The Land Before Time - My Favorite Animated Masterpiece!!!

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[@johnnygallagher5718]

Fun fact: Don Bluth was originally gonna direct Ice Age. So it probably it might have been Land Before Time but with Cenozoic animals instead of dinosaurs.

[@philipgood5041]

YOU CAN'T JUST DROP INTO A CONVERSATION THAT DON BLUTH WAS GOING TO DIRECT ICE AGE WHAT THE WHAT

[@CRUELLANDER]

@@philipgood5041it was going to be directed by Don Bluth & also Gary Goldman with the 2D animation

[@jakedebruin2246]

Ironically ice age is basically like the land before time of the 2000’s: a prehistoric animal adventure movie that was great, but got dumbed down with the studio milking it.

[@DanGamingFan2406]

It's hard to believe it's been 35 years already. This movie is an absolute masterpiece, easily the greatest film Don Bluth ever made. The animation, the characters, the tone and messages, it's all delivered so beautifully.

[@Jake-nm3tb]

Cera sucks in that film.

[@a.t.m873]

"It's just for kids" is just low. I'm happy you hold all the films you look at to a high standard no matter what. That's what makes you a good reviewer. Good work. I like this movie too. I only saw the sequels as a kid, but I'm glad that years later, I got to see the great original. Spike is purity and gold.

[@humblebee1901]

Judith Barsi's death is just so sad. I remember that after I watched this movie for the first time and wrote a review of it on Letterboxd I saw her name in the cast section. I confused her for one of the Olsen twins at first because when I though of famous young girl actresses, I thought of them, but when I searched her name on DuckDuckGo, and found out about the tragedy that unfolded on July of 1988, I started crying. As I read the Wikipedia article, the more and more I got sad. I'm now trying to watch all the movies she was in

[@humblebee1901]

@@matthewdaley746 I've heard that she didn't want to leave showbiz, it was just that when she asked for help it either unsuccessful or in the case of the CPA, they couldn't

[@humblebee1901]

@@matthewdaley746 Exactly

[@humblebee1901]

@@matthewdaley746 To quote one of the sharks from Shark Tale "May his stinking, maggot covered corpse rot in the firey depths of Hell."

[@ChelseaPariella]

​@@humblebee1901 You're talking about her father, aren't you?

[@humblebee1901]

@@ChelseaPariella Of course

[@animationnerd2748]

Happy 35th Anniversary to The Land Before Time My All Time Favorite Don Bluth Film (1988-2023) 🦕🦖

[@TLSM-72]

One thing I have always loved about TLBT 1 is the Sharptooth, not just because he’s my favorite dinosaur but because of how they made him scary. If you look at the majority of his scenes, Sharptooth is shot with his right side towards us, where he lost an eye. Because we’re watching him with one eye closed, it further gives the impression that this monster is a killing machine who doesn’t need his eyes to hunt you down. God I love this movie!! 🦖

[@chad9186]

I have a theory that Ice Age is a spin off of The Land Before Time or was at least meant. Think about it. It was originally meant to be a Don Bluth movie, takes place in the Ice Age and has so many sequels

[@solosagara6940]

I watched this every single day as a child. One of the best films ever, imo, and the message it delivers really changed me as I grew more and more. Beautiful movie.

[@gilramanujan8826]

This film will always hold a place in my heart. This film handles such strong themes of grief and prejudice in a way that is so timeless. In my opinion I feel like it’s the strongest Don Bluth film. There will never be another film like the land before time. And I’m glad this video was given the right amount of respect by the best land before time fan I’ve seen.

[@CKprimeval07]

Happy 35th Anniversary to one of the great animated films from our childhoods. Also on the topic of adult animated series, I'd like to think we are in the Golden Age of Adult animation. Aside from the ones you brought up there's Love Death and Robots, Murder Drones, Arcane, Pantheon, Legend of Vox Machina, and some really recent ones like Blue Eye Samurai and Scavengers Reign.

[@ethandoyle4978]

I agree with you , when I was a kid this film left a very impactful moment on me. Even when I nearly forgot it , I’d a lot of vivid dreams about these character and that I’d interact with them during there adventures and even find myself running for my life from carnivores. And when I found it again , I regained a new respect for it and enjoyed it and a lot of its sequels, and every time I think of Judith , I can’t help but wish she got the chance to live a life she deserved.

[@theodorerigopoulos6509]

I cried. This movie man. One of my first and still my favourite. And the soundtrack. It's everything. They really don't make them as they used to. Thank you.

