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General Land Before Time / Locations in LBT movies
« on: January 25, 2008, 09:18:31 PM »
Can we count places named by the Narrator (or "Spokes Dinosaur," according to the credits)? Cause then we can add Earth 
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Land Before Time TV Series (2007) / The FIRST episode you saw
« on: January 25, 2008, 09:15:54 PM »
Since I don't normally watch TV, the only one I've seen is "The Hidden Canyon," which was an extra on the LBT13 DVD. It was pretty good, and I wish I could see more, but unless there's any available online I have no way of watching them.
Also, on Wikipedia it said that Ruby has an odd way of talking, but in this episode her grammar and syntax were perfectly normal. Is it different in most other episodes (cause even Yoda sounded right sometimes
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Also, on Wikipedia it said that Ruby has an odd way of talking, but in this episode her grammar and syntax were perfectly normal. Is it different in most other episodes (cause even Yoda sounded right sometimes
)
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General Land Before Time / which character weighs more?
« on: January 25, 2008, 09:06:43 PM »
In "The Big Freeze" Spike was the only one who broke through the ice at the end.
After that, I'd vote Cera, since in LBT 5 during the locust plague Littlefoot and Ducky ran inside the log but Cera tried and got stuck.
After that, I'd vote Cera, since in LBT 5 during the locust plague Littlefoot and Ducky ran inside the log but Cera tried and got stuck.
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General Land Before Time / Favorite Sharptooth in the series?
« on: January 25, 2008, 09:01:51 PM »
Definitely the original. That guy just wouldn't quit. Chomper would be my 2nd pick, only because when I read the title of this forum, I didn't even think of Chomper (he's never really qualified as a bona fide sharptooth in my opinion).
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General Land Before Time / Should the songs be removed?
« on: January 24, 2008, 10:44:25 PM »
I definitely think the songs should stay. After 13 ovies, watching one without songs would just feel odd.
My personal favorite song is "Beyond the Mstterious Beyond," and I have about five 2nd favorites, including but not limited to "One of a Kind," "Kids Like Us," "Things Change," "Family," and "Bestest Friends."
I wish Ducky would get some songs where she's the lead singer; the other three get so many of those (except Spike :^.^: )!
My personal favorite song is "Beyond the Mstterious Beyond," and I have about five 2nd favorites, including but not limited to "One of a Kind," "Kids Like Us," "Things Change," "Family," and "Bestest Friends."
I wish Ducky would get some songs where she's the lead singer; the other three get so many of those (except Spike :^.^: )!
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General Land Before Time / i need to get this off my chest
« on: January 24, 2008, 10:29:09 PM »
Ducky's an awesome character to have a crush on. I didn't care about LBT in the period of my life where I developed crushes, but if I had, Ducky would've been the one I chose too (kinda helps that she's my all-time favoite character 
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General Land Before Time / LBT 14
« on: January 24, 2008, 10:24:26 PM »
Chomper's nice, but he still isn't a longneck. And it's a bit late for the producers to add another relative.
Anyway, this is supposed to be about LBT 14, not 9. Let's deviate back to the original topic.
Anyway, this is supposed to be about LBT 14, not 9. Let's deviate back to the original topic.
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Land Before Time TV Series (2007) / Sorry Guys
« on: January 24, 2008, 10:14:30 PM »
I hope I'll be able to watch it. It'll be my first TV episode I've seen!
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1988 Theatrical Release / Tell Your Story About LBT
« on: January 24, 2008, 10:08:03 PM »
When my dad showed me my first LBT (don't know which one, probably the first, 'cause my dad's chronologically inclined like that 
) I enjoyed it, and ranked it somewhere on my mental list of good movies. That was enough for mom, and she quickly bought the first three movies, which were all that existed then.
