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Babe

(5,021)6.81 h 32 min1995X-RayG

It's the award-winning story of a shy little pig who doesn't quite know his place. With the help of an assortment of barnyard friends, Babe discovers that he can be anything he wants to be!

Directors: Chris Noonan

Starring: James Cromwell Christine Cavanaugh Danny Mann

Genres: Comedy Kids

Subtitles: English [CC]

Audio languages: English

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Supporting actors: Magda Szubanski Hugo Weaving Miriam Flynn

Producers: George Miller Doug Mitchell Bill Miller

Studio: Universal Pictures

Rating: G (General Audience)

Content advisory: Violencefoul language

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A Charmer

Reviewed in the United States on September 13, 2017

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There are so many ways this movie could have gone wrong: gooey sentimentality, awful performances, thick moralism, slipshod special effects, silly music. Happily, in my view, everything in this movie goes exactly right. Beautifully executed, this is a charming fable for kids from one to ninety-two.

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WEAK HEART 4 LIFE

Beautiful funny and heart warming film from 1995...

Reviewed in the United States on August 17, 2019

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FIRST OFF THIS IS JUST THE MOVIE ITSELF. THERE ARE NO SPECIAL FEATURES ON THIS EDITION. THIS IS FULL SCREEN WHICH WAS THE SAME WAY IT WAS RELEASED WHEN BABE WAS RELEASED ON VIDEO CASSETTE BACK IN 1995 OR 1996. I HEARD RECENTLY THAT BABE HAS BECOME A CULT CLASSIC? WOW! WHO KNEW?! BABE STARS JAMES CROMWELL AS FARMER HOGGETT. ITS NOT OFTEN THAT A REALLY GOOD FAMILY FILM COMES AROUND AND STILL HAS PEOPLE TALKING ABOUT IT NOW SOME 24 YEARS AFTER IT ORIGINALLY CAME OUT.WHATS NOT TO LOVE ABOUT A MOVIE ABOUT A TALKING PIG AND A FARM YARD OF TALKING DOGS, COWS, DUCKS, SHEEP, HORSES? I PERSONALLY LOVE WATCHING BABE BECAUSE OF THE BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY SIDE I THINK BABE WAS FILMED IN IRELAND BUT I AM NOT SURE. WITH LOTS FUNNY AND TOUCHING MOMENTS BABE WILL LEAVE LAUGHING , CRYING , AND CHEERING FOR MORE THE FACT THAT A MOVIE ABOUT A TALKING PIG AND HIS FARM YARD ANIMAL FRIENDS HAS REACHED OR HAS BECOME ALMOST A CULT CLASSIC NOW ALMOST 24 YEARS AFTER IT WAS RELEASED IS AMAZING!.IF YOU HAVE NOT SEEN THIS AMAZING FILM YET CHECK OUT BABE YOU WILL NEVER THINK OF PIGS THE SAME WAY AGAIN. FULL SCREEN THE VERSION OF BABE WITH THE PINK COVER HAS NO SPECIAL FEATURES. IF YOU WANT SPECIAL FEATURES MAKE SURE YOU BUY THE FULL SCREEN SPECIAL EDITION WITH THE BLUE COVER. AND YES BOTH VERSIONS HAVE ENGLISH SUBTITLES.

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Ricky M.

Movie with a lot of meaning

Reviewed in the United States on December 5, 2019

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I remember watching this movie as a kid. At the time I enjoyed the movie because of its entertainment purposes of a talking animals. Now i'm 22 years old and looking back at this movie you realize just how much growing in this world or growing up in general really opens your perspectives on life. The Morals behind this story truly are beautiful and i'm glad I was able to watch this movie as a kid even if I didn't understand the meaning behind the actions of each character at the time.

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samantha

GREAT Family movie!

Reviewed in the United States on January 28, 2021

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If you love animals and you are searching for a family movie, this is it!! I've finally discovered why I, a middle-aged woman, gets so emotional when I view this film. It is because the movie is loaded with life lessons -- don't put yourself into a box, don't judge a book by its cover, follow your intuition, disregard the opinions of others, help those who cannot help themselves, et cetera. It's just a GREAT family movie!

