The Gang of Five
The Land Before Time => General Land Before Time => Topic started by: pokeplayer984 on March 16, 2011, 01:45:27 AM
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Title, and I'm not all too thrilled about it.
The Land Before Time (http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/ir/marzgurl/reviews/29695-marzgurl-discusses-the-land-before-time)
The Land Before Time 2: The Great Valley Adventure (http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/ir/marzgurl/reviews/29790-marzgurl-discusses-the-land-before-time-ii)
The Land Before Time 3: The Time of the Great Giving (http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/ir/marzgurl/reviews/29881-marzgurl-discusses-the-land-before-time-iii)
The Land Before Time 4: Journey Through the Mists (http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/ir/marzgurl/reviews/29978-marzgurl-discusses-the-land-before-time-iv)
The Land Before Time 5: The Mysterious Island (http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/ir/marzgurl/reviews/30109-marzgurl-discusses-the-land-before-time-v)
The Land Before Time 6: The Secret of Saurus Rock (http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/ir/marzgurl/reviews/30199-marzgurl-discusses-the-land-before-time-vi)
She does a good job on the first movie, but from there, it just goes downhill in my book.
How much does she hate the sequels, you ask? She can't even like "Kids Like Us" and considers 3 the worst so far. Yeah, that much. -_-
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Well I knew she didn't like them based on the summary of the first video, so I never bothered watching that particular review series.
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thatguywiththeglasses people in general hate LBT, so there is no point in watching their videos as a fan.
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thatguywiththeglasses people in general hate LBT, so there is no point in watching their videos as a fan.
How do you know? Just because some of them don't like it doesn't mean it's a common thing among them. There's a lot of people on that site. It's hard to really gauge whether most of the site hates LBT or not based on the handful that did reviews.
I admit I was disappointed that Marzgurl is reviewing LBT and not just because she hates the series, but also because my brother and I were going to do the same thing. Review each of the movies that is. Not sure if we will do it now.
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Everyone is entitled to his or her opinion. Nobody is obliged to listen to those opinions. But some may be able to understand and respect the opinions of others without having to give up their own opinions.
Do I understand why some people dislike LBT? Yes.
Do they sometimes come up with fair points? Yes.
Does that have to make me feel bad or abandon my personal like of LBT? No.
Edit: This above was just a general statement, I didn't actually watch the videos linked to in this thread.
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Not the first, but the series. I should have correct that. I say that because most people pokeplayer linked had mostly negative views on the films. I just don't have the motivation to watch a video that bashes something I enjoy. (I also make my statement from having read a ton of comments on tgwtg about them)
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Outside of these forums, most people HATE the sequels with a passion.
I liked the collaborative reviews better. yes, they dumped on the series too, but at least they did it in a funny and entertaining way.
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Whoops I made some mistakes in my post. Let me correct them.
Edit: I'm not really sure about that, vonboy. I'm not saying there's a lot of people who don't like LBT. I am saying it's really difficult to say if most of them hate LBT with a passion. The internet is a big place.
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You thought I was talking about every single person there? Well, I meant in general. A lot of videos I have seen (at least within the first 5 minutes) have said flat out that it "shouldn't have continued past the first." That isn't a hatred, but their (the video creator) clear overview of the series as a whole.
As far as videos being "funny and entertaining"... Well, I'm not much of a fan of most of the videos I see on that site. (Besides distressed watcher) But I guess thats going off topic.
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You thought I was talking about every single person there? Well, I meant in general. A lot of videos I have seen (at least within the first 5 minutes) have said flat out that it "shouldn't have continued past the first." That isn't a hatred, but their (the video creator) clear overview of the series as a whole.
Um, no I never said that. I thought you meant most people. When I think "in general", one word I usually associate it with is "most".
So no, I never said I thought you believed every single person on the site hated LBT. I was saying I thought you thought most people on the site hated LBT. They aren't quite the same statement.
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By "in general" I meant most people. Again, I say that off what I have learned and observed. Maybe I shouldn't have said "hated" but have a negative view on the series.
I hope you aren't touched even a little in anger.
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No, I was never angry.
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One thing that really got to me with her LBT 4 Review was that she called Ali a clone of Littlefoot.
Can I have the pleasure of telling everyone how wrong she is in that aspect?
Seriously, even with the closeness in color scheme, Ali is no clone of Littlefoot.
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thatguywiththeglasses people in general hate LBT, so there is no point in watching their videos as a fan.
