Topic: AH! THE PAIN!

[Orly]

http://www.imdb.com/news/ni0246336/

[Oviraptor]

At first I was like, "Cool, Smurfs!" but then I read, "live action" and I just cringed. I guess only time will tell.

[The Time Traveller]

Didn't I read somewhere that smurfs were communist or something?

[Jagon]

^i thought they were blue

oh and this movie will be added onto my list of movies i will never watch till it comes to cable

[Doctor Z]

I'm not a Smurf! HOW DARE YOU INSULT ME LIKE THAT!

[Pixxel]

meh.. Was bound to happen sooner or later

[Krakow Sam]

It says live action/ animation.

I'm guessing the Smurfs will be CG and everyone else will be live action. I'm thinking the story will involve a little blonde boy and a little blonde girl finding the smurfs and then unsuccessfully trying to keep them a secret from their parents. You know the plot I'm talking about 

[SBD]

Yes, Crappy Children's Movie Plot No 201.

[emmet]

Didn't I read somewhere that smurfs were communist or something?

They all work together and share all the time, so, yes.

[Mr. Consideration]

Didn't I read somewhere that smurfs were communist or something?

It was a Liberal Media conspiracy to indoctrinate our children with communism and gay.

But I heard an interesting in-depth theory of it being Stalinist propoganda, Gargamel representing the Capitalist (Wanting to destroy the Smurfs for gold to fuel his dastardly business ventures) and the rebellious glasses-wearing Smurf was Trotsky, and represented as a malcontent and capitalist fifth-columnist. It was interesting insanity.

EDIT:
http://www.iamlost.com/features/smurfs/commies.shtml
http://www.angelfire.com/mo/potatofarm/smurf.html

[Doctor Z]

Didn't I read somewhere that smurfs were communist or something?

It was a Liberal Media conspiracy to indoctrinate our children with communism and gay.

Were you just channeling TTT right there?

[Dr. Croccer]

How they will transfer the little caeruleus chums to human actors and keep it half-decent remains a mystery to me.

[The Time Traveller]

Wait.  Wouldn't it get rated NC-17?  Because as far as I can remember, Smurfs didn't wear clothes.

[Plank of Wood]

Hats count as clothes.

[Kcronos]

Didn't I read somewhere that smurfs were communist or something?

They all work together and share all the time, so, yes.

That would be socialism.

There is a difference! 

[Dr. Croccer]

That would be socialism.

Yes and no.

[Yannick]

Holy mother of god.

[Ultimatum]

DEAR GOD!

[huggkruka]

Clive Owen for Gargamel!

[Legodragonxp]

Paris Hilton as Smurfette

Don't laugh, it will probably happen.

-Lego

[Cobra]

It says live action/ animation.

I'm guessing the Smurfs will be CG and everyone else will be live action. I'm thinking the story will involve a little blonde boy and a little blonde girl finding the smurfs and then unsuccessfully trying to keep them a secret from their parents. You know the plot I'm talking about 

Batman In My Basement.

[Krakow Sam]

Thats the Kajigger! Where would we be without TV tropes?

[Mr. Consideration]

Didn't I read somewhere that smurfs were communist or something?

It was a Liberal Media conspiracy to indoctrinate our children with communism and gay.

Were you just channeling TTT right there?

[Ultramarine]

*Analyzes thread and reads imbd page*

BOOM!!!

*Shoots self in the head with a desert eagle*

[pfellah]

God, it's me.... Pfellah. I don't ask for much, but I'm gonna ask you this one favor. Please please PLEASE let this movie get delayed in post-production until my 4-year-old is too old to be interested. And see if you can do something about that world peace thing if you have a minute.

[Mae]

Didn't I read somewhere that smurfs were communist or something?

They all work together and share all the time, so, yes.

That would be socialism.

There is a difference! 

That WOULD be communism, actually.

Socialism is governed by one ruling body, who implements an attempt to "share" everything. Since the smurfs don't have a ruling body (Papa Smurf doesn't count), everyone IS equal, and is thus described as communism.


Sorry, but this bothers me for no coherent reason.

Also: DO NOT WANT.

[Dr. Croccer]

Didn't I read somewhere that smurfs were communist or something?

It was a Liberal Media conspiracy to indoctrinate our children with communism and gay.