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Gladys

Babe is a gifted Pig

Reviewed in the United States on August 17, 2018

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Well, as usual I used the program for my Poodle as he watches a lot of these movies and I have already seen Babe and my take was it was a vibrant happy film. All the barn animals talk in this film. Babe is a favorite with the farmer and he's determined to show that pigs are important as the rest of his animals. I found nothing I didn't like. It moves right along with all sorts of animal happenings never a dull moment. Fluffy
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jshan

Not at all as advertised

Reviewed in the United States on December 23, 2019

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Not only did this movie take way longer than expected to arrive it's not even a new movie though it was advertised as being new in unopened package. It has fingerprints and scratches on it. And was open when I received it. Its the night before Christmas Eve and I have to wrap it , I don't know if it will even play or not. If it had gotten here sooner i would have been able to make sure it would play. This is our family movie for Christmas night and don't have time to get another one due to traveling.

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Hamilton Hayes

That I'll Do Pig, That I'll Do

Reviewed in the United States on April 24, 2016

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I Love This Movie back when I was just 5 years old when I saw this & I still do love it. To think that times have changed among us with animals & humans, but the bond between certain species makes them acceptable to society for what is deemed to live& what is deemed to be else wise. But I think our society knows every life is sacred & they choose to follow by that or not. But this little pig wither this be based a children's book or not is a great example of what we can be if we just not let out inner senses think that we are more superior to others including animals of other sorts. If they can get along with each other then so should we with them. A world with peace, is a world worth living in for every generation to be born into. I think that can be a saying that a lot can take heed into and inspire themselves to go vegan & be kind to mother nature's animals. They were here 1st so be kind to nature and do us a favor & be sacred about our animals. Especially Pigs :)

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David

It deserved all six Oscar nominations

Reviewed in the United States on October 29, 2015

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When I first heard that a kids movie about a pig had been nominated for multiple Oscars, including Best Picture, I bemoaned the state of the entertainment world. I had just seen Dead Man Walking and couldn't imagine a picture even being mentioned in the same breath as that deeply important, beautifully written and acted film. But when I finally saw Babe (my young children insisted), I came away completely humbled. No, it doesn't take on a question as difficult and meaningful as whether we should be killing our fellow humans. But it does address issues such as prejudice and how we treat the animals with whom we share the planet. And it takes on those topics in a manner that is by turns hilariously funny, sharply uncomfortable and greatly moving. And every element, from the script to the acting to the art direction and cinematography, is so polished and sophisticated. It all adds up to a unique film, a true original.

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BABE [1995 / 2011] [Blu-ray]

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 28, 2016

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BABE [1995 / 2011] [Blu-ray] [US Release] A Little Pig Goes A Long Way! One To Treasure For All Time! Fresh, Original and Funny! Absolute Delight!

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 and 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. Narrated by Roscoe Lee Browne.

FILM FACT No.1: Awards and Nominations: 1995 New York Film Critics Circle Awards: Win: Best First Film for Chris Noonan [Australia]. 1996 Academy Awards®: Win: Best Effects and Visual Effects for Charles Gibson, John Cox, Neal Scanlan and Scott E. Anderson. Nominated: Best Picture for Bill Miller, Doug Mitchell and George Miller. Nominated: Best Actor in a Supporting Role for James Cromwell. Nominated: Best Director for Chris Noonan [Australia]. Nominated: Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published for Chris Noonan [Australia] and George Miller. Nominated: Best Art Direction and Set Decoration for Kerrie Brown and Roger Ford. Nominated: Best Film Editing for Jay Friedkin and Marcus D'Arcy. 1996 Golden Globes®: Win: Best Motion Picture for a Comedy or Musical. BAFTA Awards®: Nominated: Best Achievement in Special Effects for Charles Gibson [Australia], Chris Chitty, John Cox, Neal Scanlan and Scott E. Anderson. Nominated: Best Film for Bill Miller, Chris Noonan [Australia], Doug Mitchell and George Miller. Nominated: Best Editing for Jay Friedkin [Australia] and Marcus D'Arcy. Nominated: Best Screenplay [Adapted] for Chris Noonan [Australia] and George Miller. 1996 Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films: Win: Best Fantasy Film. Nominated: Best Writing for Chris Noonan [Australia] and George Miller. 1996 Australian Cinematographers Society: Win: Cinematographer of the Year for Andrew Lesnie. 1996 British Comedy Awards: Win: Best Comedy Film. 1996 London Critics Circle Film Awards: Win: Film of the Year. Win: Newcomer of the Year for Chris Noonan [Australia].

