First of all, I don't think I have ever seen this before. After a period I had to cancel my plan of watching this due to the rush of modern life, I finally had the chance to watch this. To be sincere, I expected this to be a full-length movie, so I was kinda surprised when I realized it is a short.
Now, an opinion on this. It's not bad, it actually has that charm associated with Peanuts. It's simple, plain, predictable and relatively nice. Artwork isn't fabulous, but simplicity is a characteristic of Peanuts's artwork.
The story focus on Homecoming at Charlie Brown's school. Charlie and Linus are possible escorts for the Homecoming Queen and her court. Funnily, during the Parade, when Linus tells Charlie Brown that he will be the escort for the Queen, Charlie gets shocked because the Queen (whose name is Heather) is the Little Red-Haired Girl (who looks a bit like Lila from "Snoopy Come Home") and his shock is even greater when Linus tells him he must give her a kiss on the cheek before the first dance. By hearing this, Charlie feels very much like Linus without his blanket.
A Homecoming Game is included in this story. Charlie Brown is the team kicker. Unfortunately, Lucy is the placekick setter, which is an enormous mistake. Whenever Charlie Brown is about to kick the ball, Lucy pulls the ball away, sending Charlie Brown into the air. She is famous for this infamous trick, just as much as her well known bad temper.
Poor Charlie Brown! And then, of course, he gets blamed for the failures, while Lucy gets away all the time. She shouldn't be allowed to be the placekick setter. They should chose someone trustworthy - like Linus, for example.
Not even when Charlie Brown has a chance to become a hero can Lucy be nice to him. She just likes (and can't resist) to humiliate him. No wonder Charlie Brown has such a shaky self-esteem. He is too young to feel as miserable as he does, but Lucy contributes a lot for that.
And yet, Charlie Brown still goes to the dance. Peppermint Patty and Lucy maliciously mock him and Lucy even has the nerve of mouthing off «Who would want to be your date after today's game?». Lucy annoys me. I really can't blame Shroeder for strongly disliking her. Lucy is rude, aggressive, hostile, selfish, mean and unfair.
At least Charlie has the chance to kiss the Queen on her cheek, which makes him smile and feel so good in a way we rarely see on him. It's a pity, though, he doesn't remember this good thing that happened to him.
Now, an opinion on this. It's not bad, it actually has that charm associated with Peanuts. It's simple, plain, predictable and relatively nice. Artwork isn't fabulous, but simplicity is a characteristic of Peanuts's artwork.
The story focus on Homecoming at Charlie Brown's school. Charlie and Linus are possible escorts for the Homecoming Queen and her court. Funnily, during the Parade, when Linus tells Charlie Brown that he will be the escort for the Queen, Charlie gets shocked because the Queen (whose name is Heather) is the Little Red-Haired Girl (who looks a bit like Lila from "Snoopy Come Home") and his shock is even greater when Linus tells him he must give her a kiss on the cheek before the first dance. By hearing this, Charlie feels very much like Linus without his blanket.
A Homecoming Game is included in this story. Charlie Brown is the team kicker. Unfortunately, Lucy is the placekick setter, which is an enormous mistake. Whenever Charlie Brown is about to kick the ball, Lucy pulls the ball away, sending Charlie Brown into the air. She is famous for this infamous trick, just as much as her well known bad temper.
Poor Charlie Brown! And then, of course, he gets blamed for the failures, while Lucy gets away all the time. She shouldn't be allowed to be the placekick setter. They should chose someone trustworthy - like Linus, for example.
Not even when Charlie Brown has a chance to become a hero can Lucy be nice to him. She just likes (and can't resist) to humiliate him. No wonder Charlie Brown has such a shaky self-esteem. He is too young to feel as miserable as he does, but Lucy contributes a lot for that.
And yet, Charlie Brown still goes to the dance. Peppermint Patty and Lucy maliciously mock him and Lucy even has the nerve of mouthing off «Who would want to be your date after today's game?». Lucy annoys me. I really can't blame Shroeder for strongly disliking her. Lucy is rude, aggressive, hostile, selfish, mean and unfair.
At least Charlie has the chance to kiss the Queen on her cheek, which makes him smile and feel so good in a way we rarely see on him. It's a pity, though, he doesn't remember this good thing that happened to him.