My Little Pony: Equestria Girls - Rainbow Rocks (2014)

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   KuroSawWhat

   Rainbow Rocks is a great follow-up to last year's enjoyable Equestria Girls. While many a MLP fan will continue wishing for a full-blown pony-centered film (it's coming!), this spin-off series remains a reliably entertaining stand-in.
   
   The action picks up in Rainbow Rocks right where it was left off in the previous film, and introduces a new set of baddies whom our intrepid horse heroines will need to combat with the... wait for it... Magic of Friendship!! With an established world, the action quickly gets moving and feels less like Friendship Is Magic re-hash, and more like an entirely new story.
   
   The writing from series helm Meghan McCarthy remains enjoyable--though I ache for the day when they will give prolific series writer M.A. Larson a crack at the Girls--never dipping into the low-brow areas of children's entertainment, while maintaining the upbeat and positive messages which make this series so endearing. A good time is to be had for both young and old fans, and perhaps their chaperones, as their favorite characters each receive screen time and special winks and nods, all while the main drama plays out.
   
   DHX Media have stepped up their Flash animation, yet again, giving the film a strikingly vibrant look to go along with its pop-musical theme. The many new songs from series composer Daniel Ingram are all excellent, as usual. And all the rest of the production falls into place like the well oiled machine which it has become.
   
   Essentially, if you're a fan, you still will be. If you didn't care for the first film, Rainbow Rocks is better, but still not the Pony film you were hoping to see. And don't look now, but I'm pretty sure another one is coming next year... (stay for the credits) 9 years 7 months ago

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