After that, she bought 4-7 (plus the Sing Along Song one) when each one came out. At some point, probably around 12, LBT became my favorite movie series, and I wanted to contribute. I had lots of of good ideas for future films, and for the next two months I typed up and sent a series of 15-20 letters to Universal Studios, each one teling them how big a fan I was, some ideas I had for future movies, and my exitement at waiting for The Big Freeze to come out. Each letter ended with a small request that they send a letter back, or at least acknowledge me.
I never got a letter back.
Seeing how this saddened me, my father decided to help. I remember how he actually called Universal Studios, got in contact with somebody high up, and spoke to them about the letters I'd been sending, and asked that they write one back. Whoever it was assured him they would. They didn't.
This (coupled with the fact that my brother, who had scribbled a hand-written "I Love You" note to the makers of G.I.Joe, and recieved in the mail a coupon for $3 off his next action figure) sort of turned me off the series. When Big Freeze came out, I watched it, and (probably because of the letter fiasco) decided that it wasn't any good. After that, I gave up Land Before Time entirely.
For the next 8 year of my life, I had absolutely no contact with anything LBT. I develope new intrests: Star Trek, soccer, Drama, this one girl in my English class
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I don't know what got me reintrested. I think it was during a conversation a few weeks before with my firends about the "Good ole days," that I remembered my passion for the series. I looked it up on youtube, and watched a few clips. I decided that dislike for the producing comany is no reason to stop lovng the series itself, and two days later watched my first of the 'new' LBT movies, The Stone of Cold Fire (still my all-time favorite). One of the Youtube videos included the link to this forum, which is why I'm here!
) I enjoyed it, and ranked it somewhere on my mental list of good movies. That was enough for mom, and she quickly bought the first three movies, which were all that existed then. After that, she bought 4-7 (plus the Sing Along Song one) when each one came out. At some point, probably around 12, LBT became my favorite movie series, and I wanted to contribute. I had lots of of good ideas for future films, and for the next two months I typed up and sent a series of 15-20 letters to Universal Studios, each one teling them how big a fan I was, some ideas I had for future movies, and my exitement at waiting for The Big Freeze to come out. Each letter ended with a small request that they send a letter back, or at least acknowledge me.
I never got a letter back.
Seeing how this saddened me, my father decided to help. I remember how he actually called Universal Studios, got in contact with somebody high up, and spoke to them about the letters I'd been sending, and asked that they write one back. Whoever it was assured him they would. They didn't.
This (coupled with the fact that my brother, who had scribbled a hand-written "I Love You" note to the makers of G.I.Joe, and recieved in the mail a coupon for $3 off his next action figure) sort of turned me off the series. When Big Freeze came out, I watched it, and (probably because of the letter fiasco) decided that it wasn't any good. After that, I gave up Land Before Time entirely.
For the next 8 year of my life, I had absolutely no contact with anything LBT. I develope new intrests: Star Trek, soccer, Drama, this one girl in my English class
. I don't know what got me reintrested. I think it was during a conversation a few weeks before with my firends about the "Good ole days," that I remembered my passion for the series. I looked it up on youtube, and watched a few clips. I decided that dislike for the producing comany is no reason to stop lovng the series itself, and two days later watched my first of the 'new' LBT movies, The Stone of Cold Fire (still my all-time favorite). One of the Youtube videos included the link to this forum, which is why I'm here!
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The Fridge / What was your age when you joined this site?
« on: January 23, 2008, 10:38:40 PM »
The poll needs to be expanded. Almost everybody joined when they were over 17.
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General Land Before Time / Most hated/liked LBT character
« on: January 23, 2008, 10:35:59 PM »
While Ducky is my personal favorite character, I like all of the Big 5 just as much. They really work well together as a group, personality-wise (I just wish Cera had someone else to back her up during disputes)...
As for dislike, I know they were supposed to be comical characters, but I really didn't like any of the yellow bellies (except the mute one). They were just too clownish, and didn't take anything seriously. I can't imagine such a species suriviving as long as they did, and once they strip clean the Berry Valley I can't imagine what they'll possibly do to stay alive.
