My Little Pony The Movie Bring It Bronies

In the year 2010, back when the internet was still fun, Hasbro decided to create another TV show based on its My Little Pony toy line. It was aimed at pre-teen girls but, for reasons that will never be fully understood by humanity, was embraced by older males in their 20s and 30s. Normally, that’s not a problem, as almost everyone likes things that are not made “for” them. But the “bronies,” as they have since become known as, it was an obsession. Many of them started using pony puns and .gifs in conversations and areas that were not receptive to them, then cried “oppression” when others reacted negatively. Almost like it was a harbinger of awfulness to come for the internet… Anyway, it became something of a contentious issue for a year or two until the bronies got tired of showcasing their love of a show for children with the world. I’ve been told that part of the reason for this was because the showrunner, Lauren Faust, left midway through the second season and the show declined in quality in the seasons that followed. It’s all very twee and silly. Your tolerance for sugar-infused nonsense will largely determine whether or not you’ll find anything to like with My Little Pony: The Movie. Then again, if you don’t watch the show, you won’t find a lot to like in the first place. Standalone stories like this, even ones based on or continuing existing properties, usually make some attempt to give us a sense of the characters and the universe in which the story is taking place. My Little Pony: The Movie has no such aim. If you don’t know these characters going in, you’ll have very little idea of what they’re like afterward, beyond the obvious, superficial details, like how the pink one appears to perpetually dip into a supply of cocaine, the orange one grew up on a farm, and the white-ish one is very vain. The “lead” is called Twilight Sparkle (Tara Strong), whose mission in life is to spread friendship across the land, I guess. That’s her magic power. Bottom Line: My Little Pony: The Movie is a longer, better animated episode of the TV show. Recommendation: My Little Pony: The Movie is for fans only. [rating=2]