THE SUM OF ALL FEARS (Theatrical Release USA 2002)

Ben Meyers’ rating: 3.3|5.0 Starsììì

The Sum of All Fears—a little boring and slow—just does not have the action feel that other apocalyptic movies have. Morgan Freeman (DCI William Cabot) and Liev Schreiber (John Clark) play strong parts, but their strength makes the rest of the cast seem weak and amateurish.

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Storyline

A Syrian finds an unexploded bomb in the Golan Heights and sells it to a South African black market arms dealer. The bomb eventually finds its way to a Baltimore, Maryland football game where it detonates and destroys the stadium and miles of the city. United States CIA believes the activity originates with Russia. Tensions between Russia and the United States heighten to the brink of nuclear war. Jack Ryan (Ben Affleck) works to prove that the bombing is not of Russian origin.

Additional Thanks

Good Work for Director Phil Alden Robinson. Thank you to Executive Producers Tom Clancy and Stratton Leopold for making the film possible. Additional characters/cast include: Syrian Radar Operator (Ian Mongrain), Israeli Pilot (Russell Bobbitt), Admiral Pollack (Ken Jenkins), National Security Advisor Revell (Bruce McGill), General Lasseter (John Beasley), Defense Secretary Becker (Philip Baker Hall), and US STRATCOM Colonel (Al Vandecruys).

 

Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?

Maybe. It’s not the best spy thriller flick, but it’s not the worst either.

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THE LITTLE PRINCE (Cannes International Film Festival Cannes France 2015)

Ben Meyers’ rating: 3.6|5.0 Starsììì

The Little Prince—complicated, metaphorical storyline with little explication—does not serve the general audience desiring animated entertainment. While the metaphors tantalize, a general audience may feel cheated out of an hour and forty-eight minutes. The film serves a narrow, niche market and lacks universal appeal.

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Storyline

The Prince lives on a small planet where he spends his time digging up Baobab trees. One day a rose grows on his planet—a rose that talks and speaks. The Prince decides to explore the universe and meets an aviator in Earth’s Sahara Desert. He makes friends with the aviator who later tells a small girl about the Prince. She eventually searches for the Prince, finds him, and later returns to earth to resume the life her mother has planned for her.

Additional Thanks

Really Good Work for Director Mark Osborne. Thanks to Executive Producers Moritz Borman, Chip Flaherty, Jinko Gotoh, Mark Osborne, Thierry Pasquet, and Paul Rassam for making the film possible. Additional characters/cast include: The Aviator (voiced by Jeff Bridges), The Mother (voiced by Rachel McAdams), Mr. Prince (voiced by Paul Rudd), The Rose (voiced by Marion Cotillard), The Fox (voiced by James Franco), The Snake (voiced by Benicio Del Toro), The Conceited Man (voiced by Ricky Gervais), The Little Prince (voiced by Riley Osborne), The Businessman (Albert Brooks), and The Little Girl (Mackenzie Foy).

Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?

Maybe. The story’s metaphors may not be understood by the general young child/adult audience.

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TOP GUN (Theatrical Release USA 1986)

Ben Meyers’ rating: 3.5|5.0 Starsììì

Top Gun—overrated story loaded with unrealistic and dangerous egoism—tells an adolescent story for adolescent viewers. The script is all fluff with no substance.

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Storyline

Fighter pilot Pete ‘Maverick’ Mitchell (Tom Cruise) and Nick ‘Goose’ Bradshaw (Anthony Edwards) are sent for additional flight training at a top United States’ flight school. Maverick makes a ‘pass’ at the female instructor Charlie (Kelly McGillis) and successfully acquires her as a girlfriend. Goose dies while training due to a failed ejection mechanism. Maverick finishes flying school and achieves a one-way ticket to real life military flight exercises.

Additional Thanks

Good Work for Director Tony Scott. Thanks to Executive Producer Bill Badalato for making the film possible. Additional characters/cast include: Officer ‘Stinger’ (James Tolkan), Iceman (Val Kilmer), Viper (Tom Skerritt), Jester (Michael Ironside), Cougar (John Stockwell), and Wolfman (Barry Tubb).

Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?

No. The storyline is amateurish and built to appeal to an immature, teen-age mindset.

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THE ITALIAN JOB (Theatrical Release USA 2003)

Ben Meyers’ rating: 4.0|5.0 Starsìììì

The Italian Job—a remake of a 1969 British film—shows itself as solid, straightforward storytelling that is worth watching. There is brief sexual content.

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Storyline

A crew assembles to steal $35 M in gold bullion stored in Italy. After successfully stealing the gold, one of the crew members turns traitor and absconds with all the gold. The duped crew members find the traitor living under a pseudonym in Los Angeles. They successfully devise a plan to retrieve the gold.

Additional Thanks

Great Work for Director F. Gary Gray. Thanks to Executive Producers Tim Bevan, James Dyer, Eric Fellner, and Wendy Japhet for making the film possible. Additional characters/cast include: John Bridger (Donald Sutherland), Charlie Croker (Mark Wahlberg), Steve (Edward Norton), Stella Bridger (Charlize Theron), Left Ear (Yasiin Bey), and Lyle (Seth Greene).

Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?

Yes. The film is a good action flick.

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KING KONG (Theatrical Release USA 1933)

Ben Meyers’ rating: 2.9|5.0 Starsìì

King Kong—boy, have we come a long way in cinema entertainment since 1933! This movie was considered a ‘king’ in its day and has led to numerous remakes along the way; but, unfortunately, the original ‘hit’ has now relegated itself to amateur status in presentation, acting, and casting.

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Storyline

Professional Movie Director Carl Denham (Robert Armstrong) sets sail to an uncharted Island with Anne Darrow (Fay Wray) for his next picture. He finds the Eighth Wonder of the World, King Kong. The island natives steal Anne Darrow from the ship to give to Kong. The ship crew attempt to rescue her. Kong is captured and brought back to New York for display, rampages the city, and is killed.

Additional Thanks

Fair work for Directors Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack. Thanks to Executive Producer David O. Selznick for making the film possible. Additional characters/cast include: John Driscoll (Bruce Cabot) and Captain Englehorn (Frank Reicher).

Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?

No. The film has moved into ‘a good study’ for academia, but no longer rates as entertainment.

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THE MONUMENTS MEN (Theatrical Release USA 2014)

Ben Meyers’ rating: 4.1|5.0 Starsìììì

The Monuments Men—a little boring and slow—has merit. It tells how the United States found, retrieved, and preserved vital art during World War II. The film briefly examines the difference between Russian and United States’ attitudes over final outcomes of war spoil. The story highlights the ethical value that war spoil needs to be properly and honorably returned to its rightful owners rather than be regarded as a country’s compensation for war expenses.

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Storyline

Frank Stokes (George Clooney) convinces the United States Government to allow a small group of men to find and recover precious art for the purpose of restoring the pieces to their rightful owners.

Additional Thanks

Great work for Director George Clooney. Thanks to Executive Producer Barbara A. Hall for making the film possible. Additional characters/cast include: Matt Damon (James Granger), Richard Campbell (Bill Murray), Claire Simone (Cate Blanchett), Walter Garfield (John Goodman), Jean Claude Clermont (Jean Dujardin), Donald Jeffries (Hugh Bonneville), and Preston Savitz (Bob Balaban).

Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?

Maybe. The film does not tell its story in an outstanding manner.

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WE WERE SOLDIERS (Theatrical Release USA 2002)

Ben Meyers’ rating: 4.3|5.0 Starsìììì

We Were Soldiers—based on the Vietnam War’s Battle of la Drang—gives a hard, yet heart-tugging look at the difficulties of military leadership in desperate situations. The film manages to capture the wide scope range of the battlefield from both the United States and Vietnamese viewpoint as well as poignantly portrays the home front impact as United States’ families receive final death notices of loved ones. The film casts Sam Elliot as Sergeant Major Basil L. Plumey and Mel Gibson as Lieutenant Colonel Hal Moore.

