Monday, January 23, 2012

The Land Before Time


As I was organizing my clothes in the cabinet, I found this big box on top. I got it down and opened it. It's full of video CDs I've collected from way back when, mostly animated films. I've forgotten all about it. I think it was during highschool (or gradeschool, maybe?) when I started collecting video CDs of my favorite movies. And looking inside the box, I felt a bit nostalgic. I checked the titles and picked one: The Land before Time. This, I gotta watch again.

After finishing my chore, I sat down to watch the movie. It's a prehistoric adventure of five little dinosaur friends, Littlefoot, Cera, Spike, Ducky and Petrie. I have 9 movies, out of the complete 13. Of course, I started with the first one. I've seen this movie may times and it gave me some good laughs. But it also moved me to tears, especially when Littlefoot's mother died and the "If We Hold On Together" theme song started to play. Aww, darn that song..


Have you seen these movies? They're not just cartoons.. They are animated tales of friendship, loyalty and love. The first movie is definitely a tearjerker. As of this writing, I'm done watching the first two movies. Going to watch the rest later. Ta-ta!


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  1. I remember crying on this movie too.

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    1. It's a tearjerker talaga...

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    2. I remember crying all will Angry Birds Cannon in China!!!!!!!

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  2. Ay bongga ka Leah! ikaw na ang may koleksyong ganito! Bagamat konti pa lang ang napanuod ko sa mga yan, at actually nappilitan lang manuod at samahan ang mga kids sa preschool class ko at dun ko napatunayan ko - na sila ay talaga namang kapupulutan ng aral. Peter Pan, Cinderella, Happy Feet ay ilan lang.

    May bago akong post dito. Dalaw ka minsan!

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    1. Salamat sa pakikipagchikahan sa site ko ha? Basta hahanapin ko yung White Chicks!! ;)

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    2. Mahilig lang talaga ako sa animated films, lalo na yung gawa ng Disney. Uso pa yan dati ang mga VCDs kaya yun ang laging nabibili. Hehe.. Ngayon, download na lang sa internet. :p

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    3. Oh, of course. hehe.. Hanapin mo at panoorin, siguradong matatawa ka din.. WAGAS! lol..

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  3. ganda nito yung 2 ang napanuod ko. super ganda inspirational talaga.

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    1. Yep.. it's a very good movie. :D Yung una talaga ang nakakaiyak.. yung iba, medyo hindi na. Dami pa ngang song numbers. hihi..

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  4. Aww I've heard about these but never seen them. I feel the same way about my favourite classic Disney movies :) none of that flashy 3D stuff, just good old plotlines and adventures

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    1. You should watch the first one, Cindy.. It's really a great movie.

      Yeah, I like the old cartoons.. though I enjoy watching the new cartoons (Shrek, How TO Train Your Dragon, Cars, etc..) I still prefer those movies like The Lion King, Cinderella, Beauty and the Beast, etc.. They're hand-drawn.. :)

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  5. I'll try to download the complete set. panoorin ko pag tinotopak ako. hahaha

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    1. Hahaha! Sige po. Download nyo na. hehe..

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  6. I used to love these movies as a kid. I haven't watched them in years though.

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    1. Well, you should watch them again. :)

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  7. naiyak ako dito sa cartoon na to.

    fave ko din noon yung song na if we hold on together.

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    1. Ay sa tuwing nagpe-play yung song na yun, naalala ko talaga ang movie. Very inspiring din ang message ng kanta.. pareho ng movie. :)

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  8. awww i remember nung bata ako, my dad use to borrow this s rentahan, vhs ko pa napanuod yan ehehehe

    alav this movie so much!!! :))

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    1. Whoa, really? Sa VHS pa tlaga ha. hehe..

      Speaking of VHS, yung pinakaunang cartoon na napanood ko is on VHS, Cinderella. Hehe.. Bilin ko kay tatay, bumili sya ng Snow White, kaso nakalimutan ata. Cinderella ang binili. lol..

