The Legend of the Tamworth Two

TV Movie
2004
59m

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Based on a true story, the movie tells the story of two pigs, named Butch and Sundance, who staged a dramatic escape from an abattoir in January 1998 and remained at large for a week despite... Read allBased on a true story, the movie tells the story of two pigs, named Butch and Sundance, who staged a dramatic escape from an abattoir in January 1998 and remained at large for a week despite the best effort of the press and public to re-capture them.Based on a true story, the movie tells the story of two pigs, named Butch and Sundance, who staged a dramatic escape from an abattoir in January 1998 and remained at large for a week despite the best effort of the press and public to re-capture them.

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8sergius1970

Fun

This little treat makes a little go a long way. Beautiful shots of the downland landscape filmed in sepia colours. If you're an animal lover you'll love this, and the pesky porkers aren't the only eye candy.

wellthatswhatithinkanyway

Middling family drama

STAR RATING:*****Unmissable****Very Good***Okay**You Could Go Out For A Meal Instead*Avoid At All Costs

This tale recounts the true story of Butch and Sundance,the two pigs who escaped from an abottoir in the January of 1998.A massive hunt ensues for them in which the notorious pig hunter Wolf (Kevin Whateley) is called in to help.However,news of their escape became common knowledge and a massive public campaign was launched,headed by the British tabloid The Daily Mail,to 'free the Tamworth Two.'

Although it's primarily inspired by a true story,the tone of the story borrows rather heavily from Babe,the Hollywood blockbuster which originally featured the concept of the talking pig.Obvious care has been put in to it,but the script somehow fails to come together properly,with some goofy,unbelievable characters not helping matters.It's probably a bit too short as well,making it all the more of an underwhelming affair.Aside from the images of the two cute little pigs,the film really just fails to be truly charming in any way,despite being an adaptation of an endearing real life story.**

4TheLittleSongbird

I really wanted to like this....

... but sorry, it didn't work. I loved the concept, and there are some truly talented actors here(Brian Blessed and Kevin Whately), but what didn't work was that the script was not great leaving the actors little to work with or do and the story didn't know whether it wanted to be comical or serious. Based on a true story, The Legend of the Tamworth Two does have its good things. One is that the animiatronics and scenery are good. The music was also pretty nice as well, the Tamworth Pigs were cute and Brian Blessed and Emma Pierson are fine in their roles. The story though is bland, not only is it unevenly paced but it is very unfocused at times. The script is also a major problem, it could have been witty and sharp for both kids and adults but the humour wasn't funny and the drama was slushy. And as for the references to other films, I had no problem with the Jaws reference but the Fight Club one should've been completely scrapped. The direction is rather plodding too, some scenes at the beginning are quite poorly directed. While the pigs were cute, the accents were awful, and Darren Boyd manages to as bland as the story. My biggest disappointment though was Kevin Whately; I like Whately, he is great in Inspector Morse, Lewis and Peak Practice, and I enjoyed his turn in the Joan Hickson adaptation of A Murder is Announced but as the Wolf, he does overact to the point of embarrassment, though I will say I don't think the script helped him that much. At 60 minutes, The Legend of the Tamworth Two is pretty tame, but for those in the want of a charming piece of escapism(like Babe for instance), it is pretty bland as well. 4/10 Bethany Cox

2billinge

Babe, but without any sense of style

There's not much to say about this effort, other than it may well appeal to very young children or people with a very, very soft spot for pigs.

The problem with the Legend of the Tamworth Two is that it does not clearly separate fact from fiction. A simple documentary presented in an appropriate fashion would have been a far more entertaining way of telling the story. That said, the parody of Quint from Jaws was engaging, briefly.

If you are a big Babe fan, this may be your cup of tea. If you're not, it won't be.

'Nuff said.

10gmasters-75965

WOOOOOOOO I OINK THIS FILM

YASS QUEEN I WATCHED THIS WITH MY WOW. WHAT WOULD YOU do IF WHEN YOU OKAY SAID YES WOULD GO!!!!!!111 OINK xxxx. I owe my life to Tamworth pigs I worship and praise Tamworth pigs this movie really inspired me to Tamworth pig. I watch this while I harvest my crops this move inspired me to go Greenwich and get a crop. Did you know Tamworth pigs are the largest pig I the world they have the loudest oink and they eat so many crops and the cow up to 6 meters high and they are 500 stone and they com e in all colours such as green and blue sometimes. Did you know you need a lorry to transport Tamworth pigs due to their immense weight.

Thank you so much. This means the world to me.

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Six out of the eight pigs featured in this film were female, because it was thought that the sight of male pigs' genitals was not suitable for family viewing. The male pigs were only shot from the front.