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Storyline

Lieutenant Colonel Hal Moore receives orders to take 400 men into Vietnam’s la Drang valley. He finds he’s been ordered into a Vietnamese Base Camp populated with 4,000 Vietnamese soldiers.

Additional Thanks

Great Work for Director Randall Wallace. Thanks to Executive Producer Jim Lemley and Arne Schmidt for making the film possible. Additional characters/cast include: Julie Moore (Madeleine Stowe), Major Bruce Crandall (Greg Kinnear), Second Lieutenant Jack Geoghegan (Chris Klein), Barbara Geoghegan (Keri Russell), Sergeant Ernie Savage (Ryan Hurst), Joe Galloway (Barry Pepper), and Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Huu An (Duong Don).

Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?

Yes. This is a well-written, well-acted account of the Battle of la Drang.

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MILLION DOLLAR BABY (Theatrical Release USA 2004)

Ben Meyers’ rating: 4.7|5.0 Starsìììì

Million Dollar Baby deserves every accolade it receives. Unlike the tastelessness that plagues the boxing movie, Grudge Match, this boxing film completely inspires. The casting choices of Morgan Freeman with Clint Eastwood and Hilary Swank create a partnership that make the movie into one of the best boxing movies to date, standing with Cinderella Man in its depiction of will power and determination to rise and win in life.

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Storyline

Maggie Fitzgerald (Hilary Swank), a 31-year-old female, desires to rise from abject poverty and has little to choose from to make that happen. She picks boxing as her ticket to a better life, walks into a boxing gym and, on her own, with no knowledge of the sport, starts to punch away at the punching bag hanging in the corner of the gym. Eddie Scrap-Iron Dupris (Morgan Freeman) mentions her desire to train to Frankie Dunn (Clint Eastwood), the man who runs the gym, but he only wants to train men. Due to Maggie Fitzgerald’s persistence, he finally, unwillingly, decides to help her with a few pointers until he can find a trainer for her. But, after Maggie becomes re-assigned to Frankie for training, she proves to be a winner with tireless ability. The show is on as Frankie and Maggie work their way up the boxing circuit.

Additional Thanks

Best work for Director and Producer Clint Eastwood. Thank you to Executive Producers Robert Lorenz and Gary Lucchesi for making the film possible. Excellent work by Screenplay Writer Paul Haggis. Additional character/cast include: Danger Barch (Jay Baruchel), Big Willie Little (Mike Colter), Billie the Blue Bear (Lucia Rijker), Father Horvak (Brian F. O’Byrne), Shawrelle Berry (Anthony Mackie), Earline Fitzgerald (Margo Martindale), Mardell Fitzgerald (Riki Lindhome), and Omar (Michael Peña).

Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?

Yes. The film is terrific entertainment with a conclusion that causes deep reflection.

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SONG OF THE SEA (American Film Institute Film Festival Release, Los Angeles, California USA 2014)

Ben Meyers’ rating: 2.7|5.0 Starsìì

Song of the Sea performs better than Secret of the Kells due to deeper heart built into the story as well as high imagination. But, Song of the Sea, as its predecessor Secret of the Kells, is plagued by the assumption that Irish/Scottish folklore and fairy tales are universally familiar and understood—not needing background information or detail/explanation. Confusion, due to this error, detracts from a film that should have been a winner from the get-go.

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Storyline

The woman, Bronach (voice of Lisa Hannigan), is a white seal from the ocean who marries a man named Conor (voice of Brendan Gleeson) who runs a light house on the beach. They have a son and name him Ben (voice of David Rawle). Bronach and Conor produce another child, Saoirse (voice of Lucy O’Connell), a mute girl. When Bronach disappears. Ben blames the disappearance of his mother on his new sister. His father, Conor, somewhat detached from life in general due to mourning over his wife’s ‘death’ does not recognize the problems between Ben and Saoirse. Saoirse plays her brother’s shell flute, a gift to him from their mother, and it leads her to a locked chest in her father’s closet. She opens it and finds a glistening white sealskin coat and walks outside of the light house wearing the coat. She is revealed as a young Selkie, a creature who can live on land, if not wearing the sealskin coat, or in the water, if wearing the sealskin coat.  When the children’s grandmother finds Saoirse in the ocean, she demands that the children come to live with her in the city. The rest of the story details the adventures of the two children as they encounter fairy and other mythological creatures while working their way back home.

