The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol

2011

Adventure / Animation / Comedy / Drama / Family / Fantasy

7
IMDb Rating 6.1/10 10 1837 1.8K

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Plot summary

When Grouchy Smurf behaves badly to everyone and refuses to celebrate Christmas, the Smurfs of Christmas Past, Present and Future teach him to appreciate Christmas.

Director

Troy Quane Photo
Troy Quane

Top cast

Dann Fink Photo
Dann Fink as Additional Voices
Hank Azaria Photo
Hank Azaria as Gargamel
Jack Angel Photo
Jack Angel as Papa
Jess Harnell Photo
Jess Harnell as Additional Voices
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200.71 MB
1280*720
English 2.0
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25 fps
12 hr 21 min
Seeds 8
371.88 MB
1920*1080
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
25 fps
12 hr 21 min
Seeds 15

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by jared-25331 6 / 10

A fun short film

The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol (2011) is the first short film in the Smurfs franchise and it was okay, but it was definitely better than the 2011 movie.Positives for The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol (2011): This short film does the smart thing and focuses on the Smurf characters and no human characters with the exception of Gargamel. I loved seeing the Smurfs celebrating Christmas in their world. The hand-drawn animation with Grumpy and the three ghosts of Christmas is awesome. And finally, this short film has great pacing with a fun energy that will definitely entertain kids and adults.Negatives for The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol (2011): The reason for Grumpy hating Christmas is really stupid and it makes him looks really petty. I wasn't a fan of taking the classic Christmas Carol story and replacing the word ghost with Smurf. And finally, this short film was made for the purpose of having something extra for people to buy the DVD.Overall, The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol (2011) is an okay bur fun short film that is definitely better than the 2011 live-action movie and kids will definitely enjoy watching it during the Christmas season.
Reviewed by adamjohns-42575 6 / 10

Pleasant enough.

The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol (2011) -This was Charles Dickens told by The Smurfs as only they can, with joy and colour and cheerful music. It was a short film that kids will enjoy and parents shouldn't object to sitting through.Obviously the story tracks along the same lines as any 'A Christmas Carol' interpretation as it followed Grouchy Smurf (George Lopez), who didn't want to take part in Christmas. He had three visions that showed him why the festive celebration was so special and the rest went as you would expect.I do have to add that I've started to get frustrated that with so many of these seasonal films and certainly the children's ones, they all seem to suggest that it's not okay, especially during the festive season, to be sad or grumpy and usually because the sad person hadn't considered how it affected the other people too. That's not really the right message for mental health these days and those issues can easily start at a young age, which these ideas won't help.In general though I did like it as a quick watch and as a seasonal booster. I also thought that Hank Azaria worked much better as a voiceover for Gargamel rather than filmed in real life as he was in 'The Smurfs' (2011) and 'The Smurfs 2' (2013).And I did like the use of both styles of animation, with the more traditional looking style used to show Grouchy's visions. It reminded me of the older cartoons that I watched when I was a child.635.77/1000.
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