FILM FACT No.2: The main animal characters are played by a combination of real and animatronic pigs and Border Collies. After seven years of development. ‘BABE’ was filmed on location in Robertson, New South Wales, Australia. The talking-animal visual effects were done by Rhythm & Hues Studios and the Jim Henson's Creature Shop. The musical score for ‘BABE’ was composed by Nigel Westlake and performed by the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. Classical orchestral music by 19th-century French composers is used throughout the film, but is disguised in a variety of ways and often integrated by Westlake into his score. The theme song "If I Had Words" (lyrics by Jonathan Hodge), sung by Arthur Hoggett [James Cromwell] near the film's conclusion, is an adaptation of the “Maestoso” final movement of the Organ Symphony by Camille Saint-Saëns, and was originally performed in 1977 by Scott Fitzgerald and Yvonne Keeley. This tune also recurs throughout the film's score. There are also brief quotations within the score from Edvard Grieg's “Peer Gynt Suite.” Other music featured is by Léo Delibes, Richard Rodgers, Gabriel Fauré, and Georges Bizet.

Cast: Christine Cavanaugh (voice), Miriam Margolyes (voice), Danny Mann (voice), Hugo Weaving (voice), Miriam Flynn (voice), Russie Taylor (voice), Evelyn Krape (voice), Michael Edward-Stevens (voice), Charles Bartlett (voice), Paul Livingston (voice), Roscoe Lee Browne (Narrator) (voice), James Cromwell, Magda Szubanski, Zoe Burton, Paul Goddard, Wade Hayward, Brittany Byrnes, Mary Acres, Janet Foye, Pamela Hawken, Karen Gough, David Webb, Marshall Napier, Hec Macmillan, Ken Gregory, Nicholas Lidstone, Trevor Read, Nicholas Blake, Matthew Long, John Doyle, Mike Harris, Ross Bagley (voice), Gemini Barnett (voice), Rachel Davey (voice), Debi Derryberry (voice), Jazzmine Dillingham (voice), Courtland Mead (voice), Kevin Jamal Woods (voice), Jane Alden (voice), Kimberly Bailey (voice), Patrika Darbo (voice), Michelle Davison (voice), Julie Forsyth (voice), Maeve Germaine (voice), Rosanna Huffman (voice), Carlyle King (voice), Tina Lifford (voice), Gennie Nevinson (voice), Mary Linda Phillips (voice), Paige Pollack (voice), Kerry Walker (voice), Barbara Harris (voice), Jacqueline Brennan (voice), Doug Burch (voice), John Erwin (voice), Doris Grau (voice), Tony Hughes (voice), Daamen J. Krall (voice), Charlie MacLean (voice), Justin Monjo (voice), Antonia Murphy (voice), Helen O'Connor (voice), Neil Ross (voice), Scott Vernon (voice) and Karl Lewis Miller (uncredited)

Director: Chris Noonan

Producers: Bill Miller, Catherine Barber, Daphne Paris, Doug Mitchell, George Miller and Philip Hearnshaw

Screenplay: Chris Noonan, George Miller and Dick King-Smith (novel)

Composer: Nigel Westlake

Cinematography: Andrew Lesnie

Video Resolution: 1080p

Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1

Audio: English: 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio, English: 2.0 Dolby Digital Stereo, Spanish: 5.1 DTS-HD Digital Surround and French: 5.1 DTS-HD Digital Surround

Subtitles: English SDH, Spanish and French

Running Time: 92 minutes

Region: All Regions

Number of discs: 1

Studio: Universal Home Video

Andrew’s Blu-ray Review: "This is the story of an understanding heart and how it changed our valley forever;" so begins director Chris Noonan's ‘BABE’ [1995] is among the most heart-warming tales ever told about a master and his four-legged mate. ‘BABE’ is a magnificently realised modern fairy tale, rife with the unlikeliest of friendships between a runt piglet [poignantly voiced by Christine Cavanaugh] and an aged farmer Arthur Hoggett [James Cromwell]. Originally it came out as a novel by Dick King-Smith's book in 1986 was broadcast on the BBC Radio and on hearing the broadcast Chris Noonan had become entranced with the idea of translating it into a film. Chris Noonan's interests languished for years, since in the days before computer generated graphics there seemed to be no technological way to effectively tell the story and do its material justice.