[@nahomgirma5095]

14:24 "Hell, I'm sure there is one person out there who thinks Marmaduke as their perfect film." That has honestly got to be one of my favourite quotes from you said Raisorblade! That thing alone is worth at least one sub.

[@LuckyPunkProd]

"The Land Before Time" was one of the first pictures I saw as a tot. I even remember when I got the VHS of it for Christmas. It was my introduction to three film giants: Don Bluth, Steven Spielberg and George Lucas. I still love this movie as an adult in my thirties, and it still gets to me emotionally.

[@Jakes-Calm]

At 6:31 that wasn’t a reference, that was the name of an elephant like creature called “Mastodon.” So with that knowledge, Land Before Time is now truly pop-culture reference free.

[@Jakes-Calm]

Also, it can’t really be a reference if the band Mastodon was formed in 2000, and Land Before Time came out in 1988.

[@garyperkovac1002]

"The Land Before Time" captured your heart. And mine, too.

[@omundodovini3774]

*Movies Suggestions to You Review* (If you want, of course): - We're Back! A Dinosaur Story (1993) - The Fearless Four (1997) - Quest for Camelot (1998) - Osmose Jones (2001) - The Princess and the Pea (2002) - Where is Anne Frank (2021)

[@Safariahmari1119]

Watching your reviews on animation makes me really come to appreciate animation even more than I ever have in my life.

[@SIMBA-tq2ch]

Well Happy 35th anniversary to The Land Before Time!

[@godlyb0b]

I saw it in its original run and yesterday, got the opportunity to see it on the big screen again in a theater full of kids. Some were scared, some cried (I won't lie, I cried a bit, too), but they all loved it

[@joshuastrittmatter4188]

This movie, Fantasia and the first three Jurassic Park films were key players in sparking my eternal love of dinosaurs.

[@CKProductions-07]

Believe it or not, Stone of Cold Fire and the Mysterious Island are great films from the original. In the song 'Always There' on Mysterious Island, Littlefoot sings about his mother for the first time since her death. I never understood that until some other fan pointed that out. Then Stone of Cold Fire teaches you the different beliefs of leadership or how it is governed among the adults. One of my favorite songs from that film that always drew me as a kid, besides 'Eggs,' 'Beyond the Mysterious Beyond, ' teaches kids to wonder what is beyond the beyond and gets kids to seek out knowledge. How cool is that? Don't get that in kids movies anymore and result to brain rot stuff.

[@Night_Owl10]

Mastodon: a large extinct elephant-like mammal of the Miocene to Pleistocene epochs, having teeth of a relatively primitive form and number. maybe that's what he was referring to.

[@-elliott-averagedragonenjo1812]

Childrens media is so relaxing and cozy to watch, especially when you’re sad. I don’t get the argument at all.

[@HachannEinzbern]

I loved this movie as a kid, i even had it on DVD, it was one of my favorites, i still remembered it sometimes, but not it's name

[@lizafootfor5471]

My kid self loved this film growing up. While I too am aware of its noticeable yet small nitpicks, that doesn't stop me from enjoying and appreciating this masterpiece and Don's and Gary's work deserves respect. Plus it made me who I am today: a dinosaur and animation fan ❤

[@marshallburlew7549]

I hate it when people say that "animation is only for kids." That is such a weak concept to make, especially when you look at other animations that have been around for a while. Such as Japanese Animation that has always been mainly a target for older kids and adults, and even Bakshi's animated Lord of the Rings. Hell, Siskel and Ebert commented on this when they looked at the animated Batman: Mask of the Phantasm, and that animation was becoming a known fact that it just wasn't for kids as they both ended up both, loving that movie and regrated of never seeing it in theaters and not reviewing it at that time.

[@MegatruxFR]

So glad i grew up with this movie ❤ i loved it when i was young and i still do

[@becksunflower]

Spike is so special to me cause little 3 yo me named my childhood cat after him, I was stuck between spike and little foot

[@Rahab84]

I had a female dog as a kid and named her Cera

[@bemasaberwyn55]

We named a kitten littlefoot because of his small paws

[@deadpoolrlz9685]

animation is for everyone

[@ChelseaPariella]

Yes, we know you love this film. You love Spike, you dislike Cera, but most importantly, you love this film. Love your work, dude. 😌

[@silashurd3597]

He’s finally back! The Man himself, RaisorBlade has returned!🤩

[@ladyaceina]

the change in order of finding the great valley and little foot going back for his friends makes sense when you remember the spiritual aspect of blueths writing while toned down compared to his other works its still there little foot could only find the great valley when he went back for the others as he is their guide

[@ChuncheeCat]

Illumination: The McDonalds of animation. That is probably the best and simplest way to describe Illuminations, i have heard in a long time.

