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Title: Does LBT make you cry?
Post by: Hyp on July 19, 2005, 05:41:04 PM
I watched it again last night because I couldn't sleep (stupid insomnia...), and I was trying so hard not to cry, but I couldn't help it. It's just so sad. Does LBT make you cry or does it just make you sad? Or...can you watch it without crying or being sad at all?
Title: Does LBT make you cry?
Post by: Mirumoto_Kenjiro on July 19, 2005, 05:49:01 PM
The first few times when I watched it, I was about 7 or 8 years old, so of course I may have cried once or felt sad.  I guess it takes a bit of time, but I do get a little sad when I watch it nowadays.
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Post by: Littlefoot1616 on July 19, 2005, 07:05:36 PM
The original LBT really does tug at your heartstrings but there is nothing wrong with showing your emotions. If crying was something that shouldn't be expressed they why would we have such an emotion.  :^.^:
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Post by: WeirdRaptor on July 20, 2005, 04:07:50 AM
IT depends on how into I am at the moment, but yes, that film is capable of making me cry.
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Post by: Petrie. on July 20, 2005, 09:19:16 PM
LBT has never once made me cry.  Can't for the life of me figure out why since I get choked up when you hear that gunshot in Bambi...must be subliminal. :P:
Title: Does LBT make you cry?
Post by: Malte279 on July 21, 2005, 06:04:25 AM
Yes, LBT has repeatedly made me cry. It is remarkable as I rarely cry, too rarely perhaps. As a matter of fact LBT and most of the sequels make me sort of sad if I watch them. Happy but sad. It is difficult to explain.
Somebody once said that "Melancholy is the pleasure you gain from being sad". I suppose it is something along that lines.
At all events I'm quite sure that if it hadn't been for the sadness caused by what I might call sentimental or emotional value I would not be a land before time fan.
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Post by: Christian on July 23, 2005, 02:35:43 PM
LBT definitely made and makes me cry. I like films, that cause melancholic feelings. There are some other films that make me cry, again and again. Does any know "The Green Mile" with Tom Hanks? Or "Schindler's List"? These are some of my favorite films, and LBT of course!
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Post by: Petrie. on July 23, 2005, 09:24:17 PM
Oh yeah, Schindler's List did.  :cry2  :cry2
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Post by: Fox MacCoy on July 24, 2005, 05:02:42 PM
Uhh... yes. Sometimes I can not control myself when I watch LBT1 or LBT8.  :cry

.Fox
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Post by: NewOrder on July 25, 2005, 01:39:08 PM
The original LBT and LBT 4 are the one's who did it! But only the first times I've watched them... I guess the effect wores out after you've watched them a couple of 100 times  :D
I also cry when I see romantic films, but only in the good one's like Moulin Rouge, ahh I loved that movie  :rolleyes:
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Post by: Dogstar on August 09, 2005, 01:02:34 PM
I dont cry but i do find it sad, especially when Little Foots mother dies
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Post by: F-14 Ace on December 18, 2005, 08:52:06 PM
It never really made me cry but I do really get extremely choked up. :cry2
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Post by: F-14 Ace on January 23, 2006, 12:21:16 AM
Oh gosh.  I just watched the movie again and believe it or not, I actually cried this time.  I mean, I've come close to crying before but this time, I acrually cried.  I'm glad I watch the movie in my room so nobody could see me.  I haven't cried about a movie since I saw Lassie Come Home. :cry2  :(  :cry2  :cry2  :cry  I know Lassie made me cry.  Bambi also made me cry. But I still think Littlefoot's mother dying is the saddest thing I ever saw in any movie. :cry2
Title: Does LBT make you cry?
Post by: action9000 on January 23, 2006, 02:03:14 AM
Ironically, it wasn't the moment of Littlefoot's mother's death that that brought me closest to tears, though that was certainly a sad time in the film.

The moment of discovery of the Great Valley carried great joy, and it was actually this point in the film where I began to get choked up; It's hard to explain, but I've always been one to get the most choked up over the "happy" scenes, as opposed to the "Sad" scenes.  A lot of people think this is odd, and I *Think* I know why I'm like that, but it's a long, weird story that I'm not even sure I can explain properly, so I won't :p
Title: Does LBT make you cry?
Post by: Malte279 on January 23, 2006, 03:25:34 AM
I'm getting chocked up at the happy scenes rather than the sad scenes myself. The discovery of the Great Valley you named is the most distinct case. Not particularly happy, but also scenes which move me very much (though I usually never reach the point of tear shedding; sometimes I think I cry to rarely) are the goodbye scenes with Chomper, Ali, Mo etc. sometimes scenes in which something important is said (e.g. LBT 4 "Maybe we'll all life together some day") have a similar effect on me. The background music plays an important role in this stiring of emotion I think.
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Post by: action9000 on January 23, 2006, 04:41:56 PM
I'm completely with you on that, Malte.  I mentioned the discovery of the Great Valley, mainly because this post was made in the 1998 Theatrical Release forum, and to me, it was a powerful moment in the film.

For me, I found that two moments in LBT 8,
1) When Spike first arrived at the hot spring with his herd, and the Gang saw him again for the first time
2) When Spike's "mother" rescued Spike from the ice; "Of course I did; He's my boy!"
were very emotional.

Another very powerful moment to me, is near the ending of LBT 10, which is why I enjoy the film as a whole, and the song "Bestest Friends" so much.  The thought of the number of experiences the gang has had, and the attachment they have for each other, is truly brought out in this song, and this moment in the movie.  The first time I watched it especially, when I didn't know exactly how Littlefoot would respond to the decision that was to be made, made it a Very emotional ending to the movie.  His Grandparents were overjoyed to see Littlefoot returning home with them; the Gang could stay together (if Universal really wanted to, they could have ended the series right there, with Littlefoot leaving.  I'm very thankful they didn't take that route out, for a number of reasons), and we got to see the true closeness the Gang has to each other, and to Littlefoot.
To me, this is the essence of the series (friendship, overcoming challenges against all odds, and on some level, love), and these moments showed those elements in detail, which are among my favorite moments in the LBT series.

Also included, are all those that Malte mentioned (Ali leaving in LBT 4, Mo Leaving in LBT 9), though for Whatever reason, I couldn't get As attached to Chomper.  I didn't get the same impact when Chomper left after LBT 2.

What did get me though, was the joy when the Gang was Finally with their families again, at the end of LBT 5.  That is another moment I very much enjoyed.

