![]() In fact, a lawsuit was filed against Apple in April 2012 over such an occurrence where an 8-year old ran up a $1400 credit card bill on the game.Ĭhanges were made to the game to setup more checkpoints to purchasing the expensive Smurfberries as a result of the lawsuit. The downside to the game is the setup makes you want to advance quickly in the game and tempt unmonitored kids (or adults) to spend insane amounts of money to do so. I've had fun building the mushroom houses and unlocking my favorite Smurfs like Jokey and Handy. The upside to the game is being able to build your own village and interact with the Smurfs, something we all wanted to do back in the day. This completely animated adventure is notably better than the previous hybrid CGI-live action installments.This post is not meant to be a game review or a recommendation, just my experience. Wilson's Gargamel is played in the standard, somewhat over-the-top manner, while his two minions strike the right balance between "dangerous" and "not quite killers." There's a pretty sad moment in the climax that may require hand holding and comfort for the preschool set - but, never fear, all ends well. There's warrior archer Smurfstorm (a well-cast Michelle Rodriguez), perky and sweet Smurfblossom ( Ellie Kemper), smart and decisive Smurflily ( Ariel Winter), and, of course, the wise and maternal Smurfwillow. The female Smurfs are like Amazons compared to the Smurf Village cohort. The plot is fairly thin, but this is a story aimed at little kids, so that's not too much of a problem. While this isn't the sort of animated film that teens and child-free adults will want to see, it's got just enough heart to hook younger audiences and remind them to embrace their uniqueness. Smurfette must convince the newly found Smurfs, who are led by Smurfwillow ( Julia Roberts), that Gargamel may be on his way to kidnap and destroy them all. Smurfette frees her friends and, defying Papa Smurf's orders, they travel beyond the borders of the Forbidden Forest and discover the other group of Smurfs, who all happen to be fierce females. Aiding Gargamel in this endeavor is a map he claims shows where there's another "lost" Smurf village. One day while adventuring with Hefty ( Joe Manganiello), Clumsy ( Jack McBrayer), and Brainy ( Danny Pudi) near the Forbidden Forest, they're captured by Gargamel, who reveals that he plans to trap all the Smurfs, boil them in a potion, and steal their power. She was originally created by evil wizard Gargamel ( Rainn Wilson), and even though later she was magically transformed by Papa Smurf ( Mandy Patinkin), Smurfette still wonders how she fits in. ![]() Handy, Brainy, Grouchy, Clumsy, Jokey, etc.). SMURFS: THE LOST VILLAGE focuses on Smurfette (voiced by Demi Lovato), who, unlike every other Smurf in Smurf Village, isn't male or identified by a descriptive personality trait (e.g. But considering Smurfette isn't even considered a 'real Smurf' because of her origin, I'm not surprised if the creator of this franchise never intended to have female Smurfs because Smurfette. For a species of what appears to be hundreds of Smurfs, why are the boys and girls separated? Why have they been segregated for so long that each village didn't know of the other's existence? It just doesn't make sense to me. ![]() I wish we got to know more about them and why there was segregation between the 2 villages. For a movie that's supposed to be about a lost village of strong female Smurfs, why did we have to wait so long before they were finally introduced? And why were they barely on screen? They were on screen for like 5 minutes before Gargamel took over and stole the show. However, I am disappointed that we had to wait over 40 minutes before we got to see the lost village and the mysterious Smurfs. But at least in this film she was the main star. She was just there to be pretty and act like a damsel in distress. Smurfette was mainly treated as a plot device and we were constantly reminded that she's the only girl among a village of like 100 other Smurfs that are all boys. The live action films were horrible because they were so bland and forced. As someone that's always been somewhat intrigued by the Smurfs franchise but could never actually get into it because of its lack of female characters and lack of an interesting plot, this is probably the first Smurfs movie that wasn't total garbage. I will admit that I did enjoy this movie.
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