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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
BRILLIANT AS ALWAYS!, 30 May 2007
I watched this with my 8 year old daughter and we both loved it! I had wondered if maybe she wouldn't enjoy it as it's not 'modern' and 'whizzy' like animated films today, but it was fantastic and I will definately be watching the other Peanuts film with her! Brilliant!
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good, but weaker than other Peanuts features..., 3 Aug 2007
This Peanuts full-length feature, "A Boy Named Charlie Brown", originally released in 1969 was the first of a series of four full length Peanuts features, all of which turned out great. That said, this is definitely the weaker of all four films, partly because of the absence of two great characters, Peppermint Patty and Marcie and also because of a somewhat depressing plot-line.
The film starts with Charlie Brown complaining about his life as usual, feeling that he is a total failure and that he isn't good for anything. The story continues as Charlie Brown shows everyone that what he believes is true, he fails at Baseball, at kite-flying and at other activities, but then his opportunity to prove himself worth something comes when his school becomes part of a national spelling-bee and he decides to enter the competition. Unfortunately for good old Charlie, he doesn't really receive a lot of support from his school-mates, who put him down saying he'll just make a fool of himself, but with the help of Snoopy and Linus, he manages to defeat his class' other competitors and enters the spelling-bee. Charlie Brown then travels to the city, where the spelling-bee is to continue, but will Charlie Brown be warmly welcomed back when it is all over?
The story-line is a Peanuts classic, unfortunately it is still not very interesting and it seems the film-makers had to add way too many out of place sequences to actually make this feature a full-length one. Sequences such as Snoopy's play of a National Anthem record, Schroeder's classical piano-playing or Snoopy's ice skating are totally out of place and unneeded to the uneven flow of the film. The animation is Peanutsstandard, so that's something in its favor, but the music and songs leave a lot to be desired, songs such as "A Boy Named Charlie Brown," "Failure Face", "Champion Charlie Brown" and "I Before E" are rather weak and not very memorable. Still, as a Peanuts film, it holds a little charm, but it is definitely the weakest of all four Peanuts features.
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1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
There are better Charlie Brown stories, 30 May 2008
I hate to say it but there are better Charlie Brown stories. This was a bit of a let down, my daughter doesn't really enjoy it and gets bored quickly. We've watched other stories at friend's houses and loved them, but this one didn't fall into that category. Think we'll persevere though. Delivery was fine.
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