mahnamahna Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 Unless this is rated G, I won't bother. When Charlie Brown requires parental guidance, there's something wrong. Plus, if Rio 1 & 2 got a G, and the film is as easy-going as the trailer, I don't see how this gets a PG. Hope Good Dinosaur and Inside Out get Gs as well, but one of those is probably getting a PG. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudalb Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 I haven't heard of Peanuts but I will take the word of the people in this that it's well known in America. However, what worked with previous generations of kids is not by default going to connect to the current generation, which will be the primary audience for this. An animated film can't rely solely on old fans. And with the dull CGI style, the lack of action, and a generally younger feel, its chances of connecting to kids today are not amazingly high. Lol! I agree, worldwide it will be below Rio 2. I'm not sure it will do $300m overseas though. That you have never heard of Peanuts ,charecters with worldwide popularity, sort of makes everything else you say lacking in creditbility. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAR Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 Unless this is rated G, I won't bother. When Charlie Brown requires parental guidance, there's something wrong. Plus, if Rio 1 & 2 got a G, and the film is as easy-going as the trailer, I don't see how this gets a PG. Hope Good Dinosaur and Inside Out get Gs as well, but one of those is probably getting a PG. I can't see a reason why Good Dinosaur is PG, unless there are some rather intense action sequences 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJG Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 That you have never heard of Peanuts ,charecters with worldwide popularity, sort of makes everything else you say lacking in creditbility. No. Scooby Doo, Flintstones, Batman, these have worldwide popularity. Peanuts just isn't on that level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAR Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 I haven't heard of Peanuts but I will take the word of the people in this that it's well known in America. However, what worked with previous generations of kids is not by default going to connect to the current generation, which will be the primary audience for this. An animated film can't rely solely on old fans. And with the dull CGI style, the lack of action, and a generally younger feel, its chances of connecting to kids today are not amazingly high. Lol! I agree, worldwide it will be below Rio 2. I'm not sure it will do $300m overseas though. You've never heard of Charlie Brown? Snoopy? The tv specials? A Charlie Brown Christmas and It's the Great Pumpkin are essentials. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJG Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 You've never heard of Charlie Brown? Snoopy? The tv specials? A Charlie Brown Christmas and It's the Great Pumpkin are essentials. Is the Great Pumpkin that thing an old Simpsons Halloween special, was based on? If so I can safely say more people have seen that episode of The Simpsons in the UK, than have seen The Great Pumpkin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avatree Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 That you have never heard of Peanuts ,charecters with worldwide popularity, sort of makes everything else you say lacking in creditbility. The "creditbility" of my points - that the movie needs to connect with kids of today and it may not achieve that - is not affected by my knowledge of this IP. Also I am really not convinced that these "charecters" are popular worldwide. You've never heard of Charlie Brown? Snoopy? The tv specials? A Charlie Brown Christmas and It's the Great Pumpkin are essentials. I have heard of Charlie Brown and Snoopy, I can even identify Snoopy - but didn't know where they were from, whether it was a TV show or whatever. I didn't know what "Peanuts" was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AniNate Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 I can't see a reason why Good Dinosaur is PG, unless there are some rather intense action sequences TGD seems more likely to be rated PG than Inside Out, since it's more adventure-driven 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mahnamahna Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 TGD seems more likely to be rated PG than Inside Out, since it's more adventure-driven But since the story is primarily about animals, it'll get a G. The only Pixar movies with a PG rating are the ones with humans as the main characters (The Incredibles, Up and Brave) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AniNate Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 But since the story is primarily about animals, it'll get a G. But there is a kid in it. If he gets in any kind of trouble, it'll be PG. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mahnamahna Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 But there is a kid in it. If he gets in any kind of trouble, it'll be PG. Rated PG "for mild dinosaur peril" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MovieGuyKyle17 Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 Man the trailer was so nice. Its nice to see a film come out that's laid back and is just a nice harmless family film. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walt Disney Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 The "creditbility" of my points - that the movie needs to connect with kids of today and it may not achieve that - is not affected by my knowledge of this IP. Also I am really not convinced that these "charecters" are popular worldwide. I have heard of Charlie Brown and Snoopy, I can even identify Snoopy - but didn't know where they were from, whether it was a TV show or whatever. I didn't know what "Peanuts" was. You do know it then. You just know it by its colloquial name. When I was a kid, I just referred to it as Snoopy or Charlie Brown. Peanuts is the official name for Snoopy, Charlie Brown, and the rest of the gang (Lucy, Linus, Peppermint Patty, Marcy, Woodchuck, etc.). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cory Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 (edited) This might be 2015's Lego Movie if they can do the source material justice. Visuals are great. OTOH the Christmas special is so indelible that I kind of don't want them to go anywhere near it with this. Edited November 20, 2014 by cory 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BK007 Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 Man the trailer was so nice. Its nice to see a film come out that's laid back and is just a nice harmless family film. I wouldn't use those words exactly, but it is nice to see a good natured film without the overused, gross slapstick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harpospoke Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 I wouldn't use those words exactly, but it is nice to see a good natured film without the overused, gross slapstick. I don't know about "gross", but the slapstick was the part of the trailer that worried me. Charlie Brown stumbles and spills his popcorn...a bucket lands on his head...the kids laugh. "Good grief". That looked like an 80s sitcom. The writing has to be better than that, right? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AniNate Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 Peanuts does have slapstick, just not the kind involving bodily fluids or waste 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TServo2049 Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 I don't know about "gross", but the slapstick was the part of the trailer that worried me. Charlie Brown stumbles and spills his popcorn...a bucket lands on his head...the kids laugh. "Good grief". That looked like an 80s sitcom. The writing has to be better than that, right? I dunno, that didn't seem TOO far off from the classic cartoons... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kvikk Lunsj Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 The "creditbility" of my points - that the movie needs to connect with kids of today and it may not achieve that - is not affected by my knowledge of this IP. Also I am really not convinced that these "charecters" are popular worldwide. I have heard of Charlie Brown and Snoopy, I can even identify Snoopy - but didn't know where they were from, whether it was a TV show or whatever. I didn't know what "Peanuts" was. You should see if the Christmas special and the great pumpkin are ok YouTube. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blankments Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 Crazy that this is opening the same weekend as Bond 24. I think we'll have a repeat of Interstellar/Big Hero 6, except with both movies making at least 10M more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
