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All member reviews for The Land Before Time

ACabral7805
parent of 4 year old
 
Classic movie for kids
I loved this movie when I was a kid and my 3 year old loves it now. Some parts are a little scary- when littlefoot's mother is killed by sharptooth. I don't think kids really understand what is happening during that scene and my daughter asked what happened to his mommy and I just explained and she seemed fine. As far as the dinosaurs fighting-I explained to her that there are meat eaters and leaf eaters, etc, and that is the way Dinosaurs are. Truth be told!

celinac
parent of 6 and 8 year old
 

brundda
parent of 3 year old
 
childhood anxiety
When I watched this as a child I remember having some serious anxiety from it. Fear of my own mother dying. It was heart wrenching and for some reason I kept wanting to watch it because it affected me in such a powerful way. I am 29 years old and after receiving it as a gift for my 3 year old daughter I decided i would watch it with her since she was begging to watch it. And to my amazement, it made me feel that same extreme sadness, gushing with tears and pain in my heart when the mother dies and Little Foot is trying to understand and deal with his emotions. After even just hearing the music I was reminded of this powerful anxiety that I had and may still have. from it. My husband had to fast forward the scene where the mother dies. I am not going to let my daughter watch it again for fear that she may develop this anxiety. It hurts me so much to think that she would feel this way! So watching those parts again would be like torture for me.

angel6757
teen, 14 years old
 
i loved it when i was little!
I used to love this when i was little! but the t rex did used to scar me. And wow! SUPER MOVIE REVIEWER!i can't believe someone actually knows and wants to mention Judith Barsi!!! Judith Barsi was a cute little girl! Shame on her father! Judith deserved to live!! and so did her mother! And Judith Barsi played my favorite character in this movie: little ducky. I can't belive she's gone! SOB! R.I.P Judith Barsi our ten year old little, concreate angel.

Nectaria
teen, 17 years old
 

castebr
teen, 15 years old
 
I'm thirteen and I watch this movie
This was an amazing movie because it gives a good message and is kid friendly

super movie ...
teen, 15 years old
 
good movie but poor Judith.....
i loved this when i was little very good. If u look at the top you will see starring Judith Barsi. Judith Barsi did a very good job acting in this movie but sadly there will never be another movie with her in it. On july 25th 1988 10 year old Judith barsi and her mother where shot in the head by josez Barsi. (Jusith's father and Marria barsi's husband. )Judith was born in 1978 and died when she was just 10 years old after being abused by her father for a long time. Other movies starring Judith Barsi is Jaws 4 the revenge, eye of the tigger, the land before time, and all dogs go to heaven. She also appeared in many camercials in the 1980's. This sweat little inisent girl will be missed by all.

Amberwrista
parent of 5 year old
 
Why do all kids' movies involve a parent dying?
Started watching this with my almost 4-year-old sister. She loved the first few minutes with the cute baby dinosaurs, but soon it turned scary as the T-Rex chased the babies. I asked if she was alright, and she said she was fine, but as the mother dinosaur lay dying, her lip started to tremble. I immediately shut the movie off and she burst into tears. If your kids are old enough to deal with a very sad death (which is not simply glossed over, we see Littlefoot continue crying for the next few scenes), this would probably be a good movie for them, but be careful with preschoolers.

Katlover
teen, 14 years old
 
Good Memories
Loved this as a kid, plus so sad but happy ending!

Sunnye
parent of 4 and 6 year old
 
Finally, a G movie that is actually G material. A carnivore eating meat... that's life, not violence. Easily explainable to a child who is already learning about different dinosaurs.

sarahbee
parent of 5 year old
 
Not recommended for kids old enough to understand what death is
This movie is like Bambi with dinosaurs: it is emotionally very heavy-handed. My daughter, who is almost five and has a good understanding of what death is, could not handle the mother dinosaur death scene. I think this is an unusually difficult thing to ask a four-year-old to to handle, and the movie presented it in the most tear-jerking way possible. We had to stop the movie so she could cry her little heart out for about fifteen minutes. After she started feeling okay again, she wanted to keep watching the movie (she LOVES dinosaurs), but then she found the Tyrannosaurus Rex scene too scary, and we stopped for more consoling. Honestly, this movie is too much for a preschooler to handle.

smi34563
parent of 4 year old
 
Good lessons in helping each other. Scary separation and death of a mother...

gypsywife
parent of 3 and 5 year old
 
Ok for older kids, but not young at heart!

lkjhb9
kid, 5 years old
 
why do g movies have voilince
they should rate this movie pg

 
this movie is so sad i cried my eyes out
im not even kidding!!! this movie is the sadest movie i have ever!!! please take me seriously this movie is really sad!!

yankee01
teen, 16 years old
 
sad movie
if you have kids that get scared easy or senceitive kids this probley is not for them but this is a cute movie

Dominicboo1
teen, 16 years old
 
Timeless Classic
The Land Before Time is a sweet family movie that is fun for all ages, but it also is one of the saddest kids movies of all time. Like in the Disney Classic Bambi Littlefoot loses his mother, and doesn't seem to understand what happened.

Peenut2k7
kid, 10 years old
 
I swear I found blood
I am not kidding. During the Sharptooth vs Mother Dino fight, when Sharptooth goes on her back, you can literally SEE blood coming out of her! OH MY GOD!!! Off for kids 3 and under because 4 years olds can probably handle it.

Erock23432
kid, 12 years old
 
:/
Man. I really miss Judith Barsi. I remember those commercials i watched on recorded VHS Tapes. RIP Judith Barsi 1978-1988

Blue-Bunny
teen, 18 years old
 
Brings back childhood memories...
If anything, this movie stands out as one of the most memorable of all my childhood memories. Basically, a "long neck's" mother is killed by a "sharp tooth". Suddenly, he's lost, but soon meets up with four friends (Ducky the swimmer, Cera the three-horn, Petrie the flyer, and Spike the silent). Considering the sad beginning, I still think this was a happy, heart-warming tale, as are all the other Land Before Time installments. However, I think it's bet to say that this stands out from all the others.