![]() I did think that the Peppermint Patty voice was slightly off. They also used archive sound recordings of Bill Melendez' Snoopy sounds for Snoopy's "voice" in the film. Schulz' son and grandson wrote the screenplay and apparently the Schulz family had to have approval over all aspects of the film. Schulz's widow and the other members of his family. I read that this film was written in complete cooperation with Charles M. ![]() It was such a fun film, I will definitely be purchasing my own copy. 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. I wish they wouldn't have included a modern song, but it doesn't detract too much from the film. ![]() ![]() The wonderful Peanuts music was present throughout the film. The typical Peanuts sentimentality was also present as were the lack of adults. This movie featured many in-jokes from the specials and comic strips. His novel deals with the World War I flying ace trying to save his crush Fifi from the clutches of the evil Red Baron. In the Snoopy story, Snoopy finds an old typewriter and works on writing a novel. In the Charlie Brown storyline, the film deals with Charlie trying to work up enough nerve to talk to the Little Red Haired Girl. This film, like many of the Peanuts specials, had two storylines: A Charlie Brown storyline and a Snoopy storyline. In the film, just like in the specials, the trees and other plants in the background remained static. I liked how the animation didn't seem as finished just like the original Peanuts specials. However, despite the 3D CGI animation style, the original charm of the cartoon specials remained intact. 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. 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. 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. ![]() 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. 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. Here, she's not named but she does speak and is seen quite a bit. 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. 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. 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. ![]()
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