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Part Live-Action, Part Animation, All SMURFy!! Talkbackers: Let The Casting Begin!!
Merrick here...
Columbia Pictures & Sony Animation are gonna bring us a SMURF movie (insert disparaging comments here).
Best known in the United States for the long-running Hanna-Barbera cartoon, the Smurfs were created in 1958 by Belgian cartoonist Pierre Culliford, known throughout the world as Peyo. The Smurfs, originally called "Les Schtroumpfs" in French, were created for a Belgian series of comic books, first as minor characters. The villagers, known for their blue skin and small statures, spawned a line of statuettes, games, toys, theme parks and a hit TV series, which ran as part of NBC's Saturday-morning lineup from 1981-90.
...says THIS ARTICLE in Variety.
One of the producers on the project is Jordan Kerner, whose been working for a while to bring these little blue bastards to the screen. A few years back, Kerner was a key player in an attempted revival of STAR TREK - which was actually scripted by BAND OF BROTHERS writer Erik Jendresen. You can read my write-up of his odd-but-interesting TREK script HERE.
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Gargamel will nail Smurfette
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Paint that bitch, I say.
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how tall do you have to be to ride the rides?
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la la lala la la
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what's that clip from? That's funny. Me wants the rest.
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she plays a whore convincingly
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like GOllum, have actors play the cg smurfs
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Imagine all the trouble with the bluescreen shots.
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Jun 10, 2008 9:56:16 AM CDT
John Travolta is apparently gonna play gargamoyle
by michael bay sucks awesome
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I would find it odd if she did. Also an ass. It's odd to picture chicks taking a shit, but you know they must at some point. I dont like to imagine Scarlette Johansen taking a shit because it removes part of her sexiness. Especially thinking about her wiping her shit off her ass. But it would be more odd to see Smurfette take a shit.
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and the Gummi Bears ought to cameo in a tag team extravaganza, ala Marvel Vs. Capcom 2
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Gargamel.
John Lovitz taking a shit on Scarlette Johansens chest. -
I wish this was all CG. I have visions of rapping Smurfs in modern day New York for some reason when I hear it's a live action/CG mix.
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because stranger shit has happened to all these 80s cartoons coming these days.
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They all look alike anyway. Let him play all the Smurfs except Papa and Smurfette on the condition that he not make any more movies for five years.
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should play gargamel
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And Danny DeVito as Grumpy Smurf.
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Travesty.
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Great timing! I just finished a shot for shot remake of two scenes from fight club using hefty smurf as tyler, brainy smurf as narrator, and vanity smurf as angel face!
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...putting the image of a blue Smurfette Scarlett Johansen in my head. I attribute my fetish for brightly colored scantily clad girls to watching too many Star Trek re-runs as a kid...be that as it may, now the Scarlett Johansen in my head is bright blue. Once again...thank you.
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The clip is from "Donnie Darko". Awesome movie. I'm surprised no one has jumped on your neck yet about not knowing it lol
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Jun 10, 2008 10:40:24 AM CDT
smurf club: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =9PzjUNIPrjU&feature=
by fatmoshe
sorry for the double post. i thought i'd stick the link in the title bar.
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Except for Papa Smurf - here, Tim Robbins is the natural choice.
And since there must be a black Smurf, too - Eddie Murphy. Especially since if there is a black smurf, he won't be one of the Evil Bitten Black Smurfs of the original (didn't the castrated morons from the US censor them, making them purple for the American TV version?), but a comic relief one. So Eddie it is.
With Ian McKellen as Gargamel and Bill Murray as the voice of Asrael (that was the cat's name, right?) -
That would make a great short film.
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Sean Connery as Papa Smurf
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That was a good one.
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MY ASS:THE MOVIE!!! My oh my, tis the golden age of cinema...
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... as Gargamel.
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.... if they make it a creepy fucking monster movie with no nice moments, but no goofy shit.
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It's not too late!!
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Some people say Frak, I say Smurf.
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live action Gargamel played by... Christopher Walken, Christopher Lloyd, Jim Carrey (ala Lemony Snicketts), Steve Carrell
all Smurfs done CGI voiced by:
Papa Smurf: Bob Hoskins/Anthony Hopkins
Smurfette: Cameron Diaz/Jessica Alba
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I bet you were the kid who would turn around and tell the other kids Punch n' Judy had those strings coming off them too. "They're not real!! They're, PUPPETS!!" Let me guess, you also wonder why the eagles just didn't drop the One Ring into Mt. Doom thus sparing Frodo all that trouble, right?I hope they aren't seriously considering live action for this though the Gollum mo-cap route might be bearable. I'm going to start lobbying for Wallace Shawn to play Gargamel. Phew, yeah, whoever suggested Scarlett Johannson as Smurfette has got their Right Thinking Cap on. Of course, Bernard Hill MUST play Papa Smurf. Hmmm, Tom Cruise as Brainy Smurf? G-nap, g-nap! O the hoot!
