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You guys seriously need to see this.

My favorite bit starts at about 1:04. You think you've settled in, knowing what to expect, and then suddenly the "Rocky Horror Picture Show" happens!

To Start:

Best:

The Land Before Time
LBT 2: The Great Valley Adventure
LBT 4: Journey Through the Mists
LBT 5: The Mysterious Island
LBT 9: Journey to Big Water
LBT 3: Time of the Great Giving
LBT 7: Stone of Cold Fire
LBT 10: The Great Longneck Migration
LBT 6: Secret of Saurus Rock
LBT 8: The Big Freeze
LBT 14: Journey of the Brave
LBT 11-13 Tied

The Worst

I'm not too sure about how things will go, but take this as a pinch of salt coming from someone who only knows about this series on a superficial level.

FiM was the MLP reboot series that started a phenomenon... like, seriously, a huge cultural phenomenon. I'm not sure if lightning can be captured twice, but I suspect that expectations will be high given the success of G4 outside of its target demographic. Some people will thus inevitably set themselves up for disappointment as they have honed their own personal expectations for how the new series will be like, so whether or not Hasbro listens to the fans there will be dissenters no matter what.

Also, there's the fact that this is a continuity reboot to begin with. This may or may not go well given that humans are resistant to change, and to see the characters they've known for a decade reimagined for a new generation might be okay for some, but may also turn off other staunch G4 fans who will not give it a chance.

On the other hand, I also suspect there will always be the actual demographic who won't care for the quality and possible flame wars I already foresee, but it's really too early to tell. Hasbro probably knows a lot is at stake and likely want to capture that peripheral demographic again, but as I said, I'm taking a very outside view of this whole ordeal.

Yeah, the fan blacklash is definitely the part I'm not looking forward to. No matter how good the end result of what Hasbro is working on ends up being, the transition is going to be so much harder than it needs to be.

The release date is coming closer. Is there anyone who will be going to see it?

I'll admit I'm still not super enthusiastic, but at the same time I am kinda curious. If anyone else here is going to see it, then I might check it out as well so we could exchange thoughts.

I'm out. I am so done with adaptations of works that take place in another world coming to our world. I will not support this lazy practice. Next thing you know there'll be "Dark Crystal" Gelflings in New York during "Age of Resistance" Season 2.

I saw this and was quite pleased! Hopefully this sets a precedent where fans are actually listened to on future projects that start to move in a direction they could not want less.

Generally speaking, I think we're supposed to assume that these movies are all happening pretty close together. I'd say they've been in the Great Valley for about a week when "2" occurs, and then "3" happens the next week, and so on. That's also probably why they rarely expand their circle of friends.

Some Random Kid Dinosaur: "Key, you guys seem cool! Wanna hang!"
Cera: "Trust me, kid, you don't want to hang out with us. Bad, bad stuff does down every few days with us. It's like a curse. The best thing you can do for yourself..."
Ducky: (interrupting Cera) "Oh, no! No no no! Random Kid Dinosaur seems to have died from a plague that's just infested The Great Valley!"
Cera: (under her breath) "...Son of a..."

And like that, it is over. I hope next year's Gen 5 doesn't suck.

I know I'm in the minority here, but a remake actually makes more sense to me at this point. I sort of feel they've taken it as far as they can with simply making more sequels. A remake could be a good chance to put a fresh new spin on things. The rebooted Planet of the Apes series is proof that, sometimes, starting over is the best way to breathe new life into a franchise. I don't normally feel that way with franchises; usually I prefer a traditional sequel that keeps the same storyline going, rather than hitting the reset button. But with Land Before Time, a 15th film would probably just be another lighthearted musical (which I'd still watch anyway). Whereas the idea of a remake is more interesting to me because then I wonder, how would they take the original film and approach it from a different angle?

I'm not worried about them "ruining" the original Land Before Time, in the sense that it simply couldn't happen for me. I love the original film, and regardless of anything else that happens, I can always go back and watch the original again.

I'm with ImpracticalDino though, in that I do want the franchise to continue on somehow. I'm okay if it takes a while, but I hope something comes eventually, regardless of whether it's a remake, a sequel, a TV series continuation, or whatever else.

I've actually changed my tune in this regard. If they can do it well, they should go for it.

MY DREAMS OF A LIVE-ACTION "CADILLACS AND DINOSAURS" MOVIE IS COMING TRUE.

Bleh. It just looks like "Taxi Driver" starring a clown.