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A Day at the Movies: Peanuts

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Good Grief! And I mean that in a good way! Hey guys, it's John. Now let me tell you all something, if there was anything that was a shining gem from my childhood, it's Peanuts. For those of you who don't know, Peanuts, a newspaper strip created by Charles Schulz, tells the story of the every day lives of a boy named Charlie Brown and his dog Snoopy. It is hands down one of the most influential and iconic comic strips of all time and it has spawned numerous television specials (most famously the Christmas and Halloween ones) and even a couple of feature films. But now after 35 years, Charlie Brown and the gang have made a return to theaters. So how does the peanuts latest film fair? Let's find out. The Good Hoo boy, where do I begin? Because this film got numerous things right. Let's start off with the animation. When I first heard that the movie was going to be in CGI I was extremely worried because I thought that this meant that the characters wouldn'