When I heard that a 3-D movie about the “Peanuts” gang was in the works, I could only think about how badly Charles M. Schulz, the late creator of the “Peanuts” comic strip, would roll in his grave.

I was sure that like many reboots of beloved cartoons, “The Peanuts Movie,” released Friday, Nov. 6, would be a total flop.

However, after seeing it for myself, I thankfully proved myself wrong.

“The Peanuts Movie” features the return of beloved comic strip characters Charlie Brown (voiced by Noah Schnapp), Lucy Van Pelt (voiced by Hadley Belle Miller), Snoopy, Woodstock, (voiced by the late Bill Melendez), and the rest of the Peanuts gang as they tackle the kite-eating tree, standardized testing, and the infamous Red Baron.

The movie starts off with Charlie Brown trying to fly his kite, just like in many of the comic strips, but, as always, failing in his attempts, while being ridiculed by Lucy Van Pelt and his classmates.

However, with the arrival of the new girl on the block, the Little-Red-Haired Girl (Francesca Capaldi), things start looking up for Charlie Brown as he reluctantly braves the school year.

I was pleasantly surprised by how the movie turned out.

The writers, to my relief, stayed true to the original comic strip, keeping modern devices such as cell phones and computers completely out of the picture, a fact that could be attributed to the fact that Craig and Bryan Schulz, the son and grandson of Charles M. Schulz, were a part of the team of writers.

The writers did not pander to mindless audiences by inserting pointless modern references and obscene jokes about body functions just to give the kids a quick pointless laugh.

The writers wrote jokes true to the setting and world Schulz created, making children laugh while making the adults happy — a feat rarely seen in reboots of famous cartoons these days.

The character’s personalities match the same personalities I saw as a little kid, watching the Charlie Brown Halloween and Christmas specials.

The parts I loved the most were when Snoopy would begin writing on a discarded typewriter, transporting him and the viewers into the skies above the trenches of France during the Great War.

In these scenes, Snoopy, the WWI Ace, and Woodstock fought off the Red Baron and the infamous Flying Circus, all the while trying to impress Fifi (Kristen Chenoweth), a French Poodle fighting alongside Snoopy in the skies.

Overall, I loved “The Peanuts Movie,” and I’m sure if Charles Schulz was still with us, he would also be proud of this movie that captures the spirit of his comic strip.