Babe (Widescreen Special Edition)
by Chris Noonan
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Actor: Christine Cavanaugh, Danny Mann, James Cromwell, Magda Szubanski, Miriam MargolyesDirector: Chris Noonan
Brand: Universal Studios
Writer: Chris Noonan
Producer: Bill Miller
Producer: Catherine Barber
Producer: Daphne Paris
Producer: Doug Mitchell
Writer: Dick King-Smith
Writer: George Miller
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; French (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Spanish (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 5.1
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, Dubbed, DVD, NTSC, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 89 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2003-09-23
Audience Rating: G (General Audience)
Studio: Universal Studios
Movie Reviews of Babe (Widescreen Special Edition)
Movie Review: For the Holidays, Consider This Classic!
Summary: 5 Stars
Every Christmas, a parade of family-oriented DVDs flood stores, some very good, most mediocre and quickly forgettable, but this season, may I suggest a Classic that isn't holiday-oriented, but has more heart and love than you'll find in a stocking-full of themed releases? I strongly recommend 1995's "Babe".
A live-action (enhanced with puppets and animation) tale of an orphaned pig (voiced by Christine Cavanaugh), the understanding farmer who 'adopts' him (James Cromwell, who is FABULOUS!), and the barnyard animals who become his family, the film sparkles from the opening credits until the closing ones, enriched by a warm, wise narration by Roscoe Lee Browne. Chapters are introduced by three of the most lovable mice you'll ever encounter, and the chapter about Christmas, while only a small part of the story, is hilarious (the farm's somewhat paranoid duck, realizing what the main course of the holiday dinner will be, shrieks "Christmas is CARNAGE!").
While most farm-oriented family films tend to be either too juvenile or too cloyingly saccharin, "Babe" never falls into either rut, succeeding in being cute enough to enchant children, and sly enough to appeal to adults...and it is very, very funny, to boot! I dare you NOT to smile when Farmer Hoggett sings and dances for the sick pig, or when Babe does his 'stuff' at the Sheepdog Championship (I, myself, get teary-eyed, but I'm a sentimental kind of guy!)
If you haven't seen "Babe", or are searching for a movie the entire family will enjoy, you can't do better than this!
Summary of Babe (Widescreen Special Edition)
Academy Award winner and Best Picture nominee, Babe is the inspirational story of a shy Yorkshire piglet who doesn't quite know his place in the world. But when Farmer Hoggett (James Cromwell) wins him at the county fair, Babe discovers that he can be anything he wants to be - even an award-winning sheepdog! With the help of a delightful assortment of barnyard friends, the heroic little pig is headed for the challenge of his life in this endearing and fun-filled tale the whole family will love.The surprise hit of 1995, this splendidly entertaining family film was nominated for six Academy Awards, including best picture, director, and screenplay, and deservedly won the Oscar for its subtly ingenious visual effects. Babe is all about the title character, a heroic little pig who's been taken in by the friendly farmer Hoggett (Oscar nominee James Cromwell), who senses that he and the pig share "a common destiny." Babe, a popular mischief-maker the Australian farm, is adopted by the resident border collie and raised as a puppy, befriended by Ferdinand the duck (who thinks he's a rooster), and saves the day as a champion "sheep-pig." Filled with a supporting cast of talking barnyard animals and a chorus of singing mice (courtesy of computer enhancements and clever animatronics), this frequently hilarious, visually imaginative movie has already taken its place as a family classic with timeless appeal. --Jeff Shannon
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