Bambi animators: "We're gonna kill his mother." Lion King animators: "We're gonna kill his father and have him find the body." Don Bluth: "Fuck both you guys, I'm gonna have him find his mortally wounded mother and then have him watch as the life slowly drains from her body!"
Bambi animators: "Let's have his mom shot off-screen." Lion King animators: "Let's have his father get trampled and have him find the otherwise unscathed body." Don Bluth: "Let's make his mom fight a T-rex and give the audience false hope about her injuries by letting her walk away from said fight."
@@philipsyoutube6111 judith barsey is the little girl who played the voice of ducky she was shot by her father was olny about 12 when she died so sad still had loads of years to live
Judith Barsi's story is beyond tragic. She would have been a true legend in the industry, Bluth knew that too and it was clear he was ready to give her that chance.
Thank you so much for acknowledging Judith Barsi. I haven't watched the video yet so idk if you mention it in detail, but for anyone who's curious: Judith was the VA of Ducky and she had all the money she made stolen by her father and was eventually murdered by him after going on a coke-induced murder-suice. Rest in Peace, Judith.
For me, the death of little foot's mom was WAY more harsh and sad than Bambi's mom death. The way how little foot was thinking how his mom was alive was almost exactly the same way how a little kid would react if their mother/father died making it more emotional in my opinion. And also, when I was a little kid I ALWAYS wanted to see a T-Rex being part of the good guys and that is why I was so happy about chompy being created...of course, that's is when I was a little kid, now I want a T-Rex to norms necessary be good, just get represented as an unstoppable force o nature that can win at least once. But then again, now the velociraptor is my favorite and I wonder what would they with them...please let it be good.
For the record, there WAS going to be a moment in Bambi where Bambi would set down next to his mother's body and cry until his father shows up and takes him away, but they decided against it cause it was too much. It served as the inspiration for the similar scene in The Lion King, I think. Some people believe they should have kept it but I say it works well enough without it. Of course I don't DISLIKE the first Land Before Time... but it's a bit too slow for me. The mom dying and the depression afterwards were the only scenes that I liked because they got a response from me and were done well, I honestly thought the movie was boring aside from those moments. And I definitely won't watch the sequels, they're not worth it.
When I was a little boy I used to love T.Rex and Velociraptor because they were scary but nowadays I just see them as the cliched overused villain or hero dinosaurs that are now repetitive boring etc (thanks to the Jurassic Park Franchise even though I love it) I now love two species an early ceratopsian Pisttacosaurus and the large relative to velociraptor Dakotaraptor This is my top 3 1st place: Pisttacosaurus and Dakotaraptor 2nd place: Baryonyx and Allosaurus 3rd place: Oviraptor and Camptosaurus
yeah, she didn't deserve the faith she got and i looked it up, her father was an alcoholic, was known to beat her and jealous of his daughter and wife's fame
As some one who had these sequels on VHS as a kid, I gotta say they're not as bad as I remember... some of the morals are handled rather well, surprisingly. though the songs are still as cringey as I remember...
@@maximumeffort7096 I like the Land Before Time movie sequels and their songs and the Animation is so beautiful and I like the Sequels more than the first one I also like Scamp's Adventure Simba's Pride All Dogs Go To Heaven 2 more than the first ones too.
The only song I like best is No One Has To Be Alone in the IX movie: Journey to Big Water The song wasn't Cringey and can be played even on speakers. Sort of like a modern lullaby
+NobodieZ oh don't worry you are not missing anything skipping this movie oh and you can skip "journey of the brave" too that is just as bad if not worse
Oh, Judith Barsi...truly, one of voice acting's biggest catastrophes. Oh, not because of her acting, she did a wonderful job in both Don Bluth films she was in! I speak of her tragic murder at the hands of an abusive father. She was a beacon for new voice actors, down similar lined as the girl that played Lilo in Lilo and Stitch, and Zach Callison from Steven Universe. And yet, she was sadly snuffed out before she even had a chance to take off. Who knows, maybe she would've taken up roles that other actresses had to take up; such as Darkwing Duck's daughter in Darkwing Duck, or Timmy Turner in Fairly Odd Parents. Hell, she might've even become the voice of Lisa Simpson later on down the road if she stuck around through the 90s. Sadly, we may never know because of that tragic murder. RIP, Judith, your candle may be snuffed, but the warmth of your flame lingers throughout eternity.
It's funny how a movie series about extinct animals show more human emotion and thought than the Alpha and Omega movies. Strange, isn't it? Also, you hit me right in the feels. ;-; R.I.P Judith Barsi. You delighted us with what you offered.
But dogs are hell of a lot more closely related to humans than either of them are to dinosaurs - both dogs and humans belong to the clade Boreoeutheria, which encompasses anything more closely related to humans than to elephants and/or anteaters (or, alternatively, the common ancestor of humans and whales, and all of its descendants), whereas dinosaurs belong to the clade Sauropsida (same as modern reptiles and birds), in contrast to the Synapsida clade which mammals belong to.
And this...this is why I love your channel. not only do you make entertaining videos, but they're riddled with thought provoking commentary, and even insights to films i didn't even think about before. I'm glad your channel has grown, and i'm hoping one day you get to nostalgia critic levels. Great review. I'll be here next week.
@@aaronwilliamlong8181 YOU HAVE NO SOUL. SHE WAS AN INNOCENT SWEET GIRL THAT WAS MURDERED BY HER FATHER BEFORE SHE HAD THE CHANCE TO GROW INTO A MORE TALENTED ACTRESS.
GamingFanactic911 I just wish I was around to help do something to help her. When I found out about her, I just feel really bad for her. May her spirit be at peace in Heaven
At least the Land Before Time sequels didn't switch into CGI. Also, out of all the terrible songs, I personally think When You're Big is actually pretty good.
I actually think mixing CGI and 2D animation can be good... When it's done well of course. I remember there being a Megaman Battle Network anime that used CG for Gravityman to emphasize his bizarre nature.
In my opinion the scene with the cherry really serves a purpose: show how heart-wrecked Littlefoot actually is by the death of his mother. Picture this: any dinosaur in its right mind would have eaten the cherry if only to show appreciation for the gesture of getting the cherry after the little guy has done such an effort for it.
Well also originally the story bored didn't have that part. He was told it would be too sad so that and the dino that tries to cheer him up was added in
To be fair, The Land Before Time's creators puts much much more emphasis and detail into Littlefoot's mother's death than Disney put into Bambi's mom's. The latter is more implied than actually experienced, whereas we get to see every moment of Littlefoot's mom dying and she died in front of her son's eyes unlike Bambi's case. That scene is waaaay heavier and I think that cutsey scene after it was called for, even if it does come out of nowhere. After all, the audience surely included not only young children but also very young toddlers. I don't remember being upset when I saw it in theatres but I most likely was as I was only four or five years old and very close with my own mom. From that first view in addition to the first T-Rex attack, I only remember vividly that moment when Littlefoot licks the rock wall thinking it's his mom after happily running afteer his shadow. That was so cruel and disturbing. But kind of bearable after that cute scene in between. I mean, my gosh was that moment with that Pterodactyl baby who offered Littlefoor its cherry in hopes to cheer him up, soooo precious. I actually feel bad for that baby, every time I watch that scene, because it didn't succeed and was so disappointed. Add to that Littlefoot's depression which was also very much pointed out in it... So also, to be fair, even that scene isn't as trallallaa-happy-happy-happy as the Bambi spring scene. :)
I agree, any sequels they should have done should have been a generational saga. If not because it would be BETTER than how it wen, then for respect to the dead.
I think the only time I saw a studio not bring back a character because of a dead actor was with Heath Ledger's Joker, and that"s only because everyone felt no-one could repeat that performance. I mean, otherwise? Dumbledore, the Oracle all got replaced, and they rewrote the Crow so each sequel could have been played by a different dude. And that's only good movies - tons of bad movies replaced all the main characters with new and not even similar actors in sequels. Home Alone 3, maybe?
