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ROUND TWO OF MLP MOVIE REVIEWS
Still early movie reviews. There are some scathing early reviews, check them out below. There are also a lot of positive reviews. Current Rotten Tomatoes Score of 70%.
"My Little Pony: The Movie is a candy-colored chunk of pure escapism that outshines the cynicism one might feel for a franchise run by a toy company." - Salt Lake Tribune 3/4
"It's going to leave fans of the series frustrated and everybody else completely baffled." - IGN 3.5/10
"The story, characters, animation, and songs were all great. If you are a fan of the show, I highly recommend it. Even if you haven't seen the show, you might still enjoy it for what it is." - Fandango 5/5
"The animated feature film feels like four episodes of a cartoon strung together. But for fans, it’ll be just right." - The Tacoma Tribune
"The Movie is definitely a hit, as it mixes nostalgic storytelling with modern entertainment, to create a truly magical comedy adventure." - Cinema Blend 3.5/5
"The Movie has plenty to offer viewers of all ages, it does not require prior familiarity with Friendship Is Magic, and it's quite smart." - San Francisco Weekly
"The animated film has what fans of the TV series expect: their favorite ponies on an adventure with occasional songs about friendship and togetherness." St. Louis Post-Dispatch
"I am neither a seven-year-old girl nor a Bronie (look it up), but I can spot a decent film about anthropomorphic miniature horses when I see one." - National Post 3.5/5
"Like its television predecessor, is all dressed up in bubbles and cupcakes and rainbows. But it's so jam-packed with rousing girl power, it passes the Bechdel Test with (literally) flying colors." - TheWrap
"Attention The Emoji Movie: Your status as worst animated feature of the year might well be in jeopardy when My Little Pony: The Movie trots into theaters this weekend." - The Hollywood Reporter
"By the time Storm King growls, "I'm so totally over the cute pony thing," misanthropes might agree. Yet, its sweetness stampedes over the audience's resistance." - Variety
"Some people clearly had a good time making this film. Whether you have a good time watching it depends almost entirely on your Pony love walking in." - San Francisco Gate
"Audiences who haven’t followed the glitter-bomb adventures of bossy bookworm Twilight Sparkle, glamorous Rarity, hyperactive Pinkie Pie, introverted Fluttershy, speed demon Rainbow Dash and country girl Applejack don’t get a helping hoof in understanding the land of Equestria — and audiences saddled with cynicism will have to shake it off by the first chords of the Go-Go’s “We Got the Beat.” - Yahoo
"Most of the film feels like an exercise in creating enough plot to hit the 90-minute mark." - Toronto Star 2/4
"It's always nice when a kid's film aims higher than the bare necessities, especially when it's a beloved property that doesn't have to." - Arizona Republic 3.5/5
"The approach to animated features these days is to create technological spectacle, line up an all-star cast of voice talent and pack the script with jokes for the parents to enjoy. But “My Little Pony: The Movie” zigs where others zag, throwing it back to the old school with its traditional animation and musical structure." - Detroit Free Press
“My Little Pony: The Movie” won’t disrupt the Best Animated Feature category at next year’s Oscars (despite any potential Brony protests), but for a message of friendship, you can do a lot worse." - The Detroit News B score
"There's a lesson in here somewhere. The often self-sufficient and solitary Twilight Sparkle learns the importance of depending on friends and making new ones. Cloying, perhaps, not to mention a little long in getting there. But oh so cute." - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
"In an age of middling, forgettable kid’s movie villains, Shadow stands out as a throwback to the days where magnetic malefactors ruled." - Fatherly B score
"It’s a classic children’s story — parental figures in peril, a misfit group of pals, a hero’s journey and lots of songs along the way to underscore the pertinent message and pad out the running time." Spokane Inland 360
"The pastel prancers in My Little Pony: The Movie strut like 10-year-old schoolgirls, their blow-dried manes and hind-quarter appliques signifying an old-school femininity at quaint odds with other animated grrrl-power heroines today. Unless you’re already a pegasister or a brony, these fillies are an acquired taste." - Austin Chronicle 2/5
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