Jim Henson's Creature Shop assumes the monumental technical responsibilities of grafting believable human expressions onto the animal kingdom’s counterparts. For the most part, live animal footage is employed with a minimal amount of manipulation and even then, only around the eyes and mouths of the barn yard sect. John Cox's animatronics sub in briefly for the more ambitious sequences. In actor James Cromwell, Chris Noonan resolves the much anticipated missing link of the project; namely to discover an actor who can create empathy and believability in his intuitive understanding of a “relationship” without conveying any of it through speech.

The screenplay eventually hammered out by George Miller and Chris Noonan is structured in loose vignettes that begin one glorious summer afternoon when Farmer Arthur Hoggett guesses the approximate weight of a lonely piglet at the county fair. The prize is the runt, nicknamed Babe, who has been left to starve after his mother was taken from him and sent to the slaughter house. ‘BABE’ arrives at a picturesque English farm, which was created by the brilliant Roger Ford's Production Design that you feel is straight out of the world of the Brothers Grimm, and the Farm is also managed by Arthur Hoggett’s rather grotesque plump wife, Esme [Magda Szubanski]. Unaware that the Arthur Hoggett’s intend to fatten Babe up for their Christmas dinner, and Babe delights in meeting the rest of the animals on the farm, but not all the return of Babe.

Babe's early encounters with Rex, the sheep dog [Hugo Weaving] lead to a disquieting animosity that is quelled by Fly [Miriam Margolyes]; the female sheep dog who relates to Babe's loneliness as she might to that of her own pups, especially after they are taken from her and sold to a local farmer. Babe is next befriended by Ferdinand the duck [Danny Mann], a plucky and mischievous fowl who aspires to be a rooster and provides much of the comic relief on the farm. Eventually, Babe learns the truth about the relationship between man and beast through manipulative revelations provided by the Arthur Hoggett's jealous house cat, Duchess [Russie Taylor], that the former raise the latter for their own food supply.

However, Farmer Arthur Hoggett has begun to suspect that Babe may not be worthy of the axe, but duties ascribed Fly and Rex; namely, herding sheep and keeping rustlers at bay. On nothing more than blind faith, for there is no way that animals and humans can communicate with one another, Arthur Hoggett enters Babe in the prestigious sheep herding competitions. Nearly disqualified, the judges reluctantly agree to allow Arthur Hoggett his moment in the pen, believing that he and Babe will be the laughing stock of the event. Instead, and with a little help from Rex and Fly, Babe learns the coveted chant of all sheep, one that commands brethren of the woolly sect to instantly obey him.

Enough cannot be said about the strange poignancy that arises from the relationship between Farmer Arthur Hoggett and Babe. On screen they are the epitome of master and mate and two sides of an invisible and strangely magical alliance linking the human and animal worlds. The Chris Noonan and George Miller screenplay moves the action effortlessly through each vignette, drawing subtle, often critical parallels between humans and beasts. These are as humorous as they prove telling. The script underscores the concept of “which is more animalistic” by nature; the pig or the human, while slowly revealing a more quiet and mutual understanding.

Composer Nigel Westlake's evocative underscoring and Andrew Lesnie's lush cinematography elevate to an entirely new level of sophistication. We feel this story in our hearts primarily because the look and sound of the farmyard is idyllic and beckoning. Therein is the magic in the storytelling. In the final analysis, Babe translates its understanding heart into tangible charm whatever the age of the viewer. It is, indeed, the ‘Citizen Kane’ of all taking pig pictures and should be seen by everyone.

‘BABE’ is filled from beginning to end with marvellous images. There are the animals who can talk to each other, but not to the humans, in subtle mouth movements and well-cast voices; in the never-never land of Arthur Hoggett's farm, which is a realistic setting with just a touch of magic; and endless surprising details, like the trio of lovely cute singing mice who introduce scenes in the film, but are otherwise relinquished to the small corners of the screen, and will delight the more sharp-eyed viewers on the lookout for them throughout the film.

