Topic: Movie thread.

@Yousef- Not sure if you already know or not based on how you said it, but BTSV does have a release date. June 4th, 2027 which it will almost certainly hit. I also agree 1000% on Superman. First superhero film in a while I would give a straight 10/10 to. Everyone should go see it, it's incredible.

My lifelong fear of being in water is from watching it too young.

When I dive in Super Mario 64 I still get a feeling of doom come over me.

I don't know how I'm going to get through Subnautica!

Don't forget Abrahams and the Zuckers' original classic: Airplane!

Saw it with the family in theatres a few years ago, and we laughed the whole way through. Still hilarious even 40+ years later.

Yeah it was good. I was worried when that Daily Beast review leaked.

Now i can only pray my goat miles is next, I’d kill for the third spiderverse film to come out.

Loved the first 2 movies. They're impossibly fun. Love how they look just like the comics in so many ways (Kirby Krackle, etc.)

Oh well perhaps the fantastic four film will deliver. Now here’s the thing…

Thunderbolts was well-received. So hopefully they can get 2 in a row right with the biggest MCU movie of the year.

It's not as important to Marvel as the Superman movie was to launch the new DCU, but it is close. If they get it right, then that's momentum going into the new Avengers movies.

@MontyCircus YEP! Saw that too for the first time a few weeks ago. Very funny! There was a sequel, minus Leslie Nielson, which I know was not well thought of, but I want to check it out too anyway. Have you seen that?

There are not enough films in this vein anymore I feel, which is why I am so looking forward to The Naked Gun.

@Mana_Knight

Airplane II was offered to Abrahams and the Zuckers, but they turned it down because they felt they used up all of their airplane-in-trouble material already. They, and Leslie Nielsen, had already moved on to Police Squad!.

I have seen it, but I don't remember if I managed to get through to the end or not. Definitely not recommended.

@MontyCircus Oh, shame.
Well, I still have Police Squad to watch in the near horizon at least.

@MontyCircus I am sure you're not the only one lol. My ex refused to go into anything but a bathtub or pool filled with water. No rivers, lakes, streams, and of course the ocean. Due to her cousins forcing her to watch Jaws when she was young. It made going to the beach interesting with her.

I saw Smurfs today. As someone who loved the Smurfs since 2017, I got to say, this movie exceeded my expectations. Yes, I'm probably one of the few genuinely excited for this movie, so much I was playing Smurfs: Mission Vileaf on my Switch in anticipation of seeing it. As a Smurf fan, it did not disappoint me one bit.

Honest opinion, thought the movie was great, and it felt like a Smurfs story the way a Smurfs story should be. They do the live action segments again, however there's no human character, so there's a focus on the Smurfs and their adventure. The animation was nice, as someone who read Smurfs comic, I appreciate the inspiration from the comics themselves. I laughed, I teared up, I cheered (obviously not out loud, theater obviously). There was even different animations styles used in one scene.

Overall, I loved the movie. There was no lost village Smurfs. They've been a part of the comics, cartoons, and games since Smurfs: The Lost Village, and it's sad to see them gone.

Also, my theater gave out posters to each ticket holder. I love how vibrant this looks.

Now onto the one negative thing, and maybe a bit of a tangent, I really don't like how over-hated this movie is. The hate I've seen within the past few months kind of proves why I do not trust animation reviewers, AKA the cartoon community, on YouTube. I've seen people wanting this movie to flop, and honestly I don't want it to because I would love to have a sequel.

Having seen it, I enjoyed this movie, and honestly, can't wait for the Blu-Ray/DVD release of it now.

@Sunsy
Oh, I have watched Smurfs 2025 movie yesterday and it was quite good in my opinion.
The plot storyline about kidnapped Papa Smurfs, meet with Papa Smurfs sibling, Gargamel sibling rivalry, the potential unlock from Anonym Smurfs, teleported into different world dimensions, etc was pretty good.
The only thing I felt that lack was the tension of the storyline that didn't really feel very serious impact if I compared with Doraemon movie Art World Tales which the storyline have very surprising plot twist and serious impact of the crisis situation.
Overall, Smurfs 2025 was quite enjoy to watch.

@Anti-Matter Glad to hear you liked the movie. The different dimensions scene was fun. We got a bit of claymation, paper drawing animation, anime, and even 8-bit animation that feels like a reference to the old Smurfs Colecovision game.

I had a good time with this movie, even wore my Smurfs shirt to it (I have a shirt with Papa, Brainy, and Smurfette on it).

BTW, did your country get a Spongebob short? They showed a Spongebob short before the showing here in the US.

@Sunsy
Oh, yes.
There was a short SpongeBob movie for approximately 3 - 5 minutes despite they don't say any dialogue.
It was about daily activity at Krusty Krab where Squidward didn't treat the customers nice when SpongeBob gave him the food orders. Then, Squidward destroyed the bell with whatever it takes just to stay silent and he could slack off during working time. But at the end, SpongeBob nose made a replacement of the customer bell

Btw, my minor critique for Smurfs 2025 just only for Smurfette voice by Rihanna that sounds too deep compared with previous Smurfs movie by other voice actress.
Rihanna's voice sounds too heavy for a girly looking Smurfette, also compared with the ultra realistic Smurfette by Katy Perry., Smurfette by Katy Perry sounds more fit to me than Rihanna.

