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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9780783232294
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 0783232292
Label: Universal Pictures
Manufacturer: Universal Pictures
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Universal Pictures
Region Code: 1
Release Date: May 04, 1999
Running Time: 97 minutes
Sales Rank: 19405
Studio: Universal Pictures
Theatrical Release Date: November 25, 1998
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Amazon.com:
Deservedly acclaimed as one of 1998's best films, this sequel to the beloved 1995 live-action fantasy proved a commercial catastrophe and a source of dismay to parents expecting another bucolic, sweet-natured fable. Every bit as sly and visually stunning as its predecessor, Babe: Pig in the City is otherwise a jolting ride beyond the Hoggetts' farm into a no less vivid but far darker world--the allegorical city of the title, which for the diminutive 'sheep pig' proves truly nightmarish. Australian filmmaker George Miller (Mad Max, The Road Warrior), who produced and cowrote the first film, this time takes the director's reins, and he ratchets up the pace and the peril as effectively as he did on his influential trilogy of apocalyptic, outback sci-fi thrillers.
From the opening scene, Babe: Pig in the City means to disrupt the reassuring calm achieved by the conclusion of the previous film. Babe's prior triumph proves short-lived, and within moments Miller has us literally peering into the depths as he sets up a horrific well accident that nearly kills the taciturn but good-hearted Farmer Hoggett (James Cromwell), Babe's beloved 'Boss.' Journeying with the equally pink, even plumper Mrs. Hoggett (Magda Szubanski), the young pig finds himself in a city where animals are outcasts, staying in the lone hotel that allows pets. When Mrs. Hoggett is detained, Babe must contend with the suspicions and rivalries of the hotel's other four-legged guests. The film's G status doesn't fully telegraph the shock Miller induces: bad things happen to good animals, and Babe's new acquaintances are a far cry from his colleagues on the farm. In particular, he must contend with a cynical family of chimps given wonderful, dead-pan voice characterizations by Steven Wright and Glenne Headly.
Miller's use of effects to transform his animals into 'actors' is even more seamlessly integrated than in Babe. The sequel's production design is crucial to the creation of a complete, absorbing world, and purely visual ideas--such as a deluge of blue balloons during the climactic ballroom battle--achieve a splendor and originality that a room full of computer-graphics desktops couldn't muster. Ultimately, though, the film does more than amaze: as Babe's compassion and courage transform those around him, we're moved in ways that purveyors of by-the-numbers family fare can only dream of. --Sam Sutherland
Average Rating: 
Rating:  -
We bought this movie with "Babe," (which we liked) and trusted the "G" rating. To me a "G" rating means even the little ones can watch safely. NOT SO with this film. It should be "PG" at best. Our daughter won't have access to this one again until she is much older.
It was irresponsible of the Motion Picture Association of America to give a "G" rating to this violence-filled film (including hanging, drowning and guns! And that is just what we tolerated until we finally said "Enough" ... Read More
Rating: -
I hated this film! It was so corny and weird. I have never seen a video like it! The music was awful and it gave you a bad feeling to watch it! Babe's voice is terrible. I hate the scene where the dog is drowning and my whole family hates this video. Don't ever buy it! You are wasting good money! I wish I could give it no stars to!
Rating:  -
Few sequels live up to the original, and I consider that the case here. Picking up where the first movie left of, the action quickly moves as Farmer Hoggett falls into a well and hurts himself, the wife fails at farming, so she and Babe go to the city to find help. Horror is what they find, and Babe has to rise to the occasion to save the day. The themes and moods of this movie are much different than the first one. Whereas the original Babe was very lighthearted, with occasional scenes of suspense ... Read More
Rating:  -
Yes, this movie is surreal, quirky, intense in parts and not for very small children. Yes, it is also hilarious, moving and teaches that right really can triumph over wrong in the end. After a series of misfortunes Babe finds himself alone in the big, cruel world - an unnamed fantasy city which has the combined attributes of many real life big cities. Here, Babe meets many well developed, memorable human and animal characters. Some of these characters are good, some are bad and most are somewhere in ... Read More
Rating: -
What a horrific movie to gear towards children. It is extremely violent and just plain creepy! The scene where the dog is hanging from a chain and drowning in water was so WRONG. I wish I could put 0 stars for this one. Do not waste your money on this one.
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