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  9. te leah wagas ang collection.. hehehe...

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  10. awww.. napanood ko yan, kahit medyo malabo na sa alaala ko, alam kong maganda yan..hehe.. ang ganda ng collection mo, peram... Naku may makita pa kaya akong copy nyan. naisip ko magandang ipapanood sa mga kids ngayon. I'm sure, they'll love it. Pinapanood mo na si cutie sophie nyan?

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    1. Hmm, i dunno kung meron pang copies nito on vcd. Sa DVD siguro, Im sure meron. And torrent files, I'm not sure. Try lang hanapin. hehe..

      Oh, hindi ko pa to naipapanood ke Sophie. Hindi rin nya siguro maiintindihan ang story.. She's a Tom and Jerry fan pa sa ngayon. hehe.. Naaaliw sa naghahabulang daga ta pusa. lol.

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  11. nakakaiyak talaga tong cartoon na to. naalala ko pa dati. :) classic indeed!

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  12. This brings back memories. It's my son most favorite VCD. He used to watch it every day.

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    1. Hehe. It is one of my favorites too. :D

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  13. I didn't know there was 13 of them! I think I might have only seen two! Loved them though :)

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    1. I love them, too.. especially Littlefoot. :)

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  14. Cried when his mom died. :C

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  15. I love the five of them! I have mini books of their adventures! :D something to be proud of :))

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    1. There are mini books? Cool! :D Yeah, this movie series is definitely something to be proud of. I'm so glad I have copies. :D

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  16. shux. i remember these! This made me cry! :) the present generation should see this. :)

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    1. Yes, they really should. This movie is beautiful..

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  17. syempre napanood ko din to. paborito ko ang cartoons :)

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    1. Ikr.. Paborito ko rin to. Kahit cartoon lang to, it touches hearts, both young and old :)

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  18. Hey,Leah! I loved those,so much! I adore your blog! Could read my latest post? I really need some help from my lovely followers1 Thanks so much! I owe you! (:

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    1. Thanks, Maddie. Okay.. Going to your blog now. :)

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    2. Thanks so much, Leah! (:

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  19. my entire family loves this film..

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  20. hindi ko na maalala kung napanood ko ito .we have lots of old cartoon tapes here coz hubby loves cartoon so much .i will check kung meron.

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  21. Truth be told Ms. Leah, i'm more inlove with cartoons and animated movies. I never watched that one yet, but I will surely will if I can grab a copy.

    That was a HUGE collection. tell us what else you got there, para may idea kung anong animated movies and panonoorin.

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    1. Haha.. my animated films collection? Yung iba, nasa VCDs. Yung iba, nasa DVDs. But most of them, I've downloaded from the web. Wait lang, this will be a long list. hehe..

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    2. Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, Fantasia, Pinocchio, Dumbo, The Reluctant Dragon, Bambi 1, Bambi 2, Cinderella 1, 2 & 3, Alice in Wonderland, Peter Pan, 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea, Lady and the Tramp 1 & 2, Sleeping Beauty, 101 Dalmatians 1 & 2, The Sword in the Stone, The Jungle Book 1 & 2, The Aristocats, Pete's Dragon, The Rescuers, The Fox and the Hound, The Black Cauldron, The Great Mouse Detective, Oliver & Company, The Little Mermaid 1,2 & 3, The Rescuers Down Under, Beauty and the Beast, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Aladdin, Aladdin - Return of Jafar, The Lion King 1,2 & 3, Pocahontas 1 & 2, Toy Story 1,2 & 3, Aladdin and the King of Thieves, The Hunchback of Notre Dame 1 & 2, Hercules, A Bug's Life, Mulan 1 & 2, Tarzan 1 & 2, Dinosaur, Fantasia 2000, The Emperor's New Groove, The Tigger Movie, Altantis 1 & 2, Monsters, Inc., Lilo and Stitch 1 & 2, Return to Neverland, Treasure Planet, Brother Bear 1 & 2, Finding Nemo, Home on the Range, The Incredibles, Chicken Little, Cars 1 & 2, Enchanted, Meet the Robinsons, Bolt, Ratatouille, Wall-E, Tangled, The Princess and the Frog, Tinkerbell 1,2 & 3..

