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I watched The Smurfs. Although I grew up with those little guys, I wasn’t particularly interested in the movie until I saw that Doogie Barney Neil Patrick Harris was in it.
And although I spent most of the movie thinking, “That’s not Barney. I wanna see Barney from How I Met Your Mother,” I still learned a lot.
- Smurfs are 3 apples high. I always thought they were smaller.
- Despite the similar spelling, a lavatory cannot function as a laboratory.
- Smurfs invented frozen pizza.
- Use “smurf” instead of “beep” for expletives. Example: Where in the smurf are we?
- Azrael the cat is a boy.
Most importantly, I finally understand the fascination women have with men in kilts. Gutsy Smurf? He’s my hero.
I'm sexy and I know it.
January 31st, 2012 at 8:51 am
Any revelations on Smurfette? Because that still makes absolutely no sense.
February 1st, 2012 at 2:53 pm
They said Gargamel created her with magic. So she’s the adopted sister. I don’t believe it.
January 31st, 2012 at 8:54 am
One apple high would have been my guess.
February 1st, 2012 at 2:53 pm
Me, too. 3 apples seems too tall. More people would notice them if they were 3 apples tall.
February 1st, 2012 at 4:31 pm
I would have guessed a half an apple, because that’s about how tall the little PVC figurines from the 80s were. Three apples tall is smurfing insane.
January 31st, 2012 at 9:17 am
Knew it from the title.
However, not even fond childhood memories of the cartoon, my children’s current love of the little blue guys NOR NPH could get me to see this thing. Was it dreadful?
I’m still reeling from the fact that they are going to make a 21 Jumpstreet movie. And it looks awful! Every time I see the commercial a little part of my childhood dies. Sniff.
February 1st, 2012 at 2:54 pm
I’ll be seeing 21 Jump Street strictly because Channing Tatum is in it. Yummy.
January 31st, 2012 at 9:33 am
We just saw the movie last week. I love it it was funny. I always love how they add things in only adults would understand and find funny in kid’s movies. I love smurfs as a kid.
January 31st, 2012 at 9:44 am
That Scottish smurf is pretty cute, but I think I prefer the Smurfs from my childhood. (Call me biased)
One thing too is I heard there is an overabundance of ads in this film. Did you find that as well?
January 31st, 2012 at 9:55 am
I watched the crap out of that show when I was a kid, but the movie just looks so dreadful… Being that I work with kids, I’m sure I’ll be subjected to it at some point though.
January 31st, 2012 at 11:32 am
I can’t believe you actually watched this. I wanted to murder the commercials for being annoying – I can only imagine what watching the entire thing may have done to me. Probably put me in a Demi Moore-like seizure state.
January 31st, 2012 at 11:32 am
Apparently I need to watch the movie. I also grew up with the smurfs, but didn’t see the need to watch the movie. However, looks like I need to check it out.
January 31st, 2012 at 11:59 am
It is equally inappropriate to use a laboratory as a lavatory. I assume.
February 1st, 2012 at 2:55 pm
Ewwwww….
January 31st, 2012 at 12:04 pm
When I saw this title, I thought you had been to the Kentucky Hills where they actually have “blue people”. I’m just as glad you weren’t. I like the smurfs. But not enough to watch their movie. My husband took Abbey Rose (our granddaughter) to see Smurfs and he quite enjoyed it as did she.
January 31st, 2012 at 12:41 pm
Smurfette is like Julie the cruise director on the love boat. She was always smurfing some smurf that was passing through for the week.
February 1st, 2012 at 2:55 pm
Nice use of the word “smurfing!”
January 31st, 2012 at 1:05 pm
but what’s UNDER the kilt?
February 1st, 2012 at 2:56 pm
Boxers that say, “I love NY!”
January 31st, 2012 at 4:49 pm
I have been mooned by mean in Kilts and all luster for them is gone…
January 31st, 2012 at 6:16 pm
NPH was in this? I need to stop smurfing around and watch it!
January 31st, 2012 at 11:51 pm
Did the movie use apples as a measurement device? Or is it common for people to say “3 apples high”? I kind of like it. I’m going to start describing the height of my kids in apples. “He must have grown half-an-apple since last summer.”
February 1st, 2012 at 2:56 pm
I wonder at one point you can switch to another fruit. Like 6 apples = 1 watermelon, so at some point you should start using watermelons?
February 1st, 2012 at 2:29 am
I used to watch that when I was kid but didn’t really understand why there’s only one smurfette and lots of smurfs. Lol.
February 2nd, 2012 at 8:40 am
They said she was created by Gargamel using magic. Which is even more confusing because where did all the boy Smurfs come from?
February 1st, 2012 at 11:54 am
I wonder where Scottish Smurf gets is Smurf Whiskey?
February 1st, 2012 at 3:04 pm
I never thought of myself as a Smurf fan, but when I read that opening line, I totally sang along. I knew it immediately. Denial. It’s a powerful thing.
February 1st, 2012 at 4:20 pm
Three apples high?! What is this nonsense?!
February 1st, 2012 at 5:22 pm
Gutsy? He’s like BraveSmurf. I wasn’t going to watch this movie, and I now I’ve been filled in on all the important stuff, so I really don’t need to watch it. Thanks Thoughts.
February 2nd, 2012 at 8:41 am
Anything I can do to save you time.
February 1st, 2012 at 5:35 pm
Still haven’t seen it, but the kids want to
February 1st, 2012 at 6:20 pm
Now I can’t get “I’m sexy and I know it” out of my head.” It’s even got music to it…playing in my head lol!