MarzGurl Discusses The Land Before Time X
Written by MarzGurl Saturday, 16 April 2011 18:37
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04.16.2011 - 20:15 | Neo Ultra Mike
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04.17.2011 - 02:24 | Radeltacin wicked's review was better
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04.18.2011 - 16:30 | vorpalsword
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04.18.2011 - 09:26 | Morgoth Bauglir
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04.16.2011 - 21:53 | Poisonpen
Love these! The original was amazing, but I made the foolish mistake to watch the second long ago. Never got any further than that (thankfully). Sorry you had to suffer through these for us, but the entertainment value in seeing them justly deconstructed is cathartic. You're fighting the good fight!
...now if I may be a nerd: kelvin isn't measured in degrees, its just [#]kelvin. God, I'm lame sometimes.
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04.16.2011 - 23:30 | ladydiskette
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04.16.2011 - 22:00 | TheDued92
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04.17.2011 - 10:34 | whatever42
Nope, it's not about a time portal. Instead, it's about mini dinosaurs being in the Great Valley. Of course, that's not much better.
Quite obviously, this was a bad movie, plain and simple. There were only three slightly good things about it. Kiefer Sutherland voiced Bron, Pat was an alright character, and I actually like that Bestest Friends song that Littlefoot's friends sing at the end of the movie quite a lot. Of course, three small pros do not outweigh a sea's worth of cons.
You're getting there Marzgurl. The next movie was the last one I saw, and I really don't remember liking it too much, although I'm pretty sure number 9 and number 3 were still far worse. Keep up the good work.
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04.16.2011 - 22:05 | FieldMarshalPatton^3seriously?????? GAHHH where's those producers i'll rip thier eyes for these movies.....i no longer have faith in humanity THE WORLD IS DEAD
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04.16.2011 - 22:14 | Jegsimmons
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04.16.2011 - 22:18 | TragicGuineaPig
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04.16.2011 - 23:49 | ladydiskette
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04.17.2011 - 01:34 | Heisanevilgenius
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04.17.2011 - 23:46 | TragicGuineaPig
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04.17.2011 - 11:48 | Dierna
His name is BRON not Brawn. Bron as in Brontosaur. Like the 3 horns are all named after parts of the dino they are. Triceratops = TRIa (cera's step-mom), CERA, TOPSy (cera's dad), TRIcia (Cera's half sister that's born in the 12th movie). Also Petrie's uncle is Pterano as in Pteranodon. And Petrie's name is a play on Pteradactyl.
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04.16.2011 - 22:27 | CBB
Before modern telecommunications and high-speed travel, it was fairly common for men to leave their wives and children to go searching for a better place to live. Many families couldn't afford to go all together, so one member, usually the father, went to the destination, found a job, and sent money back so the rest of the family could catch up. Alternatively, some men would go to find a home first so that the whole family wasn't kicking around in a strange city or country incurring expenses at a hotel or whatnot. My grandfather did this-he got a job in New York City, so he left my pregnant grandmother and two children in Kansas City while he went to work and look for a home. He found one in New Jersey, and my grandmother crossed half the country to move into a house she had never seen. So that part of Bron's story holds up-he left Littlefoot's mom (how come she doesn't get a name?) with her parents while he looked for a place to live. The rest of his story doesn't add up, though.
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04.17.2011 - 00:40 | DMasterFurther hints that the people ordering these movies are morons completely out of touch with reality.
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04.17.2011 - 08:16 | Tactlesscat
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My grandpa did that too, except he worked in Chicago and eventually brought my dad, his siblings, and my grandma over. However, he was a total asshole and left my grandma around the time my father was in college. And he's one of the reasons I am a little distrustful of guys. I mean, most of my uncles are assholes. I guess they take after their father. I was lucky to have the only sane son of the group as my father, which is why I am dating the man of my dreams while my cousins date a bunch of losers. I am so grateful for my parents.
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04.16.2011 - 22:32 | SpeedyEric
Also, the openning title looks like it's being shot in Hell. I know it's just an animation of Earth forming, but it's a perfect metafore for this whole DTV film.
