History YMMV / ThePeanutsMovie

** Showing the Little Red-Haired Girl on screen. Should the audience finally get to see how she looks after decades as TheUnseen? Or should the audience continue to see her exclusively through Charlie Brown's eyes and his infatuation with her? This actually isn't the first time she's been shown on-camera[[labelnote:†]] (''It's Your First Kiss'' and the New Year's special both prominently featured her, the latter even having her speak – however, despite Schulz writing both, he insisted they [[CanonDiscontinuity "did not count"]])[[/labelnote]], but she's much more prominent here than ever before.
*** Though it's worth noting that the movie, to its credit, actively ''avoids'' showing her face[[note]] (kind of… early on there are some shots where her face is fully visible, but they're usually out of focus and very brief, as well as framed such that obscuring her face would ironically draw ''more'' attention to it)[[/note]] until the last five minutes.

** ScrewedByTheLawyers might be in effect here – those four other films are owned by the various subdivisions of the Creator/{{Viacom}} conglomerate.[[note]] The first two are owned by Creator/{{CBS}} via their now defunct "Cinema Center Films" division. Creator/ParamountPictures owns the third and fourth films directly, and they have home video rights to the first two as well.[[/note]] ''The Peanuts Movie'' comes via Creator/TwentiethCenturyFox, so they probably ''can't'' legally acknowledge the earlier movies. It ''is'' [[ExactWords the first movie to use the "Peanuts" name]], as well as the first all-CGI Peanuts movie.
* EarWorm: "Better When I'm Dancin". As with most Meghan Trainor songs, you'll be humming it to yourself for days.

** In one of the promos, Charlie Brown says (and I am not making this up), "Is there an emoji for 'good grief'?" Thank Sparky it doesn't appear in the movie.

* EarWorm: "Better When I'm Dancin"

* PuritySue: The little red haired girl barely even has any character in the movie besides being nice. Then again, some people don't seem to mind too much.

** Christophe Beck's score isn't half bad either, most notably his two renditions of "Linus and Lucy": [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Img-_Q6TSZk an upbeat, jazzy version]] used in the film's climax, and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qkz3ia_PtYc a slow, nostalgic piano version]] for the end credits.
** Music/MeghanTrainor's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkCyfBibIbI Better When I'm Dancin']], which was used at least 3 times in the film.
* AwardSnub: A good number of people were quite disappointed that the film wasn't able to secure an Oscar nomination for Best Animated Feature. Heck, neither of the two Meghan Trainor songs featured in the film were even nominated for Best Original Song.

*** Though it's worth noting that the movie, to its credit, actively ''avoids'' showing her face[[note]] (kind of… early on there are some shots where her face is fully-visible, but they're usually out of focus and very brief, as well as framed such that obscuring her face would ironically draw ''more'' attention to it)[[/note]] until the last five minutes.
** Opinions are split about [[spoiler:the movie's ending. With a race against time to talk to the Little Red-Haired Girl, the universe as always conspires against him to make absolutely sure it doesn't happen. After one obstacle too many, Charlie Brown very nearly gives up hope and pleads for things to work out just this once. Sure enough, the universe decides to [[ThrowTheDogABone cut him a break]] and he makes it in time, and the movie ends with him receiving affirmation from the LRHG and his friends that he is indeed a good person. Some reviewers felt this totally violates Schulz's original comic, as Charlie Brown '''''never''''' wins[[note]] (well, [[WesternAnimation/ABoyNamedCharlieBrown almost never]])[[/note]]. Others felt that having Chuck not lose is a nice change of pace, making the LRHG Charlie Brown's pen pal is a good compromise, and that some traditions are meant to be broken; there's also the opinion that the ending balances out the excessively ''cruel'' endings to some of the earlier specials. Plus, giving Charlie Brown a happy ending makes sense since Fox only had the rights to make one movie]]
** Not a widespread point of debate, but a few purists question Snoopy's attitude in this movie. In the movie, when not fighting the Red Baron, Snoopy is doing everything in his power to help Charlie Brown succeed and goes out of his way to do so. In the comics, while he genuinely does like Charlie Brown, he's rather dismissive of him and his problems most of the time, choosing instead to indulge himself in his own world and only really acknowledges him when he's hungry… and in the Melendez animations, he can be an outright {{jerkass}} to others.

