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The Smurfs is what improv class warned you about.
“Two thumbs down from hell.”
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1981 · Animation / Family / Sci-Fi / Comedy
The Smurfs
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An absolute cinematic disaster.
Classic Saturday-morning cartoon series featuring magical blue elf-like creatures called Smurfs. The Smurfs, named for their personalities, inhabit a village of mushroom houses in an enchanted forest. These loveable creatures are led by Papa Smurf and live carefree... except for one major threat to their existance: Gargamel, an evil but inept wizard who lives in a stone-built house in the forest; and his feline companion, the equally nasty Azrael.
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RELEASE DATE
1981
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Animation / Family / Sci-Fi / Comedy
PLOT SUMMARY
Classic Saturday-morning cartoon series featuring magical blue elf-like creatures called Smurfs. The Smurfs, named for their personalities, inhabit a village of mushroom houses in an enchanted forest. These loveable creatures are led by Papa Smurf and live carefree... except for one major threat to their existance: Gargamel, an evil but inept wizard who lives in a stone-built house in the forest; and his feline companion, the equally nasty Azrael.
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@TRAILER_TROLL2025-12-25 15:00 UTC
Laughed twice during The Smurfs. Once was a sneeze.
@AISLE_GHOUL2025-12-13 03:00 UTC
The Smurfs put every joke in the trailer and then dared us to sit through the rest.
@POPCORN_CRITIC2025-12-06 16:00 UTC
The science in The Smurfs has the same relationship to physics that I have to going to the gym: aspirational.
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Why is The Smurfs rated highly on Roasted Tomatoes?+
The Smurfs (1981) is praised with a low burn score on Roasted Tomatoes with a Burn Index of 30/100. Classic Saturday-morning cartoon series featuring magical blue elf-like creatures called Smurfs. The Smurfs, named for their personalities, inhabit a village of mushroom houses in an enchanted forest. These loveable crea…
What streaming era or audience vibe does The Smurfs fit best?+
The Smurfs works best as a classic vault title for re-roast nights for animation fans. With a Burn Index of 30/100, pair it with viewers who can handle that heat level.
Is The Smurfs worth watching according to Roasted Tomatoes?+
The Smurfs scores 30/100 Burn — Roasted Tomatoes recommends it as a confident watch.
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r/criticalkino · u/ContinuityKaren🔥 3.5k points
Hot Take: The Smurfs's third act ruined what could have been a masterpiece
Director clearly thought The Smurfs was deeper than it is. There's a difference between ambiguous and unfinished, and this leans hard into the second.
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r/flicks · u/ContinuityKaren🔥 1.6k points
[Serious Discussion] Is anyone else completely checked out by the pacing in The Smurfs?
Honestly, The Smurfs would be a tight 95-minute movie. Instead we got a bloated runtime padded with B-roll and lingering shots that add nothing.
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r/flicks · u/JumpCutJunkie🔥 1.5k points
Why does no one talk about how mid the writing in The Smurfs actually is?
Just got out of The Smurfs and I'm convinced critics are being paid in residuals. Two genuinely good scenes do not make a film. Convince me otherwise.
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r/boxoffice · u/FrameByFrameFred🔥 1.3k points
[Spoilers] Can we discuss that absolutely baffling ending in The Smurfs?
Rewatched The Smurfs last night and noticed even more plot holes than the first time. The motivations don't track at all once you stop and think about act two.
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