Peanuts - Lucy Must Be Traded, Charlie Brown

Peanuts - Lucy Must Be Traded, Charlie Brown
by Sam Jaimes

Peanuts - Lucy Must Be Traded, Charlie Brown
List Price: $14.98
Our Price: $14.69
You Save: $0.29 (2%)
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Buy Used: from $5.90 (click here)
Category: DVD
See more DVD releases


(Click here)
Buy this DVD movie at online store in your country
Canada

DVD Cover Information

Actor: Bill Melendez, Elisabeth Moss, Gregory Grudt, John Christian Graas, Travis Boles
Director: Sam Jaimes
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Unknown; English (Original Language), Unknown
Format: Animated, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 73 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-03-02
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Paramount

Movie Reviews of Peanuts - Lucy Must Be Traded, Charlie Brown

Movie Review: Very Worthy Program; Under-Estimated by Some
Summary: 5 Stars

Many fans of the old holiday shows seem to hold a grudge against the newer cartoons, ever since the debut of The Charlie Brown & Snoopy Show (which I still absolutely love to this day).

Which I don't get.

Sure, these newer specials are completely different from the older ones, in that they are strip-by-strip segments. Not one big story.

But, you know what? The "later" cartoons (1970's-today) have better animation and much better timing in between dialogue.

What does this mean? The classic Peanuts gags we have all come to love -- and chuckle out loud at via the daily comics and endless array of Peanuts books -- are better executed. Way better. How many of us who watch the Halloween special every year yawn and think "ho-hum" whenever Charlie Brown says, "I got a rock"? I know I do. And why? This piece of dialogue is one of many that just wreaks of poor execution and boredom.

These newer cartoons still contain the classic Peanuts humor we all crave and adore; and none of the lines are delivered in poor fashion.

Throughout the years, in terms of animation, timing and dialogue-delivery, Peanuts specials have only become better.

Some fans do not think like this. Some will forever insist that everything about the vintage programs are far superior. The original Christmas special or Halloween show could be re-made today with better animation and overall execution, and they would still insist the original is best.

To each his own. But I don't think that anybody would deny that everything about the later Peanuts programs, in terms of how each one is executed, is superior to the 1960's-mid '70's era of specials.

No, this brand of newer features, much like episodes from The Charlie Brown & Snoopy Show, are not full-length stories. But, they do succeed in bringing Schulz's strips to life. And with the highest possible quality in traditional animation today, mind you.

Shulz would be proud.

I mean, it's like, what do you want? Nobody is allowed to create new stories, and I don't know about anyone else, but I would rather have new programs based on the strips than no Peanuts television specials at all.

But it's up to you. Don't want any new shows based on the comic strips? Don't buy them; nobody's forcing you to.

Similar DVD Movies
Peanuts Double Feature: Snoopy Come Home and A Boy Named Charlie Brown ImagePeanuts Double Feature: Snoopy Come Home and A Boy Named Charlie Brown
Paramount Pictures; Release date: 2011-03-15; DVD
Best price: $10.44
Price in other shops: $16.99
You're A Good Sport, Charlie Brown ImageYou're A Good Sport, Charlie Brown
Warner Brothers; Release date: 2009-01-27; DVD
Best price: $2.79
Price in other shops: $14.96
Peanuts: 1970's Collection, Vol. 2 (Be My Valentine Charlie Brown / You're a Good Sport / It's Arbor Day / What a Nightmare / It's Your First Kiss / You're the Greatest) ImagePeanuts: 1970's Collection, Vol. 2 (Be My Valentine Charlie Brown / You're a Good Sport / It's Arbor Day / What a Nightmare / It's Your First Kiss / You're the Greatest)
WHV; Release date: 2010-06-01; DVD
Best price: $16.99
Price in other shops: $29.98
Charlie Brown's Christmas Tales ImageCharlie Brown's Christmas Tales
Warner Brothers; Release date: 2010-10-05; Published: 2009; DVD
Best price: $7.20
Price in other shops: $14.97
Peanuts: Snoopy's Reunion ImagePeanuts: Snoopy's Reunion
Warner Brothers; Release date: 2009-04-07; DVD
Best price: $3.45
Price in other shops: $14.96
You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown ImageYou're a Good Man, Charlie Brown
Warner Brothers; Release date: 2010-01-26; DVD
Best price: $9.93
Price in other shops: $19.98
Happiness Is Peanuts: Snoopy's Adventures ImageHappiness Is Peanuts: Snoopy's Adventures
Warner Brothers; Release date: 2011-06-14; DVD
Best price: $6.07
Price in other shops: $14.97
Peanuts: I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown (Deluxe Edition) ImagePeanuts: I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown (Deluxe Edition)
Warner Brothers; Release date: 2009-10-06; DVD
Best price: $9.37
Price in other shops: $19.97
Happiness Is Peanuts: Snow Days ImageHappiness Is Peanuts: Snow Days
WHV; Release date: 2011-10-18; DVD
Best price: $7.82
Price in other shops: $14.97
Happiness Is a Warm Blanket Charlie Brown ImageHappiness Is a Warm Blanket Charlie Brown
WHV; Release date: 2011-03-29; DVD
Best price: $2.98
Price in other shops: $19.98
Compare prices and read customer reviews for more than one million DVD titles.
Oscar 2005 Winners