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Topic: Smurfs at McDonalds
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Squeaky Smurf
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posted 08-25-2011 09:56 PM
This kind of humor, which is not typical of Smurf comics and cartoons, could have been perfectly dispensed in the movie. It was the only thing I disliked. ![[GNAP!]](graemlins/gnap.gif) ![[Frown]](frown.gif) ![[Pirate Smurf]](graemlins/ahar.gif)
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MissCassidy
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posted 08-26-2011 10:49 PM
@ Debbie
Yeah, that topic alone get's me on a soap box. Although, I did just smile and nod along knowing it was not as bad as Alvin and the Chipmunks. Still, there was one
A scene that comes at a random time, has no bearing on the overall plot of the story, and is completely and utterly insane that it leaves the audience going "what the heck was that?" afterward. This moment was....
The whole Rockband sequence where the Smurfs are singing to Aerosmith. That was a classic B.L.A.M. The only thing I can think of is that it was included to make the kiddies happy and to let the animators show off. The whole movie could have been fine w/o that scene.
(PS Debbie I love your Original Smurfette icon!) ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
The other issue I had with it, was all the product placement. I mean really? It was ridiculous, from Blue Man Group to Google... nothing was held back. ![[Roll Eyes]](rolleyes.gif)
I know that most of this stuff is not really the animator's feelings. It is mostly the writers and the people who pay the production company to have their stuff advertised. I guess that is the way the movies are going too. No surprises there.
Still, there were some golden moments in the movie. I love how they did Poppa Smurf. ![[Smile]](smile.gif) The stork scene. The inclusion of the castle in the opening, and the nod to Peyo in the antique shop.
I also liked Azrael. They animated him perfectly!!! ![[Azrael]](graemlins/azrael.gif)
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Smurfy1For2
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posted 08-27-2011 01:51 AM
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Originally posted by Sassette:
Here are the McDonald's Happy Meal Toy Smurfs coming out in September in Australia.
McDonalds Smurfs in Australia
Yeah Squeaky I want the Grouchy Popcorn Walker too it's so cool!!
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VicyJoe
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posted 08-27-2011 02:51 AM
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Originally posted by Debbie:
I kinda feel that way about the new movie itself, Miss Cassidy. CGI Smurfs running around New York City with today's "edgy" humor (using Smurf in place of curse words) and potty humor ("Who Smurfed?") is not how I would have reintroduced The Smurfs to today's kids.
The original comics did include content that may not be appropriate for children:
a) such as the Black/Purple Smurfs shown biting the tails of their victims (The Black/Purple Smurfs).
b) Papa Smurf using a bellow to smack a Black Smurf in the jaw (The Black/Purple Smurfs).
c) Papa Smurf getting vengeful and forcing Gargamel to taste his creation (The Robot Smurf). I was quite shocked to see this and it seems out of character for the Papa Smurf I know.
d) A Peeping Tom Smurf that gets excited seeing Smurfette taking a shower outside the village (You Don't Smurf Progress).
e) Questionably moral actions, such as the Smurfs getting revenge against Gargamel or stealing things from him. They had to wonder why he continues to hate them and determines to get his revenge. No need to put more fuel into Gargamel's "fire."
Even with the "objectable" content in the comics, at least there is nothing in them that contains "edgy" humor found in the CGI/live-action film.
Posts: 94 | From: Claremont, CA | Registered: Mar 2011
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Debbie
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posted 08-27-2011 07:28 AM
I'll be the first to admit that my objections to the way they made the new Smurfs movie are the product of my looking at the Smurfs through nostalgia-colored glasses. Most of your examples are fairly typical of cartoon humor (the tail biting was kept in the Hanna-Barbera cartoon, although mostly implied with the actual biting occurring off-screen), although the Peeping Tom Smurf scene seems more like something you'd read in a manga rather than a Smurf comic!
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Posts: 80 | From: Arizona | Registered: Jan 2009
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aprilsmurfling
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posted 08-27-2011 08:23 AM
I just got my first smurf fom McDonalds here in Sweden and I honestly don't think they look so good.. [Yeah, I ordered double up XD ]
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Posts: 36 | From: enchanted forest | Registered: Aug 2011
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BlueTiger10
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posted 08-27-2011 11:20 AM
Nice photo!
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MissCassidy
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posted 08-27-2011 01:46 PM
Hmm that is true. I am surprised to see the "Peeping Tom" Smurf. However many people will go "I KNEW IT" and be all happy that this confirms what everyone suspected about Smurfette. LOL.
Poor girl.
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Posts: 131 | From: Florida, USA | Registered: Nov 2010
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Sassette
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posted 08-28-2011 10:03 AM
Smurfy photo, aprilsmurfling! Thanks for sharing it.
I especially like the Happy Meal Boxes - very cute!
![[Enamored Smurf]](graemlins/Enamored_Smurf.gif)
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Posts: 4478 | From: Smurfingland | Registered: Jul 1999
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Sassette
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posted 08-28-2011 10:06 AM
McDonalds and The Smurfs...
It's Ronald McDonald & Smurfette!
![[Smurfette]](graemlins/smurfette.gif)
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Posts: 4478 | From: Smurfingland | Registered: Jul 1999
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sweepy smurf
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posted 08-28-2011 10:11 AM
ronold creeps m out on so many levels itts not even funny...okay maby it is
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BlueTiger10
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posted 08-28-2011 11:07 AM
Holy Toledo! Where was this taken?!