I'm in full agreement with you, again, Malte, that the music does indeed play an important role in the emotional effects of a scene.  Even the song "Bestest Friends" (I know I'm referring to this song a lot.  As you can tell, I like it :p) has some highly emotional elements.  The first time I heard Cera sing her solo lines in the song, I just thought it was beautiful to see this side of her.  I knew she had it in her, but it is shown so rarely anymore.
"...No matter where you are..."
"...I'll see you in my dreams..."
Gorgeous song, and A Very good ending to a flawed, yet still entertaining film; LBT 10.
Title: Does LBT make you cry?
Post by: Malte279 on January 24, 2006, 11:51:44 AM
There were some strong emotional moments in LBT 8 which I may not have as strong an impact on me as they should have. As for the edge of tears which is the topic in this thread I think only the departure of Spike and Ducky's reaction might possibly get me anywhere near it, though not quite. [As I was writing this message it drifted away from the topic to a degree that made me post what I wrote as an own topic in the After Midnight section]
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Another very powerful moment to me, is near the ending of LBT 10, which is why I enjoy the film as a whole, and the song "Bestest Friends" so much.
However much I disliked most parts of LBT 10 "Bestest Friends" made me cry I think. Not like tears running down my cheeks, but I sure had to wipe my eyes.
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I didn't get the same impact when Chomper left after LBT 2.
My watching LBT 2 after years of disregard contributed a huge deal to bring back my interest in the land before time. I did cry (not necessarily right in front of the screen) repeatedly in the weeks following my "rediscovery" of LBT in december 1998 at first through LBT 2 and LBT 3. I think the leaving of Chomper and the song "kids like us" were the parts that got through to me most in these two movies. Though I think for some reason the scene when Littlefoot and the others discover the water in the Mysterious Beyond ("And it have water! Whole bunches!") too was quite strong as far as I'm concerned.
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What did get me though, was the joy when the Gang was Finally with their families again, at the end of LBT 5.
I really liked that scene very, very much. If it comes to the edge of tears though I think the parting from Chomper was "closer to the edge" for me than the reunion with their families.
Title: Does LBT make you cry?
Post by: Littlefoot Fan on February 02, 2006, 12:13:45 AM
If I never held it all in, I would be crying my eyes out. Yea I try really hard to suck it up since I watch them with my sister :lol I  really hate showing those types of emotions in front of my family but if I was with a friend for some reason, I wouldn't care if he saw me or not.

I think the most saddest moment is indeed (As I stated in a previosu topic  :lol) the part at the end of 10 when Littlefoot was about to leave and they're singing that song. Nnnooo Littlefoot! Don't go!  :cry
Title: Does LBT make you cry?
Post by: Cyberlizard on February 16, 2006, 05:38:56 PM
The first LBT never made me cry.  Whenever the death of LF's mother comes up, I don't feel any emotion at all.  Maybe it has to do with watching a lot of R rated movies.
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Post by: Dash The Longneck on April 02, 2006, 10:44:25 PM
I remember crying a few times especially when Little Foot's mom dies and Littlefoot is calling "Mother, Mother" The other time is when they play that music at the end right about when Littlefoot feels he could never find the Great Valley.
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Post by: Threehorn on April 03, 2006, 03:00:17 AM
Well on this film it did when I say Littlefoot's mother died it hit with such impact that my eyes watered with sadiness for the poor little guy losing a parent. I've been there in reality with my father who passed away 5 years ago on Augest the 2nd 2001.
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Post by: buba on April 03, 2006, 07:39:08 AM
Sometimes I cry, but rare. It is mostly on some very nice or bad moment.
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Post by: Littlefoot1616 on April 03, 2006, 07:47:43 AM
It is a really powerful scene (LF's mother dying) and a beautifully crafted one at that. All elements from what you see to what you hear is all in perfect rendition to generate the desired effect. And it obviously works. There's no shame in crying and different things get to different people. Movies with intense scenes (I mean emotionally...nothing else implied there lol :P: ) can be enough for some people. I spoken to loads of people I know who have watched LBT and cried yet others thought it was a rip from Bambi and didn't do it as well as that did. It's another thing that's purely down to the individual's initial reactions...still, there's no shame in it  :^.^:

Me personally, I haven't cried over LBT but it has really got to me at certain times. Not enough for me to shed tears over but I could definitely feel the power and emotion of that death scene. Also, the discovery of the Great Valley was a great one too. THe uplifting music and astonding realisation was hard hitting for me. I felt the overwhleming joy that the gang had achieved what they wanted but again, it wasn't something I cried over.
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Post by: F-14 Ace on April 03, 2006, 07:47:54 AM
I don't dare tell anyone that it makes me cry sometimes.  Those a**holes laugh at me for it.   :mad
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Post by: buba on April 03, 2006, 08:06:36 AM
Land Before Time is the only cartoon that made me cry in last few years.
Title: Does LBT make you cry?
Post by: buba on April 03, 2006, 08:13:38 AM
I think that LBT has rare "power" of makeing people cry becaouse some good moment.
Title: Does LBT make you cry?
Post by: Littlefoot1616 on April 03, 2006, 08:13:45 AM
Seriously mate, you have nothing to worry about! Your secret's safe here! ;)
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Post by: action9000 on April 24, 2006, 01:19:23 AM
Quote from: buba,Apr 3 2006 on  05:13 AM
I think that LBT has rare "power" of makeing people cry becaouse some good moment.
That is so true.  To me, many of the sequels have this same impact :yes
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Post by: Megatoph on April 24, 2006, 04:17:26 PM
um damn there are scenes that makes me wine like LT's mum dies but the LBT movies that realy did the trick is LBT 4, 5, the big feeze, 10,. are what did me in. :cry2 when LT finds his pop I chocked up and at the end of the movie was what realy did it.

and that is what brought the monster king to tears
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Post by: Fluppy on June 21, 2006, 02:07:25 AM
The first LBT didn't make me cry as a kid as far as I can remember.  However, it makes much more of an impression on me now, which I can understand.  

Littlefoot's mother's death doesn't make me cry, but I got extremely choked up during that scene when I watched the movie recently.  I stayed choked up until the scene with Rooter ended.  It's amazing how emotions can be shown so accurately in this movie.

Like a few of you, I also got choked up at the last scene of the movie, when they find the Great Valley.  The music is what does it for me.
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Post by: pokeplayer984 on June 21, 2006, 09:18:08 AM
The original LBT does get me chocked up at the sad scenes. (Especially Petrie's supposed death.) However, I sadly don't cry during it. :p

When Mo was chased by the swimming sharptooth during that thunderstorm, my reaction was basically the same as Littlefoot's. :lol: (By mere coincidence, I did the exact same line that Littlefoot did the first time I watched it.) :o

Though the one that did me in, was the song "Bestest Friends." It's just so emotional, and probably the greatest LBT song of all time. :^.^:

"Bestest Friends." That's what it took to make me cry. :)
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Post by: NewOrder on June 23, 2006, 12:05:22 PM
I've experienced some very powerful emotions while watching the original lbt... And yes I cried on some of the most important scenes, when Littlefoot loses his mother, when they find the great valley, and so on... But it hasn't made me cry in a long time, I guess it's one of those things about growing up, or maybe knowing what's going to happen takes the fun out of it, but still I feel a little tingle inside everytime I watch it :D
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Post by: Weather_lord_7 on December 22, 2006, 11:58:00 PM
Well, it depends on the mood I'm in (which is always always a melancholoic one) and yes, it can make me cry at times.
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Post by: Lain_EX on December 31, 2006, 08:42:00 PM
To be honest, I never cried when I saw the 1st one. In fact, all of the movies fills me with emotions of all sorts! :^.^:  :(  :o (LOL, random emoticons!) Honestly, the part when I got shocked was in the 10th movie, when Littlefoot discovered the whereabouts of his dad. I was so shocked, that I even paused the movie and I was like "NO WAY!!! DOES LITTLEFOOT'S FATHER STILL LIVES? OMG!!!" So then I continued to watch the movie 'til the part when Littlefoot had to make the hardest decision in his life: to stay with his dad or return to the Great Valley with everybody. I was surprised upon what he chose: To return to the Great Valley; but Littlefoot had his reason to return there: His Grandparents still needed him, (consider the brave deed he done with his friends in the 4th movie and other I may forgot.) so why not? It was Littlefoot's decision. :^.^: So then, I was also glad with his decision. But the part still intrigates me is if Bron and Shorty are really coming someday to the Great Valley (with all the herd).

