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Summary: Talking pigs, dogs and ducks, oh! my!'Delightful Tale
Review: Since my childhood days of watching episodes of Mister Ed, the talking horse. I often wondered how long it took to teach Mister Ed to just move his lips? The voice man stood in the wings and through his voice. Finally, this little gem came along. I never thought they could pull it off technically and visually adding voice and mouth movement to the animals. And the animals acted so well. Just as convincing as their human counterparts. 'Babe' was such a hit in 1995 that it was nominated in five categories and won one for the visual effects. A very worthy and well-deserved win. 'Babe' can be enjoyed by everyone young and old. I would recommended it as one of my top favorite children's film. As with some fate, Babe is saved from an unfortunate destiny, where all pigs must go. Babe and Farmer Hoggett paths cross at a country fair. Hoggett and Babe from that moment something passed between them. Hoggett guesses the weight of the little pig in a contest. Later that that week, Hoggett is notified as the winner. It's when Hoggett brings Babe to his new home, Babe meets a menagarie of farm animals that take a liking to their new addition to the Hoggett farm. Babe is adopted by Fly, an Australian border collie. Babe makes friends with a duck who thinks he's a rooster as cover from being a main course for Christmas dinner. Babe also makes friends with an ailing old ewe, Ma.
One day, Farmer Hoggett allows Babe to accompany him and the sheepdogs in the fields where the sheep grazed. There Fly teaches Babe the art of being a sheep-pig. But, Babe also learns another valuable lesson in tending sheep. It's a test if Babe is cutout to be a good sheep-pig. With Ma's help the sheep co-operate with Babe. To Farmer Hoggett's amazement in Babe's special gift he enters Babe in annual sheepherding trials. In due time, Babe is put through the practice and confronts wolves who kill one of the sheep. Farmer Hoggett thinking Babe killed one of the sheep. Does it mean the death sentence for poor Babe? But Fly comes to Babe's rescue and saves the day for Babe. There's the jealous, bad cat out to get Babe when she snidely tells Babe of the pig's true purpose. Babe thinking that the Boss would in time eat him, Babe goes to Fly and ask if it were true. When Fly tells Babe the truth, Babe runs away in the rainy night. Next day, Fly and Farmer Hoggett find Babe taken by the cold rain and Hoggett nursed him back to health. Then the big day come and Hoggett and Babe go to the trials with a little surprise for the judges. Can Babe the sheep-pig prove himself good and be the next sheepherding champ? Bet you know the answer already. I'd recommend Babe to anyone of all ages, especially to parents with small children. It's a darling, captivating tale with a lesson for all. Don't let anyone tell you that you can't do something, until you prove them wrong. There's another film about another talking pig, 'Gordy' you may like, too.
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Summary: Compassion
Review: This is a story of Love, Compassion, and Understanding. As any good film maker is required to provide, a Story must be told. You won't be let down. But, if you don't like animals talking to each other, then you should avoid this movie(cold hearted son-of-a-gun you may be) The "story" (narration adds the gravey), is what makes this eternal and complete. Find it and buy it! Kids will love it...Grandma and Grandpa too. If you're 20 something-.... "That'll Do".
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Summary: A cute movie that you and your kids will enjoy! :-)
Review: You have kids.
You're kids like to read stories (and watch movies) 1,000 of times over and over and over............ If ya gotta watch a story several time, this movie is a sure-winner. There's lots of things in here for both parents and kids. :-)
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Summary: A Film For All Ages
Review: Babe is a little pig who doesn't quite know his place in the world. With a bunch of odd friends, like Ferdinand the duck who thinks he is a rooster and Fly the dog he calls mom, Babe realizes that he has the makings to become the greatest sheeppig of all time. After seeing this movie, I couldn't bring myself to eat another animal ever again.
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Summary: A CHARMING STORY THAT BOTH PARENTS AND CHILDREN WILL ENJOY.
Review: The pigs aren't the most popular animals in the world for good reasons, but this particular little pig, named Babe, will win your sympathy even if you hate animal films in general......"Babe" is the story of a charismatic pig that is adopted by Arthur Hoggett, a gentle farmer; Hoggett plans to eat our little fella on Christmas, but that plan is forgotten when the farmer discovers something special: Babe can perform several tasks that only a dog can do; Babe also has a heart of gold, and even the most straight-faced creatures begin to develop sympathy for the pig.......During the movie, the most colorful, wild and funny animals join the little Babe in this charming adventure, you will see a duck that thinks that is a rooster, brave dogs, a little mice chorus and a gentle sheep, among others. "Babe" is a movie that everybody will enjoy.
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Summary: Good movie
Review: This is one of my top five favorite movies of all time. I am 39 and female. If I need a pick me up, I put on this movie. Others have said that this is a depressing and unhappy movie. There certainly are sad parts. But, life is sometimes sad and Babe's consistantly upbeat attitude with life always lifts my spirit. The last scene with the sheep always brings tears to my eyes. I haven't shared this movie with my 2 year old son yet. But, one day, I want him to see it. The real lesson this film sends is life can be tough and hard but that we can find beauty and happiness when we try. What better lesson can we teach a child?
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Summary: Where???
Review: The thing I don't get is that they say everything about the movie but yet the most important thing in the world where was it filmed,I checked the case and it says nothing on it where it was filmed.Iv'e been trying to find the place on the enternet and close't thing I can find to resemble where the movie was filmed is England but is everyone saying that it was filmed in Austrailia I don't belevie that how could austrailia be so beautiful like that.
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Summary: Absolutely Wonderful!
Review: I've loved Babe since I read the book when I was young. Having grown up on a farm, my family and I watch it annually. It's adorable!
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Summary: Far better than I expected
Review: It seems like a silly idea, doesn't it? A pig who can talk. Oh, wait, isn't that sort of like "Charolette's Web". Aside from the talking animals this computer and live action film is quite different. I was pleased by the complexities of the characters and surprised at how well the human actors interacted with digitally enhanced animal actors. No really scary moments so little should be able to enjoy this too.
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Summary: Great movie but I won't buy it.
Review: I rented this movie several years ago, played it on a VHS and regular TV and thought it was excellent. The story, cinematography, special effects, and setting are superb (and I'm 58 years old, not a kid). Recently I upgraded my audio/visual home theater set up to the tune of ($)which included a new Sony 34" widescreen HDTV (incredible). Building a DVD library, Babe was one of a number of DVD's I wanted to include. Come to find out it has only been released on DVD in Full Screen (Standard) - 1.33:1 format, not widescreen. What a disappointment. Come on Universal Studios. Whoever made that decision, IMHO, is a dolt. Fire that guy and issue Babe in widescreen anamorphic. A beautiful film squeezed into Standard format, what a shame. Some older films (DVD's), like Casablanca and Dr. Strangelove, I watch often on the widescreen TV, even though they are the standard aspect ratio. But these were originally produced in that aspect ratio, Babe was not. In widescreen anamorphic Babe is without a doubt 5 stars. In DVD Standard it's not worth watching on a widescreen HDTV because what nags at the back of my mind is how beautiful it could really be.
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