Alice didn't appreciate this movie as much as I did. I confess that I'm not sure why I enjoyed the movie but I must say that I did. I get caught up in the idea of "Buddy Movies" and this movie again proved my point. The Smurfs were buddies with each other, especially Papa Smurf (voiced by Jonathan Winters), the hero, Patrick Winslow (Neil Patrick Harris) was a buddy with his wife, Grace (Jayma Hayes) and even the anti-hero, Gargamel (Hank Azaria) was a buddy with his cat. The plot was sort of unnoticeable but had something to do with the Blue Moon Festival that the Smurfs were celebrating and the fact that Clumsy accidentally leads Gargamel to their lair and in their panicked escape they are sucked into a vortex and end up in New York City where they befriend (and are befriended) by Patrick. Papa Smurf works on a potion to get them back home while Patrick works on a perfume ad campaignn to please his boss. They both are successful while Clumsy is successful in rescuing everyone and returning them to the Smurf village which is now rebuilt with a New York City motiffe. As I said, the plot doesn't matter that much. It's just fun. I know, I know. Some people suggest that the wizardry emphasis is not good for children. Huh? It's just fun and the "blue" jokes are worth hearing. Oh, and Patrick and Grace name their son "Blue."
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