How do you know? Just because some of them don't like it doesn't mean it's a common thing among them. There's a lot of people on that site. It's hard to really gauge whether most of the site hates LBT or not based on the handful that did reviews.
I admit I was disappointed that Marzgurl is reviewing LBT and not just because she hates the series, but also because my brother and I were going to do the same thing. Review each of the movies that is. Not sure if we will do it now.
Pretty much every video review of an LBT film on Thatguywithglasses completely riffs the series. Mostly because they grew up with the series, and they're trying to be Nostalgia Critic clones. They seem to think that because Nostalgia Critic pretty much always rips apart the films he reviews, they think they should do so too, while forgetting that NC does praise some movies, especially in his "top 11" vids.
And I've actually started a series of youtube reviews of each LBT film, and I've got the first one up so far. I plan to review each one I've seen (all except 13, which I never intend to soil my eyes with), then a vid listing my top LBT songs (probably top 15). If you want, I might just do a review thread on here instead, but I do have alot to say on each film, and not just praise, I do have negative points.
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One thing that really got to me with her LBT 4 Review was that she called Ali a clone of Littlefoot.
Can I have the pleasure of telling everyone how wrong she is in that aspect?
Seriously, even with the closeness in color scheme, Ali is no clone of Littlefoot.
Actually I do agree with Marzgurl that Ali does look like a Littlefoot clone. The characters do resemble each other with the only big difference (physically) is their coloration. The same thing is true for Ducky's siblings and Petrie's siblings. Littlefoot's own grandparents look almost identical save for the coloration.
It's common in LBT for members of the same species to look exactly like one another except for coloration differences, or sometimes even exact copies of one another (like the egg stealer group in LBT4). I'm pretty sure it's common in most media as well.
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Oh, goody, more senseless sequel bashing! Gee, haven't seen THAT before...
Yeah, everyone is entitled to an opinion, but there's a difference between having an opinion and childishly bashing something. You don't like the sequels, fine, but why would you continue to watch them all the way up to the SIXTH installment? So you can rant about how bad they are? Yeah, that makes absolutely perfect sense... She could have said, after the 2nd or 3rd movie reviews "That's it! I'm done, I can't take any more!" But no, instead she's continuing to watch something she clearly won't like just to do what many others before her have done. Makes me think she's either A) Secretly a fan of the sequels but is voicing the popular opinion instead of her own. Or B) She's just a glutton for punishment.
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I watched the review of the sixth movie and I intend to watch the other reviews in the days to come.
Seriously guys, I don't see any need for anyone to get all angry or worked up about the fact that some people don't like LBT and say so or even if sometimes some criticism may be found to be unfair. That doesn't need to affect how you think about the land before time, so what are you worried about?
Having watched the review on LBT 6 I think it is saying too much if the review was discarded simply as "bashing" (if we define "bashing" as unfair slander without any basis or purpose). There are points of course which would be seen different from an LBT fan or simply by anyone who watched it more carefully (e.g. she failed to realize that the movie never specifies whether or not Doc actually is the lone dinosaur but simply presumes so and she also ignores that the failure to mention the dried up watering hole again is not as much of a failure as she claims it to be (since it is clearly specified in the movie that it is just one out of many watering holes in the Great Valley so there isn't any shortage of water or anything)). However, she does point out some stuff too that is worth to be pointed out (and sometimes has been pointed out by ourselves). The uncertain origin of Dinah and Dana, the lack of much that would be intimidating about the sharpteeth in the movie, the odd feeling of having a western like song in LBT... all these are points which have been discussed in the GOF before, so why would it bother any of us if someone who is not a fan of LBT and therefore just strikes a harscher tone would point it out too? Really guys, relax.
I think she even pointed some stuff out that might provide stuff for discussions. For example I don't think we ever mentioned that "tooth" that so conveniently showed up at the end of LBT 6 in any discussion before. Was it supposed to have been a tooth petriefied within that rock pillar which Doc and Littlefoot's grandpa used to execute the unconscious sharpteeth accompanied by the cheers of the kids (something that I have always criticized about LBT 6)? I think that while we may not agree with her reviews I still think that she may give us some interesting suggestions for discussions and I think it would be a waste of food for thought if we simply discarded anything she says because we may not agree.
