This was the first film I ever saw at the cinema. The fact that it was released in 1995 surprised me because I was only 2 years old when I saw it. Yet I remember seeing it for the first time vividly. I remember what coat I was wearing and Mum telling me to "take it off or you won't feel the benefit." I remember there was one sad moment in the film which I cried at and that must have been when the dogs attacked the sheep and it dies. After watching it for a second time today on Netflix (I can be very modern at times!) I began to realise that my love and affection for animals and veggie views all stem from this film. I may have been only 2 but this film made me aware that some animals are on farms only to be eaten and throughout all my early life, I apparently said to my parents "What animal am I eating now?"
When I was 9 or 10 years old, I used to read a few books by Dick King-Smith, the writer of "The Sheep Pig" which this film was based on. And I have recently ordered some more books by the author to read again, including this one.
Despite the tragic sheep death scene I really enjoyed this film. While it is always a tragedy to know the eventual fate of farm animals, something which I can never turn a blind eye to, I genuinely found it a heartwarming and at times quite a funny film. I will look forward to jumping back through the pages of Dick King-Smith's work and I will definitely buy this film on DVD (perhaps not always so modern) because it is one I will happily watch many times. I can't recommend it enough.
Review by Mad MattyBlockedParentSpoilers2020-10-05T14:24:13Z
This was the first film I ever saw at the cinema. The fact that it was released in 1995 surprised me because I was only 2 years old when I saw it. Yet I remember seeing it for the first time vividly. I remember what coat I was wearing and Mum telling me to "take it off or you won't feel the benefit."
I remember there was one sad moment in the film which I cried at and that must have been when the dogs attacked the sheep and it dies. After watching it for a second time today on Netflix (I can be very modern at times!) I began to realise that my love and affection for animals and veggie views all stem from this film. I may have been only 2 but this film made me aware that some animals are on farms only to be eaten and throughout all my early life, I apparently said to my parents "What animal am I eating now?"
When I was 9 or 10 years old, I used to read a few books by Dick King-Smith, the writer of "The Sheep Pig" which this film was based on. And I have recently ordered some more books by the author to read again, including this one.
Despite the tragic sheep death scene I really enjoyed this film. While it is always a tragedy to know the eventual fate of farm animals, something which I can never turn a blind eye to, I genuinely found it a heartwarming and at times quite a funny film. I will look forward to jumping back through the pages of Dick King-Smith's work and I will definitely buy this film on DVD (perhaps not always so modern) because it is one I will happily watch many times. I can't recommend it enough.