Most Epic Sequel

[MurMur]

Which Land Before Time sequel is the most epic?
You can use your own definition of "epic", but you have to explain it here.
Interestingly, the 13th film does have some "epic" qualities in it   .

[Ducky123]

^indeed the Yellowbellies farting on Ducky and Petrie, Cera: (roughly summarized)"But there's one wisdom you forgot: DON'T EVER WAKE ME AGAIN!!!" -->Littlefoot's expression    

there are quite a few which deserve the title 'epic'. The one I consider as most epic is LBT 8 : The Big Freeze.
First I have to say that I do not just like it because it focusses on Ducky a lot, nope nope nope! It was the first movie I ever watched(along with the original) and also the one I watched most in my childhood. Back then I think I liked the fact that there's winter( ehm... Cold Time I meant) and it probably is the funniest but also one of the darkest sequels in my opinion.
I know I'm kinda alone with favorisizing LBT 8    

[LoyfeCycleProtector]

For me, it's got to be number ten. The scale was huge: all the Longnecks are getting called together to ward off what they see as the potential end of the world, the gang has to follow along without Littlefoot's typical leadership, and Littlefoot meets his long lost father and has a personal crisis that, for the first time, really gave a believable reason for him to leave the great valley. Totally epic.

[Bruton the Iguanodon]

For me, it's got to be number ten. The scale was huge: all the Longnecks are getting called together to ward off what they see as the potential end of the world, the gang has to follow along without Littlefoot's typical leadership, and Littlefoot meets his long lost father and has a personal crisis that, for the first time, really gave a believable reason for hom to leave the great valley. Totally epic.

I agree, totally!  

But I have to say that just because it's "epic" doesn't make it a classic.

For obvious nostalgic reasons, movies 1-9 are the classics in my book. And the best---not most epic---sequels, in my opinion, are movies 2 and 3.  

[Ludichris1]

Oh c'mon! LBT 3 had the huge sharptooth fight and valley fire lol  

[Bruton the Iguanodon]

Oh c'mon! LBT 3 had the huge sharptooth fight and valley fire lol dino_idee.gif 

You're right, 3 is pretty epic. I know I say it a lot, but it's my favorite!  

[teapot333]

VII-stone of cold fire, because aliens!  also my first sequel.  after that, big freeze or mysterious island, not sure

[Ducky123]

ah, new member  

nice avatar you have A fellow Ducky/Petrie fan like me I guess?

I agree to Bruton and Ludicris that 3 is epic, would be the second most epic one on my list

Yeah, the Rainbowfaces are considered to be aliens, while some like it like you teapot333 others hate them... I'm something between

Anyway, I'd be great if you could introduce yourself in the 'Welcome Center' so that we can get to know you
 

[StrutEggStealer]

Saying VII cuz it totally WAS!! With the new animation, LBT looked so much cooler, and the elements presented were a lot more intriguing.
Funny, the movie asked a lot of "what ifs" without giving the actual answers, but that's part of the fun, thinking of all the things we still need to learn
I liked the whole alien element. Seemed perfectly fine to me. Don't understand why people hate it O_o (DR. WHO FTW!!)

[Bruton the Iguanodon]

I really liked the older animation of the first 3 sequels  

[Tikikata]

This was so hard to choose from!
I think I'll go with movie ten because of the longnecks "saving the world." It just felt really "epic" overall, and I got this feeling of satisfaction after everything that transpired. And the suspension of seeing if Littlefoot would go with his father or stay with his grandparents. Very intense moment, I think.

[SkyColor-TreeSweets]

For me, the definition of "most epic" means that one, the story where the most characters are involved on the largest scale, and two, the one that adds the biggest changes to the story.

So considering that, I'll go with LBT 5 as the most epic. It was the first movie where the Great Valley, the paradise once thought to never run out of food or water, is left barren, and the characters have to leave, wonder around in the Mysterious Beyond, and are threatened with splitting up into separate herds, much like how they were in the beginning of the original movie.

Then the kids discover the sea-well, the Big Water, the Mysterious Island, and a swimming sharptooth for the first time. Then they reunite with Chomper-the only guest character to reappear in the films excluding cameos. Then some other exciting things happen, which while not new, are still quite well-done (the chase scene and the fight scene in the climax). At the end, the gang becomes friends with adult sharpteeth for the first time.
So even though things mostly went back to normal after this, overall, I think movie 5 was the one that introduced the most new elements involving the whole Great Valley herd so it is the most epic.

