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A Brony Tale (2014)
Best documentary on bronies and pegasisters out there
As a pegasister I love this movie. It's a great recap of who and what bronies are and do. I've been in the fandom for 5 years.
My Little Pony: Pony Life (2020)
A terrible stepback for animation
Where Friendship is Magic was a step forward for family-focused animated stories, Pony Life is a step back... in fact, I'd call it ten steps back. This is everything wrong with modern cartoons rolled into one abomination. The jokes don't land. It's not funny. The animation is janky and ugly to look at. The character designs are ugly.
I don't know why Hasbro does the things they do, but they made a terrible spin-off to one of the greatest family cartoons ever made.
My Little Pony: Equestria Girls - Rainbow Rocks (2014)
An improvement over the first Equestria Girls - still not a needed film
I talked about in my initial review of the first Equestria Girls that while the film is harmless fun, it's not necessary to introduce humans into the My Little PONY franchise.
However, this movie embraces what it is, and has a killer soundtrack. I actually really enjoyed it.
My Little Pony: Equestria Girls (2013)
It wasn't terrible but it also wasn't needed
I think the appeal of My Little Pony is that it's escapist. I love watching the show and escaping into that fantasy world the showmakers created. We don't need the human world.
BUT for what it is, it's harmless, seemingly non-canon fun, and "Helping Twilight Win the Crown" is a legitimately good musical number.
It's good for passing the time.
My Little Pony: The Movie (2017)
Saddening
While the animation is some of the best 2D animation of the last decade, the story is ABYSMAL. It's awful. It disregards ALL character development from the last 7 years. It substitutes the incredible musical scores, orchestral soundtracks that we heard in episodes like A Royal Wedding, and Twilight's Kingdom in exchange for pop remixes of "We've Got the Beat", a song that hasn't been relevant in over 30 years.
I don't know what Hasbro was thinking. They had something really good going with Friendship is Magic, and they brought on writers like Mike Vogel who have absolutely no idea what they're doing. This movie doesn't deserve to be mentioned in the same conversation as Friendship is Magic.
My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (2010)
Lightning in a bottle (at least for the first 4 or 5 seasons)
What on the surface appears to be girly, no consequence television turns out to be great characters engaged in a mix of high fantasy and slice of life tales that left me engaged, up until season 6. Season 6 through 9 may be the biggest drop in quality I have ever seen in ANY long form media ever. Season 1 through 5, particularly the first four seasons is lightning in a bottle. The animation is smooth, which is impressive considering the used Flash of all things... it's the best looking Flash animated ANYTHING I've ever seen. The character designs are cute and expressive. The stories, both slice of life and action-y fantasy, are engaging, and it's cute innocent fun. I just wish those later seasons were better.
10 out of 10 for seasons 1 through 4
7 out of 10 for season 5
4/10 for season 6 through 7
1/10 for season 8 and 9.
My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic: Over a Barrel (2011)
Good world building
A cute episode that contributes to some great world building and how the different, non-equine species in Equestria work and fit in.