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Look, I don't mind that she doesn't like the sequels. That's fine. A friend of mine from high school who grew up with the first LBT didn't like the sequels but I respected his opinion on them. I just don't understand the logic in continuing to watch a movie series you're clearly not going to like. I could understand watching up to the second one, maybe the third or fourth one but by the time you get up to number SIX, you should have a pretty good idea if you like the series or not. After I saw the third Shrek movie, I no longer cared about the franchise. I thought it had gotten really stale and boring so why would I watch the fourth movie and the upcoming Puss in Boots spinoff when there's a very good chance I won't like them? So I can whine about how bad they are? Where's the sense in that?
The sequels aren't perfect and a lot of them are pretty bad. My problem is that people judge these movies too harshly. They judge the sequels as a whole, not as separate entries. LBT 2 wasn't too bad, neither were LBTs 5 and 7. LBT 10 was a decent flick, not the best sequel but one of the better ones.
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Well, she is doing this for pay, Animeboye. She's probably going to watch them all.
EDIT: This did give me a good idea, though. Alright, so it's popular for people to gnerally hate on LBT sequels, right? Well, I have a blog. I could write up reviews for the whole series, a lot of which would be very positive.
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...Everyone's a critic. :rolleyes:
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EDIT: This did give me a good idea, though. Alright, so it's popular for people to gnerally hate on LBT sequels, right? Well, I have a blog. I could write up reviews for the whole series, a lot of which would be very positive.
Sounds like a plan. Like I previously said, I'm doing a youtube review series on the LBT movies, and thinking over what I have planned for each one, most are pretty positive, with only numbers 4, 5, and 6 having serious negative points (4 having underdeveloped characters and plot, 5 having abysmal animation and IMO, Chomper's voice actor was awful, and 6 having Danah and Dinah who do nothing for me, and not quite as exciting as the usual movies)
But don't be totally positive with your reviews. Have at least 1 gripe with each movie.
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Personally I think the sixth and seventh movie had worse animation than the fifth movie, but that's just me.
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Well, she is doing this for pay, Animeboye.
Distressed Watcher was paid for giving his thoughts on Transformers Revenge of the Fallen. Did you appreciate what he had to say about it?
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While I am not fond of Marzgurl's LBT reviews, I'm not going to get worked up about it. Really, what's the point in complaining about her reviews? Let her do the videos if she wants to. If she really is wasting her time sticking to something she hates, well so what? It doesn't bother me in the least. She's not me. She's not my friend. So why should I care if she wastes time reviewing something she hates?
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Heh. I personally was okay with her first review of the first LBT film, it was nice to see that this series was getting a bit of attention, even if it was mostly negative.
I have yet to watch her reviews on the other sequels, which I don't think I will watch them, mostly because I don't feel she will be doing anything new from has been done before.
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That's not what I meant, Animeboye. What I meant is, she's not likely to stop since she's getting paid to put these videos up, so she will probably watch as much as she has access to.
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(4 having underdeveloped characters and plot, 5 having abysmal animation and IMO, Chomper's voice actor was awful, and 6 having Danah and Dinah who do nothing for me, and not quite as exciting as the usual movies)
I would suggest re-evaluating your opinion on 5 there. Do you realize who you're talking about and how much you'll get flamed if you say he was bad?
I know it's your opinion and all, but I'm just warning you, okay?
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I would suggest re-evaluating your opinion on 5 there. Do you realize who you're talking about and how much you'll get flamed if you say he was bad?
I know it's your opinion and all, but I'm just warning you, okay?
Why should Allicloud re-evaluate their opinion? If they really think the voice chosen for Chomper was bad, then it's their right to express that opinion. How is hiding the opinion or pretending to think otherwise a better idea? All because of some immature people flaming them just because they can't handle someone else's opinion?
I disagreed with Allicloud when they said that movie five had horrible animation, but I didn't tell them to re-evaluate their opinion on that. Yes, there are opinions that are less popular than others, but those opinions have just as much right to be expressed as others.
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So you're not going to answer my question? That's okay, I have a good idea on what your answer would be...
I'll say it again: I don't care that she doesn't like the sequels. I just don't see the point to these videos. Firstly, we already had twelve different people who reviewed these movies and they actually did it in an entertaining way(except for the guy who reviewed LBT 2 but that was mostly because his voice irritated me to no end) and second, I see this as nothing more than jumping on the bandwagon. You said it yourself: It's considered "Cool" to hate on the LBT sequels. Besides, doesn't Marzgurl talk about anime and things relating to anime? Since when did Land Before Time have anything to do with anime?
