Equestria Girls was
ok
Just ok.
It wasnt really too great, but it also wasnt the most terrible thing ever that the drama from earlier seemed to have been expecting.
Let me say first what I enjoyed: I very much liked much of the beginning Pony part. If I didnt know any better. The moments before Sunset Shimmer appears looked like it could fit exactly with whats coming up in Season 4 with Twilight. (It was actually surprising to see that part of that Hot Minute clip was in this). At the very least this has me excited for whenever Twilight learns to fly then in Season 4. Oh and the scene where Twilight has trouble sleeping with her wings? That was priceless, and easily the funniest part of the entire movie
I liked that Spike took the initiative to go with Twilight anyway. As much as I didnt like the idea of a Spike dog from the conceptual way, at least they made it work.
All the humanized Mane 6 are pretty spot on with each of the ponies they were. For the most part they really stayed in-character.
Oh and the songs were decent enough. Help Twilight Sparkle win the Crowd" being the best one for sure.
Also I feel like I appreciated the little moments like Twilight not used to being bipedal or Fluttershys reactions to Spike more so then the actual big parts of the movie.
Going onto why I cant give it a great score:
The beginning acts like it could work for the beginning of Season 4 it just seems jarring that it suddenly goes in a completely different direction from the whole Twilights concerned about being a Princess" thing.
Why does Celestia, Luna, and Cadence go all cryptic about Twilight going into this new world? A big reason why I was glad Spike took the initiative and went with Twilight is because had that not happened. Twilight would of done this all alone without anyone from Equestria to back her up. That really doesnt seem right to me. This is something Celestia has no clue about and she just sends Twilight off into it?
Sunset at least until she got the crown at the end just seemed like a typical High School bad girl". The only breath of fresh-air part is that shes not like the popular girl everyone likes although shes really a bitch, shes a bitch so bitchy that no one stands up to her instead. Which just makes her not only only a typical bad girl, but also a typical bully in cartoons. When she was confronting Fluttershy I was thinking in my head in Where did I see this befo- oh yeah
Gilda"
It seems odd to me theyd have Snips and Snails as Sunsets minions" since they were originally Trixies fanboys. I suppose they feel the niche for the dimwitted minion to the antagonist given their type of character. Additionally, it kinda feels like Twilight could tell Principal Celestia that Sunset, Snips, and Snails are violating Student privacy (Not to mention stalking) by following Twilight around and catching her at embarassing moments to ruin her reputation before she could be elected the Fall princess.
Also the argument that humanized Main 6 other then Twilight seems off to me. Maybe its just because Im so used to the Main 6 being friends that them blaming eachother for such and everything seems off.
The Soccer match with Rainbow was a tad pointless I must say.
By far one of the biggest problems was Flash Sentry though. The only time hes actually all that useful is when he quickly shows Vice Principal Luna that the photos of her wrecking the gym were doctored. Other then that, hes just a pointless love interest. He never doesnt do anything else thats special other then bump into Twilight at random points throughout the movie (Both Pony and Human). Yet Twilight somehow gains this crush on him like theyve known eachother for a while now. He might as well said this every time he appeared Hi, Im the generic male love interest. Bumping into you, making you blush, and then putting you through all kinds of awkwardness when I ask to date you during the schools prom". Im glad Meghan said Flash wouldnt be a character in Season 4 in one of her tweets. The whole subplot just comes way too quickly. Theres just barely any reason for Flash Sentry to be there. Especially since hes not going to appear again, but thats good because if he were to appear later his introduction and sudden connection between him and Twilight just was not done well. Maybe its a tad hypocritical of me, considering I liked Canterlot Wedding which had Shining Armor. But I think a family member like him is easier to take then a love interest.
Lastly, I found the little moments more entertaining then whats supposedly the plot point. Nothing made me like Sunset as a villain, nothing really endured me to this whole human world Twilight goes to. The only exceptions being the Main 6 humans who were basically just an alternate Mane 6 anyway. Didnt care for Flash Sentry, and overall seeing the Ponies compared to the humans is just more aesthetically fun to watch since the designs of the humans in this are just weird.
Dont know have much else to say, these are just my initial first impresssions. I might rewatch it to really get a sense on what I think of it. But so far, its just decent. Its not great by any means, but it has its real good moments that prevent it from being terrible. Its still just a shame though this had to be FiMs first movie, hoping in the future a real movie that takes place in Equestria and ONLY Equestria can be made in the future. Even if we have to wait until its made as the true Series finale.
