Truly disgusting type of entertainment that inspires vegetarianism! It also has a scene too much to be in a children’s film that reflects on domestic violence (between two dogs). The producers who made this sort of junk were obviously nuts in the head to put such a scene like this into such family oriented film. Please do not watch after seeing this review. You do not especially want to get inspired by such propaganda about using certain animals as food.

**Absolutely wonderful, and suitable for the whole family.** Usually, people look at this movie as just another movie for kids. This is not my opinion. It is true that it is a fantasy film, with animals that talk and have human postures and behavior. However, it was built and developed in a way that turns out to be very pleasing to adults as well. Perfect to be seen with the whole family, it is a regular presence on television, especially during Christmas. The script couldn't be more delicious: Babe is a baby piglet who, on his lucky day, was taken from the slaughterhouse where he would inevitably die (as happened to his parents and siblings). The little pig ends up in the hands of the owner of a sheep farm, who thought of fattening him up with the intention of killing him. However, and through a series of funny adventures, the little pig turns out to reveal a special talent for helping to herd the sheep, which will put the natural position of the animals and the reputation of the sheepdogs in the spotlight. Through this story, the film approaches, with humor and feeling, serious questions such as the meaning of life, death, the place of each one in the world, evil, reward and punishment. Making this film as an animation, traditional or computerized, would have been easy. However, the production made the film with real animals and used technology to perfect the material and…

Who doesn’t like a bit of Camille Saint-Saëns and his rousing third symphony to get a movie going? It’s the ideal start to this entertaining story that reminded me a little of the “Charlotte’s Web” tale of farmyard antics. It’s the runt of the litter who is destined for the farmer’s table - via a raffle - but “Hoggett” (James Cromwell) senses that “Pig” might be more useful out of the oven than in it! That might be because this young critter is an inherent friend-maker. He chats with the geese, the cattle, the horses and even “Ma” - the cranky ewe-in-chief. Indeed it’s that very skill that alerts the farmer to some rustlers and makes him realise that this could be the world’s first ever porcine flock-herder. With his wife (Magda Szubanski) soon to go on a Women’s Guild trip and the local sheepdog trials looming, perhaps it might be time to check in that rule book - even if your own (now rather jealous) dog “Rex” things you’ve gone barking mad. Now if you’re of a grumpy disposition, you will probably hate the rampant sentimentality on display here, but I’m not and I liked it. The fellow creatures that share his farm, yes - even the annoying mice, all work well together to extol the definite virtues of looking out for each other and for caring. With the bacon slicer never far away, there’s the merest hint of teatime menace now and again but in the main this is just a cheerfully c…

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