I never really got into Charles Schulz’s Peanuts characters as a kid, although I still watched It’s The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown as the official start to the holiday season every year. My kids weren’t too familiar with Snoopy and gang either, but that didn’t matter with this film. They thoroughly enjoyed it and had many laugh-out-loud moments, thanks to Snoopy’s humorous antics and Charlie Brown’s constant mishaps. More than anything, I appreciated the film’s simplicity, which made me realize that kids don’t always need non-stop action; sometimes all it takes is a dog on top of his doghouse imagining he can fly. The storyline is simple, too: Charlie Brown is enamored with the new girl at school, and the movie follows his attempts (always foiled, in true Peanuts fashion) to get her to notice him. It includes all the endearing characters in their classic roles: Lucy as the ‘psychiatrist’ who thinks she’s the prettiest, Marcie as the intellectual and of course, Charlie Brown as the misunderstood mess-maker. It was relatable, cute and amusing—which made me not mind the annoying ‘voice’ of any unseen adult in the movie … wah wah wah.
Should You See It? Yes!
Viewed at Galleria 6 Cinemas
