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ArthurEngine — In defence of The Land Before Time sequels

Published: 2019-06-11 01:06:37 +0000 UTC; Views: 3091; Favourites: 41; Downloads: 2
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I am aware of the hate that The Land Before Time sequels get. Here are the most common arguments, and how I will counter them: 

"The Land Before Time sequels are awful!"

Okay, while The Land Before Time does have some sequels I don't know what to make of, like The Stone of Cold Fire and Journey to Big Water and some below average sequels; The Invasion of the Tinysauruses and The Great Day of the Flyers and even that awful The Wisdom of Friends. However, to me, some of the sequels to this movie are quite good, like The Great Valley Adventure, The Time of Great Giving, The Mysterious Island and The Great Migration. Especially when it comes to storytelling.

"Singing dinosaurs are annoying!"

Sometimes, maybe the dinosaurs breaking into song can get annoying, but when you think about it, some of the songs are quite catchy, like Eggs, You're One of Us Now, When You're Big, Standing Tough, Who Needs You?, Friends for Dinner, Bad Luck, and Imaginary Friend.

"The original will always be best!"

Okay, maybe the original is superior in a lot of ways, like showing the birth of our Prehistoric Pals (save Petrie), showing the concept of death (The death of Littlefoot's mother and our Prehistoric Pals killing the Sharptooth by drowning him), being completely dark (Sharptooth being an ultra vicious villain), and the beautiful music by James Horner (Rest in peace, man), and it is sadder still when you learn what happened to Ducky's original voice actress before it was even released (Rest in peace Judith). But the sequels can have good moments on their own, including Ozzy and Strut being humorous, Ichy and Dil not getting along, Hip, Mutt and Nod being tough guys, the birth of Chomper, lessons about survival, Ali's relationship with Littlefoot, villainous Sharpteeth who aren't always T-Rex, and appearances of Littlefoot's dad). 

So yeah, I don't think all the sequels to this movie are bad.

The Land Before Time belongs to Universal Pictures.

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Reshira2005 [2023-04-21 20:19:31 +0000 UTC]

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MrToonlover83 [2022-12-13 22:58:08 +0000 UTC]

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dark-kunoichi92 [2021-07-13 05:19:42 +0000 UTC]

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travis090002 [2021-04-23 19:58:13 +0000 UTC]

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Omniverse-Commander [2020-07-24 16:15:26 +0000 UTC]

I watched up to Movie 13.

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ArthurEngine In reply to Omniverse-Commander [2020-08-03 10:17:56 +0000 UTC]

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Tito-Mosquito [2020-01-21 08:29:25 +0000 UTC]

My favorite ones are 4 and 5.

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ArthurEngine In reply to Tito-Mosquito [2020-01-21 09:09:51 +0000 UTC]

Those are 2 examples of the good ones.

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Tezcatlipoca92 [2019-06-21 01:04:48 +0000 UTC]

Not every? I'd say only one of the sequels are bad, the rest are some of the best kids movies ever made.

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ArthurEngine In reply to Tezcatlipoca92 [2019-06-21 02:11:24 +0000 UTC]

That does mean not every one of them is bad. I think the 13th one was just awful. 

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Tezcatlipoca92 In reply to ArthurEngine [2019-06-21 18:42:49 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, that was the sole one I was referring to.

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ArthurEngine In reply to Tezcatlipoca92 [2019-06-21 22:11:47 +0000 UTC]

I figured.

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Beatlegirl77 [2019-06-11 07:27:11 +0000 UTC]

I agree with this. Not all of the sequels are terrible. Though the only one that I haven't seen yet is the recent one, Journey of the Brave.

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ArthurEngine In reply to Beatlegirl77 [2019-06-11 08:49:37 +0000 UTC]

Awesome. 

The latest was worth the wait if you ask me. You should see it. 

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Beatlegirl77 In reply to ArthurEngine [2019-06-11 16:17:10 +0000 UTC]



Yes. I've heard it's really good. I'll definitely need to watch it.

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ArthurEngine In reply to Beatlegirl77 [2019-06-11 21:59:11 +0000 UTC]

OK.

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Beatlegirl77 In reply to ArthurEngine [2019-06-12 06:55:23 +0000 UTC]

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DiddyKT2 [2019-06-11 02:19:04 +0000 UTC]

I actually liked most of the sequels. It's just too bad they all receive general hate.

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ArthurEngine In reply to DiddyKT2 [2019-06-11 03:22:47 +0000 UTC]

It is a shame many of them are hated for the wrong reasons. 

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TheTrainMrMenPonyFan [2019-06-11 01:33:39 +0000 UTC]

I agree, not all LBT sequels are bad, though I've only seen the first 8.

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ArthurEngine In reply to TheTrainMrMenPonyFan [2019-06-11 01:54:21 +0000 UTC]

Well, that's good to hear. 

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TheTrainMrMenPonyFan In reply to ArthurEngine [2019-06-11 02:16:46 +0000 UTC]

Though I've not seen "the Wisdom of Friends" (and mostly likely never will after hearing how bad it is), I think I'll still take it over Ice Age: Collision Course any day.

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ArthurEngine In reply to TheTrainMrMenPonyFan [2019-06-11 03:22:19 +0000 UTC]

As will I. 

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KatieGirlsForever [2019-06-11 01:22:29 +0000 UTC]

I grew up with a lot of the sequels and they're not that bad.

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ArthurEngine In reply to KatieGirlsForever [2019-06-11 01:54:36 +0000 UTC]

I am in agreement.

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KatieGirlsForever In reply to ArthurEngine [2019-06-11 03:01:45 +0000 UTC]

Yep. ^^

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ArthurEngine In reply to KatieGirlsForever [2019-06-11 03:22:52 +0000 UTC]

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KatieGirlsForever In reply to ArthurEngine [2019-06-11 03:24:52 +0000 UTC]

:3

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