With a stellar voice cast including Kurt Russell, John Goodman, Nick Kroll, Sandra Oh, James Corden, Octavia Spencer, Natasha Lyonne, Alex Winter, Billie Lourd, Xolo Maridueña, JP Karliak, Amy Sedaris, Dan Levy, Nick Offerman, Hannah Waddingham, and Rihanna as Smurfette, the new Smurf movie, called, Smurfs, is all drama, drama, drama. When Papa Smurf (John Goodman) is mysteriously taken by evil wizards – Smurfette leads the Smurfs on a mission into the real world to save him.
An unnamed Smurf is new in Smurf Village. While wandering through a forest, he gains powers from a magic book named Jaunty. At Smurf Village, he shows off his powers to Papa Smurf, causing the latter to be captured from a portal sent by Gargamel’s brother, Razamel. The Smurfs, along with a turtle, set off to find Ken, Papa’s brother, heading to Paris to do so.
They meet a group of ninja Smurfs, who lead them to a disco ball at a club party. There, they met Ken who agrees to help them. No Name uses his magic to create a portal to Razamel’s castle, where the Smurfs enter. However, a force field installed on the castle bounces them to the Australian outback. While there, they meet the Snooterpoots, hairy creatures who snatch pocket items. Mama Poot, the leader of the Snooterpoots, tells the Smurfs that Razamel intends to rule the world with evil and destroy all the goodness in the universe. Feeling awful for causing it, No Name runs away from the Snooterpoots. While Smurfette comforts him, Razamel captures the rest of the Smurfs, as well as the Snooterpoots – and, it’s game on!
Can you ever have enough Smurf? Probably not. Find at more at a screening at Palace Cinemas, Byron Bay, this week – palacecinemas.com.au.
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