It could have been generational or at least showing a sequel of them growing up and adventures on what the other herds went through to get to the valley. The most we get is the movie 7 with Pterano but thats it. It would have been more interesting if the sequels were expansions.
Hi, yes, geologist and palaeontologist here. Water DOES pool on top of tar, because tar is denser than water. That's why the animals at Rancho La Brea, the tar pits in Los Angeles, got trapped: they weren't dumb and waded into tar, they thought they were wading into a normal pond when they got trapped in the sticky tar seeping up at the bottom of the pond and died of exhaustion trying to free themselves, starvation, or exposure. Additionally, the dinosaurs of these movies are INCREDIBLY retro... For being made in the 1980s, the dinosaurs (not just of this film, but of popular culture in general) are far behind where scientists were in their understanding of what they were like. Many of them are pretty directly based on (or perhaps ripped off from...) the artworks of Charles R Knight, who painted dinosaurs in the late 1800s-early 1900s. Despite working with information and ideas palaeontologists now know to be inaccurate, he was incredibly talented at making prehistoric animals look real and believable, doing animal things; Knight is nothing short of the greatest and most influential palaeoartist of all time, because of the sheer artistic talent of his works and the massive influence of them. Pick up something involving dinosaurs from the 80s or earlier and I PROMISE you there will be at least one direct rip-off/homage to Knight's body of work. Check out some of his paintings and sketches and you'll see just how similar some of the animals are, the Triceratops, Brontosaurus, and tottering vertically-posed Tyrannosaurus especially. At least Bluth made the dinosaurs active and fast-paced animals overall; dinosaurs WERE warm-blooded but in the 1980s there was still a fair bit of debate about it - even today there are some who object to the idea, but it's clear that dinosaurs had fast metabolisms and active lifestyles.
Damn you for showing the whole Littlefoot and his mother scene... And then all that stuff about poor Judith Barsi. Damn you, Bobsheaux, I'm crying at almost 11 pm!!
The Land Before Time: 10/10 The Great Valley Adventure: 7/10 (I know it's not worth it, but it's the first movie I can remember watching) The Time of the Great Giving: 5/10 Journey Through the Mist: 9/10 The Mysterious Island: 8/10 (Chomper, otherwise the rating would go down as well) The Secret of Saurus Rock: 8/10 (Because this was originally planned to be the ending of the series and I think it would've worked very well as such) The Stone of Cold Fire: 6/10 The Big Freeze: 7/10 Journey to the Big Water: 3/10 The Great Longneck Migration: 2/10 Invasion of the Tinnysaurus: 1/10 The Great Day of Flyers: 2/10 The Wisdom of Friends: 0/10
14th one,where they SPOILERS.....actually good.(like a ...7/10...wWAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYY better than 13th where they tell kids if danger is close.....just up youR butt
hmm, good rankings. I grew up with 1-10 (don't think I want to see the others). Even as a kid, I didn't like Time of Great Giving, I hated Journey to Big Water and Great Longneck Migration, and I kinda liked Stone of Cold Fire just for the villain, though I doubt it holds up. I thought The Big Freeze, The Mysterious Island, Saurus Rock, and The Great Valley Adventure were all good given that the circumstances that they were aimed at a younger audience than the first film. I only half-remember Journey Through the Mists, though from what I do remember, it is the best of the sequels.
R.I.P ducky we will never forget you nope,nope,nope I'll imagine you being with me and my grandmother,optimus,jesus,god all of the angels and pit and palutena and all of the good people that died😢
The original Land Before Time is my favorite movie of all time. Not just in the animated movie category but the all time movie category. It was one of the few movies that I watched constantly as a kid and even now as an adult I still pop in the DVD for some nostalgic memories.
21:05 "you disobeyed me little foot" *COUGH COUGH* LION KING *COGH COUGH* "Simba! You deliberately disobeyed me! And what's worse? You got nala involved!"
30:00. That does happen. Since tar is heavier than water, a little gets on the tops and makes it look like a pond. Thus, animals come to drink, get stuck, and die.
I am glad that there was still a bit of effort put in these sequels (or at least the earlier ones) they each sort of touched on different life issues. I grew up with these, know them by heart and I guess you could say they're my guilty pleasures, even some of the later ones despite how unnecessary they all are ...though I pray for you when you hit 7 and 13...ugh... I'm definitely going to enjoy these reviews XD
I grew up watching the first 3 Land Before Time movies. 2 and 3 haven't quite aged well but I still enjoy them. The sequels after...that's when things started to go downhill....
The iconic one to me (possibly the first one I saw) is the one were there is a mysterious stranger character that helps against theropods at the end though I am not sure which number it is or how well it will hold up.
I just got done reading the Wikipedia page on Ducky, and it is by far the most gut wrenching thing I have ever read. I loved this movie, and I loved Ducky the most out of everyone in the movie, and reading that something like that was done to a poor innocent 7 year old with a voice as jolly as her's is a sin... Rest in Peace Ducky... Rest in Peace...
To be fair to the first movie, it was supposed to be a lot darker and more intense but the studio forced Don Bluth to chop the film up and make it into a more kid friendly flick. It lost about 20 minutes of footage(19 fully animated scenes and a few minor cuts), and the scenes in the last act are out of order.(Littlefoot was to find the Valley after they split up, which makes his sudden determination to help his friends make more sense.) I heard a rumor that Don Bluth has the original, uncut version. But IDK for sure on that one.
As a kid I was a big fan of all the land before time movies and I owned several of them on VHS. I fondly remember watching the movies over and over again and singing along to all the songs. While I agree that the first movie is defineatly more enjoyable for everyone, I still think the sequels are great for kids, and I'll still enjoy them simply because they were part of my childhood.
Oh my God, I'm drowning in nostalgia here. That melody had completely faded from my memory, and now I feel like I'm six years old again. I mean... wow!
A little correction, there`s no such thing as a "pterodactyl" , they`re called pterosaurs and Petrie is specifically a Pteranodon.And Littlefoot`s an Apatosaurus.And there`s nothing undignified about Chompere`s parents retreating from their, in real life even large predators will run away from their prey if their overpowered or outnumbered, never mind the fact that an Apatatosaurus,Triceraptops and Stegosaurus would be anything but easy prey even for a T rex.
The sequels were pretty hit-and-miss. Some were OK, some were terrible, and a very rare few were surprisingly quite good (my favourite sequel was the 'Great Longneck Migration).
Mine as well. It nicely flipped the LBT sequel formula with Littlefoot traveling with his grandparents for a change while his friends played-catch up, while also giving Littlefoot a dilemma to solve from the first film, making it a good fifteenth anniversary movie (I also noticed there was a lot of screaming in that movie).
10 is also my favorite sequel. although i became ill the first time watching the bad CGI. i got a severe headeache afterwards but after you seen it many times, you get used to it. my favorite sequel for many reasons but the only real downside (apart for those stupid horrible songs) was the painfull cgi.
My favorite sequel was “the Time of the Great Giving”, because it expands on the themes of the first film, while not ruining the magic of the original characters. It even at one point gives a character arc to Cera’s Father, Toppsy. Another thing to point out is that, like RaisorBlade said, it deals with the themes of Bullying 1000x better than “Cool Cat saves the Kids”. Also, if you guys ever feel like watching this on a holiday like Thanksgiving, go right ahead, it’s the perfect sequel to watch on any holiday, or any kind of day.
What pisses me off about all the LBT sequels is that they're fucking happy carefree musicals, like, did the creators even know the first movie existed??
I found the tribute to Judith Barsi as really touching and important. I also really liked and respected what you said about how they shouldn't have continued or continued differently. You showed you really cared about something very tragic and handled it with tact I don't feel just anyone would or could. That little girl brought such life and charm and sweetness to her characters despite what she was being put through and many still find joy in the movies and characters she helped create. It brakes my heart what she went through and her painful end. She was so young but had so much talent. But I guess the stars that shine the brightest are the first to go out. I just hope her and her mother found there own Great Vally.
Some of these sequels are good but I'll always love the first one the best because of Judith Barsi! Thank you for reviewing these movies. You're the best!
