The Gang of Five
The Land Before Time => 1988 Theatrical Release => Topic started by: Nimrod on August 13, 2007, 03:57:32 AM
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For me it was emberrassing for a long time. I don¥t know why, but it was. But with the time I had been more and more open for LBT.
What¥s about you?
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Hehe. This is probably not the best place to put this topic, but since what's done is done and the admins can move it later, I see no harm in responding.
I got into LBT again when I was 13. I found it terribly embarrassing. I would have all the LBT movies and songs on my laptop and ipod and I would encrypt them while at school so no one knew what they were. School was pure hell for me in the beginning cuz I was so obsessed that I wanted to watch it and do things with it all the time. I even had some picutures of the gang on my laptop and I'd go into the bathroom in lunch to look at them and remind myself "Only 3 hours ti'll you get to watch another LBT film".
I guess you could say it was unhealthy. My school work suffered a bit because of it. I would do B+ work instead of my normal A work. It took about 3 months for me to be able to go through school without constantly thinking of LBT.
I am really okay with it now. In the beginning, I decided to see how the public would react to my lbt obsession that weren't around me. I would go into stores watching LBT movies on my laptop. I'd get some pretty strange looks, but no comments.
I was scared to reveal my LBT obsession to the kids in my school.
I finally decided I couldn't keep living my life like this. Now I say, if they think I'm stupid for liking it, screw 'em. If they wanna fight me cuz of it, bring it on! I could pound anyone in my school without lifting a finger except for a select few, but they have way too much class to ever get into fights. I don't have any friends in real life anyways, so I don't care what anyone thinks anymore. If they don't accept the fact that I like LBT, that's their problem and they're gonna have to live with it. If I do end up going to school at the same school next year, I'm gonna watch LBT vids on the bus and keep my cool LBT background on my laptop for all to see. I honestly don't care anymore. I can't live a lie any longer. I have purposefully searched IP's looking for kids my age who are in the camano island/stanwood area and have located 4 classmates so far. I have informed all of them about my LBT obsession and they seem to think it's not too strange.
My message to everyone here now is:
I AM WHO I AM. NO ONE'S GONNA CHANGE THAT!
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Hehe. This is probably not the best place to put this topic, but since what's done is done and the admins can move it later, I see no harm in responding.
I got into LBT again when I was 13. I found it terribly embarrassing. I would have all the LBT movies and songs on my laptop and ipod and I would encrypt them while at school so no one knew what they were. School was pure hell for me in the beginning cuz I was so obsessed that I wanted to watch it and do things with it all the time. I even had some picutures of the gang on my laptop and I'd go into the bathroom in lunch to look at them and remind myself "Only 3 hours ti'll you get to watch another LBT film".
I guess you could say it was unhealthy. My school work suffered a bit because of it. I would do B+ work instead of my normal A work. It took about 3 months for me to be able to go through school without constantly thinking of LBT.
I am really okay with it now. In the beginning, I decided to see how the public would react to my lbt obsession that weren't around me. I would go into stores watching LBT movies on my laptop. I'd get some pretty strange looks, but no comments.
I was scared to reveal my LBT obsession to the kids in my school.
I finally decided I couldn't keep living my life like this. Now I say, if they think I'm stupid for liking it, screw 'em. If they wanna fight me cuz of it, bring it on! I could pound anyone in my school without lifting a finger except for a select few, but they have way too much class to ever get into fights. I don't have any friends in real life anyways, so I don't care what anyone thinks anymore. If they don't accept the fact that I like LBT, that's their problem and they're gonna have to live with it. If I do end up going to school at the same school next year, I'm gonna watch LBT vids on the bus and keep my cool LBT background on my laptop for all to see. I honestly don't care anymore. I can't live a lie any longer. I have purposefully searched IP's looking for kids my age who are in the camano island/stanwood area and have located 4 classmates so far. I have informed all of them about my LBT obsession and they seem to think it's not too strange.
My message to everyone here now is:
I AM WHO I AM. NO ONE'S GONNA CHANGE THAT!
Yeah, that is really nice, how you said it. I began, too, to tell it some people over the PC and looked, what they say. Some people found it a bit strange, but yes, you said it, that¥s there problem. I have a good friend, here in my town. At home, he has a piano, very nice, I thought. How some people here know, I learned to play If we hold on together at the piano. So I thought, I play it by my friend. He found it quite nice. I asked him, do you know this song. He said, yes, anywhere sure. I told him that it¥s from the land before time and told him that I like the LBT. He didn¥t find it strange, he found it okey. So I try to say it the people which are my friends. These people, which aren¥t my friends mustn¥t know it -_- . But your sentence I think it¥s very nice landbeforetimelover. It say excactly this, what I¥m thinking. :yes
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You have to get open about it sooner or later, especially when a new movie or some other merchandise comes out, and you have to go to check-out with it. Unless, of course, you order it online, but I prefer the old fashioned way. :^.^: I't not always something I want to tell, but sometimes, I just have to. And all the times I've needed to, I've never gotten any witty remarks about it.
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I too, started to watch LBT again around 13, but the only difference is that a friend helped me get back into LBT. (not sure who actually mentioned to watch the movie) So I guess I got lucky that i had a friend that liked LBT with me. Since then i have about 9 friends who know that i like LBT, 4 of which like the movies or don't mind watching them and 4 who don't like LBT and 1 who used to like it but doesn't like it now. Those 5 friends that don't like it don't really care that i like LBT and i don't think they have ever really mentioned it unless me one of my friends that like it start talking about LBT.
Unless, of course, you order it online, but I prefer the old fashioned way.
I buy LBT in stores as well.
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Ohhh I had a feeling this would come up eventually....but yeah I too was embarrased when I used to watch LBT, but during Elementry school, and High school that subject NEVER came up unless me and my friends were walking home...and even today at least three of my friends still mock me about liking LBT....but I just sit back and smile....before I start talking smack! :lol:
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nah, I mean, I don't like flaunt it or anything, but if people find out I don't care... it's my choice, not theirs...
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I don’t find Land Before Time embarrassing. I think that if you are a fan of something you must be proud of this no matter the others opinions.
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I recall that in the beginning I had a somewhat awkward feeling when rediscovering the land before time at an age where most people tend to regard LBT as merely for young children. I did not make up much of a pretence though. My family knew about my enthusiasm for LBT from the begining and while not prancing about with my enthusiasm for LBT anyone at school who wanted to know could have found out about it (I was drawing the characters, carving a soapstone Cera in the art lesson, and didn't deny the LBT references to anyone asking about it).
My work at school was not influenced in any negative way by my enthusiasm for LBT.
I would go into stores watching LBT movies on my laptop. I'd get some pretty strange looks, but no comments.
No offence meant, but I find it stranger to carry around a laptop in general to watch movies while walking around than whatever movie it may be. Carrying around a laptop to watch movies while walking may not only create the image of the carrier to be extremely TV addicted, but people may also feel that the person in question means to show off with the own laptop.
I don't have any friends in real life anyways, so I don't care what anyone thinks anymore. If they don't accept the fact that I like LBT, that's their problem and they're gonna have to live with it.
Of course I cannot be certain without having ever get a first hand impression from your situation. But from everything that you write I am almost convinced that it is not your enthusiasm for LBT that causes a lack of friends in real live. Carrying around a laptop to watch movies while walking around is one example for a kind of behaviour which might put off people who wouldn't have any problem whatsoever with your enthusiasm for LBT.
I AM WHO I AM. NO ONE'S GONNA CHANGE THAT!
Not even yourself? There are times when I think that sometimes to change is the only possible way to remain loyal and faithful to oneself.
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I recall that in the beginning I had a somewhat awkward feeling when rediscovering the land before time at an age where most people tend to regard LBT as merely for young children. I did not make up much of a pretence though. My family knew about my enthusiasm for LBT from the begining and while not prancing about with my enthusiasm for LBT anyone at school who wanted to know could have found out about it (I was drawing the characters, carving a soapstone Cera in the art lesson, and didn't deny the LBT references to anyone asking about it).
My work at school was not influenced in any negative way by my enthusiasm for LBT.
I would go into stores watching LBT movies on my laptop. I'd get some pretty strange looks, but no comments.
No offence meant, but I find it stranger to carry around a laptop in general to watch movies while walking around than whatever movie it may be. Carrying around a laptop to watch movies while walking may not only create the image of the carrier to be extremely TV addicted, but people may also feel that the person in question means to show off with the own laptop.
I don't have any friends in real life anyways, so I don't care what anyone thinks anymore. If they don't accept the fact that I like LBT, that's their problem and they're gonna have to live with it.
Of course I cannot be certain without having ever get a first hand impression from your situation. But from everything that you write I am almost convinced that it is not your enthusiasm for LBT that causes a lack of friends in real live. Carrying around a laptop to watch movies while walking around is one example for a kind of behaviour which might put off people who wouldn't have any problem whatsoever with your enthusiasm for LBT.
I AM WHO I AM. NO ONE'S GONNA CHANGE THAT!
Not even yourself? There are times when I think that sometimes to change is the only possible way to remain loyal and faithful to oneself.
Your answers on my question were very nice and I am happy that much people think like I think over LBT :yes
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I've never been embarrassed about LBT, myself. If anyone had a problem with me liking the series, then tough. They'd just have to live with it.
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I am almost convinced that it is not your enthusiasm for LBT that causes a lack of friends in real live
Of course not. I never meant to give that impression. The main reason for having no friends is I have no common interests with anyone in my area. I have tons of friends online.
I find it stranger to carry around a laptop in general to watch movies while walking around than whatever movie it may be. Carrying around a laptop to watch movies while walking may not only create the image of the carrier to be extremely TV addicted, but people may also feel that the person in question means to show off with the own laptop.
I don't pretend to know what life is like in Germany, but it's obviously very different from here. A lot of people carry laptops around with them to all the stores here. Almost all stores have wifi access. No one thinks I'm trying to "show off" with the laptop. Honestly, who cares? I'm not tv addicted, just LBT addicted. :P: Carrying a laptop around is only abnormal at school, but I have to do it. Without my laptop, I'm lost.
Not even yourself? There are times when I think that sometimes to change is the only possible way to remain loyal and faithful to oneself.
I cannot change who I am as a person. I cannot change the fact that I like and dislike things just cuz I want to. I can pretend, but I'll always be the same person no matter how much cosmetic work I do to myslef or my image. No one can change the fact that I like LBT. They can try to make me feel like crap for liking it, but they cannot stop me from truely liking it. You cannot change yourself as a person. If change does occur, it's not because you forced yourself to like or dislike something, you got in or out of it at your own time. I suppose someone could stop me from liking LBT by killing me, but that wouldn't be practical, thank god.
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I don't pretend to know what life is like in Germany, but it's obviously very different from here. A lot of people carry laptops around with them to all the stores here. Almost all stores have wifi access. No one thinks I'm trying to "show off" with the laptop. Honestly, who cares? I'm not tv addicted, just LBT addicted. Carrying a laptop around is only abnormal at school, but I have to do it. Without my laptop, I'm lost.
I must disagree with you. I've been to many stores in my life, and I've never seen anyone with laptops walking around in stores. Oh I might have seen someone sitting down in a cafe passing the time, but still, seeing someone watching movies, or doing anything, on a laptop is very rare for me. People who work for whatever store I'm in may have a laptop out, but it's strictly for business, not watching movies.
People watching movies in stores might be common where you are, but it certainly isn't common anywhere I've been.
I cannot change who I am as a person. I cannot change the fact that I like and dislike things just cuz I want to. I can pretend, but I'll always be the same person no matter how much cosmetic work I do to myslef or my image. No one can change the fact that I like LBT. They can try to make me feel like crap for liking it, but they cannot stop me from truely liking it. You cannot change yourself as a person. If change does occur, it's not because you forced yourself to like or dislike something, you got in or out of it at your own time. I suppose someone could stop me from liking LBT by killing me, but that wouldn't be practical, thank god.
Actually, one can indeed change who they are, they can change what they like, what they don't like. You certainly can change yourself as well. I've changed many times growing up. We all do. It's a natural part of life. No one is the same exact person as they were when they were, oh say, six or seven years old. Changing oneself is an important step in becoming a mature adult, in my opinion.
Changing oneself is not easy, of course. But it is not impossible.
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I don't pretend to know what life is like in Germany, but it's obviously very different from here. A lot of people carry laptops around with them to all the stores here. Almost all stores have wifi access. No one thinks I'm trying to "show off" with the laptop. Honestly, who cares? I'm not tv addicted, just LBT addicted. :P: Carrying a laptop around is only abnormal at school, but I have to do it. Without my laptop, I'm lost.
If I had a dollar for every time I saw someone in a store with a laptop doing anything, much less watching a movie, I'd be a very poor person.
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actually... in my neighborhood I think I'm the only one (and I'm by no means wealthy) who can afford a laptop... so seeing someone in a store with a laptop would be extremely uncommon
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Laptops are extremely common here. Especially in the age groups 7-30. I've seen 7 year olds watching movies on brand new laptops in stores and on the street. No one here can really live without one. Most people here work online and a tremendous amount of young people bring them along for the sole purpose of entertainment.
If I got a penny every ten people I see with laptops, I'd be a millionaire. Men with laptops are almost as common as women with purses here.
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To swing this back into topic, sometimes, our "friends" can mock us for liking something targeted towards "tweens." However, a more serious matter would be how do our relatives and family take us liking LBT? What do our families say to it?
