DVD Review: Babe, Pig in the City with James Cromwell
(Universal Pictures, 1998, G, 96 minutes)
This Little Pig Went to the City
Our lovable pig is back, this time in the city
having one calamitous adventure after another and this time with (and without)
the farmer’s wife
(Farmer Hoggett was laid up after a pig-caused accident).
And, again, dogs abound.
(Farmer Hoggett was laid up after a pig-caused accident).
And, again, dogs abound.
This time, Babe the Pig is out to save the farm,
Hoggett Hollow, a place a little left of the twentieth century, from being
taken over by the big bad bank.
Dogs Abound in this Little Piggy-Adventure
What do you get when you cross a pink poodle
with a bull terrier? Slapstick that is wonderfully, entertainingly different.
A JRT with wheels, Nigel the bulldog, Allen the
Mastiff and more – too many to count and also a family of monkeys (including
Uncle Thelonius Monk[ey]) with prehensile tails living in a hotel that ends up
being a new ‘hotel for dogs’! (plus two sweet new baby monkeys) If that taxes
your brain, ask your child to explain the plot for you.
It’s tough when you’re a pig alone in the city:
It can leave you lonely, looking for sheep to herd in a city that’s part
Hollywood, part Sydney, part Victorian London, part Venice, part Paris, part
New York, part fairy tale - lonely and you can’t always put things back
together as they were.
Pig Power
Our sweet little hero finally wins in the end
and makes everyone a friend but you’ll have to see it to believe how!
Make New Friends but Keep the Old |
However, like many movies that are so very very
successful that they generate a sequel or two, this pig story is better told in
the first movie, Babe, than in Babe: Pig in the City. So, if you have
time for only one, Babe is our pick
of the litter.
No comments:
Post a Comment