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Steve Buscemi as Gargamel.
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Samuel Jackson voices and sings the hit song, "Smurf-O-Lee". He could have Smurfette chained to a radiator. I can't wait to hear him say "Mothersmurfin'".
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Well I think they should cast the Anti-Christ since this movie represents our pending worldly doom..
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AND SMURF YOUR SMURFING TINO FILM
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Ahead of all y'll
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shit the Smurfs out?
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All he needs is the robe.
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Think about it. It's perfect.
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Think about it. It's perfect.
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Think about it. It's perfect.
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No shit? Gargamel actually created the Smurfs? Thats awesome an awesome back story.. i had no idea. Hopefully then this movie could explore that story, perhaps base the movie around it. I'd like to see Gargamel as a real character, and they could flash back to these origin scenes where he was once a good wizard. (I'm sure he'd be wearing a white cloak back then) NOW LISTEN HERE. I'VE GOT THE NUMBER 1 PERFECT CHOICE FOR GARGAMEL!!!! THIS WOULD BE ABSOLUTELY PERFECT CASTING: John Malkovich. Now anyone who who disagrees with that casting choice has absolutely no taste. And if they were tryuly aiming for a masterpiece they would hire Marilyn Manson to direct. I am positive that this this kind of project would be right down his ally. I am pumped for this film to be an intense suspense film, and somethign magical we have never seen before. Furthermore, if this film was done in 3D this could be the ultimate stoner film ever.
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I had smurf colorforms. They were the bomb. I'd spend hours on them. I also put them in my mouth a lot. Not sure why.
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To honor this day we should all swear in smurfspeak.
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made me laugh out loud. But he actually spelled his first name "JM". I'm ashamed that I know that.
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how long until eddie murphy decides he must attach himself to this project and play every smurf in different prosthetics?
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How has no one suggested this yet? It's the most perfect casting since Favs bagged RDJ for Iron Man!
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I like the way you think...
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Are there Smurfs nerds who are gonna go ape shit when this doesn't turn out exactly how they always dreamed it would? Stay tuned to find out.
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That bloke was a lunatic. If you think tom cruise is crazy. the circumstances regarding Pierre Culliford's disappearance are utterly bizzare. and to this day remain a mystery. He left a note behind saying that he had enough of the real world and was going to join the smurfs. Then there was the really, odd kindap thing. He vanished in into thin air and was never seen again. The guy even looked liked a smurf. Long beard, Glasses and a duffel coat.
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Why not?
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They showed them here in IReland in the 1980s. I hated smurfette. My cousin, who was passionately into animation. He is now a producer. Had smurf toys. The statues.
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accent perfected "over years"
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world and they will end up in our world - specifically in Jason Lee's apartment, wreaking havoc on his love life.
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that is the level for betrayers and Smurfs who have died of the rampant blue clap spread the tainted whore that is Smurfette.
But seriously, why in the blue fuck (pun intended) is this so? Jesus, I spent most of my early childhood hating these little motherfuckers, why are they back? La-La-La La-La-La, please shut the fuck up! -
I guess no one bothered to check his home because that's where he was when he died in 1992.
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Harold and Kumar sobering up.
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So far its between John Lithgow and John Malkovich. Someone else mentioned Steve Buscemi, which at first felt like a valid possibility, but upon further thinking he has not got the demeanor to play a wizard. I villain most definitely, but not a wizard. Out of Lithgow and Malkovich I'd prefer Malkovich simply becasue he would fit the role of a wizard better. Malkovich would play this 100 percent real.
Overall though if this movie does get cast perfect with the respect it deserves. (Ala Batman Begins) The film will rely on it being a suspense. Hands down this film has to be a suspense. I'd like this to be as brutal as possible for the inescapable PG rating. And for the story to work it has to revolve around one smurf who has to become a hero. There should be a total smurf massacre and kidnapping 30 minutes into the film by Gargamel (John Malkovich, where he literally kidnaps EVERY SINGLE SMURF...except for the the soon to be hero that was left behind. I'd love to see the story one of Smurf by himself that has to singlehandedly rescue everyone of his blue friends.
