Land Before Time Retrospective #4
Released: 1996
I thought this was a solid sequel; probably my favourite sequel so far.
I might be the only person here who really enjoyed Ichy and Dil. They made for funny, entertaining villains. This seems like a contradiction considering how I didn’t care all that much for Ozzy and Strut, but Ichy and Dil were just done better, I guess. The “bickering married couple” vibe they gave off really worked. It helps that I’ve known people like that. 😀 It also helped that Ichy and Dil were actually the main antagonists, unlike Ozzy and Strut who felt inconsequential compared to Chomper’s parents.
But the real standout for me was Ali. She and Littlefoot were incredibly cute together, and she was a good addition to the cast in general. The issue of dinosaur prejudice comes up again, this time from her, but the writers still put a different spin on it, and she has a good character arc in learning to overcome it and be more accepting of Littlefoot’s friends. It was also fitting somehow that she was the one who ended up saving Cera.
I can’t be alone in wishing that Ali had returned in later films and became a regular part of the Gang. 🙁
All in all I rate this one 6 & 1/3 out of 8 tree stars.
