Watch: The Smurfs

• Director: Raja Gosnell
• Writers: Peyo (characters), J. David Stem
• Stars: Hank Azaria, Katy Perry and Jonathan Winters
• Release Date: July 2011
• Run Time: 103 min
• Genre: Action, Comedy, Family

Adventure doesn’t get any bigger.

When the evil wizard Gargamel chases the tiny blue Smurfs out of their village, they tumble from their magical world and into ours — in fact, smack dab in the middle of Central Park. Just three apples high and stuck in the Big Apple, the Smurfs must find a way to get back to their village before Gargamel tracks them down.

This movie is for the kid in all of us. It’s funny, cute, silly, awesome, and Smurftastic! I’ve never watched the classic cartoon series, so I couldn’t compare it. During the Blue Moon Festival, an evil but wacky wizard named Gargamel chases Papa, Clumsy, Brainy, Grouchy, Gutsy, and Smurfette into a vortex and transports them to New York City. (It’s a classic fish-out-of-water story) They seek refuge with Patrick and Grace Winslow, a couple who are expecting a baby. The Smurfs drive Patrick crazy and almost cost him his job. They try to bring the vortex back before Gargamel captures them. This is definitely a movie I would see again and again. I highly recommend THE SMURFS!!!