Well, I've made up my point.
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Post by: Malte279 on January 01, 2007, 08:34:19 AM
I think LBT 10 could have been made into the best sequel ever, alas I'm afraid in my opinion it turned out to be the worst. What bugs me most is that they failed to make Bron's story in any way plausible and from what he says and does throughout LBT I can't help thinking of him as a very irresponsible, careless, and even coldhearted character. LBT 10 did however provide the material for one of the most interesting threads (http://www.gangoffive.net/index.php?topic=381.0) ever at the GOF.
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Post by: pokeplayer984 on January 01, 2007, 03:16:55 PM
Quote from: Malte279,Jan 1 2007 on  07:34 AM
I think LBT 10 could have been made into the best sequel ever, alas I'm afraid in my opinion it turned out to be the worst. What bugs me most is that they failed to make Bron's story in any way plausible and from what he says and does throughout LBT I can't help thinking of him as a very irresponsible, careless, and even coldhearted character. LBT 10 did however provide the material for one of the most interesting threads (http://www.gangoffive.net/index.php?topic=381.0) ever at the GOF.
*sighs* Why does the childish part of me suddenly feel like flaming ya?

Of course, the mature part of me knows better. :)

I must admit that I have abandoned that topic and have now started to share Malte's opinion on LBT 10.  However, I do not feel it as the worst one, but rather close to that.

A part of me still wants to prove Malte wrong, but I'm trying to tell that part of me to shut up already!  Though it has brought up a rather interesting aspect on Bron, but I'll put it in later due to lack of time right now.  I sadly have to work today. :(

So, expect it tomorrow, okay? ;)

I must admit that it's been a while, but we'll see what will happen. :)
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Post by: DarkHououmon on January 01, 2007, 03:27:42 PM
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What bugs me most is that they failed to make Bron's story in any way plausible and from what he says and does throughout LBT I can't help thinking of him as a very irresponsible, careless, and even coldhearted character.

I don't believe Bron was a cold-hearted character, or irresponsible. He is a very loving, caring, and devoted character. His story was just fine. He left to find a better home for him and his mate, and unborn baby. To leave to do this was a noble act, and I admire him for that. It's not his fault that, when he returned, the land changed and he couldn't find Littlefoot or his mate.

He had no idea where Littlefoot was, his name, what he looked like, no one could give him the information he needed. He didn't even know if Littlefoot was still alive or not. What could he have done?

He chose to stay at that valley rather than look for the Great Valley most likely because he had lost all hope. After all, what if Littlefoot had been killed? The barren land was large and vast; anything could have happened. I would think that poor Bron was at his wits end, devastated that he couldn't save his mate, that he wasn't there to protect her. As much as it probably pained him to do this; he had to move on, and start life anew.

I apologize if I offended or upset anyone.
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Post by: Malte279 on January 01, 2007, 08:32:49 PM
I'm sorry pokeplayer. I really didn't mean to provoke by mentioning the thread. My appologies.
I do admit though that I liked the discussion very much simply because you too had good points and the whole thread was on a very high level. We haven't had many good discussions such as that one in the GOF, which is why I like to remember it. I hope that LBT 12 and the TV series might provide us with some stuff for discussion as sometimes we seem to run out of LBT related topics.

The reasons why I think of Bron the way I do can all be found in that thread. I do not mean to stray from the original topic of this thread too far.
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Post by: DarkHououmon on January 01, 2007, 08:54:44 PM
I don't mind that you don't like Bron, but calling him cold-hearted, careless, to me that felt like it was going too far.

Anyway, on the topic, I don't think Land Before Time ever made me cry. It made my sister, Jana, cry, but I don't think I ever did. But then again, I probably did and just don't remember.
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Post by: lbt/cty_lover on November 28, 2007, 03:58:51 PM
I do not cry, but I am almost always on the verge of crying at the sad scenes of the movie. My friend, however, will cry a lot, and she is a year older than me.
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Post by: Manny Cav on November 28, 2007, 07:01:02 PM
My answer is 'no,' but it is still saddening at certain points, all the same.
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Post by: landbeforetimelover on November 28, 2007, 07:07:37 PM
Yeah, it did a lot, but I can get through it without crying pretty much now.  Sometimes though, If I'm feeling sad, the movie makes me even more depressed.  I know I cried at the age of 2 and I also cried this year over it.
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Post by: Flathead770 on November 29, 2007, 12:35:33 AM
I cried quite a bit when watching the first LBT when i was younger. I don't cry when watching the movie anymore but i still feel very emotional towards it, if that makes sense.
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Post by: Kor on November 29, 2007, 01:54:43 AM
Certain scenes of the first one I find emotional, though I do not cry.  I've not really cried since I was in my late teens I think.    The sequels do not touch me as emotionally as the first.  Though a few scenes come about half way at most, since I know no one can die, unlike the first one where we did see someone actually die in it.
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Post by: Manny Cav on November 29, 2007, 01:56:17 AM
Quote from: Kor,Nov 28 2007 on  11:54 PM
Certain scenes of the first one I find emotional, though I do not cry.  I've not really cried since I was in my late teens I think.    The sequels do not touch me as emotionally as the first.  Though a few scenes come about half way at most, since I know no one can die, unlike the first one where he did see someone actually die in it.
*sigh* Yeah, I know what you mean....
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Post by: Chiletrek on December 08, 2007, 03:44:24 AM
Hello:
 I always find this movie both great and sad, but it also have some very fun parts, like when they first encounter Petrie. But this movie is capable of get some tears from anybody.
 This movie is one of the very few that really have a 10/10 from me.
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Post by: stars on April 11, 2008, 10:46:56 PM
its a sad movie and i have cryed some a cuppel of times when i first seen the first film  :cry  but now i can watch it with out feeling sad i seen it alot so i know what to expect  :^.^:  but it still makes me and mabie even others wont to cry. At first it did. sometimes i cry and sometimes i dont.
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Post by: Cancerian Tiger on April 11, 2008, 11:42:04 PM
I cry whenever I watch it, and I don't believe it's entirely 'cuz I'm a cancerian.  Littlefoot's mother dying made me cry.  So did the scene where Cera was left alone freezing(quickly remedied by the following scene :^.^:), the scene where she was crying after the others had saved her(it's rare Cera cries, so it's heart-wrenching to see her do that), and the scene where the Gang embrace at the end(tears of happiness at this point).  Call me a sissy, but I admit the original makes the floodgates open everytime.
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Post by: Zenoah on April 14, 2008, 10:52:40 PM
I ALWAYS cry when Littlefoot's mother dies, and when he thinks his shadow is hers...
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Post by: Lillefot on April 15, 2008, 03:56:11 AM
Yes, LBT can really make me cry!
"Hold on Together", I can't lisen to this without burst into tears, and I'm not lying.
 :^.^:

/Lillefot
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Post by: Vilstrup on April 15, 2008, 06:20:50 AM
Chee, you guys make me think I'm a cold hearted bastard  :unsure:

I've never cried to the Land Before Time. Actually, I've never cried to any movie at all.
It's sad, yes, and I get a bit of depression on listing to some of the songs from the LBT univers, or seeing the movies. But burst into tears lies very far away from me.

