The Land Before Time XIII: The Wisdom of Friends (2007 Video) User Reviews (17)

The Wisdom of Friends

[Smells_Like_Cheese · 5/10 · 17 June 2009]

The Land Before Time XIII: The Wisdom of Friends, ah, the 13th installment in the Land Before Time series, I can't believe I've seen all the movies. I love how everyone makes fun and says that there are five million of these movies, it's not exactly like they went into the movie theater or anything. Personally, I think this is all good, why not introduce our beloved characters to a new generation. Not to mention that these stories are a small way of teaching kids how to act. I'd rather have my child watching this vs. Hannah Montana, which I'm still convinced is hypnotizing children to become Miley Cyrus's trained soldiers. But it's good to see the gang together once again in this fun little story about sharing.

Littlefoot, Cera, Spike, Petrie and Ducky are excited to meet two goofy and lovable yellow-bellied dinosaurs named Loofah and Doofah, who have lost their way while traveling to the distant Berry Valley. Loofah and Doofah seem to be too clumsy to find the way back, so Littlefoot and the others decide to help their new friends while sharing important life lessons called Wisdoms along the way. By the time they reach Berry Valley, Littlefoot realizes that even though the Yellow Bellies don't follow his Wisdoms very well, their silly techniques work just fine.

The Land Before Time XIII: The Wisdom of Friends was a nice addition to the story. It wasn't by any means my favorite of the series, it does get a little cheesy after a while, but it's all good. Like I said before, these movies are bashed by everyone without being given a fair chance. These movies are just a new way of showing younger kids how to act in life, even though these are the morals that our beloved Barney has provided, I have a feeling that these movies don't insult the kid's intelligence as much. They have fun songs, good animation and our great gang of friends that are always a joy to see on screen. I do recommend this movie for the family, give it a fair chance, these movies were not bad at all.

5/10

Not much wisdom

[ericstevenson · 4/10 · 23 November 2017]

This was the last "Land Before Time" movie, at least for awhile. It's one of the worst in the whole series, although it doesn't really have much of a lower rating than most of the other sequels. This movie features Littlefoot and his friends finding a bunch of dinosaurs called yellow bellies. They need to help them find their herd. Halfway through the movie, they actually do, so the movie's over, right? Nope. It just extends into an even more pointless movie as the gang helps the yellow bellies around. Oh, and the sharptooths appear and are weaker than ever.

One even has a massive scar and he can't do anything! Anyway, the animation probably isn't worse than the other movies. What makes this worse is that these yellow bodies are so annoying. They have these bad voices and are mostly dumb. We have to deal with these guys the whole movie and they're easily the worst guest characters in the movies. We get some moral about following more on instinct than wisdom or something like that. It's very clichéd and makes for a lame movie. *1/2

It would be very wise to stay away from this 2007 animated movie, as this was not Dinomite!

[ironhorse_iv · 5/10 · 3 December 2020]

I'm sorry to say this, but 'The Land Before Time' film franchise really needs to go the way of the dinosaurs and stay extinct. This 12th movie out of 13th sequels not counting the original flick is one such example. Produced by Universal Animated Studios & directed by James Mitchell, this cartoon not only recycles the first film by having the group once again search for a mysterious paradise after an earth shake; but it also dumbed downs the adult driven realistic survival themes of the original to maddening baby levels of comic relief. The introduction of the Dodo Birds like creatures 'The Yellow Bellies' to the flick really killed it for me. Their care free selfish attitudes and clumsy antics were really obnoxious. None of them really had much redeeming qualities. They come across as very unlikeable. Not even the voice work from performers like Cuba Gooding Jr. and Sandra Oh could save them. I was really hoping for their characters demise throughout the movie due to their cantankerous nature. Yet, they're somehow were able to survive by unrealistic convenient dumb luck. The action scenes in this movie are really a step down from the gritty sharp intense thrills of the first film. After all the Yellow Bellies are able to defeat a group of hungry predators by bouncing on their fat stomachs and whine before another rock slide killed them. What an awful message to teach children! Rather than fight back against attackers, just sit on your butt and complain until karma magically shows up. Pathetic. Another problem with them besides their mildly derogatory nick names is how out of place the species look. Like other critics have pointed out before, they really do look like Dr. Seuss creatures. It's so bizarre. That saying a lot given the plethora of animal species from different time periods already being jarring enough for the series when looked upon from a paleontologist. And I thought the Rainbow faces from the 7th movie were weird. To add onto the pain the animation is not top notch. Since Steven Spielberg, George Lucas and Don Bluth did not help with the production. The budget for the artwork was really low budget. You can see interpolation blocky motion and unclean curves during certain parts. The visuals were not that seamless or lavish. As for the voice acting. The performers playing the original group of Dinosaurs were not seasoned thespians. Their unnatural lowkey voices lack range and strong emotional delivery. Not only that but the acting in this don't really match the previous voice performers works in the other movies; especially those involved with Cera and Littlefoot's speaking roles. Regardless whoever did all the characters singing work, all them were pretty how out of tune awful. To add onto that, the new musical numbers 'How Do you Know' and 'Say So' written by Michelle Brourman and Amanda McBroom were not really that good. The beats were generic slowed & the lyrics forgettable mediocre. It's nowhere near the lovely nature of singer Diana Ross's version of the original song 'If we hold on together'. I also really miss that iconic powerful and emotional James Horner's theme as well. It was not in this motion picture. Talking about not being part of this cartoon, the flick doesn't continue much of any of the previous sequel's stories. There is no mention of the lands of the mist nor the mysterious island. However, there was yet another Saurus Rock even if different from the last two. As for previous characters. There is no mention of Chomper or Ruby. The gang acts like they never really existed. Nor those the movie involved the previous near-death experiences with the adults. Those events don't really play factor in Littlefoot's nightmares in the beginning of this film when it should have. He quickly fails to recalled those like how he forgot that his elder almost fall down a cliff during earth shake earlier in the movie. He must really have short term memory. Overall: While this film was released on DVD on with the short-lived TV series 10th episode, "The Hidden Canyon" as a bonus feature. Both are not really worth digging for. This indeed was the worst film of all of them. A Tyrannosaurus Wreck!