13:38, Calling them Egg-Suckers? -- Spongebob Squarepants, Squilliam Returns ~ "Squidward Tentacles has the fanciest restaurant in Bikini Bottom, & he does not suck eggs." -- With those implications, it'd definitely be a Bobsheaux!
They at least tried with the first few sequels, unlike A&O where they slapped something together and called it a movie. I haven't seen LBT 3, but I do remember watching to first two when I was little.
Another thing I gotta give the sequels credit for, the actors really do a good job! Jeff Bennet and Rob Paulsen do a really good job. they even got Kiefer Sutherland in some of the movies. As Bron, Littlefoot's father.
Grandfather: "You disobeyed me, Littlefoot." Littlefoot: "I'm sorry, Dad. (?) It's just that, I wanted to make things right again." Grandfather: "Well, you also lack common sense, as proven here. That is why I must tell you what to do. You attempted to assist the egg instead of telling us about it. There are some creatures that cannot be assisted without causing our deaths. Fortunately, there were no long-lasting consequences for your misdeed, but this also means the lesson hasn't sunk in to your mind. You will still have to be punished."
The knowledge of what happened to Judith Barsi makes me feel _sick_ that the sequels even exist. I used to like them as a kid but now I literally want to throw up at the thought of them.
I feel the same way. What's especially disrespectful about the sequels and the re-casting of Ducky is that the character was, after Judith was cast, partially based on the little girls actual personality. The "Yep yep yep" for instance was something that Judith was known to say, as her sort of very own catchphrase. And when Don Bluth heard it he incorporated it into the script and the character, as well as her general habit of repeating herself. So every actress to play the role of Ducky afterwards essentially makes an impersonation of Judith Barsi. And that, to me, is just not very respectful. Ducky essentially IS a little green dinosaur version of Judith, and since she can't play the part anymore, I really feel that nobody else should.
Jaded Janus you weren’t there man I grew up with monsters resurrected and valley of the T-Rex they were awful!! Awful enough for a review😀😀😀😀 just saying
the Land Before Time: 10/10 The Great Valley Adventure: 9/10 The Time of the Great Giving: 4/10 Journey Through the Mist: 8/10 The Mysterious Island: 5/10 The Secret of Saurus Rock: 6/10 The Stone of Cold Fire: 7/10 The Big Freeze: 5/10(ducky's mum said their no other spike-tail beside spike in the valley but scine the was other grown up spike tail beside spike in 2-8) Journey to the Big Water: 5/10 The Great Longneck Migration: 9/10 Invasion of the Tinnysaurus: 6/10 The Great Day of Flyers: 7/10(the movie dosen't focus on little foot all the time ) The Wisdom of Friends: 0/10
I already know about Judith Barsi 's terrible fate. It's still like a verbal punch to the nose. I stopped watching these at the third sequel and yeah You're right. The sequels should be generation after the first two should be of them growing older .
24:40 Cera and her dad's argument remind me of that of King Triton and Ariel's argument in The Little Mermaid. Cera- Ariel Cera's father- King Triton Cera's friends- Going up to the surface
just want to point out, yes water can form over tar pits. in fact, thats thought to have been how the animals would get stuck in them, they would often step in to get a drink and get stuck in the process. Great Review by the way!
4:26 Interesting thing about this scene is that Don Blooth didn't want it in the film. He wanted to cut straight to Little Foot mourning his mother's death, but executive producer Steven Speilberg was adamant that they not scare children with this movie. So the scene with the pterodactyl's fighting over the cherry, and the old dinosaur comforting Little Foot were added. Little Foot's mother was also supposed to have a more gruesome fight with the T-Rex, but a lot of the scenes were cut once again because of Speilberg.
I was wondering why the first movie was the only movie without any songs in it. When I was a kid, we still had video cassettes but I hadn't seen the movies in order, nor did I even see all of them. I remember seeing the first, III, IV, V, and the one when Pietrie's uncle shows up. The V is the most memorable to me since it was the first movie I had of the series. So sad to hear about what happened to Duckie's voice actor. Had no idea. :(
I grew up in Salt Lake County, UT. The first movie was a favorite of mine. Whenever my family traveled up/around the mountains, we could see the valley. It reminded me of Land before time. As an adult, I found out Bluth is from Utah. Ah, that little connection makes it a sweeter memory for me.
I am seen all of them, they aren't actually THAT bad. Okay, the two more recent before Journey of the Brave were pretty painful, but the rest are fine.
I'm the artist of the picture at the 9:13 mark. Would have been cool to ask me first or to be mentioned in the credits, but it's okay. Nice video though and a lovely tribute~!
4:29 It may not have been Bluth’s fault. According to George Lucas: A Life, Lucas and Spielberg both asked Bluth to tone down the violence in The Land Before Time. That may explain the weird tone change.
Technically the baby dinos fighting over the cherry doesn't happen abruptly because before it we have the scene with Old Rooter who helps explain that Little Foot's mother will still be with him. I do believe the baby dino scene serves a point to show what Little Foot is going through with his mother's death with not wanting to eat or accept the kindness of others which can be interpreted as ways you would feel when someone you love passes away.
*Comment on the film(s):* I do agree with you there shouldn't be any sequels, even if they had to why couldn't they do a generational narrative, like Little Foot and his friends would be teenagers or adults, and they would show the younger audiences what life was like back then and how we humans are better off...okay wow that sounded dickish, didn't it? But you get the point. However, I have to admit these sequels aren't as bad as Alpha & Omega, and now that I look back I realize the studio that made Alpha & Omega is basically ripping off Land before Time. So yeah, as much as I prefer the original film, these sequels maybe pointless but they're not awful. Oh and thanks for the painful ending credits...Seriously why do the good and innocent become prey to the horrors of reality? Judith was a sweet, darling voice I hold dear to my heart. Ducky and Anne Marie are my favorite animated characters from Don Bluth. Well them and Mrs. Brisby, but serious these animated movies are simply precious! :'( RIP Judith Barsi, you seriously will beloved.
Wow! Man after reading about Judith Barsi it's pretty damn tragic and devastating.:,( Man I hope she's in a better place away from her father. Also I will say great review Bob. I think that there shouldn't have been any sequels after the 1st one because to me the way the 1st movie ended was perfect.
As someone who grew up watching both The Land Before Time and All Dogs Go To Heaven, the tribute at the end gave me shivers. Apparently, "Love Survives", the song at the end of All Dogs Go To Heaven, was written and recorded in memory of Barsi, since she died during the final production of the movie. Other sources say that the song was just dedicated to her, but either way, it's linked to her. Never heard the song the same way after reading that. As for the Land Before Time sequels, I remember watching the second and third movies when they came out, and I hated them. Looking back on them now, I think that it was the shock of them being so much unlike the original that made me hate them as much as I did. They're going for more realistic morals, not the morals of kid's cartoons at the time and since then, which were basically "DO GOOD THINGS AND EVERYTHING IS HAPPY AND PERFECT, IF NOT THEN KARMA WILL BITE YOUR BUTT!" I think they would have been much, much better if they cut out the singing. Not the music, just the singing. If you listen to it, many of the music scores would have done well if they were played while the characters had normal dialogue. The opening song in 2 would have been fine if they and a normal, playful conversation, and would have been great to introduce the characters to people that didn't see the first one. The music during the "Eggs" song sounds like decent "I'm plotting things" music, so just play that while the villains plan how they're gonna get some eggs. I didn't see 4 until years after it came out, but I recall thinking that it wasn't all that bad. Nothing that can hold a candle to the original, but still an okay watch. I lost track of the series after that. I would probably give them a chance, though..
Don Bluth is one of my Favorites- I love the original Land before Time and the first American Tale whose songs are just beautiful. My only other favorite Land Before Time film is Stone of Cold Fire. Of Judith, I think I will treasure LBT more than I already do now though Petrie is my favorite sidekick of Littlefoot.
One of Littlefoots sweetest moments in The Land Before Time Littlefoots mother was killed by a Sharptooth Yet when he sees a baby Sharptooth, he is the MOST welcoming to it and loves it much more than the others
Of course Topsy (Cera's dad) is that way. He lost his wife and almost every kid during the events of the first movie. I think he has the right to be a little angry.