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My mom loves to watch it with me! :D
My aunt knows about it, but she doesn't think much about me still having this obsession.
My uncle doesn't know. He'd think I'm stupid, I'm sure. He's never gonna find out if I can help it. <_<
My grandma would think it was wonderful, but I haven't told her yet. I dunno why.
My cousin knows about it and likes it too, but he's 7 and more interested in...ummm...let's just say he's not into it cuz of the reasons I am. I'm not gonna elaborate on this issue on the board but if ya want more details, PM or email me. I don't think ya wanna know though. <_<
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My mom loves to watch it with me! :D
My aunt knows about it, but she doesn't think much about me still having this obsession.
My uncle doesn't know. He'd think I'm stupid, I'm sure. He's never gonna find out if I can help it. <_<
My grandma would think it was wonderful, but I haven't told her yet. I dunno why.
My cousin knows about it and likes it too, but he's 7 and more interested in...ummm...let's just say he's not into it cuz of the reasons I am. I'm not gonna elaborate on this issue on the board but if ya want more details, PM or email me. I don't think ya wanna know though. <_<
Only my mother know it, sometimes she does a joke about that, but that¥s okey. She said to me, it mustn¥t be amberrassing for you. It gives things which you like and things which you hate, so nobody can change your interests or what you like.
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I wouldn't think for a second you can't change who you are. You can. Its stubbornness and unwillingness (and perhaps fear) that prevents it, but you can.
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For me, it's never been a matter of embarassment. More than anything, it concerns my little brother.
My Dad might crack a couple of jokes. My Mom probably wouldn't care, but either way, she'd forget about it as soon as she starts to fix dinner. My older brother would go "Are you serious?", shake his head, then shut himself in his room.
But my little brother? Oh, man. Guarranteed, he'd spend every moment he could for at least two weeks hassling me about it. I'd walk out of the bathroom, he'd be waiting just beyond the door to tell me "Not even just the first one, but all the direct-to-video sequels and the ****ty show too?! Come on, grow some balls!" He'd make sure to deny me as many quiet moments as possible.
He'd never truly stop, either. After the first couple of weeks, he'd just annoy at random, but especially at the dinner table. Always likes him an audience, that one.
And the sad part is, judging by the fact that he still hasn't let go of the time he 'caught' me watching The Lion King even though he respects Jeremy Irons, I might actually be underestimating the effort he'd put in.
So really, it's not what anyone thinks, it's what my little brother does about it that's got me worried.
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He shouldn't be allowed to do that. You should talk to your parents about this directly. There's nothing wrong with liking a kids show. I never get any problems with my family about it. In fact, my mother says they're "cute movies." Again, just talk it over with your parents.
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I'd be really upset if someone in my family treated my that way because of one of the things I liked. That kinda treatment is what I'd expect out of my worst enemy, not my little brother. :angry:
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that's detestable behavior
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Just ignore him. Sounds like he's just doing that to make you angry. If you don't show any sort of reaction to anything he says, he'll probably lose interest and stop.
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And how can he go on about you watching Lion King? That movie is considered "suitable for grownups" by most people. An Oscar winning movie after all with music that was high up in the charts, a great story, great animation. I suppose many of those who would raise an eyebrow at LBT would not do so about the Lion King. With the rest of your family apparently thinking along the same lines it looks like your brother would be rather isolated with his pesty behaviour.
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A little off topic, but I never really liked the lion king. It was an odd show to say the least.
OT: anyways, yeah just ignore him and he should leave ya alone. When my cousin won't leave me alone, I threaten to beat him up. I never do it, but it sure makes him behave. Works every time. :D
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Hmm. I never considered TLK as "odd". Have you even seen it?
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Of course I've seen the lion king. I just thought that the characters were a bit odd and I never really thought that a lion could be made into a decent cartoon but it was and I just found that a little creepy.
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To be honest, I prefer The Lion King over the LBT sequels (not sure if I prefer it over the original), no offense to anyone here.
Anyway, back on the subject. I never really told my family directly I liked LBT, but I think they know I still have some interest in it, since they saw me rent LBT10 and LBT12 when they came out in the video stores. They've never really said anything to me about it though.
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The only time ever I remember being "mocked" for liking LBT was when I had a quarrel with my sister over some totally different cause (I don't even remember what it was about). I was watching LBT and my sister entered the room while the scene was on in which Littlefoot's mum described the Great Valley. My sister mocked a line of Littlefoot's mother. It did not upset me too much, but later on she explicitly apologized for that one, so it really wasn't too bad.
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Oh, I've tried the simple ignore method. Doesn't work, he uses the silence to his advantage.
And the Lion King situation may have sounded a little worse than I intended. He doesn't actually annoy me about it any more(it only lasted a day). What he will do is tell friends and family randomly that I watched it, like it's something bad. And, like, once every three months. That's what I meant by "still hasn't let go". Minor annoyance, really.
In fact, none of his stuff is really that bad, it's just that he's never had ammo quite as big as the LBT series. The first movie alone might be just barely worse than TLK. The rest of the series would probably set off the cannon.
Even then, I don't really fear it. I'm not exactly doing my best to hide my fandom, he just doesn't poke around in my business. Like, at all. He'd have a pretty good chance of finding me out by just walking into my room when I'm eating lunch or something and turning on the monitor.
Anyway, just to clear it up, that last post was about what I think he'd do, not how I'd react to it. Realistically, he'd walk up to my door and pound on it, then I'd put on my headphones and crank up the tunes. I'm tellin' ya, that musical addition is what makes the ignore method work. Oh, and a lock on your door. Gotta have that :D
Sorry if I got you guys all worried or something :P
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Oh, I've tried the simple ignore method. Doesn't work, he uses the silence to his advantage.
And the Lion King situation may have sounded a little worse than I intended. He doesn't actually annoy me about it any more(it only lasted a day). What he will do is tell friends and family randomly that I watched it, like it's something bad. And, like, once every three months. That's what I meant by "still hasn't let go". Minor annoyance, really.
In fact, none of his stuff is really that bad, it's just that he's never had ammo quite as big as the LBT series. The first movie alone might be just barely worse than TLK. The rest of the series would probably set off the cannon.
Even then, I don't really fear it. I'm not exactly doing my best to hide my fandom, he just doesn't poke around in my business. Like, at all. He'd have a pretty good chance of finding me out by just walking into my room when I'm eating lunch or something and turning on the monitor.
Anyway, just to clear it up, that last post was about what I think he'd do, not how I'd react to it. Realistically, he'd walk up to my door and pound on it, then I'd put on my headphones and crank up the tunes. I'm tellin' ya, that musical addition is what makes the ignore method work. Oh, and a lock on your door. Gotta have that :D
Sorry if I got you guys all worried or something :p
Well, than it¥s okey, I mean, if you have a problem how we thought it, I would say him, what¥s on. Cause everybody have his boundarys, and if anybody goes over this boundarys, that¥s not right. :angry:
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Now that I think about it, in my family, the only one who would have a problem with this is my older brother, aside from the fact that he considers it a kids show, he thinks it's childish for someone of my age to be watching this.
And he always seems to catch me wacthing them only when I absolutly feel I want to :slap ...and of course he still to this day will rant and rav about it for maybe five minutes at most...then he'll walk away and shut up and eventually forget about it....but the look on his face when he found out about the TV seires was priceless. I'm sure I wolud've chocked myself on my breakfast ceral from laughing too hard :lol: :D , it honestly looked like he had just seen something totally bizarre...
so as long as I don't metion LBT around him, I can safly indulge in my fandom...
(And a locked door with a VCR and DVD palyer doesn't hurt either... ;) )
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Hearing some of these stories makes me feel blessed that I have a family that understands. This is probably what makes teenage LBT fans lurk behind the shadows to avoid being seen. A sad situation, indeed.
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Well, it kind of is, and kind of isn't. I remember when I was 12 or so that I partially admitted to liking LBT, and boy was I in for torment. All kinds of cold, callous girls calling me a "Land Before Time lover" in a derogative and degrading term. I was nearly crying from all the names, and some people at school still think that anyone who likes LBT is a "retard", of course, this is coming from people who think any bloody, sex-filled movie is a masterpiece. To this day, I have no clue as of why I was born in a state filled with such idiocy and ignorance. I watch them any chance I get at home, but I try my best not to mention it anywhere outside of it.
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I think Malte or someone else said that you shouldn't flaunt it, but let the people that need/want to know know.
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I think Malte or someone else said that you shouldn't flaunt it, but let the people that need/want to know know.
Yeah it was Malte who said that. It's good advice for us all. You don't wanna go showing it to everybody by blasting LBT music out of your speakers while walking down the hall or something. Telling people in a more suble matter is more advisable. :lol:
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Yeah it was Malte who said that. It's good advice for us all. You don't wanna go showing it to everybody by blasting LBT music out of your speakers while walking down the hall or something. Telling people in a more suble matter is more advisable. :lol:
I'm glad I didn't do that, or I wouldn't be here typing this right now.
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Actually in the get-to-know-each-other portion of class today (first week back) I stated that was the movie I'd watched the most (LBT, first one)
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For me, it's never been a matter of embarassment. More than anything, it concerns my little brother.
My Dad might crack a couple of jokes. My Mom probably wouldn't care, but either way, she'd forget about it as soon as she starts to fix dinner. My older brother would go "Are you serious?", shake his head, then shut himself in his room.
But my little brother? Oh, man. Guarranteed, he'd spend every moment he could for at least two weeks hassling me about it. I'd walk out of the bathroom, he'd be waiting just beyond the door to tell me "Not even just the first one, but all the direct-to-video sequels and the ****ty show too?! Come on, grow some balls!" He'd make sure to deny me as many quiet moments as possible.
He'd never truly stop, either. After the first couple of weeks, he'd just annoy at random, but especially at the dinner table. Always likes him an audience, that one.
And the sad part is, judging by the fact that he still hasn't let go of the time he 'caught' me watching The Lion King even though he respects Jeremy Irons, I might actually be underestimating the effort he'd put in.
So really, it's not what anyone thinks, it's what my little brother does about it that's got me worried.
Ouch. You have my greatest sympathies. Kinda makes me feel glad I have an older sister who like them (just the first mostly).
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For me, it's never been a matter of embarassment. More than anything, it concerns my little brother.
My Dad might crack a couple of jokes. My Mom probably wouldn't care, but either way, she'd forget about it as soon as she starts to fix dinner. My older brother would go "Are you serious?", shake his head, then shut himself in his room.
But my little brother? Oh, man. Guarranteed, he'd spend every moment he could for at least two weeks hassling me about it. I'd walk out of the bathroom, he'd be waiting just beyond the door to tell me "Not even just the first one, but all the direct-to-video sequels and the ****ty show too?! Come on, grow some balls!" He'd make sure to deny me as many quiet moments as possible.
He'd never truly stop, either. After the first couple of weeks, he'd just annoy at random, but especially at the dinner table. Always likes him an audience, that one.
And the sad part is, judging by the fact that he still hasn't let go of the time he 'caught' me watching The Lion King even though he respects Jeremy Irons, I might actually be underestimating the effort he'd put in.
So really, it's not what anyone thinks, it's what my little brother does about it that's got me worried.
Ouch. You have my greatest sympathies. Kinda makes me feel glad I have an older sister who like them (just the first mostly).
Allow me to bring to your attention my second post:
Oh, I've tried the simple ignore method. Doesn't work, he uses the silence to his advantage.
And the Lion King situation may have sounded a little worse than I intended. He doesn't actually annoy me about it any more(it only lasted a day). What he will do is tell friends and family randomly that I watched it, like it's something bad. And, like, once every three months. That's what I meant by "still hasn't let go". Minor annoyance, really.
In fact, none of his stuff is really that bad, it's just that he's never had ammo quite as big as the LBT series. The first movie alone might be just barely worse than TLK. The rest of the series would probably set off the cannon.
Even then, I don't really fear it. I'm not exactly doing my best to hide my fandom, he just doesn't poke around in my business. Like, at all. He'd have a pretty good chance of finding me out by just walking into my room when I'm eating lunch or something and turning on the monitor.
Anyway, just to clear it up, that last post was about what I think he'd do, not how I'd react to it. Realistically, he'd walk up to my door and pound on it, then I'd put on my headphones and crank up the tunes. I'm tellin' ya, that musical addition is what makes the ignore method work. Oh, and a lock on your door. Gotta have that :D
Sorry if I got you guys all worried or something :P
:D
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Allow me to bring to your attention my second post:
Oh, I've tried the simple ignore method. Doesn't work, he uses the silence to his advantage.
And the Lion King situation may have sounded a little worse than I intended. He doesn't actually annoy me about it any more(it only lasted a day). What he will do is tell friends and family randomly that I watched it, like it's something bad. And, like, once every three months. That's what I meant by "still hasn't let go". Minor annoyance, really.
In fact, none of his stuff is really that bad, it's just that he's never had ammo quite as big as the LBT series. The first movie alone might be just barely worse than TLK. The rest of the series would probably set off the cannon.
Even then, I don't really fear it. I'm not exactly doing my best to hide my fandom, he just doesn't poke around in my business. Like, at all. He'd have a pretty good chance of finding me out by just walking into my room when I'm eating lunch or something and turning on the monitor.
