In 2025 the Smurfs would be rebooted for a new generation with the feature film from Paramount Pictures entitled simply "Smurfs". This new animated feature films boast of a pretty amazing cast including; Rihanna, James Corden, Nick Offerman, JP Karliak, Daniel Levy, Amy Sedaris, Natasha Lyonne, Sandra Oh, Jimmy Kimmel, Octavia Spencer, Nick Kroll, Hannah Waddingham, Alex Winter, Maya Erskine, Kurt Russell and John Goodman.
Now Paramount Home Entertainment are releasing this new version of the Smurfs on Blu-ray and digital so that your whole family can enjoy this new adventure over and over again for years to come.
Synopsis: Smurfette (Rihanna) leads the crew on a daring rescue mission to save Papa Smurf (John Goodman) after he is mysteriously kidnapped by the evil wizards, Razamel and Gargamel. The Smurfs team up with new friends on an epic adventure that takes them into the real world, where they discover that their true destiny is to save the universe.
Paramount did a great thing in bringing in director Chris Miller. He really knows his stuff when it comes to making animated features as he wrote and directed Shrek the Third, directed Puss in Boots and worked on many Dreamworks Pictures films. So, he brings his expertise to this film!
Is this movie Smurfs ever going to become a "classic"? Doubtful. But it is entertaining! Especially if you love popular music. There is a ton of it in this film. This should be enjoyable for young and old alike!
Smurfs have been transferred to Blu-ray in 1080p and presented in 2.39:1 aspect ratio. The audio options are an English Dolby Atmos, a French Dolby Digital 5.1, a Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1 and an English audio description track. Finally, there are options for subtitles in English, French and Spanish.
This transfer is a tremendous one! The picture is crisp and clean with no compression issues. The colors are so amazing. The blues of the Smurfs set off by the greens and the colors of the world around them pop. But this is not a bare bones Blu-ray. Paramount loaded some nice bonus features on this disc, take a look at what is included.
* Blue in the Booth: Voicing the Smurfs—Meet the spectacular all-star cast who voice the Smurfs.
* There's A Smurf Like Me: Blue, Old and New—The cast shares their process to bring both classic and new characters to life.
* A World They've Never Seen: Animating Smurfs—See how filmmakers came up with the animation styles featured in the film and the evolution from rough animatic to finished art.
* Composing the Blue—Award-winning composer Henry Jackman takes you through the original score that complements the film's fun songs.
* In The Club With DJ Snake—World-famous DJ Snake makes a cameo in the film and brings the party to life in the disco bash scene.
* "Higher Love" by DESI TRILL featuring DJ Khaled, Cardi B, Natania and Subhi—Music & Lyric Video
* "Friend of Mine" by Rihanna—Music & Lyric Video
* "Everything Goes with Blue" by Tyla—Lyric Video
For me the bonus features always take a release and push it to a whole new level. After watching this feature film, it was nice to see the behind-the-scenes featurettes about how they came up with bringing these characters to a whole new generation of movie goers.
If you enjoyed the newer versions of The Smurfs like The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol, The Smurfs: Legend of Smurfy Hallow, and Smurfs: The Lost Village. Well, this new film will be right up your alley. So, head over to Amazon and order your copy of Smurfs on Blu-ray today!
Out of 4 film reels (4 being the best) the Blu-ray of Smurfs receives.....
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