I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown (2003)

The Worst Film Ever

Fantastic!

Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

"I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown" is an animated short film from 12 years ago and adds another successful chapter to the long-running Peanuts franchise. Now given that even back in 2003 this franchise already existed for approximately 40 years, it was quite a challenge to make this one a triumph. But Larry Leichliter did a good job overall. Charles M. Schulz was already dead at this point, but Bill Melendez was still alive and is also credited with co-directing this film and voicing Snoopy as usual. And actually, they made it even more daring as there are crucial differences to other Peanuts films. First of all, this one here runs roughly 15 minutes longer than they usually do. And the main character, the one who says the quote from the title is one that has not really appeared too frequently in the franchise. However, Rerun van Pelt is a worthy addition and carries this film nicely. I still don't know about the name. I guess there's a super-smart or super-funny story behind it, but I just don't like it. Anyway, that's my only criticism. Charlie is really just a minor character in this film for the most part as the van Pelts are the center of it. And we also find out a bit about Snoopy's family. All in all, a good watch, not only during the holidays. The child actors do a good job and some of them are actually semi-famous today. Some pretty funny moments in here and I recommend it. I think I even liked it more than many of the older films. They truly managed a nice combination of tradition and new elements here, some even politically incorrect jokes. Love it. Thumbs up.

Peanuts still makes me smile after all these years. This new animated feature was very good. For the big Peanuts aficianados, you'll recognize a lot of the gags are from the weekly strips themselves, some dating back to the 1960s. It was done very well and I very much enjoyed it.

This one pales in comparison to the original Charlie Brown Christmas. This movie is lacking a lot. In fact it is lacking all the the originals have in them, MEANING.This has its cute moments, and some humor in it. It just isn't the same though. Charles Shultz you are missed!!!I do not recommend this one

Charles Schulz is terribly missed by all of us Peanuts fans. This is an excellent posthumous work. Main theme is Rerun's search for a dog for Christmas, but we get to see each of the main Peanuts characters doing their thing in a Christmas setting. Not all the Charlie Brown specials have been outstanding through the years, but this one can be put right up there with the best. Kudos. 9/10