|verified| - The Smurfs -2011

The 2011 release of marked a massive turning point for the iconic blue characters created by Belgian cartoonist Peyo. While the franchise had been a staple of Saturday morning cartoons in the 1980s, the 2011 film brought Papa Smurf, Smurfette, and the rest of the gang into the modern era using a hybrid of live-action and 3D computer animation. The Plot: From the Enchanted Forest to the Big Apple

: Katy Perry (Smurfette), Jonathan Winters (Papa Smurf), and George Lopez (Grouchy) the smurfs -2011

On paper, it was a terrible idea. In practice? It was exactly the terrible idea you expected—yet somehow, it made $563 million worldwide. Let’s crack open this time capsule and ask: Was the 2011 live-action/CGI hybrid actually that bad, or was it just... weird? The 2011 release of marked a massive turning

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