The Smurfs Christmas Carol [DVD]

We're both big fans of the Smurfs so had to buy this. At 23 minutes (or there about) it's not long but great Smurfy fun. Normally we both prefer hand drawn animation over CGI, but in the cases of the Smurfs, we think they look better with CGI animation. This short film combines both forms of art. The story starts in CGI, goes to drawn animation, then back to CGI. It's a good, simplified, version of the classic A CHRISTMAS CAROL, very colorful, well made & well worth the small price you can get it for.

Brilliant mini movie! Kids love it, arrived really quickly. Only problem I have is the case was broken on arrival but that probably happened in the post.

Fun xmass movie

I pre-ordered this and received a partial refund once it arrived as apparently it had gone down in price to £3. I did wonder why it was so cheap but now reading the reviews, I can see why. Luckily we don't have the first Smurf film on DVD or else I would have been annoyed to find this film is on there as an extra so this release does feel a bit like a money spinner however, for £3 it was worth it and my kids loved it. My Children are not familiar with the Christmas Carol story, so this was new to them. My youngest didn't quite grasp the story at first and was confused when the ghosts of Christmas past and present were appearing however, he loved it as he loves anything smurf related. Another reviewer says after 3 minutes the smurfs revert to cartoon form. To be honest, you hardly even notice and my youngest certainly didn't and by the end they are back in animated form. It's a very short film, you feel like you're just getting into it and it ends! However, for the price and the fact my kids loved it, I'm happy with my purchase.

SMURFS Christmas Carol, good film but I had thought it was longer had not checked it was a short film so was disappointed.

Although its not very long it's still a great movie for the kids, I even enjoyed it myself

It was ok, hence the 3 star rating, but it was just lacking something for me. Overall it's certainly suitable for young children with a short attention span, forget the Christmas Carol reference before you start to avoid disappointment, though! A Christmas Carol has been adapted so many times, but I think this version strayed perhaps a little too much from the original - or any other adaptations - to be called the same name. Grouchy Smurf was simply miserable because he didn't want a hat for Christmas yet again, so he wasn't the miserly old guy that a Scrooge should be. It was also a lot shorter than I expected - I have to admit I didn't look at the running time, but I expected it to be long enough to encompass the story of A Christmas Carol and it wasn't because that wasn't what it was about. If it had been called Grouchy Smurf's Christmas or something like that, it would probably have got 4 stars from me. It was still too short to be considered a proper film, but if you forget that there has been the mention of A Christmas Carol and look at the storyline as a brand new thing, it's really quite good.

Great re-telling of the festive classic. Loved the combination of 3D and 2D animation styles and the smurfy twist on the story.

I miei nipotini sono molto contenti con questo

Cutest Christmas carol movie ever. Love how it goes back and forth between the old version smurfs and the new 3-D version smurfs. Only wish it could have been longer.

The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol takes the traditional Charles Dickens story and puts its own smurfy spin on it, having it be about Grouchy and his refusal to celebrate Christmas. It starts off with 3D CGI, but then it shifts to 2D animation when Grouchy gets visited by the three Smurfs of Christmas, played by Smurfette, Brainy, and Hefty in that order. The voices for this special were great, using the actors from the first live-action Smurfs movie with the exception of Papa Smurf (who is voiced by Jack Angel) and Smurfette (who is voiced by Melissa Sturm). The story itself is entertaining, though it's not anything you haven't seen before a hundred other times. The animation is a modern-day improvement over the Smurfs cartoon show specials from the 1980s, having been created by Duck Studios, but isn't so different that fans of the cartoon show can't find themselves enjoying it. Overall it's worth a purchase.

great mini short love it

Good quality