Blue Travelers in the Big City by Neil Genzlinger July 28,
2011 -the new York times
Theme
and director’s intention
Expected
more from the film to be featured around the smurfs and gargamel. Not the new
character that they movie fallowed. “It’s somehow depressing that the
story centers on whether Mr. Harris’s character can come up with an advertising
campaign that will sell cosmetics.”
Separate
elements and their relationship to the whole
Neil’s
paper is short and clean, goes through the steps of the story and he shows key
points that viewers would fallow and listen to.
Objective
evaluation of the film
He is tired of the run down
gags and seems to want more creative story telling, or have it played like the
memory of those that watched the cartoon as children to pass the fantasy world
on to the next generation. He refers to the general audience at the end of his
critic. “on a hot summer day, “The Smurfs” is a decent enough excuse to haul
the little ones into an air-conditioned theater.”
Subjective
evaluation of the film
Tolerable,
the movie was creative enough to keep even the adults somewhat entertained and
enough of the smurfology for the children to understand the blue world.
Although he calls it “a worn out gimmick of little creatures scurrying about in
the human world.”
The
film’s level of ambition
Neil
believes the ambition was high considering it to be a PG film, they did the
best they could.
Words
you found interesting.
Excuse,
gimmick,scurrying
The Smurfs Review by Cindy White July 28, 2011 – IGN
Theme
and director’s intention
In love
with the smurfs and enjoys the old cartoons. She wants to explain parts of the
movie to the viewers to intrigue them to watch the film. “Unfortunately, the good stuff is crowded out
by some egregious meta references, hackneyed dialogue and glaring product
placement”
Separate
elements and their relationship to the whole
Long
review, has a huge attachment to the film. “There's a very sweet,
very human story at the heart of The Smurfs”
Objective
evaluation of the film
She
loves the film, and tries to defend it.” I want to give director Raja Gosnell the
benefit of the doubt and believe that he wasn't behind these decisions himself
(because I can't imagine anyone with an ounce of artistic integrity would
intentionally do that to their movie”
Subjective
evaluation of the film
She
does look at points out of her loving eyes for the small blue creatures and
tries to be subjective in the review.
The
film’s level of ambition
The
feels the film was held back to not being creative enough, with product
placements and other choices to the film that got in the way of its true
nature.
Words
you found interesting.
Self-reflexive,
Odile, meta,
‘The Smurfs’ Reviews: What Critics Say – 7/30/2011 by
Rebecca Ford - The Hollywood Reporter
Theme
and director’s intention
Rebecca
gives an overall evaluation of the critics on what they say about the film.
Separate
elements and their relationship to the whole
“Having previously helmed two Scooby-Doos and a Beverly Hills Chihuahua, director
Raja Gosnell could probably have done this one in his sleep, which is likely
where all but the most attentive of caregivers will helplessly find themselves
drifting,” he also said.”
Objective
evaluation of the film
She decides to post the overall statements of
other critics to show the heavy impact of the film. “This animated-live action
hybrid is really more 3-D disaster than family comedy”
Subjective
evaluation of the film
She
believe the performance of Neil Patric Harris saves the film from being a total
crap fest to tolerable. “Even Neil Patrick Harris, who has proved he can save just about any
sinking ship”
The
film’s level of ambition
low
Words
you found interesting.
Disaster,
sharkey, unmemorable,
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