THE PEANUTS MOVIE (2015)

No doubt, Blue Sky was the studio to make this; the film is pitch-perfect in appearance, lovingly made and full of nostalgia, like the comics and cartoon specials made over in a three dimension.  They even got the voices right, as well as nearly every sight gag and recognizable line any Peanuts fan could think of; in fact, the first ten minutes of the movie are virtually crammed with them, as if the filmmakers are trying to reassure us: "Hey, we got this; we're not going to let you fans down."  The plot, such as it is, involves Charlie Brown's attempts to impress the little red-haired girl who's new to town (and whom he's crushing on, bad), intertwined a bit with Snoopy's World War I Flying Ace and his ongoing battle with the Red Baron, this time to save the beautiful Fifi.  A wonderful, beautiful walk down memory lane ... that, somehow, doesn't warm the heart as much as you'd expect, even coming off a bit cold/sterile - as if they got the mechanics right, but came up a wee bit short on the emotions. (rated G)  B+