Look, here's the truth: by the sixth direct-to-video sequel, The Land Before Time franchise was running on fumes. This isn't offensively bad—it's just aggressively mediocre. The 41% RT audience score and 5.8 IMDb rating tell the real story: even nostalgic fans who grew up with Littlefoot found this one hard to sit through.
The wholesome dinosaur friendship is still there, and it's genuinely safe for young kids. But the animation is cheap, the plot is paint-by-numbers (mysterious cowboy dinosaur with a lasso tail—really?), and there's zero spark of the magic that made the 1988 original a tearjerker classic.
If you have a 4-6 year old who's obsessed with dinosaurs and has already burned through everything else, fine, throw this on. But don't expect them to ask for repeat viewings, and definitely don't expect to enjoy watching it with them. There are so many better options in 2025—even for dinosaur content—that this one's really only for completists or desperate rainy afternoons.