"Following in the footsteps of greatness."
The Charles M Schulz classic property was one that was long thought to be worringly ill-advised for a modern CGI/3D makeover, but Blue Sky's movie has clearly been made with a lot of love and respect. Like the originals, this is a warm-hearted, simple and good-natured affair, albeit a bit pacier, and there are some nice nods to the much-loved animated specials along the way. The story sweetly follows Charlie Brown falling in love with the new girl in town, intercut with Snoopy's Red Baron tales which have more in common with modern-day CGI-animated visual-storytelling, and regular characters are voiced faithfully by a new young cast - even Woodstock gets reasonable screen-time. The 3D is handled well, with the characters sympathetically and carefully realised to create a fine balance between the old 2D hand-drawn cartoons and the three-dimensional settings, making this 2015 outing a pleasant and faithful experience.
No comments:
Post a Comment