It's not a very good quality scanned image, but this is from
ComingSoon.net
...

The CGI Smurf looks good. Pity they're stuffing the movie up by mixing
live-action actors in as well. :-(

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It's not a very good quality scanned image, but this is from
ComingSoon.net
...

The CGI Smurf looks good. Pity they're stuffing the movie up by mixing
live-action actors in as well. :-(


A live action Gargamel might work better than an animated one, depending
upon how realistic the look is. They would have to make it cartoony to get
an animated Gargamel to look right. And I also get the impression that
this
movie will involve kids who discover and have to help the Smurfs save
their
environment.

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It's not a very good quality scanned image, but this is from
ComingSoon.net http://www.comingsoon.net/nextraimages/smurfsscan.jpg

A live action Gargamel might work better than an animated one, depending
upon how realistic the look is. They would have to make it cartoony to
get an animated Gargamel to look right. And I also get the impression
that this movie will involve kids who discover and have to help the
Smurfs save their environment.

"Your Name" <your.name at (no spam) isp.com> wrote in message
news:h7ig3f$8hp$1 at (no spam) lust.ihug.co.nz...

It's not a very good quality scanned image, but this is from
ComingSoon.net http://www.comingsoon.net/nextraimages/smurfsscan.jpg

A live action Gargamel might work better than an animated one, depending
upon how realistic the look is. They would have to make it cartoony to
get an animated Gargamel to look right. And I also get the impression
that this movie will involve kids who discover and have to help the
Smurfs save their environment.

writerpatrick.webs.com wrote:


"Your Name" <your.name at (no spam) isp.com> wrote in message
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It's not a very good quality scanned image, but this is from
ComingSoon.net http://www.comingsoon.net/nextraimages/smurfsscan.jpg

A live action Gargamel might work better than an animated one, depending
upon how realistic the look is. They would have to make it cartoony to
get an animated Gargamel to look right. And I also get the impression
that this movie will involve kids who discover and have to help the
Smurfs save their environment.

And given Raja "Scooby-Doo" Gosnell and the nonsensical stoner-callout
Scarface joke* we get in the ad, I get the impression Sony is planning
to follow Warner's lead in taking the back door and deploy their "Snotty
retro-kitsch" safety-nets just in case.

...We have been warned. (And not by Harry Knowles, this time.)

Derek Janssen (* - There are three pop-refs you can ritually
Masonic-handshake identify them with, and Star Wars jokes are one of them)
ejanss1 at (no spam) verizon.net

Since this seems to be Janssenese for "They're screwing with
another Hanna-Barbera creation!" allow me to clear something up: The
Smurfs are *not* a Hanna-Barbera creation! They were created by
Belgian artist Pierre "Peyo" Culliford in 1959, and had a long-running
comic book series; if anyone screwed with them, it was Hanna-Barbera.

"Antonio E. Gonzalez" <AntEGM111 at (no spam) aol.com> wrote in message
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Since this seems to be Janssenese for "They're screwing with
another Hanna-Barbera creation!" allow me to clear something up: The
Smurfs are *not* a Hanna-Barbera creation! They were created by
Belgian artist Pierre "Peyo" Culliford in 1959, and had a long-running
comic book series; if anyone screwed with them, it was Hanna-Barbera.

Of course they did. Screwing up other people's work is about all Hollyweird
is good at since they ALWAYS make idiotic changes when making a movie or TV
show "based on" something else.

But, the Hanna-Barbera cartoon show is the most widely recognised version of
The Smurfs, so Hollyweird now creating (probably) another screwed up version
by trying to go live-action / CGI is simply continuing the current trend of
idiotic "remakes" / "reboots" / "reimagings" by the current crop of
talentless hacks that are overflowing the industry these days.

On Fri, 4 Sep 2009 09:13:52 +1200, "Your Name" <your.name at (no spam) isp.com
wrote:

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Since this seems to be Janssenese for "They're screwing with
another Hanna-Barbera creation!" allow me to clear something up: The
Smurfs are *not* a Hanna-Barbera creation! They were created by
Belgian artist Pierre "Peyo" Culliford in 1959, and had a long-running
comic book series; if anyone screwed with them, it was Hanna-Barbera.

Of course they did. Screwing up other people's work is about all
Hollyweird
is good at since they ALWAYS make idiotic changes when making a movie or
TV
show "based on" something else.

Hanna-Barbera as part of Hollywood, talk about wishful thinking!

"Antonio E. Gonzalez" <AntEGM111 at (no spam) aol.com> wrote in message
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On Fri, 4 Sep 2009 09:13:52 +1200, "Your Name" <your.name at (no spam) isp.com
wrote:

"Antonio E. Gonzalez" <AntEGM111 at (no spam) aol.com> wrote in message
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Since this seems to be Janssenese for "They're screwing with
another Hanna-Barbera creation!" allow me to clear something up: The
Smurfs are *not* a Hanna-Barbera creation! They were created by
Belgian artist Pierre "Peyo" Culliford in 1959, and had a long-running
comic book series; if anyone screwed with them, it was Hanna-Barbera.

Of course they did. Screwing up other people's work is about all
Hollyweird
is good at since they ALWAYS make idiotic changes when making a movie or
TV
show "based on" something else.

Hanna-Barbera as part of Hollywood, talk about wishful thinking!

Hollyweird is a generalised term simply meaning the movie / TV
"entertainment" industry (although many of them have forgotten what that
word means).