1:09- At least there's a nice difference: they had no economy.
7:37- Science and logic? What's that?
Bran is the most idiotic father of any species of any time period in any universe.
Dear lord, this film is aweful. And I agree about the CGI. "Titan A.E." did a better job with it, and that film is one of my favorite underrated films.
Good luck on your reviews on the last Land Before Time sequels, Marzy, and God speed. ;)
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04.16.2011 - 22:45 | SindragosaPlease tell me that you're going to review the animated series after you finish the movies. I'm not asking for a review of every single episode, but like you said about pushing through the mess that is the movie series, you've come this far you might as well review the animated series too!
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04.16.2011 - 22:45 | marie-antoinette
I have to admit, when I saw this movie a few years ago, I actually did enjoy it. I had always wondered what happened to Littlefoot's father and, since I hadn't seen most of the other sequels, it didn't matter to me that they waited so long to do it.
I also actually liked the idea of the Longneck myth since it really seemed like classic Greek mythology to me, though obviously there are problems with how it was played out, which you pointed out.
But on a whole, I think it definitely had a better plot/characterization than the previous movies (not that this says a lot). It's far from perfect but it is at least entertaining (even if the animation is horrible).
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04.16.2011 - 22:48 | Undertaker91
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04.16.2011 - 22:52 | evaunit24
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I LIKED Bran. His story made sense, and with all the continuity errors in the series him NOT knowing the way to The Great Valley is believable enough. Him NOT going to TGV with his son and parents (in-laws?) makes zero sense though.
I also liked Pat. I want to get him an SUPER over-sized shirt that says "Old Guys Rule."
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04.16.2011 - 23:26 | Ruby Doomsday
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04.16.2011 - 23:51 | DawnWarrior
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04.17.2011 - 00:12 | Moomoof
Really? really? a dad now after all that time...one question you didn't bring up in the review why the fuck didn't little foot's grandparents....um tell him where his dad went or for that matter did little foot at anytime ever mention wanting to know his dad in this movie series?
Fuck running out of idea much?
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04.17.2011 - 00:44 | DMasterOne little nitpick: by the time any of these creatures would've evolved, Pangaea would've already split. Indeed, given the presence of ceratopsians at this point in time, the continents have gotten pretty close to where they are today. ...granted [i]stegosaurs[/i] being present kind of throws that off a bit, but I can buy it, given how much is still a mystery regarding dinosaurs.
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04.17.2011 - 00:46 | Rurik
That whole awkward chat about the rocks in the swamp seems like something out of an edutainment game, you know the sort like they like including on the DVD's as a special feature where you'd have to select the correct "rock" to make it across and then one of the characters, most likely the most annoying, would congratulate you before moving on to the next puzzle that wouldn't even challenge an infant.
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04.17.2011 - 01:01 | Valis77
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04.17.2011 - 01:30 | spade75
How did this ever happen to me!? you monkeys and your skin suites! those dinosaurs look like penis's. why are there so many penis dinosaurs? is that what a fuckin dinosaur looks like? a fuckin dick? fuck me, this world sucks shit. little foot is so small in comparison, his father could fondle him with his tongue.
sharp tooths and long necks what are you fuckin retards!? are you all a bunch of fuckin retards!? three more to go? three! i'd rather climb a coconut tree barefoot and naked then watch this shit. i just stuck a glass dick in my mouth. so i'm having trouble with my choice adjectives.
Human Repugnance - Dissevered Genitals
I'm spade and FUCK YOU MOM!
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04.17.2011 - 01:45 | koudama
I know these movies were supposedly made for children, but most children aren't dumb enough to enjoy this tripe. I think my main gripe has to do with the de facto execution of the characters in the installments - instead of acting like animals driven by instinct, the dinosaurs act like very stupid humans.
The negative continuity doesn't really work either, as this isn't really the right medium. Films can't, but episodic television CAN do it - it's The Simpsons' bread and butter.
