That movie…….Well I won't really say much here since I don't want to spoil anything for anyone who hasn't seen it, I didn't see any of the shorts that came before the premiere, but I do like that they got us up to date with what's just the lead up to this, so I'm glad that I wasn't left out by accident. But this movie, was somewhat good, the reason why I say somewhat because, Today I woke up and thought the movie would be on this morning. But since it wasn't I decided, "Why not?" and watch the second one again, after watching it since last year……Yea that was meant to be a one time viewing. It was pretty mediocre when I first saw the second one, but since I have a vague idea where the good parts were, It kinda lost what little charm and what little it had on it really.
So I'm probably gonna watch it again, just to make sure I have all the details correct and see If I decide different with another viewing. But I that's what I have to say without saying specific details. The only thing I can say that actually REALLY helps this movie, We didn't have to pay for this! I didn't have to fork over money!
Also Sorry for all that I say in the spoiler tag, I had a lot to say and wanted to cover everything possible about this movie, So if you don't want to read it all, just skip it.
The main thing I can totally dig this movie into is the presentation at some points, For such a small thing that it has going for, it actually tries to make it seem serious, other than just flimsy panicking and saying "What are we going to do?" from the main cast. I like that they actually have a bit more realism to schools, on how they have their rival schools and shit, but the idea that they're all super into the rival is not really realistic, that would be more suited to College level
Coughs Ohio state michigan.
Songs has fallen half way into just standard stuff that is uninteresting and just bland that the second one fell into mostly, the only 3 that stuck out was the Rainbow Dash Motivational speech one, The Games phase one song, and The Villain song. The motivational one just stood out because I really don't know, I guess finally it struck a chord of bland I can take, But I'm guessing it was because it was more about how they can beat the other school's asses if they got together.
The Phase one song was probably the best, the sound of the song actually made it work mostly, I guess that when it comes to a competition that isn't about beating a villain, and it's just about being the one who wins it and nothing else. But the problem is that the shit song of Twilight wanting more and literally sounding like a Disney princess, just threw it off the rails and made me want more of what it was just doing, which it came back to it soon and I was happy. And the Villain song, although it comes out of nowhere, and it's a little forced, both the song and the result immediately after it. But the idea that she's finally forced to use what she accidently got which she was trying to find in the first place kinda made the whole song work for it.
The rest……. Jesus hot sauce on a christmas cake is it nothing. The only one that wasn't nothing was the
Princess Twilight one, For those who was calling Twilight being a princess a bad idea when it first came out, they thought it would become this. God I wanted that to be over the second I realize what was it about, and visually, it was nothing too! It reminded me of that one song from the Thief and the Cobbler, where the princess was just singing about wanting more and just spinning around mostly.
Design of characters, Still shit, I know I always say that but, I understand the idea of people getting used to it by now, but when every year they show a new way to make me sick……..
It just keeps reminding me how terrible the overall template it is, and when it comes to royalty ones, Cadence is the worse yet!
The plot and pacing, wow there was actually a lot and it all comes together, even though how the end of it became the biggest problem. The Idea that Sunset isn't understanding how the rest "Pony up" (God just saying that kinda makes me cringe….) makes me confused, doesn't she know what their best at, and what they are? Why is it STILL a mystery to her? The competition at first kinda made me confused, At first they were talking it was just like a athletic competition, then the First phase happens and its not that, Chemistry and Bird house building and stuff, Did I miss a detail? Both from the shorts and movie?
Twilight being forced to compete because the Principal Bitch won't let her into something that she wants to go to. Which is a fine premise why she has to compete, but the problem is what is the result of her becoming a Demon later on. She goes to this school to find and collect the magic that is in this school, when the Main Cast starts "Not saying that phrase again", and her device absorbs it, and also absorbs the magic from the mirror that should be close but fine whatever. The thing is, she's treated much more better in this school and when she knows what's she is doing is actually wrong later on, and she tries her best to prevent what's causing portals to open up. The idea she's treated right in this school is what makes the final scene really weird. I know that Sunset starts yelling at her for what she has caused, But the idea that she just got yelled by one person from this new school out of the better treatment from others, Why would that cause her to be a demon, especially when she's using magic based on the 5 elements of friendship? Granted she looks much cooler than Sunset did when she became one. But the idea that she wants "More" When she clearly see how she kinda now has more, makes the final scene all the more less powerful and mostly a waste.
The two biggest issues, Was Twilight turning into a demon, I just said why but that's not the worse one. After it all clears up, Where Principal Bitch says she's going to the School Board for all the weird crap that has been present. The others say, basically "Yea, have fun trying to explain all that, like anyone's gonna believe you." ……………………….
Of all the things that has happen since the first movie, wouldn't the
ENTIRE WORLD know about the bullshit that has happened?!?!?!?! Front of the school building completely exploded and a she-demon was made in front of people's eyes, those very students becoming a zombie-like army FOR the She-Demon, Students grow wings and pony ears for minor shit, Dogs talking, The knowledgement of Twilight and Sunset being from a different world, The Sirens being there too, and trying to take over the world too……….I'm pretty fucking sure, that if that happens in normal everyday society, the world would know about this shit, this doesn't stay hidden from the fucking public ESPECIALLY when people's lives were at risk! The School Board probably wouldn't care about this shit, because they probably didn't do anything before, but they would acknowledge what had happened so far! Jesus christ……
And other problems being that The Main cast is just watered down from the show's cast, Seriously, how many times does Rarity keep pulling out a cart full of outfits? How many times does Rainbow Dash has to say "rock" in some sort of way when she has her guitar out? The other 3 still acts like what they do, but to a lesser extent, mostly because they're really given just a 1 dimensional feel of them.The problem with this is that this would happen if you didn't given them any episodes beforehand. If the actual MLP movie came out when no show was the reason for its existence, it would actually suffer just the same, The problem here is that they are supposed to be different in some way, but all they really do is what the only extraordinary trait from their pony versions and make that their only trait, but times it by ten.
The other problem is the opposing cast from the other school, what was I'm guessing is the opposite of what they are, but more aggressive and not friendly versions of the corresponding persons, but they don't really do much and hell I don't think we know most of their names. And it's probably only mentioned in the credits.
This is definitely the best of the three, but isn't really saying too much, First one: Unspeakably God Awful. Second one: Mediocre, and really only meant to be seen once. This is above mediocre, good perhaps, but that's probably because it doesn't run into the real problems until the very last scene of it all. Granted I'm saying that without having another watch and let it all sink in, I've been writing this since it just ended and it's been about an hour and a half. I enjoyed it for what it is, I feel like with every installment they have learn how they can do better, but at this rate, with what little better it was from the second one, if there is a 4th one, it's not gonna be much better than the third.
Hopefully It's all fine when I post this, I haven't used the spoiler tag in a very long time.
Also When watching the stream of this movie, when it went to its first commercial break, I heard a very loud Heavy saying "Oooooh Nooooo!" and made me jump, wasn't expecting TF2 characters to be added into the commercials on tv from the stream Hahahaha.
Edit: Well surprisingly the post was ok, but is there a way to make the spoiler tag text bigger? Mostly if I have to use it again later.