned into a duck, ...
THE SMURFS 2 - Gargamel creates Hackus and Vexy, a couple of evil Smurf-like creatures called the Naughties, to harness the magical Smurf essence. When he discovers that only a real Smurf can give him ...
If you look at the two films that are owning the box office this year, “A Minecraft Movie” and “Lilo & Stitch,” it’s clear that we’re in a moment where a lot of parents are taking a lot of children ...
It’s hard not to cringe at the existence of "The Smurfs 2." It – as well as its 2011 predecessor – comes from director Raja Gosnell, whose affinity for animated-live action crossovers has resulted in ...
THE SMURFS 2 - Gargamel creates Hackus and Vexy, a couple of evil Smurf-like creatures called the Naughties, to harness the magical Smurf essence. When he discovers that only a real Smurf can give him ...
Hollywood is so enamored of existing intellectual property, sequels, reboots and franchises that a 60-year-old joke from Belgian cartoonist Peyo continues to be recycled, refurbished and redone. Its ...