Anyway, just to clear it up, that last post was about what I think he'd do, not how I'd react to it. Realistically, he'd walk up to my door and pound on it, then I'd put on my headphones and crank up the tunes. I'm tellin' ya, that musical addition is what makes the ignore method work. Oh, and a lock on your door. Gotta have that :D
Sorry if I got you guys all worried or something :p
:D
Well, thats a relief. Good thing I have both a lock and no younger siblings, or I'd never hear the end of it. :o
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Well, I'm an only child so never had a problem with siblings. My parents mocked me a bit when I started buying the DVD's, but apart from that the only embarrassing moment was when I went to Toys R' Us and there were only kids there, but I kind of worked it off good :rolleyes:
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Well, I'm an only child so never had a problem with siblings. My parents mocked me a bit when I started buying the DVD's, but apart from that the only embarrassing moment was when I went to Toys R' Us and there were only kids there, but I kind of worked it off good :rolleyes:
Just say you're buying it for your younger cousin's birthday. :P:
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LOL, that's exactly what I did :D
I even asked they could wrap it in birthday paper, went to the wrapping place and waited in line. It was a foolish decision that only prolongated my embarrassment, but at least I kept to my story.
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To swing this back into topic, sometimes, our "friends" can mock us for liking something targeted towards "tweens." However, a more serious matter would be how do our relatives and family take us liking LBT? What do our families say to it?
I'm an only child so I don't really have to worry about a younger/older brother or sister giving me a hard time about it.
My mom is just fine with it. She never teases me or hassles me about it at all.
My dad I have never had enough courage to tell him. But he knows I watch a lot of childish things so I think it might upset him a little bit and he'd wish that I watched more mature things but other then that I don't think he'd have a real problem with it.
Everyone else don't know about it. I mean if I happened to see my Aunt, my Uncle, or my cousin in a Best Buy or a Wal-mart buying LBT stuff. Or watching a LBT movie, or something sure I'd tell them. But, I don't really feel comfortable coming out and just saying "I love LBT" unless for example they caught me watching it or buying LBT stuff.
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My family is okay with it, though I think that that may be in part to the "well-it's-better-than-the-majority-of-things-out-there" line of thinking. Some say it's a cute series, some try not to bring it up, and others don't act like they care.
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(Petrie @ Aug 28 2007, 07:03 PM)Just say you're buying it for your younger cousin's birthday. :P:
That's the line I've been using scine I brought number 5! ;)
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Or say, please could you pack it as a present? It¥s for my 4 years old cousin^^
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That works too! :lol:
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I thought very much about this. How could I get things which are for childrens when I am older? That¥s how I¥ll do it. :^.^:
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It works, trust me! ;)
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Mom's buying me all the dvd's again and I just have her buy them for me! No excuses! :D
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Pfft… disguised purchases… I don't need none of that. You know what I need?
…money :(
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In general the secrecy about buying LBT DvDs is probably VERY exaggerated. You think that the sellers will make fun of you if you buy LBT DvDs without claiming them to be for someone else? That would ruin their business. Also it might look a lot more like you were buying the DvDs for yourself if you hand them to the shop assistant stuttering something about younger cousins without being asked about it at all. If somebody is asking you about it you can still make up pretenses thereby possibly wasting a chance to get to know somebody who might however remotely be interested in LBT as well. I often say that LBT fans shouldn't walk down a street carrying an "I love LBT" sign, but buying LBT DvDs is not exactly as conspicuous.
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Well, I cant buy a LBT dvd without some sorta smart ass remark from the cashier. That's why I never do it. :P:
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I've never gotten offensive remarks from a cashier when buying LBT merchandise. Remarks, yes, but nothing offensive. Stuff like, "Getting all 5 of them, huh?".
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I do seem to recall one time I was purchasing LBT #8 and the cashier actually gave me a hard time about it.
Well first she stiffeled a laugh and I was okay with that as we were the only two in the store, and she wasn't laughing directly in my face, but then she had the nerve to ask why I was really buying the dvd. Now the transaction had been over for about three minutes now and I'm standing there thinking to my self WTF?
Then it dawned on me....why should I care what she thinks, I shouldn't even still be standing here....and after that I quietly and quickly walked out of the store laughing to myself for getting so worked up...and I know the next time I buy a LBT DVD, that won't be happening again. :lol :DD :lol
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Well, I cant buy a LBT dvd without some sorta smart ass remark from the cashier. That's why I never do it. :P:
That's why you never do it? You mean you never did it before? If you never bought a DVD of LBT, then how do you know what the cashier will say/do?
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In general the secrecy about buying LBT DvDs is probably VERY exaggerated. You think that the sellers will make fun of you if you buy LBT DvDs without claiming them to be for someone else? That would ruin their business. Also it might look a lot more like you were buying the DvDs for yourself if you hand them to the shop assistant stuttering something about younger cousins without being asked about it at all. If somebody is asking you about it you can still make up pretenses thereby possibly wasting a chance to get to know somebody who might however remotely be interested in LBT as well. I often say that LBT fans shouldn't walk down a street carrying an "I love LBT" sign, but buying LBT DvDs is not exactly as conspicuous.
I completely agree. A clerk could really care less about what you buy. Their main objection while working there is to make money. Why would they try to stop you from buying a DVD from their store by using a smart remark? As long as they're getting the money they really don't care if it's for you, Your mom, Your dad, your aunt, Uncle, or your imaginary friend Walter. I have bought LBT DVD'S before and no cashier or store clerk has ever said anything smart to me about buying LBT Dvd's. I don't even think they're even allowed to criticize someone's movies they're buying that's how uncommon it is. Even my friends who know about this don't really make fun of me for this. They'd much rather make fun of me for being shy around girls. ;)
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When it comes to TLBT, I get VERY embarrassed. It's not even just liking TLBT time, but it's liking dinosaurs in general. This is probably the result of years of verbal bullying in elementary school. I used to be proud to like dinosaurs. after that, well...I sorta tried to avoid people a LOT! yeah...I have issues.
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Read my response in your welcome thread here (http://www.gangoffive.net/index.php?topic=1947.40#lastPost) (which you apparently never bothered to read :lol ). But, yeah, sometimes, I get really embarrassed inside, but as you can see, I shove it aside and try not to show it. I'm... bold, shall we say? :lol
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If you never bought a DVD of LBT, then how do you know what the cashier will say/do?
It was a VHS cassette. :P:
I only bought one of them and it was at a thrift store. That cashier was quite rude.
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Mercy me, surely I don't have it this easy. Are cashiers really this rude? I've never had it happen to me making an LBT purchase.
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Never had experienced a rude cashier before. But I do know that some customer service employees can be rude, sometimes because they dislike their job or experienced too many rude customers.
One time mom had an encounter with a rude cashier at a restaurant, and she reported him. She got a coupon for 2 free ice creams.
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One time mom had an encounter with a rude cashier at a restaurant, and she reported him. She got a coupon for 2 free ice creams.
Now THAT I've had happen to my family fairly often. :D
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I'll be honest. I'm not 100% obsessed with LBT. though in my younger years back in school, it as my deepest hole of obsession. (today: curretly 60% obsessed starting just this weekend thanks to Youtube)
I had the original, but kept it locked and tucked away where nobody could find it.. and when my mother and stepfather were gone for the weekend, I'd go for the gold and watch the movie.
Such things I kept extreamly quiet and secretive about, unless it came up in discussion and I had a good opportunity to agree with someone about liking it.
Now I live on my own, in my own apartment, though I still worry about the volume on my TV and if my neighbors would be able to hear and make out what it was that I was watching.
Concerning over counter purchases.. it wasnt LBT I was purchasing, but Bambi, the Special DVD Edition. I had a deep obsession of the movie during and after my days in college. One nite I had just enough money to buy it, so I went to Wal Mart 3 in the morning to purchase my copy of Bambi... I tried to cover my case with a story, mumbling that it was for my nephews. But the nice old lady just chuckled and said it was alright.. she liked the movie too =)
God Bless people who understand.
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I get nearly all of my stuff, except for food, online so it's not embarrassing for me. And if it is for some who buy it in stores around this time of year is great since you can say something like your kid really likes this and will love the dvd once he opens his present. If your to young to be a parent or don't want to say my kid you can substitute another term, like instead my sister / brother's kid, my younger brother / sister, or somesuch like that and no one will ever know. :lol
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Well, I just bought LBT 6&7 together on one dvd about 2 weeks ago and the cashier was well.....horrible(really wanted to say the B word there :angry: ). I'll admit that the cover was just terrible and it looked really childish, but they were the same movies! :rolleyes: .
she looked at me when I came up and gave me a strange look. I handed her the movie and she studied the cover for a while. There were several people in line so I mentioned that to her after she had spent probably 3 minutes looking at it, not wanted to be rude to the other customers. She gave me a nasty look and said "ya know what, you really need to get your head out of the gutter and get a life." I said "Excuse me???" :blink: She said "If you're still obsessed with these, maybe you should go back to the kid section and pick out a few barney movies". "I'd hate to see movie night ruined by not having the special movie". Trying to keep my cool, I just said "no thank you. I'm finished shopping now." Then she said "ya know, if you want you can hang out with my 4 year old son. He loves these movies. You'll have a blast." I knew she was just trying to get to me so I just ignored her. Now remember that I only had one item and she still hadn't scanned it. Then she said "You are so dumb for buying this." "What are you like 18?" Then, the manager came over and said "I heard everything that just took place between you and that customer." The cashier turned to me with murder in her eyes. I don't know why. I didn't do anything. :unsure: Then the manager said "we need to talk about your conduct." Then he called another worker over and ordered him to take over the till and told the cashier that had been rude to me to follow him. They walked off and I never saw either of them ever again. Then the new cashier took my order and I walked out, pretty much stunned. I couldn't believe someone had just treated me like that. :blink:
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Wow, what a bad experience. Hope that is not often an occurance you experience.
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Well, just about every time I buy an LBT thing from a store, I get some sort of rude remark, but nothing more than stuff like "so, you've still got a little child inside you huh?"
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I guess most of the customers would have considered the behavior of the cashier an embarasment rather than your buying an LBT movie (the much the more as it seems they had to wait longer because of it). It is hard for me to imagine such treatment by a cashier. Such behavior might easily cost her her job, after all the movies are in the store because somebody wants to sell them. Also you might have called the movie for a younger relative's birthday or something.
But tell me, how come that none of the other customers lined up behind you were protesting if, as you said, she was looking at your movie for three minutes without doing anything?
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Many people don't know this, but Washington is not the place to be. Just about everyone here is rude and inconsiderate, much more than most places. My mom has lived in 47 out of the 50 US states and she says that Washington has the rudest people. They go as slow as they feel like on the road, the truckers always go in the fast lane, cashiers are constantly rude, people expect to be crapped on, people are surprised if you're honest like if you turn something in after finding it on the street, no one cares about anyone but themselves, they ignore you when you say "excuse me" because they're standing in the way and you can't get through, waiting in a line for 10 minutes because the cashier is on the cell phone and not doing her job is very common, and the cashier and the customer can have a personal conversation and the cashier can stop what she's doing and just lean on the counter and chat with the customer and it's accepted. And these are just some of the many horrible things that go on daily and they are very common! This state sucks. <_< It's not a surprise if no one protested against the cashier looking at and reading the cover of a LBT movie for 3 minutes. :rolleyes:
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Well, I went by Wal Mart again a few hours back to look at the movies.
the current company owning the rights to LBT needs to work on those cover designs. Its no wonder we're embarrassed about over the counter purchases, the covers just look so childishly dumbed down. they need to look at the classic covers more often. I mean look at Disney's brilliant displays! Now I could never be so embarrassed to buy from them. The artists really put a great deal of work into those designs!
these are the days that I wish Don and co would gain the rights back and restore the series to the quality that made me love the first one to begin with. No offense to anybody who's a fan to the sequels of coarse. I'm sure they have their good qualities, but those movies are perhaps the ones I feel most leery about after watching the previews. Or seeing their covers...
If and when I do purchase these movies to gain my 'Gang of Five Supreme Fan Badge' I'll be going through Amazon to make the purchase... and who knows, I might just change my mind after a straight viewing of all the movies in one sitting.
If anybody recommends it, anywho =P
I hope I didn't seem too ugly here about this... again, the first movie was the only one that stole my heart many years ago. With its dark emotional story telling.
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I liked all the sequels, but I'd have to say the worst ones would have to be 6, 11, and 2. I still LOVE these sequels, but if I had to pick some that arn't as good, I'd pick those three. Go watch all of them! You don't know what you're missing, although Petrie might disagree. He's not too much of a fan of the sequels.
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If and when I do purchase these movies to gain my 'Gang of Five Supreme Fan Badge' I'll be going through Amazon to make the purchase... and who knows, I might just change my mind after a straight viewing of all the movies in one sitting.
10,000 posts could get you the "Ultimate LBT Fan" one. :p :p
Well, Austin, all I'd suggest is if you haven't seen them, go watch them once, and then if its never again, then it is, and if you decide to watch it once a day for a week, then it is, and I'm not going to bite your head off. I just see them as nothing special. What I see is not what you see.
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If and when I do purchase these movies to gain my 'Gang of Five Supreme Fan Badge' I'll be going through Amazon to make the purchase... and who knows, I might just change my mind after a straight viewing of all the movies in one sitting.
10,000 posts could get you the "Ultimate LBT Fan" one. :p :p
Well, Austin, all I'd suggest is if you haven't seen them, go watch them once, and then if its never again, then it is, and if you decide to watch it once a day for a week, then it is, and I'm not going to bite your head off. I just see them as nothing special. What I see is not what you see.