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Dita Von Teese as Smurfette
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I love your venom. Unleash your An-Gah! Goooood. Gooood.
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Some A-List hot chick will be Smurfette. Seven Colbert as Brainy. Thomas Hayden Church as Handy. Nathan Lane as Vanity. Billy Bob Thornton as whichever one talked like a stupid hick (Hollywood will go for Larry the Cable Guy), Jesse Ventura for the tough-guy smurf. Robin Williams for Gargamell.
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She has to be Eaton because if she was fuckin' she'd break.
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Seriously. Once the Smurfs hit it was all downhill from there on in. They were the gateway drug that led to Muppet Babies. Some would argue it was Scrappy-Do, but I believe it was the Smurfs.
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No star should be attached to the Smurfs. They should get the ogiginal voices from the cartoons, or if they have died get voice actors that can do the voice (and when i say do the voice, I mean give a realistic performance with subtext and meaning) as close as possible to the 'tone' of the original cartoon. For the actual look of the CG Smurfs this is a hard one. They are of a different dimension to humans (or any living dwarf) therefore only the faces of the Smurfs should be based on an actor via motion capture. As they did with Andy Serkis being the face of Kong. If they attach any Hollywood stars to the Smurfs they have made a MAJOR error.
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Weren't the Smurfs just commie propaganda?
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I drink it UP! Slurrrrp! Hehehe.
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dye his hair and he's in.
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Mystique was damn fine. And so was that blue jedi lady in Sith. (The one with the freaky tentacles on her head that got wacked in flower planet).
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Hot cartoon characters must have hot actresses doing their voices. It's pretty stupid if you think about it. Who gives a flying fuck if Angelina Jolie voices a friggin' cartoon fish? Or whatever... I could understand it if they went the Beowulf route and CGI'd everything, but come on. Just find someone able to make a hot voice and create cartoon hot character from scratch. I can't believe someone suggested Scarlet Johanssen to voice Smurfette... I'm a guy and think she's hot, but HER VOICE? On a CARTOON? Pointless.
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You fools! The only clear casting choice here Crispin GLover as everyone! ala Tom Hanks in the Polar Express. The Smurf Movie could be a logical extension of his "What Is It" series. The man is a gifted actor! Give him the chance to prove himself! I know he can do it.
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"She seduces, she uses trickery rather than force to get results," said Peyo about Smurfette. "She is incapable of telling a joke without blowing the punch line. She is a blabbermouth but only makes superficial comments. She is constantly creating enormous problems for the Smurfs but always manages to blame it on someone else."The translator continued, saying: "I did my best to minimize the sexist nature of this description, but one of the participants at the meeting asked: 'Would she at least be able, when the Smurfs are in danger, to take a decision that can save them?'
"When I translated this to Peyo, he looked astounded. 'Come on now, do they expect me to make her a (female) gym teacher?' I obviously did not translate this remark." French people are awesome!!! -
Theater 1 SmurfsTheater 2 H R Puffnstuff:The MusicalTheater 3 The Jetsons MovieTheater 4 ThundercatsTheater 5 Ouiji:The Board Game:The MovieTheater 6 DDD:Disney's Darkwing Duck...me outside theater...convulsing on the concrete in the fetal position...
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That was a good episode of Mr. Show.
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Patrick Stewart as Gargamel!
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or kevin spacey,clay aiken as vanity
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plus writes soundtrack
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Smurf's up - you heard it here first.
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Jun 10, 2008 2:42:36 PM CDT
Jessica Alba As Smurfette Being Gang Smurfed By The Whole Villag
by laserpants
Yeah, you know you want to see it.
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They were like aquatic Smurfs with giant dildoes on their heads. Creeeepy.
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You really don't know? that clip was from Donnie Darko. you should definitely check it out if you haven't seen it.
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that was one of the funniest things I have ever read on the talkbacks. showing off the smurfette buttplug to your doctor is priceless
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It was just some trippy TV show that was very episdoic, with very little material to last for a feature film. If they really can figure out how to make this not atrocious, more power to them. I will be first in line. But this is one of the most impossible sounding projects since Watchmen. Then again, look how promising that project has turned out to be. Fingers crossed on both.
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I'd love to see me some Smurf Porn...
Papa Smurf:
"Smurf it", "Smurf it you Smurf"
Smurfette:
"Oh Papa, Smurf me!", "Smurf me Smurf!"
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she has a raspy-ish voice and smurfette had a major raspy voice so it would work if they wanted to go the "big stars" direction. tom cruise could be smurfology smurf. and since black people always whine when there arent black actors involved in something, get will smith to be the token black smurf, he'll be called a smurph. the cast list just writes itself.
