land before time

i absolutely adored this movie when i was a kid. one christmas i told my parents i wanted this movie on vhs and nothing else! (fortunately they got it for me and a few other things too...) when the wife and i saw that it was on we had to watch it! unfortunately it doesnt hold up quite as well as a child's unquestioning love, but thats the way memories go, huh? the story follows littlefoot as he tries to find his family and make his way to the great valley. along the way he makes a few friends, and one scary t-rex enemy! it was unfortunate to realize that the film isnt really that good at all. the animation is poor (even by 1988 standards...) with all the colors washed out in that typical don bluth style. the story is very weak, even with all the extra padding, the film only clocks in at about 64 minutes. but, gosh darn it, i still love it. more for what it was to me than for what it really is. sometimes you just have to let nostalgia win out over the harsh cold realities, right? petri would agree, 'yup yup yup!'