Pardon, but isn't 5,000 posts Ultimate LBT Fan status? And hasn't landbeforetimelover viewed all of the movies?
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hasn't landbeforetimelover viewed all of the movies?
Of course I have! :wow I wouldn't exactly be calling myself landbeforetimelover if I didn't know everything about the land before time. I mean, there are only 12 movies out there so far. :rolleyes:
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Again, I question the use of the word "only" here. :p
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Again, I question the use of the word "only" here. :p
You beat me to it, Manny
'Only' 12? :rolleyes:
Even Rotten Tomatoes quotes this as a bit much. But if the movies are as good as you say they are, I'll give them a spin ^_^
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Some people here, I think, don't care much about the quality of the sequels. :p There's a lot of differing opinions here on what the best and worst are, so you may be in for a few surprise. You may find a cherished movie, or, on the other hand, you may just wish they stuck to the one movie. :lol
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she looked at me when I came up and gave me a strange look. I handed her the movie and she studied the cover for a while. There were several people in line so I mentioned that to her after she had spent probably 3 minutes looking at it, not wanted to be rude to the other customers. She gave me a nasty look and said "ya know what, you really need to get your head out of the gutter and get a life." I said "Excuse me???" She said "If you're still obsessed with these, maybe you should go back to the kid section and pick out a few barney movies". "I'd hate to see movie night ruined by not having the special movie". Trying to keep my cool, I just said "no thank you. I'm finished shopping now." Then she said "ya know, if you want you can hang out with my 4 year old son. He loves these movies. You'll have a blast." I knew she was just trying to get to me so I just ignored her. Now remember that I only had one item and she still hadn't scanned it. Then she said "You are so dumb for buying this." "What are you like 18?"
One of the many, many (I do mean MANY) reasons I don't trust people outside my family. <_<
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I mean, there are only 12 movies out there so far. :rolleyes:
"Only"? Most movie franchises are lucky to even get 3. 11 sequels (12 soon) is a huge number for a movie franchise.
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Yes, James Bond is one of the few, other then LBT to have lots of sequels.
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There's also the Never Ending Story
another example of a series that started out with an excellent movie but went downhill from there on.
Also one of the many movies that I want to read the novel about
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^ That movie though was poor compared to the excellent book "The Never Ending Story" by Michael Ende (http://www.gangoffive.net/index.php?topic=917).
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I didn't know neverending story was based on a book, or if I did I forgot.
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It is based on a book, and a really good one at that. They left out most of the elements of the the book in the the movies though the first and second movie were loosely based on the book. If you get a chance to read the book it is certainly one I would recommend to everyone.
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I would watch all the sequels if I were you Aves (hope I can call you that). I'd give the original a 10/10 and all the sequels 9/10. The original was the best, but the sequels are great too. It's a little shocking and embarrassing to watch singing dino's at first, but they don't sing too much and the stories are great. B) Besides, you actually get to enjoy the songs after a while (though some absolutely hate them no matter how many times they watch them.) I guess it has to do with how "much" you can take before you crack. Now one thing I wouldn't recommend is that you watch the LBT tv series first because they're seriously childish (but I still like them). However, if you want to see just how childish LBT can get, you can check out the link in my signature (the massive picture of Littlefoot by the Universal planet on a ledge in the middle of space :p ). Just click on the link "Watch/DL LBT Tv Series". It's a link to my website where I host all of the LBT tv eps I have.
A tip: wait until the words pop onto the screen and then click play. The words signify that the movie is totally loaded and ready for streaming. The words say "play this video". CLICK ON the words to play.
Oh and the signature is the thing at the bottom of each of my posts (right under these words).
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I would watch all the sequels if I were you Aves (hope I can call you that). I'd give the original a 10/10 and all the sequels 9/10. The original was the best, but the sequels are great too. It's a little shocking and embarrassing to watch singing dino's at first, but they don't sing too much and the stories are great. B) Besides, you actually get to enjoy the songs after a while (though some absolutely hate them no matter how many times they watch them.) I guess it has to do with how "much" you can take before you crack. Now one thing I wouldn't recommend is that you watch the LBT tv series first because they're seriously childish (but I still like them). However, if you want to see just how childish LBT can get, you can check out the link in my signature (the massive picture of Littlefoot by the Universal planet on a ledge in the middle of space :p ). Just click on the link "Watch/DL LBT Tv Series". It's a link to my website where I host all of the LBT tv eps I have.
A tip: wait until the words pop onto the screen and then click play. The words signify that the movie is totally loaded and ready for streaming. The words say "play this video". CLICK ON the words to play.
Oh and the signature is the thing at the bottom of each of my posts (right under these words).
Hey now.. I know what a sig is, I am a 'FORUM FOX' after all XD
to be honest, the first time I saw the sig, it gave me a comical image of Lil Foot being spooked by the Universal Studios Sign.. like a sign of things to come... kinda symbolic XD
but I'll give it a look after a while.. I didn't know there was an animated series until this last weekend, and I was creeped by the idea
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(though some absolutely hate them no matter how many times they watch them.)
What do you mean by that?
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What do you mean by that?
I don't remember his username, but someone here told me that they hated the songs and hoped they'd get rid of them for good.
Hey now.. I know what a sig is, I am a 'FORUM FOX' after all XD
I knew you probably did. I just didn't want you to have any questions on this off topic topic :p Now it's time to get back on topic.
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No, I mean the "no matter how many times they watch them" bit. What did you mean by that?
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I don't remember his username, but someone here told me that they hated the songs and hoped they'd get rid of them for good.
That sounds abit exessive...I know there are several songs I don't like, but to get rid fo them all....I just don't see it happening.
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I don't remember his username, but someone here told me that they hated the songs and hoped they'd get rid of them for good.
That sounds abit exessive...I know there are several songs I don't like, but to get rid fo them all....I just don't see it happening.
Nope nope nope.
(it had to come out sometimes =P )
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I don't remember his username, but someone here told me that they hated the songs and hoped they'd get rid of them for good.
That sounds abit exessive...I know there are several songs I don't like, but to get rid fo them all....I just don't see it happening.
Nope nope nope.
(it had to come out sometimes =P )
I know Ducky, as well as Littlefoot (in the original film) have said this. :P:
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I was waiting for someone to say it was me who suggested the songs have no place in the films. :P: Select ones certainly can be burned for all I care. Some aren't too bad.
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I was waiting for someone to say it was me who suggested the songs have no place in the films. :P: Select ones certainly can be burned for all I care. Some aren't too bad.
The day Barney starts to show up in the series to push the songs along will be the day I picket and protest the idiots at Universal Studio. With Purple Dinosoar Voodoo dolls...
Unless I get filthy rich someday, then I'll see about buying the rights from them and putting things in a better format.
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I was waiting for someone to say it was me who suggested the songs have no place in the films. :P: Select ones certainly can be burned for all I care. Some aren't too bad.
Amen to that!
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It wasn't you I was thinking of Petire. I think I could remember that name! :P:
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I guess it depends on who you get and where you live.
While I was looking to get LBT 10 and 11 at Wal-Mart, I went up to the clerk at electronics (she looked to be a pretty young woman) and told her plainly what I was looking for. I even gave her the names of the two movies. She said that they probably didn't carry the movies, and that having the movies shipped from walmart.com would cost me the price there, not the lower, normal price at the store. She was real kind. She never said anything unkind or harsh, nor did she make any fun of me. She was real understanding.
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Sounds like your experience went very well.
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Actually, like I said, they didn't have the movies, but at least the attendant didn't burn me. :P:
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Actually, like I said, they didn't have the movies, but at least the attendant didn't burn me. :P:
uh.. woops... I hit the report button other than the quote button o.o;;
mods, please ignore my foolishness!
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That's okay. :^.^: What was you going to say?
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I nearly forgot.. let me try to remember.....
(insert time period of 'two days later' XD )
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Ah I got it!
word for word:
Burn you?
What, are we witches now? XD
well, I'm looking over my budget to see what I can afford in getting the movies. I may purchase one or two tonight, or maybe later when my finances are in good tune. we shall see!
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While I was looking to get LBT 10 and 11 at Wal-Mart, I went up to the clerk at electronics (she looked to be a pretty young woman) and told her plainly what I was looking for. I even gave her the names of the two movies. She said that they probably didn't carry the movies, and that having the movies shipped from walmart.com would cost me the price there, not the lower, normal price at the store. She was real kind. She never said anything unkind or harsh, nor did she make any fun of me. She was real understanding.
I wish my experiences would go that well. I'm getting prepared to be embarrassed out of my wits when LBT 13 comes out and I have to get it. <_< It just gets worse every time. :(
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I plan on floating around in electronics at Wal*Mart and grabbing it and checking out at electronics near time for my family to leave.
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I hope since my mom knows about my LBT obsession now that she will check out with it. They wouldn't dare give someone who's over 30 trouble.
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I guess us old fogeys :lol compared to the young wippersnapers get treated different by cashiers. :DD
Though it does raise an interesting point, if one has an older relative or friend who can buy the LBT stuff for them if they are concerned at how the cashier may act.
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It depends on what movie it is.
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try buying the movie ::Britney Spears; Crossroads:: or ::Glitter:: over the counter
those two movies should make you feel MUCH more better about purchasing a kids movie!!!
I've been apart of a forum topic like this a year ago, and I'm just now recalling the basics..hense the honorable mentions of the two films above. (I've been a frequent visitor to the Rifftrax forums, if anybody knows what that is)
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I personally don't find it embarrassing, but then again, nobody knows. If someone were to know, outside of here of course, I would be mortified beyond belief. Especially since I am though of as somewhat of a goth with my friends.
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I refused to buy LBT 13 myself. Mom bought it for me. :p I don't want to take any more crap from rude cashiers. :rolleyes:
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I recently managed to get my hands on a copy of LBT: The Great Day of the FLyers. When I went to ring it up, no questions were asked, the guy just pulled up the price and I paid for it....little did I realize until i got home that the man who rang up my purchase was a store manager! I found it hilarious! No question's no problem!
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That's cuz managers tend to be more mature. They're actually doing something with their life and they're a step up from the minimum wage guys. I've never gotten any trouble with a manager for anything either.
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True in many cases. To bad more folks can't be more mature. One of the good thing about buying online, besides it's often cheaper. Though you have to wait to get your item. If the people have a joke about someone buying LBT movies as they put it into a package, I'll never know. :yes
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True in many cases. To bad more folks can't be more mature. One of the good thing about buying online, besides it's often cheaper. Though you have to wait to get your item. If the people have a joke about someone buying LBT movies as they put it into a package, I'll never know. :yes
One of the more uncommon cases where what you don't know actually can't hurt you (this is not always the case!).
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And no 5-year-old is going to make a purchase online so they can't exactly laugh at an adult buying a LBT movie over the internet. :lol
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Very true.
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i've never had a problem really when it comes to buying the movies. Except with buying #12, when i grabbed it and turned around, i saw someone i knew from school. Though i tend to be pretty open to most of my friends about my liking if LBT, i don't think im brave enough yet to show it to someone at my school that knows who i am. Luckily two of my friends were with me and they were able to distract them while i stashed the movie into my hoodie. The find the whole event pretty funny now though.
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Only time I was embarrassed about it was in 2nd grade <_< ...I don't remember the details, and if I do, they'd be kinda hard to explain...Gargoyles was INCREDIBLY embarrassing, and I'm glad no one's picked on me about The Animals of Farthing Wood...heh, I should say "Would you see 3 baby mice impaled to a thorn bush by a shrike in a 'real kid's show'?" or "Would you see a baby rabbit get stuck in a snare, the same rabbit shot by a hunter, and the mother bitten to death by a fox in a real kid's show?"
Or maybe just that about 18 characters die, and most of them are pretty scary :lol: .
But yeah, just a couple years...2nd and 4th grade I think...still like it, but majorly like it.
@ LBTfan-MAN that's a rude cashier! I'd say "Excuse me, but you can't controll what I like, get your nose out of my buisness and get on with your life!"
AHH! 200 posts! I've gone up to Ducky :D
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i've never had a problem really when it comes to buying the movies. Except with buying #12, when i grabbed it and turned around, i saw someone i knew from school. Though i tend to be pretty open to most of my friends about my liking if LBT, i don't think im brave enough yet to show it to someone at my school that knows who i am. Luckily two of my friends were with me and they were able to distract them while i stashed the movie into my hoodie. The find the whole event pretty funny now though.
So hid it from someone you knew at school? Well, I guess that's understandable, since, sadly, some people are rude about someone liking something targeted at a younger audience. I don't reveal it openly, but I make no effort to hide it.
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Except with buying #12, when i grabbed it and turned around, i saw someone i knew from school.
I honestly can't think of a worse "OH S***!" moment. :lol
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somewhere I posted about when I bought 13, I just bought it, no looking around the corner to see whose there, etc. Just bought it, some random employee probably 17-25 rang it up, no judging looks or anything, the only person I hide it from is my cousin, because he's very "oh that's different... BURN THEM" at times
I don't think the kids at school are gonna pick on me about liking LBT when they call me narc for doing what seemed morally and legally right -.-; they have bigger 'reasons' to pick on me
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So hid it from someone you knew at school?
I know him, but im not friends with him, so i thought it might be best if i hid it from him.
I honestly can't think of a worse "OH S***!" moment
I thought he saw it, i dunno, maybe he did and never said anything. It sure caught me off gaurd though :lol .