I'm sorry it's just getting to be the same old song and dance over and over. I feel the same way about the people who are STILL incessantly complaining about Indy 4. If you don't like the movie, that's fine. I thought Indy 4 was an okay flick. Not a great movie by any means but not as bad as people say it is. But must we constantly be reminded of how "bad" it is? LBT isn't even popular anymore. Hardly any stores have LBT merchandise anymore and there hasn't been a new movie in over four years. I don't deny that these movies have flaws. I'm just getting tired of hearing people rant about these films. If you don't like them, ignore them. I can't believe how hard that is for some people.
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I have never watched any of these clips, nor do I intend to. I'll be the first to admit to being a very sensitive person, and things like this do upset me. Call me a sissy, I don't care. There's a huge difference between criticism and bashing aka hating on somone or something. These people do this for the attention (and money in some cases), so I'm not giving her the time of day by viewing her hatefulness toward something I love which will hopefully make a comeback in the future. I have a few choice words for people like this individual, but out of respect for everyone I will leave those out <_<.
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So far I have seen only three reviews (on the original, the second, and the sixth) and while of course I do not agree with her overall opinion on the movies she does mention some points which I find are interesting topics for further discussion on the events shown in the movies rather than the quality of them.
Personally I'm really relaxed about this and see no need to condemn her for these reviews or to avoid watching them. I have my views she has hers and what I have seen so far does with all the negative statements and sometimes even unfair attacks not qualify as bashing by my definition (in my definition of bashing the lack of any points or arguments is a very central factor and I don't feel she can be accused of either). It is not exactly a surprising discovery that other people dislike LBT and as a reviewer people need to review even movies they do not approve of. There is nothing about any of this that will infringe my own calmth and peace of mind in any way, but I am looking forward to perhaps starting some threads referring to points worthy of discussion which she pointed out in her reviews.
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Well, if you're going to question the point of the Marzgurl's LBT reviews, we might as well question anyone on TGWTG makkes any videos. It's mostly for entertainment purposes. She does typically review anime-related things, but she's also reviewed things not related to anime at all, such as Cool World.
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Wow...you just COMPLETELY missed the point I was making. I even explained my point in the next sentence. Alright, I'll explain it again...I don't see the point to these videos because thirteen people already reviewed the sequels and TV series in a collaborative effort. I never said anything about the entertainment value of said videos or anything of the sort.
I really don't care that she gets paid to do these videos. That doesn't make her opinions any more valid. Irate Gamer gets paid to post his videos, does that somehow validate what he says? Just because someone gets paid to share their opinions doesn't mean that person has any clue as to what they're talking about. Irate Gamer is a perfect example of this.
I wonder if you'd be saying all this if it were Distressed Watcher or ConfusedMatthew who were reviewing these movies.
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I know what you meant. As for those other people, well, no one gets dibs on films. There are plenty of films that have reviewed by two-more reviewers on that site.
I would have the same thing to say if Detressed Watcher or Confused Matthew reviewed. I don't watch them. I wouldn't like it, as I do not like her reviews of LBT.
The only time I have a problem with Confused Matthew is when his fans go nuts and spam Lion King hate. As for LBT hate being spammed, well... That's already everywhere and Marzgurl's review can't do any harm that hasn't already been done. And.... Better her than DW or CM.
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Wow...you just COMPLETELY missed the point I was making.
And vice versa. My point is that there is absolutely no point whatsoever in getting so worked up about negative reviews of LBT from other people, no matter how many or how unfair they may be and in case of this review there are others which would more justifiably labeled "bashing".
I even explained my point in the next sentence. Alright, I'll explain it again...I don't see the point to these videos because thirteen people already reviewed the sequels and TV series in a collaborative effort.
Actually I didn't really miss the point, but I don't agree with it anyway. If somebody reviewed something already that doesn't make any further reviews useless, pointless or whatever.
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I was actually responding to WeirdRaptor. Sorry 'bout that.
My getting worked up stems from me being tired of seeing a series I like getting dumped on. Criticism is one thing. A lot of series I enjoy have gotten criticized and I respect the opinions of those who criticize them. But I just see this as senseless bashing. Nobody's forcing these people to watch these movies. If you don't like the sequels, that's fine. You think they shouldn't have made any sequels, okay. But let those who do like the movies like them.
Haters gonna hate.