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just bring on some major threat to their village or even their existance. i mean if they were able to make a smurf movie about a magic flute, this should be easy.
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What the smurf are those smurf-head executives on? Are they too busy snorting smurf and smurfing russian smurfs to develop original smurfs? Smurf you, you childhood-smurfing donkey smurfers!I was going to go on a longer smurf, but typing "smurf" this many times is giving me a smurf-ache.
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Lindsay Lohan for smurfette - great idea.
I would like to see Seth Green, Vere Troyer, Charlie Sheen as smurfs.
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http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/ff41d3afb2
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =9PzjUNIPrjU&feature=related
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she actually looks like her.
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I went to the imdb-page for this over a year ago.
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bruce mculough as baker smurf
stephen corbert as brainey
scarlett johannson as smurfette
britany murphy as the other girl smurf from the later seasons
christian bale a hatey smurf
vin diesel as hefty
justin timberlake as vanity
rip torn as poppa smurf
david cross and the blueman group as the rest
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"So far its between John Lithgow and John Malkovich."
Another suggestion for Gargamel -
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Jun 10, 2008 3:37:35 PM CDT
“Smurfette fucks all the other smurfs, why else would Papa creat
by violator90
Hell, that works for me. live or animated its all the smurtfing same. Its gonna suck smurfing nuts! Make it a strong R rated and I'm there.
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Pamela Anderson as Smurfette, John Cusack as Brainy smurf, and Keanu Reeves as Handy Smurf.
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Sean Connery as Papa Smurf..... Ian McKellum as Gargamel.....
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Take any ensemble movie, digitally color everyone blue, and replace every spoken adjective with 'smurfy', and you've got an instant smurf movie. Love to see the smurf version of every Robert Altman movie!
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...What a cool idea a live action smurfs would be yesterday. With creepy midget/puppet costumes.
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I want to see a violent, shockingly swift attack of Smurfs with tiny swords and spears totally fucking up a human intruder. I mean, wasn't that Peyo's vision?
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They might have WMD's, there nuclear program might not be for peaceful purposes and there trafficking illegal mushrooms.
And if left unchecked communism will spread to the Snorks.
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No CGI needed.
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and Mariah Carry as Smurfette. Damn that's a movie! Just add tons of sex and violence and hell, you got your Movie of the year and the Best Picture for the Oscars.
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I know for a fact that Verne Troyer is on the phone with his agent demanding an audition (the poor, pathetic fool). The studio heads are busy reaching out to Peter Dinklage for Doc and were saddened to find out the kid who played the little Grinch and was on Passions is, in fact, dead.
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beyond the pale, really.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =9PzjUNIPrjU&feature=related
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That is what the movie studios oligopoly gets them and us.
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Yes I'm making serious casting suggestions for this.
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Jun 10, 2008 5:30:32 PM CDT
VARIETY YOU FUCKING FUCKING LAMENTABLE RAG!!
by megan foxx malicious sense of irony
Why mention Alvin and the Chipmunks? Why'd you fucking mention it?! Hybrid films already exist!! HYBRID FILMS ALREADY EXIST!! There was a time when Alvin..Simon..Theodore commanded dignity and respect but a film which features one of the chipmunks eating his brother's faeces should not be celebrated as a successful example of a subgenre!! Simply put, this fact has NO FUCKING PLACE in an article about the Smurfs. Sort it out. Tell 'em Megan sent you.
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The title needs to be punctuated, but not deciphered in that way. S.M.U.R.F. will look great in the trailers, and I want to join the Socialist Microcosmic Utopian Revolutionary Fraternity today! For glorious tomorrow!
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Peyo was Belgian, dolt.
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I just don't friggin' know what to say. I mean, a SMURFS movie? That's what we've been reduced to?
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Is there any original idea left in Hollywood?
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Papa Smurf needs to sit down and think about Gargamel hates the Smurfs so much.
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Jun 10, 2008 6:31:26 PM CDT
I AM THE COOLEST CAT ON THESE BOARDS
by megan foxx malicious sense of irony
Therefore HOLLYWOOD I offer myself to play Gargamel's pussy. I will bring that scheming fuck down in the third act as I reveal my moral values to be closer to those championed by the Smurfs than I would have cared to admit. Cast John Malkovich and I will claw his fucking eyes out.
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Except: don't make this. And I went and saw Speed Racer.
