{"id":1701,"date":"2010-12-20T02:00:24","date_gmt":"2010-12-20T10:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=1701"},"modified":"2010-12-20T12:02:48","modified_gmt":"2010-12-20T20:02:48","slug":"review-charlie-brown-christmas-tales","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2010\/12\/review-charlie-brown-christmas-tales\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Charlie Brown’s Christmas Tales"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>\u201cCharlie Brown\u2019s Christmas Tales\u201d<\/strong> is an enjoyable if not forgettable TV special which aired two years after Schulz\u2019s death, but based on the comic strips. The animations seems about the same as other specials while the child voice actors, while not the best, are suitable enough.<\/p>\n


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\n Charlie Brown’s Christmas Tales (2002)
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Genre(s): <\/strong>Animation, Comedy, Family
\n Warner Bros. | NR \u2013 18 min. \u2013 $14.98 | October 5, 2010<\/p>\n

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MOVIE INFO:<\/span>
\n Directed by: <\/strong>Larry Leichliter
\n Writer(s): <\/strong>Charles M. Schulz (created by); Charles M. Schulz (written by)
\n Cast: <\/strong>NA<\/p>\n

DISC INFO:<\/span>
\n Features: <\/strong>Bonus TV Special
\n Number of Discs: <\/strong>1<\/p>\n

Audio: <\/strong>English (Dolby Mono)
\n Video: <\/strong>Full Frame 1.33
\n Subtitles: <\/strong>English, French<\/p>\n

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THE MOVIE<\/strong> \u2013 3.5\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Plot: <\/strong>\u2018Tis the season for the cheer and charm of the Peanuts kids \u2013 and this delightful special offers five segments full of unforgettable Christmas moments:<\/p>\n

Snoopy works as a bell-ringer to raise money and tries making peace with the ferocious cat next door. Linus strives to strike the right tone in his letter to Santa \u2013 and his friendship with an indecisive girl at school. Sally\u2019s ideas about gift-giving and the identity of Santa Claus may be unusual \u2013 but her strange notion of how to obtain a Christmas tree surprisingly does the job. Lucy tries awfully hard to be nice…and still coax everyone around her to buy her presents. Charlie Brown and Sally wait up for Santa (a surprisingly short man), who spreads Christmas gift cheer further than they had though.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve stated countless times on previous \u201cPeanut\u201d DVD reviews before that I\u2019ve never been a fan of the bald kid and his faithful beagle friend. However, I\u2019ve enjoyed the occasional story and see why the series of cartoons, especially classics like the \u201cA Charlie Brown Christmas\u201d, stood the test of times across multiple generations and will continue to do so for decades to come (it\u2019s also why the Peanuts comic strip still runs in many newspapers despite its final run a day after his death in 2000).<\/p>\n

In regards to \u201cCharlie Brown\u2019s Christmas Tales\u201d<\/strong>, I actually found it more enjoyable than previous specials mainly because you had five short stories, each around 6 minutes, and each telling a concise but fun story starring one of the Peanuts gallery stars. Compared with the other specials \u2013 even the classics \u2013 I actually got a chuckle at some of the innocent but insightful jokes, so that in my book makes this a successful release.<\/p>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 1.25\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Like other \u201cPeanuts\u201d DVD releases, this too comes with a Bonus TV Special (24:16)<\/span><\/strong> called \u201cIs This Goodbye, Charlie Brown?\u201d in which Charlie Brown\u2019s buddy Linus and his sister Lucy have to move out of town because their dad got a transferred for work. It\u2019s a cute special though has the obvious ending where Linus and Lucy come back home (good thing they hadn\u2019t sold their house yet!).<\/p>\n

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VIDEO \u2013 3\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The DVD is nicely presented in its original full frame presentation. Unlike the previous releases I don\u2019t believe this got the \u201cremastered\u201d treatment but even with the dust and scratches (although this aired not that long ago in 2002), it\u2019s still an OK looking picture.<\/p>\n

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AUDIO \u2013 2.5\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The Dolby Mono track isn\u2019t anything special but it still gets the job done producing clear enough sound for both dialogue and the music as well.<\/p>\n

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OVERALL \u2013 3.25\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Overall, \u201cCharlie Brown\u2019s Christmas Tales\u201d<\/strong> is an enjoyable if not forgettable TV special which aired two years after Schulz\u2019s death, but based on the comic strips. The animations seems about the same as other specials while the child voice actors, while not the best, are suitable enough.<\/p>\n


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Brian Oliver, The Movieman<\/em>
\n Published: <\/strong>12\/20\/2010<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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