A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965)

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Bungo Baggins

“"Help yourself, it's all you can eat at the Empire Diner to-nite!....

.... Charlie! You shouldda looked out for me!"

Do you want to know what Charlie Brown is? He's a small-town, depressed little nobody, that nobody likes. And he's always boring and he's never happy.

And he has no future, and I don't care.

And at some point, all of these pointless little 'thrillers', ('She's such a good cop!'), with all their angst and their puppy-mill-dog barking, and their nasal lecturing about conspiracies and anxiety.... at some point, it all comes back to this. To Charlie Brown, The Great Nobody.

To Charlie Brown, The Great Nobody, and all his shit.... And Linus, and his fucking pee blanket.... And Roy Hobbs!, the best there ever was in this game, a” read more

Pure holiday magic

“"My trouble is Christmas. I just don't understand it. Instead of feeling happy, I feel sort of let down."

When A Charlie Brown Christmas first premiered back in December 1965, neither the network nor the filmmakers had high expectations. After all, the Christmas special was deliberately-paced, had a jazz score, contained adult humour, and was equipped with an anti-commercialism message that wouldn't like be well-received during the holiday shopping season. Added to this, the story does not involve Santa visiting the protagonists - it climaxes with Bible verses being recited. But lo and behold, in spite of concerns, A Charlie Brown Christmas played during primetime to much critical acclaim, becoming one of the most beloved Christmas specials of all time.

As Christmas is ” read more

Watched in 2011 - Short movies (8 movies items)

"25/12/11"

Christmastime Viewings: 2011 (20 movies items)

"First Viewing "My trouble is Christmas. I just don't understand it. Instead of feeling happy, I feel sort of let down." Thoughts: I enjoyed this one. Yeah I didn't love it, but it was charming and cute. Full review here "