Film Rating: The Land Before Time

Don Bluth brought us some iconic films during him time such as The Secret of NIMH and An American Tail. Another Bluth classic that I enjoy is The Land Before Time.

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This one is by far the saddest film he made. Littlefoot the little-longneck and his mother are both in search of a new home, in a place called The Great Valley, However with a violent encounter with Sharptooth and the Earth-Quake that followed which resulted in the death of Littlefoot's mother, Littlefoot has to make the journey alone, along the way he meets new friends (Cera, Ducky, Petrie & Spike) and together they decide to find the Great Valley, while also escaping the jaws of Sharptooth.

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The death of Littlefoot's mother was by far the saddest character death in any film I've watched (Even sadder than Mufasa from The Lion King), I remember watching this with my Mother - Sister and Grandfather and all three of them cried their eyes out --- Yet I did not.

As Bluth's classic goes, this is up there with all his greatest work and I'm proud to be a fan of Don Bluth, the soundtrack adds an even deeper emotional feel to the story and the voice acting was greatly performed.

My Score:

8 / 10

Give it a watch --- But have a box of tissues ready if you are very easily emotional.

The Land Before Time (C) Bon Bluth / Universal