Additional Thanks

Fair Work for Director and Producer Tomm Moore. Thank you to Producers Claus Toksvig Kjaer and Paul Young for making the film possible. Additional characters/cast include: Mac Lir (voice of Brendan Gleeson), Macha (voice of Fionnula Flanagan), Ferry Dan/The Great Seanachaí (voice of Jon Kenny), Lug (voice of Pat Shortt), and Mossy (voice of Colm Ó’Snodaigh).

Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?

Yes. Do some background research about Scot/Irish folklore involving Selkies, Mac Lir, Tir na nÒg, Seanachaí, and Macha, before you go, to enhance the experience.

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CHICKEN LITTLE (Theatrical Release USA 2005)

Ben Meyers’rating: 3.6|5.0 Starsììì

Chicken Little—purely a children’s movie—fails to inspire the adult audience. The film starts well, but slowly falls apart. There are some challenges with the music so that some scenes’ music is a little too upbeat for the situation. This may provide incorrect cues for children watching the film.

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Storyline

Chicken Little (voice of Zack Braff) has a ‘piece of sky’ fall on his head, rings the community alarm bell, alerts the community, and then cannot find the evidence to prove his claims. His reputation is ruined with his community and his father, Buck Cluck (voice of Garry Marshall). Chicken Little tries to redeem himself by playing baseball well and becomes the town’s baseball hero after a particularly inspiring game. Another ‘piece of sky’ falls into his life, but this time he and his friends are able to track the source of item—an alien spaceship. After a series of adventures, the mystery solves itself, Chicken Little’s reputation is restored and Hollywood makes a movie about it.

Additional Thanks

Really Good Work for Director Mark Dindal. Thank you to Producer Randy Fullmer for making the film possible. Additional cast/characters include: Mayor Turkey Lurkey (voice of Don Knotts), Mr. Woolensworth (voice of Patrick Stewart), Foxy Loxy (voice of Amy Sedaris), Runt of the Litter (voice of Steve Zahn), Fish Out of Water (voice Dan Molina), Abby Mallard (voice of Joan Cusack), Principal Fetchit (voice of Wallace Shawn), Dog Announcer (voice of Harry Shearer), Melvin Alien Dad (Fred Willard), Tina-Alien Mom (voice of Catherine O’Hara), Alien Cop (voice of Patrick Warburton), and Ace-Hollywood Chicken Little (voice of Adam West).

Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?

Maybe. If a young child desperately needs entertainment, this film, while not a first choice pick, could serve those needs.

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THE WORLD’S FASTEST INDIAN (Theatrical Release USA 2005)

Ben Meyers’ rating: 4.0|5.0 Starsìììì

The World’s Fastest Indian bases itself on the true story of New Zealand’s Burt Munro who ships his Indian motorcycle to the United States in hopes of setting the winning speed record on the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah. Pleasurable scenery from 1960s New Zealand along with Anthony Hopkins distinguished acting abilities create a film that is unique. This film is not for children due to sexual references and partial nudity.

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Storyline

Burt Munro (Anthony Hopkins) has been modifying an old Indian motorcycle so that it can top the highest United States speed records for motorcycles less than 1000 cc. He takes a cargo ship to the United States and despite multiple challenges arrives on the Bonneville Salt Flats and sets a new speed record.

Additional Thanks

Great Work for Director, Producer, and Writer Roger Donaldson. Thank you to Executive Producers Megumi Fukasawa, Satoru Iseki, Barrie M. Osborne, Masaharu Inaba, and Charles Hannah for making the film possible. Additional characters/cast include: George (Iain Rea), Sarah (Tessa Mitchell), Tom (Aaron Murphy), Frank (Tim Shadbolt), Fran (Annie Whittle), Duncan (Greg Johnson), Jeff (Antony Starr), Doris (Kate Sullivan), Antarctic Angel (Craig Hall), and Cook (Jim Bowman).

Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?

Yes. The film informs, educates, and interestingly details the process of overcoming obstacles to achieve big dreams.

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CINDERELLA MAN (Theatrical Release USA 2005)

Ben Meyers’ rating: 4.6|5.0 Starsìììì

Cinderella Man—a tribute to the talents of Director Ron Howard—becomes one of the Best Films of 2005. This director repeatedly brings us widely diverse, good entertainment that has ranged from A Beautiful Mind to How the Grinch Stole Christmas. Ron Howard builds a great story with this film.

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Storyline

James Braddock (Russell Crowe) breaks his hand in a boxing match and is unable to professionally box again. He goes to work during the Great Depression in the ship yards until his hand heals. He works his way back into professional boxing and eventually beats the legendary Max Baer (Craig Bierko) in a 15-round fight.

Additional Thanks

Thank you to Executive Producer Todd Hallowell for making the film possible. Additional characters/cast include: Mae Braddock (Renée Zellweger), Joe Gould (Paul Giamatti), Mike Wilson (Paddy Considine), Jimmy Johnston (Bruce McGill), Ford Bond (David Huband), Jay Braddock (Conner Price), Rosemarie Braddock (Ariel Waller), Howard Braddock (Patrick Louis), Sara (Rosemarie Dewitt), and Lucille Gould (Linda Kash).

Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?

Yes. This is entertainment at its finest.

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MAGNUM FORCE (Theatrical Release USA 1973)

Ben Meyers’ rating: 3.3|5.0 Starsììì

Magnum Force—the second installment of the Dirty Harry movie series—is not better that the first Dirty Harry and not as good as the third, The Enforcer. The film contains sexual references, sex scenes, and nudity.

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Storyline

Harry Callahan (Clint Eastwood) investigates the murders of known criminals and finds that a ring of rogue police officers are systematically murdering the criminals. Harry Callahan cleans house.

Additional Thanks

Good work for Director Ted Post. Thank you to Producer Robert Daley for making the film possible. Additional characters/cast include: Lieutenant Briggs (Hal Holbrook), McCoy (Mitchell Ryan), Davis (David Soul), Sweet (Tim Matheson), Astrachan, (Kip Niven), Grimes (Robert Urich), Early Smith (Felton Perry), and Nat Weinstein (Maurice Argent).

Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?

Yes. For Dirty Harry and Clint Eastwood fans, the film works.

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THE TALE OF THE PRINCESS KAGUYA (Theatrical Release Japan 2013)

Ben Meyers’ rating: 3.4|5.0 Starsììì

The Tale of the Princess Kaguya—quite imaginative with great animation—fails to fill out its storyline well. The film reminds one of Tomm Moore films where background story is assumed, but without cultural knowledge it is not clear why events are proceeding in the sequences presented and why these sequences are important. Meaning becomes lost. Hayao Mirizaki and his son Goro in their Studio Ghibli films are successful partially because of the universal appeal and understanding of the storyline. This film needs universal appeal.

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Storyline

The story is about a middle aged Bamboo Cutter (voice of James Caan), the Bamboo Cutter’s Wife (voice of Mary Steenbergen), and a small girl the Bamboo Cutter finds in a bamboo shoot while in the forest cutting bamboo. The Bamboo Cutter takes the small girl home to show her to his wife. When the wife takes the girl into her hands, the small girl instantly grows into a full size baby. They call her Princess and travel to find a wet nurse, but the old bamboo cutter’s wife develops her own milk and is able to raise the baby into a young girl. The young Princess (voice of Caitlin Leone) grows faster than the other children who begin calling her Little Bamboo. Her father, the Bamboo Cutter, finds a bamboo shoot full of gold and then later finds fine fabrics that shoot out of another bamboo shoot. He uses the gold to buy a house in the city and hires Lady Sagami (voice of Lucy Liu) to tutor and educate Princess in the ways of royalty. Princess misses her mountain friends, but she settles into her training and when it is time for her to receive her new name, an old sage gives her the name of Princess Kaguya due to her beauty. Suitors court her, but she is not happy and prays to the Moon, her former home, to allow her to return.

