Review of My Little Pony: The Movie (2017) by Metempsychosis — 07 Oct 2017

I'm a fan of the series and this movie is mediocre. Fans will rate this highly out of loyalty and forget how badly and one-dimensionally this movie portrays the rich characters from the series, how nonsensical and unnecessary the whole journey is.

Even new characters, that aren't from the series and known to fans recieve bare-bones development as if the whole movie is just an excuse to sell new toy designs following the original popularity.

People saying that the animation is reminiscent of classic Disney movies need to expand their horizons and see what really good animation looks like. And the same can be said about the voice actors. The whole thing is bland, soulless and forgettable. Not to mention repeating the same mistakes from the series, insisting that the princesses hold some sort of amazing power that they never use to actually do anything.

Unfortunately, fans forget how fast undue praise can kill quality and how fast IP owners will treat the series and movie as advertisement rather than part of the product.