I FINALLY saw LBT XI.

[Gentle Sharptooth]

This Creepy Crawlies installment is part of certain category of LBT films.

To me they can be broken into categories:

The Darker Chapters
-The darker films, at this point only one really falls into this category.
The Land Before Time 1988

The Best and Balanced Sequels
-Has elements of the Original's Tension and Peril, Emotional Depth, and Great Storytelling.
The Land Before Time IV: Journey Through Mists
The Land Before Time VI: The Secret of Saurus Rock
The Land Before Time VII: The Stone of Cold Fire
The Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck Migration

The Sweeter Sequels
-Singing set ups, and the peril feels rather like Superman film, no one is going to die.
The Land Before Time II: The Great Valley Adventure
The Land Before Time III: The Time of Great Giving
The Land Before Time V: The Mysterious Island
The Land Before Time IX: Journey to Big Water
The Land Before Time XIV: Journey of the Brave (Almost fell into Simpler sec)

The Simpler Sequels
-Dialogue was dumbed down; at times it verges on babyish, and the stories are simpler. The Great Day of Flyers and Invasion of Tinysaurs are fun, but less complicated than say The Great Longneck Migration and Journey Through Mists.
The Land Before Time IX: Invasion of the Tinysaurs
The Land Before Time XII: The Great Day of Flyers
The Land Before Time XII: The Wisdom of Friends
The Land Before Time Series

[Hypno]

This Creepy Crawlies installment is part of certain category of LBT films.

To me they can be broken into categories:

The Darker Chapters
-The darker films, at this point only one really falls into this category.
The Land Before Time 1988

The Best and Balanced Sequels
-Has elements of the Original's Tension and Peril, Emotional Depth, and Great Storytelling.
The Land Before Time IV: Journey Through Mists
The Land Before Time VI: The Secret of Saurus Rock
The Land Before Time VII: The Stone of Cold Fire
The Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck Migration

The Sweeter Sequels
-Singing set ups, and the peril feels rather like Superman film, no one is going to die.
The Land Before Time II: The Great Valley Adventure
The Land Before Time III: The Time of Great Giving
The Land Before Time V: The Mysterious Island
The Land Before Time IX: Journey to Big Water
The Land Before Time XIV: Journey of the Brave (Almost fell into Simpler sec)

The Simpler Sequels
-Dialogue was dumbed down; at times it verges on babyish, and the stories are simpler. The Great Day of Flyers and Invasion of Tinysaurs are fun, but less complicated than say The Great Longneck Migration and Journey Through Mists.
The Land Before Time IX: Invasion of the Tinysaurs
The Land Before Time XII: The Great Day of Flyers
The Land Before Time XII: The Wisdom of Friends
The Land Before Time Series

I agree with the list entirely, but I would put V in the best and balanced sequels if it was me. I feared for Chomper's mother's life quite a bit in the fight...


Why do people think that XI is better than X? X is my favorite sequel - or wait, maybe LBT V is. Either way, XI was my second least favorite sequel, there's no way I could ever rank it above X...

[Sovereign]

I, too, agree greatly with this list. Especially I'd like to raise up the Secret of Saurus Rock in the best sequels list as I found that it has some really funny dialogue, especially from Cera, and it managed to establish a good, interesting setting with the way to the Saurus Rock. Also, for some sick reason, I found Dana and Dinah somewhat amusing and the thing with bad luck once again took LBT to a more magical direction. Sure, it had one of the worst sharpteeth in the series but hey, no film's perfect.

Who's saying XI is better than X? The Invasion of Tinysaurs is close to terrible! .

Edit: Oh, I see after reading this thread. I guess there's some point with ranking the Great Migration somewhat badly but I'd never put these two on the same line.

[Gentle Sharptooth]

I preferred LBT X because it added a dimension to Little Foot's character (Bron), while LBT XI: Invasion of Tinysauruses didn't advance really any of Gang of Five's characters much, and was really just revisiting the "don't be prejudiced" message from LBT IV: Journey Through The Mists.

[Longneck3050]

I preferred LBT X because it added a dimension to Little Foot's character (Bron), while LBT XI: Invasion of Tinysauruses didn't advance really any of Gang of Five's characters much, and was really just revisiting the "don't be prejudiced" message from LBT IV: Journey Through The Mists.

Dimension?  
As in more or one view?

[Gentle Sharptooth]

I preferred LBT X because it added a dimension to Little Foot's character (Bron), while LBT XI: Invasion of Tinysauruses didn't advance really any of Gang of Five's characters much, and was really just revisiting the "don't be prejudiced" message from LBT IV: Journey Through The Mists.

Dimension?  
As in more or one view?

Nay, dimension as in level or going deeper:
2.
Usually, dimensions.
measurement in length, width, and thickness.
scope; importance:
the dimensions of a problem.

[Ducky123]

I preferred LBT X because it added a dimension to Little Foot's character (Bron), while LBT XI: Invasion of Tinysauruses didn't advance really any of Gang of Five's characters much, and was really just revisiting the "don't be prejudiced" message from LBT IV: Journey Through The Mists.

Cera got develloped... Tria

[Sneak]

I preferred LBT X because it added a dimension to Little Foot's character (Bron), while LBT XI: Invasion of Tinysauruses didn't advance really any of Gang of Five's characters much, and was really just revisiting the "don't be prejudiced" message from LBT IV: Journey Through The Mists.

Cera got develloped... Tria

hell yeah
I like XI not becasue of Littlefoot's and Tinysaurs' storylie but because Cera's, Tria's and Topps' storyline. Well, and how adults acted like genocide tyrants.