History YMMV / ThePeanutsMovie

* UncannyValley: To some people, the CGI animation. The Blu-ray and DVD (under the "Snoopy Snippets" option) feature a little animation of Snoopy and Charlie Brown on the frozen lake, skating and playing hockey, respectively. However, it appears to be an ''early'' animation test, as when Snoopy skates, he is lit differently, making him look more three-dimensional than in the movie, despite still having a 2.5-D appearance similar to how he appears in the final product.

** 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. Poor Charlie Brown can't ever catch a break.

* UncannyValley: The CGI is this to some people. The Blu-ray and DVD (under the "Snoopy Snippets" option) feature a little animation of Snoopy and Charlie Brown on the frozen lake, skating and playing hockey, respectively. However, it appears to be an ''early'' animation test, as when Snoopy skates, he is lit differently, making him look more three-dimensional than in the movie, despite still having a 2.5-D appearance similar to how he appears in the final product.

* EnsembleDarkhorse: The film as a whole for Blue Sky. The film became widely acclaimed from both critics and audiences alike, and the film became their most critically acclaimed film to date. Not only that, but the film became also became a commercial success, though it remains their lowest-grossing film. Blue Sky's [[WesternAnimation/IceAge5CollisionCourse next film]] that followed would become their worst-reviewed film and would suffer from being a follow-up to this film.

** 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/Paramount 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.

** 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.

** 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.

* EnsembleDarkhorse: The film as a whole for Blue Sky. The film became widely acclaimed from both critics and audiences alike, and the film became their most critically acclaimed film to date. Not only that, but the film became also became a commercial success, though it reamians their lowest-grossing film. Blue Sky's next film that followed would become their worst-reviewed film and would suffer from being a follow-up to this film.

** 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 Charlie Brown 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. 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]]

* SomeAnvilsNeedtoBeDropped: If you want people to like you, just be yourself. You don't have to go to crazy lengths to impress people.

** [[spoiler:the Little Red-Haired Girl's words of encouragement to Charlie Brown near the end.]]

* AwesomeMusic:

* 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.
** The movie had five nominations at the VES Awards, meaning it had the highest number for an animated film that year. Despite that, it didn't win a single award.

** 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 Charlie Brown 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. 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, Snoopy is rather dismissive of him and his problems most of the time, choosing instead to indulge himself in his own world and only really acknowledges Charlie Brown when he's hungry… and in the Melendez animations, Snoopy can be an outright {{jerkass}} to others.

* OneSceneWonder: Snoopy's siblings in one of the mid-credits scenes.

** Some fans are critical of the movie's soundtrack for mixing in orchestral music and pop songs with the franchise's classic themes, rather than having purely smooth jazz in the style of Vince Guaraldi. Those fans clearly ignore or forget ''WesternAnimation/SnoopyComeHome'', which had a very eclectic score (with no jazz) courtesy of the Sherman Brothers… and that movie came out while Guaraldi was still alive!
* UncannyValley: The CGI is this to some people…
** The Blu-ray and DVD (under the "Snoopy Snippets" option) feature a little animation of Snoopy and Charlie Brown on the frozen lake, skating and playing hockey, respectively. However, it appears to be an ''early'' animation test, as when Snoopy skates, he is lit differently, making him look more three-dimensional than in the movie, despite still having a 2.5-D appearance similar to how he appears in the final product.
* WereStillRelevantDammit: The official trailer used "That's What I Like" by Music/FloRida 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 Music/FloRida 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]].

** Zigzagged with the new trailer. Most of the trailer has [[Music/WhosNext "Baba O'Riley"]] by Music/TheWho playing, but has a few modern songs playing in between (but only for a few seconds per song). The Who's song might be an inversion, because it could be [[NostalgiaGoggles trying to appeal to people who read the strip during their childhood, given that that was when The Who was popular]].
*** The most infamous of the modern songs appearing in the trailer is the DJ Khaled song "All I Do Is Win" during the clip of Charlie Brown taking part in the school's dancing contest. Thankfully, that was a trailer placeholder, with "Better When I'm Dancin" being used during the actual scene in the film.

** Largely a DefiedTrope in the actual movie, however. Aside from Trainor's musical contributions, the movie makes practically no concessions to contemporary pop culture and strives for a timeless feel, thanks in part to the creators making a point of excluding any sort of technology or references that wouldn't have turned up in the original comic strip.

** To some, the CGI is ''gorgeous'', looking fresh and updated while still keeping true to the spirit and look of both the strips and the animated specials.

* SomeAnvilsNeedtoBeDropped: If you want people to like you, just be yourself. You don't have to go to crazy lengths to impress people.

** The Blu-ray and DVD (under the "Snoopy Snippets" option) feature a little animation of Snoopy and Charlie Brown on the frozen lake, skating and playing hockey, respectively. However, it appears to be an ''early'' animation test, as when Snoopy skates, he moves more three-dimensionally than in the movie, despite still having a 2.5-D appearance similar to how he appears in the final product.

** The Blu-ray and DVD (under the "Snoopy Snippets" option) features a little animation of Snoopy and Charlie Brown on the frozen lake, skating and playing hockey, respectively. However, it appears to be an ''early'' animation test, as when Snoopy skates, he moves more three-dimensionally than in the movie, despite still having a 2.5-D appearance similar to how he appears in the final product.

*** The most infamous of the modern songs appearing in the trailer is the Music/DJKhaled song "All I Do Is Win" during the clip of Charlie Brown taking part in the school's dancing contest. Thankfully, that was a trailer placeholder, with "Better When I'm Dancin" being used during the actual scene 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 was even nominated for Best Original Song.

* 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.]]

* MistakenNationality: Marcie's last name is given as "Carlin" in the movie, surprising some fans of the strip who assumed she was Asian.

* VisualEffectsOfAwesome:
** … 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.
** 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 fit Schulz's art into traditional animation.[[/note]]
** Also worth mentioning are the beautifully animated {{imagine spot}}s 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]].

** 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 Charlie Brown 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]]