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I refused to buy LBT 13 myself. Mom bought it for me. dino_tongue.gif I don't want to take any more crap from rude cashiers. rolleyes.gif
How very considerate. -_-
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How very considerate.
Oh no. She doesn't get any crap from them. No one would dare insult someone over 30. It's just me who looks like a high school student that they pick on.
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How very considerate.
Oh no. She doesn't get any crap from them. No one would dare insult someone over 30.
Oh, I doubt that.
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What I mean is she's old enough to have a few young kids who'd want the movie, whereas I look like I'm still in high school. :rolleyes:
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And someone old may have grandkids or something. Still, all the more reason I buy online, besides I can get free shipping usually. And like I said if the folks who fill the order boxes have a laugh, I never know. :)
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And someone old may have grandkids or something. Still, all the more reason I buy online, besides I can get free shipping usually. And like I said if the folks who fill the order boxes have a laugh, I never know. :)
That is very true. :yes
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And someone old may have grandkids or something. Still, all the more reason I buy online, besides I can get free shipping usually. And like I said if the folks who fill the order boxes have a laugh, I never know. :)
That is very true. :yes
Oh, if they laugh, let them laugh!
it's good for the heart, body and soul :)
And for the sake of my own words here, I shall now proceed to laugh at myself for becoming a LBT fan!
Hahahaha! hehe! hahaha! BWAHAHAHA! :lol woooo XD
edit: everyone else should do the same! It just feels good!
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I agree with you completely Aves. I love it to laugh. I can¥t remember one day I didn¥t laugh. hehe. :rolleyes:
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Well, I cannot say that I am always in a good mood, but I do enjoy some good laughs, that can really help spoiling bad moods and turning the tides for better moments :^.^: .
I cannot say I never feel embarrassed because of my liking of Dink and TLBT, and even if I hide everything, I do it to avoid too many questions and/or some stupid comments.
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Until now I had luck. Every friend I told or show it, accepted it and didn¥t ask me some stupid questions or laugh about me :^.^:
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am I the only one bothered by the fact you're so... more or less... guilty for liking something that's not morally wrong? it's your g****** life... why does anyone else have a say in what's good or bad if it doesn't hurt anyone?
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That would dependon the situation, Tails. However, in the case of a cartoon like LBT, I think you're all making a mountain out of a molehill. I've never had any kindof real trouble for liking LBT, and if I did, I'd just push right back at the person who gave me trouble for it and show them that I don't give a damn about what they think of me. And letting people have enough of a hold over you to make you feel guilty for liking something that's technically aimed at kids is ridiculous.
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I second that :yes
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I gotta admit that I'm not in favor of a few friends of mine just coming over. One, my room is a total mess :p and 2, I don't exactly want them to see my LBT poster and pictures or my desktop backgrounds. :rolleyes: I'm more embarrassed about the messy room though than the LBT stuff. :lol They'll come over eventually....if I ever get it cleaned up.
When they do come over, I know they'll laugh at me really hard. That's just the way they are, but they're nice enough not to spread it around or make me feel like crap about it. I mean, if you think about it, it is pretty funny that someone like me likes LBT. It just doesn't fit me at all with my "school" life. At school, I'm totally serious and rarely laugh or smile. I suppose the best way to describe me is a mature computer obsessed guy. They call me the FBI agent at school cuz I look so much older that I am, I always carry a laptop wherever I go, and I act more like an adult that a kid. :lol
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And I third that (if that make any sense :blink: ). The important thing to remember is the fact that you don't have to worry about something if you really enjoy it. Do not let other people disturb you because of your liking of LBT, but since there is always people that won't understand, then maybe we cannot go screaming that we like LBT, not because we must hide it, just because that can help avoiding bad things.
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I wouldn't want to be friends with anyone so superficial and intolerant as to be unable to stand the fact that I am a land before time fan. Perhaps having such a hobby is a good way to "separate the wheat from the chaff" if it comes to friends.
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And I'll second what you said, Malte. I, myself, actually have a few hobbies that I do on my own when I want to be alone, but not bored. Heck, due to some of my hobbies, I even have two different social circles that have nothing to do with each other outside of me being the common element in both.
Yeah, the way to think of something that you like that your friends think is lame or whatever is just to think of it as your own thing, because it is. Your interests, beliefs, and opinions are part of what make you who you are. If you friends can't accept you for you, if you're an okay guy, then they're not your friends.
They would be right about your messy room, though. :lol
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Sometimes it is hard to find cool people to be friend with, because I hate when they make nonsensical jokes of the things you like, and if you find them then it is just great B) .
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That is the exact reason why I have smaller circles of friends. I'm very picky about who I hang out with, and I always make sure that he or she is the real deal in the friendship department.
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That is correct, I concurr with you. Sadly I have met people that ended stabbing me on the back, so I had to become more careful.
Sometimes it is hard to be a Sharptooth :lol
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I second this what Chiletrek said.
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I've only had one back-stabbing friend and since then, I've been a lot smarter about who I let get close. Someone can do a lot of damage to you, so before you lower your defenses, you'd better be darn sure you know who you're dealing with unless ya wanna get hurt.
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I don¥t think about this very much. If it comes to a friend that I like the LBT, than I let know him, that if he annoy me because of that or laugh at me, than he isn¥t my real friend any longer. Cause real friends don¥t do this.
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I gotta admit that I'm not in favor of a few friends of mine just coming over. One, my room is a total mess :p and 2, I don't exactly want them to see my LBT poster and pictures or my desktop backgrounds. :rolleyes: I'm more embarrassed about the messy room though than the LBT stuff. :lol They'll come over eventually....if I ever get it cleaned up.
When they do come over, I know they'll laugh at me really hard. That's just the way they are, but they're nice enough not to spread it around or make me feel like crap about it. I mean, if you think about it, it is pretty funny that someone like me likes LBT. It just doesn't fit me at all with my "school" life. At school, I'm totally serious and rarely laugh or smile. I suppose the best way to describe me is a mature computer obsessed guy. They call me the FBI agent at school cuz I look so much older that I am, I always carry a laptop wherever I go, and I act more like an adult that a kid. :lol
... really? even my most judging cousin hasn't ever said anything mean about all the LBT stuff I have in my room.. and the DVDs/VHSs are pretty close to the PS2 and Gamecube games, so there's no denying him seeing them... besides friends usually don't judge friends for something as simple as an interest, and if they do... they're not very good friends... now if it's something extreme (something the government may knock on your door about) they may have a problem with that, as most people would... but for something like a movie or music interest isn't usually a thing a friend would/should judge someone about...
People are kinder than you think they are... and... most don't have time to make a fuss out of something like that... There are jocks at my school who know I like LBT, and it doesn't bother me one bit... I don't hide my interest... now, I don't just display it all over... but I wouldn't say no if someone asked...
I also have a couple questions for you LBTL:
Do you still think no one is going to change who you are?
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Do you own any of the discs currently?
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Do you still think no one is going to change who you are?
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Do you own any of the discs currently?
Yup. No one is gonna change who I am. I'm just not gonna announce to the world that I like LBT. It's not gonna stand in the way of my friends coming over though.
I currently own all the DVD's and VHS's (except for one of the tv ep dvd's. I just can't find it. :( )
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how were your morals formed then? and how'd you become comfortable enough to now keep the DVDs you once discarded?
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how were your morals formed then? and how'd you become comfortable enough to now keep the DVDs you once discarded?
I just decided that my life belonged to me and that no one was going to have that much control over my life. I told my mom I liked LBT and she didn't make a big deal about it. I got tired of the crappy rips I had made to replace the DVD's and I started collecting both the VHS's and the DVD's again (I'm secretly a VHS diehard :p ) I'm in control of my life and I don't need to be like everyone else to be an okay person. I didn't need to find things such as extreme violence on TV cool and I didn't need to be like everyone else. I realized that being normal was not what I wanted to be. I found most of the other kids my age to be immature and I thought they did stupid things. I didn't want to be like them....EVER! Once I realized this, it was a simple matter for me to feel okay about myself. I will not conform to other peoples ideals or be the "average" teenager. Why? Because I didn't WANT to be a normal average teenager. I realized that there was nothing wrong with that and now no one can convince me otherwise. If I like LBT, who cares? If you don't like it, tough. I'm not that desperate to gain the approval of my immature peers that I would lower my dignity and do whatever they thought was normal of me. I honestly couldn't care about verbal abuse by my peers. I am however fearful of a physical confrontation. I don't want the fact that I like LBT to tarnish my spotless record because I got in a fight over it. That's why I'm careful who I tell about my LBT obsession. It's not because I'm embarrassed, it's because I don't want it spread around school and then to get into a physical confrontation over it.
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I think ya missed the point, I think non-conformism is great, I think that being unique is one of the most important things in the world... what I intended to tell you was... in small ways, the environment always changes who we are, whether WE like it or not... even if we don't care for their approval... if someone's a total jerk to you, you realize thats not what you want to be, and they have changed you in one way or another :p
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I think both of you have many good points, environment does change people, or help them develop in the correct way, we cannot choose many things, but we can choose what we want to be. LBTL did something that sounds easy, but is definetely hard to do, it is one thing to know the path, and it is another thing to walk in that path, both of you are correct, the thing is, can you use all the things you think about to find happiness?, if you do, I am most happy, because that is not easy to accomplish.
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Each person must find the path and ways that work for them best.
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Really, as it stands, me and my family are the only ones who know about my LBT "hobby". I'm homeschooled, and I don't get hardly any visitors to my room, so no one else really finds out. Perhaps "breaking" it to my parents was the big one for me, and, for the most part, they thought they were "cute movies".
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heh, I receive heckling all the time for liking LBT from my parents, but I know it's in good fun :p I think they're fine with the fact I'd watch this instead of something like Saw any day though
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I agree, and it is so much better than many weird things people do.
LBT rules!!!!
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Honestly, there are a heck of a lot more things worse to like or be obsessed about than LBT. Money, violence, drugs, drinking, skipping school, sex, video game addictions, vandalism, crimes, and many other things that teens around me do that I would consider much worse than something like liking a children's movie. :rolleyes: Steroids anyone? :p
LBT really keeps me out of trouble and helps me to see that being "cool" by doing those things is not necessary and it has come to the point where it is not and will never be desired by me. Without all my LBT and computer stuff to do in my spare time, I might have joined up with some of these crazy kids. :rolleyes:
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You are most correct, besides, LBT has nothing wrong... except for the songs :lol . I bet Don Bluth and the makers of the sequels would be happy to know how LBT helps you and all of us :^.^: .
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And heck, some of the songs are good. Yeah, I can think of any number of things to be obsessed with that would leave a negative impact on you, whereas I can't think of a single thing that LBT might to do someone. Well, other than the orignial sharptooth scaring the heck out of some of the smaller audience members, but still.
I'd rather have a liking to something innocent that doesn't do any harm, than something like Friday the 13th, which is known to desensitize people.
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Even though there were some real scary scenes on the original LBT, many of them were cutted (and never to be seen if I recall correctly), the movie is simply great, and that movie+sequels can really teach some great values, specially to the younger audiences (and hopefully new fans :D ).
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It seems pretty obvious where at least some of the cuts were. I think if they had put them back in for the dvd it may well have improved the movie.
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Cut scenes (http://www.gangoffive.net/index.php?topic=1300) from the land before time are one of the most interesting topics in my opinion. In case of another cartoon Don Bluth was involved with (Robin Hood 1973) a cut scene, an alternate ending that was considered to be too gloomy to be precise, was released on a DvD decades after the production of the movie. However Robin Hood was a Disney movie. Chances are that they have much more of an archivist mentality at Disney's than was the case with Don Bluth's own productions. I think we got several hints suggesting that the cut scenes from LBT were not just cut but actually destoyed :cry
I hope that this information is wrong, but I doubt we are ever going to see cut material from the original LBT movie. It would be interesting to know about what happens to the cut scenes from the sequels, but I suppose we can take it almost for granted that there won't be a rerealease of the sequels with additional material either. :(
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And I wonder why, LBT has a greater plot than many or most of the animated films. I really hope the information we have is wrong and we could see the cutted scenes of the original LBT. And even if they were really destroyed, well, at least to have the hope of a released script, at least for those parts, to see what we missed.
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Movie companies never destroy anything. That's not the issue. The issue is, are we goin to be able to see it? Well, probably not. Well this has gone off topic here so I'll bring it back. Does anyone here hide their love from LBT from everyone, even their own parents or someone else that's close to you? C'mon, I know some of you personally that do that. :)
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In fact, yes, not because of embarrasment... well, just a bit.... maybe not just a bit, but to avoid questions and to avoid my brother trying to tell me that I must grow up that I must worry about my future blah blah blah. I do care about me and my future, but that doesn't mean I will quite watching and visiting pages for all things I like: TLBT, Star Trek, Battlestar Galactica, other things too.
i hide it, yes, I will stop hiding, yes, I will scream it, nope.
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Movie companies never destroy anything. That's not the issue. The issue is, are we goin to be able to see it? Well, probably not. Well this has gone off topic here so I'll bring it back. Does anyone here hide their love from LBT from everyone, even their own parents or someone else that's close to you? C'mon, I know some of you personally that do that. :)
define destroy XD (out of context it can read differently :p)
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I should have used the word discard. :rolleyes:
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I'm afraid that if the movie company doesn't see any point in storing the material it might be destroyed. Though I hope that you are right about your assumption that they would never do it, I am afraid they might have. Anyway, I guess this discussion would belong into a different thread.
