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.

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.

Loved this as a kid, plus so sad but happy ending!

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.

im not even kidding!!! this movie is the sadest movie i have ever!!! please take me seriously this movie is really sad!!

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.

Man. I really miss Judith Barsi. I remember those commercials i watched on recorded VHS Tapes. RIP Judith Barsi 1978-1988