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I know. believe me I know, but, LBT getting dumped on is not going to change, I'm afraid. There will always be a new review which disses it. Well, I'm going to break that trend. I, at least, can write up some unbiased reviews of the series as a whole.
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Really guys, there is no reason to get all upset over this. Let's face it, not everybody likes the sequels. Even members of GOF, myself included, have admitted to not liking certain sequels for different reasons. It's been said too many times, but I'll say it anyway. Everybody is entitled to their own opinion, and it is not our place to judge the person for their opinion. MarzGurl actually puts good detail into her reviews, so I look forward to watching all of them when they come out. She isn't bashing the movies for the sake of bashing them, but instead she's pointing out the flaws and why the movie does not stand on the same level as the original. I actually agreed with her on certain points she made about Great Valley Adventure.
Honestly, if these reviews are going to affect you so much (and this is not directed towards anybody specific), then just don't watch them. Save yourself the trouble and keep with your passion for the sequels.
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Let's face it, not everybody likes the sequels
I agree but there are other ways to express your distaste for something. For example: You don't like something, pay it no mind. I don't understand why this seems to be such a complicated concept for people these days.
The haters got what they wanted: The series is over, the TV show was canceled, there's little to no more LBT merchandise being sold so what's the problem?
Even members of GOF, myself included, have admitted to not liking certain sequels for different reasons.
There are certain sequels I don't like. You see, the thing is we at least discuss why we don't like certain sequels. We discuss the good and bad points of the films. Most people outside these forums don't do that and just bash these films without anything to back up their opinions. I've seen some people outside GoF provide good points to back up what they say but that's very rare.
Everybody is entitled to their own opinion, and it is not our place to judge the person for their opinion.
And it's not the place of the haters to dictate what others can and can't watch. If you don't like the films, just don't pay attention to them. Focus on something you do enjoy. No one's holding a gun to their heads and forcing them to watch these movies.
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And it's not the place of the haters to dictate what others can and can't watch. If you don't like the films, just don't pay attention to them. Focus on something you do enjoy. No one's holding a gun to their heads and forcing them to watch these movies.
Nor are they holding a gun to your head prohibiting you to watch the movies.
So what?
The haters got what they wanted: The series is over, the TV show was canceled, there's little to no more LBT merchandise being sold so what's the problem?
So at least whatever they may think is not likely to have any notable effect on the prospects for the movies anymore ;)
There are certain sequels I don't like. You see, the thing is we at least discuss why we don't like certain sequels. We discuss the good and bad points of the films. Most people outside these forums don't do that and just bash these films without anything to back up their opinions. I've seen some people outside GoF provide good points to back up what they say but that's very rare.
But don't the reviews specify the points that are being criticized? I think that some of the points she made in the reviews I have seen so far can easily be countred and there are others that can be considered interesting topics for discussion of matters that haven't yet been addressed even by us fans of the movies. I think there is no need for these reviews to be considered any problem for LBT fans unless we fans ourselves decide to consider them a problem.
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Yeah, reviewing and flaming a person's childhood can make you mad, but you just have to learn and accept their own opinion.
Not everyone is going to like what you like; we all have our different tastes.
It still sort of puzzles me why the second one gets hated on by people; it was a decent film in my opinion, and nowhere near as bad as the following sequels after that...
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Well, apparently I'm the only one, but I actually like her reviews. As a fan of Dungeons&Dragons, Half Life:Full Life Consequences, and Star Trek, I love bashing things I enjoy, and it doesn't bother me. Frankly I watch her reviews for what they are; reviews. Negative reviews can be fun to watch too, and any sort of press for the Land Before Time at least gets more people to see it.
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Well, apparently I'm the only one, but I actually like her reviews.
You're not the only one LB&T. I like her reviews as well. You can tell that she is not bashing these movies as a hater because she did give positive feedback to IV and V. Sure we may not agree with her about II and III, but she does at least have merit to her reviews.
She is not dictating that we cannot watch these sequels, it's just her opinion. Since she reviewed the first movie, she's probably received a lot of requests to do the rest of the franchise as well. Yes, the entire franchise has already been reviewed by the various members of the website, but it's nice to get her opinion on them as well.
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Ah! Here it is! Number 7.
The Land Before Time 7: The Stone of Cold Fire (http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/ir/marzgurl/reviews/30286-marzgurl-discusses-the-land-before-time-vii)
Let's see what she has to say, shall we? :)
Edit: Oh, and one last thing, I have a REAL pet peeve with this one. Seriously, for me this one was terrible for too many reasons to count.
