Ironically, even though I press absolutely despising most of the songs in this series, there are a fair few I like. These aren't in any order.


-Very Important Creature: Possibly my favorite. Lots of reasons for loving this one; mainly because this was one of the only necessary songs out of the entire series. VIC showed characteristics of Rinkus, Sierra and Pterano in a way that couldn't be shown through dialogue.

-Beyond the Mysterious Beyond: This was one of the only songs that would get stuck in my head from time to time. I like the concept and the tune. Plus, the rainbowfaces are some of my favorite characters.

-When You're Big: I thought this song was fun, and it was cool to hear a low voice in LBT

-Eggs: I found it the wittiest song.

-Who Needs You?: Second wittiest song, IMO. Ichy and Dil are the silliest villains in LBT. X3

-It Takes All Sorts: A sweet, meaningful song that wasn't preachy.

-Standing Tough: I liked the rock-and-roll style, plus Topsy was right for once. xD

-Peaceful Valley: An early getting-stuck-in-my-head song. I liked the tune.

-Lone Dinosaur: Again, nice tune

-Kids Like Us: Nice concept, nice voices

That's about it.

This is my first post on this site. Maybe I won't come off with such a good first impression.  

While I LOVE the original LBT and some of the sequels (2 - 7; 5 and 6 were alright), there are undoubetedly things about the recent/current LBT that annoy me.

First off, how the movies seem to get kiddier as they go along. I'm not saying older people can't enjoy them, but I'm sure most of them prefer the earliest LBTs. That'd be around the first five movies. I understand that the idea of using dinosaurs in a show is a little iffy and a lot of people would assume it'd be for kids, but Don Bluth completely turned that around. I watched the original twice recently, and I was amazed at what a masterpiece he created. I understood so much more in comparison to when I was younger.
Admittedly, when I was younger, I preferred the second and third movies to the original. I guess it was because they were aimed at a younger age so I understood them more. But I didn't find them TOO kiddish. These days I almost feel like the current scriptwriters are roping off the series to kids only. Obviously, plenty of older folks still enjoy the series, myself included, but overall I feel like there's a decrease in the "family" quality of the films as the series goes on.
It actually reminds me of Disney. One reason why kids could so easily get their parents to take them to the theatre for an animated feature all the time was because Disney used to make films for kids AND adults. These days, it's like Disney is ATTEMPTING to make movies that adults would enjoy too, but overall it feels like they're trying to influence kids to act like teenagers, IMO.

Also, the pushing of morals. The original sent PLENTY of messages, but they weren't straightforwardly thrown out through attempted "meaningful" dialogue. In short, I think LBT is getting preachy.

Of course, the songs. I admit there are a good handful of them I like ("When You're Big;" "Very Important Creature;" and "Beyond the Mysterious Beyond" for a start), but most of them really get on my nerves. I'm listening to music from the original movie (yes, going back to that again   ) and it is simply wonderful. The whole movie was wonderful...and they managed it without singing.

This is a new one, but the animation is starting to bother me too. LBT 7, as good as it was, will forever reign as the worst animated LBT of them all.......aside from that, I'm missing the animation from, say, the first four movies. Now the animation is more cartoony. Some really good shows have cartoony styles, but I miss the original animation style of LBT. Oh well. At least it isn't computer-animated.

Thus ending my long, rantish first post on GoF. x3