Mist - The Tale Of A Sheepdog Pup DVD

Advantages: A TALKING PIG THAT THINKS ITS A SHEEP DOG
Disadvantages: YOU WON'T FIND MANY TALKING PIGS

...A pig is saved from the food chain and Farmer Hoggett spots him and decides to keep him, calling him ‘Babe’. Babe is put with the female sheep dog Fly, who raises Babe as on of her own little sheepdog pups. Much to the amusement of Rex, the male sheepdog. Then one day, out on the farm, Babe sits and watches Fly and Rex round up the sheep, when they’d finished, Babe thought he’d try. Maa, the wise sheep, takes a liking to Babe and lets him on a secret that will boost his sheep-pig career to championship league. Bemused Farmer Hogget spots Babe’s talents and enters him in a sheepdog competition, much to the amusement of the town, but, Babe has difficulty in talking to the other sheep in the contest as they must come from another country. At the last minute, Fly manages to get the secret message to pig so... Read review

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Advantages: Good all round family entertainment .
Disadvantages: None

...BABE! A Barnyard tale . A story where the lead role is played by a piglet called Babe. When I saw this film in my local video shop, I was very curious, so I had to rent it. I was not sure that I would like a film, which is full of animals that can talk. I was astounded to see how wonderfully this worked. James Cromwell also stars in the film as Farmer Hogget (Babes Owner) All the animals have their own personalities, which make them more human. A few of the other animals that accompany Babe as strong characters are as follows. There are two working sheepdogs (collies). Rex the male is very masterful, abrupt, proud and loud but soon the hard dog façade fades. Fly the female is motherly, caring and gentile. There is a very cunning and sly cat, a duck that must have been raised by Calamity Jane, as he is so clumsy and finally a trio... Read review

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Advantages: Fantastic ending
Disadvantages: Not very scary and character's who lack depth.

...Arrowhead Project." Various creatures are seen and suspected to be at large within the thick mist keeping the occupance of the supermarket scared and confused and killing those who venture out. The main character of the tale is David Drayton (Thomas Jane), trapped along with his 5 year old son Billy (Nathan Gamble.) David tries to maintain some sense of rational thinking among the trapped occupance of the shop and tries to formulate a plan which will save them all and ultimately allow him to get back to his wife Stephanie (played by the little known Kelly Collins Lintz.) As more attacks from the outside 'monsters' continue, confusion and paranoia sets in among the survivors and the horror film evolves into a more 'Lord of the Fly's' claustrophobic style film. Thrown into the mix is the deeply religious Mrs. Carmody (Marcia Gay Harden) who... Read review

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