As for dislike, I know they were supposed to be comical characters, but I really didn't like any of the yellow bellies (except the mute one). They were just too clownish, and didn't take anything seriously. I can't imagine such a species suriviving as long as they did, and once they strip clean the Berry Valley I can't imagine what they'll possibly do to stay alive.
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1988 Theatrical Release / You will never believe this.
« on: January 23, 2008, 10:18:44 PM »
I'd seen that review before; I was googling "Great Valley Heaven" in the hopes of finding some more information on that theory, and his was the second link. Suffice to say it wasn't quite what I had in mind!
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The Welcome Center / 'Lo
« on: January 23, 2008, 06:03:40 PM »
Wow, thanks everybody! I had no idea a LBT froum could be so large!
Malte279, my classes are Creative Writing and Theatre.
Action9000, I like the first 4 too! The 4th movie is my 2nd favorite, and the 1st is third.
Everyone else, thanks for the warm welcome!
Malte279, my classes are Creative Writing and Theatre.
Action9000, I like the first 4 too! The 4th movie is my 2nd favorite, and the 1st is third.
Everyone else, thanks for the warm welcome!
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Character Discussion / Top 10 favourite Characters
« on: January 22, 2008, 11:48:27 PM »
Hmmm... I never thought about this. it'll definitely include the original 5, and Chomper, but who else?
After much thought, here's my top 10:
1. Ducky-my favorite character from the start, I've loved her optimism, her catch phrase, and her species (Parasaurolophus, the swimmers!) I remember wishing that she'd eventually star in a movie, and then she did (#8), and I hated it! It was so sad seeing Spike and Ducky fall apart. Still, she's my #1 by a long shot.
2. the sailbacked lizard that keeps appearing in the opening intro of films- Alright, I know there's no proof that it's the same lizard each time, but wouldn't that be cool if it is? Whatever he's doing is always a visual metaphor for the opening dialogue, not to mention it usually ends with him barely escaping ingestion by some sharp-toothed scoundrel!
3. Cera-My favorite aspect about Cera is how she's incredibly self assured, and I like female characters who stand up for themelves. She's also the skeptic, bringing her toher firends back down to Earth whenever they spiral off on some emotion-induced path (like, let's just cross the gorge and see what happens, or, what if that newcomer guy is actually the Lone Dinosaur!?!?) Lots of times, I find myself seeing a hole in somebody's agrument, only for Cera to voice it on screen seconds later.
4. Littlefoot-the de facto leader and protagonist of the series, Littlefoot is the one that needs to take his friends opinions and ideas, and decide which hold water. He can't be overly believing like Ducky, overly critical like Cera, or overly mute like Spike , he needs to be the happy median in btween. And, most of the time, he does it quite well.
5. Ali-The female equivlent of Littlefoot, Ali is just as nice and quick-thinking as he is, and a perfect foil for Cera. She also matures greatly in the course of her one movie debut, overcoming her xenophobia and holding her won specal place in the one adventure she went on. It also helped that Movie #4 is my 2nd favorite.
Movie #7 is my favorite, making the next character:
6. Pterano-One of the best crafted characters in the series, Pterano is one of the few anti-heroes the series sees; he tries to do what's best, but can't see past his own short-comings. He eventually redeems himself (Saving Fave Character Numero Uno from a very crushing death), and recieves something that, in my opinion, not enough villians recieve, a tangible punishment, in his case, banishment for 5 years (definitely foreshadowing a reappearance in the later movies). Add the British accent, and you've got a really awesome character.
7. Chomper-I wasn't sure about the placing of Petrie and Chomper, who should overshadow whom, and finally decided that Chomper was more likable than Petrie. A very brave character, who is willing to adapt to live with creatures he would normally hunt; a loyal character, remembering this friendship 3 movies later, and helping his friends survive on a strange Island, and the one protagonist with a very curious problem to overcome; his diet of meat. This will certainly cause problems in the future (though it's unlikely they wil be addresed in any film), and I'm curious as to how Chomper will overcome it.
