tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8823340817818385797.post7896903313015197296..comments2024-03-24T14:03:33.932-07:00Comments on Every 70s Movie: 1980 Week: Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown (and Don’t Come Back!!) By Peter Hansonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11385971732301020652noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8823340817818385797.post-60822350372234276972023-09-12T21:22:41.254-07:002023-09-12T21:22:41.254-07:00I wouldn't be too bothered by PP's delusio...I wouldn't be too bothered by PP's delusional jealousy of Marcy & Pierre -- since we all know through many decades of accrued evidence: that the real romance there in the long-term, was entirely on the third side of the triangle!<br /><br />(Although lesbian psychologists would surely consider that the femme always addressing the butch as "Sir" might be considered a bit of a red flag as t'were!)<br /><br />All in all, it was sort of charming, but constantly reminds one of that superb Simpsons episode where the siblings are mistreated at a French vinery ... And, yes, breaking the WAH-WAH-WAH-WAH-WAH-WAH tradition is shocking alright ... But I guess they figured that different rules could apply in the foreign milieu, so as to be able to convey exposition through the adult characters ...<br /><br />poochiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06747791020366880257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8823340817818385797.post-72966575942142422532017-04-13T18:18:16.231-07:002017-04-13T18:18:16.231-07:00Pity poor Peppermint Patty here, for her personali...Pity poor Peppermint Patty here, for her personality change from lovably brash to obnoxious and delusional contributes to the dourness of the proceedings. She's so thoroughly rude, unpleasant and unfunny, one wonders why her travel mates don't ditch her someplace. <br /><br />Her inclusion on the trip also begs the question as to how a student with a D-minus average (long established in the newspaper strip) is somehow eligible to join a program usually reserved for honor students. Could have been explained by a simple throwaway line by Marcie: "The faculty just wanted rid of her for a few months", but Schulz' lazy screenplay can't be bothered with such inconsistencies. top_cat_jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06365510398800837335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8823340817818385797.post-23492961936028628462017-04-12T23:32:14.563-07:002017-04-12T23:32:14.563-07:00While outside the purview of this blog, I would me...While outside the purview of this blog, I would mention for the sake of completeness that the 1983 TV special <i>What Have We Learned, Charlie Brown?</i> is an epilogue to this film. It suffers from some of the same problems as the movie (Adults on screen and with dialogue? Good Grief!), but it seems to be held in higher regard, no doubt because of the obviously heartfelt intent to honor America's fallen troops. It garnered three Emmy nominations and won a Peabody Award the following year.erdmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05423978801598431651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8823340817818385797.post-6421629337021527722017-04-12T09:04:41.868-07:002017-04-12T09:04:41.868-07:00Charlie Brown was getting too old for his part by ...Charlie Brown was getting too old for his part by this point. Good grief, he was bald!Guy Callawayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02237807931893298891noreply@blogger.com