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Does anyone here hide their love from LBT from everyone, even their own parents or someone else that's close to you?
Yes, nearly all the time. I've told my mother only once or twice, but she didn't mind it at all. Still, I'm so willing to hide my love of LBT, that I visit this place only on the laptop in my room, which is practically a piece of junk. I'd like a replacement, but it still works okay and I'm still very willing to use it.
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My sisters, Kylie and Jana, sometime go into the Shared folder on this computer to put songs on a CD, and they surely would have seen the LBT icons on LBT video clips I have stored in that folder. They aren't hard to miss. But they never said anything about it to me, not a single word.
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That¥s nice that you have so nice sisters. I have no sisters and brothers, so I haven¥t got to be scared that anyone would see my liking of LBT on my PC. But I noticed too that girls don¥t say as much as boys about LBT. I know for excample many boys which would say something like :"Oh man, what is this for crap? Are you a baby? But girls which I told my loving about LBT just said:" Why you shouldn¥t like it, it¥s a very nice serie. Sure some girls said that it¥s a bit strange, but they say this in a different way as boys.
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That's cuz females tend to be less blatant, crude, harsh, and rude than males. I don't know why. I've had much better experiences with females as well when it comes to LBT. Many think it's a maturity thing, but I think it's just they guy's obsession with being "tough" or trying to act cool or some ridiculous crap like that. :rolleyes: Not all guys are like that, but I'd say a good 80% of them are. <_<
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Yes, sadly you got the real point. I know many guys from school which try to showing themselves with hustling other ones around and blly them. But in reality they are just so brave cause they have much other idiots around them. I think alone they wouldn¥t do something like this. I hate those guys :angry:
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That's cuz females tend to be less blatant, crude, harsh, and rude than males. I don't know why. I've had much better experiences with females as well when it comes to LBT. Many think it's a maturity thing, but I think it's just they guy's obsession with being "tough" or trying to act cool or some ridiculous crap like that. :rolleyes: Not all guys are like that, but I'd say a good 80% of them are. <_<
The general difference between how a male and female thinks is probably due to the brain. The human male and female brains are wired differently. If I recall correctly, the male human brain uses one half to process thought and the other half to process emotion, but not vice versa. But in a female brain, both halves can be used for both thought and emotion. According to what I heard, this could be why females are more comfortable in expressing their emotions than males are, and why male humans are sometimes confused by what is bothering a female human. I learned about this in the Most Extreme episode Battle of the Sexes.
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I learned about this in the Most Extreme episode Battle of the Sexes.
LOL. I thought you were going to say something like "I learned this in human biology class in college" :lol
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LOL. I thought you were going to say something like "I learned this in human biology class in college"
:lol :lol :lol wuuh, this one was good :wow
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I learned about this in the Most Extreme episode Battle of the Sexes.
LOL. I thought you were going to say something like "I learned this in human biology class in college" :lol
I never took human biology, and I never went to college. ^^;
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I don't recall the details but I recall seeing something that explained some of the differences in that the male mind is like rooms in a house in that he is in this or that room, and women are more like the house has one large room. So sharing one's feelings is a specific room in the house, watching tv is another room, ect.
Also the male prefers to focus on one thing at a time, and the female samples things and quickly goes from thing to thing. Like the male will focus on a tv show, but a female will focus a few seconds on the tv show, then on what is in the room they are in, back to the tv, ect.
Likely there are differences in the way the two genders think.
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Likely there are differences in the way the two genders think.
Yeah I agree. And it's likely due to not just differences in the way the brains are wired but possibly due to different levels of hormones.
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I don't recall the details but I recall seeing something that explained some of the differences in that the male mind is like rooms in a house in that he is in this or that room, and women are more like the house has one large room. So sharing one's feelings is a specific room in the house, watching tv is another room, ect.
Also the male prefers to focus on one thing at a time, and the female samples things and quickly goes from thing to thing. Like the male will focus on a tv show, but a female will focus a few seconds on the tv show, then on what is in the room they are in, back to the tv, ect.
Likely there are differences in the way the two genders think.
I heard about that, but in a nother way. I heard that if a woman is going to a party, she knows after 10 minutes how much people are on the party. And who is there together. Men know when they go in a house, where is the bath where is the kitchen and so on.
I read that men see everything like birds. For excample they can find shops better in a town which they know only since a short time.
Woman orientate themselves on things like placates or houses.
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hell yes it is embarrassing but i dont care nor do i tell people, not even my best freind jake knows i love it, and im glad he does'nt.
most people know me as the nice hard rocking nerdy teenager, people would start making fun of me it thay realy knew so its a secret
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I am known as the Rubik's Cuber at my school. I also am seen reading a lot, but few people actually know what the book actually is because they have not heard of the author. They haven't even heard of J.R.R. Tolkein.
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hell yes it is embarrassing but i dont care nor do i tell people, not even my best freind jake knows i love it, and im glad he does'nt.
most people know me as the nice hard rocking nerdy teenager, people would start making fun of me it thay realy knew so its a secret
It's not too bad when people find out that you like LBT. Most people think "whatever" :rolleyes: and some just ask you a question or two like "why do you like it? Isn't it supposed to be for little kids?" There are a few Aholes, but so long as you ignore them, they'll give it up. I mean, my god it's just a show. How long can people make you feel like crap about a couple of movies?
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Very long LBT lover, very long. I had that problem one time too at my school. I brought, hehe well, a dead Lacerta with me to school. I didn¥t show it to anyone, but than some of the people asked what would smell so strange in the classroom. It was the Lacerta. I put it than in the bin. But a few people made jokes about me for good a half year and told it around at school. So very much people laughed about me. That was horryble :(
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Some humans can be pretty nasty, unfortunately.
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It seems that people today care too much about themselves, so they don't care if they are mean to others.
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There are a few students at my school that act like jerks to me nearly all the time. Things are bad enough as they are now, so it would be a living nightmare if they found out that I like LBT.
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I never got out of LBT, I was just forced to stop watching them after LBT 7. Fortunately, I downloaded the movies via BitTorrent, so now I watch them in private.
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I never got out of LBT, I was just forced to stop watching them after LBT 7. Fortunately, I downloaded the movies via BitTorrent, so now I watch them in private.
Lucky you! I can't download off of BitTorrent.
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The last time I downloaded a LBT movie, it was LBT12 in spanish... but it was the dubbing from Spain and not from Mexico :blink: , nevertheless it was good and Guido is still quirky.
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It's not too bad when people find out that you like LBT. Most people think "whatever" :rolleyes: and some just ask you a question or two like "why do you like it? Isn't it supposed to be for little kids?" There are a few Aholes, but so long as you ignore them, they'll give it up. I mean, my god it's just a show. How long can people make you feel like crap about a couple of movies?
well people make funny of some kid who like's high school musical
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I never got out of LBT, I was just forced to stop watching them after LBT 7.
Who forced you by which means?
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well people make funny of some kid who likes high school musical
Well, that's absurd. They were just trying to be jerks. There's nothing wrong with liking a totally age appropriate movie. :rolleyes: Talk about people who need a life. -_-
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Well, that's absurd. They were just trying to be jerks. There's nothing wrong with liking a totally age appropriate movie. :rolleyes: Talk about people who need a life. -_-
well i saw the film and it was crap.
i do love LBT but like i sayed it is embarrassing but i dont care :yes :DD
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Who forced you by which means?
well, my parents told me to grow up and stop watching them <_<
they even went to the extent of shipping my movies to my younger cousin. i was so mad inside that they did that :cry2
lucky for me, i found the bittorrent file for all the movies, so now i'm happy :DD
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they even went to the extent of shipping my movies to my younger cousin.
Thats.....not.....nice........ :blink:
well i saw the film and it was crap.
I can't say anything about it cuz I never saw it. You can't argue however that it isn't a childrens show like LBT.
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yeah. they said since i was never going to watch them again, which was a lie, they figured i didn't need them anymore.
oh well. at least i have them on my computer
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yeah. they said since i was never going to watch them again, which was a lie, they figured i didn't need them anymore.
So your parents were not aware that you are still watching LBT when they sent the movies away? :huh:
In that case I suppose it is not right to "blame" your parents. Couldn't you just tell them that you want to keep the movies? That you still like them?
If you couldn't admit to your parents that you still like the movies it is not like they were "forcing" you to anything.
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they even went to the extent of shipping my movies to my younger cousin. i was so mad inside that they did that :cry2
lucky for me, i found the bittorrent file for all the movies, so now i'm happy :DD
thats tiet just cos you like/love LBT does'nt me that your still a little kid
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i dont think LBT is for little kids
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i dont think LBT is for little kids
Really? What makes you say that? I thought LBT was intended to be watched by little kids.
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I've always felt embarrasd about liking Land Before Time, except when the other person does as well. Lucky for me I gave it up right about when I started high school, and redicovered it some time afterwards. High School is not a place to have weaknesses like that.
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I felt somewhat uncomfortable watching LBT 9, which I had copied and never watched for about 2 years and I am considering getting LBT 7 (Stone of Cold Fire).
My parents are fine with it.
In the words of Warren G. Harding, "It's not my enemies that keep me up at night, it's my damn friends!"
I NEVER told anyone about LBT, EVER.
I made the mistake of telling a "friend" that I was a furry and he immediately turned on me. Later he wanted to be my friend again and this was my response: "Screw you! If you cannot accept me as a furry, why the hell should I accept you as a friend?"
And a clerk insulting me for buying LBT (unlikely since I'd probably borrow it from the library) would get an earful.
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Actually, if memory serves me correctly, I was embarrased about being a LBT fan even when I was young. Iw as going through that period in life where you're still a little kid but you're desperately trying to prove that you're not a little kid. I'd always thought that LBT was a kids show, and nobody older than 10 liked it. Mom had always tried to make me feel better, once she gave me a pamphlet proudly proclaiming across the front: "THE MOST POPULAR MOVIE SERIES EVER IS BACK!!!" I'm not sure how much it helped, but at least it made me feel like I wasn't alone.
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There are likely some things that some may find embarrassing if some others knew about them. It would not be needed if more folks were mature.
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The only things I'm embarrassed about are:
LBT
My Messy Room :lol
My embarrassment of LBT is fading, but it's long from gone sadly. There are too many A holes out there. -_-
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I'm not embarrast because I am an LBT fan. I also like stuff like pokÈmon and my friends know it, they might laugh about it sometimes but hey they have got their crazy stuff too. My parents had me watch the movies when i was like 3. And when I was with my nephew we always watched LBT 6 together, I liked cera's little nieces.. I've always been fan of it and I think I always will be:D
My parents respect it... :)
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I don't remember when i first took a liking to the land before time, but i DO know i also took interest in it again at the age of 13. yet i am still that age :lol: I was watching TV as i would normally do, and i saw the TV series of LBT, which i did not know existed. As i watched it, it brought back memories to me and i just took a huge liking to it again. None of my family knows i watch it, but i feel no need to tell them. I haven't told any of my friends at my school that i watch it and i don't know if they do or not, but i still have a little fear of embarrassment if i did tell them, yet i hope one day i will overcome this fear and be proud of still liking it. It seems each day i grow more confident in showing no embarrassment of liking it :yes
I am very highly developed For my age, yet i still like a lot of cartoons i've come to know in my life.
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I think it is silly that some say you should not watch something because it is meant for this or that age.
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Not at all.
I'll have it playing on the TV for background entertainment and my mom will come in and be all "Oh hey! That's the Land Before Time." or "You really like this movie, huh?"
So no, Im not embarassed to show people, tell people that I adore the movie.
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I was re-introduced by a friend, who was saying how they really wanted to watch the original again, so I wasn't alone. Also I had a few friends who remebered it with a "Oh yeah that was great!"
Fortunately in my school I was already well-known and liked, even if people did know I was a bit weird they'd have no qualms about asking me for help on Stats coursework or anything. My friends all considered me a bit off the wall anyway (which I don't mind, it's true after all!) so finding out that I had fallen in love with an old childrens film only brought shakes of the head, in a friendly manner.
For these reasons I made no atttempt to hide all of this. In fact I almost immediately changed my picture in messenger to Ducky, and set a LBT quote as my personal message.
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It is great y'all love LBT :yes. I never did mention it growing up until this guy friend of mine squealed to a doublecrosser who had pretended to be my friend. I had just moved the year before, and y'all know junior high can be tough on a kid, especially a social outcast. Well, I was quickly becoming popular and even began dating a nice young man. We dated for two years, but that's just another puppy love story, nothing serious ;). Anyhoo, my friend became jealous of me dating and spread crap about me. The only truth was my love of LBT. I immediately lost my rep I had been working on and was harassed more than normal for the following week. After that, not another peep was made about it :huh:. Although I've always been a screwball in nature, I keep a low profile and therefore believe that's why the BS did not last. I love LBT, hands down. I always have and always will. If anyone has a problem with it they can take a hike, 'cuz this gal's stripes ain't changing :yes :nyah. As Audioslave puts it, "Just be yourself is all that you can do." Another quote by Disturbed:"Do not judge what you don't understand. You can't deny what has been given to me." It's the truth y'all!