[@brianlevine871]

This is easily one of Bluth's (and Goldman's) best films, and definitely my favorite of his. Besides my bias reasons like nostalgia and my love of prehistoric animals, I just love how they handled its themes, atmosphere, animation, music, and characters. And even with those edits they made, I'd say the movie still did a great job with its storytelling. Though speaking of our lord Spike, there was one thing that always perplexed me. When Spike first hatched he was roughly the same size as Ducky, but then in mere seconds he grew to the same size as Littlefoot and Cera. Did that grass surrounding his nest make him larger when he ate it, or is that part of his secret God-powers? Either way, he's still the best spike-tail!

[@BrandonCroker]

The most Classic dinosaur movie ever made. Also, all hail Spike!

[@jkbscopes1233]

just remember, one of the land before time movies has alien dinosaurs

[@LadyL2121]

This is one of my childhood movies

[@themisfitowl2595]

11:50 Waaaaaait a minute... You mean Littlefoot, after his fight with Cera, found the Great Valley... and then he went back to save them??? 😭 Oh my stars! Why did they ruin that? That's a major heroic moment! It would have been such a fantastic lesson to showcase him making that hard decision to leave the Valley and go find them even after their fight! And to have to choose between finding his Grandparents versus saving his friends too! Oh that would have been amazing to watch as a kid! I mean I really like the ending as is now, with the whole, "Don't give up even when it seems impossible." and "We did it together, as friends." lessons, but seeing that intended ending would have been epic. I guess in a way, the movie Dinosaur did follow that idea too, where Allodaur finds the nesting grounds and goes back to save the herd from the Carnotaurus. If you can't tell, I like dinosaur movies. 😁

[@Helo_Dragons]

Oh my thor, it's happening, it's finally happening, a KZbinr is going to say something about the movies I loved as a child, Everybody stay calm! I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS IS HAPPENING!!!

[@redmageknight3908]

Turn into fanfictions, that way you don't have to wait for who knows how long until another KZbinr talks about the Land Before Time.

[@ChrisPierce-y1r]

its funny in a later movie they show little foots father left to find a safe place but the place they show them in is not the same place from the 1st movie

[@sjmhadsock4586]

Hard to believe it has been over 30 years since thus was in theaters Don and the crew definitely made a masterpiece

[@juliancaraveo5700]

0:02 That's literally what this seventh grader said to me because I wore a Jurassic Park logo T-shirt. He made complete idiot out of himself just saying that. Of course he has never read the novels.

[@ChrisPierce-y1r]

i was about to say this movie is up there with an american tail i did not know they came from the same person

[@entertainmentpowerfuchs5744]

We all have Movies from the Childhood we 20 Years later still love. I still love The First SpongeBob Movie.

[@sebastianengelsman7255]

We need more films and tv shows like The Land Before Time. One show I've seen that was made for everyone to watch, Bluey, has broken my heart time and time again. Despite being aimed at preschools of all demographics, It has covered some very dark topics and is still can be watched by everyone. Raisor. If you haven't watched Bluey yet. Please watch it. You will blown away by how incredible this show.

[@sjmhadsock4586]

Yeah Judith's death is heartbreaking

[@COCKMAN-sm3ie]

I want to be an animation Director myself, and some of your videos inspire me! I know for sure this one did, Stay awesome RAISORBLADE, Rock On!!!

[@koichidignitythief7429]

The only thing left to do with this series is a tier list for all the characters.

[@IdeaBox-dk5vj]

I'm not going to say what everyone else already did in this comment section and beyond. The movie is a magnum opus of animation, the characters are more than memorable, and Judith Barsi will be missed and mourned. What I will say is that you should see what Kosperry does on KZbin and other social media platforms. If you want that re-animated cut of those missing scenes, he's the guy to animate the storyboards.

[@solosagara6940]

Damn, that ending made me tear up. Thank you.