I think that'd Phelous' territory. :) And he already did both. I do realize now, the old dinosaur dude in that one was clearly ripped off the dad of the bully in the third movie...
An additional bit of trivia that is both heartwarming and heartbreaking: Ducky’s cute little catchphrase “Yep yep yep!” was engraved on Judith Barsi’s gravestone
Its bad enough that the songs are cheesy but got worse over time. LBT 2's "One of us now" was decent, could have had better lyrics but it made sense. After that the songs became so nonsensical and petty like the "big water" song... or the "I need you" song in 4... Uragh.
First off, great review, as always! Secondly... I've got to. I'm sorry, but I've got to. "Through the wind and the rain, She stands hard as a stone In a world that she can't rise above. But her dreams give her wings, And she flies to a place Where she's loved... Concrete Angel..." You couldn't find a more perfect song to describe what happened to Judith Barsi than that one. Excellent choice.
Damn it I was crying within 4 mins of this vid even though I already knew the fate of the actress who played Ducky, who actually had, "Yup, yup, yup" on her tombstone.
You should have been a consultant for Universal Cartoon Studios, at the time. The ideas you mentioned would have been useful. Yeah, all the sequels are painfully redundant and came out of left field.
these were the movies when I was a child that cemented my love for dinosaurs. I'm glad you talked about these films it makes me want to go back and watch them again. the first is a masterpeice and the 2 sequels after were good but not perfect, it's a shame land before time 2 ddint get the sequel treatment with speilberg at the helm like American tale 2 did. then again I'm convinced land before time 2 was an experiment to see if direct to video sequels would even work.
From what I've gathered, the sequence with the cute birds (along with the scene that followed of the friendly dino talking about death) was added at the insistence of the studio, as they were terrified of how intense the movie was getting. The original cut--supposedly rated PG (back when that was a death sentence to an animated movie)--was ten minutes longer, and featured much more danger. In the final cut, some of the voices were done again to make the screams of the kids less "scared." Don Bluth has said that as far as he knows, the ten minutes of deleted scenes have been thrown away.
AH!! I forgot The Land Before Time sequels were Disneyfied! 31:57 I don't know about you but if the voice of King Triton told me to do something, I would do it.
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Bambi animators: "We're gonna kill his mother."
Lion King animators: "We're gonna kill his father and have him find the body."
Don Bluth: "Fuck both you guys, I'm gonna have him find his mortally wounded mother and then have him watch as the life slowly drains from her body!"
Tarzan Animators: Let's have Tarzan's parents eaten alive by a leopard while baby Tarzan is still in the room.
Bambi animators: "Let's have his mom shot off-screen."
Lion King animators: "Let's have his father get trampled and have him find the otherwise unscathed body."
Don Bluth: "Let's make his mom fight a T-rex and give the audience false hope about her injuries by letting her walk away from said fight."
Pixar: ... oh, you are so cute
The Good Dinosaur Animators: "Man, remember Land Before Time and Littlefoot's mother's death scene? Let's go and rip that off. "
Attack on Titan: "We're gonna have him watch his mother get eaten alive in slow-mo, gory detail and fill him full of rage for his entire life."
Just hearing about what happened to Judith physically hurts my soul, like a railroad spike made of ice driven through my heart. ;_;
Your not alone. I feel your pain
The very same
No offence meant, but who?
I am so sorry
@@philipsyoutube6111 judith barsey is the little girl who played the voice of ducky she was shot by her father was olny about 12 when she died so sad still had loads of years to live
Judith Barsi's story is beyond tragic. She would have been a true legend in the industry, Bluth knew that too and it was clear he was ready to give her that chance.
bobsheaux looks like the uncle who buys you candy when your parents won't let you
I'm sure his nephews would agree with you. ;)
+Raven Fox Audio RAAAAAAAVVEEEEEENNNNNN -SHAKES YOU- WE NEED MORE WAFFLES
+Raven Fox Audio RAAAAAAAVVEEEEEENNNNNN -SHAKES YOU- WE NEED MORE WAFFLES
Nationalist Libertarian ironic that he's an uncle in real life he has three young nephews in real life
+Doug McCoy Be nice, you equine arse (0
Thank you so much for acknowledging Judith Barsi. I haven't watched the video yet so idk if you mention it in detail, but for anyone who's curious: Judith was the VA of Ducky and she had all the money she made stolen by her father and was eventually murdered by him after going on a coke-induced murder-suice. Rest in Peace, Judith.
Update: Well I just got to that moment. I guess I have the TL;DR version. Very respectful tribute!
It makes me cry thinking about a little girl being killed by her father.😢
@2mwillis Yeah, Judith Barsi, voice of Ducky from The Land Before Time and Anne-Marie from All Dogs Go to Heaven, was shot and killed by her dad.
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What a bastard. Who could live with the guilt?
For me, the death of little foot's mom was WAY more harsh and sad than Bambi's mom death.
The way how little foot was thinking how his mom was alive was almost exactly the same way how a little kid would react if their mother/father died making it more emotional in my opinion.
And also, when I was a little kid I ALWAYS wanted to see a T-Rex being part of the good guys and that is why I was so happy about chompy being created...of course, that's is when I was a little kid, now I want a T-Rex to norms necessary be good, just get represented as an unstoppable force o nature that can win at least once.
But then again, now the velociraptor is my favorite and I wonder what would they with them...please let it be good.
Crap, I just saw the review of the third movie....I can't carnivores or omnivores speak?
Spoiler alert, LBT does them, and they're just as incompetent a hunter as all the "SharpTeeth" in the series....
For the record, there WAS going to be a moment in Bambi where Bambi would set down next to his mother's body and cry until his father shows up and takes him away, but they decided against it cause it was too much. It served as the inspiration for the similar scene in The Lion King, I think. Some people believe they should have kept it but I say it works well enough without it. Of course I don't DISLIKE the first Land Before Time... but it's a bit too slow for me. The mom dying and the depression afterwards were the only scenes that I liked because they got a response from me and were done well, I honestly thought the movie was boring aside from those moments. And I definitely won't watch the sequels, they're not worth it.
When I was a little boy I used to love T.Rex and Velociraptor because they were scary but nowadays I just see them as the cliched overused villain or hero dinosaurs that are now repetitive boring etc (thanks to the Jurassic Park Franchise even though I love it)
I now love two species an early ceratopsian Pisttacosaurus and the large relative to velociraptor Dakotaraptor
This is my top 3
1st place: Pisttacosaurus and Dakotaraptor
2nd place: Baryonyx and Allosaurus
3rd place: Oviraptor and Camptosaurus
Honestly I wish the trex character was a female I’m a bit sick of almost everything being a male character.
Hands up, who wishes they could travel back in time to save Judith Barsi from an unfortunate fate?
Plankton: (Singsong voice) I would!
In all seriousness, though, who wouldn't?
yeah
I would! We can use the Great Clock, so let's do it!!!!!
yeah, she didn't deserve the faith she got and i looked it up, her father was an alcoholic, was known to beat her and jealous of his daughter and wife's fame
I'd save her
As some one who had these sequels on VHS as a kid, I gotta say they're not as bad as I remember... some of the morals are handled rather well, surprisingly.
though the songs are still as cringey as I remember...
No clue why they made them musicals though, honestly.
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I like the Land Before Time movie sequels and their songs and the Animation is so beautiful and I like the Sequels more than the first one I also like Scamp's Adventure Simba's Pride All Dogs Go To Heaven 2 more than the first ones too.
The only song I like best is No One Has To Be Alone in the IX movie: Journey to Big Water
The song wasn't Cringey and can be played even on speakers. Sort of like a modern lullaby
opposite for me LOL as a kid i loved the songs and the lyrics are still stuck in my damn brain. though in my head . they did not sound like this
@@maximumeffort7096 Because they wanted to be like Disney.
I'll take the worst of the Land Before Time sequels over any of the Alpha and Omega sequels.
No. Wisdom of Friends is just as bad as those are.
