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With beloved 80s icons the Smurfs storming the big screen this summer for the first time in 28 years - in ultra-modern 3D no less - it's only right to reflect on the trail they blazed for the many sapphire-skinned characters that followed them

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With beloved 80s icons the Smurfs storming the big screen this summer for the first time in 28 years – in ultra-modern 3D no less – it’s only right to reflect on the trail they blazed for the many sapphire-skinned characters that followed them. History may claim that it’s not easy being green, but blue it seems, is a happier story. Smurfette: Indigo girl

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Blue Man: Team player

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Mystique: Mutant marvel

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Neytiri: Na’vi and nice

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