** ScrewedByTheLawyers might be in effect here – those other four films are owned by the various subdivisions of the Creator/{{Viacom}} conglomerate.[[note]] The first two are owned by Creator/{{CBS}} via their now defunct "Cinema Center Films" division. Creator/ParamountPictures owns the third and fourth films directly, and they have home video rights to the first two as well.[[/note]] This one comes via Creator/TwentiethCenturyFox, so they probably ''can't'' legally acknowledge the earlier movies. It ''is'' [[ExactWords the first movie to use the "Peanuts" name]], as well as the first all-CGI Peanuts movie.

* NightmareFuel: During the talent show, [[spoiler:Shermy as a mime.]]
* NoProblemWithLicensedGames: The movie's tie-in game, ''Snoopy's Grand Adventure'', has been well-received by gamers as an above-average platformer that can be played by both kids and adults. It also helps that the game isn't a re-telling of the movie.

* SweetDreamsFuel: The entire film but especially the song "Better When I'm Dancin" which can be heard throughout the film, and [[spoiler:the Little Red-Haired Girl's words of encouragement to Charlie Brown near the end.]]

** Of note is that this is perhaps the first time where all the characters are ''exactly'' on-model to their comic strip counterparts, with none of the warping of head shapes or bizarre facial disproportions that characterize the vast majority of previous ''Peanuts'' animations.[[note]] A lot of that was a necessary design choice by Bill Melendez to try and fit Schulz's art into traditional animation.[[/note]]
** Also worth mentioning are the beautifully animated [[ImagineSpot Imagine Spots]] done in the style of [[ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}} the comic strip]]
* WereStillRelevantDammit: The official trailer used the Music/DJKhaled song All I Do Is Win in Snoopy's ImagineSpot, which caused some fans to worry that the film would not be using Guaraldi-style smooth jazz scores ''exclusively''.
** While the score is dominated with Guaraldi's work and orchestral themes, the DJ Khaled song in question was during the montage where [[spoiler:Charlie Brown becomes the most popular kid in school thanks to getting a "perfect" test score.]] On the other hand, [[TropesAreTools only the chorus is played]].

** In one of the promos, Charlie Brown says, (and I am not making this up) "Is there an emoji for 'good grief'?" Thank Sparky it doesn't appear in the movie.

** The announcement that ''ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}}'' would be adapted into a CGI film had plenty of diehard fans disowning it immediately. Then [[VisualEffectsOfAwesome the trailer came out]] and the Internet '''exploded'''!!
** Furthermore, there was some concern that ''Peanuts'' could not appeal to modern kids given its being around when their grandparents were young. When the film came out, however, it got a A+ on Cinemascore from polled audiences 18 and younger.

** Opinions are split about [[spoiler:the movie's ending. With a race against time to talk to the Little Red-Haired Girl, the universe as always conspires against him to make absolutely sure it doesn't happen. After one obstacle too many, Charlie Brown very nearly gives up hope and pleads for things to work out just this once. Sure enough, the universe decides to [[ThrowTheDogABone cut him a break]] and he makes it in time, and the movie ends with him receiving affirmation from the LRHG and his friends that he is indeed a good person. Some reviewers felt this totally violates Schulz's original comic, as Charlie Brown '''''never''''' wins[[note]] (well, [[WesternAnimation/ABoyNamedCharlieBrown almost never]])[[/note]]. Others felt that having Chuck not lose is a nice change of pace, making the LRHG Charlie Brown's pen pal is a good compromise, and that some traditions are meant to be broken; there's also the opinion that the ending balances out the excessively ''cruel'' endings to some of the earlier specials.]]

** Meghan Trainor's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkCyfBibIbI Better When I'm Dancin']], which was used at least 3 times in the film.

* AwardSnub: A good number of people were quite disappointed that The Peanuts Movie wasn't able to secure a spot in the 2016 Oscar's Best Animated Feature. Heck, its song 'Better When I'm Dancin', didn't even get a nomination for best song.

* SweetDreamsFuel: The entire film but especially the song "Better When I'm Dancin" which can be heard throughout the film.
* EarWorm: The Song "Better When I'm Dancin"

* WereStillRelevantDammit: The official trailer used a generic Music/FloRida song in Snoopy's ImagineSpot, which caused some fans to worry that the film would not be using Guaraldi-style smooth jazz scores ''exclusively''.
** While the score is dominated with Guaraldi's work and orchestral themes, the Flo Rida song in question was during the montage where [[spoiler:Charlie Brown becomes the most popular kid in school thanks to getting a "perfect" test score.]] On the other hand, [[TropesAreTools only the chorus is played]].

