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Summary: Amazingly good.
Review: I never paid much attention to Leonard Maltin, but I will pay him even less heed from now on. This was a very good movie. I didn't find it to be too dark for children. And this movie is much more kind hearted than many movies which may be less dark visually. It is hard to believe that this movie gets criticized for being too dark and violent when our kids are watching the Power Rangers and Beetle Borgs every day. Babe shows us that kindness is a far better way to deal with problems than flying kicks and karate chops. Maybe Leonard paid too much attention to the lighting and not enough to the story.By the way, the movie was hilarious and visually stunning. Great movie.
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Summary: Forget the Cynics: This Pig is Awesome
Review: The first Babe had the sweet little kid in me wrapped around its finger. This Babe brought out the rough little kid in me with its Roald Dahl-like quality and its "Brazil" meets "Mad Max" atmosphere. It's completely different from the first movie and equally as good (if not better). The ad campaign was all wrong and it may suffer on the small screen a little bit, but if you're interested in an edgier, rougher, wackier version of Babe, this is it. Definitely one of the few times where I think a sequel improves on the original.
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Summary: A Masterpiece
Review: What a movie! This puts every other "kids" movie of the last twenty years to shame. Was "Bambi" too dark because the main character's mother was killed? Perhaps... but that also made it an unforgettable moment for many children- a moment which initiated them into the realities of the outside world. So, as parents, you have two choices. You can either suffer through a night or two of nightmares but also be able to lead your child through these tough issues, such as why bad things happen to good people. Or you can shut your child off from that and keep shoveling the current anitseptic kiddie-fare down their throats. However, you might not be there when they encounter these same issues for the first time as teenagers or (if you are really "successful" in isolating them) as young adults. Of course, "Babe: Pig in the City" is a great film regardless of whether or not you want to show it to your children. The movie is overflowing with emotion, atmosphere, and grace. The cityscape which cobbles together every famous urban landmark. The cat choir. The paranoid duck. The Gestapo-like animal police. The singing mice. The champagne pyramid (which never falls!) The pit-bull rescue, which is one of the most powerful scenes I have _ever_ seen. The gold-fish rescue. The baby chimp rescue... The set design is astonishing, the screenplay is well-written, the effects support the story, and the dynamics between the characters is pitch perfect ("Maybe cats and dogs can learn to get along better...") Think of the scene where the crippled dog imagines heaven, where he is chasing butterflies with his old cart discarded to the side. The pure peace and hope of that moment is beyond words. Do not miss this film!
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Summary: NO STORY! Take Steve Jobs' Advice Next Time!
Review: When an avid movie fan asks the question, "Who wrote this?" it can be a great complement. In this case, it isn't -- I just needed to know who was responsible for this ill-conceived train wreck, and discovered it never had a real "writer", per se, just a producer / director who cobbled together a storyboard and made a movie out of it. Production values, art direction, cute pig voice, lots of special effects, WHO CARES about any of it if the story SUCKS? Here's some advice from Steve Jobs: "Story Is King". Without a cogent, compelling story all you have is noise. To give you an example of the endemic stupidity of this non-story, there is a scene where the pig DOESN'T KNOW WHAT A DOG IS! He was f**king RAISED BY DOGS, and he can't tell the difference between a sheep and a PIT BULL? Didn't he head-butt a dog not unlike a pit bull in the first movie? You know, the poacher scene? Another doozy: the chef stealing the pig. At least in "The Little Mermaid" the chef's actions make sense, as it's a crab the chef's after, and crabs are customarily killed by the chefs who cook them. How many chefs slaughter their own pork? Is he going to do the deed on the cutting board next to the Spinach Alfredo? This movie is more like a comic book or Moulin Rouge, in that it's filled with disjointed iconography more concerned with making an artistic statement than telling a coherent story. I guess there's a place for that sort of thing, but just the same I'll save my money for Pixar.
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Summary: Forget Disney--BABE is where it's at!
Review: I was so disappointed to learn that BABE: Pig in the City did not fare well at the Box Office, mostly because of negative accounts in the media proclaiming the film as "too scary" for children. For crying out loud, didn't Bambi's mother die? Every timeless fairy tale has some element of "evil" against which to showcase the goodness, and in this film, the goodness prevails and conveys several examples of how "a kind and steady heart" can mend some of the troubles in today's world. This movie is visually captivating, endearing, dramatic, and funny. There were times I forgot that animals don't *really* talk in real life. This is an original story (for a change) that will transcend time. It's one of my all-time favorites, and I much prefer it over the formulaic, merchandising-driven, annual Disney "instant classic."
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Summary: Perfect! Babe with a bite!
