The Land Before Time

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Peter C the movie theater needs to fucking re-do everything. they have fucked up and need to fix their terrible problems!!! Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/07/24 Full Review Bobby One of my all-time favorites! I’m thrilled to have seen it in theaters. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/04/24 Full Review Ryan G Still fresh after all these years. It is worth seeing on the big screen it you can. Still waiting for a worthy sequel though in the midst of all the direct to video attempts Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/31/23 Full Review Grace it was amazing to watch the movie I grew up watching on the big screen! Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/03/23 Full Review Mark S Took my 9 year old grandson to it. He enjoyed it, which is all I can ask for. Besides, I thought it was cute as well. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/05/23 Full Review Jay W "The Land Before Time" is a 1988 film produced by Steven Spielberg and George Lucas and directed/animated by Don Bluth. It has a runtime of 69 minutes and it is one of my all-time favorite films. In all honesty, I can not be professional and objective with my review, I have been emotionally compromised. I love this movie. It is the first movie I can remember watching, and to this day holds the record for movie I have seen more than any other. As a kid I would watch it nonstop. Senior year for my AP literature class I analyzed the film in depth and got a 112% on the assignment. When I show the movie to people, I almost feel like I am showing them a home video of mine or a family photo album. I blush and hope that they like the film as much as I do. This movie feels personal. People may point out moments where animation gets recycled. They might nitpick dinosaur inaccuracies. They may even say the lighting with the weather is all too convenient to fit the mood. To all those critiques I say, "I don't care, this movie's awesome." This was Don Bluth beating Disney at their own game. The film came out the same day as Disney's "Oliver and Company", and both critically and financially "Land Before Time" was the winner. This movie would go on to spawn 13 sequels and a TV series. This phenomenon was due to the quality of this first entry. The characters of Littlefoot, Cera, Petrie, Ducky and Spike are timeless and endearing. Their quest is simple and immediately understandable. They are 5 different types of dinosaurs that band together to accomplish a common goal. They're small and vulnerable in this dangerous world, and Bluth makes sure the audience is aware of that danger. The task they must accomplish feels insurmountable. The music by James Horner, also needs to be highlighted. Despite this being the only entry of the franchise to not be a musical, this one clearly has the best music. The soundtrack alone is enough to resonate an emotional connection, that combined with the visuals, I am just emotional putty in this movie's hands. I laugh at the moments they choose and of course, cry at the moments they want me to. This has been one of my favorite for decades and doesn't show any signs of stopping. "The Land Before Time" is a movie that just gets better with time. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/01/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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