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[Max Armstrong]

How is this the first time that I notice the doghouse(and the dog) in the background.

Duuuuude. Mindblown!

 

[John Kowalski]

holy shit

 

[eso76]

"I've never seen any Peanuts stuff before, but this dude's a total loser! Boo!"

Coupled with:

"He's chasing a nameless girl as a trophy"

The latter is valid

Wut ?
it's utter nonsense.

Now, the whole movie being based on CB chasing the red haired girl does sound a little worrying.

 

[Dog Problems]

First I've heard of this. Is this inspired by Earthbound? There is sort of a similar aesthetic.

lol This came waaaay before EarthBound. But it's funny you bring up the similarity because that's what originally attracted me to EarthBound.

No, Peanuts is a property that started in 1947 as a newspaper comic strip. You may recognize it more as Charlie Brown and Snoopy.

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[stuminus3]

First I've heard of this. Is this inspired by Earthbound? There is sort of a similar aesthetic.

Good grief.

 

[Fury451]

First I've heard of this. Is this inspired by Earthbound? There is sort of a similar aesthetic.

 

[WrenchNinja]

First I've heard of this. Is this inspired by Earthbound? There is sort of a similar aesthetic.

This is a pretty good troll.

 

[Wanderer5]

This is a pretty good troll.

This could really be the first time he has seen it.

 

[EatinOlives]

Previews/commercials all look awful, so I'm still skeptical. I mean I expected it to not be quite as depressing as the early Charlie Brown specials but the prerelease trails and shit go in the complete opposite direction. It wouldn't be the first time that an animated film's prerelease materials are awful and the movie itself is much better, but I'll have to wait on more impressions.

First I've heard of this. Is this inspired by Earthbound? There is sort of a similar aesthetic.

If anything EarthBound's aesthetics are inspired by Peanuts

 

[EdwardTivrusky]

This could really be the first time he has seen it.

I started reading Peanuts when it was on the back of or in my parent's newspapers. With the decline of print i don't know where kids could get exposed to it day-to-day any more. It was the same with Garfield and The Far Side.
Are many comic strips syndicated nowadays?

Anyway, this looks a lot better than i feared, i might text to see if my sister will be taking her kids to see it or if she's even aware of it?

 

[Regiruler]

Sounds like not bad, but not fantastic either, kind of like how people responded to the second spongebob movie.

 

[Poltergust]

This could really be the first time he has seen it.

 

[Timu]

I want to see this regardless, I like Peanuts!!!

 

[BorkBork]

Yes. We`re old.

 

[Poltergust]

Yes. We`re old.

I'm only 23 and I've never read a Peanuts comic strip straight from a newspaper. :<

My main exposure is the TV show and specials, but I did buy a couple of comic collections when I was a kid.

 

[Tizoc]

So THIS WEEK my country gets Jem and the Holograms, but the Peantus movie is delayed til 24 Dec.
This cannot be right, I need dat Peanuts goodness in my life damnit.
They better change their scheduling....

 

[Dan]

whaaaat. i've seen this so many times and never noticed that.

Duuuuude. Mindblown!

holy shit

You guys are killing me.

 

[Dishwalla]

How could someone not know what the Peanuts, or at least Charlie Brown and Snoopy, are? That's like not knowing who Mickey Mouse is. You never read the comics? Never saw the Christmas/Halloween specials? Never wondered where that dog from the MetLife commercials was from?

 

[George Oscar Bluth II]

I'm surprised so many people are noticing the dog and doghouse only now.

 

[Toothless]

Wow, only 60% on Rotten Tomatoes?

I still want to see it.

The negative reviews are kinda stupid. Forbes is just mad at it existing and the other guy is disappointed it's too Peanuts-y... which is a ridiculous complaint for a Peanuts movie.

 

[old manatee]

That movie can eat 10 assholes. The Peanuts looked and sounded exactly the same for like 60 years but these guys fixed it by making it a Shrek movie.

 

[Dishwalla]

That movie can eat 10 assholes. The Peanuts looked and sounded exactly the same for like 60 years but these guys fixed it by making it a Shrek movie.

??

 

[HUELEN10]

That movie can eat 10 assholes. The Peanuts looked and sounded exactly the same for like 60 years but these guys fixed it by making it a Shrek movie.

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.......wat

 

[y2dvd]

Just when I thought Arrested Development couldn't get any better...

 

[ZeroX03]

Arrested Development requires multiple rewatches. Not just once or twice. That's why it perplexed me when people dropped S4 so quickly, it needs multiple viewings.

First I've heard of this. Is this inspired by Earthbound? There is sort of a similar aesthetic.

This is GAF. This is not the first time I've seen someone compare an ultra niche game to a cultural icon and only be aware of the niche game.