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04.17.2011 - 02:34 | EpicFish
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04.17.2011 - 02:46 | thatbastardfromfinland
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04.17.2011 - 03:02 | Swiftbow
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04.17.2011 - 10:13 | Zoness
Actually they've grown quite a bit, in the first movie Littlefoot was tiny, able to, along with his friends fit quite comfortably inside of a foot print, Cera was about the size of the sharp tooth's eye, since then their size has increased . . . and at times decreased so it could just be the animators utterly failing at scale, but still they are somewhat larger than younger members of their various species.
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04.17.2011 - 03:05 | FunkyM
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04.17.2011 - 05:03 | TouchéThere is a line in the first movie about the herds only stopped to give birth to their young. So it is possible that by leaving long before they did(This also means Littlefoot's mother was pregnant while traveling)he might had gotten back long after they did, if they waited say two months after he left and it took two more months for him to get there, then 4 total back.. yeah he would be massively lost. Plus all the land masses where changing, that long neck rock might have crumbled away by that point. It didn't honestly look that sturdy.
So while its a stretch to believe it, it's not impossible. But yeah he comes off as a dead beat dad, great review.
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04.17.2011 - 05:12 | erin_baliya
Kiefer Sutherland as Bron was awesome! Though, I WAS kind of expecting him to act like Jack Bauer (I'm a big fan of 24, go figure).
Still, the original movie made no mention of Littlefoot having a father. According to the narrator, his mother and grandparents were all that remained of his "herd." Guess they expected us to use our imagination as to who his dad was and where he was. I would know, I did the same thing.
But, the most important question would be why they waited until the tenth movie to bring this guy in. Why not earlier? And why didn't he just go to the Great Valley to find his family if he was that concerned about them? The directions were simple, go west, find a rock in the shape of a long neck, and then pass some volcanoes. It doesn't get any simpler than that, people. Hell, if LITTLEFOOT could find the place, his dad could too.
Anyway, I enjoyed your review, Marzgurl. Looking forward to seeing what you've got in store for us next. Hang in there, you're almost done.
Anyway great video. I have to say watching this and the Land Before Time Collaboration with all the forum members, so far 9/10 times your videos have been a lot better then theirs, since you actually stay on topic about picking apart and pointing out the flaws on the movie. The guy Cin Wicked had this lame running joke about trying to end the movie early and didn't really seem to know anything about the other previous movies besides the first and had his clips go on too long, and really the only proper credits I can give to him over your video was listing some of the voice acting credits (apparently Littlefoot's father was played by Kiefer Sutherland, aka Jack Bauer) and sprucing up some of the montages with clips from other shows/movies. But you had him beat when it came to
- Discussing why the dream angle was stupid.
- Actually talking about the specifics of the plot and how Littlefoot's friends stupidly followed after him, including them not even knowing they were sleeping next to a T-Rex.
- Everything that was wrong with Littlefoot's father being introduced (seriously I was like "WTF, they're introducing his dad now? Are they kidding") including being annoyed at Unviersal for waiting till movie 10 to do it and explaining why his story dosne't make any sense whatsover.
- The idiotic prophecy about the Longnecks saving the great valley and how it was really just a bunch of impossible to happen at the same time natural occurances then the sun landing on their heads (yeah I know that this is suppose to be made for kids and based on legends but kids aren't suppose to be watching things this stupid).
- Saying Bron should of just taken his heard to the Great Valley with them instead of just wandering off again. Of course here's the real reason they didn't want to do that: not only did they not want to have to bring Kiefer Sutherland back as a guest voice since that may require them having to pay a salary for him again, but also these movies HATE CONTINUITY BETWEEN EACH OTHER. Seriously besides maybe a stupid mention here or there, the only character that ever returned was that baby T-Rex. They never had Sarah's cousins, Petrey's uncle, and hell what about that friend "Longneck" littlefoot met? Shoudln't she have been part of the Longneck Migration or something?
So yeah in short this movie is stupid but your review is great and I can't wait to see you finish it up. Are you also going to talk about the Land Before Time TV ...