Btw, what was happened with too realistic Smurfs movie design during year 2011 - 2013 then suddenly back to basic cartoon looking that we are watching now?

@Anti-Matter Yup, that's the one.

Alrighty, I was surprised how much I enjoyed Rihanna's take on Smurfette in this movie. Katy Perry was Smurfette in the live action movies, and Demi Lovato was Smurfette in Smurfs: The Lost Village. Smurfs: The Lost Village is my favorite Smurfs movie. Seeing how Smurfette was voiced by pop singers in the movies, I was so happy she had a song in the new movie. Smurfette's voice was high pitched in the old 80's cartoon, this Smurfette was voiced by Lucille Bliss. Lucille's Smurfette is pretty iconic amongst Smurfs fans too.

My guess is people didn't really like the "realistic" looking Smurfs, so they made them more like the originals in the recent media. Smurfs: The Lost Village and Smurfs 2021, adopts a CGI style, while remaining true to the original. The new Smurfs movie is influenced by the original comics, there were even speech bubbles in some scenes.

@Sunsy Although I haven’t seen the new Smurfs movie, I do agree that I like how the more recent films and shows actually went back to the original art style and making it look more faithful to the original. The Smurfs looked kind of weird with the realistic CGI style they went with for the live-action films.

Coincidentally, I did actually see maybe two episodes of that newer Smurfs show on TV a day ago (which I think they were playing to coincide with the release of the new film), and I really like how the character designs and animation somewhat resembled the Lost Village despite the show and film being done by different studios.

@Pastellioli I saw the movie yesterday (Friday if you're reading on Sunday), I posted my thoughts one page back in this thread if you're curious. Yeah, that was the first thing I noticed with Lost Village when it was new, it was in a style similar to the original. I'm glad the new movies adopts a classic Smurf style too, albeit closer to the comics.

Yes! Similarly the Smurfs official YouTube channel had a "hype stream" for the movie doing a marathon of that show (side note, channel is a gold mine of full episodes of the classic 80's cartoon, they officially post them to YouTube). Yeah, I'd say they're very close to The Lost Village style, they even kept some of the Lost Village Smurfs for the show. Also, the Lost Village styled Smurfs are adopted to the modern games.

@Sunsy I read your thoughts on it and it’s great you enjoyed the movie!

I really enjoy it when more modern films based on older media use art styles and animation that closely resemble the originals. It reminds me of when I watched Horton Hears a Who! last month, since I thought that movie looked great and did a fantastic job replicating Seuss’s art style in 3D, and I think it’s the only film based on a Dr. Seuss film that did a 1 to 1 copy of Seuss’s art style. The Illumination films did copy his style but I thought it was more of a blend of his style and the studio’s style, and then the upcoming Cat in the Hat film is going for a completely different art style. The original art style for Smurfs still looks great in 3D, and I really like how they went back to the original style.

I did see they featured the Lost Village Smurfs in one episode I saw for the 2021 show, it did feel nice that the Lost Village Smurfs weren’t completely one-off characters and appeared in more media after that film. I didn’t know that they posted episodes of the show on YouTube for free, I can remember watching some episodes of the 1980s cartoon and the 1975 Magic Flute film I think a decade ago, and while I can’t fully remember it all I think I remember I enjoyed watching them both.

watched the weird wacky japanese horror movie Hausu on HBO Max earlier.

Now Im watching the animated DC Comics movie Justice League Dark War or whatever its called. then watching all 3 of the newer Crisis on Infinite Earth movies

Watched Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank tonight. I remember the trailer to this one when I saw Trolls World Tour at a local theater in 2022, and since it popped up on Netflix, I gave it a chance. I liked it, it's a Mel Brooks movie that's family friendly. Tells the story about a dog named Hank going to a town to become a samurai. It was a fun movie.

I don't see this one talked about online, I did enjoy it.

@Pastellioli Indeed, their version of the Grinch felt like a mix of Seuss style and Illumination style. Now I'm being reminded of the Peanuts Movie. That style remained faithful to the original style of Peanuts.

Yeah, it's cool too, although they did drop "Smurf" from their names (example, Smurfblossom in Smurfs: The Lost Village is named Blossom on the show). I discovered the Smurfs official YouTube channel years ago, and seen quite a few episodes on it, stuff that wasn't on the DVDs I have too. I think I've only seen Smurfs and the Magic Flute once. Most of the Smurfs I've watched were the classic cartoons, The Lost Village movie, the two live action ones, and the 2021 series.

@Sunsy, I watched Paws of Fury over two years ago back when my family had Paramount Plus. I still remember the Super Bowl joke, it was just that funny. 🤣

Just watched fantastic four. I liked it. Not my favorite marvel movie, but definitely a fun watch. The visuals were definitely the highlight. Several scenes looked absolutely incredible, and the overall aesthetic is delightful. I'd give it a solid 7/10. Not a must-watch by any means, but I would definitely recommend it overall.