Maybe I am becoming a cold hearted bastard :(
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Post by: Malte279 on April 15, 2008, 10:19:09 AM
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Maybe I am becoming a cold hearted bastard  :(
Not so Vilstrup. Usually it is not like shedding tears or not shedding them was a kind of decision we make. The absence of tears does not always mean the absence of grief or other emotions. Take a look at this thread (http://www.gangoffive.net/index.php?topic=443).
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Post by: Timehopper on April 15, 2008, 11:12:27 AM
I cried when Littlefoot's mother died. :cry2

And I love the song "If We Hold On Together" at the end credits.
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Post by: Vilstrup on April 15, 2008, 11:16:36 AM
I like the song too, but I've found even more depressing music. Odd as it might seem, I actually like depressing music. At one point , it actually kept me going on my LBT fanfics.
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Post by: Timehopper on April 15, 2008, 11:24:57 AM
Quote from: Vilstrup,Apr 15 2008 on  10:16 AM
I like the song too, but I've found even more depressing music. Odd as it might seem, I actually like depressing music. At one point , it actually kept me going on my LBT fanfics.
I don't think the song is really depressing and even other songs that are similar too. I think it's inspirational.
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Post by: Vilstrup on April 15, 2008, 11:28:02 AM
Inspiraring yes, but I'd say that it does have a depressing effect on me.
Might depend on how you hear it, analyse it.
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Post by: Clawandfang on April 15, 2008, 12:45:38 PM
I can't recall having actually cried in years. However, The Land Before Time brings me right to the brink; I can feel tears forming, but they never seem ot come out, for some reason. I think it's easy to give the film too much credit in this respect though, as I'm sure I only come close to crying becasue it's really all I have left of my childhood, aside from a few battered toys.

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So did the scene where Cera was left alone freezing(quickly remedied by the following scene ),
That's an interesting point, as I found that I came far closer to crying during that following scene than when Cera was cold. It was much more touching, rather than sad.

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I cried when Littlefoot's mother died.
Interestingly enough, I did not come close to cyrnig whilst watching his mother die. I think this supporst my theory of "opening a door to my childhood", rather than the actual film have any "crying merit" (a rather odd phrase.)
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Post by: Coyote_A on April 15, 2008, 02:10:25 PM
I can't remember, was i crying or not. Maybe a little. :)
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Post by: Timehopper on April 15, 2008, 07:02:31 PM
Quote from: Vilstrup,Apr 15 2008 on  10:28 AM
Inspiraring yes, but I'd say that it does have a depressing effect on me.
Might depend on how you hear it, analyse it.
I guess that it's because those kinds of songs just touch your heart in a certain way.
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Post by: Vilstrup on April 16, 2008, 02:40:27 AM
You might be right
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Post by: CloverfieldFan555 on April 16, 2008, 07:05:53 AM
I bawled like a baby when I watched this film again. The song at the end is so sad. So is the scene with littlefoot's mother dying.
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Post by: Timehopper on April 16, 2008, 09:24:26 AM
Quote from: Vilstrup,Apr 16 2008 on  01:40 AM
You might be right
Well, it's what I believe; some people believe otherwise.
Title: Does LBT make you cry?
Post by: Vilstrup on April 16, 2008, 10:46:16 AM
Aye, that's right
Title: Does LBT make you cry?
Post by: StarfallRaptor on April 16, 2008, 10:09:25 PM
I don't <sniffle> I'm not...
 :cry  :cry  :cry !!!
I'm not crying!
Really, though, it does make me weepy every time...
Title: Does LBT make you cry?
Post by: Mornai on April 16, 2008, 11:18:49 PM
Well, i never cried at any movie ever in my life, but when i saw this, it was like i had cried so many times, because i couldn't resist. It is officially one of my top movies of all time, however i'm not sure if i'll cry again if i watch it, because i lost my version of the tape from so many times i have moved. The last time i recently saw it was on CN, so i rarely get to watch it. :(
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Post by: kjeldo on April 21, 2008, 09:07:20 AM
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i never cried at any movie

and me not either
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Post by: Timehopper on April 21, 2008, 12:42:03 PM
You guys are lucky. I cry easily during sad moments in a movie. :P:

When I was little, I would cry everytime I watched the scene when Littlefoot's Mother dies and during the end credits (with the song "If We Hold On Together." I still do to this day, although not as much as back then. But I always feel like I'm on the verge of tears.
Title: Does LBT make you cry?
Post by: The Great Valley Guardian on April 21, 2008, 12:44:56 PM
I have to agree with you Timehopper the ending credits song "If we hold on Together" still makes me cry from time to time...I guess simply because it's such an emotional song...it tugs on all the right heart strings. :^.^:
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Post by: Timehopper on April 21, 2008, 12:49:58 PM
Quote from: The Great Valley Guardian,Apr 21 2008 on  12:44 PM
I have to agree with you Timehopper the ending credits song "If we hold on Together" still makes me cry from time to time...I guess simply because it's such an emotional song...it tugs on all the right heart strings. :^.^:
Yes, exactly. :)

