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Overlong, boring and loaded with dumb songs

posted 15 years ago by esskayess
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At least "A Boy Named Charlie Brown" was reasonably substantive and even a bit educational, but this mess took a 30-minute story and watered it down to 90. By the time Snoopy (FINALLY) made his decision, neither I nor my children gave a hoot. The only thing they even smiled at was Thurl Ravenscroft's "NO DOGS ALLOWED!"

This was the all-time low for the Sherman Brothers, who had so many fine musical efforts for Disney. Vince Guaraldi was sorely missed. So was a decent screenplay.

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[–] MetFanMac 15 years ago

I couldn't agree less. I liked the songs, the story was only stetched out slightly, the sad parts are gut-wrenching, and all in all it's a fine effort!

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[–] TheUnknown837-1 15 years ago

I'm...somewhere in the middle. I think "Snoopy, Come Home" is a good film, but not a great one like "A Boy Named Charlie Brown." The good parts are really good and the rest is a little...mediocre and drab. There are plenty of funny moments and the sad moments are really, as MetFanMac put it, gut-wrenching. The animation is good, Snoopy never fails to make me laugh, and overall, I enjoyed the movie.

However, I must complain about the music score, which is forgettable, and save for the title theme, the songs aren't memorable. Some parts do drag on too long, the feeling of a "peanuts world" isn't quite complete as I think it should be, the ending did not have the emotional climax I think it needed, and the voice casting was off.