‘Smurfs: The Lost Village’ Trailer: What Lies Beyond The Forbidden Forest?
After two movies that blended live-action and animation, Sony Pictures Animation is takingThe Smurfsin an entirely different direction with a new fully computer animated adventure, featuring a completely different voice cast, and a mystery for the blue guys (and one girl) to solve.
Smurfs: The Lost Villagefollows Smurfette and her best friends Brainy, Clumsy and Hefty as they defy Papa Smurf’s rules, head into the Forbidden Forest, and attempt to find a rumored lost village full of…well, we don’t know, but they have eyes just like the Smurfs, so I guess that’s a good sign?
Watch the newSmurfs The Lost Villagetrailer after the jump.
This is definitely one of those animated movies that looks like it’s truly geared towards a child’s sense of humor, with not as much for the adults to enjoy unless they’re huge Smurfs fans. The jokes are pretty childish, there’s a lot of humor from silly noises, and plenty of slapstick as well. There are a couple of clever jokes like the terrible decoy that one of the Smurfs uses to trick Papa Smurf into thinking he’s still in bed, but that’s about it.
As for what lies in this lost village, since there is so much emphasis on the fact that Smurfette is the only girl among the whole gang of Smurfs, I’m betting that they stumble upon an entire village of female Smurfs. Then they can all start making little Smurfs of their own. But that’s probably an entirely different movie you’d find in the creepier part of the internet.
The voice cast this time around featuresDemi Lovatoas Smurfette,Rainn Wilsonas the evil Gargamel,Joe Manganielloas Hefty,Jack McBrayeras Clumsy,Danny Pudias Brainy, andMandy Patinkinas Papa Smurf. That’s a pretty solid assembly of talent for the film from directorKelly Asbury(Shrek 2,Gnomeo & Juliet), but the writing just doesn’t seem like it’s any better than it was in the previous Smurfs movies.
Smurfs: The Lost Villagewill hit theaters next year onApril 7, 2017.
