Snoopy and Charlie Brown: The Peanuts Movie

Good movie!

Good movie!

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Good movie!

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I have always been a fan of the Peanuts specials like a Charlie Brown Christmas for it's great humor and creative stories. When I heard of this film, I really had high hopes for this film and the trailers were hilarious. OK, now lets go to detail on the film. The story is about Charlie Brown trying to become a winner to redeem himself and impress a new red haired girl. It may not sound engaging, but once you watch it, it's really a good story even if it's at times predictable. As for Snoopy's subplot with fighting the red baron, I've got to admit, it may be filler, but it's really funny and even creative but it doesn't have to do with Charlie Brown. In this subplot, Snoopy has a love interest as well. As for the humor, I didn't think that the jokes in the trailer were as funny as the ones you see in the movie. They are just hilarious. There are also great references to other specials. So overall, this is a good enough screen play for a Charlie Brown film. The animation in this movie may've bagged the 2-D and made 3-D instead, it is just amazing. The backgrounds are just breathtaking in the red baron scenes because it showed it unlike the Charlie Brown Halloween where the flying scenes only showed the sky. Charlie Brown and his friends may look a bit simplistic, but it's OK. The animation showed that they could bring peanuts to Computer Animation. It looks almost flawless and maybe even a bit hand drawn. So you've got to look into this great texture of hair and backgrounds, it's that amazing. The characters in this movie are unforgettable just like the classics. The side characters like Lucy and Snoopy are just hilarious and fun to watch even if they are just 2-D. The main character, Charlie Brown is 3 dimensional and he try's to accomplish his goals. He's also lovable because he shows helpfulness and honesty. Then there's the little red haired girl whose face was revealed for the first time since the 1977 Charlie Brown short, "Its your first kiss, Charlie Brown". Even though they revealed her unlike the comic strips, she's still really cute, and uses her very few lines in the movie to tell Charlie Brown about how she liked him for who he was, which was sweet. If you're a fan of Charlie Brown and Snoopy, go watch this film, Even people who never watched the Peanuts cartoons or read the comics should watch it. The only people I don't recommend it to are those who hate Peanuts because even though its modern, its still Peanuts. One additional detail I would like to make is the fact that we never see one cell phone nor computer in the movie. This shows that the environment stayed around the 1960s era. So go watch it, it's a treat. Story: 7/10 Animation 9.5/10 Characters: 8.5/10 8.5/10

I never thought I'd live to see a big screen version of this beloved comic strip but now that it's here, it exists, I love it even more. THE PEANUTS MOVIE is fun, it's hilarious, it's adorable, it's computer animated 3D but it also honors Charles Schulz's drawing and his legacy. Kids and adults alike will enjoy THE PEANUTS MOVIE. One of the things that's brilliant about THE PEANUTS MOVIE is the casting of actual children to voice these character, the filmmakers didn't set out to hire A-listers or grown ups pretending to sound like a kid. These are actual little kids. So the result is perfect, because they capture the innocence of these characters, Charlie Brown, Lucy, Peppermint Patty and the rest. Their voices sound more genuine. The plot is very simple, there's new girl in town, she's mysterious and has red hair, Charlie thinks she's the prettiest girl he's ever seen but there's one problem, Charlie has the same disease that I do in that both he and I are not able to talk properly to a girl that we have a crush on. So Charlie goes to Lucy for advice because as we all know, Lucy claims to be the best psychiatrist in town, and she tells him that women loves a champion, not a nobody. So begins Charlie's effort, from magic tricks to dancing to getting good grades, to all kinds of new skills, in order to show this new girl that he's not a loser, that he's a somebody. With the help of his dog, Snoopy, who has an active imagination, Charlie eventually learns that you don't have to try too hard, because just being yourself pays off. Snoopy is ridiculously hilarious in this film, he's like Mr sneaky sneaky, he comes out of nowhere at any moment, catches you by surprise and pranks you, his imagination runs wild and serves some of the film's most thrilling 3D action sequences. THE PEANUTS MOVIE wants to remind us that this is the dog that everybody would like to have, the ultimate man's best friend. As I said earlier, even though it's 3D CG animation, the film retains the essence of Charles Schulz's drawing-sale, this is not a re-imagining, it's an homage, and I think Schulz would be proud of how this film also conveys the good and moral things that his comic strip promoted all those years, because deep in the heart of its humor is the honesty, the courage, and the solidarity of Charlie Brown and his friends. Kids today may not have grown up reading Schulz's comic strip, there's a gazillion other options and distractions out there, but I guarantee one viewing of THE PEANUTS MOVIE and they'll become a fan instantly.