[@hamakochan375kj]

I gotta credit Don Bluth and his movie, to make me love dinosaurs when I was a kid, also no, I did not watched it on cinemas cause, I am 20 years old, so I watched it when it came out in DVD, and it sadly broke...cause of the MANY times that I rewatched it, cause little me loved it very much, but I also give credit to Steven Spielberg for making me love dinosaurs too, cause of his very good movie, Jurassic Park, even though on my first watch of the 1rst movie, it scared me, but I was 5 so could you blame me? So I watched again, when I was a bit older than 5 and I loved it very much! I also liked it sequels, yeah also the Jurassic World ones, don't come at me. So, thank you mister Don Bluth and Steven Spielberg for making me love dinos, I will always be thankful of you for making such amazing movies about dinos

[@graphosaurus]

Certified paleo nerd here. Mastodons are actually prehisoric elephant relatives (kinda similar to mammoths) so the narrator probably referencing those in this scene 6:27 rather than the band of the same name.

[@ladyaceina]

this is my favorite movie period in any medium

[@chrizymix]

To be honest, I still call dinosaurs long necks, three horns and such. But for real, this movie is beautiful and it will forever be the best

[@bemasaberwyn55]

I love the perception that animation is only for kids, with how it ignores people like Ralph Bakshi and most Anime studios

[@starhill8456]

How how she 😢 15:34 O, "How" my favorite beloved character is die

[@Carson2004-_.]

I Love These Films 💕😍 I plan to watch them tonight after I get done with work. I think I'm going to watch one of its sequels, I think I will watch The Great Valley Adventure. In my opinion No animated movies will never outrun or beat Land Before Time. as Land Before Time will always be the Best Animated movie Ever made. ❤

[@Nebuladust1018]

Yaaay love the land before time series the first movie with out the songs lol

[@amirwheeler2842]

Fun fact: big hero 6 is a marvel movie because big hero 6 was marvel comic book

[@PryceMadamba]

PREEEEEEEEEEEECH I SAY PREEEEEECH!!!!!!!!!!!

[@ChanoCYBER9Avila]

Still one of my favorite movies.

[@ChrisPierce-y1r]

there is nothing worse then george selling star wars a nuclear attack would not be worse then him selling star wars

[@noman8477]

Bro it just a kids movie I'm kidding it very good movie for everyone

[@noman8477]

And it stupid that people still said that "it just a kids movie" Why

[@nightshade9184]

This movie is so good! Yet, part of my childhood trauma

[@armandoguzmannieves5472]

Is Mastodon really a reference to a band?

[@shahzadamiri1317]

❤

[@philipgood5041]

6:30.....a mastodon is a prehistoric elephant, or am I currently the butt of a joke 😂

[@koichidignitythief7429]

Let's have a moment of silence and press F for our Lord and Savior: Spike.

[@Bankai-bp1qj]

Can you make a video about Primal in the future?

[@ChrisPierce-y1r]

why do they throw that kind of stuff away like deleted stuff they should save it and release it after 20 years

[@matthewbezuidenhout194]

Raisorblade l want to ask if you are going toe see the new Scott pilgrim Anime just asking

[@wish154]

To me the most glaring thing about this movie that hold it back from being a masterpiece is Mr. Narrator Captain Obvious coming in to talk when he doesn't need to and ruining a perfectly good emotional moment. Also why didn't the older dino that helped Littlefoot come to terms with his mother's death not go with him? It's been a few years since I rewatched the movie and I can't remember if an explanation was given in the movie. The movie is/was better in my memories. Like Balto 2.

[@ChrisPierce-y1r]

not unsafe at all full of green trees and grass and not unsafe at all but in the fist movie they where in a end of world kind of place

[@Ahalaya]

As a paleontology fan... This movie is goddamn awesome, and gets the pass on inaccuracy-- just about all of us agree on that one.

[@manuellamanna8776]

It's spikeover 😢

[@123emilymason]

Judith was a young kid.. Having that future taken away hurts. But, she would help Bluth give us a movie that's 35 years old, Happy birthday Land Before Time

[@chronic_hatred2k22]

Ducky was my favorite character from the movie literally because not only did she lift Littlefoot's spirit her presence literally brought that light and bright that we all needed, i love that they change Littlefoot's color pallet to represent this. Judith embodied this role and i couldn't have asked for a different actor.

[@ChelseaPariella]

Yeah. Shame that she was murdered by her own father. :(

[@lovelylife-tz4be]

I literally cried at this. It's so nostalgic to me. 😢😢 I lost my mom at a young age and re watching it after she past helped. And I was raised by my grandparents afterwards sooo...

[@rainbowracer9576]

Happy 35th Anniversary For The Land Before Time! 🎉🎊

[@922sunshine]

Judith and Maria Barsi both deserved so much better, rest in peace to both of them.