The wonderful heart-warming film ‘BABE,’ and directed by Chris Noonan, who also wrote the screenplay with George Miller, and takes a simple childlike eye view of the world that is photographed to look like a storybook come to life. Without bearing down too heavily, the film suggests a sort of Darwinian order of things, and Babe's experiences, roughly parallel of a child's awakenings to the realities of the world. With his snowy coat, wiggling pink snout and floppy ears, ‘BABE’ the film is a real charmer.

Blu-ray Video Quality – Universal Home Video presents this lovely film in a glorious 1080p encoded images that is rife with robust colours and fine details that leap from the screen. Blacks are velvety deep and solid. Film grain translates realistically. Greens are especially resplendent in this transfer. Fine detail is often extremely good. Some of the opening shots of the piglets reveal a whole new level of fine hair on their smooth little bodies, and the initial close-up of Arthur Hoggett meeting Babe also brims with abundant detail, especially the fine is natural looking and intact, All in all this is a very nice looking Blu-ray and a considerable upgrade from the inferior DVD release.

Blu-ray Audio Quality – Universal Home Video presents this glorious Blu-ray disc with a brilliant 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio experience, and even more impressive is the Nigel Westlake's sumptuous underscoring taking centre stage. The audio soundtrack gives a nice summer feel to its ambience, on its own relatively quieter terms. From the first haunting squeals of the "modern farming" pigs to the more sylvan ambient environmental noises of the Arthur Hoggett Farm. The ‘BABE’ soundtrack is alive with various noises which are nicely posited around the sound field of your speakers. Voice work is really excellent throughout the film and is delivered with sterling fidelity. The sweet underscore, including James Cromwell's now iconic singing is also presented with excellent fidelity and enjoyable sonic experience.

MUSIC TRACK LISTING:

Symphony No.3, Opus 78
Composed by Camille Saint-Saëns

Pizzicati from "Sylvia"
Composed by Léo Delibes

Lyric Piece No.28 Spring Dance [Norwegian Dance]
Composed by Edvard Grieg

Blue Moon
Composed by Richard Rodgers
Lyrics by Lorenz Hart

Toreador Aria Song from "Carmen"
Composed by Georges Bizet

If I Had Words
Adapted from "Symphony No. 3" by Camille Saint-Saëns
Composed by Jonathan Hodge

Cantique De Jean Racine
Composed by Gabriel Fauré
Performed by Celeste Lazarenko and Mariel Pazin
With Louise Johnson (Harp) and Simon Kenway (Conductor)

Jingle Bells
Composed by James Pierpont

Blu-ray Special Features and Extras:

Special Feature: The Making of ‘BABE’ [1995] [480i] [1.37:1] [3:56] Despite this very short brief feature, here we have a very interesting look at the Early Tests of making the pig talk with the computer modelling necessary to achieve the mouth movements and facial expressions for the animals. Rhythm and Hues Studios was an American visual effects and animation company that received the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects in 1995 for ‘BABE,’ and in 2008 for ‘The Golden Compass,’ and in 2013 for ‘Life of Pi.’ It has also received four Scientific and Technical Academy Awards and is the CGI animation company that augmented real and animatronic animals to make them speak. Several shots of Babe, the sheep dogs and the sheep speaking are shown in their original state, and then we see all the farm animals turned into a computer generated image. Sadly in 2013 they went out of business.

