Talk:The Smurfs (film)

Removal of "needs infobox" tag
This article has had its infobox tag removed by a cleanup using AWB. Any concerns please leave me a message at my talk page. RWardy 17:48, 12 September 2007 (UTC)

Smurfs film Date
The Smurfs Movie Will be in 2010, Fix It! Benzy19 17:48, 17 January 2008 (UTC)

He's right. The teaser poster came out, and they said Holidays, 2010. It looks pretty good! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.233.244.68 (talk) 23:32, 27 January 2010 (UTC)

The Smurfs Movie is now scheduled to be released on August 3, 2011, according to ComingSoon.net. I restored the new date. --68.191.69.187 (talk) 22:52, 12 March 2010 (UTC)

Related to Lost in New York

 * Yes, Kevin Mccallister and The Smurfs go to New York lost from when they go to Florida (Home Alone) and Smurf Village. 172.58.7.81 (talk) 17:07, 25 November 2017 (UTC)

'pre-production' or 'in production'?
Some clarification is needed. Is the movie 'in production' or pre-production? Second paragraph: Production began in 2003. In June 2008, it was announced that Columbia Pictures had acquired film rights from Lafig Belgium (after Paramount's option expired). The Smurfs is currently in pre-production stage. --Logical Fuzz (talk) 13:00, 19 March 2010 (UTC)


 * "Development" is the proper word; I've fixed it. Erik (talk) 13:34, 19 March 2010 (UTC)

???
"Since it's also a blue moon, a magical portal within the grotto transports them into present-day Central Park in New York, by the magic ring where Gargamel wearing it's powers." What language is this supposed to be? -- Imladros (talk) 04:13, 15 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Something that is fixable through a copy edit. — Mike  Allen   07:06, 15 March 2011 (UTC)

Voice of Farmer Smurf
Who voices Framer Smurf in this movie? Wierse (talk) 17:15, 16 June 2011 (UTC)

Box Office Gross
Why is the box office gross in the info box displayed like this (Ex: $253.7 million) instead of the full number? This is the only film entry that I have seen on Wikipedia in over 2 years of monitoring film articles that the film gross is displayed like this? Why the special occasion? ~ Jedi94  (talk) 14:47, 21 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Not a special occasion at all? See the featured article: American Beauty (film) and Fight Club (film). Other articles include: Priest (2011 film), Soul Surfer (film) and Season of the Witch (2011 film) Is there any reason why the gross shouldn't be presented in that format especially in the infobox?  The full gross number is in the box office table and I don't see why a reader would need to have the exact gross written to better understand the gross. — Mike   Allen   20:54, 21 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Ah. I see your point then. ~ Jedi94  (talk) 17:54, 22 August 2011 (UTC)

WordGirl reference
Some IPs have been adding a reference to WordGirl,, which is "A May I Have a Word? contestant Emily and her brother Eli gaves the film a "two thumbs down". Per WP:BRD, I am opening this discussions to see if others can get voice their opinions on tho matter, rather than edit warring. Is an animated TV series that contain cameos, such as WordGirl, considered a reliable source for reception by WIkipedia standards? Darth Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 13:04, 14 September 2011 (UTC)
 * I don't see why their opinions would matter. Where is the source for this? — Mike   Allen   23:16, 14 September 2011 (UTC)

this smurf story
Frankly speaking, I was deeply shocked by this smurfs' movie, especially by Mr.Hank Azaria's outstanding performance. This story happened in the Big Apple, but what I think is that the story would be more sensational if it were to happen in Brusseils,the capital of Belgium. Considering the fact that Gargamel want to catch the smurfs for making gold,maybe their story will be connected with the current European Debt Crisis......

Wikipedia copyright violation in the movie
I think it's interesting that the movie demonstrated a copyright violation on Wikipedia material, as Patrick rips off the image from the blue moon article to create the logo for the Anjelou Cosmetics firm. Don't you think this is worth mentioning? צחי (talk) 20:55, 31 July 2012 (UTC)

Billing block
Apparently, there is some dispute about the main credits as shown in the billing block. This poster shows Hank Azaria, Neil Patrick Harris, Jayma Mays and Sofia Vergara.

added 7 additional names on December 10. I'm not sure why. Based on the rather emphatic edit summary removing them here, an IP editor seems to feel pretty strongly about it.

Can anyone offer some clarification? - Sum mer PhD v2.0 03:11, 15 February 2018 (UTC)

Runtime
BBFC, iTunes, Amazon and IMDb show 102 or 103 minutes for runtime. AFI shows 86 minutes for runtime. AFI is most likely wrong. Geraldo Perez (talk) 02:51, 12 March 2019 (UTC)

How Does Wikipedia Determine a Film's critical reception?
Right now, the live-action Smurfs is considered to have "mixed-to negative reviews" with a Tomatometer of 21% and a Metascore of 30. Meanwhile, the Wikipedia page for Batman v Superman says that it earned "generally unfavorable reviews", despite having a higher Tomatometer and Metascore. This made me wonder: what is the process for how Wikipedia determines how to describe a movie's critical reception? Because I've seen movies that barely break 30% on the Tomatometer (and have Metascores in the 30s or 40s) that are described as having "mixed" receptions, while other films with the same score are described as receiving "generally negative reviews". How do authors on Wikipedia decide how to describe a film's critical reception; like, what is the line between a "mixed" critical reception and an "unfavorable" one, for instance? DBeyer2003 (talk) 03:21, 1 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Everything is supposed to be done based on what reliable sources are saying. (Nonetheless enthuasiastic fans sometimes don't want to admit the thing they liked got bad reviews and try to soften the description, which seems to be the case here. Other times editors accept a very broad definition of "mixed" because they are trying to be as neutral as possible, myself included, but I would not call something mixed when Metacritic clearly says reviews were unfavorable.)
 * There are many past discussions on this matter, it would be well worth your time looking for them or asking at Wikipedia project film. Please Wikipedia editors have repeatedly expressed their dislike for attempts to summarize reviews as "mixed-to negative" (don't equivocate, pick one) See past discussions https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Film/Archive_48#Mixed_to_positive_/_Mixed_to_negative
 * It is simpler if the Rotten Tomatoes score and Metacritic score seem to be pointing in the same direction, but if they are not then editors will try to look at other reliable sources that provide a summary of reviews and see what they say. Mixed can cover a very big bag. Again if Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic do not agree then at a certain point we might need to consider that the sheer number of reviews listed at Rotten Tomatoes should be given WP:DUE weight. It varies. Try to discuss and gain consensus. Ask for help at Project film if in doubt. -- 109.79.175.124 (talk) 14:29, 17 September 2022 (UTC)

Comic book continuation
The Smurfs '11 is a comic book limited series published by Papercutz that was served as a continuation of The Smurfs (2011) and The Smurfs 2 (2013), in which starring the Smurfs. 2001:48F8:300B:3DB:7144:88E5:B462:C7DE (talk) 22:38, 30 July 2023 (UTC)