How many sequels must LBT walk down?

Noname · **Reply #20 on:** February 05, 2007, 09:16:44 PM

Well, the tv series does mention disparate creatures living together, especially in the third episode; something is mentioned about Ruby having to learn the secret of how Littlefoot and his friends live together. I still think that the whole "living together in peace" theme is still on; its just that Charles Grosvenor is going about it in a different way. It should be noted that in his very first LBT movie, he reintroduces Chomper and the whole idea of living together in spite of differences. Of course, Chomper is a Roy Allen Smith character (like Ali.) The closest Grosvenor has come to having a normally dangerous dinosaur live together with herbivores is Ruby, and although she is an egg-eater, she can also eat plants as well, which mitigates the whole situation. I'm sure we will eventually see Ali again; we just have to wait. My personal theory on why it's taking so long is that they want to save her for a series-turning occasion; one that brings the matter of "living together someday" to its conclusion.

DarkHououmon · **Reply #21 on:** February 05, 2007, 09:38:34 PM

Ruby's an oviraptor and I thought oviraptors weren't egg-eaters. All the fossils of an oviraptor stealing an egg turned out to be a mother oviraptor protecting one of her own eggs.

Noname · **Reply #22 on:** February 05, 2007, 09:47:15 PM

The name "Oviraptor" means "egg stealer." It's possible that they could eat eggs, but this isn't a necessity. Anyway, Ruby could almost definitely live peacefully in the valley, even when she grows up, but Chomper... there's no real way he could peacefully live in the valley when he's fully grown.

DarkHououmon · **Reply #23 on:** February 05, 2007, 10:01:26 PM

They were given that name because when they were first discovered, the fossil depicted one "stealing" an egg. But in reality, it was protecting the egg. It was an egg nurturer, not an egg stealer.

Noname · **Reply #24 on:** February 05, 2007, 10:45:34 PM

Maybe. We don't exactly know. I guess this means I can't tell either way; i've read conflicting accounts about Oviraptors' diets.

Petrie. · **Reply #25 on:** February 05, 2007, 10:56:10 PM

Obviously someone is making money so until that stops, Universal will be making new sequels. The day the profits dry up is the day you've seen the last sequel....good story or crummy one. They could stop now and I think most of us would be pleased with what we have.

DarkHououmon · **Reply #26 on:** February 05, 2007, 11:04:34 PM

I don't think there's any proof that the oviraptor stole the eggs from other dinosaurs and ate them. On the other hand, there's no proof that it didn't. I don't think eggs were part of the main diet though.

Noname · **Reply #27 on:** February 05, 2007, 11:09:00 PM

Personally, I don't want the series to end without a reappearance of Ali and Bron, both of whom they said we would see again.

NewOrder · **Reply #28 on:** February 06, 2007, 09:37:13 AM

I think the ending of the original film is one of the best ever made. If the sequels could have a similar one that would be great. Btw, what if the LBT ended after the first movie? How do you think you'd look at LBT without the sequels or tv series?

Malte279 · **Reply #29 on:** February 06, 2007, 10:55:56 AM

I don't argue the point that the original movie had a spirit very different from that of the sequels. Nevertheless I must confess that I'm certain that this one movie of little more than an hour probably couldn't have kept me enthusiastic for such a long time. I would have always looked back at it fondly, but without the sequels I don't think I would have been as much of a land before time fan. I just wouldn't have had so much to say about it. I wouldn't have started writing own LBT stories if it hadn't been for the sequels.
So with all the credit to the first movie and its being of a much higher level than the sequels I will never deny the great contribution of the sequels to what "The land before time" means to me.

Petrie. · **Reply #30 on:** February 06, 2007, 03:29:36 PM

Quote from: NewOrder,Feb 6 2007 on 08:37 AM

I think the ending of the original film is one of the best ever made. If the sequels could have a similar one that would be great. Btw, what if the LBT ended after the first movie? How do you think you'd look at LBT without the sequels or tv series?