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Being the only chick, she's gonna stay busy. lol
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That was the teenaged human who befriended the smurfs...I can't decide between Garrett Hedlund or Ben Barnes...too old?
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http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=42090So, is that one dead? Or is this the same one?
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Say it ain't so.
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Check it out
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The last link was dead...
Check it out!
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A blue Kristin Chenoweth!!! FUCK. YEA. Fantastic Smurf Berries....damn I can't wait, when does Pushing Daisies come back on? Reruns at least?
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banging all of them? She must have been good. Those guys always seemed happy.
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Is there ANY 80s property too trite to remake? He-Man? Land of the Lost? The SMURFS, for chrissake? Merrick, are you just fucking with us?
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Followed by Different Strokes the Movie.
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Jun 10, 2008 9:04:11 PM CDT
NoW tHiS Is SmUrFuCKin' Cool... Malkovich as Gargy directed by B
by maxxsterling
Malkovich would be the effin' poyfect Gargamel. Come on!!! If he's busy, I'm sure Vincent Gallo (The Blue Bunny?)is not. (Sorry. But he shoulda been the Joker!)Bros. Quay would rock this spot. Michael J. Andersen (Twin Peaks & Carnivale) should voice Papa Smurf. Or maybe Matt Roloff! Music by Carter Burwell with The Rza. No goddamn singin' though. Trilogy filmed back to back in New Zealand or if not, in the parking lot of the Berryessa Flea Market in San Jose, Ca with a lot of green screens.
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Next, THE SNORKS!
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Gremlins, Small Soldiers...he'd actually make it a little more tongue in cheek I think.
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She has no pubic hair.
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Seriously. I'm actually sitting here trying to think of someone who resembles a smurf. Can't do it. Just animate the whole damn thing.
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Meow bruthur!!
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Jun 11, 2008 12:06:48 AM CDT
WAIT A MINUTE, WAIT A MINUTE, WAITJUST A DOGGONE STINKIN' MINUTE
by kai_mah'gra
......do you mean to tell me that the Smurfs used to be called "Les Schtroumpfs", and then some suit, decided that that name was not good enough. Can we still find this guy and possibly castrate him? "Les Schtroumpfs" would have been comedy gold. What? did they think there were too many consonants in that for Americans to handle? Oh wait.......... never mind.
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Will need some CGI, but should do: http://backseatcuddler.com/2007/12/21/papa-smurf-man-turns-blue/
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Lindsay eats a chunk of a huge mushroom. She passes out and the smurfs drive her home.
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It's The Brown Bunny and a true contender for worst film ever made. To be avoided.
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the image of a fecal covered smurfette in a kidney dish was just what I needed.
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And if I can speak for Smurfs nerds, we don't want a SINO.
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The original smurf comics, and the "Johan and Peewit" adventures in which they co-starred, are just wonderful. No cheap ass Hannah Barbarah animation crap... it's classic comics on the level of Jack Kirby, Hergé, Carl Barks and Osamu Tezuka. It's insane that these haven't been translated into English... well, maybe it'll happen now. So yes, I'm a smurf nerd who dont care about the TV show and hope they stay true to Peyo's original vision. :-)
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From Michael Bay and Jerry Bruckheimer comes S.M.U.R.F.S - Special Mutated Unilateral Recon Force Soldiers. A genetically engineered special forces team with blue skin and a minature size for stealth operations are sent to the middle east to capture notious warlord Ali Al-Gargamel. Will they make it out alive? -
'From deep within the bowels of AREA FIFTY ONE comes a fighting force engineered to overcome any challenge...' Starring Tyrese as "Heft", Shia as "Brains", Megan Fox as the mysterious S.M.U.R.F. ALPHA and the voices of Peter Cullen and Hugo Weaving as the giant transforming CG cyborgs P.A.P.A. and the rogue GARGATRON.
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Smurfs eating one another and piercing large things through each other as well as raping one another!
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i dunno, but he does sorta look the part
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Winner gets to chase Billy through a crappy department store and throw circular saw blades at him!
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this film should be fully live action and cast with all little people as Smurfs. I actually think Jim Carrey could pull off Gargamel. But back to the little folks. Cast all the little acting folks known and NOT known in Holly wod today. How often do little peopl eget a chance to star like this. Let's give them their big chance, huh?! Call DInklage! Call Kenny Baker! Call Warwick! Call Mini-Me! Call that little guy from Seinfeld and the black midget from I'm Gonna Git You Sucka! Call them all!
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i know it's the "brown" bunny, pal. and if 91 minutes of your life ended with a blow job like that, you'd try to avoid avoiding it. gracias!
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