[@queendsheena1]

A very touching video, today. Animation is an inspiring art form that's for everyone. Also RIP Judith. I can't stop crying.

[@homecruz7743]

Happy 35th anniversary to our king Spike!🦕🦖

[@pennysanchez7656]

And HOOTY! Oh, wrong cartoon….

[@christianthelaidbackcampfan]

Happy 35th anniversary to this masterpiece of a film. The Land Before Time even as an adult still remains to this day to be one of my favorite movies of all time

[@Andromeda14161]

The scene with Rooter is so good though. I sent a clip of that scene to my good friend who lost his mom, it's just so profound.

[@eeveefennecfox]

it does make me sad that they cut alot out of the movie cause it was too ''scary'' for us when we were kids and then throw it in the trash ;-; sure I'm a scaredy cat but I think I would've loved to see how it all played out if nothing was ever cut anyway

[@miquelescribanoivars5049]

6:32 Raisor, I think you are reading too much into that, the American mastodon (Mammut americanum) was a type of proboscidean distantly related to elephant and mammoths, it was one of the earliest fossil animals discovered in the US, heck in many languages including Spanish it is used a synonym for "gigantic".

[@zaidnail3544]

I think he knows, he wad just joking.

[@Alejandroigarabide]

Bambi would be 80% better with an anaconda villain. You'd have to explain the snake escaped from a zoo or set the film in South America (thus changing a few species), but it would be awesome nonetheless.

[@joshuastrittmatter4188]

Or an alligator. All the animals shown in Bambi also live where American Alligators live, and those things hunt deer all the time.

[@DigitalAlexN]

Remember this about the sharptooth and little foot mom fight. that thing is almost as big as little foot's mom, can jump on its back, can break through boulders, and survive a fall into a pit so far you can't see it anymore. That's not a dinosaur that's a demon! And I wish we got to see more of it

[@Oakjet1998]

I’m about to see THE LAND BEFORE TIME in theaters NEXT SUNDAY!!!!!!! And I’m so freaking ready for it, I haven’t seen the first one in god ages/years!!!!!!! I didn’t get to experience in theaters because I was born in 1998!!!!! But I ABSOLUTELY LOVED THIS MOVIE!!!!! Flashback Cinema is an awesome event in participating theaters, that you would have to see if they have a location near you! They pick random movies every single month, and they played the classic movies that people either got to experience back then. or people who never got to experience those movies!!!!! They play a classic movie every Sunday and Wednesday!!!!!

[@nicholassims9837]

Fun Fact Sharptooth was planned to talk

[@bemasaberwyn55]

I'm glad it doesn't

[@Ahturos]

I call this the best movie not completed, until I saw Thief and the Cobbler unfinished cut. But still it is an amazing concentrated movie. I am also so curious about the cut scenes, it would be great if anyone could do animatic but those takes time and it won´t be fully like Dons vision. But still cracier things have happened. It´s still annoying to know that Don was fighting a uphill battle all the time, his darker movies got turned into brighter and brighter ones until they lost intrests with the audience. He was forced to compete with Disney every time, sure American Tail beat Disneys but that was one movie, he did´t need to beat them all the time, they needed to distinguish that this movies were darker or rather more dramatic but amazing insted of only funny and bright. Oh well history is history I am glad for what Don gave us.

[@tylerfish2701]

If I had a nickel for everytime Raisorblade and Morgan Leger upload a review of a Don Bluth movie in the same year, I'd have 2 nickels, which isn't a lot, but it's weird how it happened twice, right?

[@jamesshadeslayer3395]

weirdly enough camp camp is a show for adults but there's more kids then adults from what ive seen

[@messyjoy899]

I appreciate the tribute to Judith Barsi. Many give tribute to her only because of her tragic death and not to what she was able to achcieve for the unfortunate short life she had.

[@clobertina8176]

Man, I'm a huge dino nerd, but the whole paleo accuracy part had me Laughing out loud

[@jonesinator47]

LBT’s score is one of James Horner’s best It’s really a damn shame that he’s no longer with us

[@Nonjola]

A mastodon is actually a large, prehistoric elephant-like creature. It looks similar to a wholly mammoth, but with less hair.

[@koichidignitythief7429]

With a flatter head and smaller tusks.

[@Nonjola]

@@koichidignitythief7429 That too.

[@SteveL-qw4rp]

today's animated kid's movie's aren't as good as they once were

[@Baghead-gr3mx]

C.S. Lewis; “A child story that only children can enjoy, is not a good children’s show in the slightest.”