I never saw that movie.
NobodieZ
Then you are lucky.
Sæm
+NobodieZ oh don't worry you are not missing anything skipping this movie oh and you can skip "journey of the brave" too that is just as bad if not worse
Oh, Judith Barsi...truly, one of voice acting's biggest catastrophes. Oh, not because of her acting, she did a wonderful job in both Don Bluth films she was in!
I speak of her tragic murder at the hands of an abusive father. She was a beacon for new voice actors, down similar lined as the girl that played Lilo in Lilo and Stitch, and Zach Callison from Steven Universe. And yet, she was sadly snuffed out before she even had a chance to take off. Who knows, maybe she would've taken up roles that other actresses had to take up; such as Darkwing Duck's daughter in Darkwing Duck, or Timmy Turner in Fairly Odd Parents. Hell, she might've even become the voice of Lisa Simpson later on down the road if she stuck around through the 90s.
Sadly, we may never know because of that tragic murder. RIP, Judith, your candle may be snuffed, but the warmth of your flame lingers throughout eternity.
Brospect man, bropspect.
Uh...thanks, I think.
May she find peace
Bows in respect silently.
That is one of the most beautiful thing i ever read on the internet.
Rest in peace Judith. Your work will always live on.
It's funny how a movie series about extinct animals show more human emotion and thought than the Alpha and Omega movies. Strange, isn't it? Also, you hit me right in the feels. ;-;
R.I.P Judith Barsi. You delighted us with what you offered.
But dogs are hell of a lot more closely related to humans than either of them are to dinosaurs - both dogs and humans belong to the clade Boreoeutheria, which encompasses anything more closely related to humans than to elephants and/or anteaters (or, alternatively, the common ancestor of humans and whales, and all of its descendants), whereas dinosaurs belong to the clade Sauropsida (same as modern reptiles and birds), in contrast to the Synapsida clade which mammals belong to.
Nice Tyrant Deathrex pic. I too am a fellow vanguard player
MasterofGaburincho They are other intelligent animals that show facial expressions, not just humans.
ARC the Clarinet Master That was really informative. Thanks :)
And this...this is why I love your channel. not only do you make entertaining videos, but they're riddled with thought provoking commentary, and even insights to films i didn't even think about before. I'm glad your channel has grown, and i'm hoping one day you get to nostalgia critic levels.
Great review. I'll be here next week.
Well hello there BASSFZz, fancy seeing you here
In my opinion, thought I do like NC’s content, Bob makes better reviews.
Yep. I love Bob so much ❤️ Nobody else does it this good
I think I've actually seen him be featured in some of the Nostalgia Critic's reviews.
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What I heard about Judith was sad enough but seeing that tribute at the end credits made me burst into tears!
R.I.P
Judith Barsi
"we won't forget you"
1978-1988
Fuck me she was only 10. Her fate needs to be changed. When Time Travel is possible I'm going back to save her and her mother from her father.
Krossfade it was truly 😞 sad
"Think you've found a friend in this time of need? Nope! You're still alone, f*ck you!"
Someone put that on my gravestone
Extremely Moist I will!
And I want brb on my gravestone
Me too!!!
The way Judith was killed was so brutal. An innocent and talented soul was taken from us. #RIPJudithBarsi
Petrie: 'cries hysterically'
Aroung William Long That's just heartless.😡
@@aaronwilliamlong8181 YOU HAVE NO SOUL. SHE WAS AN INNOCENT SWEET GIRL THAT WAS MURDERED BY HER FATHER BEFORE SHE HAD THE CHANCE TO GROW INTO A MORE TALENTED ACTRESS.
@@koolmckool7039 I'll let you know when I start to care. Now shoo-shoo and go back to your safe zone pussy
GamingFanactic911 I just wish I was around to help do something to help her. When I found out about her, I just feel really bad for her. May her spirit be at peace in Heaven
At least the Land Before Time sequels didn't switch into CGI.
Also, out of all the terrible songs, I personally think When You're Big is actually pretty good.
I actually think mixing CGI and 2D animation can be good... When it's done well of course. I remember there being a Megaman Battle Network anime that used CG for Gravityman to emphasize his bizarre nature.
I like feel so happy I want everyone to see it’s like the bright circle is shining inside me
Now you make me curious how LBT would’ve looked in cgi xP Thanks a lot!
Eh it was mostly sing talking
lightyearpig12 I prefer lone dinosaur thank you very much ☹️☹️☹️☹️☹️☹️🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺sorry I saw the part where little foot’s mom died
God that tribute made me bawl like a child.
She was just a little girl and died for no reason
True
In my opinion the scene with the cherry really serves a purpose: show how heart-wrecked Littlefoot actually is by the death of his mother. Picture this: any dinosaur in its right mind would have eaten the cherry if only to show appreciation for the gesture of getting the cherry after the little guy has done such an effort for it.
Well also originally the story bored didn't have that part. He was told it would be too sad so that and the dino that tries to cheer him up was added in
To be fair, The Land Before Time's creators puts much much more emphasis and detail into Littlefoot's mother's death than Disney put into Bambi's mom's. The latter is more implied than actually experienced, whereas we get to see every moment of Littlefoot's mom dying and she died in front of her son's eyes unlike Bambi's case. That scene is waaaay heavier and I think that cutsey scene after it was called for, even if it does come out of nowhere. After all, the audience surely included not only young children but also very young toddlers. I don't remember being upset when I saw it in theatres but I most likely was as I was only four or five years old and very close with my own mom.
From that first view in addition to the first T-Rex attack, I only remember vividly that moment when Littlefoot licks the rock wall thinking it's his mom after happily running afteer his shadow. That was so cruel and disturbing. But kind of bearable after that cute scene in between. I mean, my gosh was that moment with that Pterodactyl baby who offered Littlefoor its cherry in hopes to cheer him up, soooo precious. I actually feel bad for that baby, every time I watch that scene, because it didn't succeed and was so disappointed. Add to that Littlefoot's depression which was also very much pointed out in it... So also, to be fair, even that scene isn't as trallallaa-happy-happy-happy as the Bambi spring scene. :)
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I agree, any sequels they should have done should have been a generational saga. If not because it would be BETTER than how it wen, then for respect to the dead.
I think the only time I saw a studio not bring back a character because of a dead actor was with Heath Ledger's Joker, and that"s only because everyone felt no-one could repeat that performance. I mean, otherwise? Dumbledore, the Oracle all got replaced, and they rewrote the Crow so each sequel could have been played by a different dude. And that's only good movies - tons of bad movies replaced all the main characters with new and not even similar actors in sequels. Home Alone 3, maybe?
+Swift Nimblefoot I thought the 2nd Dumbledore was just as great as the first one.
Swift Nimblefoot With Dumbledore, they had the excuse of being a movie adaptation of a book.
It could have been generational or at least showing a sequel of them growing up and adventures on what the other herds went through to get to the valley. The most we get is the movie 7 with Pterano but thats it. It would have been more interesting if the sequels were expansions.
KyubeetheEspurr Yeah. They could still make 13 more sequels with the children of the main characters, so that there was respect for Judith.
Hi, yes, geologist and palaeontologist here. Water DOES pool on top of tar, because tar is denser than water. That's why the animals at Rancho La Brea, the tar pits in Los Angeles, got trapped: they weren't dumb and waded into tar, they thought they were wading into a normal pond when they got trapped in the sticky tar seeping up at the bottom of the pond and died of exhaustion trying to free themselves, starvation, or exposure.
Additionally, the dinosaurs of these movies are INCREDIBLY retro... For being made in the 1980s, the dinosaurs (not just of this film, but of popular culture in general) are far behind where scientists were in their understanding of what they were like. Many of them are pretty directly based on (or perhaps ripped off from...) the artworks of Charles R Knight, who painted dinosaurs in the late 1800s-early 1900s. Despite working with information and ideas palaeontologists now know to be inaccurate, he was incredibly talented at making prehistoric animals look real and believable, doing animal things; Knight is nothing short of the greatest and most influential palaeoartist of all time, because of the sheer artistic talent of his works and the massive influence of them. Pick up something involving dinosaurs from the 80s or earlier and I PROMISE you there will be at least one direct rip-off/homage to Knight's body of work. Check out some of his paintings and sketches and you'll see just how similar some of the animals are, the Triceratops, Brontosaurus, and tottering vertically-posed Tyrannosaurus especially.