* MagnumOpus: Seems to be one for Creator/BlueSkyStudios, along with WesternAnimation/HortonHearsAWho

* AwardSnub: A good number of people were quite disappointed that The Peanuts Movie wasn't able to secure a spot in the 2016 Oscar's Best Animated Feature. Heck its song Better When I'm Dancin', didn't even get a nomination for best song.

** Also worth mentioning are the beautifully animated [[ImagineSpot Imagine Spots]] done in the style of [[ComicStrip/Peanuts the comic strip]]

* Take That: Peppermint Patty gets the highest score on a standardized test despite putting forth no effort. Ultimately Charlie Brown's honesty and character prove to be much more important than how they thought he scored on the test.

* AwardSnub: A good number of people were quite disappointed that The Peanuts Movie wasn't able to secure a spot in the 2016 Oscar's Best Animated Feature. Heck it's song Better When I'm Dancin', didn't even get a nomination for best song.

** Opinions are split about [[spoiler:the movie's ending. With a race against time to talk to the Little Red-Haired Girl, the universe as always conspires against him to make absolutely sure it doesn't happen. After one obstacle too many, Charlie Brown very nearly gives up hope and pleads for things to work out just this once. Sure enough, the universe decides to [[ThrowTheDogABone cut him a break]] and he makes it in time, and the movie ends with him receiving affirmation from the LRHG and his friends that he is indeed a good person. Some reviewers felt this totally violates Schulz's original comic, as Charlie Brown '''''never''''' wins[[note]] (well, [[WesternAnimation/ABoyNamedCharlieBrown almost never]])[[/note]]. Others felt that having Chuck not lose is a nice change of pace, making the LRHG Charlie Brown's pen pal is a good compromise, and that some traditions are meant to be broken; there's also the opinion even find that the ending balances out the excessively ''cruel'' endings to some of the earlier specials.]]

** Opinions are split about [[spoiler:the movie's ending. With a race against time to talk to the Little Red-Haired Girl, the universe as always conspires against him to make absolutely sure it doesn't happen. After one obstacle too many, Charlie Brown very nearly gives up hope and pleads for things to work out just this once. Sure enough, the universe decides to [[ThrowTheDogABone cut him a break]] and he makes it in time, and the movie ends with him receiving affirmation from the LRHG and his friends that he is indeed a good person. Some reviewers felt this totally violates Schulz's original comic, as Charlie Brown '''''never''''' wins[[note]] (well, [[WesternAnimation/ABoyNamedCharlieBrown almost never]])[[/note]]. Others felt that having Chuck not lose is a nice change of pace, making the LRHG Charlie Brown's pen pal is a good compromise, and that some traditions are meant to be broken.]]

** …but to others, it looks ''gorgeous'', looking fresh and updated while still keeping true to the spirit and look of both the strips and the animated specials.

** Not a widespread point of debate, but a few purists question Snoopy's attitude in this movie. In the movie, when not fighting the Red Baron, Snoopy is doing everything in his power to help Charlie Brown succeed and goes out of his way to do so. In the comics, while he genuinely does like Charlie Brown, he's rather dismissive of him and his problems most of the time, choosing instead to indulge himself in his own world and only really acknowledge him when he's hungry… and in the Melendez animations, he can be an outright {{jerkass}} to others.

** The producers promise that Music/VinceGuaraldi's music will prominently used and referenced in the film.
** Christophe Beck's score isn't half bad either, most notably his two renditions of "Linus and Lucy": [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Img-_Q6TSZk an upbeat, jazzy version]] used in the film's climax, and [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Qkz3ia_PtYc a slow, nostalgic piano version]] for the end credits.