But I heard an interesting in-depth theory of it being Stalinist propoganda, Gargamel representing the Capitalist (Wanting to destroy the Smurfs for gold to fuel his dastardly business ventures) and the rebellious glasses-wearing Smurf was Trotsky, and represented as a malcontent and capitalist fifth-columnist. It was interesting insanity.

EDIT:
http://www.iamlost.com/features/smurfs/commies.shtml
http://www.angelfire.com/mo/potatofarm/smurf.html

Isn't the point of propaganda that it is obvious? I mean, this was supposed to work on kids and unless it send some sort of sublimal messages, it's rather hard to see the link and it's rather far-fetched since there is no proof and it has little effect like ''let's all work together and destroy capitalism hmmkay''. It's like putting a peephole in a glass door.

[Interitus]

Anyways.. back to Smurfs...

As much as I am enjoying some of the revivals of 80's franchises such as Transformers (worried about G.I. Joe).  In all honesty I'd probably go see an animated Smurf movie, just to relive my childhood for a bit. Barring that it wasn't terrible 3D CGI smurfs. But with the introduction of live action characters, it's just kills it for me.  I'll wait until I see some stills from it, but I have my doubts.

This is like how they are re-doing Adventures in Babysitting.  Honestly, why? I'm already boycotting that.

[Gungnir]

I think the movie was mentioned on the Colbert Report. I forgot what he said about it though...

[Brandonazz]

He mentioned some of the actors and said that someone recommended him for brainy because they both wore glasses.

[Werechicken]

It says live action/ animation.

I'm guessing the Smurfs will be CG and everyone else will be live action. I'm thinking the story will involve a little blonde boy and a little blonde girl finding the smurfs and then unsuccessfully trying to keep them a secret from their parents. You know the plot I'm talking about 

It saddens me greatly to know that you're probably 100% correct.

[Krakow Sam]

and Gargamel will probably be reimagined as a greedy industrialist that wants to dump a bunch of toxic waste on the smurf forest or build a factory there or something, and little blonde children will help the smurfs and they'll end up fighting back and beating CEO Gargamel somehow even though legal precedent is on his side and all that happened was he got beaten up by a couple of kids which should be on their way to juvie if it was set in the real world.

[Logan Felipe]

This is like how they are re-doing Adventures in Babysitting.  Honestly, why? I'm already boycotting that.

they're out of ideas.

that's why they remade Journey to the center of the earth, too.

[The Time Traveller]

Why don't they make a live-action movie out of something like Calvin and Hobbes?

[Interitus]

Why don't they make a live-action movie out of something like Calvin and Hobbes?

Because the garfiled one worked so well.  I think comics like that would work better in a TV series setting.  I used to love the garfield cartoon when I was a kid. And the Dilbert cartoon wasn't bad either.  Right now the big thing is to remake or make movies based on popular 80's  toys/cartoons. Which is why we're seeing the smurfs.

[Logan Felipe]

Why don't they make a live-action movie out of something like Calvin and Hobbes?

Because the garfiled one worked so well.  I think comics like that would work better in a TV series setting.  I used to love the garfield cartoon when I was a kid. And the Dilbert cartoon wasn't bad either.  Right now the big thing is to remake or make movies based on popular 80's  toys/cartoons. Which is why we're seeing the smurfs.

I agree.

Why don't they make a live-action movie out of something like Calvin and Hobbes?

Because the garfiled one worked so well.  I think comics like that would work better in a TV series setting.  I used to love the garfield cartoon when I was a kid. And the Dilbert cartoon wasn't bad either.  Right now the big thing is to remake or make movies based on popular 80's  toys/cartoons. Which is why we're seeing the smurfs.

I agree.

Speaking of bad movies, ever watched Mystery Science Theatre 3000? 

"I'll send him cheesy movies; the worst that I can find!" - MST3k theme.

The commentary is the best. I think Futurama actually made a reference to this show in an episode (the one where bender accidentally KOs that fighting robot in the movie theatre?).

EDIT:

It says live action/ animation.

I'm guessing the Smurfs will be CG and everyone else will be live action. I'm thinking the story will involve a little blonde boy and a little blonde girl finding the smurfs and then unsuccessfully trying to keep them a secret from their parents. You know the plot I'm talking about 

E.T.? The Indian in the cupboard?
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