The Land Before Time

1988 "A new adventure is born."
7.4| 1h9m| G| en
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An orphaned brontosaurus named Littlefoot sets off in search of the legendary Great Valley. A land of lush vegetation where the dinosaurs can thrive and live in peace. Along the way he meets four other young dinosaurs, each one a different species, and they encounter several obstacles as they learn to work together in order to survive.

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Salubfoto It's an amazing and heartbreaking story.
Portia Hilton Blistering performances.
Kinley This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows
Dana An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.
ComedyFan2010 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.
Mr-Fusion Despite the commercial aspect of a kids dinosaur movie, there's welcome depth to "The Land Before Time"; five lost children dealing with hard knocks in an unforgiving climate. Surprisingly grim for this audience; most of the movie is set in a barren wasteland, and the journey to nourishment is a tremendous test of faith (while the movie slips in themes of friendship, the circle of life - "Lion King", pfft - and even racism). Not to mention loss, and the filmmakers are more than happy to pluck the heartstrings. I honestly didn't think this movie would be nearly as affecting as it was in the '80s. It holds up beautifully; good characterization, gorgeous animation, and genuine peril.Don Bluth had a gift, man.8/10
Jerghal I know what people are going to say: you had to see it as a kid. And that's probably right because it found it too cutesy and mellifluent. The story is simple: little dino loses mother. Gets separated from grandparents. Must get to green valley trough desolate land with some sidekicks. Gets there. The end. After The Black Cauldron (my favorite Disney film as a kid, I loved the dark undertone) the director almost p*ssed his pants coz he thought this movie was going to be to dark for kids. They even got a psychologist to approve the death scene of the mother dino (I'm not kidding, look on Wikipedia). The landscape is a bit grim but the film isn't really. The Land Before Time spawned 13 (!) sequels which were allegedly so colorful and glee it made kids puke on their TV screens. So that means this one is probably the only one worth seeing...for your kids. They'll probably weep. Good for them. Get's them to learn the true meaning of death. That's what dino films are for innit
marinkalebota "Land before time" is the most beautiful animated feature of hand-drawn animation history. The characters are excellently drawn,the story is great and the voice cast is wonderful. Though it is rated G, it does contain some really scary moments. The death of Littlefoot's mother is so touching, that I nearly cried. The feature should be awarded an Oscar for the Best Animated Feature and an Oscar for the Best Song: "If we hold on together".In conclusion,this movie is as almost as good as "Snow White and the seven dwarfs".Children of ages 7+ should see it.