Movie Reviews by a Guy Who Can't Stand Movies - "Babe"

If you listen to the show regularly you may know that I DON’T LIKE MOVIES! I know, it’s weird.

But I just can’t sit still for 2 hours. Usually it’s a chore just to get through a film and more often than not I end up taking a nap. On those few occasions when my wife actually drags me to the theatre, the highlight tends to be the bag of popcorn.

And wandering the lobby searching for someone to play air hockey with. Which is what makes this brand new blog experiment all the more unique.

Ladies and gentleman I present to you…

“Movie Reviews by a Guy Who Can’t Stand Movies”.

And what better way to start than by working my way though some of the greatest movies of all time (supposedly).

Yes, EVERY movie I review here has either won the Academy Award for Best Picture (or it was at least nominated, and we all know it’s an honour just to be nominated.)

BABE (1995) … Best Picture nominee (lost to Braveheart)
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A pig that can talk.  In fact, various farm animals that talk.  It’s a sure winner right?  Uhhhh, not so much.

I know people love this movie but I just didn’t get it.  Sure, the effects were cool and the animals cute but I was bored barely 10 minutes in.  And don’t tell me it’s because it’s a “kids movie”.  I’ve been forced to watch many family favourites so I’m okay with that.  This one just didn’t get me.  Even my 4 year old turned to me half an hour in and asked “Is there anything else on?”

Maybe I’ve been scared off animal movies.  After all, I still remember the shock and horror I felt after my parents made me watch Old Yeller.  Maybe that ruined me and I just can’t do “animal flicks”.  Regardless, in my opinion Babe was “Blah”.

Bonus points for the scene where a goose watches the human family sit down to Thanksgiving dinner which was a cooked goose!  The awkwardness!!!

Sleep test … oh yeah.  Drifted off barely halfway thru.  YAWN!

I’ll give it 1/ 5 buckets of popcorn.