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All parent reviews for A Charlie Brown Christmas
Average rating based on 22 parent reviews:
- 27% say there are positive messages
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A Charlie Brown Christmas Rocks!!!!!
I will always loves this movie/dvd!
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Mostly a winner
My son is sensitive and was upset when Snoopy takes Linus' blanket in the beginning. We fast-forwarded through that from then on. Also, "stupid" is said by some of the characters. We aren't fans of that word.
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Perfecto, classic!
This is exactly what my family needed-all the great morals in Christmas. I love it because it's funny and heartwarming. My notes-we watch it every Christmas-it's a classic in our house! It sends great messages to kids! Plus, at Christmastime, they'll gladly sit down and watch it-unlike other movies, you know how kids are-mostly because of Snoopy-Charlie Brown's dog!
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Watched and Loved Every Year
We watch it every Christmas, and my kids love it. What I like about it is how, even though Charlie Brown is much put upon (and yes, called "stupid" and "blockhead"), ultimately the true Christmas Spirit wins out, and all those who were cruel are, at least for the moment, kind hearted. My kids were never upset by some of the things that were said, or by Snoopy taking Linus's blanket, because it was all resolved so quickly. Linus even one ups Snoopy!
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Lucy can be a little scary for some kids...
I love this movie, but the other reviewers are correct in pointing out the over-use of the word "stupid" by Lucy on many occasions. We have taught our daughter that some words can be hurtful toward others; "stupid" being one of them... she refuses to watch this unless we promise to fast-forward through these parts. Otherwise -- it's a masterpiece.
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Not for 3 year olds. Wait until first grade.
I remember this movie fondly, but when we went to watch it and heard language like "stupid" and "blockhead", and at some point a threat to beat up Charlie Brown, we immediately turned it off. I'd say this is so not appropriate for a 3 yr old--we're waiting until 6!
(The one star is for this movie at age 3; for older kids the message is great).
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Language Issue to be Aware of
I would feel better if the frequency of the word stupid and other insults I dont want my 3 year old learning any sooner than necessary were included in the Common Sense review. I usually can trust these reviews very well, and this one seemed just a little short of the mark in that respect. But I totally love this website, keep up the good work! Also would note on this movie, the discussion I had with my kids was still positive, that they apologized to Charlie Brown in the end, and the true meaning of Christmas, which is usually avoided like the plague, was included in a very good way.
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Beautiful in all it's non-PC antics
I loved this special growing up, and was excited to receive the Peanuts holiday specials box set as a gift. I agree with common sense review, except for one point. During the scene in which Lucy, as the Script Girl, is handing out the roles to the various kids, threatens her younger brother ("I'll give you five reasons"), and actually takes a swing at Snoopy. He ducks, she misses, and pops up to lick her in the face (the ultimate indignity to Lucy). An amusing scene, but one that my 3 year-old turned around and replayed with his younger brother. A teachable moment to explain that violence is not an appropriate way to solve problems. I hope the Charlie Brown Christmas Special will be a favorite in my sons family room someday. Only grandpa will need to explain the meaning of "Television Specials". Or maybe television.
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The movie is a classic, but I don't want my 3 and 4 year olds to be saying the word "Stupid" or "blockhead". The characters say those words a lot. My kids will obviously pick up that language later.
A good movie in that the gospel and the birth of Christ is spoken by one of the characters verbatim from scripture so that the true meaning of Christmas is shared.
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Much meaner than I remembered
I rented this to watch with my 2 and 3 year olds, but we ended up stopping it. The peanuts kids can say pretty mean things to each other, which I think is a little much for preschoolers, but probably ok for older kids with parental discussion.
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For pre-schoolers + not toddlers
When I decided to share this childhood favorite with my own children, I found that the other characters' treatment of Charlie Brown was far crueler than registered on me as a child. Better to wait until kids are 5 and up. Once the kids are older, there is no better holiday progarmming than this.
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Great for All!
There's some minor name calling (stupid) but nothing to worry about. A Christmas classic!
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Not as benign as I remembered
Watched with my almost three-year old just weeks ago. She loved it, BUT Mom and I were quite surprised at some of the language.
My daughter came away with two things from the movie: a great imitation of Snoopy's laugh (good) and the use of the word "slug" (as in "I'm going to slug you") accompanied by a swinging of the fist (bad). The word "stupid" is also thrown around quite a lot and I am thankful my daughter never picked up on it.
We have the book version of the story, so we will skip the TV version in the coming years.
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