      Shrek 1,2,3 & 4, Surf's Up, Madagascar 1 & 2, Over The Hedge, Hoodwinked 1 & 2, Gnomeo and Juliet, An American Tail 1,2 & 3, Happy Feet 1 & 2, The Wild, Sinbad, Flushed Away, Antz, The Simpson's movie, Robots, Anastasia, The Tom and Jerry shows, Shark Tale, How To Train Your Dragon, Open Season 1 & 2, Bee Movie, BARBIE movies, Igor, Kung Fu Panda 1 & 2, ScoobyDoo, Rio, Megamind, Despicable Me, Horton Hears a Who, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, ..

      :)

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    3. thanks at kinopy paste ko siya, DL ako. thanks ng dami.

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    4. Hihi.. naipadala ko na sa G+ account mo, Sey. You're welcome. :D

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  22. I've seen this yonks ago & I think I should try to watch them again. You've got a great collection Ms Leah, you're going to be a very busy young lady kung papanoorin mo lahat yan. hehe =)

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    1. :) Thanks po, ms Krissy. :) Wala naman po akong ginagawa, tambay lang po.. kaya ayan, movie marathon lang palagi. lol.

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  23. wow! ang daming CDs, gusto ko din ng cartoons and animated movies pero hnd ko napanood yan, isali ko yan sa pinapahanap ko sa mga Kids, nagpapahanap ako ng part 3 ng Alvin and the Chipmunks.. hehe!

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    1. Sige po mommy.. I'm not sure kung merong torrent files tong movies na to.. Try lang, baka nga meron. hehe.. Hm, yung Chipmunks 3, meron nang torrent files yan, kaso cinema copies. Try nyo lang po sa isohunt. baka meron. :)

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  24. I've seen most of the land before time series. grabeh pala talaga ang obsession mo sa mga kiddie movies 'no. sa'yo na talaga ang crown ate leah. napa LSS tuloy ako sa song nah "imaginary friends" :)

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    1. Haha! Oo, adik talaga ako sa kiddie/animated films. Hilig ko lang talaga. :D

      Everybody, everybody ought to know one.. Na-na-na, na-na-na, na-na-na-na-na-na-na, Imaginary.. Na-na-na, na-na-na, na-na-na-na-na-na-na, imaginary!

      Hahaha! :D

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  25. Wow dami mong collection ah! I've seen that movie at nakakaiyak talaga.

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  26. i also love cartoon movies...it always makes me feel good...laging masaya ang ending ^^

    andame mo namang tapes...kung mag-neighbors lang tayo, nakow! asahan mong araw araw ako sa bahay nyu ^^ haha

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    1. Haha, ikr! The best thing about cartoons is that they always have happy endings! hehe.. :D

      Eh, good thing pala, we're not neighbors. hehe. joke, joke. :)

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  27. awww pareho tayo!! I love cartoons too!! dami ko collection ng vcd may naligaw pa nga na mga vhs.. hehe ;)

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    1. Hehe.. Almost everyone I know loves cartoons! :) Merong mga vhs tapes din dun sa bahay, kaso sira na din kasi ang vhs player namin. lol..

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  28. Animated movies never fail to bring a smile on my face!!! :D

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  29. cartoons are reminders that the child in everyone of us never dies...and movies like these feed that child's soul...aww... so nice

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    1. There's a kid in each and everyone of us.. And sometimes, we've got to let him/her out. Good thing, there are cartoons. :D

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  30. i remember how my childhood friends and i would all settle down to watch this. ah, i miss!

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    1. Maybe you should go do it again.. soon. :)

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  31. Hi Leah! It's 2017 and this blog is dated 2012, so I'm taking a long shot here with this query of mine: would you have an original VCD copy of Antz?

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