Review By JENNIFER KALI One weekend, my family enjoyed a movie marathon of “Dr. Dolittle” and “Dr. Dolittle 2.” The first movie tells the story of a doctor (Eddie Murphy) who suddenly realizes he can talk to animals. He spends most of the movie coming to terms with his new reality. in the second movie, […]
Entries Tagged as '1990s Movies'
Dr. Dolittle (1998) and Dr. Dolittle 2 (2001)
April 16th, 2018 · No Comments · Movies
Tags: 1990s Movies·Eddie Murphy·Family Movies·Jennifer Kali·Older Elementary
Babe: Pig in the City (1998)
February 16th, 2012 · 3 Comments · Movies
Review By JESSICA ALMY Surprisingly dark for a family film, “Babe: Pig in the City” didn’t please all the fans of the first “Babe” movie who had so eagerly awaited the sequel. Still, animal rights advocates will find much to like in the urban exploits of the titular pig. While the theme of pigs-as-food continues […]
Tags: 1990s Movies·Cats·Discrimination·Dogs·Early Elementary·Family Movies·Homeless Animals·Pigs·Vivisection
Toy Story (1995)
December 12th, 2010 · No Comments · Movies
Review By JESSICA ALMY There’s not much to say about “Toy Story” from a vegetarian perspective. Chances are most kids will enjoy the simple but fun plot line, and there’s certainly very little that would offend anyone, much less vegetarians or vegans. That said, watching this 1990s Pixar/ Disney flick with my daughter recently, two […]
Tags: 1990s Movies·Chained Dogs·Companion Animals·Disney·Dogs·Early Elementary·Junk Food·Pixar·Preschoolers
Babe (1995)
August 16th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Movies
Review By JESSICA ALMY I’d seen “Babe” years ago, at a time when I was neither a child nor a parent, so it was fun to revisit the movie with my 4-year-old daughter. What I’d forgotten, or perhaps hadn’t noticed, about the 1995 live-action flick when I’d seen it the first time was that it […]
Tags: 1990s Movies·Animals as Food·Early Elementary·Family Movies·Farmed Animals·Farming·Live Action Movies·Older Elementary·Parents·Pigs·Preschoolers