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Vic George The ND Guy
Super Smurf
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posted 08-28-2011 03:14 PM
Smurfberry Arches!!!
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VIC GEORGE -- Westfield, MA, USA
"Cat and mouse games really aren't much fun for us mouse types" -- Empath from "Empath The Bandit Smurf"
Posts: 4103 | From: Westfield, MA | Registered: Mar 2003
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Sassette
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posted 08-30-2011 01:32 AM
Anyone for a Smurf Sundae?
McDonalds Smurf Sundae from Mexico
(Los Pitufos Sundae)
![[yum!]](graemlins/yumyum.gif)
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Posts: 4478 | From: Smurfingland | Registered: Jul 1999
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Smurfy1For2
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posted 08-30-2011 11:31 AM
MMm that smurf sundae looks delicious!!! Thanks Sassette! MMMM
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BlueTiger10
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posted 08-30-2011 12:58 PM
Mmmmm.... Smurf Sundae.
I think you should make the recipe with ready-made, soft-serve vanilla ice cream, and blue chocolate syrup and blue cookies or M&M's.
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Vic George The ND Guy
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posted 08-30-2011 01:25 PM
What do you think is IN the sundae? Snicker, snicker.
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VIC GEORGE -- Westfield, MA, USA
"Cat and mouse games really aren't much fun for us mouse types" -- Empath from "Empath The Bandit Smurf"
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Sassette
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posted 09-02-2011 06:25 AM
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Originally posted by VicGeorge2010:
What do you think is IN the sundae? Snicker, snicker.
![[Eek!]](eek.gif)
Now it's time for Malaysia to get The Smurfs Happy Meal Toys! They will be released in stages throughout all of September.
Malaysia McDonalds
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Posts: 4478 | From: Smurfingland | Registered: Jul 1999
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sweepy smurf
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posted 09-02-2011 04:34 PM
is that "gulp" smurf essence!!!!!! i can't belive it gargmel and mcdonalds teamed up and got a few smurfs! ![[Gargamel]](graemlins/gargamel.gif)
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Posts: 60 | From: north carolina | Registered: Feb 2011
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Squeaky Smurf
Hering Smurf
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posted 09-03-2011 10:57 AM
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Originally posted by Onesimos:
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Originally posted by Debbie:
I kinda feel that way about the new movie itself, Miss Cassidy. CGI Smurfs running around New York City with today's "edgy" humor (using Smurf in place of curse words) and potty humor ("Who Smurfed?") is not how I would have reintroduced The Smurfs to today's kids.
The original comics did include content that may not be appropriate for children:
a) such as the Black/Purple Smurfs shown biting the tails of their victims (The Black/Purple Smurfs).
b) Papa Smurf using a bellow to smack a Black Smurf in the jaw (The Black/Purple Smurfs).
c) Papa Smurf getting vengeful and forcing Gargamel to taste his creation (The Robot Smurf). I was quite shocked to see this and it seems out of character for the Papa Smurf I know.
d) A Peeping Tom Smurf that gets excited seeing Smurfette taking a shower outside the village (You Don't Smurf Progress).
e) Questionably moral actions, such as the Smurfs getting revenge against Gargamel or stealing things from him. They had to wonder why he continues to hate them and determines to get his revenge. No need to put more fuel into Gargamel's "fire."
Even with the "objectable" content in the comics, at least there is nothing in them that contains "edgy" humor found in the CGI/live-action film.
I must disagree with Onesimos. The Smurf comics were originally made for children but they're not offensive like certain cartoons and comics of today. There have always been some kind of violence in them, eg corporal fights in 'King Smurf' and 'The Smurfette', not mentioning Brainy Smurf banged on his head every time he was "lecturing" his smurfellows. And concerning revenge, yes, they're able to perform it, so let's remember when at the end of 'The Smurfette' Papa and the Smurfs got even with Gargamel, sending him a Gargy-like hag.
Yet this one featuring Peeping Tom Smurf... I really don't think Peyo would approve this. The Smurfs are usually playful and even mischievous, but never impudent.
Oh, nice photo of yourself with your little Smurfs, Aprilsmurfling! ![[Happy Smurf]](graemlins/Happy_Smurf.gif)
And Sassette, what delightful pics of the blue "MacArches" and the Smurf sundae (if Gargamel saw it...) , YUMMY!
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Vic George The ND Guy
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posted 09-03-2011 11:20 AM
But we don't get to see what that pervert Smurf is seeing...and neither does he for very long!
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VIC GEORGE -- Westfield, MA, USA
"Cat and mouse games really aren't much fun for us mouse types" -- Empath from "Empath The Bandit Smurf"
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BlueTiger10
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posted 09-03-2011 02:39 PM
Sassette: Now it's time for Malaysia to get The Smurfs Happy Meal Toys! They will be released in stages throughout all of September.
And golly what swell toys they are!
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Smarty-Pants Smurfette
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posted 09-08-2011 02:15 PM
I'm 17 but I got a Happy Meal just so I could get a Smurf figurine (In hopes of getting Painter) and got Gutsy!
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Shaney Smurf
Super Smurf
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posted 09-29-2011 05:03 PM
I got my MacDonalds Smurfs figurines set. All 16 of them from an Ebay purchase. Check out my video of me opening and showing them. This set is awesome.
MacDonalds Smurfs figurines set
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