The Land Before Time (1988)
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Critic Consensus: Beautifully animated and genuinely endearing, The Land Before Time is sure to please dino-obsessed tykes, even if it's a little too cutesy for older viewers.
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Cast
as Rooter
as Cera
as Littlefoot
as Littlefoot's Mother
as Petrie
as Ducky
as Grandfather
as Daddy Topps
Critic Reviews for The Land Before Time
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It looks and sounds as if it came out of the Disney Studios of the '40s or '50s. Which isn't necessarily a bad thing -- that's as much a compliment (in terms of the quality of animation) as it is a criticism.
The Land Before Time is as handsome and honest an animated feature as any produced since Walt Disney`s death; it may even be the best.
Do dinosaurs really lend themselves to ootsie-cutesiness?
For the most part, pic is about as engaging as what's found on Saturday morning TV.
After An American Tale, Bluth surely had the clout to make a more adventurous animated feature than this ...
Most of ''The Land Before Time'' is so authentically geared to the thinking of children that it should charm adults as well.
Audience Reviews for The Land Before Time
this movie was very good when i was little but it also scared me quite a bit, and the movie was pretty depressing, Don Bluth you are the man
Super Reviewer
A moving and unforgettable film, The Land Before Time is a great entertainment to all family and to remember the childhood. Fresh.
Super Reviewer
I've always enjoye dthis movie, its a cool and fun movie for kids and is the start of a big franchise that was one of my favorites as a kid, a good movie.
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The Land Before Time Quotes
| Littlefoot: | Mother, what's a long neck? |
| Littlefoot's Mother: | Well, that's what we are, Dear. |
| Littlefoot: | Why can't I play with that three-horn? We were having fun. |
| Littlefoot's Mother: | Well, we all stick to our own kinds. The three-horns, the spike-tails, the swimmers, the flyers... we never do anything together. |
| Littlefoot: | Why? |
| Littlefoot's Mother: | Because we're different. It's always been that way. |
| Littlefoot: | Well, why? |
| Littlefoot's Mother: | Oh, don't worry so much. When we reach the Great Valley, there'll be many many long necks for you to play with. |
| Littlefoot: | [sighs] I wish we were there now. |
| Littlefoot's Mother: | Well, it's a long way yet. Past the Great Rock that Looks Like a Long Neck, and pass the Mountains that Burn... still a long way, but we'll get there. |
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