Babe: The Complete Adventures

Description: Babe: The Complete Adventures - 2 Movie Pig Pack [DVD] Product Overview Format: DVD September 23, 2003 Babe The surprise hit of 1995, this splendidly entertaining family film was nominated for six Academy Awards, including best picture, director, and screenplay, and deservedly won the Oscar for its subtly ingenious visual effects. Babe is all about the title character, a heroic little pig who's been taken in by the friendly farmer Hoggett (Oscar nominee James Cromwell), who senses that he and the pig share "a common destiny." Babe, a popular mischief- maker the Australian farm, is adopted by the resident border collie and raised as a puppy, befriended by Ferdinand the duck (who thinks he's a rooster), and saves the day as a champion "sheep-pig." Filled with a supporting cast of talking barnyard animals and a chorus of singing mice (courtesy of computer enhancements and clever animatronics), this frequently hilarious, visually imaginative movie has already taken its place as a family classic with timeless appeal. --Jeff ShannonBabe: Pig in the City 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 Details Genre: Kids & Family, DVD Movie, Blu-ray Movie, Comedy, Action & Adventure Format: Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen, Dolby, Special Edition, NTSC Contributor: Mickey Rooney, Bill Capizzi, Russi Taylor, Adam Goldberg, Chris Noonan, James Cromwell, Myles Jeffrey, Magda Szubanski, Mark Lamprell, George Miller, Nathan Kress, Roscoe Lee Browne, Christine Cavanaugh, Eddie Barth, Mary Stein, Stanley Ralph Ross, Steven Wright, Miriam Flynn, Hugo Weaving, Danny Mann, James Cosmo, Bill Miller, Doug Mitchell, Judy Morris, E.G. Daily, Glenne Headly, Jay Friedkin, Miriam Margolyes, Marcus D'Arcy See more Language: English Runtime: 3 hours and 8 minutes Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 1.33:1, 1.85:1 Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ G (General Audience) Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.75 x 5.5 x 1.25 inches; 8.8 ounces Director ‏ : ‎ Chris Noonan, George Miller Media Format ‏ : ‎ Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen, Dolby, Special Edition, NTSC Run time ‏ : ‎ 3 hours and 8 minutes Release date ‏ : ‎ September 23, 2003 Actors ‏ : ‎ James Cromwell, Christine Cavanaugh, Magda Szubanski, Danny Mann, E.G. Daily Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ French, Spanish Quality Products Have peace of mind knowing that your order will arrive original factory sealed packaging. That means that you'll have the full force of the manufacturer's warranty to protect your purchase. Fast and Free Shipping You're already purchasing the item. Why pay additional for shipping, especially slow shipping? 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