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Ah! Here it is! Number 7.
The Land Before Time 7: The Stone of Cold Fire (http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/ir/marzgurl/reviews/30286-marzgurl-discusses-the-land-before-time-vii)
Let's see what she has to say, shall we? :)
Edit: Oh, and one last thing, I have a REAL pet peeve with this one. Seriously, for me this one was terrible for too many reasons to count.
Ha! Jokes on you, she liked it better than the last ones. :nyah
Though like she said at the end, she's reviewing less on any new stuff they throw in, and more on their faithfulness to the original.
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Ah! Here it is! Number 7.
The Land Before Time 7: The Stone of Cold Fire (http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/ir/marzgurl/reviews/30286-marzgurl-discusses-the-land-before-time-vii)
Let's see what she has to say, shall we? :)
Edit: Oh, and one last thing, I have a REAL pet peeve with this one. Seriously, for me this one was terrible for too many reasons to count.
Ha! Jokes on you, she liked it better than the last ones. :nyah
Though like she said at the end, she's reviewing less on any new stuff they throw in, and more on their faithfulness to the original.
Well, at least we were on the same wavelength with Petrie. I'm sorry, but this was the movie that made me dislike Petrie the most.
Seriously, it did him NO favors.
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Personally the movie didn't make me like Petrie less. I don't really see what was so terrible about his performance in the movie.
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Oh boy! In my whole-hearted opinion, this one nearly killed the franchise.
The Land Before Time 8: The Big Freeze (http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/ir/marzgurl/reviews/30378-marzgurl-discusses-the-land-before-time-viii)
And it's more than just the final song that I hate about this movie.
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You know what? I saw reviews for 2 and three and I didn't mind them. :)
I thought she made some valid points on LBT 2 like the fact that the t-rex parents somehow lost the baby egg and they didn't recognize their kid until the last 10 minutes of the movie. And the villains aren't really effective villains if the only "villainy" thing they crave is eggs and not taking over the world. Or the great valley in this case. Just like Marzgurl I don't really like the music either.
Now LBT 3, the whole movie basically revolves around water and water holes. The Bullies as villains is indeed an epic fail. You have to admit, Topsy is a bad singer :lol And I'll admit, for a kids film their are a lot of slow and dragged out scenes in this entire film. This film really could have been a 30min long film. And here is a big question that we should discuss about; The Great Valley is suppose to be a peaceful place where peace lives on but why is their so many unfortunate events happening there? Plus, the first three films all end up in tar pits.
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Here we go! My favorite LBT Sequel!
The Land Before Time 9: Journey to Big Water (http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/ir/marzgurl/reviews/30475-marzgurl-discusses-the-land-before-time-ix)
Let's see what she thinks at least. :)
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And now the movie with the continuity problem.
The Land Before Time 10: The Great Longneck Migration (http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/ir/marzgurl/reviews/30620-marzgurl-discusses-the-land-before-time-x)
Let's see if she takes the time to point that out, shall we?
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I've been agreeing with most of the points she's been bringing up. X did bring in about a million and a half series plotholes.
I wonder if she'll have anything to say about the tv series as well?
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I also agree with a lot of her citicisms, but I guess what it comes down to is if the flaws are deal breakers for someone. Obviously, I'm totally with the sequels up 'til 11. 11 and on are just pure crap to me. I'll enjoy watching her tear those apart.
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As much as I really like Bron, I agree with her criticism on his character in terms of plot holes. If that's the case, then why do I like Bron? I don't really know to be honest. I guess I was just glad that Littlefoot finally met his father, even though it was quite a rocky meeting.
I also really liked Shorty. He served as a nice foil to Littlefoot. I felt sorry for him when he felt like Bron was ignoring him and giving more attention to his new found son.
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She's also proved that Bron is in fact an imposter!
Littlefoot would be better off not having a father.
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She's also proved that Bron is in fact an imposter!
Littlefoot would be better off not having a father.
An imposter? How?
If that's the case, then Littlefoot's grandpa and grandma were also in on it. It was not Bron who stated he was Littlefoot's father; it was his grandfather. If Bron is an imposter, it's not really his fault; it would be grandpa longneck for deliberately telling Littlefoot a lie.
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At least we can all agree that this one doesn't have the same flaws as 10.
