The Land Before Time XIII: The Wisdom of Friends (2007)

Wonderfully offbeat film!

What makes it different from others?

a film so unique, intoxicating and bizarre that it not only demands another viewing, but is also forgivable as a satirical comedy where the jokes eventually take the back seat.

Blistering performances.

This is NO Doubt the worst of the franchise it makes no sense and makes new it's characters so annoying you'll want to jump through the screen and slap them silly Littlefoot and friends have no reason to follow them but yet THEY DO SO ANYWAY!!!Stay away from this movie at ALL COST

I am going to be incredibly blunt here. This is the absolute worst animated movie I have ever seen in my entire life beating out Charlotte's Web 2, Mars Needs Moms and The Secret of Nimh 2! The yellow bellies are extremely obnoxious! They never shut up, they're movements are almost as over exaggerated and hyper as Flint Lockwood, they're dumb and delirious as heck! Seriously, there's one scene in the canyon where the yellow bellies are sitting there eating berries while there are Sharpteeth running towards them! What do they notice? Not a dang thing! By the way, this movie could've ended if Littlefoot took his friends' requests and just left the yellow bellies to go on the rest of their journey alone! Seriously, every character is an idiot, not just the yellow bellies. The group are all having to relearn lessons that they already mastered movies ago! Also, this is kind of a nitpick compared to everything else but the overabundance of CGI was too much to bear. Okay back to the yellow bellies for one final time, what is with the comedy surrounding them?! This movie seems to have an obsession with dinosaur butts! Seriously, those were every joke surrounding the yellow bellies! Another horrible thing in this movie is the songs! God these songs are so pretentious and obnoxious! The first song in unnecessary and annoying, the second song is unnecessary and annoying and the third song is unnecessary and annoying! Actually, that pretty much sums up the entire movie, unnecessary and annoying!

I decided to rewrite this review after watching the movie again.Let me start off by saying I'm a big fan of the Land Before Time series, and it's changed my life more than anything else I can think of. With that taken care of, I will tell you why I gave this movie a seven out of ten rating.It starts off pretty normal and fun. The way The Land Before Time should be. But as time goes on, you seem to notice the humor is a little different, the words are more basic, and it just keeps getting wilder from there. I know the yellowbellies are supposed to be weird and different, but this goes too far. Sometimes even the main gang was acting out of character. The story, while venturing into the mysterious beyond, did not have high enough stakes. It was more of a moral-learning story than anything else, and even then, the morals were a little bit too easy to recognize. That being said, the voices of the characters were great. However, they changed Littlefoot's voice (again!), and now he sounds like a mix between Aaron Spann (Land Before Time XI) and Scott McAfee (Land Before Time II-IV)--perhaps a little Brandon LaCroix (Land Before Time V) in there; and while I like Scott McAfee's voice, Cody Arens' (Land Before Time XIII) voice did not really fit what you expect from Littlefoot. The background artistry was great, the animation very good, and Michael Tavera doing his magic with the orchestral music. One or two of the songs were kind of catchy, but if you notice, it's a leap back from what Michele Brourman and Amanda McBroom normally do. A different style. I don't know if they were told to do it that way, but it doesn't sell as well as some of their other fabulous work on the other Land Before Time sequels. I heard from a source that this movie also had a lower budget. Also, notice how the main director and producer isn't Charles Grosvenor.All-in-all, it was a light-hearted, TV episode-style movie, with all of your favorite friends. Long time fans will still enjoy this movie, as well as the new young watchers!

As a devoted fan of the franchise, I found this latest entry to be a lightweight. It has more silliness than actual plot. Littlefoot and his friends meet a lost herd of goofy dinosaurs. They decide that the herd are never going to get home without help. On the way they learn various lessons from each other. Choices can depend as much upon feelings as upon wisdom. It's far better to dance than to worry. Some nice character moments, but not very much action. For once it is Grandmother advising Littlefoot, rather than Grandfather. The other adults are largely absent. The narration has been culled since there is very little to say after 12 other films. There is no continuity with the TV series. Songs are forgettable. 4/10