Reviews from Customers
A great back-up, an okay feature...
As much as I love Peanuts, I have to say, the 'Easter Beagle' cartoon wasn't one of the strongest ones. While Peppermint Patty is frustrated with trying to teach the conventions of the holiday to Marcie, Linus insists that the Easter Beagle will save the day. The story feels like a hodgepodge of elements form other 'Peanuts' cartoons -- Linus's confusion about holiday icons smacks of 'It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown' (the twist being that this time, he's right), while Patty and Marcie's kitchen mishaps remind me of the fiasco in 'A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving.'
It's still 'Peanuts,' so it's still warm and funny, but it's not one of the best.
Oddly enough the back-up cartoon on this DVD IS one of the best. 'It's Arbor Day, Charlie Brown' starts out with a explanation of one of the most superfluous holidays imaginable and turns into a hysterical, well-written and wonderfully entertaining story about Charlie Brown's frequent baseball tribulations. His own team seems out to sabotage him this time, turning his baseball diamond into a garden, right down to the tree in the middle of his pitcher's mound. It's almost as good as 'Peanuts' gets.
The Easter Beagle Is Coming (We Hope)!
This is truly a classic Charlie Brown special! Marcy wastes 3 dozen eggs trying to roast, fry, waffle, or cook them instead of hard-boiling them. Peppermint Patty runs out of money (and patience!). Snoopy goofs around in the mall and generously buys Woodstock a birdhouse (and gets his nose caught in it!). Then of course, there's the Easter Beagle. He comes to bring Easter eggs to all the good boys and girls in the world! Linus promotes his coming, but Sally isn't willing to believe him after what happened during Halloween (in It's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown). Will the Easter Beagle come? Will he dance with the bunnies, Peppermint Patty, Marcy, and even give crabby Lucy a kiss? Check it out!
The Best Peanuts movie I've ever seen!
I absolutely love this movie! I've watched it everyday I go to my Grandma's house since I was 2! I'm 12 now, but I still love it, it is funny, cute, and it just has that Snoopy sprig about it that makes you enjoy it!
