You know what other animated franchise should have a Blu-ray/DVD re-release? An American Tail and Fievel Goes West! In 2011, it will be AAT's 25th anniversary, and FGW's 20th! Here's what the features could be:

An American Tail
Features:
-Full Screen (1.33:1) (Yep, no widescreen for this one, neither!)
-5.1 surround sound
-Isolated James Horner score
-"Somewhere Out There" music video featuring Linda Ronstadt and James Ingram
-Trailers
-Publicity gallery (for posters, merchandise, etc.)
-storyboards, art galleries, etc
-Games
(I don't believe there was a making of featurette or deleted scenes... If so, they should be included too)

Fievel Goes West
Features:
-Widescreen (1.85:1) (Yes, this one was actually filmed in widescreen! And it has yet to be released on DVD here in the U.S. I read it was in Australia)
-5.1 Surround Sound
-isolated James Horner score
-"Dreams To Dream" music video featuring Linda Ronstadt
-Trailers
-Publicity gallery
-Art and storboard gallery
-Games
-And if there was a making of featurette and deleted scenes, they should be included

Happy Feet is to Pebble and the Penguin as what Disney's Dinosaur is to Land Before Time; a realistically computer animated, more adult version of the previous movie.

Let's see... I stopped after the tenth one. I own 1 through 6 on vhs, I rented 7, bought 8 (I liked how they started enhancing the animation in this one.), rented 9 and 10... I vaguely remember seeing 7, 9, and 10. I like how the tenth one introduced Littlefoot's dad. Now, they just sound retarded. "Invasion of the Tinysauruses"? "The Wisdom of Friends"? What kind of titles are those?!? I read an article about the 12th one, "Great Day of the Flyers". Sounds interesting. It's got a Spinosaur in it! Anyways, I've been showing the movies to my nephew who stays with us on weekends. I like that they introduced the character Chomber in the second one. I like that they included raptors in the third one, instead of just reusing T-Rex. I lost the fourth one, but I like that they gave littlefoot a girlfriend, Ali, and there was the alligator and the bird... They were funny. And Spike spoke! LOL... Gotta love Spike! I think he's my fav! (He is my rank on TGOF, btw!) The fifth one cracked me up... The dialogue between Chomper and his parents, his mom giving Cera a goofy smile after she hugs her leg, and they even wave good bye when the Plesiosaur takes the gang back to the Great Valley! lol... Oh, and I liked the sixth one. The Lone Dinosaur, Doc, voiced by Kris Kristopherson, was a good character. He was like a cowboy dinosaur! And I like that it snowed in the eighth one, and Spike got to spend some time with the other spike-tails. The only problems I have with them are the irritating songs. I liked them as a kid, but now... ugh! And none of them could match the magic of the original.

I did see her mother and father on the other side of the gorge after the earth-quake happened. I only saw Cera meet up with her dad at the end. The sequels completely ignore her mother and sisters. So, what happened?

Here is a fan-made picture of TLBT characters as adults:

http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http:/...1t:429,r:20,s:0

Now, if they made a movie like this, that might actually be good!

Well, Spielberg doesn't do commentaries. He wouldn't do them for the movies he directed, much less an animated movie he produced. Lucas does do commentaries, but I doubt he'd do one for TLBT. The best bet is that Don Bluth himself would do one. Now, what other features could be on the Blu-ray?

QUOTE 
-First time in hi-def widescreen (1.85:1) 



While possible, the OAR of the film is 1:37 or the Academy Ratio of 4:3. To make it widescreen you actually will lose some of the picture. It can be done but its kind of like the ol' crop the widescreen picture so it could fully fit in a 4:3 tv. I'm one of those purists...if it was made in 1:37 then it needs to stay that way because that was the director's intention. Home video was definitely on the minds of Bluth and Speilberg.

But... I thought it was originally widescreen!

-"Back To The Land Before Time" - Don Bluth, Steven Spielberg, George Lucas and maybe some of the writers and actors reunite to reflect on the making of and the legacy of the movie. 



If you read one of my stickies in this section, Don was actually not very happy with how this production turned out because of Speilberg's decisions to delete some footage. I'm not sure you would get them to sit in the same room to talk about a film they had very different opinions on. Maybe Don alone, but certainly not with Speilberg.

Hmm... You've got a point there... Bummer!

Never-Before-Seen Footage with intro from Don Bluth (Just to let us know why the footage was cut, and to warn parents about how "phsycologically damaging" it could be to their children, lol... 



I think its been brought up...this footage is gone for good. Extras and special features were also not thought of at this time for a video market so the footage is gone.

Well... That stinks!

Blu-ray is nice, but I won't adopt the format and have to double dip on films. I see no value in it for me while my dvd copies work just fine on a 29-inch tv. 

Well, maybe they could include a DVD in a combo pack or something.

Yes. Yes, we should.

My name is Doug Jenkins. I am 18 years old, and I live in a small town in Texas. I am a very big fan of movies. I loved TLBT ever since I was a kid. The first one is the best. I think it should be put on Blu-ray. Read my topic about what I'd like to see on the Blu-ray in the "1988 Theatrical Release" forum.