The Land Before Time 11: Invasion of the Tinysauruses (http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/ir/marzgurl/reviews/30658-marzgurl-discusses-the-land-before-time-xi)
And this was the movie that got me back into TLBT? Shocker! :blink:
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Eh, I wasn't too fond of Littlefoot lying to get his own hide out of trouble, myself. Seriously, the kid's faced death so many times why would facing the consequences to an accident scare him?
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Eh, I wasn't too fond of Littlefoot lying to get his own hide out of trouble, myself. Seriously, the kid's faced death so many times why would facing the consequences to an accident scare him?
I agree with your thought, but at the same time we have to remember that most kids wont relate to all the near-death experiences that Littlefoot has faced throughout the course of the films. What they will relate to is something like this. Having said that, I agree that I didn't find it as effective, because he was only partially lying. If he had just admitted that he accidentally caused the sweets to fall off the tree, then it would have solved the problem much quicker.
I still enjoyed the movie, despite its flaws.
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True enough. Then how come Cera couldn't have caused it? She's lied plenty of times.
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While we have heard many exaggerations, showing off, and possibly even lies from her prior to LBT 11, did we ever hear Cera lie at the expense of someone else rather than merely for her own benefit but without somebody else being so much on the suffering end?
Just a general question as I myself haven't been very impressed with any of the later sequels. So far I have watched the reviews up to LBT 9 (the last sequel I was rather satisfied with even though I cannot deny that Marzgurl has a point when she critizices that in fact very little is actually happening in the movie). I guess I'm going to watch the review of number 10 soon and I guess I can be rather relaxed about that review given my own opinion of Bron and his implausibilities.
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Well if Cera wouldn't do that, then Littlefoot wouldn't and he's consistantly got better character than her. Maybe the plot shouldn't have been kicked off by one of our five lying at all.
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Now we get introduced to Cera's new sister.
The Land Before Time 12: The Great Day of the Flyers (http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/ir/marzgurl/reviews/30806-marzgurl-discusses-the-land-before-time-xii)
I didn't find this movie half-bad myself, but it's obvious that it could use a lot of work.
See ya later!
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And now the one that killed our beloved franchise.
The Land Before Time 13: The Wisdom of Friends (http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/ir/marzgurl/reviews/30888-marzgurl-discusses-the-land-before-time-xiii)
*sighs* I really wish it didn't end this way. -_-
EDIT: Oh, and stay until the end. She's not done yet. :)
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And I'm still NEVER going to watch that movie. I don't give a **** even that I added the yellow bellies to my fanfiction without watching the movie their from. I still think I got their character down pretty well. I was going to feed them to Chomper even, but I decided to show mercy, and use Chomper to just poke fun at their idiocy.
Anyway, I was really hoping that she was going to review the TV series, but the games too!? That came out of left field!
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What I found most surprising was that The Land Before Time Wiki actually got a mention in this video. Looks like all of that hard work finally paid off. :) (Then again, I was advertising it on the ThatGuyWithTheGlasses forum as "THE The Land Before Time Database", which it SO is.)
I wonder if others will mention it when they do any "The Land Before Time" related reviews. (Whether it be movies, games and other things.) I guess only time will tell. :)
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Me thinks Marzgurl is out of ideas and is milking an easy target 'til she finds something else. Too bad. Ralph Bakshi films are always suitably horrible enough.
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I'm at least happy she's not ending it with the 13th movie. We won't be ending this on a low note, since the TV series was at least better than the last sequel.
And good job with the wiki mention, pokeplayer!
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Not that Marzgurl will acknowledge that the show was better... She'll just lump it in everything else as irredeemable crap.
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I don't agree with that. She's been saying when one of the sequels wasn't as bad as a previous one. She did say something about the 5th movie just being kinda meh, and not near as bad as the awful 3rd movie, and she's repeatedly said a few times some of the sequals not being as bad as that one.
And she might think ANYTHING is better after watching Wisdom of Friends :lol
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I would think any movie before the thirteenth film would be better. -_-
speaking of the tv series, I wonder if anybody on Thatguywiththeglasses will review Dink?
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The Critic himself will probably review Dink. I have no idea what treatment he will give it, though.
Well, yeah, she does say when she thinks a sequel is better, but she calls them all crap.
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And now, she takes on the TV Series.
The Land Before Time TV Series (http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/ir/marzgurl/reviews/30975-the-land-before-time-tv-series)
We were all disappointed, weren't we? :)
EDIT: I also have a feeling she'll have a problem with Ruby.