At least Bluth made the dinosaurs active and fast-paced animals overall; dinosaurs WERE warm-blooded but in the 1980s there was still a fair bit of debate about it - even today there are some who object to the idea, but it's clear that dinosaurs had fast metabolisms and active lifestyles.
Yeah, Wayne Barstow is WAY better (I especially love his use of contrasting colors)
Damn you for showing the whole Littlefoot and his mother scene... And then all that stuff about poor Judith Barsi. Damn you, Bobsheaux, I'm crying at almost 11 pm!!
The Land Before Time: 10/10
The Great Valley Adventure: 7/10 (I know it's not worth it, but it's the first movie I can remember watching)
The Time of the Great Giving: 5/10
Journey Through the Mist: 9/10
The Mysterious Island: 8/10 (Chomper, otherwise the rating would go down as well)
The Secret of Saurus Rock: 8/10 (Because this was originally planned to be the ending of the series and I think it would've worked very well as such)
The Stone of Cold Fire: 6/10
The Big Freeze: 7/10
Journey to the Big Water: 3/10
The Great Longneck Migration: 2/10
Invasion of the Tinnysaurus: 1/10
The Great Day of Flyers: 2/10
The Wisdom of Friends: 0/10
What about Journey of the Brave?
Tyler Shewchuk
Haven't watched that one yet, but I head it was pretty good.
It was meh.... it was mostly repeats of previous eventsBut I do give them points for adding Yutyrannus, the most accurate dinosaur in films
14th one,where they SPOILERS.....actually good.(like a ...7/10...wWAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYY better than 13th where they tell kids if danger is close.....just up youR butt
hmm, good rankings. I grew up with 1-10 (don't think I want to see the others). Even as a kid, I didn't like Time of Great Giving, I hated Journey to Big Water and Great Longneck Migration, and I kinda liked Stone of Cold Fire just for the villain, though I doubt it holds up. I thought The Big Freeze, The Mysterious Island, Saurus Rock, and The Great Valley Adventure were all good given that the circumstances that they were aimed at a younger audience than the first film. I only half-remember Journey Through the Mists, though from what I do remember, it is the best of the sequels.
R.I.P ducky we will never forget you nope,nope,nope I'll imagine you being with me and my grandmother,optimus,jesus,god all of the angels and pit and palutena and all of the good people that died😢
@ i know as in the character from the 1986 movie of transformers
The original Land Before Time is my favorite movie of all time. Not just in the animated movie category but the all time movie category. It was one of the few movies that I watched constantly as a kid and even now as an adult I still pop in the DVD for some nostalgic memories.
bigoldinosaur I grew up with the sequels me and my granny used to watch them she died in 2017😞😞😞😞😞😞😞😞😞😞😞😞😞😞😞😞😞😞😞😞😞😞😞😞😞😞😞😞😞😞😞😞😞😞😞😞😞😞😞😞😞😞😞😞😞😞😞😞😞😞😞😞😞
Bobsheaux ' s going over the Land Before Time!?
OH HELL YES!!!
2:29 - 3:34
and there goes my heart...
8:50 AND there it goes again.
Uncontrollable sobbing. My pillow is now wet and I have a headache
Eggs 🐲
R.I.P. Judith Barsi.
omg that poor kid. that was a really beautiful dedication. you got me crying.
21:05 "you disobeyed me little foot"
*COUGH COUGH* LION KING *COGH COUGH* "Simba! You deliberately disobeyed me! And what's worse? You got nala involved!"
"Because Judith Barsi.."
Me: Let me guess, died of a sickness?
"'... was murdered by her father."
*Spits out water* THE HELL?
30:00. That does happen. Since tar is heavier than water, a little gets on the tops and makes it look like a pond. Thus, animals come to drink, get stuck, and die.
tigris115 Oh, cool. I don't think I would ever have found that out, but it makes a lot of sense. Thanks for the tidbit!
I am glad that there was still a bit of effort put in these sequels (or at least the earlier ones) they each sort of touched on different life issues. I grew up with these, know them by heart and I guess you could say they're my guilty pleasures, even some of the later ones despite how unnecessary they all are
...though I pray for you when you hit 7 and 13...ugh...
I'm definitely going to enjoy these reviews XD
I grew up watching the first 3 Land Before Time movies. 2 and 3 haven't quite aged well but I still enjoy them. The sequels after...that's when things started to go downhill....
+Shy Donkey that was me up until 9
The iconic one to me (possibly the first one I saw) is the one were there is a mysterious stranger character that helps against theropods at the end though I am not sure which number it is or how well it will hold up.
I liked 1,2,3,5,7,8,10
For me the last good one was The Journey to Big Water
totaly agree. they should have stayed with 10 and ended there.
I just got done reading the Wikipedia page on Ducky, and it is by far the most gut wrenching thing I have ever read. I loved this movie, and I loved Ducky the most out of everyone in the movie, and reading that something like that was done to a poor innocent 7 year old with a voice as jolly as her's is a sin... Rest in Peace Ducky... Rest in Peace...
To be fair to the first movie, it was supposed to be a lot darker and more intense but the studio forced Don Bluth to chop the film up and make it into a more kid friendly flick. It lost about 20 minutes of footage(19 fully animated scenes and a few minor cuts), and the scenes in the last act are out of order.(Littlefoot was to find the Valley after they split up, which makes his sudden determination to help his friends make more sense.) I heard a rumor that Don Bluth has the original, uncut version. But IDK for sure on that one.
As a kid I was a big fan of all the land before time movies and I owned several of them on VHS. I fondly remember watching the movies over and over again and singing along to all the songs. While I agree that the first movie is defineatly more enjoyable for everyone, I still think the sequels are great for kids, and I'll still enjoy them simply because they were part of my childhood.
Eggs 🐲!
I agree!
Same. The squeals are good for what they are. The only one i didn't like as much was land before time 14. The characters felt out of charchter
Oh my God, I'm drowning in nostalgia here. That melody had completely faded from my memory, and now I feel like I'm six years old again. I mean... wow!
A little correction, there`s no such thing as a "pterodactyl" , they`re called pterosaurs and Petrie is specifically a Pteranodon.And Littlefoot`s an Apatosaurus.And there`s nothing undignified about Chompere`s parents retreating from their, in real life even large predators will run away from their prey if their overpowered or outnumbered, never mind the fact that an Apatatosaurus,Triceraptops and Stegosaurus would be anything but easy prey even for a T rex.
Dalibor Jovanovic There is such a thing as a pterodactyl but it doesn’t look anything like a Pteranodon, atleast from what I know.
@@calfman3333 Pterodactyl itself is not a real animal, but an abridged version of it's true name
yes, they were animals, not bloodthirsty monsters
Never before has an Internet review brought me to such tears. Rest in peace, Ms. Barsi.
The sequels were pretty hit-and-miss. Some were OK, some were terrible, and a very rare few were surprisingly quite good (my favourite sequel was the 'Great Longneck Migration).
Mine as well. It nicely flipped the LBT sequel formula with Littlefoot traveling with his grandparents for a change while his friends played-catch up, while also giving Littlefoot a dilemma to solve from the first film, making it a good fifteenth anniversary movie (I also noticed there was a lot of screaming in that movie).
LBT 7's Pterano has the distinction of being voiced by Michael York aka Logan of Logan's Run
10 is also my favorite sequel. although i became ill the first time watching the bad CGI. i got a severe headeache afterwards but after you seen it many times, you get used to it. my favorite sequel for many reasons but the only real downside (apart for those stupid horrible songs) was the painfull cgi.
