
An orphaned brontosaurus named Littlefoot sets off in search of the legendary Great Valley. A land of lush vegetation where the dinosaurs can thrive and live in peace. Along the way he meets four other young dinosaurs, each one a different species, and they encounter several obstacles and the evil predator Sharptooth as they learn to work together in order to survive.... (Full plot summary below)
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An orphaned brontosaurus named Littlefoot sets off in search of the legendary Great Valley. A land of lush vegetation where the dinosaurs can thrive and live in peace. Along the way he meets four other young dinosaurs, each one a different species, and they encounter several obstacles and the evil predator Sharptooth as they learn to work together in order to survive.
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| Chicago TribuneDave KehrThe Land Before Time is as handsome and honest an animated feature as any produced since Walt Disney`s death; it may even be the best. |
| Boston GlobeJay CarrIt is, in the best Disney tradition, a story of childhood's end, of leaving the family and accepting adult responsibilities. Bluth relates it through a smooth counterpoint of humor, sadness and horror. |
| Los Angeles TimesSheila BensonDon Bluth (An American Tail) has gone to the trouble of differentiating between the species, of being careful of the scale of one in relation to another and of giving very little children a sort of primer of dinosaur lore. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertI guess I sort of liked the film. although I wonder why it couldn't have spent more time on natural history and the sense of discovery. |
| Time OutDamon WiseAfter An American Tale, Bluth surely had the clout to make a more adventurous animated feature than this, with its anthropomorphic espousal of American nuclear family values and its static, unimaginatively rendered backgrounds. |
| South Florida Sun-SentinelCandice RussellThe Land Before Time works by evoking the simple virtues of this art aimed at children, as it was in the beginning when Disney animated Mickey Mouse. This film deserves a place next to the often-revived animated classics. |
| Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittIt's a beautiful movie to watch, and the cartoony characters are as endearing as they come. |
| Radio TimesDavid ParkinsonIf your little dinosaur lovers are still a bit young for Jurassic Park, then this charming cartoon should have them in raptures. |
| Washington PostHal HinsonThough it's not a great film, it is an entertaining and, at times, emotionally rich one. |
| Miami HeraldBeth DunlopThe Land Before Time isn't heavily plotted; it doesn't do much more than concentrate on the amusingly lifelike dynamics among the dinosaur children as they make their journey. Luckily, it isn't very long either. At a just-right length of 73 minutes, it ought to win audiences' hearts without wearing out their patience. |