Special Feature: George Miller on ‘BABE’ [2003] [480i] [1.37:1] [6:12] Here we are introduced to George Miller, who was the Producer of the film ‘BABE,’ plus Bill Miller and Doug Mitchell, as well as George Miller and also writing partner Chris Noonan. This feature has George Miller talking about his pet project and makes for a nice companion piece to the audio commentary and throughout this feature we get headings explaining his thought about the film in general and we get a nice lot of clips from the film, with the equally wonderful film composed music. George Miller actually covers a lot more ground than you might think. We get a heading “Where Does Babe Come From?” George Miller starts by recounting on how he first encountered Dick King-Smith’s novel, from the description he heard while flying over to London in 1986. I believe this would be during the time he was finishing the film ‘The Witches of Eastwick,’ and George Miller says that he heard a female BBC announcer who could not stop giggling while trying to describe the novel “Babe” as the best family reading of that prior year. After George Miller reading the book in his hotel room, he immediately determined to make the film and decided to delay the process until after ‘Jurassic Park’ proved that CGI had advanced far enough to make the talking animals possible in a manner that wouldn’t look like Muppets even though Jim Henson’s group did create the animatronic characters for their film. George Miller also relates some other very funny tales, including an argument he had with Tom Pollock, then the Vice-Chair of Universal Pictures about how his unprejudiced film was making a villain out of the only cat in the story. So, George Miller had them add a note into the narration that there are bad apples everywhere, and this specific cat just happens to be a bad apple. George Miller talks about the actors in the film, and especially James Cromwell having to work with the little pig and not having to say a lot of dialogue. George talks about the “Babes Voice” and whether to use a child or an adult’s voice and happen to come across Christine Cavanaugh (pigs voice), who he felt was ideal. With the heading “All Cats Are Not Bad” and talks about he used to be when he was a child would split people up into two groups who were either dog lovers or cat lovers, whereas George was definitely a dog lover. With the heading “Pigs Are definitely Smart” and since directing ‘BABE’ is totally abhorrent at the thought of eating any part of the pig, as he thinks they are totally adorable, and are just as intelligent as dogs. With the heading “A Good Heart” George talks about the outline of the story and the ability of courage, especially with Babe the pig itself, who he felt had such a good heart. So all in all this was a very nice little feature. One element notably missing from this interview is any discussion of the work with Chris Noonan.

Feature Audio Commentary with Screenwriter/Producer George Miller: Here George Miller introduces himself and mentions that when you see the credits, he informs us that he was one of the producers and screenwriter with this film, and when you see “A Kennedy Miller Film,” George mentions that it was a company he founded with another partner years ago. George felt with the film ‘BABE’ that he wanted it to feel like “story book” scenario and when you see all the artefacts on the wall you see as the camera pans past them, George felt it gave a real feel to what the film was all about, as well as making the film like a fable. George talks extensively about the composer Nigel Westlake, who he found to be a very talented person and felt he was so totally ideal for his film, as a previous composer let George down. When you see inside the horrible pig rearing farm that is permanently in the dark and where you see the mother sows cruelly carted off to be slaughtered and Babe crying for his mother, George says that the problem of the shooting over a thirteen week period, young pigs grow up very fast and that caused lots of problems with continuity, so of course they had a rotation of young pigs on hand, so you think they are the same original young pigs. When Farmer Hoggett [James Cromwell] first meets Babe at the Fayre, George felt that from then on a bond was made between farmer and pig, with an eventual common destiny together, where they change the world, and of course it is a classic hero story, especially towards Babe. When you see all the different headings that appear at certain points in the film, well this came about after the film was shot and Margaret Sixel, the South African-born film editor, who of course had to view the film while editing it, felt it was too episodic in style, and so “Chapter Headings” were suggested to be inserted into the final print and George felt this helped to make the film more appealing and to help with each storyline chapters in the film, it also helped when they did a film preview with young children, because when it was shown the age group could not read at the time and so the parents had to inform their children what the words said, and so that is how the three small mice were introduced so they could speak the words of the “Chapter Headings.” When you get to seeing the sheep dog puppies being sold, you actually get to see the animal trainer Karl Lewis Miller (1941 – 2008) who was the animal trainer for the film ‘BABE,’ who was a very successful and renowned animal trainer, and had trained thousands of animals were trained by him for their roles in feature films or TV shows, and especially with the famous Doberman scenes in 'REMO WILLIAMS’ [1985] who were brilliantly choreographed and to make it really something special, as he got 3 Doberman Pinchers to work in close consultation together and this was because he did outstanding professional work as an action animal trainer at its best, who is now very sadly missed. George points out as we get to the scene where Babe has to do the sheep dog trials, all the strands of the fable story are coming together and especially when it comes to grumpy sheep dog Rex who now really wants to help Babe, and most importantly the sheep dog trials is now having the rules turned upside down. When we get to near the very end of the film, George talks about where James Cornwall is supposedly talking to Babe, but instead is talking at the lens of the camera, and George tells us that instead he is talking like as though he was actually talking to his Father, and George felt that was a very moving experience and when you hear the narrator Roscoe Lee Browne speaks the final words, these are the actual passage at the end of the novel “Babe” by Dick King-Smith. So all in all this is really fascinating and interesting audio commentary by George Miller, and especially going into the nuts and bolts of blending the animatronics, robots and CGI elements with the live animals, as well as the occasional human wrangling. So a definite audio commentary to listen to, as you learn so much on the process of how the film ‘BABE’ came about and especially all the trials and tribulations, which again is a totally fascinating listen, as you really get the feel that George Miller really loved and enjoyed the process of making this heart-warming film and bringing it to the screen for everyone to see and enjoy.

