I like Don Bluth (who is still producing) but he never succeeded in surpassing Disney, although "An American Tail" and "NIMH" come very close. A very cute story, but it seems too thin for a (short) cartoon feature. Five baby dinosaurs, not off to see the wizard, but off to find the "great valley" which is filled with green trees and water. Of course mama dies, and the little ones are left on their own. On my old VHS tape, it suffers from terrible "color timing" and I am sure it looks far better on DVD. Very tenderly animated but some of the dramatic scenes (volcanoes) seem to lack the "punch" that should be there. For younger children only, as the story seems quite simplistic. Not too young, as the T-Rex (sharp tooth) is quite a beast. How this spawned 8 sequels is beyond me.
Review of The Land Before Time
