Rainbow Rocks: My first review · 9:55pm Oct 29th, 2014
So, I finally watched the new Equestria girls, and thought I'd try my hand at a review. If you guys like it enough, I might do more. Obviously, this will contain spoilers, so if you haven't seen it yet, check it out here: Equestria Girls: Rainbow Rocks
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Finished? Good. Now, first thing I'd like to address is the plot. It's a kids movie, so they were clothed all the time but... wait... Wrong plot. Anyway, Once again, we find that Equestria's garbage was thrown out through the mirror, this time by Starswirl The Bearded... Maybe he really was Celestia's teacher. Anyway, these three sirens just hang around for over thousand years, not doing much of anything. One day, after a meal at a diner (which I thought was a cleverly subtle joke) they saw the Rainbow Friendship Canon that defeated Sunset Shimmer in the first movie. So now that they know Equestrian magic is on Earth, they decide to take it for themselves. A pretty simple, straight forward plot. Not the most original, but a classic so it's fine.
Now, the characters, starting with the villains. I honestly loved these three. Their personalities just complimented each other so well. I especially loved Sonata. Every trio, evil or otherwise, needs the ditzy one, and she fills out the role so well. She's delightfully clueless and naive, but not incompetent. The only thing I'm kind of disappointed with is that their character designs during the final showdown failed to live up to the awesome Demon Shimmer from the first. Their music is the best in the movie. It's fittingly sinister and beautiful, just how a siren's song should be.
Rainbow Dash. What is there to say. She's a bitch, but at the same time it just fits her character. Remember, Twilight was the one that brought them together, for the most part, and helped them become better ponies. In this, Twilight still lives in the city, likely going to a private school, if not college, so everyone is more like their season 1 selves. You guys remember how much more arrogant and full of herself Rainbow was them, right?
Flash Sentry was, thankfully, barely in the movie. Gladly moving on.
Vinyl Scratch is best deus ex machina. She saves the day just by being herself. Also... I WANT HER CAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Lyra and Bon Bon sang a love song, giving each other bedroom eyes. LyraBon confirmed.
Octavia doesn't have a British accent.
Derpy plays a saw
Brony favorites for days.
Finally, we come to the hero of the story. That powerful pony taught by Princess Celestia herself... Sunset Shimmer. She is the reason this movie was great. She's not like Discord, only being good so she doesn't lose her friends or get punished more, nor is she bitter about her plans being thwarted. She genuinely regrets her actions, and is honestly ashamed by it. You can see the guilt every time someone glares at her, or reminds her of her mistake. She out Fluttershy's Fluttershy! But the whole time, she's just looking for a way to make up for it. This movie is less about the Mane6 saving the day and more about Sunset finding her redemption. At the end, during the last battle when she picks up the mic and starts singing, was an awesome scene. I kinda hope they bring her into the show. Of course, if they do, Dashie and Sparkle-Butt might find them selves knocked from the best ponies pedestal.
My final verdict, the characters were great, Sunset Shimmer's character development was amazing, the music was catchy, Derpy played a saw, Vinyl exuded awesome, and Flash was reduced to a background character. All in all, a great movie.
8/10
Wow...haven't been on here in quite some time. Really need to catch up on a lot within the fandom and all...
P-school isn't being cooperative with that though, and other issues have pulled me away for far too long. Hell, I haven't even watched 90% of this season...hmmm
So, how have you been man?
Readin' Writin' and puttin' up with Wal-Mart BS. Normal stuff. I'm helping a friend write his first fic, a MLP/FFXIV crossover. I remember P-school. I wonder how much it's changed over the past decade... holy shit I feel old right now. I doubt you have any more free time than I did. They giving you light homework and waiving mandatory study time tomorrow so you can enjoy Halloween? They did when I was there.
2563015 For some reason, my reply wasn't a reply. Anyway, the last comment was for you.
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Sounds like living, and as long as your living it's okay right?
And As far as I know, no they aren't. But we have our Fitness Assessment along with duty section, an exam, and a public masting all wrapped up into one day,(Also had our flu shots on monday...whoever planned that one was an ass) so I can understand why they wouldn't give us reduced hours and such haha It doesn't really matter for me though, since I'm on vols...just need to maintain a high enough GPA.
2563238 A public masting? What did the dumbass do?
2563734 Dumbasses*... Drinking in the barracks, underage consumption, providing to minors, opposite sex in room, and the list goes on and on. Between 7 people, 21 different articles were broken for a total of 65 charges. 4 removed from the Navy and the other 3 from the program. All but 2 of them had been here for a whole 3 weeks...
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Wow. There are no words for that stupidity.
2564304 I was impressed to say the least. That's one hell of a dedication to rule breaking haha