Smurfs

[GeorgeC]

Man oh man... Is this site behind, or has nobody besides me read about the controversy over the UNICEF Smurfs' PSA? This has been mentioned for at least 4 days now!

Anyhow, here's the storylink -- I'm not gonna rehash the whole thing again... Read it, laugh, and/or scratch your head at why ANYBODY thinks this a good idea.
http://www.screenhead.com/funny/animati ... 129984.php




As far as I know, NONE of the Smurf PSA clips online are "smooth as Baby Smurf's behind." All the ones I've seen are slideshows featuring stills from what looks to be the 1980s Hanna-Barbera series followed by new stills created for the UNICEF PSA. If this IS representative of the final UNICEF PSA and NOT just a very abbreviated, shortened video, then it's a pretty cheap production top-to-bottom from not only the concept (which has become a big topic of discussion Belgium where the Smurfs originated) but to the final product which looks cheaply made... That's if the videoclips online ARE indicative of the final (non-)animated product.

Smurfs are to Belgium what Mickey Mouse and Bugs Bunny are to the U.S. You bet people care how national icons are used in PSA's!

[Macaluso]

Wait, you've only seen stills of the movie, really? I've seen them actually animated.

Needless to say, I think it's hilarious

[GeorgeC]

Wait, you've only seen stills of the movie, really? I've seen them actually animated.

Needless to say, I think it's hilarious

Yeah, no such luck yet. Every video I've managed to download has been the same French-narrated still-frame junk. I haven't managed to catch the fully animated PSA.

As I understand it, it's just grabs of scenes from the old TV series plus a new "ending" with Baby Smurf.

I admit I'm something of a hypocrite saying that they shouldn't be doing a PSA with the Smurfs considering I USED to play the Smurfs' DOOM!

Yeah, they replaced the Marine in that version of Doom with Gargamel! You got to be Gargamel fragging the Smurfs...

[GeorgeC]

Found a link to a news site that shows the animated portion of the PSA in FULL-FRAMES... this is NOT, I repeat, NOT the slideshow version. It's FULL-animation of the Smurfs being bombed to kingdom come.

http://wcco.com/entertainment/local_sto ... 85026.html


<Sigh> When is the UN going to learn that this is NOT the way to get people's attention on an issue?

[Ben]

Smurfs are in a strange limbo land right now.

I was at MIPCOM last week and all they had was a corner with the same old three-foot high model.

Nothing on the three-picture CGI deal or any new shows. Shame...

[gaastra]

http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Site-N ... -USA/10367

The big-screen smurfs movie is getting a dvd release in america and canada.

[Ben]

Yes! Excellent!

That's terrible cover art, and fans of the HB show are going to be confused a little, but this is an exceptionally animated (from memory) animated feature film, that came from before the HB series started.

Great news, thanks for posting!

[eddievalient]

Interesting... I always wondered about this movie, so it'll be cool to finally have a chance to see it. Thanks for the heads up.

[American_dog_2008]

Excellent!

That was the first movie I saw in a cinema!

[gaastra]

http://forums.toonzone.net/showthread.php?t=261423

From toonzone.



12/15 - A Flintstones Christmas
12/16 - A Flintstones Christmas Carol
12/18 - Yogi's First Christmas
12/18 - A Christmas Story (???)
12/18 - 'Tis The Season To Be Smurfy

also

mon dec 14 9:00PM A Jetsons Christmas Carol

Bunch of classics return to cartoon network for christmas.

[Darkblade]

I must be seeing things....

[gaastra]

Two more to add to the list.

Casper's First Christmas and The Smurfs' Christmas Special are airing on Sunday, Dec. 20.