Review: "Babe: Pig in the City" is a perfect blend of elements to make one of the best live-action animal/kids films ever, surpassing in many ways, the original itself. It takes us into scary territory, leaving Babe without the stoic, but kind-hearted Mr. Hoggett, without the maternal Fly or the friendly sheep for the bulk of the film. Its just Babe and Esme Cordelia Hoggett to save the farm and a whole slew of new animal characters in a frenetically-paced adventure that carries a "Fellini meets Willie Wonka" feel to it. The sets are absolutely magic and watching them transported me straight back to my 4th grade imagination. Its frantic, funny, adorable, intense and even scary, but despitethe chaos around him, Babe stays loyal and true to the big-hearted character presented in the 1st movie. And like that film, he wins over his detractors in the city, too.
Highly recommended!
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Summary: Second tale, less morality
Review: Babe: Pig in the City, the sequel to the ethically popular, Babe, sets a much darker tone for the farm pig that shows kidness and morals. The movie is set in an unnamed city (possibly Seattle, Chicago or Boston) where Babe is being chased down by vicious dogs with an intent to kill and show more human like actions, e.g. the pitbull acts like a gang or mafia leader, and the orangutang who cares less for the animals around him. The movie's main plot was to capture another Babe moment and the fact of him going to the fair in the city, which never occured. Instead, it was Babe who got himself into a corner where he'd have to talk his way out of it, and gain the respect and friendship of other animals.
The movie is by far a great flick to watch, family or adult, the violence is mild and offers a message of friendship, and although some animals may not have morals, this movie brings out the morals in them and thwarts out the hate in them that is seen everywhere today.
A great adventure flick you'll enjoy, Babe is one of the best Animal movies you'll come across.
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Summary: Kids are only idiots if you let them
Review: Wonderfully satisfying and moving film. Sad, dark, funny and violent? Sure. That's what it's like when you start growing up and start gradually moving beyond the comforts of home. This is not a film for young kids. Let them watch babe when they are settling in as a young child in the world. Then as they move into their own sequel of growing up a little, they can watch this sequel of pig in the city. It'll make it easier for them! People have compared it to Grimm's fairy tales - very true. These old tales were at a time when children were expected to grow up early and fast. The bottom line? Don't either protect or underestimate your kids for too long. After all, they are watching more violent but mindless material every afternoon and saturday morning - at least this will impart some kind of positive values. In line with this, regarding the comments about animal cruelty, there is rarely a call for courage without adversity and cruelty being present. Also, do your kids watch those nature documentaries? These documentaries are educational perhaps but without any of the moral complexity and aesthetic beauty of babe pig in the city - and still very, very cruel! Do your kids a favour: let them wonder, cover their eyes, laugh at Pig in the City - in between watching pokemons endlessly attacking each other and barbies endlessly dressing themselves!
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Summary: NO STORY! Take Steve Jobs' Advice Next Time!
Review: When an avid movie fan asks the question, "Who wrote this?" it can be a great complement. In this case, it isn't -- I just needed to know who was responsible for this ill-conceived train wreck, and discovered it never had a real "writer", per se, just a producer / director who cobbled together a storyboard and made a movie out of it. Production values, art direction, cute pig voice, lots of special effects, WHO CARES about any of it if the story SUCKS? Here's some advice from Steve Jobs: "Story Is King". Without a cogent, compelling story all you have is noise. To give you an example of the endemic stupidity of this non-story, there is a scene where the pig DOESN'T KNOW WHAT A DOG IS! He was f**king RAISED BY DOGS, and he can't tell the difference between a sheep and a PIT BULL? Didn't he head-butt a dog not unlike a pit bull in the first movie? You know, the poacher scene? Another doozy: the chef stealing the pig. At least in "The Little Mermaid" the chef's actions make sense, as it's a crab the chef's after, and crabs are customarily killed by the chefs who cook them. How many chefs slaughter their own pork? Is he going to do the deed on the cutting board next to the Spinach Alfredo? This movie is more like a comic book or Moulin Rouge, in that it's filled with disjointed iconography more concerned with making an artistic statement than telling a coherent story. I guess there's a place for that sort of thing, but just the same I'll save my money for Pixar.
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Summary: So Funny and Surprising!
Review: I loved this movie! It was quite a surprise and not what I was expecting though. Nothing happens that children can't handle. My kids loved it. It's SO FUNNY! Things happen that you won't believe and in such unusual ways. It's bazaar in a wonderful way and everyone should see it with an open mind. You'll laugh at the strange things that happen. It's not your happily ever after sugar coated fairy tale, but all's well that ends well. Buy it, you'll love it.
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