"If We Hold On Together" is a song that I think at least everyone can relate to. We all go through hardships, but if we hold on to the ones we love, our dreams will never die.
Title: Does LBT make you cry?
Post by: jedi472 on April 26, 2008, 10:51:15 PM
Quote from: Hyp,Jul 19 2005 on  04:41 PM
I watched it again last night because I couldn't sleep (stupid insomnia...), and I was trying so hard not to cry, but I couldn't help it. It's just so sad. Does LBT make you cry or does it just make you sad? Or...can you watch it without crying or being sad at all?
it just makes me sad. I'm like Chuck Norris. I never cry. Ever. :angry:
Title: Does LBT make you cry?
Post by: NeptuneNavigator2001 on April 28, 2008, 01:58:29 AM
Quote from: Malte279,Jan 23 2006 on  02:25 AM
I'm getting chocked up at the happy scenes rather than the sad scenes myself. The discovery of the Great Valley you named is the most distinct case. Not particularly happy, but also scenes which move me very much (though I usually never reach the point of tear shedding; sometimes I think I cry to rarely) are the goodbye scenes with Chomper, Ali, Mo etc. sometimes scenes in which something important is said (e.g. LBT 4 "Maybe we'll all life together some day") have a similar effect on me. The background music plays an important role in this stiring of emotion I think.
Totally agree with you...  Yeah, a lot of us tend to cry when Littlefoot's mother dies (and if you're like me, a little bit past that point), and at the end of the first movie (I still do; both at the discovery of the Valley (though I start getting choked up at the moment where Littlefoot looks back at his grandparents and remembers(on account of his mother), and the tears well at the infamous "group hug" scene at the very end, 'cause that's just so sweet), and "If We Hold On Together"); you've made some interesting points that I can totally relate to here, though.  I've cried during 10, during the song "Bestest Friend."  Still do.  I've cried when Littlefoot says goodbye to Chomper, sending him on his way, in 2.  Still do.  I've cried during "Always There" in 5.  I haven't cried with 8, but it's still impacted me quite a bit.  EDIT: Well, heh, after seeing 8 on Cartoon Network again this morning, I did shed a few tears at the end of the "Family" song; seems it hit me hard today, for some reason...  (Most "ordinary" guys would brand me a weirdo at this point; I have nothing to say to "outsiders" like that, who only seek to belittle the things they don't understand.  Nor do I have any respect for them...)
Title: Does LBT make you cry?
Post by: Amaranthine on June 09, 2008, 07:06:49 PM
Quote from: Petrie,Jul 20 2005 on  05:19 PM
LBT has never once made me cry.
Same here, I didn't cry at all when I watched LBT, I thought it was a fun film and I loved the characters, but I never cried.
Title: Does LBT make you cry?
Post by: rosie on August 06, 2008, 01:07:39 AM
It is hard not to cry when Littlefoot's mom dies and when the sharptooth dies.Plus the music is sad. :(
Title: Does LBT make you cry?
Post by: Sharptooh #436 on August 19, 2008, 04:06:01 AM
Maybe.
I feel like crying at the scene where Littlefoot's mother dies.
Sad...
I wonder what the deleted scenes would have been like (the 19 or so animations that were deleted since they might cause "Pschological Damage in young children")
Title: Does LBT make you cry?
Post by: Malte279 on August 19, 2008, 05:40:44 AM
There are some pictures and descriptions (in books) of scenes which were not in the final version of the movie. You will find some of those in this thread (http://www.gangoffive.net/index.php?topic=1300) if your are interested.
Title: Does LBT make you cry?
Post by: buffypii on September 19, 2008, 03:39:44 PM
Well, I am a very emotional person. So I can easily be touched by things I see in shows or movies..
Example: I was watching 7th Heaven today, and my fav character Lucy was crying because her grandmother died and she was upset that life was going on without her and all... Now, even though I'd seen that episode what seems like a hundred times, I still started crying!!

I also start crying at the end of almost every Touched By An Angel eppy!


Now, my fav emotional scenes on LBT 1, is when littlefoots mommy died.
When Diana Ross sings at the ending credits...
And there may have been others too... it's just been ages since I saw it, I guess because all our movies are stowed away while we're fixing the living room up, but anyway, those were my favs!
Title: Does LBT make you cry?
Post by: Kor on September 19, 2008, 05:46:47 PM
There are some very touching scenes in the movie.  Littlefoot's mother's death, when he thinks his shadow is her, when he looses hope, talks to Rooter & his response, his mother contacting him through the water in the treestar, when Littlefoot reaches the edge of the Great Valley and goes back for his friends, and when they all reach the Great Valley and then reunite at the end.
Title: Does LBT make you cry?
Post by: NeptuneNavigator2001 on September 19, 2008, 05:50:25 PM
Quote from: Kor,Sep 19 2008 on  02:46 PM
There are some very touching scenes in the movie.  Littlefoot's mother's death, when he thinks his shadow is her, when he looses hope, talks to Rooter & his response, his mother contacting him through the water in the treestar, when Littlefoot reaches the edge of the Great Valley and goes back for his friends, and when they all reach the Great Valley and then reunite at the end.
Yarr, those be heart-wrenching scenes... :( *pirate talk intentional on account of "Talk Like a Pirate Day; still trying to be serious*
Title: Does LBT make you cry?
Post by: lbt/cty_lover on September 19, 2008, 06:38:45 PM
Me be havin' only one thing to say, and it be this.

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Title: Does LBT make you cry?
Post by: NeptuneNavigator2001 on September 19, 2008, 06:52:12 PM
Arr, that be true, matey...
Title: Does LBT make you cry?
Post by: stars on September 19, 2008, 09:05:28 PM
i like that question, it makes sence too who wouldent feel sad?
Title: Does LBT make you cry?
Post by: f-22 "raptor" ace on September 19, 2008, 11:38:20 PM
Arr I used to cry when I saw it but I really haven't watched it in a while matey yarr.
Title: Does LBT make you cry?
Post by: Amaranthine on September 20, 2008, 12:45:41 AM
Quote from: stars,Sep 19 2008 on  05:05 PM
it makes sence too who wouldent feel sad?
People that are able to detach themselves from that human part of grieving for loosing a loved one. Some people are actually able to do that, and they are called "weird" to doing such.

Sure it made me sad...but I didn't cry. :p
Title: Does LBT make you cry?
Post by: Vaan360 on September 20, 2008, 05:54:40 PM
The first I saw it, some years ago(more than some years ago), I cried I remenber.
When I saw it again a time, I dind¥t cry, I was sad really sad, but I dind¥t cry, guess that would depend on the person.
Title: Does LBT make you cry?
Post by: crazedwriter on September 20, 2008, 11:00:09 PM
Does LBT make me cry? Of course it does, and even to this day. Not too many movies actually move me to tears and LBT is right in there with them. Littlefoot's mom dying, Littlefoot's grieving process, and when it seemed the Sharptooth ate Petrie. I still catch myself misting up. :)

Title: Does LBT make you cry?
Post by: buffypii on September 22, 2008, 04:04:38 PM
Oh, yeah!
There are many sad scenes in this movie...
Title: Does LBT make you cry?
Post by: Tobe on January 03, 2009, 01:33:19 AM
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So I saw this topic and thought for a moment.   I can honestly say that not once when I first saw it as a kid to the pointwhen I watched it after Aves pushed me to this board, did it make me misty.  Or Ash.   And definitely not Brock.

Regardless only two fictional events have made me tear up.   Lion King with the dead Mufasa, and Martin the Warrior when Felldoh gets dead.    Nothing else.  



~Tobe
Title: Does LBT make you cry?
Post by: LBTFan13 on January 04, 2009, 11:28:19 PM
I agree. I didn't cry when I watched this when I was 5 or 6, but after watching it recently I now understand the emotional impact it creates. I guess it's good that younger kids don't understand just how emotional that scene is, but then again it can be used to help kids learn to be strong after the loss of a loved one.

If We Hold On Together always makes me cry a little. It has to be one of the most heart warming songs ever written.
Title: Does LBT make you cry?
Post by: pokeplayer984 on January 14, 2009, 10:35:53 PM
I've been checking out some vids that rate the Saddest Moments Ever, and The Death of Littlefoot's Mother always makes the list!  Face it haters, this series is famous just for this one scene. :(
Title: Does LBT make you cry?
Post by: Kor on January 15, 2009, 06:33:48 AM
It has a number of sad moments.  It would hard for some to say which is the most sad.  Littlefoot's mother and the speech she has before she dies is one of them.  Another may be when Littlefoot sees his shadow and thinks it is his mother, when he has lost all hope and is non caring what happens to him, ect.
Title: Does LBT make you cry?
Post by: RFZT on January 18, 2009, 07:35:53 PM
Just listening to the soundtrack makes me cry.

