It maybe deserves a 7, but the 6 helps balance the ridiculous 10s.
I was probably the biggest peanuts fan as a boy. I still have the snoopy dress up dolls that I gave to my son, had the snoopy boogie oogie oogie wallet, peanuts books, a worn out tape of race for your life Charlie Brown (still best kids movie) as well as all of the TV specials.
Does this movie capture the spirit of the originals? Yes but no.
Yes, in that all the elements are there.
No, in that only the elements are there. An entire film about not talking to the little red haired girl? That becomes tedious. And further, minor spoiler, CB wins in the end! That's a huge issue. CB isn't supposed to win. That's so out of character and off book. Snoopy is supposed to win. CB always comes close and fails. CB fails and Han Solo shoots first. Anything else is blasphemy.
Anyway, that's not the major failing. It's, again, lack of plot. If you want lots of vignettes watch the cartoon on boomerang. Movies are supposed to have stories. And please, Schulz knew this. His movies all had stories. He would have not approved this script.
Oh, and the Red Baron should have been a short before the film. It just slowed down an already slow film.
Signed, a disappointed super fan
I was probably the biggest peanuts fan as a boy. I still have the snoopy dress up dolls that I gave to my son, had the snoopy boogie oogie oogie wallet, peanuts books, a worn out tape of race for your life Charlie Brown (still best kids movie) as well as all of the TV specials.
Does this movie capture the spirit of the originals? Yes but no.
Yes, in that all the elements are there.
No, in that only the elements are there. An entire film about not talking to the little red haired girl? That becomes tedious. And further, minor spoiler, CB wins in the end! That's a huge issue. CB isn't supposed to win. That's so out of character and off book. Snoopy is supposed to win. CB always comes close and fails. CB fails and Han Solo shoots first. Anything else is blasphemy.
Anyway, that's not the major failing. It's, again, lack of plot. If you want lots of vignettes watch the cartoon on boomerang. Movies are supposed to have stories. And please, Schulz knew this. His movies all had stories. He would have not approved this script.
Oh, and the Red Baron should have been a short before the film. It just slowed down an already slow film.
Signed, a disappointed super fan
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