Snoopy, Come Home
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Movie Reviews of Snoopy, Come Home
Movie Review: A great film, but beware of the sad moments.......
Summary: 4 Stars
Yeah....me too......I gotta agree with one of the other reviewers. I, too, turn into a whimpering mess when I'm watching certain scenes of this film. I'm 31 as of this writing, and "Lila's Theme (Do You Remember Me?)" still gets me.
Snoopy is the true lead of this movie, and he pulls it off nicely--from the long "hiking" footage, to the classic scene in the library with "The Bunnies". It gets me laughing every time.
But, viewer beware. This film just might be a bit too heavy for a little kid. They really went for the hanky-factor here, and you'd better have a box of them by your side.
While this movie does indeed have its downer moments, on the whole it is just a gem. The Sherman Brothers soundtrack has stuck with me all of these years since I was a wee little kid sitting on the floor in front of the TV with the VHS playing over and over. Hunt down the Soundtrack LP (Columbia Masterworks) to hear the music in beautiful W-I-D-E stereo.
Which brings us to some technical mumbo-jumbo. The DVD soundtrack leaves a little to be desired. OK....there really isn't that much that warrants a 5.0 mix, but they should have just given us the original mono track instead of the newly-yet-poorly-produced (IMHO) Stereo mix that we are presented with. The new stereo track is indeed stereo, but it consisted of a front-up-center voice/singing/dialog track with the music track "chorused" into a stereo effect. It's not bad and far from unlistenable, but when you actually get the chance to hear the original soundtrack LP, you only begin to wish that CBS/Paramount put a little more effort into this and hunted down some of the stereo music.
We don't even get a trailer! This is truly a bare bones disc.
The picture clarity is there, though. As far as colors go, this DVD looks SHARP. Some of the picture is so clear that at times you can actually see some shadowing of the actual animation cells against the background artwork. It looks vivid. They either used a beautiful condition print, or they did some GREAT restoration. Either way, it looks VERY good.
However, with the compliment comes the complaint. While I have not confirmed it yet as of this writing with my packed-away VHS dub, I seem to recall that the original VHS issue was Full Frame, and there are scenes on this DVD which I could swear are missing some picture at the top and bottom. The credit sequences are presented in side-masked Full-Frame, yet the film goes "widescreen" between the beginning and the end.
This movie would get an instant "5" rating, but the sound and the uncalled-for Letterboxing drop it down a notch.
Still.....this is probably all we're ever gonna get on DVD, so buy it anyway. The movie is a must-own....even with the technical blahs.
Movie Review: Charming film, but they Letterboxed a Full Frame movie!
Summary: 4 Stars
This movie was shot full frame, and meant to be seen full frame. The evidence is in the title section. CBS Home Video had to windowbox the opening titles so that the letterboxing would not cut off the titles at the top & bottom!
When you compare the movie to the old Full Frame Laserdisc you will see that this Letterboxed DVD only cuts off the top & bottom, nothing has been added to the sides. Not ony is there NO more picture on the sides, but the Full Frame Laserdisc actually has more picture on the right side than this Letterboxed DVD!
Enough complaining, there are positives about this DVD. The picture quality is 100 times better than the old, yellowed & grainy Laserdisc. The colors look true and the image is smooth & clean. Even the soundtrack is punched up.
The movie itself is a delight. This is Peanut's second full length theatrical movie, and the story of Snoopy going off with a hospitalized girl will keep the young ones watching. Even the old ones like me.
The false letterboxing will not distract from the enjoyment of the film.
Movie Review: Now back to the film itself
Summary: 4 Stars
I have a deep findness for this film. It's essentially the tale of Snoopy going buckwild until he learns that his original owner wants him back. (The first part of this tale was loosely adapted from the seldon-seen 1968 episode "He's Your Dog Charlie Brown."). But the latter aspect of this story hit home for me as a child being that I was adopted myself. Snoopy's violent enounter with Linus will upset the mamby-pamby Barney loving PC types (ooh, too bad! Let 'em watch New Zoo Revue). But my only complaint with this film is that the music is a bit on the sappy side, compared to Vince Guiraldi's usual peppy standard. But in either case, this is a good movie for parents to watch with their kids and have a talk about it afterward.Movie Review: Fine Peanuts film, but it's tough to stomach lack of extras
Summary: 4 Stars
The second "Peanuts" feature film carries a true emotional punch that the first ("A Boy Named Charlie Brown") did not and benefits hugely from the musical stylings of the Sherman Bros. team. This may not be saying much, but I rank it second amongst all theatrical feature films of the 1970s, behind only "Watership Down". Unfortunately, you won't learn anything about the story behind the film, as there are ZERO extras -- this release is about as bare-bones as it can get. There's really no excuse for such an oversight, as many of the principals (including the now-adult voice actors) are undoubtedly still alive. An opportunity missed, but still a great movie to own.Movie Review: Children need to see this movie
Summary: 4 Stars
This is another classic peanuts movie that people should get without a doubt. Yes it's sad but it's what they were going for probably. Like my review of boy named charlie brown, a good age for this is between 3 and 5. I watched this and other more adult movies when I was 3 and turned out okay. The movie teaches children to deal with tragedies such as how sad it is to part with a long time friend, etc.
Must have for any peanuts fan.