Yeah I let the movie silently play in the background on Netflix yesterday just to boost their numbers. Every bit helps.

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Interesting - I didn't notice any glaring out-of-character moments. What examples stood out to you?

Not out-of-character, but it annoyed me that Chomper was able to track their scent when we wasted so much screentime on stickweed and how it made their scents unsmellable.

YES I noticed that right away. They made a whole song out of it!
The songs in this movie weren't my favorite, and usually the songs make or break the LBT sequel for me. Maybe once they're on YouTube and I can listen to them more they'll grow on me. There weren't any real deep ones this time, though. Maybe that last song about being apart, but I'll have to hear it again to see.

Not a fan of Good Inside or Very Important Creature. This was one of the worst movies song wise, to me.

I'm glad Anndi is still voicing Cera. Her singing voice is great and Cera's character sounds much better with an older voice. I didn't like the first voice actor much at all, they made her sound way too bratty.

Sorry if there's already a thread like this, but what are you opinions on the 5 in order of favorite and why?
These all all just personal opinions
1- Cera. When I was little I was a fan of triceratops and the color orange (It could have been a result of liking Cera but I'm guessing I started liking Cera because of that haha). I know that's a silly reason but now, being older, I still like her best. I like her attitude, she's stubborn but still cares. I also really like her singing voice, haha.
2- Littlefoot. He's the main character so obviously he's a favorite. He's nice and just an overall good character (he has to be, being the main)
3- Spike. I know he doesn't add much but I like the fact that there's a character who can't talk in the gang. I thought it was really sweet in 7 when he drew Ducky in the sand.
4- Ducky. She's cute. Nothing I specifically dislike or like about her though, she's just kinda there to me.
5- Petrie. I dunno, I think, especially in the TV series (which I know is hardly reliable but I personally consider it canon), he's too much of a "scaredy egg". <I'm prepared for arguments on that since he's a fan favorite.

I love all the main characters though. They all have very distinct personalities which is pretty good for a mainly direct-to-video kids series.
What do you think?

Edit- If I were to add Ruby and Chomper in there, I think Ruby would be third and Chomper 6th or 7th.
Also, thinking about it, I know that Petrie HAS to be a nervous wreck sometimes or else he could solve half of their problems by flying to get help xD

I wouldn't like it. It's like how they changed that kids show Franklin to CGI. When I saw my little cousin watching it I was like, "What the heck happened to Franklin?". I would though, be kind of interested to see what the characters looked like in a more CGI form (as fan art, not an actual movie).

I found 6 to be a little slow, but it was a nice story so I don't know what they could really add to it. I guess I'm just not a big fan of the ones where they don't go on a journey.
12 was the same way, 12 was actually my least favorite LBT movie. The part where they were following Guido was a total *yawn*. Not to mention he had wings, and was the same size and body type as Petrie, so why was it so hard for everyone to figure out that he could be a flyer? The only part I liked of that movie was Cera's story with her little sister and the song "Things Change".

I think I saw a comment somewhere that said something about this being the most active LBT forum so I decided to join. It was right around when I heard about LBT 14

The sequels cause many people love The Land Before Time, I think. Sure, you can love a movie, but you don't get as attached to the characters in just one film. The sequels made LBT more of a franchise than just one movie. I love the sequels. Most of the sequels I actually enjoy more than the original. I definitely think they should be considered canon. They were made by universal, after all.

I think it may be helping to define what everyone understands as an "anti-hero" since several different views of what an anti-hero is or istn't and does or doesn't seem to be about.
I think an anti-hero usually shows a very distinct lack of the physical or psychological qualities usually associated with a "classical hero". The abilities an anti hero may lack (not necessarily all of them) may include strength, intelligence, courage, adventurousness, loyalty, idealism, devotion, sense of purpose etc. Very often "anti-heros" are thrown into adventures against their will, but sometimes they end up living up to their role as a hero (examples for this may be the hobbits in J.R.R. Tolkien's books).
I can't say I ever considered Cera any kind of anti hero. She does possess many of the "traditional" heroic qualities and her reluctance against company (even against representatives of another species) doesn't make her an anti-hero (if that was enough to turn her into an anti-hero we would have to put that selfsame label on the "lone dinosaur" too).
A character whom I always saw as an interesting case of "anti-hero" was Weasel from the Animals of Farthing Wood (just in the TV-series, not in the books).
The one character who I think could arguably be called an anti hero in the LBT franchise may be Pterano whose self-righteousness, lack of actual courage, greed for power etc. may all be qualities of an anti-hero. Personally I am not really sure though if "anti-hero" really fits for I somewhat don't really see much of the redeeming qualities or actions that usually make up for the "hero" in the word anti hero (he just happens to be considered "good inside" by the kids and saves Ducky from a fall (without risking anything in doing so) she would have never had had he not abducted her for uncertain reasons).
What does everyone else think makes a character an anti-hero?

I know this is unrelated but I love Animals of Farthing Wood ^^ Weasel is definitely an antihero. I feel like Cera could be in the first movie (she's my favorite character, I don't mean it in a bad way); she does actually get into a physical fight with Littlefoot and she leads the others away from him.

Episode 24 where Ducky went psycho and abandoned Spike for some rocks. Wth was that about? Her creepy, evil, smile though..
The fact that Cera, Ruby, and Spike were left out of the last episode
How Doc became mean and Ally became annoying
How they used the same songs over and over again
How Petrie was scared of everything