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The Land Before Time

Movie Summary

Released: 1988
Animation producer Don Bluth's fondness for overly cutesy characters and muddy color compositions work to the benefit of his feature-length cartoon The Land Before Time. Littlefoot, a brontosaurus child, must fend for himself when his mother is killed (shades of Bambi). With several other orphaned dinosaurs, Littlefoot seeks out the fabled Great Valley, where food and shelter is plentiful. Along the way, the kiddie dinos learn several vital (and politically correct) life lessons, all the while keeping themselves scarce whenever the fierce tyrannosauri gallumph into view. The cuteness of the characters (emphasized by the voice work) takes some of the harsh edges off the story, which makes the film eminently suitable for younger children; and the smeary color design is ideal for the time-frame of the film, which is set in the turbulent, nature-run-rampant period just before the dinosaurs died out. Apparently they didn't all die, inasmuch as a Land Before Time sequel was released on video in 1994. The earlier film inspired a 1988 Saturday morning cartoon series produced by Ruby-Spears, Dink: The Little Dinosaur

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ooliyoPosted: 10/27/2007

yea it is.

Phantasmagoria_3DPosted: 11/05/2007

I still have this movie on the original 1989 VHS tape, which I'd prefer over the DVD versions anyday.

trollpixiePosted: 12/24/2007

One of the best dinosaur cartoons ever. The million sequels were a major let down.

timbox129Posted: 12/31/2007

Well, I'll put an end to those pointless and mediocre sequels with my groundbreaking, ambitious remake of Land Before Time that will blend realistic CGI characters and creatures (although Littlefoot and his friends and some of the brontosaurs, especially Littlefoot's mommy will remain unchanged even though they'll be realistically rendered in CGI) and VFX wizardry seamlessly with Live Action/Miniature/Digital Environments to groundbreaking effect, if I made it. It's gonna be by Me, as writer, producer and director, with George Lucas, Steven Spielberg, Lord of the Rings and King Kong Director, Peter Jackson, Don Bluth, Gary Goldman and Barrie M. Osborne as producers, Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard providing the music score (but no musical sing-a-long numbers please!) and with Weta Workshop and Weta Digital providing the creatures, miniatures, VFX, and Animation for my Land Before Time remake, If I make it If I remade The Land Before Time, mine will ran 180 minutes in theatres and will recieve a very, very, very, VERY MILD PG-13 rating, so it's gonna be different than the 1988 original, though. The dinosaurs (except for the 5 young dinosaurs, and some of the Brontosaurs)in the remake, if I make it, have to reflect the latest scientific knowledge and research, so, they have to look as real to them as possible, especially Sharptooth and his two T-Rex brothers. And it's gonna be in 2.35:1 Cinemascope. But nonetheless, it will remain 100% true and faithful to the tradition of the original 1988 movie. And it's gonna be a outstanding VFX and Animation achievement and greater than the 1988 original. And so, for now, until I release the Land Before Time remake if I made it, just stick to the original 1988 film, please. Thanks.

--Timothy Robert "Tim Box" McKenzie

Blue96skyPosted: 02/17/2008

Dorky

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