Lightweight and Silly

[Growlyted · 2/10 · 7 March 2008]

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

The Worst Animated Movie Ever Made

[allyball-63124 · 1/10 · 16 April 2016]

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!

The Worse Movie Ever Made!!

[xgreen14 · 1/10 · 25 October 2008]

According to Revelations 5:10, this is the first sign of the end times.

This movie is the cancer that is killing film.

Cuba Gooding Junior's Oscar should be revoked for his participation in this cesspool.

If I ever find my kids viewing this film, I will raise them to become feral children.

I have very literally never, in my entire life, been so disappointed by a motion picture.

This movie is the worst thing every animated, and doesn't deserve to have been made.

I've seen every Land Before Time and this is by far the worst one ever!

This movie should be buried and never dug up!

I hate this movie, oh man words do not describe this how much this movie sucks!

Don't watch this movie!

Light-hearted on the story, and the morals are splashed in your face

[Landy99 · 7/10 · 6 February 2012]

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!

My least favourite sequel of the LBT franchise

[TheLittleSongbird · 2/10 · 8 June 2010]

Having enjoyed most of the sequels, particularly Stone of Cold Fire, Time of the Great Giving and Great Valley Adventure, I was greatly disappointed in this sequel and consider it the worst of the franchise. The voice acting is a redeeming quality and the film moved quickly, but everything else didn't work for me. This sequel does have disappointingly lacklustre animation, complete with choppy editing, and the music is forgettable at best. Other cons are clichéd and lazy dialogue, an episodic plot and the voice acting is only variable, some are good but others are not great at all. As for the characters, Littlefoot is at his least likable and heroic, and Petrie is annoying. And Cera? I know people say she is bratty, but here she is really bratty. Overall, disappointing and almost unwatchable for me. 2/10 Bethany Cox

Worst in the series

[aalroth · 1/10 · 17 August 2019]

I liked and used to watch all of these when i was younger. but this one i hated the most. they introuced these annoying things in the movies. they are easily some of the worst characters in all of movies. i watched this one the least amount of times because of these characters. good thing they made no more of these afterwa- oh wait theres a 14th one now,

Excellent!

[bubulac · 10/10 · 27 March 2021]

Excellent series! I do not understand the low ratings and reviews, they seem to be given by adults reviewing cartoons intended for kids. Have they consulted some kids before rating/reviewing? My guess is they haven't.

My daughters (7 and 8) absolutely LOVED all of them, to the point where they were impersonating various characters, making lego dinosaurs and even dreaming about dinosaurs.

I asked them to rate the movie and they both said 10/10 with a big grin.

Definitely Not The Best In The Series

[emmajonesemmajones · 5/10 · 28 February 2014]

This movie will fully and seriously entertain anyone under 5 years old but if you are an adult, then it is so dire compared to the original that you will be in hysterics. It is a bright upbeat film but seems to be somewhat lacking in the plot a little. There isn't much 'atmosphere' in the movie. I think this is more humorous than anything. As long as you don't expect to be too engaged and you don't take it seriously and go along with its upbeat fun aspects, you will be able to have a chance of enjoying this movie, if however you expect it to be anything like the original or even previous sequels however then you will probably be bored and a bit shocked at what Land Before Time has become. I have given this movie a 5 out of 10 because despite it being one of the worst sequels in my opinion, it gets extra stars for being like an almost total funny mockery.

