Babe (1995) - Movie Review

Babe is a story about a talking pig.

I haven't seen Babe in a while, but since I just saw its brilliant sequel, Babe: Pig in the City, I decided I better do the original first. I can't remember a great deal of individual scenes (except for the climax) but I know that when I saw it, I loved it. My little brother loved it. My parents loved it.

The movie takes place on a small farm owned by Farmer Hoggett (James Cromwell) and stars a variety of animals, from dogs to geese to mice, and, of course, Babe, the talking pig. All the animals talk, computerized to look as real as a human (the graphics beat out Apollo 13 for Best Visual Effects in 1995). The voices are well done and Cromwell and Magda Szubanski (Hoggett's wife) do a great job as the main humans.

The movie is really fun and great to watch with the family. There's comedy and some drama, and nothing that really will offend anyone.

Review by Erik Samdahl unless otherwise indicated.