** Showing the Little Red Haired Girl on screen. Should the audience finally get to see how she looks after decades as TheUnseen? Or should the audience continue to see her exclusively through Charlie Brown's eyes and his infatuation with her? This isn't the first time she's been seen on-camera (the New Year's Eve special had her appear and even speak in it), but her face is seen far more often in this movie than ever before.
** Opinions are split about [[spoiler: the movie's ending. With a race against time to talk to the little red-headed girl, the universe as always conspires against him to make absolutely sure it doesn't happen. After one obstacle too many, Charlie Brown very nearly gives up hope and pleads for things to work out just this once. Sure enough, the universe decides to cut him a break and he makes it in time, and the movie ends with him receiving affirmation from the little red-headed girl and his friends that he is indeed a good person. Some reviewers feel this totally violates the original Schultz comic, as Charlie Brown NEVER wins.[[note]]Well, [[WesternAnimation/ABoyNamedCharlieBrown almost never]][[/note]]. While others feel that it's a nice change of pace, making her Charlie Brown's pen pal is a good compromise, and that some traditions are meant to be broken]]
** Not a widespread point of debate, but a few purists question Snoopy's attitude in this movie. In the movie, when not fighting the Red Baron, Snoopy is doing everything in his power to help Charlie Brown succeed and goes out of his way to do so. In the comics, while he genuinely does like Charlie Brown he's rather dismissive of him and his problems, choosing instead to indulge himself in his own world and only really acknowledge him when he's hungry.
* CriticalResearchFailure: Some of the movie's marketing claims that this is the first time the Peanuts characters have ever been on the big screen, despite the fact that there have been a total of [[WesternAnimation/ABoyNamedCharlieBrown four]] [[WesternAnimation/SnoopyComeHome theatrical]] [[WesternAnimation/RaceForYourLifeCharlieBrown Peanuts]] [[WesternAnimation/BonVoyageCharlieBrown movies]] that were released from the 1960s to the 1980s.
** ScrewedByTheLawyers might be in effect here: the rights to those movies are owned by Creator/{{CBS}} for the first two (via their short-lived Cinema Center Films division) and Creator/ParamountPictures for the other two (Paramount has released the first two on DVD thanks to their relationship with CBS)- this one is from Creator/TwentiethCenturyFox, so they ''can't'' acknowledge those other movies.

* {{Moe}}: The Little Red Haired Girl.
* NightmareFuel: During the talent show, [[spoiler: Shermy as a mime.]]
* OlderThanTheyThink: Although it's a rarity, [[spoiler: this isn't the first time Charlie Brown ''did'' win by the end.]]

** Despite Blue Sky's best efforts, a number of people still dismiss the movie for being CGI.
** Many fans are critical of the movie's soundtrack for consisting of orchestral music and pop songs, rather than purely smooth jazz in the style of Vince Guaraldi.
* UncannyValley: The CGI is this to some people.

** To others, it looks ''gorgeous'', looking fresh and updated while still keeping true to the spirit and look of both the strips and the animated specials.
** Of note is that this is perhaps the first time where all the characters are ''exactly'' on-model to their comic strip counterparts, with none of the warping of head shapes or bizarre facial disproportions that characterize the vast majority of previous ''Peanuts'' animations.
* WereStillRelevantDammit: The official trailer used a generic Flo Rida song in Snoopy's ImagineSpot, which caused some fans to worry that the film is not going to be using Guaraldi-style smooth jazz scores ''exclusively''.
** While the score is dominated with Guaraldi's work and orchestral themes, the Flo Rida song in question was during the montage where [[spoiler: Charlie Brown becomes the most popular kid in school thanks to getting a "perfect" test score.]] On the other hand, [[TropesAreTools only the chorus is played]].

* WinTheCrowd: The announcement that ''ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}}'' would be adapted into a CGI film had plenty of diehard fans disowning it immediately. Then [[VisualEffectsOfAwesome the trailer came out]] and the Internet '''exploded'''!!
** Furthermore, there was some concern that this property would not appeal to modern kids. When the film came out, it got a A+ on Cinemascore from polled audiences 18 and younger.

** ScrewedByTheLawyers might be in effect here: the rights to those movies are owned by Creator/{{CBS}} for the first two (via their shortlived Cinema Center Films division) and Creator/ParamountPictures for the other two (Paramount has released the first two on DVD thanks to their relationship with CBS)- this one is from Creator/TwentiethCenturyFox, so they ''can't'' acknowledge those other movies.

* OlderThanTheyThink: Despite what the ending's detractors claim, [[spoiler: there have been several times where Charlie Brown ''did'' win by the end before this film was made.]]
* {{Padding}}: Snoopy's side-adventure against the Red Baron is considered pointless {{Filler}} to some critics.[[note]]Much like the Scrat segments in the Film/IceAge movies.[[/note]]