This is the dog of Charlie Brown, Snoopy. He's using his imagination for World War I Flying Ace. Snoopy has his friend, Woodstock. Before he met the love interest, Fifi. Snoopy was only the dog and he's the Beagle to use the Head Beagle. His siblings and his mother who were lived in Daisy Old Puppy Farm. Lucy is bossing around to Snoopy and disgusting for some doggy kiss. Snoopy is teaching Charlie Brown to play baseball, dancing, and answering the door. Snoopy was rescuing Fifi was falling to the water and riding on the doghouse for the flying airplane. Woodstock is becoming for the friendship to Snoopy and they are happy. He's the good Beagle.

As someone who grew up watching the Charlie Brown animated specials as well as reading the comic strip "Peanuts" in my local paper and also in various book compilations, I highly enjoyed this movie immensely. What's to like? Well, how about an adult "voice" being represented by a trombone doing that "wah-wah" sound? Or Vince Guaraldi's music score occasionally being sprinkled throughout like the unofficial theme of "Linus & Lucy"? And then there's the various unrequited love pairings of Sally & Linus, Lucy & Schroeder, not to mention both Peppermint Patty and Marcie liking Charlie Brown who doesn't even notice? Speaking of whom, here he once again has a crush on a Little Red-Haired Girl who's depicted here as the new kid in town and school. Creator Charles Schulz never had her drawn in his strip nor given her a name though I remember one of the animated specials-"It's Your First Kiss, Charlie Brown"-had her animated and called Heather there. I don't think she spoke there, though. Here, she's not named but she does speak and is seen quite a bit. Since Schulz' son and grandson wrote the screenplay, I don't think he would have objected one bit especially when we hear what she says to Charlie Brown at the end. Also enjoyable was Snoopy's active imagination when playing the World War I Flying Ace and his battle against the Red Baron and his attempted rescue of Fifi. In summary, The Peanuts Movie is a wonderful tribute to the comic strip and the animated specials produced by Lee Mendelson and Bill Melendez whose vintage voice tracks as Snoopy and Woodstock were provided here as well. Really, all I'll now say is go see The Peanuts Movie if you like entertainment that is both funny and touching and makes you look fondly back at your own childhood.

I was unsure at first because of the animation style, it was much more modern than the charming animation style of the 60s and 70s specials. However, despite the 3D CGI animation style, the original charm of the cartoon specials remained intact. I liked how the animation didn't seem as finished just like the original Peanuts specials. In the film, just like in the specials, the trees and other plants in the background remained static. Even when it was supposedly windy. This film, like many of the Peanuts specials, had two storylines: A Charlie Brown storyline and a Snoopy storyline. In the Charlie Brown storyline, the film deals with Charlie trying to work up enough nerve to talk to the Little Red Haired Girl. In the Snoopy story, Snoopy finds an old typewriter and works on writing a novel. His novel deals with the World War I flying ace trying to save his crush Fifi from the clutches of the evil Red Baron. This movie featured many in-jokes from the specials and comic strips. The typical Peanuts sentimentality was also present as were the lack of adults. The wonderful Peanuts music was present throughout the film. I wish they wouldn't have included a modern song, but it doesn't detract too much from the film. There were also bits of the comic strip that popped up throughout the film and also the fun 60s style graphics that would also appear periodically. It was such a fun film, I will definitely be purchasing my own copy. I read that this film was written in complete cooperation with Charles M. Schulz's widow and the other members of his family. Schulz' son and grandson wrote the screenplay and apparently the Schulz family had to have approval over all aspects of the film. They also used archive sound recordings of Bill Melendez' Snoopy sounds for Snoopy's "voice" in the film. I did think that the Peppermint Patty voice was slightly off. The other Patty (who normally has brown hair and wears an orange dress) in this film was blonde and wore a green dress. Neither of the Pattys inaccuracies affected my enjoyment of this film.