Funny, I thought the series this film is a continuation of was massively popular with both children and adults. So why is it that now that there's a theatrically-released movie out, hardly anyone's going to see it? Are all the bronies, pegasisters and kids who are fans of the "My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic" TV series really not that interested in seeing the shows heroines in an adventure on the big screen?
To be perfectly fair and honest, the film does have its flaws: Discord is nowhere to be seen, with no explanation at all. (OK, I get it: with his extremely powerful magic he could vanquish all the bad guys in half a minute, so they couldn't have him there, but couldn't they have stated a reason for his absence? Like maybe he's taking a trip in the chaos realm and can't be reached by anyone for the next several days?) The main bad guy the Storm King has a comedic side to his personality, which means he's not quite as menacing as, say, Queen Chrysalis or Tirek, and the film seems to completely forget that Twilight has the ability to teleport.
Those problems aside, though, I thought this was a wonderful movie, very well made. The characters (both old and new) were all great, the voice actors all did a fine job, the songs were a treat, the plot kept me interested to see what would happen next, the action scenes were fun, and the animation was a nice return to the old traditional animation. Which just made it all the more disheartening that, both times I saw it (just two days after it debuted in theaters, no less) I could count the number of other people in the theater with me on just two hands!
To anyone who's a fan of the current MLP series: here's your chance to see a My Little Pony story in theaters. Please do yourself a favor and go see it now! (While you still can)
To be perfectly fair and honest, the film does have its flaws: Discord is nowhere to be seen, with no explanation at all. (OK, I get it: with his extremely powerful magic he could vanquish all the bad guys in half a minute, so they couldn't have him there, but couldn't they have stated a reason for his absence? Like maybe he's taking a trip in the chaos realm and can't be reached by anyone for the next several days?) The main bad guy the Storm King has a comedic side to his personality, which means he's not quite as menacing as, say, Queen Chrysalis or Tirek, and the film seems to completely forget that Twilight has the ability to teleport.
Those problems aside, though, I thought this was a wonderful movie, very well made. The characters (both old and new) were all great, the voice actors all did a fine job, the songs were a treat, the plot kept me interested to see what would happen next, the action scenes were fun, and the animation was a nice return to the old traditional animation. Which just made it all the more disheartening that, both times I saw it (just two days after it debuted in theaters, no less) I could count the number of other people in the theater with me on just two hands!
To anyone who's a fan of the current MLP series: here's your chance to see a My Little Pony story in theaters. Please do yourself a favor and go see it now! (While you still can)
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