8. Petrie-A lovable flyer, Petrie is seemingly less mature than the other main characters (even Spike has better grammar), yet still provides invaluble support in many situations (though if he wasn't the only one with wings I doubt he'd serve much usefullness at all). While watching the movies, I slowly picked up the Petrie/Ducky relationship, and was thrilled to find others commenting about it online. Despite the strange interspecies problem it would cause, the pairing in my idea sounds wonderful (the small ones do need to band together, especially with what they go through every movie). Still, he annoys me at times, which is why he's ranked so low.
9.Spike- Spike is a really underdeveloped character, which is part of why I've ranked him rather low. His inability to speak has caused him to become little more than a taglong, albeit a taglong that provides transportation for the smaller ones of the group while Cera and Littlefoot are free to figure out problems up ahead. I really wish he'd show more emotions, diffucult as it is for silent protagonists to do so, but the well-developed other characters usually make up for their static counterpart.
10.Mr. Clubtail- While his status as a background character makes his no worthier than last place on my list, he still makes the cut, due to his continued apperances. other than relatives of the 5 main characters, few adults ever continue to make appearances in the LBT movies, and Mr. Clubtail is by far the most common of them. While his gluttony and grouchy attitude makes him little more than comic relief, he still partakes in most of the important events of the series, and emerges unscathed, not to mention he's usually the first to back Cera's dad up when he starts accusing people and heightning the conflict. I always look for him in the fringes of large scenes.
Sorry I wrote so much; it's hard to cut the writing down when you've put so much thought into it.
After much thought, here's my top 10:
1. Ducky-my favorite character from the start, I've loved her optimism, her catch phrase, and her species (Parasaurolophus, the swimmers!) I remember wishing that she'd eventually star in a movie, and then she did (#8), and I hated it! It was so sad seeing Spike and Ducky fall apart. Still, she's my #1 by a long shot.
2. the sailbacked lizard that keeps appearing in the opening intro of films- Alright, I know there's no proof that it's the same lizard each time, but wouldn't that be cool if it is? Whatever he's doing is always a visual metaphor for the opening dialogue, not to mention it usually ends with him barely escaping ingestion by some sharp-toothed scoundrel!
3. Cera-My favorite aspect about Cera is how she's incredibly self assured, and I like female characters who stand up for themelves. She's also the skeptic, bringing her toher firends back down to Earth whenever they spiral off on some emotion-induced path (like, let's just cross the gorge and see what happens, or, what if that newcomer guy is actually the Lone Dinosaur!?!?) Lots of times, I find myself seeing a hole in somebody's agrument, only for Cera to voice it on screen seconds later.
4. Littlefoot-the de facto leader and protagonist of the series, Littlefoot is the one that needs to take his friends opinions and ideas, and decide which hold water. He can't be overly believing like Ducky, overly critical like Cera, or overly mute like Spike
, he needs to be the happy median in btween. And, most of the time, he does it quite well.5. Ali-The female equivlent of Littlefoot, Ali is just as nice and quick-thinking as he is, and a perfect foil for Cera. She also matures greatly in the course of her one movie debut, overcoming her xenophobia and holding her won specal place in the one adventure she went on. It also helped that Movie #4 is my 2nd favorite.
Movie #7 is my favorite, making the next character:
6. Pterano-One of the best crafted characters in the series, Pterano is one of the few anti-heroes the series sees; he tries to do what's best, but can't see past his own short-comings. He eventually redeems himself (Saving Fave Character Numero Uno from a very crushing death), and recieves something that, in my opinion, not enough villians recieve, a tangible punishment, in his case, banishment for 5 years (definitely foreshadowing a reappearance in the later movies). Add the British accent, and you've got a really awesome character.
7. Chomper-I wasn't sure about the placing of Petrie and Chomper, who should overshadow whom, and finally decided that Chomper was more likable than Petrie. A very brave character, who is willing to adapt to live with creatures he would normally hunt; a loyal character, remembering this friendship 3 movies later, and helping his friends survive on a strange Island, and the one protagonist with a very curious problem to overcome; his diet of meat. This will certainly cause problems in the future (though it's unlikely they wil be addresed in any film), and I'm curious as to how Chomper will overcome it.
