The Peanuts Movie (2015)

The Peanuts are timeless. Charlie Brown is timeless. We still read the comics and watch the holiday specials every year because there's nothing quite like them. They're wholesome yet comical. This rendition manages to capture what we love so much about the classic Peanuts and incorporates it with a new, unique twist that provides a nostalgic but fresh take on the characters that we hold so dearly.

First off, it's my obligation to mention I the reviewer personally only watched the Charlie Brown and Snoopy cartoons every so often and couldn't say I grew up on them, but as an adult now certainly have a feel for what it was all about, its atmosphere and spirit; it's just I wasn't a diehard connoisseur.I preface this review by saying that as the nostalgic effect on me was only temporary and evaporated pretty soon into the developments. However, it felt SO COOL and exciting to see Charlie Brown and Snoopy and the whole gang again and they did a fine job hyping up the event in the early stages. They did an amazing job reconstructing the Charlie Brown appeal both in spirit as more tangibly in the drawings: this here is a 3D rendition of the characters and backgrounds, only boosted with computer-generated virtual motion and it's absolutely superbly done: all the authenticity and pure Peanuts aesthetics preserved, but adapted into the modern mold carefully and most subtly and with excellent attention to detail.However, as mentioned the effect only lasts so long and this film needs to be critiqued as a film for adults, as millennial kids hardly know anything about it and it is obviously aimed at the then-children/now-adult portion of society. So it's a film for grownups; nostalgic grownups; not kids. And as a film for adults, it's just way too thin. It's got the good old morals, the story is easy to follow, the characters each in their own way are funny and cute... but the parts with Snoopy vs the Red Baron turn self-indulgent very quickly and overall the emotionally-charged laughs quickly turn into mere snorts then into polite smiles.It's cute, it's fun, it kept the spirit of the original and preserved the visual appeal outstandingly....but it's not enough as a FILM. A generous 6/10.

A sweet movie about the shy Charlie Brown who has a crush on a the new girl. He tries to impress her by "being a winner" instead off the boring kid that he used to be. Meanwhile his dog Snoopy goes on a flying adventure to rescue his new found love, Fifi...I liked this movie a lot. I loved that I finally get to see the face off the red-head from the Cartoon.I liked her as a person. She was seemed really smart and sweet. This movie is really funny great but even though I don't like the new art style that much but I got used to it. The characters were great and just like the series which maked me feel nostalgic since I am a big fan off the cartoon.I think the movie's message is that you should be yourself and believe in yourself to never give up. I love a "feeling good movie"Although I find the Snoopy flying story a bit boring but otherwise this movie was great but it could have been a bit longer or more Charlie Brown scenes and less Snoopy flying around...

I'm going to be honest. I thought this was going to be a film that all ages could enjoy, like "The Incredibles" or "Despicable Me" Obviously this film was geared towards small children. It was OK in the beginning but got boring as the film went on. I hate to say it but I found myself almost dozing off a few times while watching. That never happened to me while watching a "Peanuts" cartoon, even after watching the same ones over and over again every year during the holidays. Marcie was still working for Peppermint Patty, Lucy was still dogging Charlie Brown, Snoopy was still fighting the Red Baron with the help of Woodstock and pretty much everything else was the same also. In this particular cartoon Charlie Brown falls in love with the new red head that moves into the neighborhood and he tries everything to impress her but of course with Charlie Brown nothing ever goes right. I think with this story-line it could have been better but this film was probably put out to attract small children so there was no need for a strong plot for this film. True Charlie Brown fans might enjoy this film but as for me it wasn't what I thought it was going to be.