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Well, I just bought LBT 6&7 together on one dvd about 2 weeks ago and the cashier was well.....horrible(really wanted to say the B word there :angry: ). I'll admit that the cover was just terrible and it looked really childish, but they were the same movies! :rolleyes: .
she looked at me when I came up and gave me a strange look. I handed her the movie and she studied the cover for a while. There were several people in line so I mentioned that to her after she had spent probably 3 minutes looking at it, not wanted to be rude to the other customers. She gave me a nasty look and said "ya know what, you really need to get your head out of the gutter and get a life." I said "Excuse me???" :blink: She said "If you're still obsessed with these, maybe you should go back to the kid section and pick out a few barney movies". "I'd hate to see movie night ruined by not having the special movie". Trying to keep my cool, I just said "no thank you. I'm finished shopping now." Then she said "ya know, if you want you can hang out with my 4 year old son. He loves these movies. You'll have a blast." I knew she was just trying to get to me so I just ignored her. Now remember that I only had one item and she still hadn't scanned it. Then she said "You are so dumb for buying this." "What are you like 18?" Then, the manager came over and said "I heard everything that just took place between you and that customer." The cashier turned to me with murder in her eyes. I don't know why. I didn't do anything. :unsure: Then the manager said "we need to talk about your conduct." Then he called another worker over and ordered him to take over the till and told the cashier that had been rude to me to follow him. They walked off and I never saw either of them ever again. Then the new cashier took my order and I walked out, pretty much stunned. I couldn't believe someone had just treated me like that. :blink:
Now you know why alot of cashiers aren't rude,cause they get fired.
Anyhow I don't think I've ever been embarassed but I do remember once in at a resturant while my family was having dinner with a few friends, I let it slip that I'm a fan of LBT(which is rare because I'm really good at keeping my fandom hidden), and my sister's friend, a redheaded girl just chuckled and said "do you still watch Barney, too", Now that got me but I didn't show it and instead said "no,that would be insane" and she replied saying "then why do you watch Land Before Time" I told her this: "maybe you haven't seen the original, it isn't that childish".
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Wow, really old topic. Yeah, that's how some people can be, although I think her reaction is natural. It's just not that common for a person to hold on to their childhood interests anymore.
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Well I must say I really don't care about what people think of me anymore. If they have a problem with me, that's their problem NOT mine. They can just go cower in a corner and talk to themselves. I really don't give a s***. I haven't really said anything about this here because I'm not really *into* it, but I recently downloaded all the Pokemon episodes and movies just for something new to watch. I was REALLY sick of my current school background because it was just so basic, so I decided to make a really quick Pokemon background of one of the coolest looking characters and applied it to my school laptop. It's just very simple....took like 5 minutes to make:
(http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa146/tlordame/second%20album/suicune111.jpg)
I got some crap about it, but I just ignored people and said "whatever" to pretty much everything people said about it. I really don't care about this sorta thing anymore. I'm gonna put on an LBT one. To be perfectly honest, I don't really like this Suicune (spelling?) one very much. It was just something I threw together 'cuz I was bored. Honestly, I'd much rather have one of an Absol (spelling?) or Umbreon (spelling?) anyway. :p They're pretty kicka$$.
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Everyone knows I'm a bit of a LBT fan, and I couldn't care less.
I'm a bit of a child at heart, so no-one I know is bothered by the things I do or collect.
Besides... what's so embarrassing about owning a kids movie anyway? I got tons of them. :nyah
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(Everyone knows I also have a stuffed animal collection, too ;))
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I've already replied here once, but I'm with Dragon. I've been collecting the old Disney classics like Snow White and such on DVD and thus far no one seens to care or mind. I know some people will be jerks about children's films, but I've found that they're hardly worht my time, personally.
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Well put Weirdraptor. There is nothing to be ashamed of in liking this movie. For most, it is a established link back to younger years so it has a lot of sentimental value. People will always cast judgement (even if they don't necessarily mean to) when a subject matter doesn't agree with them and the easiest response is to ridicule it. I suppose, depending on how you are as a person reflects how deep it impacts. For me, I don't give it another thought if anyone says anything about my fondness for LBT. My friends all know I'm a fan of it and they joke about it with me but I don't take it to heart. I keep it superficial. I don't need to justify WHY I like LBT (why should I? I've got nothing to prove to anyone) but there are a lot worse temptations out there I could be into instead. Drugs, smoking, vandalism, crime etc. I count this passion as a blessing compared to what I've seen others get into.
My friend always gives me jip about LBT but I always banter him right back (he's a fan of wrestling) :p
My friend: "You know they're not real right?"
Me: "Ahh, so like WWE wrestling then matey!" :lol
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Exactly. My family used to pester me about my love of LBT, especially when I reached my later adolescent years, and I would just reply like this:
Relative: "I still can't understand why you're into these stupid movies."
Me: "Oh yeah? Well, I don't give a crap what ya think of it. I could be into bad things, like smokin' dope or dealin'. Hell, I could even lose my virginity."
Relative: "Uh...never mind. Keep on bein' a good person."
I really am proud of my LBT passion, and it is here to stay :yes. After all, I'm only aging on the outside. I will always remain a kid at heart, for this is the true fountain of youth. If ya think young, you'll always feel young and never let aging get the best of ya.
BTW, my relatives no longer pester me about LBT. In fact, one of them recently revealed to me that they admire my capacity to believe in myself and stand for what I believe in no matter what. This was certainly nice to hear :yes.
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I think that nobody should have to feel embarrassed for liking something such as a kids movie... If you think about it, it's pretty stupid. I mean, when there so many other FAR worse things out there. Why people even bother sometimes... it never stops to fascinate me. :blink:
But, letting yourself being controlled by your fears, in this case fear of being humiliated or embarrassed, is wrong.
By doing so, means that you limit yourself and your own ability.
Everyone should be able to live their lives to the fullest!
Still, in the end, it's a matter of choice. We can choose to live secretly... or step out of our shells, cast away our fears and start living like we wish. In all situations.
Fear, is quite interessting. As newborns, we're without fears. Think about it.
It's as we grow up, that we learn to fear things. Fear is put on to us by our surroundings, by our parents. And I'm not talking about our instinct fears. Those are good, such as fear for dangerous situations/threats etc...
To sum it up somehow, I think we shoudln't let ourselves be controlled by our fears.
Especially not for something as harmless as LBT!
(Sorry for making this a bigger deal than it might be. You can spank my hands with rulers if you want. :lol )
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Nah, it's really well said. :DD
Actually, you gave me a little bit of courage. :yes
I think I posted here before, but I'm not quite sure...
But seriously, most people forget that kids movies are actually made by adults. :blink:
So, if someone says cartoons are childish, I say: Adults make them! :lol
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I don't see anything childish about it. If you like it, then you like it. As I said before, I'm a child at heart... so I love to indulge in childish activities, and couldn't care less what other people think. If anything, having a playful, childish nature is far better than how your typical 21 year old might act. Life is so much easier when you just settle back and have fun.
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Honestly, I am a little bit embarrassed watching some of the most recent movies, and the TV show. I know there's nothing for me to be embarrassed about, but I have a hard time dealing with self-esteem. And, apparently, little dinosaurs singing songs and going on 'grand new adventures' while learning lessons about life. :p
But the first seven movies I easily can say I like. There's definitely nostalgic feeling, and the first half of LBT I just really like, even some of the songs. I didn't find it as....preachy as it can be now. And the original is phenomenal. I always rave about how emotionally moving it is and how it's so deep and that I have a hard time remembering it's a kid's film. People call me ridiculous every time. :lol
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I'm not sure if I already posted in this topic.
I would say yes, I am embarrassed about LBT. But that's why I never watch the movies or do anything that would insinuate I like it. I don't care if I'm letting the ones who would tease me win, I would much rather spare myself the trouble of having to deal with them. In the end, I am perfectly happy with living a life of secrecy.
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I really had convinced myself that I had posted here...obviously not.:(
Life was so much easier when your a child between the ages of two till about eleven. You can watch childhood movies such as LBT and Lion King (to name two) without fear of redemption and bullying from the other children as they too like it to a lesser or higher degree.
Then you go to secondary school and everything changes. Everyone is interested in more ''grown up'' films and music. Dare mention that you like the Lion King and it gives them something further to make fun of you. I suppose it was a good thing that I didn't mention LBT...it was too embarrassing..especially how they kept going on about it. Seemed like the greatest thing since ''sliced bread''...(not that it was...but I suppose they were that bored).
Now though..I don't really care. There isn't anything wrong with liking a children's film and those that say otherwise either secretly love the film themselves or they have never shared the magic that is the film.
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Whenever I made an LBT or lion king sig, the other forum is bound to scold me or ask me to man up. How can this be so when one of their most respected members, Ocelot has a Sora in lion form in his sig.
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I just don't get why most people like to make fun of others who still like watching cartoons to this very day. I mean, they were once cartoon-watching youngsters too, so what the hell is their problem? Plus, some of them actually LIKES watching animated films like Ice Age, Kung Fu Panda, etc. So why not films like LBT?? Ugh, it annoys me so much just thinking about it. <_<
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On a science forum I got banned for using kiara as an avatar which they said was illogical and not accurate.(They are illogical for banning someone for avatar choice!)
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I just don't get why most people like to make fun of others who still like watching cartoons to this very day. I mean, they were once cartoon-watching youngsters too, so what the hell is their problem? Plus, some of them actually LIKES watching animated films like Ice Age, Kung Fu Panda, etc. So why not films like LBT??
They probably secretly like LBT themselves. It's just not er a modern based film. With films like Ice Age and Kung Fu Panda, not only is it computer animation but also happens to be seen as acceptable as it's common interest..and er the latest movie craze...
(If any of that made sense;))
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Actually I believe its more of influence that strays them away from animation.
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Actually I believe its more of influence that strays them away from animation.
Yes, that's what I meant.
With films like Ice Age and Kung Fu Panda, not only is it computer animation but also happens to be seen as acceptable as it's common interest..and er the latest movie craze...
Have wording problems.. :bang
Thank you for actually saying what I meant to say Paradise. Now reading it back..what I said sounded like a load of waffles.
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I thought my wording was a problem. :unsure:
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Nope. You said exactly what I meant to say.:)
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Nope. You said exactly what I meant to say.:)
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Oh ok thanks! ;)
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I were actually proud of my collection back then. :p
I'm still kinda proud of it, but some of the movies have severely lost their enjoyment value.
I kinda grew out of a couple of the movies.
When I was younger I loved number 5, but now I find it one of the most average out of the movies. The only thing done all that well is Chomper and the Giganotosaurus(it's still scary). :p
I guess I was so overly happy Chomper was back I just glossed over the flaws. :p
Hardcore Chomper fan back then.
As of now... 7 is easily the best sequel. 2 is second best.
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I believe you still ARE! ;)
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Do I find it embarrasing? I know not the meaning of the word. I've always talked about it with anyone. If someone doesn't want me talking about it with him or her, I have to respect their wishs of course, but nothing has stopped me bringing it up before that point. I worked at a hardware until this year. I talked about it to my fellow employees as well as my boss. It turned out that my boss had even heard of it.
I began playing World of Warcraft, a Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game (or just MMORPG) and I've found a number of people around my age that like it. I don't have the time to ask every single player I meet, but one day, I met a Troll Hunter with a pet Raptor. She had named him/her "Littlefoot." I quickly walked over and asked her if she was a Land Before Time fan. She said she was, but was surprised when I told her that there was more than one movie. She either doesn't much television, as I saw various movies advertised frequently, or she watched channels that didn't show such commercials.
I met one girl just one year younger than me. She is still a big fan. I invited her to join, and she may. Being as she may join, I'd best not say anything about her in regards to The Land Before Time.
I met one woman who I also invited and may join some time. She has been a guest on here before after I gave the address, but I didn't get her opinion yet, as the character of mine we communicate with is in a stressful situation (very complicated).
The list just goes on. I've spoken to many more on that game, many more in other internet location, and offline. I haven't been made fun of in a very long time as well. Everybody I've talked to in over a year either likes it or hasn't heard of it. Nobody has expressed any displeasure with my taste in this.
The expressing of my love of The Land Before Time has never been restricted by how others might think. To like or not to like this is a matter of opinion. There is no fact about this improving your health, and there is no fact that this causes physical harm. Therefore, I simply hear peoples' thoughts on this, and if they like it, I agree. If they don't, I agree. People should be able to be comfortable indulging in innnocent franchises without fear, and if people don't like it, that's fine. The Land Before Time isn't for everyone.
I find no reason for embarrasement. If someone finds this stupid, that's their opinion, and I'm not embarrsed when being told that. Besides, aren't opnions just involuntary? People don't consciously decide if they find something childish or not. If someone watches a movie, it is either childish to them or not. I don't feel people ever need to think it over.
While I don't think it's right to make fun of others, I'm not embarrassed about it. They have an opnion about this, and they are making the poor choice to take their displeasure out on the ones who take part in it. If I feel anything, it's pity for those who lack the proper judgement to state views so instead are critical.
I get embarrased for things like singing in a choir and forgetting the words, or losing rhythm while posting in a horse show. I find no reason to feel humiliation because others dislike what I do like and make the effort to point it out. If fifty people are going to point and laugh at me for liking something because they don't, it's not going to effect my day. All that means is that we have different views, and they chose to be mean. Being as I do not make fun, I actually take pleasure in it, knowing I'm a better person in this aspect.
Again, I do admit that I have odd takes on social situations, so I hope no one was offended by anything I said. I said all of this on behalf of my own ways. I am not speaking for anyone else. I didn't mean to sound like I'm saying how to respond and feel to people, just how I do so personally. I apologise if anything I said bothered anyone, as I did not wish to do so.