My favorite sequel was “the Time of the Great Giving”, because it expands on the themes of the first film, while not ruining the magic of the original characters. It even at one point gives a character arc to Cera’s Father, Toppsy. Another thing to point out is that, like RaisorBlade said, it deals with the themes of Bullying 1000x better than “Cool Cat saves the Kids”. Also, if you guys ever feel like watching this on a holiday like Thanksgiving, go right ahead, it’s the perfect sequel to watch on any holiday, or any kind of day.
What pisses me off about all the LBT sequels is that they're fucking happy carefree musicals, like, did the creators even know the first movie existed??
YOUR A JERK I LOVE ALL OF THE LAND BEFORE MOVIES
5327indarkness only the first one was good lmao all the others suck
I’m a Wabuudist hellraiser comes to Mind
Sara Christine imagine if Don Bluth made LBT 15 more serious with 1 song only and yes he is still alive I saw him on nostalgia critic
I honestly liked some of the sequels like the second one and fifth one, but I do agree that they should have cut back on the musical thing.
I found the tribute to Judith Barsi as really touching and important. I also really liked and respected what you said about how they shouldn't have continued or continued differently. You showed you really cared about something very tragic and handled it with tact I don't feel just anyone would or could. That little girl brought such life and charm and sweetness to her characters despite what she was being put through and many still find joy in the movies and characters she helped create. It brakes my heart what she went through and her painful end. She was so young but had so much talent. But I guess the stars that shine the brightest are the first to go out. I just hope her and her mother found there own Great Vally.
daughter if you don't open the door I'm going to eat it.
What
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The Lore God Sarah come out or I’ll eat the door down
Some of these sequels are good but I'll always love the first one the best because of Judith Barsi! Thank you for reviewing these movies. You're the best!
RIP Judith you will never be forgotten nope nope nope!
Yep... The voice actor that played Ducky being murdered was pretty goddamned depressing... I didn't know that. I didn't *want* to know that.
13:38, Calling them Egg-Suckers? --
Spongebob Squarepants, Squilliam Returns ~ "Squidward Tentacles has the fanciest restaurant in Bikini Bottom, & he does not suck eggs."
-- With those implications, it'd definitely be a Bobsheaux!
They at least tried with the first few sequels, unlike A&O where they slapped something together and called it a movie. I haven't seen LBT 3, but I do remember watching to first two when I was little.
Another thing I gotta give the sequels credit for, the actors really do a good job! Jeff Bennet and Rob Paulsen do a really good job. they even got Kiefer Sutherland in some of the movies. As Bron, Littlefoot's father.
Sharp Tooth (The T Rex from the first movie) is voiced by Frank Welker.
Of course he is. lol
The more you know
Of course. He's Megatron, Soundwave, Azrael, some Smurfs, curious George, and everything else in cartoons.
Grandfather: "You disobeyed me, Littlefoot."
Littlefoot: "I'm sorry, Dad. (?) It's just that, I wanted to make things right again."
Grandfather: "Well, you also lack common sense, as proven here. That is why I must tell you what to do. You attempted to assist the egg instead of telling us about it. There are some creatures that cannot be assisted without causing our deaths. Fortunately, there were no long-lasting consequences for your misdeed, but this also means the lesson hasn't sunk in to your mind. You will still have to be punished."
Yeah, that'd work too. lol
Bobsheaux I like how at the tough song you showed Optimus being awesome
The knowledge of what happened to Judith Barsi makes me feel _sick_ that the sequels even exist. I used to like them as a kid but now I literally want to throw up at the thought of them.
I feel the same way. What's especially disrespectful about the sequels and the re-casting of Ducky is that the character was, after Judith was cast, partially based on the little girls actual personality. The "Yep yep yep" for instance was something that Judith was known to say, as her sort of very own catchphrase. And when Don Bluth heard it he incorporated it into the script and the character, as well as her general habit of repeating herself. So every actress to play the role of Ducky afterwards essentially makes an impersonation of Judith Barsi. And that, to me, is just not very respectful. Ducky essentially IS a little green dinosaur version of Judith, and since she can't play the part anymore, I really feel that nobody else should.
rattis what about thinking about it in the way that these voice actresses are bringing Judith back to life in a way
rattis This comment made me feel so much pain for someone who 100% didn’t deserve to die like she did.
Oh God I just realized something. The egg stealers are just pinkie and the brain with scales and are bigger!
I was raised on these three movies. I blame them for my weird obsession with Dino trivia as a kid.
And there ain't NUTHIN' wrong with that! lol
Jaded Janus you weren’t there man I grew up with monsters resurrected and valley of the T-Rex they were awful!! Awful enough for a review😀😀😀😀 just saying
the Land Before Time: 10/10
The Great Valley Adventure: 9/10
The Time of the Great Giving: 4/10
Journey Through the Mist: 8/10
The Mysterious Island: 5/10
The Secret of Saurus Rock: 6/10
The Stone of Cold Fire: 7/10
The Big Freeze: 5/10(ducky's mum said their no other spike-tail beside spike in the valley but scine the was other grown up spike tail beside spike in 2-8)
Journey to the Big Water: 5/10
The Great Longneck Migration: 9/10
Invasion of the Tinnysaurus: 6/10
The Great Day of Flyers: 7/10(the movie dosen't focus on little foot all the time )
The Wisdom of Friends: 0/10
I already know about Judith Barsi 's terrible fate. It's still like a verbal punch to the nose. I stopped watching these at the third sequel and yeah You're right. The sequels should be generation after the first two should be of them growing older .
24:40 Cera and her dad's argument remind me of that of King Triton and Ariel's argument in The Little Mermaid.
Cera- Ariel
Cera's father- King Triton
Cera's friends- Going up to the surface
just want to point out, yes water can form over tar pits. in fact, thats thought to have been how the animals would get stuck in them, they would often step in to get a drink and get stuck in the process. Great Review by the way!
Rest in peace Judith Barsi. Taken from this world too soon.
4:26 Interesting thing about this scene is that Don Blooth didn't want it in the film. He wanted to cut straight to Little Foot mourning his mother's death, but executive producer Steven Speilberg was adamant that they not scare children with this movie. So the scene with the pterodactyl's fighting over the cherry, and the old dinosaur comforting Little Foot were added. Little Foot's mother was also supposed to have a more gruesome fight with the T-Rex, but a lot of the scenes were cut once again because of Speilberg.
I was wondering why the first movie was the only movie without any songs in it.
When I was a kid, we still had video cassettes but I hadn't seen the movies in order, nor did I even see all of them. I remember seeing the first, III, IV, V, and the one when Pietrie's uncle shows up. The V is the most memorable to me since it was the first movie I had of the series.
So sad to hear about what happened to Duckie's voice actor. Had no idea. :(
I grew up in Salt Lake County, UT. The first movie was a favorite of mine. Whenever my family traveled up/around the mountains, we could see the valley. It reminded me of Land before time. As an adult, I found out Bluth is from Utah. Ah, that little connection makes it a sweeter memory for me.
"Egg sucker." Most underrated channel ever.
Good Luck with the LBT Sequels Bob. They are gonna hurt like the Dickens.
Master Farr
Thanks. I forgot About those.
I am seen all of them, they aren't actually THAT bad. Okay, the two more recent before Journey of the Brave were pretty painful, but the rest are fine.
Shy Donkey The Tinysaurus one was the last one that I thought was "pretty good"
Good lord has this aspect of my childhood not held up
I'm the artist of the picture at the 9:13 mark. Would have been cool to ask me first or to be mentioned in the credits, but it's okay.
Nice video though and a lovely tribute~!
Nice art you made too.
Very appreciated~! :)
@@Hakunaro gotta say, it kicks whole loads of ass
2:35WHEN BACK IN THE 90'S WHENEVER I WOULD HEAR THIS SONG I WOULD ALLWAYS CRY
The Land Before Time turned 28 today! Awesome video by the way.
Did anyone else realize they literally reused the idea of Littlefoot hating how little he was for the Tinysaurs movie?
4:29 It may not have been Bluth’s fault. According to George Lucas: A Life, Lucas and Spielberg both asked Bluth to tone down the violence in The Land Before Time. That may explain the weird tone change.