Additional Thanks

Good Work for Director Isao Takahata. Thank you to Executive Producers Kôji Hoshino and Frank Marshall for making the film possible. Additional characters/cast include: Princess Kaguya (voice of Cloë Grace Moretz), Sutemaru (voice of Darren Criss), Prince Kuramochi (voice of Beau Bridges), Prince Ishitsukuri (voice of James Marsden), Lord Minister of the Right Abe (voice of Oliver Platt), Me no Warawa (voice of Hynden Walch), and The Mikado (voice of Dean Cain).

Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?

Maybe. Do research first so the storyline can be followed.

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TURNER AND HOOCH (Theatrical Release USA 1989)

Ben Meyers’ rating: 3.5|5.0 Starsììì

Turner and Hooch—beneath Tom Hanks’ ability—tells a B-grade story with unnecessary sexual references that take it out of the children’s category, but fails to offer enough intellectual appeal to place it in the adult category. It’s a story that cannot quite find its place.

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Storyline

Detective Scott Turner’s (Tom Hanks) old friend Amos Reed (John McIntire) is murdered. Detective Scott Turner takes his friend’s dog home with him as he believes the dog can help solve the murder. The dog tears up everything in the Detective’s home, but in the end helps solve the murder mystery.

Additional Thanks

Good work for Director Roger Spottiswoode. Thank you to Executive Producer Daniel Petrie, Jr. for making the film possible. Additional characters/cast include: Dr. Emily Carson (Mare Winningham), Chief Howard Hyde (Craig T. Nelson), Detective David Sutton (Reginald VelJohnson), Zack Gregory (Scott Paulin), Walter Boyett, (J.C. Quinn), Ernie (David Knell), and Harley McCabe (Ebbe Roe Smith).

Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?

No. The comedy isn’t particularly inspiring or new. It’s a low-grade film that neither inspires or presents a real reason for its artistic endeavor.

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THE LAND BEFORE TIME (Theatrical Release USA 1988)

Ben Meyers’ rating: 3.8|5.0 Starsììì

The Land Before Time—innocent and loving—becomes a classic children’s film from the get-go. Despite a few flat spots in storyline, the movie is ‘pretty’. It’s pleasing, one of the better children’s films of 1988.

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Storyline

The story is about a young Brontosaurus named Littlefoot (voice of Gabriel Damon). Littlefoot meets a young female Triceratops named Cera (voice of Candice Hutson) who, very confident of her abilities, begins to play with Littlefoot. Her father, Daddy Tops (voice of Burke Byrnes), is not happy with his daughter playing with another dinosaur species and interrupts the playing. Littlefoot cannot understand why dinosaurs can’t be friends among species, but Littlefoot’s mother (voice of Helen Shaver) tells him that every species keeps to their own class and that’s the best way. But, later, Littlefoot, when following a grasshopper, encounters Cera trying to catch frogs in a pond. Littlefoot joins in the fun, but is suddenly interrupted by a Tyrannosaurus Rex named Sharptooth (voice of Frank Welker). The two young dinosaurs run for their lives. Littlefoot’s mother tries to fight Sharptooth, but is severely injured. There is an earthquake that sends Sharptooth down to the bottom of a gorge. Littlefoot’s mother gives him instructions to go to the Great Valley for protection, food, and safety. She dies. The rest of the movie is about the young dinosaurs’ adventures as they journey to the Great Valley.

Additional Thanks

Really Good Work for Director Don Bluth. Thank you to Executive Producers George Lucas and Steven Spielberg for making the film possible. Additional characters/cast include: Ducky (voice of Judith Barsi), Narrator/Rooter (voice of Pat Hingle), Grandfather (voice of Bill Erwin), Petrie (Will Ryan), Balladeer (voice of Diana Ross), and Spike/Domeheads Gang (voice of Frank Welker).

Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?

Yes. The film is more than a good choice for children.

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