I've read a lot of people's opinions on the sequels on sites like Thatguywiththeglasses, IMDb, and RetroJunk. And  a lot of the comments on them pretty much say the same thing. "The sequels ruined the original!!!!111, Why did they make so many?!!!!, These movies are godawful!!!, etc." I get that not everyone is going to like these but comments like "These movies were made by Satan!" or "These are a crime against humanity!" (Well not exactly that dramatic but you get the point) are just ludicrous. Sure the sequels aren't masterpieces but they are far from being as bad as some make them out to be(Well, some of the sequels. Others are just that bad). Now will they ever replace the original? Of course not! And I don't think that's what they're trying to do. Are they as good as the original? Depends on who you ask.

If these movies were really as bad as sites like RottenTomatoes makes them out to be, then why were there so many? Obviously kids were enjoying them if they made so many films. And a lot of popular characters like Chomper, Ali and Pterano were from the sequels so these films must have done something right.

Now I do think that the sequels could have offered a lot more. Littlefoot and Chomper's relationship, for example, could have had a LOT more depth behind it. Littlefoot meeting his dad could have been handled in a number of different ways. And LBT 13 could have had a different plot entirely. Yes the sequels are flawed, moreso than the original but that doesn't make them bad. It just makes them imperfect, just like every other movie. Nothing is perfect.

I think people need to ease up on the sequel hatred. You may not like the sequels but there are people that do, me being one of them. Besides, there are much worse things that kids could be watching than cute dinosaurs singing.

Imagine that your pets were given the chance to say or ask you one thing. What would they say or ask and what would your response be? You don't have to list your pets' names if you don't want to but do let us know what kind of pet you have. For example:

Sol(My first cat's name): Why do you keep petting me when I'm trying to sleep?

My response: Because you're just too cute!

Kenny(My second cat): Why do you yell at me when I want to come back in the house(He was a stray and loves being outside)?

My response: Because you're outside, meowing your head off at 2:30 in the morning and I'm trying to sleep!

Go ahead and ask me whatever you want!

They said it couldn't be done. They said "nothing would ever beat Titanic".  Well, in a startling upset(Okay not really    ), Avatar has toppled Titanic for Highest grossing film Worldwide http://boxofficemojo.com/alltime/world/ and domestically http://boxofficemojo.com/alltime/domestic.htm

I find it pretty cool that one director's movies would both end up being the highest grossing films to date. To be honest, I'm a little jealous of Cameron. I don't plan to be a film director but still, that's an impressive feat. Congrats to Cameron and here's looking forward to Avatar 2!

Well just as the title says, I just finished my first entire week of college.

Monday I had to go in for math, only to find that the class won't even be in session until the 1st of Febuary. Normally I would have had math on Monday from 5 to 7 and Wednesday at the same time. So my college experiences didn't truly start until the following day when I went in for Figure Drawing. When I went in, I was reluctant to find that I was the only kid in the whole class! The rest where all old people with the exception of one other person who I guessed must have been in his fourties. While I was a little nervous at first, I actually came to enjoy it and even posed for the class(And no, I didn't have to pose nude  ).

And so today, I had class yet again. Only this time it was Prepatory Art which was being held off campus at a senior center. And guess what? I was yet again the only kid in the entire class! Except this time, it really was only old folks. We all did our own projects, some doing water colors while others did sketches. I myself drew namely my eye style since I wasn't certain what else to do. It was an intresting experience and the old folks were all really nice, but I still felt like a fish outta water.

So now I have the next four days off and yet I feel a little sad. I don't know why. I just do...

Tonight was the night of the 2010 Golden Globes. Here are the nominees and the winners http://www.goldenglobes.org/nominations/


Now as much as I liked Avatar, I don't think it deserved to win Best Picture. And this is coming from a James Cameron fan. It was a good movie, sure, but there were better films released in '09.

And I don't know about anyone else but I'm getting real tired of Pixar winning Best Animated Feature every single year. It's not even a category anymore(if it ever was), it's just these critics kissing Pixar's ass every year. We had some really great animated movies last year, two of which also brought back the style of traditional animation ala Princess and the Frog and Ponyo, both of which I thought were far superior to Up. Now I don't think Up is a bad movie. Actually I really enjoyed it and even loved it. I just think a different animated movie should have won this year.

My last problem with the Golden Globes is the Best Original Score. I'm sorry, but aside from Up and Where the Wild Things Are, the scores were just really generic. Up had a nice score but IMO, Where the Wild Things Are should have won in this department. "All is Love", while the singing wasn't the best it was  still a cute, haunting, memorable, and charming song. Up's was...It was good but not exactly as memorable as All is Love. But then again, these are just my opinions. What are yours?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NOkQ4dYVaM


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SsZXKLtDb-k

I seriously cannot wait to see this movie. I don't have any memories of reading the book, sadly but I do remember that it played a huge part in my childhood. So I'm not afraid to say that I am very anxious to see this. I mean, if a trailer can get me close to crying, I'll be sobbing like a baby during the movie.

EDIT: Forgot to mention. The movie comes out October 16th.

I had been reading posts on The Gang of Five for some time and until recently, have decided to join.

My name is Animeboye, but on DA, I'm commonly called Zobias. Of course they're not my real names, just  nicknames. I'm an eighteen year old who, after a few years, has gotten back into Land Before Time, which, was ironically the first movie I had ever seen. Since then, Littlefoot and the others have pretty much been with me my whole life.

Some other intrests of mine are rock music (usually indie rock or anything that doesn't sound too depressing), horror movies (even the bad ones    ), manga, and writing stories and drawing. I'm currently working on a comic series that I hope to one day publish.

I hope to get along with everyone here. If you want to know more about me, feel free to check out my Deviantart account. And of course, it's nice to meet everyone ^^