I'm a complete mess every time I watch this movie, and I'm 15. When Littlefoot's mom died, that was the first movie scene ever to make me cry. I was three.

It's impossible for me not to cry when I watch the original Land Before Time. Sometimes I even get a little scared, and there's only ONE scene in ALL the sequels that makes me scared. More on that later.

The original LBT is a moving, serious film. It looks like it's for kids because it's an animated movie about dinosaurs, but I almost find it more for adults, because they understand so much more. Then again, aren't all Bluth's films like that? Anyway. There are so many touching and moving moments, I just can't help but cry all the way through the movie starting from when Littlefoot's mom fights Sharptooth. After that, ANY reference to his mom makes me cry really, really, really, really, really,

Really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really hard. Like when Littlefoot talks to Rooter; and he communicates with his mom through the tree star; when Sharptooth stomps the tree star; and at the end when her spirit leads the way to the Great Valley, and so on. Heh. I was still crying even after Rooter was finished talking to Littlefoot. Then there's the scene with the flyers and the cherry, and I giggle in spite of myself. Then I start crying again. It literally takes me about ten minutes to stop.
Hey, do any of you think Rooter is Spike's dad? I think Rooter thought he lost Spike for good after the earthquake, and that's why he said what he said to Littlefoot.

Now, the ONLY scene in the sequels that scares me. It's in the seventh film, when Grandpa tells the kids about why Pterano was exiled. It scared me because those other dinosaurs trusted Pterano, and he ended up getting them all killed. I dunno, it just scares me.

*scrolls up* Yeesh. Will I EVER make a short post on thie forum?   :p
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Post by: Malte279 on January 19, 2009, 11:34:27 AM
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*scrolls up* Yeesh. Will I EVER make a short post on thie forum?
I beg you, don't :)  
Seriously, long posts give you more to talk about and you will find that there are others on the GOF who will not write in laconic shortness either (won't she The Friendly Sharptooth? ;)). Personally I'm a bit less active these days than I usually am, as I have a lot of work to deal with at the moment.
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Hey, do any of you think Rooter is Spike's dad? I think Rooter thought he lost Spike for good after the earthquake, and that's why he said what he said to Littlefoot.
An interesting idea, but I seriously doubt the two to be related. Rooter looks so old that it would probably come down to him being a grandfather than a father if at all. However, even though the plates on Spike's back are not yet fully grown (so there is a certain resemblance to Rooter), he has always been identified as a "spiketail", Stegosaurus. Rooter however is a different species (possibly a Nodosaurus).
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Now, the ONLY scene in the sequels that scares me. It's in the seventh film, when Grandpa tells the kids about why Pterano was exiled. It scared me because those other dinosaurs trusted Pterano, and he ended up getting them all killed. I dunno, it just scares me.
Pterano and what he did / did not are some of the most interesting elements from the sequels and one of the "darkest" elements since the sequels were from the beginning generally much more lighthearted than the original movie. There are threads on him in the character discussion section as well I think.
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Post by: kanganix on January 24, 2009, 04:22:37 AM
TLBT make me almost cry in there 1st and 10th movies
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Post by: Kor on January 24, 2009, 09:13:44 AM
The closest was certain scenes of the 1st movie, that I've come to any lbt, or other movie, though I don't think I'm capable of crying.  It did have some very sad scenes indeed.
Title: Does LBT make you cry?
Post by: NeoGenesis005 on February 08, 2009, 11:23:49 PM
I show plenty sympathy.  If only they have kept all the scenes that was cut out.  The Movie would be even more AWESOME than its formal State.
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Post by: babidikrakenguard on February 18, 2009, 09:54:31 PM
The first time i watched Land Before Time i wasn't really effected by some of the scenes because i was to little to really understand what was going on. Then all of a sudden movies 1, 2, 3 and 5 came on (Wish 4 would come on) and i recorded.. but enough about that..

When i was able to watch movie 1 i had to try really hard not to cry. Reasons being:
I have not watched the movie in years
The music at the beginning and when Littlefoot hatches and the battle between the sharptooth and littlefoots mother.
Everything about the battle scene. The coloring, the music, the sound, everything.

With the Beginning and Hatching, it was more like happy tears. But when it got to the battle scene(Even before when Sharptooth chases littlefoot and cera into the thorns) it came to being scared even though T_Rex is my favorite dinosuar, and sad now knowing what's going to happen next..
Title: Does LBT make you cry?
Post by: Littlefoot3897 on February 18, 2009, 10:29:54 PM
sorry extra post  :oops
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Post by: Littlefoot3897 on May 05, 2009, 06:18:43 PM
I cried when I watched it 5 months ago since I forgot what happened in LBT 1. I didn't see the movie since I was 5 years old. So I forgot the plot and everything.

All I remembered before was Littlefoot mother dying. But I didn't remember why she died.

but I still get sad with the ending and Littlefoot crying about his mother.

  :cry
Title: Does LBT make you cry?
Post by: raga on May 05, 2009, 06:48:04 PM
I'll admit that I did a little bit when I watched it a couple months ago.  It had also been years since I had last seen it.  I didn't really cry from the movie though (it does evoke a lot of emotion, just not quite enough) but I cried because it reminded me of my childhood and how much I used to love the movies, and basically just how its sucks to be growing up :(
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Post by: DarkWolf91 on May 05, 2009, 10:26:22 PM
Quote from: raga,May 5 2009 on  05:48 PM
I'll admit that I did a little bit when I watched it a couple months ago.  It had also been years since I had last seen it.  I didn't really cry from the movie though (it does evoke a lot of emotion, just not quite enough) but I cried because it reminded me of my childhood and how much I used to love the movies, and basically just how its sucks to be growing up :(
Awww. It does kind of suck... But the more I think about it the more abstract it becomes. Maybe if we can just approach the adult world with the same wonder and fascination that we beheld it with when we were young, it will change in its entirety. If not in its entirety, at least in the way that it relates to us.
I still find it ironic that everyone works so hard to instill core values in us when we're young through films and media such as LBT, but as soon as we reach a certain age these same things become 'stupid' and 'childish.' :rolleyes:

