We turned this movie off about 15 minutes in. There were just too many tense scary moments for my 5 year old including threatening DEA officers drug searching an old lady (try to explain that one), Babe getting kidnapped by a man and some monkeys, and a scene with a stage catching on fire.
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Babe: Pig in the City
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Not age appropriate for kids under 4, age appropriate for kids over 8; suggested age 8. -
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Common Sense says
Darker than the original, not for young kids.
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 8 and Up
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What Parents Need to Know
About Babe: Pig in the City
Parents need to know that this is a much darker and more unsettling movie than the first, not suitable for most small children.
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- I rate this title off for age 5 and give it
- I rate this title iffy for age 4 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- My highlights are:
- Good role models
A bit violent-but it was a great movie
Babe was so cute! This movie had a great story and Babe was a pretty good role model. There's some violence-I pretty much forgot what it was, but I liked this movie. It was cute and funny. I recommend it for families who like animal movies.
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
We love it
My family likes this movie
- I rate this title off for age 10 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
Shows a drowning dog...seriously, need I say more?
From the opening scene it is horribly dark and dismal. Trust me, it only gets worse. I actually turned it off during the scene where a dog is hanging from a bridge by its feet, head first in the water, fighting and twitching in the throws of a drowning death. Yeah, that's a real scene from the movie. If your kids like animals AT ALL...do NOT rent this one.
- I rate this title on for age 8 and give it
A Not-so-good Sequel...
BABE captured our hearts and imagination with a clever storyline and an adorable hog in the title role. Filmakers tried to recreate the magic in this 1998 sequel. They might have tried hard, but not hard enough. The film is rated G (Commonsense made a slight error there), and rightly deserves the rating, but what we get is a sequel darker than the original where Babe goes to a strange city filled with thugs and creepy cops and scientists, and where horrible things happen to good, undeserving animals. There is no violence, just some tense "mad dog" chase scenes and some slapstick falls. Sex is very minor. Airplane officers mistakingly think that Mrs. Hogget is carrying drugs, so they must "search" her (a woman agent saying "step into the cubicle and remove your clothes" is all the graphic it gets.) No language or drugs. The quality is down as well. The original was a classic that earned an easy five out of five stars. This one might get two, for Magda Szubanski's performance as Mrs. Hogget. It's suitable for kids, but it's not a good movie. Stick to the first one.
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