| Babe: Pig in the City Review |
| by jbarlow AT earthling DOT net |
| STARRING: Magda Szubanski, James Cromwell, Mickey Rooney
DIRECTOR: George Miller
WRITERS: George Miller and Judy Morris
RATED: G
RELEASED: 1998 more |
| Babe: Pig in the City Review |
| by James Brundage |
| The problem with sequels is that they try too much to be like the original.
Sure, there are a few exceptions. I can't think of any right off the top of
my head, but rule #665 in The Critic's Bible: there are exceptions to every
rule. Babe, by all...more |
| Babe: Pig in the City Review |
| by James Sanford |
| It's not unusual for a sequel to be slightly weirder and more challenging
than the film that inspired it, and sometimes that can be a good thing: Look
at "Star Wars" and "The Empire Strikes Back," for example. But "Babe: Pig In
The City," an utterly...more |
| Babe: Pig in the City Review |
| by Jason Wallis |
| Starring Elizabeth Daily, Magda Szubanski, James Cromwell, Mary Stein,
Danny Mann, Glenne Headly, Steven
Wright, James Cosmo, Adam Goldberg and Mickey Rooney
Directed by George Miller
Rated G, but contains some scary situations
Theatrical aspect...more |
| Babe: Pig in the City Review |
| by Matt Williams |
| I have to admit, I wasn't the biggest fan of the original movie, Babe.
The premise was cute, and the speaking-animal effects were well done,
but I still maintain that the original film was well over-praised.
Which brings us to Babe: Pig in the City, a...more |
| Babe: Pig in the City Review |
| by Dustin Putman |
| Directed by George Miller.
Cast: Magda Szubanski, Mary Stein, James Cromwell, Mickey Rooney.
Voices: E.G. Daily, Glenne Headley, Danny Mann, Miriam Flynn.
1998 - 97 minutes.
Rated G (a PG would have been more appropriate, with an emphasis on
destruction...more |
| Babe: Pig in the City Review |
| by Michael Dequina |
| I can understand Universal's desire to make a sequel to its 1995 surprise
box office and Oscar sensation. I can understand director George Miller's
(who served as producer on the original) desire to have the titular perky
porker to grow up a bit. But...more |
| Babe: Pig in the City Review |
| by Mark R Leeper |
| Capsule: The second BABE film is more creative
than the first, but it is also darker in tone. We
are back in the world where animals talk to each
other, but never to humans. Babe is taken to the...more |
| Babe: Pig in the City Review |
| by Walter Frith |
| Who was the most annoying character in 1995's 'Babe'? Farmer Arthur
Hoggett's wife, of course, as portrayed by Magda Szubanski. Just our
luck that she is the main human character in this sequel to the Oscar
nominated film and this movie is protracted,...more |
| Babe: Pig in the City Review |
| by Kleszczewski, Nicholas |
| The original _Babe_ was my favorite movie of 1995, a sleeper hit that
transcended its target audience. Being a surprise commercial and
critical success, it had no marketing tie-ins, which limited its final
take. Thus, Babe 2 arrives, with a budget...more |
| Babe: Pig in the City Review |
| by Steve Rhodes |
| "You're just a little pig in a big city," Ferdinand, the duck, tells his
old friend Babe. "What could you possibly do?" A lot, actually since
Babe is not exactly your average porker. Babe is a sheeppig who's been
sent to save the farm in BABE: PIG IN THE...more |
| Babe: Pig in the City Review |
| by Luke Buckmaster |
| Cast: Magda Szubanski, James Cromwell, Mary Stein, Mickey Rooney, and
the voices of E.G. Daily, Gleanne Headly, Steven Wright, James Cosmo,
Stanley Ralph Ross, Danny Mann, Roscoe Lee Browne
Director: George Miller
Screenplay: George Miller, Mark...more |
| Babe: Pig in the City Review |
| by Mark O'Hara |
| A Pig in the City picks up where Babe left off, with Arthur Hoggett
(James Cromwell) quietly accepting a trophy for his champion sheepdog,
er, pig. He hugs his wife, turns down myriad offers for public
appearances, and falls down a well, sustaining...more |
| Babe: Pig in the City Review |
| by Harvey S. Karten |
| Reviewed by Harvey Karten, Ph.D.
Universal Pictures
Director: George Miller
Writer: George Miller, Judy Morris, Mark Lamprell
Cast: James Cromwell, Magda Szubanski, Mickey Rooney,
Mary Stein, Roscoe Lee Browne, E.G. Daily, Danny Mann,
Glenne...more |
| Babe: Pig in the City Review |
| by Jeffrey Huston |
| Directed by George Miller. Produced by George Miller, Doug Mitchell and Bill
Miller. Screenplay by Judy Morris, Mark Lamprell and George Miller.
Distributed by Universal Pictures. Running time: 96 minutes. Release date:
November 25, 1998. more |
| Babe: Pig in the City Review |
| by Boyd Petrie |
| Starring: Magda Szubanski, Mary Stein, Mickey Rooney, and James
Cromwell. Featuring the voices of Elizabeth Daily (Babe), Glenne
Headly (Zootie), Danny Mann (Ferdinand), Steven Wright (Bob), and many
others. more |