[Petrie157578641]

for me it's LBT 7. The story of what happened to the adult group of dinisaurs, science fiction(which I'm a huge fan of) and the true adventure feel, which only a great movie may have.
But if it wasn't for LBT 7 I'd say 10(huge, really epic scale and significant events) LBT 5 and 8 would follow them, also LBT 3 is pretty good at that too, but it was too slow-paced for me

[Serris]

LBT 7

It just had a broader, more "cosmic" feel to it.

[CeraTheRed]

I'd have to say 7. Mainly because of how different is was from the others. It had a  bolder, hey let's try THIS now taste to it, and the mysterious alien element just added to it. Plus, it had a rock from space explode at the end.

[Ducky123]

Defining the term "epic" more appropriately, I have to change my view on this (though I can't change my vote anymore... meh! ).
While VIII is still my favourite, I got to switch to either LBT III or LBT IV.

LBT III is epic in my opinion because of the valley drying up, the threatening fire and the awesome battle at the end

LBT IV is epic in my opinion because of Littlefoot's Grandpa's illness and because of the eventful journey to the Land of Mists

In some points, the early sequels are simply better than the later ones

[Littlefoot1616]

A bit of a cop out answer but I reckon all the sequels have their own merits in some way, shape or form (yes...even the one at the end that no one likes ) It's hard to say which one was any more "epic" than the others but I'd say the one I found myself going back to the most was probably #9.

I really liked how the gang's friendship was strained but in a different way, i.e. the invasion of an outsider into the already well established group. I also found it quite interesting seeing Littlefoot dealing with the pain and fear of being alone and the longing to be with someone despite the fact that his friends were *ahem* always there (ba-dum ching!) It was almost a reprisal of his initial fears of loneliness from the first movie when he was truly on his own (for a portion of the movie anyway). Call it a nostalgic twinge, but I found a lot of draws and references to the first movie in #9 and I guess that's why I found myself drawn to it just as much as the first one.

...but that's just me!

[vonboy]

I'm going with 7, since Pterano is about the most complex character in the series, and still one of my favorites, and also ALIENS!!!!

[rhombus]

For me, the definition of "most epic" means that one, the story where the most characters are involved on the largest scale, and two, the one that adds the biggest changes to the story.

So considering that, I'll go with LBT 5 as the most epic. It was the first movie where the Great Valley, the paradise once thought to never run out of food or water, is left barren, and the characters have to leave, wonder around in the Mysterious Beyond, and are threatened with splitting up into separate herds, much like how they were in the beginning of the original movie.

Then the kids discover the sea-well, the Big Water, the Mysterious Island, and a swimming sharptooth for the first time. Then they reunite with Chomper-the only guest character to reappear in the films excluding cameos. Then some other exciting things happen, which while not new, are still quite well-done (the chase scene and the fight scene in the climax). At the end, the gang becomes friends with adult sharpteeth for the first time.
So even though things mostly went back to normal after this, overall, I think movie 5 was the one that introduced the most new elements involving the whole Great Valley herd so it is the most epic.

I would have to agree with your reasoning and choose the fifth film as well.  To me at least it had an undertone of epicness that was not present in the sequels up until that time.  Although the more serious tone of the film seemed to be toned down in the second half.

[Ludichris1]

A bit of a cop out answer but I reckon all the sequels have their own merits in some way, shape or form (yes...even the one at the end that no one likes ) It's hard to say which one was any more "epic" than the others but I'd say the one I found myself going back to the most was probably #9.

I really liked how the gang's friendship was strained but in a different way, i.e. the invasion of an outsider into the already well established group. I also found it quite interesting seeing Littlefoot dealing with the pain and fear of being alone and the longing to be with someone despite the fact that his friends were *ahem* always there (ba-dum ching!) It was almost a reprisal of his initial fears of loneliness from the first movie when he was truly on his own (for a portion of the movie anyway). Call it a nostalgic twinge, but I found a lot of draws and references to the first movie in #9 and I guess that's why I found myself drawn to it just as much as the first one.

...but that's just me!

  hadn't thought of it that way.

Oh and "always therE" lol