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Blarg, she just skimmed through it! You'd think that since the TV series is longer than any of the movies, she'd spend more than 9 minutes bashing it.
She didn't even mention anything about what I liked, like from The Lonely Journey, The Brave Longneck Scheme, or the part of the lone dinosaur where Chomper's afraid of Doc.
The TV series was still awful, The songs were crap, ext, but it did have a few redeeming things about it.
I am disappoint. <_<
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Blarg, she just skimmed through it! You'd think that since the TV series is longer than any of the movies, she'd spend more than 9 minutes bashing it.
She didn't even mention anything about what I liked, like from The Lonely Journey, The Brave Longneck Scheme, or the part of the lone dinosaur where Chomper's afraid of Doc.
The TV series was still awful, The songs were crap, ext, but it did have a few redeeming things about it.
I am disappoint. <_<
Well, she did have only a week to try to cram it all in and then present it in a review of sorts. You have to understand that she has a lot more to work with, so I doubt it was easy. I mean, just look at the length of the TV Series for a second.
26 episodes and 23 minutes each.
Totaling in nearly 600 minutes (Or rather 10 hours) of footage.
On top of that, she had to get all of the episodes. We can't forget that not all of them are on DVD. She probably downloaded some off of YouTube, while ripping some of the DVDs.
Considering the small amount of time she had to edit it properly, I don't blame her for skimming it.
All that's left are the games. I did at least give her fair warning that she would have trouble getting all of them, much less being able to actually present them. (After all, some only work on Windows 95/98.) So yeah, best of luck to her there. :)
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I don't think she even has to watch every single episode anyways. To me, its all the same. But I'm REALLY glad that she brought up Spike's character. He sees things in purple, he thinks grass can sing, (even though he eats them all the time) and he doesn't understand the hum-er, I mean, dinosaur language. He literally has the same intelligence as my dog Pepper. <_< I'm thoroughly disappointed in that episode and the longneck scheme episode.
And I don't hear or see any "bashing" from Marzgurl here. Only trolls do that. ;) If she really wanted to bash the series she would say "@#$% this entire franchise" or "LBT is gay"
Granted. I've only seen 14 episodes but I think I've seen enough. -_-
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I've yet to see her reviews on LBT 13 and the series, but I must say that for the most part I found the series better than I had expected. There were weaknesses, but storywise (and stories are for me personally the most crucial elements of a movie) I think some of the episodes surpassed the later movies. I agree there is a lot to criticize about the series, but I still think it is a lot better than was dreaded before its release.
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I did ask her if I could post these on YouTube, and she gave me the following answer.
I'm sorry, I'd really rather you didn't. That takes views away from my blip account, which is how I make my living right now. If it weren't my living, I'd say yes, but please don't.
Don't worry, Marzgurl. I completely understand. I won't put them up.
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I'm going to be perfectly honest and say that her retrospective actually brought me back to the series and I wouldnt be here if it werent for that. Before I saw her retrospective, I wasnt sure which movies I had seen and hadnt seen, and I was really unaware what happened to the Land Before Time Movies (All I knew was that I saw a land before time movie as a little kid and then another when I was 9 about a dolphin called big water or something). So yeah, I have to thank her, really. It is unfortunate that she kind of ruined the first movie for me, It really would have had more of an effect if I saw the first movie without watching anything from it for 12 years.
She is kind of nit picky with the sequels though. I watched LBT 5 without seeing her review first (I saved it so It didnt spoil it for me) and it was better than she made it look in her review. She really only pointed out the negative stugg and a very few minor positives.
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Well, it's about time!
The Land Before Time Video Games (http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/ir/marzgurl/reviews/31251-marzgurldiscusses-the-land-before-time-video-games)
I know which out of them is my favorite. :)
BTW, she's not doing the PC games.
Oh, and she does miss one. ;)
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When I saw all of her reviews I agreed with a lot of what she said. Most of the sequels where god awful. But some of them where enjoyable. So what most of the song's as well. But I do agree they destroyed the graphics with so much CGI Animation witch made them hard to sit through at times. It was awful how they did that.
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I love MarzGurl's reviews, they're great. She's so funny. I wish I knew her.
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I love MarzGurl's reviews, they're great. She's so funny. I wish I knew her.
She's going to appear at MAGFest I believe, in Washington DC. If you're able to go, you could meet her and many other people. I went there last year and she was there.
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Thanks, but I live nowhere near D.C. :(