For the longest time, we only had the original and we were still happy as kids around 1994 or so. Probably wouldn't change much for me since the original is what I like the most and that was my initial forway into the web--I wanted to make a site about the original, but hence because of the sequels, I wouldn't have made it without including them. So this board would be one thing that probably wouldn't be around if not for the sequels....I guess that's one reason I don't mind their presence.

Nick22 · **Reply #31 on:** February 07, 2007, 02:57:22 PM

LBT 4 was the big reason I became an LBT fan, it sioidified my kinship with the series. I no longer have any of the movies, they were given as a Christmas present to my little cousin, but I don't mind. The torch needed to be passed some time... Ali will be back, I'm sure of it.. as will Bron.. patience is needed that's all. If the series goes for a couple of seasons, we'll probably see her again. Perhaps a two or three part story involving her return, and Ruby and Chomper adapting to her.

NewOrder · **Reply #32 on:** February 09, 2007, 10:58:44 AM

I hope the producers of the series think the same way you do Nick -_-

Highsoar · **Reply #33 on:** March 27, 2007, 01:20:03 AM

Quote from: DarkHououmon,Feb 5 2007 on 09:01 PM

They were given that name because when they were first discovered, the fossil depicted one "stealing" an egg. But in reality, it was protecting the egg. It was an egg nurturer, not an egg stealer.

Kinda gets me thinking of the Dinotopian name for them, Ovinutrix. (Egg Nurse). Just a musing, probably pointless lol

WeirdRaptor · **Reply #34 on:** March 27, 2007, 02:59:27 PM

Hmm. I'm going to have to side with Malte on this. The number of films in a franchise are not the end-all-do-all deciding factor. Its the quality. If they kept making good ones, I wouldn't care how many there were, either. The only issue would be shelf space. <_< :^.^:

Malte279 · **Reply #35 on:** March 27, 2007, 04:41:53 PM

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The only issue would be shelf space. <_< :^.^:

My own little "LBT shrine" is rather full already. Nevertheless I would certainly go for a larger shelf rather than renouncing a sequel, always provided that it is a good one.

novaflare · **Reply #36 on:** March 27, 2007, 05:30:41 PM

Quote from: Noname,Feb 5 2007 on 09:16 PM

Well, the tv series does mention disparate creatures living together, especially in the third episode; something is mentioned about Ruby having to learn the secret of how Littlefoot and his friends live together. I still think that the whole "living together in peace" theme is still on; its just that Charles Grosvenor is going about it in a different way. It should be noted that in his very first LBT movie, he reintroduces Chomper and the whole idea of living together in spite of differences. Of course, Chomper is a Roy Allen Smith character (like Ali.) The closest Grosvenor has come to having a normally dangerous dinosaur live together with herbivores is Ruby, and although she is an egg-eater, she can also eat plants as well, which mitigates the whole situation. I'm sure we will eventually see Ali again; we just have to wait. My personal theory on why it's taking so long is that they want to save her for a series-turning occasion; one that brings the matter of "living together someday" to its conclusion.

It is believed that they infact ate various hard shelled creatures mulesks and things such as sea scorpions and various other mulesks. They would likely have eaten plants. It was originally assumed they were egg eaters do to their having a beak. But a beak also serves well to crack other hard shelled critters.

As for rubys parents coments it was not live togather it was live and work togather. Its all about learnign how to team up against a obstical. In this case red claw. It is basically ruby and chomper learning how to wage war agaisnt redclaw and get rid of him once and for all be that by killing him or running him off to some place he can not return from.

As for the sequels they have had a common theme through out. Wich is exactly what ruby and chomper are in the vally to learn. How to work togather and how to over come what ammounts to racial misstrust and or hatred. So in a way the films and show are interconnected. There are gaps of corse and they can use the show to fill those in.

As for the sequels in general they will never be as good as the first. If you look for them to be and hope they will be you will be disapointed every time.