The Land Before Time (1988)

My siblings and I loved and quoted this movie as kids, and nothing has changed with my 3 and 5 year old.

The Land Before time is a personal favorite of mine. It has such a sad story, but still manages to put that spark of hope into our hearts even when times are rough. It is that kind of children's film which excels in teaching important life lessons without stating it by hammering it in. Like friendship is a matter of letting go of your pride once in a while. You can even read a subtle message about racism into Littlefoot and Cera's fights. And that is why I love it. It is simply a piece of art with a message and a story to tell. Dark and scary at times, yes, but it is alright to be afraid and sad, it is life. Yes, there are some real sadness and unnerving moments which you definitely feel deep inside, but that makes the reward of finding The Great Valley just the more rewarding. James Horner's musical score is just amazing, so atmospheric and haunting. Waaay better than those lighthearted song and dance musical numbers of the countless sequels to this masterpiece. Okay, I know most people hate all those unnecessary sequels and they are definitely sub-par to this work of art, but I honestly don't hate them, because most of them teach life lessons, too. I honestly did want to see Littlefoot and his friends' adventures in The great Valley, but maybe a TV-series would have sufficed. Honestly, I have seen more offensive sequels than the ones of The Land Before Time.

I don't know how I missed this movie in my childhood as when it came out I was the right age to watch it. But watching it now as an adult was also great. This is one of the movies that parents will enjoy watching with their kids.The animation is beautiful. They do a great job setting the mood with the colors. We feel the desperation, the fear and the great relief at the end when they get to their destination.Kids love dinosaurs. And the characters in this movie are great.n The baby dinosaurs are all cute and have different personalities for kids to enjoy.It also touches some important topics to teach the kids while providing them an entertaining story. We learn that it is important to work together to achieve our goals and that our differences should not be a reason not to play with each other.

Hello everyone and I'm here to review on the most most timeless classics of all time. The Land Before Time will always be a classic and there is so much to love in this movie, that even the characters are lovable. I'm going to go through why this movie rocks and will try to avoiding giving spoilers as best as I can.Once you started playing the movie, you are met with great cartoon animation and great music. The music itself is pretty emotional, as it is done by the legendary James Horner. The movie focuses on Littlefoot, a Brontosaurus, who is traveling with his mother to find the legendary Great Valley. Then you meet Cera, a triceratop with an attitude. These two are actually the two of the main characters of the movie, as the rest of the main characters appear after the most heartbreaking scene in the whole movie, the death of Littlefoot's mother, who gave her life to defend him from a T-Rex, but they are called Sharp Tooths in this movie.The acting in this movie is outstanding, as I say the one who did the the best job is none other than Judith Barsi, who voices the main character Ducky. It's also very sad that she was murdered the same year as this movie, 1988. But she leaves behind a great legacy and will always be remembered. The ones that did great in this movie was Gabriel Damon (Littlefoot), Candace Hutson (Cera), and Will Ryan (Petrie). This entire movie was well made and everyone put a lot of effort into making this movie the classic it is today. If they ever remade this movie, I hope they put in the same effort as everyone did for this movie.Another thing that made this movie great is the music. I have to say that James Horner is one of the greats and his music to this is very emotional and can bring anyone who listens to it in tears, as it's very beautiful. The final song, If We Hold On Together is also very emotional and beautiful, sang by Diana Ross. I would always listen to the final song as it is one of my all time favorites next to My Heart Will Go On from Titanic. If there wasn't any music in this movie, it wouldn't have been a classic, as the music gave the story the emotions and brings the movie to new heights.My final thoughts on the movie was this, I loved every minute of this and could watch this back to back, as it is one of the best movies of all time. If you love Dinosaurs, then this is for you. It is also a very good family film, but please be warned, the music is what makes this movie emotional. I would recommend this for kids age 5 or up, but to be honest, any age could watch this, but due to the emotional scenes and the music, age 5 would be the best age to watch this. Your kids will enjoy this movie and remember it for a long time. Overall, I give this 10 out of 10 stars. This is a must see and for an cartoon movie, this is the best so far. I would recommend this over the sequels, as this was the most powerful installment.