A story that's too fascinating to pass by...

The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

Unshakable, witty and deeply felt, the film will be paying emotional dividends for a long, long time.

what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

It has been a long time since I've done a review of one of my favorite comics as a kid Charlie Brown and the Peanut gang.This time around Charlie Brown and the gang have a baseball team however they have the biggest losing record in the history of the game.Charlie Brown's team quits to enjoy summer because they have lost 999 games and have reach their breaking point. Charlie Brown promises them Uniforms if they return to the team.However he gets news that may throw that plan off. That's enough of the plot you should check it out to see what happens. The animation is pretty good for 1966 with details to the characters and the background of the special. This special has many moments that will make you bust into laughter as the peanuts were known for. Even Snoopy will get you laughing.The voice acting being down by children was a smart choice and it works for each character they have them voice.The story is one that you can appreciate and relate to.Charlie Brown's all stars is a special film for children and adults so you can enjoy this with your whole family.If you're a fan of the Peanut gang then you will love this special. I give Charlie Brown's All Stars an 9 out of 10

Second animated special based on the cartoon strips of Charles M. Schulz is about poor luckless Charlie Brown's attempts to win at least one game, and break a long losing streak. Charlie gets some initially good news when he is offered the chance to join an official little league, and get to wear real uniforms, but even that hope is dashed when he is informed that the league won't accept either girls or pets(Snoopy). How can Charlie break this news to the gang without the risk of them walking away from the game forever, and him in particular? Lightweight special is stuck between two classics, and is just too flimsy and silly to be remembered. Best for Baseball fans.

In this second ever Peanuts TV special Charlie Brown is in the bad books of the rest of the gang (as if he's ever in their good books) for being utterly hopeless at baseball and losing every game. He's a curse on their team and they'd all rather spend summer doing their own individual thing.But when he arranges to have personalized shirts made for the team they come back, though he neglects to tell them it's on the condition that Snoopy and the girls get kicked out.He's damned if he does and damned if he doesn't. Old Blockhead just can't do anything right. For a 1966 effort the colors and sound in this one were surprisingly good. It may not have the lasting appeal of the seasonal specials, but it's still worth watching.

Charlie Brown playing baseball must have been established with this program.I always wondered why toy figures of Charlie Brown had him in a baseball cap.I remember this program, and likewise, I remember the accompanying storybook (Charlie Brown and Linus on the pitcher's mound in the rain at the end was effective).Lately, ABC has realized that airing new Christmas or Valentines Day specials simply makes fans go 'what happened to the old one?' so now they air Charlie Brown as a full hour, the old one accompanying the new one.Works for me.I hadnt seen the Easter one in DECADES, do you hear me!!! All Stars aired in connection with the old Easter one, so I sat and watched it.It seemed incredibly crudely done, but as I watched it, I realized which one it was.From there, I was then very amazed by the story.Charlie Brown wasn't as easily defeated here (which was the way he sort of began in the comic strips, kind of like Sluggo to Lucy's Nancy, or Tubby to Lucy's Little Lulu).This time, he took the slings and arrows from his 'friends' with a bit more endurance.What makes this one so funny is they were really sending some ammunition his way! Lucy: "Don't expect us to be doing all that cheering from the outfield. 'Yay, Charlie Brown! You can do it! You're a great pitcher, Charlie Brown!' -- Fact is, you can't do it, Charlie Brown, and you aren't that good a pitcher. That makes us hypocrites. You wouldn't want us to be hypocrites, would you, Charlie Brown?" Sherman: "I don't like being on a losing team, Charlie Brown. It's depressing. You're different. You seem to get some satisfaction from losing." Something like that.I remember many of the situations and jokes from the comics."Slide, Charlie Brown, Slide" was actually the title of one of the reprint books.Yet this episode was made wholly unique when Charlie Brown got a store to sponsor the team with uniforms, then was told he would have to remove the girls and Snoopy from the team.Charlie Brown couldn't do it and the team turned on him.Only later did they learn why and feel utterly crushed.I don't think at any time Charlie Brown has made such a supreme sacrifice for his ungrateful friends and likewise they in turn sought to make amends to the ol' blockhead.Which then brought us to the ending.Devotion.That's what you can say about our boy named Charlie Brown.Devotion.