Easily one of the worst WRITTEN animated movies of 2017. There's so much lore they could've pulled from that had been established in previous seasons of "Friendship is Magic", yet they throw that all away in favor of a one shoot story that makes zero sense, and introduces new characters every five seconds. My little sister couldn't keep up with what was happening on screen. "I thought they were bad guys", she leaned over at one point and said when the ponies met the pirates. I went back and kept time, too. From the time the pirates are established as antagonists to the time they switch sides to the ponies, only about four minutes of film time have passed. FOUR MINUTES. And then there's a song, and we don't see these characters again until the big final battle at the end of the movie, which, unlike the show, which had some really well animated "fight" sequences, the movie was only slapstick. In the "Friendship is Magic" show, Tirek, a demonic looking beast from the underworld blows up buildings, shoots fire through mountains, and it's played completely seriously. They conveyed a great fight sequences and kept it TV-Y friendly. Contrast that with this movie, rated PG, which has G rated scuffles, if you can even call it that. My little sister and cousin, who I was baby sitting the afternoon we decided to watch this, were bored... and they, like myself, are fans of the TV show.
A huge letdown, and the spin off series Hasbro made called "Pony Life" isn't any better. Lauren Faust knew what she was doing. Hasbro very obviously doesn't.
A huge letdown, and the spin off series Hasbro made called "Pony Life" isn't any better. Lauren Faust knew what she was doing. Hasbro very obviously doesn't.