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I don't hide it at all online. I have a link to TheLandBeforeTime.org in my signature at every forum I've ever frequented. I need the backlinks. I can't afford to be embarrassed about it! As to telling people online that I like LBT, they usually ask me. This is because I usually have an LBT avatar as well as a link to TheLandBeforeTime.org in my signature. Here's my Demonoid profile:
(http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa146/tlordame/second%20album/depro.jpg)
So yeah, I think it's pretty apparent that I like LBT. :p
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The only thing I see embarrassing about LBT is the laziness of the Music Compossors. Dang! the Music in the Episodes were dal and there's no creativity in it.
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I don't think the movies are embarassing. I mean, when I first got back into LBT, I was a little embarassed. But as I bought the movies on DVD, I was no longer embarassed and was more along the lines of being happy. For me, buying the Land Before Time movies was like saying hi to an old friend you haven't seen in so long.
I can't say I find it truly embarassing. After all, Littlefoot and the gang have been with me my whole life. Even when I had grown out of LBT. The first Land Before Time was actually the very first movie I had ever seen, and that's something I will always take great pride in.
My friends and most of my (immediate) family know I love LBT. My mom knows this. I mean, hey, she even got me a Littlefoot plushie off Amazon(I think I might have had a Chomper plushie when I was little come to think of it). My grandma knows I love these movies and sometimes when I go to visit her, we'll sit down and watch a few. She loves them too(It's pretty funny when she comments on Cera being a B**** :lol ). My friends know I love them and seem to have no problem with it.
With all that said, the only thing I could think of that would make LBT embarassing are some of the songs. I wouldn't mind listening to Peaceful Valley in public but if it were, say, Imaginary Friends...guh! Terrible song...
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I liked land before time back when journey to big water came out and the secret of saurus rock, and after that for about 8-9 years the movies just sat on my shelf then just a few weeks ago i was moving into my new room and came across my LBT movies so i put the first one in and i became absolutely obsessed with them again :D I am kinda embarassed about it even in front of my parents and brother and sister. I went to the library the other day to find some of the LBT movies that i dont have and i was constantly looking around to make sure no one was looking at me. But i decided that if anyone was to make fun of me or think i am stupid for liking it i would just walk away and ignore them
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That's the best solution. Anyone who would mock you for something as harmless as liking LBT is not worth your time.
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Getting into LBT as late as 13 years old, I have always thought of the series as somewhat of a guilty pleasure. As I have said somewhere before, it is too easy to mock LBT based on the sheer amount of sequels it has had, although a few friends of mine did grow up with the series and remember it very fondly.
The main reason why I did not grow up with LBT was because my parents just hated the idea of buying me the series. Without any knowledge of how wonderful the first movie was, and with the slog of adverts of the latest sequels when LBT was at its prime, they dismissed it, blaming the poor animation and it being too juvenile. I decided there was no way of convincing them to buy it, so whenever LBT was on TV, I would sit down, or watch, or even record the films onto VHS. I believe my old tape of the first movie is pretty beaten up, I watched it that many times. In a way, it was a life of secrecy. Nowadays, I'm not as embarrassed as I once was and if LBT is brought in a conversation, I'm more than happy to talk about it. I also believe, now that I'm older, that my parents wouldn't mind me watching it, or even care if I was watching it.
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Unfortunately for me, I don't live in a world where my friends are understanding and support me on certain things. A while ago, my friends found my Youtube channel where I had some MV's about LBT posted, and started completely trashing me. I had to lie my way out of it so they would stop, but I felt so embarressed because I knew I was in a minority of people who still enjoy LBT and they wouldn't understand why I enjoy it still.
My mom also has a negative outlook on my passion for LBT. She found a page to my Revenge fanfic that I had printed out so I could retype it on another computer, and she flipped out on me. She kept telling me that a college student should not be wasting time with something juvenile as LBT, once again reverberating that I must grow up and leave LBT behind. She doesn't even consider the MV's I make any good because they are about LBT. The rest of my family hasn't commented on this yet, but it only takes one from my mom to make me feel terrible about it.
So even though I am proud to be a LBT fan, I still have to remain in secrecy about it and I can't stand it. There are so many things I would want to do with LBT that I cannot because I have to restrain myself to being alone.
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Those I know closely don't seem to mind me talking about it. I'm not really sure how they feel about the source of my Michael York fandom coming from LBT, but they seem fine with it :) . I did, however, write about how Pterano was an influence for me in school and the ways I connected with him. I got a check +, which would be an A+ . The teacher even made a note that she enjoyed LBT too :D . I only like to share it with the people I am closest to, and the people that I consider "real friends". I wouldn't share it with someone I have just met or feel uncomfortable around. Unless they see my art and do the usual "Duuude, that's pretty cool!"
I did, however, show my art to Taylor Crowe, an artist; His reaction was quite different from what I expected.
T: These look like The Land Before Time
Me: It IS the Land Before Time :DD
T: You're not selling these, are you?
Me: (Didn't really say this) No way!
Unless Universal wants to by them =P
The nice thing is that my boyfriend likes it too, and we even had a marathon a while back...or attempted one. It makes me quite happy that I have a boyfriend that I can sit down and watch cartoons with (we even watched Pooh's Grand Adventure recently XD !)
There are only a handful of things I would consider embarrassing, such as the 'uber bright colors of the 9+ films, and a handful of the new characters (the Tinysaurs and Yellowbellies specifically).
But I am NEVER afraid to say that LBT introduced me to Michael York. It's things like LBT that develop new interests and skills. In fact, I'd say that LBT is the supporting floor of everything I do...
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I dealt with a similar situation with my family like the one Rob had at his age. I did not hide my feelings, though. I basically told 'em that I don't give a s*** what they think about my fandom, that it's none of their business since I'm an adult, that they can either accept for 100% for who I am or not accept me at all, and that if they can't 100% accept me for who I am then I don't see any reason why I should trust them any more than I would any of my friends.
That was the last time that conversation ever took place. They have not tried to argue it since.
I'll admit I'm a fiesty one, but if I had any advice to give in Rob's case, I'd say lay down the law (in a nice but firm way!) and tell 'em it's your life and your fandom, and that nobody will ever change it so they're just wasting their time.
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The only thing I was left undecided on for a small while was if it was too manipulative with it's artwork, which I do not appreciate at all in animated films. But I guess it's execution is rather timeless.
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The only thing I was left undecided on for a small while was if it was too manipulative with it's artwork, which I do not appreciate at all in animated films. But I guess it's execution is rather timeless.
When you say "manipulative", to what end? How exactly do you find its artwork manipulative? As in its interaction with the audience or the screenplay (as in what goes on on screen?) This isn't a dig at you btw. Just genuinely interested by what you mean. Care to explain?
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When you say "manipulative", to what end? How exactly do you find its artwork manipulative?
Iiii don't know. Cute little dinosuars looking sad and all, that's all I meant. It's ok though, because it intertwines with the storytelling. I'm kinda over it now, anyway.
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Were you expecting them to depict it realistically as one would expect in the wild?
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I've never even thought to be embarrassed by liking The Land Before Time. There just aren't a ton of situations where it comes up in real life. I guess I don't go around advertising that I enjoy it. If I did, the fact that I might feel compelled to evangelize would perhaps be the only embarrassing part. But I just don't understand the situation where somebody feels they need to come out of the closet, so to speak, with their family or friends.
Maybe if you have an unhealthy obsession with LBT, but that wouldn't be something to feel proud about anyway.
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I don't find it embarrising to like The Land Before Time. I have ten friends that like The Land Before Time as much as everyone at this site, and one of them is older than I am.
Five of them are fifteen, Four of them are fourteen and 1 of them is sixteen and they all like The Land Before Time. They even defend me against people who make fun of me for liking LBT.
Especially one, he really dose the job sometimes. Like I said, some of my friends are rough talkers.
I keep telling people that make fun of me and my friends for liking LBT that if they just watch it they like.
But of course, they make fun of my friends and I for watching LBT, but they watch Pokemon, Yugioh, Tellitubies, Dora the Explorer, they act like two years old half the time at scholl!
They have NO common sense at all, and they think that were crazy for watching LBT and they watch stuff for even younger kids.
LBT isn't for kids like 5 and under, while the stuff the watch is like for kids 3 and under!
They even make fun of me for watching kids movies like Ice Age ment for ages 7+. One time I told them I watched an rated R movie (Carnosaur 3: Primal Species) it makes the gore and profanity of Twilight Valley seem like nothing, and they still thought I was crazy just because its made in 1996.
I've watched R rated movies, they said they wouldb't even bother watching, like It Waits and one NC-17 movie Land of the Dead. They still think I'm less mature than they are, I watch movies they'd be scared to watch! They'd probaly be afraid of Komodo vs Cobra for all know.
They wouldn't watch even LBT1 if you super glued them to a chair and forced them, they'd just get up with the chair and try and leave.
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I wouldn't be embarrassed about being an LBT fan in front of my friends and close family. They're not the type of people who would judge me for it anyway. And even if they did, as other members have stated in this thread, they'd be the ones with the problem, not me.
That said, I have worn my LBT shirt out and about a few times, and I did feel mildly embarrassed to be wearing it in public. Oh well.
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Wait...you have a LBT T-shirt as well? That's pretty cool! I really only wear mine for dinosaur related events. I wore it at a dinosaur museum trip and got some comments on it. Also wore it for Jurassic Park: Fallen Kingdom. I think I got one comment that time. Probably the strangest time was when I was at a friends place watching LBT but they needed to go to a liquor store so I ended up wearing it in there haha.
As for embarrassment, most of my close friends know that I've watched all the movies and such so it's not that big of deal, though I've never mentioned to any of them about the GoF before.
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I do indeed have an LBT shirt, yep, yep, yep. It was custom-designed and I ordered it online.
(https://i.imgur.com/3gprikH.jpg?2)
I was pleased with how the image turned out, although the shirt itself is a bit too large for me. So I might order another shirt sometime with the same image, but a smaller size.
I got some positive comments on it from my mom and brother (who both already know I'm an LBT fan). I also wore it to book club recently and one of my friends at book club commented favorably on it. This one elderly lady I'm friends with also commented on it, but she has no familiarity with LBT so she didn't know what the image was about. I was also hanging out at my local university one afternoon, and this little girl passed by and she seemed to be staring curiously at my shirt, although I'm not sure if it's because she actually recognized The Land Before Time or not. Those were the only instances where it was obvious someone noticed, although it's a new shirt and I've only worn it a few times so far.
It's a weird feeling. Like, I don't think adults enjoying children's media is a bad thing at all (in fact I think it's good). And I'm happy with the shirt itself and my passion for LBT makes me want to wear it. And yet, I've still felt a little sheepish when I do wear it. :/
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Oh yes now I remember you mentioning that shirt before. I think I mentioned that I got mine off of Amazon (https://www.amazon.ca/Land-Before-Time-Breakout-Heather/dp/B017PT0E5Y/ref=sr_1_10?keywords=land+before+time+t+shirt&qid=1558328743&s=gateway&sr=8-10) as well.
I can relate to that feeling. A lot of what makes it easier for me to wear it is that I'm usually around my friends that know I watch it (and have watched them in some capacity as well). Not sure how well I could wear it and go somewhere by myself.
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It's a weird feeling. Like, I don't think adults enjoying children's media is a bad thing at all (in fact I think it's good). And I'm happy with the shirt itself and my passion for LBT makes me want to wear it. And yet, I've still felt a little sheepish when I do wear it. :/
Don't worry, that feeling is normal, especially when you're in public. There's always this pressure on people to conform to what society should view a person as, depending on if it's a man, woman, child, etc. You may feel awkward at times, and I do too. Sometimes I question why I still like something that is supposed to be for kids or toddlers, but then again why should anyone else care about what I like, childish or not. Besides, immersing yourself with innocent shows and whatnot from time to time is healthy for your mental health, I believe.
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Besides, immersing yourself with innocent shows and whatnot from time to time is healthy for your mental health, I believe.
I never really thought of it that way before, but I agree with that. You're very insightful. :)
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I agree with that statement as well. I remember back in Jr. High when I started getting back into LBT, after watching a lot of the movies I felt like I was (how I described it to myself) unnaturally happy. I suppose it coincided with the realization that I could enjoy whatever I wanted and not have to conform with how others think I should think so to speak.
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Well, aren't we quite lucky to be young at heart? I pity for other people who were forced or told to grow up too quickly, and therefore their adult lives are not as fulfilling or exciting as it should be. Even for people who are excited to grow up, they start to regret and contemplate on the moments that they took for granted when they were younger. Simply, we should enjoy the little things in life that give so much pleasure to us. :smile
As said by William Wordsworth in his poem My Heart Leaps Up, "The Child is father of the Man"
I honestly feel like that there is so much we could learn from children and even younger versions of ourselves.
Yeah, my English class read many poems of famous poets, and this is one of them.
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Again I totally agree. We're pretty like-minded in that regard.
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I've never actually been embarrased, but proud and i love the series, theres no reason to be embarrased, its an amazing show! Technically either way, its for all ages, so there is no reason at all, while people are very opinionated just let their opinions be opinions and you be you! It could generally as well be said, so dont worry about it, just spread your joy rather than what you fear! :PCera
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^I feel that way about the ages as well. I also agree that LBT is more like something that can be enjoyed by the entire family, not just little children. :)