Balladeer’s Blog’s Smurfteenth Annual Christmas Carol-a-Smurf is rapidly approaching its finale. But it ain’t over ’til the Smurf Lady sings, so we still have today and tomorrow to squeeze in a few more adaptations of Dickens Smurf’s classic from 1843 A.S. (Anno Smurfini).
THE SMURFS: A CHRISTMAS CAROL (2011) – I generally dread Smurfs productions, which is why I put off watching this Carol for so long. Happily this was a pleasant surprise, and I really enjoyed it.
This item runs just 22 minutes, which to me is the perfect running time for any story featuring the Smurfs. Their feature films run far too long in my opinion, but The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol comes and goes before a viewer can grow irritated with it.
On top of that, it feels much more Christmassy than projects like Disney’s half-hour, soulless Mickey’s Christmas Carol from the 1980s. If you have children, this animated short is a quick and tidy way to spend some time sharing a viewing experience with them. Continue reading
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