Snoopy Apresenta: Feliz Ano Novo, Lucy!

I sat down to watch the 2021 animated holiday special titled "Snoopy Presents: For Auld Lang Syne" with my 11 year old son today.

And this was sort of bland. I mean, for an animated movie for kids the message was a bit too heavy, and my son didn't seem to take much liking to it. I supposed it was just too serious in its storyline. And me, as an adult, well I found it to be watchable, albeit somewhat bland.

The animation was good, and it definitely reminded me of the "Snoopy" animations I used to watch on TV as a boy back in the day.

I suppose that the 2021 "Snoopy Presents: For Auld Lang Syne" is for the fans of the "Snoopy" and "Peanut" franchise, not really for casual viewers like myself or my son.

This is not something that I will be returning to watch a second time.

My rating of directoy Clay Kaytis' "Snoopy Presents: For Auld Lang Syne" lands on a less than mediocre four out of ten stars.

Not in the same league at all with the old Bill Menendez Charlie Brown and Peanuts Specials of yore, of my childood of growing up in the 70's. Most characters have strangely taken on new traits, and they just don't seem as fun as they used to be. Still watchable and the new animation sort of robs the old charm away from the old Charlie Brown specials, the gray and browns of those autumn skies. Too colorful. Worth watching though for the sake of nostalgia.

Snoopy Presents: For Auld Lang Syne, or simply For Auld Lang Syne, is a 2021 Peanuts animated special fireworks 💥

It's very good! 😀 I'd recommend it 👍🏼

"NO MATTER HOW BAD THINGS MAY SEEM, I CAN ALWAYS RELY ON MY FRIENDS."

I really loved this. The animation was better than in any prior Peanuts special, and the characters all looked great. Interestingly, Charles Schulz himself didn't much like the drawing and animation in the old Peanuts specials produced when he was still with us. I think he'd love this. So well done! Authentic, yet new things have been added, including a refreshed characterization of Lucy, and it's very welcome. One of the reasons I liked "The Peanuts Movie" is that Snoopy was changed so that he actually cared about Charlie Brown. In the strip, he didn't even seem to recognize his owner, and that always kind of irritated me. The producers of the movie fixed that, and Snoopy was much more likable IMO. Same deal with Lucy in this special. Her story was very moving and believable as to how a child might feel about a beloved relative not coming for Christmas.

Perfect animation, great voices, and wonderful timeless characters! As usual, an underlying set of heart-warming messages sprinkled with cute little skits. This will never get old for me, even now after enjoying it for over 50 years! :-)