 

[Dai101]

First I've heard of this. Is this inspired by Earthbound? There is sort of a similar aesthetic.

 

[Pastry]

First I've heard of this. Is this inspired by Earthbound? There is sort of a similar aesthetic.

Joke post, or you're like 12 or you actually lived under a rock?

 

[Megalosaro]

But seriously, I'm pretty pumped. I'm taking my dad this Saturday to see it. He loves Snoopy.

 

[foxtrot3d]

This is GAF. This is not the first time I've seen someone compare an ultra niche game to a cultural icon and only be aware of the niche game.

So true.

 

[Sanjuro]

How is this the first time that I notice the doghouse(and the dog) in the background.

whaaaat. i've seen this so many times and never noticed that.

holy shit

What!? That is the entire point of the gag!

 

[Shaanyboi]

First I've heard of this. Is this inspired by Earthbound? There is sort of a similar aesthetic.

that'sbait.gif

 

[WillyFive]

The visuals and art style are phenomenal, but I am not too big a fan of the output of the studio (outside of the 1st Ice Age, of course); glad to hear it's pretty good though.

 

[Lijik]

Glad this seems to be one of the few times Blue Sky's storytelling actually matches their visual prowess

 

[DICKS AHOY]

I'm morbidly curious how this would turn out given how easy it would've been for a studio to just do a 'meta' adaptation of Peanuts, throw in some pop-culture references and call it a day like the trap so many other classic adaptations seem to fall into. If it's decent-at-worse than it's still far better than the alternative could've been.

Really dig the way they translated the art style into CGI as well.

 

[Epcott]

First I've heard of this. Is this inspired by Earthbound? There is sort of a similar aesthetic.

I laughed...

But now I want a Mother movie

 

[uncredited male]

Ths thread is really way more amazing than it should rightfully be.

 

[IronRinn]

Same here. They really capture the simultaneous innocence and cruelty of children.

Exactly! As it went on it definitely forgot the cruelty part of the equation.

I also dig the art style much more than the later work.

 

[MMarston]

First I've heard of this. Is this inspired by Earthbound? There is sort of a similar aesthetic.

I don't believe you

 

[SparksterMeta0]

First I've heard of this. Is this inspired by Earthbound? There is sort of a similar aesthetic.

Spoiler

AAUGH!!!

I apologize either way.

 

[SpeedySwaf]

It's at 83% on RT right now. I think it's worth mentioning that a reviewer from AP had this to say:

Relying on 50 years of character development, the Peanuts gang stays true to their original selves -- there's no new edge or post-modern snark in the mix.

 

[SonicMegaDrive]

Snark-free? Sold!

 

[hokahey]

It's at 83% on RT right now. I think it's worth mentioning that a reviewer from AP had this to say:

Thank god they respected Peanuts enough to NOT add a modern edge.

 

[Timu]

86%, it's doing great now!

 

[UberTag]

Thank god they respected Peanuts enough to NOT add a modern edge.

Having the Schulz kids involved kind of assured this.

Ensured we wouldn't wind up with a modernized monstrosity like so many other franchises (Smurfs, Chipmunks, Scooby Doo, Jem, etc.).

 

[Eusis]

First I've heard of this. Is this inspired by Earthbound? There is sort of a similar aesthetic.

That movie can eat 10 assholes. The Peanuts looked and sounded exactly the same for like 60 years but these guys fixed it by making it a Shrek movie.

I almost wish the first wasn't a joke just because it'd have made these two an amazing pair of posts.

... Well, related to the first I DID think of the whole property as "Snoopy" and only found out that it was more specifically called Peanuts when I was actually in school. But that's probably fairly benign considering it was a young age and the fact Snoopy really was THAT heavily pushed.

 

[Rhomega Beta]

From the 60s? First I've heard of this. Looks kind of cute I guess. It's not too childish though, is it?

Seriously? You've never seen the Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas specials at the very least? Here, you can get a 3-pack for $20. You've never seen any of these?

 

[RoryDropkick]

I went to go see it this afternoon, I was very pleased to see that it stuck to its pure roots and like a lot of people said, didn't have to rely on pop culture references and other crap like that to tell a joke. The CG made some great use of old comic panels here and there as well, I don't want to say too much without spoling it. Overall great for the kids, but also great that they did put in some nice references for the older Peanuts fans to notice as well

 

[CREMSteve]

Just got back from seeing this, wife and I took our three kids and they all liked it. We adults enjoyed it as well. The animation is wonderful, the comedy is spot on and the voices are perfect.

 

[exmachina64]

How is this the first time that I notice the doghouse(and the dog) in the background.

What is this from and is that a bird on the ground?

 

[Dai101]

What is this from and is that a bird on the ground?

Arrested Development

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNRUjnp-5Rw