On Tue, 01 Sep 2009 21:31:31 GMT, Derek Janssen



ejan... at (no spam) nospam.verizon.net> wrote:
writerpatrick.webs.com wrote:

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It's not a very good quality scanned image, but this is from
ComingSoon.net  http://www.comingsoon.net/nextraimages/smurfsscan.jpg

A live action Gargamel might work better than an animated one, depending
upon how realistic the look is. They would have to make it cartoony to
get an animated Gargamel to look right. And I also get the impression
that this movie will involve kids who discover and have to help the
Smurfs save their environment.

And given Raja "Scooby-Doo" Gosnell and the nonsensical stoner-callout
Scarface joke* we get in the ad, I get the impression Sony is planning
to follow Warner's lead in taking the back door and deploy their "Snotty
retro-kitsch" safety-nets just in case.

...We have been warned.  (And not by Harry Knowles, this time.)

Derek Janssen (* - There are three pop-refs you can ritually
Masonic-handshake identify them with, and Star Wars jokes are one of them)
ejan... at (no spam) verizon.net

   Since this seems to be Janssenese for "They're screwing with
another Hanna-Barbera creation!" allow me to clear something up:  The
Smurfs are *not* a Hanna-Barbera creation!  They were created by
Belgian artist Pierre "Peyo" Culliford in 1959, and had a long-running
comic book series; if anyone screwed with them, it was Hanna-Barbera.

On Sep 3, 12:31 pm, Antonio E. Gonzalez <AntEGM... at (no spam) aol.com> wrote:
On Tue, 01 Sep 2009 21:31:31 GMT, Derek Janssen



ejan... at (no spam) nospam.verizon.net> wrote:
writerpatrick.webs.com wrote:

"Your Name" <your.n... at (no spam) isp.com> wrote in message
news:h7ig3f$8hp$1 at (no spam) lust.ihug.co.nz...

It's not a very good quality scanned image, but this is from
ComingSoon.net  http://www.comingsoon.net/nextraimages/smurfsscan.jpg

A live action Gargamel might work better than an animated one, depending
upon how realistic the look is. They would have to make it cartoony to
get an animated Gargamel to look right. And I also get the impression
that this movie will involve kids who discover and have to help the
Smurfs save their environment.

And given Raja "Scooby-Doo" Gosnell and the nonsensical stoner-callout
Scarface joke* we get in the ad, I get the impression Sony is planning
to follow Warner's lead in taking the back door and deploy their "Snotty
retro-kitsch" safety-nets just in case.

...We have been warned.  (And not by Harry Knowles, this time.)

Derek Janssen (* - There are three pop-refs you can ritually
Masonic-handshake identify them with, and Star Wars jokes are one of them)
ejan... at (no spam) verizon.net

   Since this seems to be Janssenese for "They're screwing with
another Hanna-Barbera creation!" allow me to clear something up:  The
Smurfs are *not* a Hanna-Barbera creation!  They were created by
Belgian artist Pierre "Peyo" Culliford in 1959, and had a long-running
comic book series; if anyone screwed with them, it was Hanna-Barbera.

I sometimes felt that way too after reading those comics.

On Fri, 4 Sep 2009 10:06:45 -0700 (PDT), Studio Toledo



sobien... at (no spam) gmail.com> wrote:
On Sep 3, 12:31 pm, Antonio E. Gonzalez <AntEGM... at (no spam) aol.com> wrote:
On Tue, 01 Sep 2009 21:31:31 GMT, Derek Janssen

ejan... at (no spam) nospam.verizon.net> wrote:
writerpatrick.webs.com wrote:

"Your Name" <your.n... at (no spam) isp.com> wrote in message
news:h7ig3f$8hp$1 at (no spam) lust.ihug.co.nz...

It's not a very good quality scanned image, but this is from
ComingSoon.net  http://www.comingsoon.net/nextraimages/smurfsscan.jpg

A live action Gargamel might work better than an animated one, depending
upon how realistic the look is. They would have to make it cartoony to
get an animated Gargamel to look right. And I also get the impression
that this movie will involve kids who discover and have to help the
Smurfs save their environment.

And given Raja "Scooby-Doo" Gosnell and the nonsensical stoner-callout
Scarface joke* we get in the ad, I get the impression Sony is planning
to follow Warner's lead in taking the back door and deploy their "Snotty
retro-kitsch" safety-nets just in case.

...We have been warned.  (And not by Harry Knowles, this time.)

Derek Janssen (* - There are three pop-refs you can ritually
Masonic-handshake identify them with, and Star Wars jokes are one of them)
ejan... at (no spam) verizon.net

   Since this seems to be Janssenese for "They're screwing with
another Hanna-Barbera creation!" allow me to clear something up:  The
Smurfs are *not* a Hanna-Barbera creation!  They were created by
Belgian artist Pierre "Peyo" Culliford in 1959, and had a long-running
comic book series; if anyone screwed with them, it was Hanna-Barbera.

I sometimes felt that way too after reading those comics.

   I remember reading the Spanish traslations of them as a kid; they
were susprisingly faithful to original storylines up until Baby Smurf,
when things really started going off track.  The famously most notable
change: the Black Smurf Plague was changed to the Purple Smurf Plague

I remember reading the Spanish traslations of them as a kid; they
were susprisingly faithful to original storylines up until Baby Smurf,
when things really started going off track. The famously most notable
change: the Black Smurf Plague was changed to the Purple Smurf Plague
. . .

And given Raja "Scooby-Doo" Gosnell and the nonsensical stoner-callout
Scarface joke* we get in the ad, I get the impression Sony is planning