The Peanuts Movie Review

The Peanuts Movie (2015)

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Written by: Bryan Schulz & Craig Schulz & Cornelius Uliano (Written by), Charles M. Schulz (Comic strip)
Directed by: Steve Martino
Starring: Noah Schnapp, Bill Melendez, Hadley Belle Miller, Kristin Chenoweth
Rated: G
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Plot
Charlie Brown, Snoopy, and the gang return in this new animated adventure. Charlie Brown has a crush on the red haired girl and Snoopy is after the infamous Red Baron.

Verdict
Despite the updated animation it maintains the feel of classic Peanuts. It's a cute story stretched to feature length, padded by Snoopy's plight against the Red Baron. It's got more than a few humorous gags, and it is definitely fun for the whole family.
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Review
Snoopy is trying to rescue a girl and Charlie Brown is trying to talk to a girl.  All of the characters return, and everyone is in the same class, which is illogical but makes sense as a way to keep all the characters on screen simultaneously. Charlie Brown kept the little red haired girl's pencil the entire school year, which she didn't find odd when he returned it at the end of school.
In simple terms, Charlie Brown is a perpetual loser, but it's easy to relate to a kid lacking confidence who knows what he should do but is unable to muster the courage.  Even his triumphs are intertwined with defeat.

The Peanuts Movie - A cute movie that captures classic Peanuts.

Snoopy's story is padding, but it's not as engaging as it could or should be. Since it's just the depiction of the story he's writing, it didn't have the effectiveness of a Snoopy Woodstock adventure. Then again, Charlie Brown was never feature length.