Syl Snoopy, everybody's favorite pet beagle, goes off to visit an old friend from his past. Charlie Brown isn't the same person without him while he's away. He's distraught over his departure. We learn about Snoopy's origins and wonder whether he comes home to Charlie Brown or to his first owner. The film was made in the early seventies and is true Charles Schulz's vision.

ravsten428 This movie was always a favorite when I was young and I still enjoy it.Snoopy is one of my favorite cartoon characters and he doesn't disappoint in this film. I love the scenes where he fights with Linus over his blanket and also where he quarrels Lucy in a boxing match.Basically the story involves Snoopy being called back to his previous owner Lila who is sick in the hospital. She writes to Snoopy telling him how lonely she is and that she wants to see him. Snoopy frantically runs off along with one of his best pals Woodstock but doesn't give Charlie Brown a reason for doing so. Snoopy and Woodstock have some crazy happenings and adventures on their way to meet up with Lila. One of the biggest obstacles on their way ends up being a little girl who tries to adopt Snoopy. This girl however is not the best at taking care of her pets and treats Snoopy not so kindly by giving him a bath and dressing him up for tea. Poor Woodstock also gets caught but doesn't get any poor treatment at all other then being penned up in a cage. Finally they are both able to escape from the girl and they go back on their journey.Meanwhile Charlie Brown can't figure out why Snoopy left other than a note with the name Lila on it and even his friends start to think they had something to do with it. At some point Linus asks Charlie about his past with Snoopy. He tells Linus about how when he was younger he went to a Puppy Farm with his parents and bought Snoopy. At some point Linus calls the Daisy Hill Puppy Farm and inquires about Snoopy's past. Linus finds out that he had a previous owner and that it was Lila but unfortunately they had to move and give Snoopy up for adoption. Charlie of course has a hard time handling the news.Snoopy finally finds Lila and visits her. Lila speaks about how much she misses him and wishes he would come back once she feels good enough to go home. Snoopy decides he is going home to tell everyone goodbye including Woodstock and his owner. This is no doubt the saddest part of the movie.Of course Snoopy goes to meet Lila but he seems like he would rather be at home with Charlie. When he gets to where Lila lives he notices that they don't allow dogs so he is rejoiced to know that he can go back home where he belongs. Snoopy makes his way back and everyone is thrilled to see him back. Unfortunately he is also a stinker because he asks for everything back that he gave to his friends when he left. He's quite an independent dog isn't he?Snoopy come Home offers plenty of laughs and some tears as well. A great film other than the main song being dragged out a bit much. A few of the other songs were good though. Also I loved the NO DOGS ALLOWED segments.

mikeCubbie69 I recently watched this movie for the first time in a long time and I soon realized why I've avoided it for so long. First of all, I have to say that I've always loved the "Peanuts" comic strip and the delightfully witty antics of Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Linus and Lucy. "A Charlie Brown Christmas" is still my all time favorite Xmas special and most of the early specials remain among my favorites. And I saw "A Boy named Charlie Brown" at the theatre as a kid and still love it. I never saw "Snoopy Come Home" at the theatre,probably because I felt that I was getting too old for the Peanuts gang. But I did catch the movie when it appeared on network TV a few years later. I remember being so disappointed I didn't even watch to the end. So when I decided to take another look at it, I thought maybe I misjudged it. Unfortunately, I realized that I had not misjudged it. First of all, this is the first "Peanuts" production that didn't have Charlie Brown in the title. Also, Vince Guaraldi, the wonderfully talented composer of the specials is not involved at all. Then there is a very dark and very sad plot line, involving Snoopy leaving Charlie and the gang to visit his original owner,Leila in the hospital. I know this was a story line from the strip, but in the strip, Charlie Brown and the others don't seem to come off as badly as they do in this film. And lets face it, the music is corny as all get out. Guaraldis music is sorely missed here. His scores are filled with joy and optimism, but the music here is so manipulative and dated, you don't feel joy, but you feel used. The one part I really enjoyed was when Snoopy is captured by the crazy Clara. That was the only time I felt any sense of the joy of the classic "Peanuts" specials, although I did get kind of a kick out of Thurl Ravenscroft singing "No Dogs Allowed" whenever Snoopy saw a sign with that on it. The story had none of the wit of the strip, the specials or the first movie. It just seemed like a bummer every time Charlie Brown came on, bemoaning the loss of his dog. And even the animation didn't seem as bold or striking as it was in the first movie, with fewer bold choices like the "Beethoven" montage from that movie. I've always thought that Snoopy had pretty much taken over the strip in the mid 70s and to an extent, the specials, but the Snoopy obsession seems to have reached its peak here. But I do like the way Peppermint Patty is used here, as well as Woodstock, but thats about it for the positives. Im guessing that the later movies are probably even weaker, because the later specials would suffer, especially following Guaraldis death. You probably think Im just getting old, but I still love the early specials and the first movie and I still love reading classic strips. So I will return to those and get the bad taste of "Snoopy Come Home" out of my mouth.

Antzy88 This feature, as you probably gathered, largely centres around Snoopy, Charlie Brown's dog.Charlie Brown has been becoming ever more resentful of Snoopy's recent independence (in particular going to the beach to spend time with Peppermint Patty), and, after cutting his thumb while trying to open his can of dog-food, he gives Snoopy a scolding and makes him feel guilty and worthless.The following day, when Snoopy tries to go to the beach to see Peppermint Patty again as promised, suddenly a sign has been put up saying that dogs are not allowed on the beach. This starts a chain reaction that begins a string of frustration within Snoopy...More snubbing comes from other members of the Peanuts gang when what started off as being a bit of fun with Linus and his security blanket soon turns sadistic and nasty, once again with Snoopy on the losing end.Snoopy then has a bit of fun with Linus' elder sister Lucy, who is using boxing gloves, and they have a bit of a light-hearted spar, but again Snoopy pushes things that little bit too far and ends up upsetting Lucy and she spits the dummy at him.Shortly afterwards, Snoopy receives a letter from a mysterious girl named Lila, who is in hospital and for some reason craves his presence. Snoopy and his bird friend Woodstock (making his animated film debut here) suddenly set off to meet her. Their journey is plagued by quite a few of the famous 'No dogs allowed'-type signs, which again do little to heighten the spirits of our favourite beagle!Eventually, however, Snoopy and Woodstock reach the hospital where Lila is staying, and her spirit does indeed rise when the dog suddenly appears by her bedside and enriches her enthusiasm. However, little does Snoopy know that she will practically coax her into doing something that will really tug at his heart-strings...I first saw this film as a boy in my early tens, and even when I watch it now it has lost none of its ability to endear and -- in particular -- choke. There is one particular section that still makes me cry to this day at a party for Snoopy, where poor Charlie Brown is just too choked to say anything. Even just THINKING about that scene induces tears...As a whole, though, the film is enjoyable fare. It's not a classic, but it's still memorable, and has some actually quite good songs that are not in the least bit intrusive and only add to the overall charm. There is also some spot humour, much of which is caused by Woodstock's erratic flying and Snoopy's constantly being taunted by the 'No dogs allowed' signs permating his venture.Recommended, but don't expect your eyes to be anything other than moist at some point in the film!