Technically the baby dinos fighting over the cherry doesn't happen abruptly because before it we have the scene with Old Rooter who helps explain that Little Foot's mother will still be with him. I do believe the baby dino scene serves a point to show what Little Foot is going through with his mother's death with not wanting to eat or accept the kindness of others which can be interpreted as ways you would feel when someone you love passes away.
not to mention the powerful speech Old Rooter gives to Little Foot.
Armageddon3035 Yep. God that whole scene still moves me to tears.
Mardigrasqueen13 man watching these clips brings back memories. and I haven't seen the movie in years.
Armageddon3035 If you ever get the chance get streaming for Netflix they have Land Before time on there.
That scene where Littlefoot watch his mother die brought tears to my eyes, and I've never seen the movie before.
This video gave me such a nostalgic kick and I rarely feel that. My lord.
Also that was the saddest ending omg ;_; Why do you do this to me...
rest in peace Judith you were the only ducky
Man, I remember collecting a crap ton of Land Before Time VHSs. Seeing them reviewed, they're masterpieces compared to Alpha & Wolfaboo series.
More like Cash-In and Cash-Grab, right?
This remind me of that mad sketch were there were so many sequels of The Land Before TIme that they caught up with time.
The Land After the Land Before Time
Yea
Well the beginning of this review and the credits scene exist to make me sob. It must be raining on my face.
*Comment on the film(s):* I do agree with you there shouldn't be any sequels, even if they had to why couldn't they do a generational narrative, like Little Foot and his friends would be teenagers or adults, and they would show the younger audiences what life was like back then and how we humans are better off...okay wow that sounded dickish, didn't it? But you get the point. However, I have to admit these sequels aren't as bad as Alpha & Omega, and now that I look back I realize the studio that made Alpha & Omega is basically ripping off Land before Time. So yeah, as much as I prefer the original film, these sequels maybe pointless but they're not awful.
Oh and thanks for the painful ending credits...Seriously why do the good and innocent become prey to the horrors of reality? Judith was a sweet, darling voice I hold dear to my heart. Ducky and Anne Marie are my favorite animated characters from Don Bluth. Well them and Mrs. Brisby, but serious these animated movies are simply precious! :'( RIP Judith Barsi, you seriously will beloved.
Wow! Man after reading about Judith Barsi it's pretty damn tragic and devastating.:,( Man I hope she's in a better place away from her father. Also I will say great review Bob. I think that there shouldn't have been any sequels after the 1st one because to me the way the 1st movie ended was perfect.
RIP Judith Barsi hope your in a better place
You're doing good, bro. I like seeing the quality of videos increase each time I see you
As someone who grew up watching both The Land Before Time and All Dogs Go To Heaven, the tribute at the end gave me shivers.
Apparently, "Love Survives", the song at the end of All Dogs Go To Heaven, was written and recorded in memory of Barsi, since she died during the final production of the movie. Other sources say that the song was just dedicated to her, but either way, it's linked to her. Never heard the song the same way after reading that.
As for the Land Before Time sequels, I remember watching the second and third movies when they came out, and I hated them. Looking back on them now, I think that it was the shock of them being so much unlike the original that made me hate them as much as I did. They're going for more realistic morals, not the morals of kid's cartoons at the time and since then, which were basically "DO GOOD THINGS AND EVERYTHING IS HAPPY AND PERFECT, IF NOT THEN KARMA WILL BITE YOUR BUTT!"
I think they would have been much, much better if they cut out the singing. Not the music, just the singing. If you listen to it, many of the music scores would have done well if they were played while the characters had normal dialogue. The opening song in 2 would have been fine if they and a normal, playful conversation, and would have been great to introduce the characters to people that didn't see the first one. The music during the "Eggs" song sounds like decent "I'm plotting things" music, so just play that while the villains plan how they're gonna get some eggs.
I didn't see 4 until years after it came out, but I recall thinking that it wasn't all that bad. Nothing that can hold a candle to the original, but still an okay watch. I lost track of the series after that. I would probably give them a chance, though..
Don Bluth is one of my Favorites- I love the original Land before Time and the first American Tale whose songs are just beautiful. My only other favorite Land Before Time film is Stone of Cold Fire. Of Judith, I think I will treasure LBT more than I already do now though Petrie is my favorite sidekick of Littlefoot.
The first movie was so much pain for me. It was one of the darkest kid movies I've ever seen.
One of Littlefoots sweetest moments in The Land Before Time
Littlefoots mother was killed by a Sharptooth
Yet when he sees a baby Sharptooth, he is the MOST welcoming to it and loves it much more than the others
Geez Bob, couldn't you let pack my suitcase before dragging me on this feels trip?
I have to say, a good chunk of the songs from the sequels are guilty pleasures of mine, particularly the villain songs...
Of course Topsy (Cera's dad) is that way. He lost his wife and almost every kid during the events of the first movie. I think he has the right to be a little angry.
Can you review the DIngo Pictures version, a Dinosaur Adventure? Or the hilariously ugly Dingo Pictures Hunchback of Notre Dame?
No, he needs to do the _Pocahontas_ adaptation.
I think that'd Phelous' territory. :) And he already did both. I do realize now, the old dinosaur dude in that one was clearly ripped off the dad of the bully in the third movie...
+Swift Nimblefoot SCIENCE!!
Gracedia Clear-Skies Most of those dingo movie are sooooooo stupid.
You is the pope of fools!
An additional bit of trivia that is both heartwarming and heartbreaking: Ducky’s cute little catchphrase “Yep yep yep!” was engraved on Judith Barsi’s gravestone
Littlefoot's mother's death is sadder than both Bambi's mom and Simba's Dad. Change my mind.
you know what ruined the series....songs...just...why
I think if there was not songs a lot of the sequel's would not be as bad
Its bad enough that the songs are cheesy but got worse over time. LBT 2's "One of us now" was decent, could have had better lyrics but it made sense. After that the songs became so nonsensical and petty like the "big water" song... or the "I need you" song in 4... Uragh.
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Most of them are nostalgic amazingness to me, but yeah, the singing, and sometimes the lyrics can be pretty bad.
bloodangelxx Needless padding
First off, great review, as always!
Secondly... I've got to. I'm sorry, but I've got to.
"Through the wind and the rain,
She stands hard as a stone
In a world that she can't rise above.
But her dreams give her wings,
And she flies to a place
Where she's loved...
Concrete Angel..."
You couldn't find a more perfect song to describe what happened to Judith Barsi than that one. Excellent choice.
Ever considered reviewing Mirrormask?
Damn it I was crying within 4 mins of this vid even though I already knew the fate of the actress who played Ducky, who actually had, "Yup, yup, yup" on her tombstone.
Every time these Dinos sing, an Angel gets it's wings...
Ripped off & cooked with 11 secret herbs & spices
I get the joke! 🙂
You should have been a consultant for Universal Cartoon Studios, at the time. The ideas you mentioned would have been useful. Yeah, all the sequels are painfully redundant and came out of left field.
these were the movies when I was a child that cemented my love for dinosaurs. I'm glad you talked about these films it makes me want to go back and watch them again. the first is a masterpeice and the 2 sequels after were good but not perfect, it's a shame land before time 2 ddint get the sequel treatment with speilberg at the helm like American tale 2 did. then again I'm convinced land before time 2 was an experiment to see if direct to video sequels would even work.
From what I've gathered, the sequence with the cute birds (along with the scene that followed of the friendly dino talking about death) was added at the insistence of the studio, as they were terrified of how intense the movie was getting. The original cut--supposedly rated PG (back when that was a death sentence to an animated movie)--was ten minutes longer, and featured much more danger. In the final cut, some of the voices were done again to make the screams of the kids less "scared." Don Bluth has said that as far as he knows, the ten minutes of deleted scenes have been thrown away.
AH!! I forgot The Land Before Time sequels were Disneyfied!
31:57 I don't know about you but if the voice of King Triton told me to do something, I would do it.
Disney never owned The Land Before Time movie or it's sequels.
999haunted
I'm talking about how a lot of cartoon movies during the 90s had copied Disney by having unnecessary songs.