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Finally, ‘BABE’ [1995] is not merely a treat for the eyes. The film's blending of real animals and computer-animated puppetry is seamless to the point that one hardly notices it is computer generated. And the actor’s voices with the farm animals and domestic pets give then distinctive personalities are well chosen and imaginative. Particularly evocative are Hugo Weaving as Rex, a proud, short-tempered sheepdog with a hearing disability; Evelyn Krape as Old Ewe, the fussy but good-hearted Grande dame of the farm's flock of sheep, and Danny Mann as Ferdinand, a cheeky duck who dreams of being a rooster. ‘BABE’ is one fantastic Blu-ray that collectors will definitely want to own especially for its impressive image quality. ‘BABE’ on this Blu-ray disc is not just for the young but the young at heart. All in all, this is a really wonderful and fantastic film, that really gladdens the heart, but will also bring an emotional of joy to you, but be prepared to get the Kleenex tissues out, as you will definitely will shed a few tears of joyous happiness. This is a definite one to add to your Blu-ray Collection. Highly Recommended!

Andrew C. Miller – Your Ultimate No.1 Film Aficionado
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Elleppi

A film that is far more experimental and realistic than it seems, from the same director of Mad Max!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 17, 2015

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Strangely enough, this film is by the same director who filmed the first two Mad Max and recently brought us its amazing remake (maybe the true masterpiece of 2015).
So what has this little sweet film got to do with him?
Probably the fact that he's always been a tough guy with a big heart and passions, and a maverick director who always wants to try new ways (Babe is technically very advanced and creates a fairy world where real animals seem to really act with real actors). But Babe is also a realistic and not reassuring film about what hides behind the farm life, the way man provides food and the overall relationship between mankind and animal kingdom. It looks like a Disney movie, but its content is closer to a Tim Burton dark story. Miller was so good in finding the right balance between good feelings and realism, and if people, and kids, received a deeper and truer look at what always stay unspoken and undisclosed about the violent way we relate to animal to feed ourselves, it is also to be credited to this entertaining, well-crafted and even educational film. Neither just shocking on one hand nor totally sweetened to make it more commercial.

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A Pig With The Strong Sense Of Being A Dog.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 2, 2018

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This is a very good film. The aminatronics are first class. It is cleverly made and put together. I collect classic film's and this one is simply one of the funniest you can ever watch. The scene where the little pig attempts to round up the sheep in the dog trial is lovely to watch. Everyone else thinks the farmer is mad and cannot believe the pig will do it, or can he ?. Causing the spectators to all erupt into hysterics. I will not tell you what happens. But to say that yes buy this film. It is well worth watching. I would say Brilliant in every way. PC. 02. 08. 2018.

Stephy Byng

The hierarchy of domestic animals over farm livestock is overturned brilliantly and wonderfully tactfully

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 19, 2018

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All animal lovers will appreciate this, especially vegetarians. The hierarchy of domestic animals over farm livestock is overturned brilliantly and wonderfully tactfully. The human cast is also 100% spot on. The best farmers are also the keenest observers and this is examined in a number of subtle ways. Prejudices are diplomatically dispensed with. The music is perfect too.

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Babe (the sheep -pig). DVD

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 24, 2020

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One of the most heart-warming films. Pig works as a sheepdog. Minor threat and some sad scenes, but
overall very uplifting. And a great dance by the Farmer.

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