Back on topic!
There's only one part in LBT that makes me cry, or at least one part that I remember. When Littlefoot sees his own enlarged shadow and mistakes it as his mother, even going so far as to pursue and embrace it. It's just so powerful and symbolic. Whenever I see it, it reminds me of all of the things that have long disappeared that I still search for in earnest, and strikes such a deep personal chord. It's a beautiful scene.
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Post by: Malte279 on May 06, 2009, 04:55:07 AM
I did cry a bit while watching LBT movies (I don't watch them frequently though. I know those I care most about by heart). They do make me kind of sentimental and sometimes a little melancholic. Somebody once defined melancholy as "the joy we derive from being sad". I reckon it must be something along that lines for if it wasn't for the sadness and sentimentality I derived from watching LBT movies I daresay I would not be an LBT fan.
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I cried because it reminded me of my childhood and how much I used to love the movies, and basically just how its sucks to be growing up
Not so raga.
We usually tend to glorify the times either of the past or sometimes of the future ("can't wait to grow up" etc.) but we rarely appreciated the presence. It is one blissful element of most humans mind that they will remember positive things (whether real or "invented" with the benefit of hindsight) more than hardships when it comes to thinking about times that are not present. In the present time the difficulties and hardships are always more present than those of the past (especially in case of hardships which one managed to overcome). Childhood is a great time, but certainly not without problems. So is growing up, so is getting old. None of these times necessarily suck. So much depends of what we make of it. For all we know we may be young but only a single time, but if that is so we would only once go through the marvelous experience of growing up to finally growing old. With that in mind I guess it is not a good idea to yearn for times we cannot retrieve at the expense of our appreciation for the present time. Very often we tend to yearn for a time in the past which "sucked" at the time when that past was present. I guess it is a good thing to appreciate the positive things in our lives in the present times too and not start doing this once that present is unrecoverable past :)
Title: Does LBT make you cry?
Post by: Saft on May 06, 2009, 11:28:13 AM
There are many movies were I feel emotional with, some I sub-consiously link with my childhood past (The Land Before Time being one of them) and cry whilst with other movies that I feel emotional over I don't sub-conciously cry over as they don't have a profound effect on me as much.  

There are only three movies that I do get emotional with on a regular basis (The Land Before Time, Bambi and The Lion King).  All three, a parent (mainly the mother) dies during the film.  These three films were a basis of a difficult time for me and although I didn't loose my mother I very nearly did.  So; I do tend to link the 'experience' of what happened with these movies.
Title: Does LBT make you cry?
Post by: Littlefoot3897 on May 07, 2009, 07:11:39 PM
Quote from: Saft,May 6 2009 on  10:28 AM
There are many movies were I feel emotional with, some I sub-consiously link with my childhood past (The Land Before Time being one of them) and cry whilst with other movies that I feel emotional over I don't sub-conciously cry over as they don't have a profound effect on me as much.  

There are only three movies that I do get emotional with on a regular basis (The Land Before Time, Bambi and The Lion King).  All three, a parent (mainly the mother) dies during the film.  These three films were a basis of a difficult time for me and although I didn't loose my mother I very nearly did.  So; I do tend to link the 'experience' of what happened with these movies.
I like all those 3 movies too  :)  but the other sad one that I really love is The Fox and the Hound. It makes me cry everytime  :cry2
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Post by: Saft on May 08, 2009, 04:44:14 AM
Oh yes, I forgot about the Fox and the Hound although it doesn't have such a profound effect on me.  Have you read the book?  Quite differs from the disney version.
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Post by: Littlefoot3897 on May 08, 2009, 09:16:08 PM
Quote from: Saft,May 8 2009 on  03:44 AM
Oh yes, I forgot about the Fox and the Hound although it doesn't have such a profound effect on me.  Have you read the book?  Quite differs from the disney version.
Oh don't remind me of the book ><
It made me cry so much  :cry2
but if they made the movie like that, I would be crying more then I cried in Green Mile and Marley and Me  :(
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Post by: Saft on May 08, 2009, 09:38:23 PM
Personally I haven't actually read the book.  I've only read synopsis and essay comparisons but to tell you the truth I don't think I'd want to.
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Post by: Littlefoot3897 on May 08, 2009, 09:57:22 PM
Quote from: Saft,May 8 2009 on  08:38 PM
Personally I haven't actually read the book.  I've only read synopsis and essay comparisons but to tell you the truth I don't think I'd want to.
If you don't like sad books I perfer you don't read it  ;)
I liked it, but it still makes you cry.  :yes
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Post by: DarkWolf91 on May 08, 2009, 10:31:46 PM
Bambi was like that for me... The book made me cry a lot more than the movie did.
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Post by: Littlefoot3897 on May 08, 2009, 10:48:10 PM
Quote from: DarkWolf91,May 8 2009 on  09:31 PM
Bambi was like that for me... The book made me cry a lot more than the movie did.
Really? Well I didn't read the Bambi book because I can't find it anywhere  <_<

But when I find it, I will read it
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Post by: DarkWolf91 on May 08, 2009, 10:50:02 PM
I definitely loved it, it was fantastic. Be warned, though! It was quite graphic.
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Post by: Littlefoot3897 on May 09, 2009, 12:15:03 AM
Quote from: DarkWolf91,May 8 2009 on  09:50 PM
I definitely loved it, it was fantastic. Be warned, though! It was quite graphic.
I don't care.  :p
the Fox and the Hound book was WAY worse
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Post by: Sharptooh #436 on May 09, 2009, 02:16:43 AM
Sorry. Double post. Read below.
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Post by: Sharptooh #436 on May 09, 2009, 02:17:36 AM
Quote from: Malte279,May 6 2009 on  03:55 AM
I did cry a bit while watching LBT movies (I don't watch them frequently though. I know those I care most about by heart). They do make me kind of sentimental and sometimes a little melancholic. Somebody once defined melancholy as "the joy we derive from being sad". I reckon it must be something along that lines for if it wasn't for the sadness and sentimentality I derived from watching LBT movies I daresay I would not be an LBT fan.
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I cried because it reminded me of my childhood and how much I used to love the movies, and basically just how its sucks to be growing up
Not so raga.
We usually tend to glorify the times either of the past or sometimes of the future ("can't wait to grow up" etc.) but we rarely appreciated the presence. It is one blissful element of most humans mind that they will remember positive things (whether real or "invented" with the benefit of hindsight) more than hardships when it comes to thinking about times that are not present. In the present time the difficulties and hardships are always more present than those of the past (especially in case of hardships which one managed to overcome). Childhood is a great time, but certainly not without problems. So is growing up, so is getting old. None of these times necessarily suck. So much depends of what we make of it. For all we know we may be young but only a single time, but if that is so we would only once go through the marvelous experience of growing up to finally growing old. With that in mind I guess it is not a good idea to yearn for times we cannot retrieve at the expense of our appreciation for the present time. Very often we tend to yearn for a time in the past which "sucked" at the time when that past was present. I guess it is a good thing to appreciate the positive things in our lives in the present times too and not start doing this once that present is unrecoverable past :)

Very true.

LBT brings back memories of when I was younger. It indeed makes me cry (or almost). Especially those sadder songs. But in a nice sort of way.
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Post by: x-Petrie-Lover-x on June 11, 2009, 09:42:48 PM
The film did make me cry, especially when Littlefoot's mum died... and I also had tears in my eyes when he was playing with the leaf after his mum took it off the tree for him.

I'm a very emotional person.
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Post by: metadude1234 on June 12, 2009, 08:13:07 AM
Quote from: x-Petrie-Lover-x,Jun 12 2009 on  11:12 AM
The film did make me cry, especially when Littlefoot's mum died... and I also had tears in my eyes when he was playing with the leaf after his mum took it off the tree for him.