8. Petrie-A lovable flyer, Petrie is seemingly less mature than the other main characters (even Spike has better grammar), yet still provides invaluble support in many situations (though if he wasn't the only one with wings I doubt he'd serve much usefullness at all). While watching the movies, I slowly picked up the Petrie/Ducky relationship, and was thrilled to find others commenting about it online. Despite the strange interspecies problem it would cause, the pairing in my idea sounds wonderful (the small ones do need to band together, especially with what they go through every movie). Still, he annoys me at times, which is why he's ranked so low.
9.Spike- Spike is a really underdeveloped character, which is part of why I've ranked him rather low. His inability to speak has caused him to become little more than a taglong, albeit a taglong that provides transportation for the smaller ones of the group while Cera and Littlefoot are free to figure out problems up ahead. I really wish he'd show more emotions, diffucult as it is for silent protagonists to do so, but the well-developed other characters usually make up for their static counterpart.
10.Mr. Clubtail- While his status as a background character makes his no worthier than last place on my list, he still makes the cut, due to his continued apperances. other than relatives of the 5 main characters, few adults ever continue to make appearances in the LBT movies, and Mr. Clubtail is by far the most common of them. While his gluttony and grouchy attitude makes him little more than comic relief, he still partakes in most of the important events of the series, and emerges unscathed, not to mention he's usually the first to back Cera's dad up when he starts accusing people and heightning the conflict. I always look for him in the fringes of large scenes.
Sorry I wrote so much; it's hard to cut the writing down when you've put so much thought into it.
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The Welcome Center / 'Lo
« on: January 22, 2008, 11:01:03 PM »
Thanks! Blimey, it's been hardly a minute and someone's already responded! I thought conversations went really slow over the internet. Shows you what I know!
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The Welcome Center / 'Lo
« on: January 22, 2008, 10:47:47 PM »
Hello, my name is a pun on LBT (Land Before Time), I'm a 20 year old who was a huge LBT fan in my earlier years, and has recently rediscovered the series. I've reawakened the old flame I had for this series, but now that I'm older I know how to go beyond the series itself, and use the World Wide Web to chat with other LBT fans like myself!
I found this site because a Youtube User, pokeplayer984, linked to it in the summary box of all of his LBT videos.
Since only eight movies were out when I was young, those are the only ones I've seen so far. I hope to see the ewwer ones soon, but there's not much time for full-length movies in college (especially ones you can't watch with your dorm mates, like LBT!)
MY favorite character is Ducky, and my favorite movie is number &, the Stone of Cold Fire, which includes my favorite song, Beyond the Mysterious Beyond (after seeing it for the first time 7 years later, I found myself remembering some of the lyrics!)
I will not be active much, since I'm curently going through college, but I'll check up occasionally to see if anything intresting has cropped up.
I'm not very internet savvy (especially in the emoticon and Web-speak areas), but I'm finding this site to be extremely user-friendly, and well-built. Glad to meet you all!
I found this site because a Youtube User, pokeplayer984, linked to it in the summary box of all of his LBT videos.
Since only eight movies were out when I was young, those are the only ones I've seen so far. I hope to see the ewwer ones soon, but there's not much time for full-length movies in college (especially ones you can't watch with your dorm mates, like LBT!)
MY favorite character is Ducky, and my favorite movie is number &, the Stone of Cold Fire, which includes my favorite song, Beyond the Mysterious Beyond (after seeing it for the first time 7 years later, I found myself remembering some of the lyrics!)
I will not be active much, since I'm curently going through college, but I'll check up occasionally to see if anything intresting has cropped up.
I'm not very internet savvy (especially in the emoticon and Web-speak areas), but I'm finding this site to be extremely user-friendly, and well-built. Glad to meet you all!