The Smurfs Movie

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The little blue guys are back.

Yes, you read it right. I did say back. You might be wondering why I said it, right?

Well, I once had a close encounter with these blue guys. It was when we had the Coleco Vision during my younger days. One tiny hint: the skull was surprisingly very dangerous. One touch and you're dead.




Here's a preview of The Smurfs game in Coleco Vision.

And now they're here to invade the cinemas.

The Smurfs, also known as The Smurfs Movie is a combination of live action and CGI (Do I hear Alvin and the chipmunks movie? Or how about Hop?). Anyway, we've hand movies with different combinations: live action and cartoons (Space Jam) or cartoons and 3D (Titan A.E.).

Back to the movie, the Smurfs are brought to the human world right in the middle of Central Park when an evil wizard Gargamel chases them out of their village and encountered a magical portal.

While taking shelter with Patrick and Grace Winslow, they must find a way back to their world and destroy evil before Gargamel finds them.

Live Action
Neil Patrick Harris as Patrick Winslow.
Jayma Mays as Grace Winslow, Patrick's wife who is pregnant with their first child.
Hank Azaria as Gargamel, the arch-nemesis and antagonist of the Smurfs who plots to use the Smurfs as part of a spell which would turn lead into gold.
Sofia Vergara as Odile, an executive at a French cosmetics company who is the boss of Patrick Winslow.
Tim Gunn as an Executive Assistant at a major cosmetics company.

CGI
Jonathan Winters as Papa Smurf
Katy Perry as Smurfette
Anton Yelchin as Clumsy Smurf
Alan Cumming as Gutsy Smurf, a new Smurf who didn't appear in the comics or in the animated show
George Lopez as Grouchy Smurf
Fred Armisen as Brainy Smurf
Jeff Foxworthy as Handy Smurf
Paul Reubens as Jokey Smurf
Gary Basaraba as Hefty Smurf
John Oliver as Vanity Smurf
Kenan Thompson as Greedy Smurf
B.J. Novak as Baker Smurf
Wolfgang Puck as Chef Smurf

The Smurfs movie will be release this 29th of July 2011.

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