I'm a very emotional person.
I cried too :cry it is very sad when littlefoots mom dies........i still cry...it's sad
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Post by: Paradise Bird on June 12, 2009, 08:48:22 AM
I broke down to tears it was very sad when it reminded me of my great grand mother was killed by a tractor when she was 103.The newest sad memory was well I will sent a pm if somneone wants to know
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Post by: metadude1234 on June 12, 2009, 09:48:21 AM
That is very sad.....losing your great grand mother......you must have cried alot, i'm sorry for your loss
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Post by: Caustizer on June 16, 2009, 07:58:13 PM
The only movie I ever cried after watching the first time was Titanic ... such a brilliant movie.

But there are definately some I get choked up after watching, like Saving Private Ryan or Schindler's List. It's the realistic movies that get to me.  :cry
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Post by: Belmont2500 on August 03, 2009, 09:00:50 PM
believe me when I first watched the film movie I cried so much especilly at the death of Littlefoot's Mother and mainly through every part of it because of the music and when I first heard the ending song Diana ross' "If We Hold On Together" I sobbed more then ever,now though when I watch it I can get over those scenes but they still bring a tear to my eye.
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Post by: EggStealerGirl on August 19, 2012, 02:19:11 AM
Yes. :cry
Title: Does LBT make you cry?
Post by: DollFace on September 17, 2012, 08:24:15 AM
Being 21 I feel like it makes me a huge crybaby, but I don't care. The first movie even a few sequels makes me cry. During those times when you were young it just reminds you of all the innocence you have before you lost some of it. I don't know about anyone, but i did go through things that have changed me lately, and just to look back on a lot of things it helpeed me to see what I have in my heart and never take it for granted. I almost lost my heart, because of this cruel world and what happens in it, but I remeber as a human being I'm glad I have feelings and can express them from what i listen to and see, because that's part of what make me alive today. I don't make sense or not.
Title: Does LBT make you cry?
Post by: Blais_13 on September 19, 2012, 12:09:28 PM
It was sad when his mother died,and that scene with the shadow was nearly as sad as the deathscene,but neither of them makes me cry now.Ican't say anything sure for the first time I saw it,becose i was too young to remember,but i don't think itmade my cry then.
Title: Does LBT make you cry?
Post by: bushwacked on September 21, 2012, 05:38:59 PM
I don't cry, but whenever I see any of the first 3 films I always feel quite sad. Maybe because of the nostalgia.

Though I remember when I was little I used to get upset at Littlefoot looking for his dead mother.
Title: Does LBT make you cry?
Post by: FreckledOne on September 26, 2012, 07:57:27 PM
I used to not be able to even get through the first movie because I would get so upset.  It wasn't even the part where Littlefoot's mother died. It was the scene after with Rooter. I guess it was the way he just broke down. :cry

Now I only get misty-eyed.  :(
Title: Does LBT make you cry?
Post by: The Anonymous Person on October 01, 2012, 06:28:25 PM
Not once, not never. If I was the emotional kind of guy, I would, but I don't.
Title: Does LBT make you cry?
Post by: Sneak on June 23, 2017, 11:59:58 AM
I just can't stop my tears when I rewatch Land Before Time. Because each time I am like I watch it for first time.
Title: Does LBT make you cry?
Post by: Littlefoot fan 1990 on June 23, 2017, 12:14:34 PM
I used to cry at the part where Littlefoot's mother died in the 1st film and during the song Bestest Friends from the 10th film.
Title: Does LBT make you cry?
Post by: Ducky123 on June 23, 2017, 04:34:42 PM
Call me weird but I never cried when watching any LBT movie. Feeling melancholic? Quite, but no tears, nope, nope, nope  :blink:

I'm not totally immune to emotional moments in movies, especially in recent days but LBT judt doesn't make me tear up because I know what's coming, I guess...
Title: Does LBT make you cry?
Post by: Sneak on June 23, 2017, 05:10:05 PM
I lose many things I say. :[
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Post by: Gentle Sharptooth on March 09, 2020, 03:36:29 PM
Yes. I always blubber dirimg credits and “If We Hold On Together.” 
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Post by: Gentle Sharptooth on March 30, 2021, 03:36:25 PM
I usually cry when Littlefoot’s mom dies and Littefoot says, “mother? Mother?!” The sheer loneliness of losing the one person who will always love you and care for you in a dino eat dino world is heartbreaking and it always fills my soul with a longing and loneliness.

Diana Ross’ “If We Hold On Together,” always makes me cry. Its moving on its own, but had major relevance to my life.
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Post by: LittleDas75 on April 06, 2021, 06:39:52 PM
It doesn't make me cry but my god I really want to cry while watching it. :duckysad
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Post by: Gentle Sharptooth on April 06, 2021, 06:45:30 PM
I find the main theme music pulls at my heart strings too. Must not weep!  :thudLOL
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Post by: LittleDas75 on April 06, 2021, 09:12:11 PM
I find the main theme music pulls at my heart strings too. Must not weep!  :thudLOL
Definitely.
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Post by: Mouse-a-saur on April 07, 2021, 09:43:33 AM
Littlefoot's reaction to the death of his Mother just kills me  :rhett_sad
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Post by: chomper94 on July 01, 2021, 11:18:09 AM
I always get tears during that death scene.  The more I think about it, the more it makes me cry.  :(petrie
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Post by: Gentle Sharptooth on July 06, 2021, 01:55:51 PM
Another scene that gets me teary eyed is when Littlefoot sees the longneck shadow and thinks its his mother. When he licks the wall and realize she is still gone.. boy that gets me weepy.
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Post by: LittlefootOnASkateboard on August 08, 2021, 02:05:39 PM
This was one of the first films to really make me cry as a kid.
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Post by: Gentle Sharptooth on August 08, 2021, 03:06:09 PM
The music, instrumental, is so moving it can pull at those melancholy strings.
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Post by: somerandomfangirl on October 18, 2021, 06:29:02 PM
When I was a kid, I don't recall ever crying at LBT. When I re-watched the LBT films as a teenager... nope, nothing. I felt sad, but they never made me cry.

When I watched them again at the ripe ol' age of 22... yeah, I was full on ugly crying at some scenes. I cried at Mama Longneck's death, I started full on sobbing when If We Hold On Together played during the credits, I cried when I went back to listen to the soundtrack... and I shed tears at the end of LBTX when Littlefoot was saying goodbye to his grandparents. I dunno why, cause I've seen these films many times and knew what was gonna happen, but there we go. Maybe adulthood has just made me more emotional.  :lol
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Post by: 00not_nathan00 on April 03, 2022, 04:02:23 AM
yes I do cry mainly at the scene where Littlefoots mom dies that hits way harder then mufasas death from the lion king mainly because of how they did it. because with mufasas death you dont really see Simba grieve like Littlefoot does because as soon as mufasas dies simba runs away and is introduced to the comic relief in Timon and Pumba unlike in LBT 1 where you see Littlefoot go throw so many stages of grief especially where he thinks that his own shadow is he mother now that hits you hard and as the narrator says when the flyer gives him a cheery "at first Littlefoot could only think about his mother he hardly noticed his hunger and he forgot about the great valley and that he must somehow reach it" now that hits even harder and thats the thing he actually goes throughout multiply stages of grief denial, anger, depression and acceptance now thats how you do a death scene.