since I was thirteen
The movie Babe—possibly the first and only mainstream movie to show shepherds and sheepdogs working together on a farm,—I first saw when I was thirteen years old. A junior high student, who knew something about that life felt correct. I have carried a copy of this movie with me for over fifteen years. It just keeps getting better and better.Watch my favorite clip of Rex here
posted by Jenna at 9:57 PM
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The best words ever spoken in a movie? Well, some of the best... "That'll do."
LOVED that movie, soooo great! The second one, pig in the city was a bit whacked for me though! But that farmers wife rocked it........as did babe :) good taste Jenna!
Oh I LOVE Babe. I also thought something about that life just seemed right. Some how I thought it would be fields of horses but now it is a farm in the suburbs. Either way it is wonderful!
I still own that movie on VHS. lol.
Years ago I bought the VHS version of Babe. Mon and I watched it at Easter and really enjoyed it. Her husband jokingly declined to watch a movie about "family" He had heart surgery where his damaged valve was replaced with a heart valve from a pig!
i know what you mean! it's such a sweet, idyllic movie. i love the mice :) and the narration. if ever a movie could make someone want a more pastoral life, it's babe.
Loved the movie so much we named the farm after it! It still shocks me when we have to explain the name to people who've never seen the movie.
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Have you seen the movie Mist: A Tale of a Sheepdog? My Mom bought it for my son, and it is one of the only movies that holds his attention for the entire movie. I just looked it up, and they have made two more Mist movies as well.
I too have Babe on VHS! The kids just watched it last week during spring break. I'd love to live on the Hogett's farm! Time to get it on DVD I think!
I'm finding I keep getting farm themed books for my daughters from the library too. We just started Charlotte's Web, her first chapter book, and I love that she regularly asks when we are getting our own farm. Soon...very soon!
Bah ram ewe indeed. :)
I always liked how Rex tried to save the sheep during the flood.
Great movie. A couple days ago I caught my 28 year old husband and one of his very male married friends texting back and forth the lyrics of "If I had words to make a day for you..."
my friend kevin used to sing it and leave it on my answering machine!
Jenna, do you have a copy of the Babe cookbook? If not, I'd be happy to send you my copy. If you'd like to have it, shoot me your address (mirbrewer AT gmail) and I'd gladly drop it in the mail.
My sister LOVED that movie growing up and I'm looking for another copy for my boys as they love it too, but they don't love DVD discs as they tend to destroy them. Have you seen the second one? Not as good, but still some funny moments. The duck calls the farmer's wife a "known serial killer." LOL
We used to read the books by Dick King-Smith (on which Babe is based) aloud in our homeschool. When the kids asked why I never knew which grade they were in, I would use his explanations about each of us doing what we do best to the best of our ability regardless of the constraints society would like to place on us. This helped the kids understand their uniqueness and helped me remember one of the big "whys" of our homeschool.
The Old Time Banjo Project
http://dailyfrail.com/2011/03/22/the-old-time-banjo-project/
I have had this movie forever too. It is in VHS form and the VCR dosn't work anymore. I think it is time for a new copy :)
No matter how many times I see it that movie always makes me cry...but in a good way.
I love that movie! I cry every time I watch it. "That'll do," has become part of my classroom lexicon.
My kiddies LOVE that one! I cry when the puppies have to go to new homes every time. They are sooo cute and fluffy.
I love that movie. It stays with you.
Steve
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