How?

[anthonygrieco-43119 · 5/10 · 13 January 2017]

In my opinion all of the land before time sequels mostly range from good to pretty awesome, with the lowest score I will give is 7.5. Wisdom of friends is the sole exception here.

Now when this movie starts it's pretty standard for this series, and it looks like we're getting a plot about Littlefoot losing his confidence and having to gain it back. Perfect that alone would hold the movie for at least a good hour, but no sadly we needed to get this plot going so we can get to the actual main plot of the movie.

So after the first song, we are introduced to pretty much the land before time Cleveland of Jar jar binks, the Yellow bellies. Why do I say their like Jar Jar well a couple reasons.

First from the scene their introduced all the way until the end these things are always on screen and around the middle mark the staff who made this decided just three of them was lazy and try to shove a whole herd of them down our throats. Someone obviously really wants us to like them so they shove as many as they can in our face as they can.

Like Jar jar these guys do not go through any sort of character development, they are exactly the same from start to finish, and worse is that they shove the main characters aside.

Littlefoot's plot is relegated to the b plot, and the other four have no major roles aside from being support for Littlefoot which in any other movie would be fine, except the focus their not getting is instead put over at far less interesting characters.

The only reason this film isn't a lower rating is cause Littlefoot and the others stay in character through the whole movie. Like I said his thing about losing confidence is very interesting and I wanted to see that resolved at the very least. These characters interactions are always very good and well done.

What's worse is that for a long time this looked like the big finale to the whole thing, thank you Journey of the Brave for existing.

If you want to suffer watch this movie

[strongjahbrill · 1/10 · 11 March 2018]

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

The most infamous one of this ridiculesly mediocre franchise

[tlyqmyl · 2/10 · 16 January 2021]

Land Before Time is may not my favorite Don Bluth (Because The Secret Of NIMH and All Dogs Go To Heaven exist) But this movie and probably theb whole franchise is so boring

And 13???? There's 13 of them??? Because the 14th one is already out!

Far from the worst animated movie, but really this movie offers nothing new, instead of watching this, go watch the original Land Before Time!

Please don't hate this film

[brassduke · 8/10 · 27 June 2011]

MCSaurus on DeviantART is honestly one of LBT's biggest fans, many people may not like this film but still, there's a lot of effort against this rare but AWESOME film! The TV Series may seem rare but children love it, And if all YOU people don't like it...then look again. You should check out MCSaurus' Artwork right now, and believe me it looks both gay AND cool! He even has his very own LBT Franchise the 'Bellisaurs' that looks totally cool X3 His dinosaur stuff is brilliant and so too does this film, Films 2-12 may seem a little sluggish and boring but at least like them! PLEASE! Spread this godly moment right here on IMDb, Children are good with rare films, and rare films are good with them, Except Romeo & Juliet Sealed with a Kiss (2006) Which was pathetic!!!

remember it can only get better :)

[quezale · 10/10 · 6 July 2012]

most people say they did not like it, but the truth is it was a beautiful film. up to my knowledge the land before time is made for the enjoyment and so that the viewers can learn about real life. this particular film is very sweet. the new characters are full of joy and happiness. when it started i thought great they totally ruined it but as you get to know the characters more you see that they just added what was missing, they can never make it worse they can only make it better.i have loved the land before time since i was just a young girl, of course back then it was new. the more i watched it the more i fell in love with the characters. this movie just made me love them more.

give it a chance watch it more than once if you have too.

Guilty pleasure, but I love it

[reijulienfan · 10/10 · 19 November 2021]

I know many dislike and have their reasons to hate this movie, especially judging how long the Land Before Time franchise has lasted with so many movies. I have seen many movies in the franchise and I dare say this is one of my favorite LBT movies.

For a franchise that has been standing for years and having sequels in films can no longer be taken seriously anyway, the drama and crying shown in the early films has saturated and lost its grace, after all we are talking about a series where characters never grow similar to Pokémon. I really love the Yellow Bellies in particular, Loofah and Doofah who are really unique and fun characters, and forgive me purist paleontologists, but I also LOVE their design. X3 The fact that the movie shifts from the drama cliché and focuses more on comedy also gives it a fresher and more different feel which makes this movie more fun to watch.

I really wish I could see more of Loofah, Doofah and Foobie, if only in a spin-off series focused solely on them (of course without making changes to their cute design and goofy behavior). This movie might not be suitable for anyone looking for something serious involving dinosaurs, but it's a movie that I certainly find fun to watch.