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Title: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Bekuno on September 12, 2017, 03:06:05 PM
*The movie is here! Please tread carefully if you are trying to avoid spoilers :)*


Hey folks! Now that the FIM subforum is gone it's time to start our integration into the corral. I think the best way to start is with the MLP Movie, which is only a few weeks away!!

Are you excited for the movie? Skeptical? Want to know what's going on but not sure if you'd like to go see it? Come share your thoughts!

I've personally dug up everyyyy little bit of info I could on the film since the very start. Before the end of the FIM Forum, the enitre plot had practically been uncovered! I will be adding spoilers to this thread, but I'll be keeping everything under spoiler tags. If you plan to discuss movie spoilers, please also keep them under spoiler tags for those who aren't interested!

Trailer #1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIv_ConaZ1c
Trailer #2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNcus0-z9AM
Official Site: http://www.mylittlepony.movie/


Tempest Shadow's name and origins
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Tempest Shadow's real name is not Tempest, but Fizzlepop Berrytwist. Yes, you read that right, I'm not joking. I'm not 100% on if the name will be dropped in the film but I believe it's possible, this tidbit was found in one of the books.

As for her story, Tempest and her friends wanted to one day attend Celestia's school, the same one Twilight did. They were all promising students, but Tempest tripped running out of a cave trying to escape on of the Ursa's and tripped, breaking her horn. With a broken horn she couldn't perform magic properly anymore, it wasn't controlled well enough. As a result she couldn't join the school but her friends did without her. The scorn and betrayal are likely what turned her against Equestria. She sided with the Storm King under the belief that he would be able to fix her horn (this does not appear to ever happen).

The Seaponies
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It's been hinted at for awhile, and with some toy reveals from Hascon and information from the movie site, we know for sure that the seaponies are not originally seaponies. These seaponies are actually Hippogriffs! According to the movie comics, the hippogriffs actually have their own continent. They were chased away when the Storm King came to take over, so Queen Novo hid herself and her citizens beneath the sea, safe from his influence. Celestia is the one who tells Twilight to find Queen Novo, but refers to her as "queen of the hippos".

The Series of Events
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Not 100% confirmed, but from one of the books it appears that the events go:
Canterlot Celebration -> Tempest's Attack and capture of Canterlot -> The mane six travel to "Klugetown", an area in Equestria's badlands. This is where we see the windmill scene -> The ponies meet Capper here, and Capper intends to sell them for a reward -> The ponies are on the pirate ship next (likely from capture by Capper and sold the the Captain) -> The ponies fall into the sea after the ship is harpooned -> The ponies are rescued by Queen Novo who uses her peal to turn them into sea ponies -> Twilight is captured by Tempest -> The rest of the ponies go to her rescue -> The storm king is defeated -> Happy Friendship Celebration!

tl;dr
Festival > Canterlot Seige > Badlands > Pirates > Seaquestria > Storm King > Canterlot

Outside of Equestria
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We know that the hippogriffs original home, seaquestria, and Capper's home are all different locations.  Capper's original home is called Abyssinia. It was also taken over by the Storm King.

Updated Map of Equestria:
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Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: TheBeatlesPkmnFan42 on September 12, 2017, 03:19:43 PM
I'm really excited for it! I'm hoping I'll be able to see it on release day. It's the day after one of my dad's paydays so I should be able to. I hope to get some of the special cups and whatnot they have at the theater.

Right now I'm really looking forward to seeing what Songbird Serenade and Princess Skystar are like. I love both their designs so much and want to get a lot of their merch, so I'm excited to see what they're like.
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Bekuno on September 12, 2017, 03:24:08 PM
Did you see Skystar in today's new trailer? She's so adorable!
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: TheBeatlesPkmnFan42 on September 12, 2017, 03:36:13 PM
Did you see Skystar in today's new trailer? She's so adorable!

I haven't! I'll go look that up now!
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: LadyMoondancer on September 12, 2017, 03:53:13 PM
I'm pumped!  I love the themes that have been revealed so far, like

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hippogriffs, sea ponies, and PIRATES!

I do feel a bit sad that I've seen so many spoilers, but it's inevitable since I follow toy news and see the toys.  (For what it's worth, the toys look cool, lol.)
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Ponyfan on September 12, 2017, 04:16:23 PM
I wasn't too excited at first but I'm more excited now then I was. Im excited to see the seaponies and

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that there might be a song. I also know they were Hippogriffs

I'm trying to avoid major movie spoilers but I've already got a few of the toys including Skystar and her musical shell, Tempest brushable and Tempest Build a Bear.

Tempest is intriguing and I want to know more about her.

Ponyfan
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Safflower on September 12, 2017, 04:34:54 PM
I'm really exited! I might be going with my friend who is really into G4. I hope to get the special cups as well. I'm trying to avoid spoilers. I really want to see Skystar, I think she will be my favorite character :)
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Al-1701 on September 12, 2017, 06:38:30 PM
I still feel the movie is trying to shove too much in there.
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Sunset on September 12, 2017, 07:44:05 PM
I'm looking forward to it.   I mean, I'm still trying to keep my expectations down because usually I only go to the theater for Disney and Pixar stuff and it would be unfair to expect that level of quality.  However, I do have a small group of coworkers who like ponies that are going to go see the movie with me on opening night.  And I totally want to get a couple of the concession souvenirs.  So for me, it is going to be an event!
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Goanna on September 13, 2017, 02:49:31 AM
I just watched the second trailer and I'm hyped, so I'm glad there's a new thread for discussion :D!
It was cool to hear Capper speak in the second trailer :)
Also, I'm really digging the animation style. The ponies look so fluid when they move!
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: LadyMoondancer on September 13, 2017, 06:33:56 AM
I've been avoiding trailers because they always end up giving away so much of the "good bits".  But I will watch them after I've already seen the movie, lol.

What's the air date?
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Sunset on September 13, 2017, 06:47:13 AM
Opening night is October 6th.
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Bekuno on September 13, 2017, 08:38:12 AM
I just watched the second trailer and I'm hyped, so I'm glad there's a new thread for discussion :D!
It was cool to hear Capper speak in the second trailer :)
Also, I'm really digging the animation style. The ponies look so fluid when they move!

Cappers voice felt really out of place to me, like it was just a little too deep to fit his character? I'm sure I'll feel different in the film but it threw me off
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Deep Purple Crystal on September 13, 2017, 10:08:14 AM
Something about the movie awakens a weird fascination in me. I guess it's simply the idea that the Mane Six (Mane Six? Who are these Mane Six? We Arenagoers know only of Starlight Glimmer!) basically spend the entire film not interacting with ponies. It adds a new, fresh tone that we have rarely seen before in the franchise - that of a vast world of various fantasy creatures beyond the ponies' dwellings (the G1 comics did hint at this, but never got to go that in-depth on it. They're still awesome, all the same). I also have great affections for the animation style (particularly the Sonic Rainboom seen in two of the released trailers) - if I feel the need to see the film in theaters, I'll do it if it means reviving animation in this form.

Oh, and Capper is such a weird addition to an MLP film that I find him awesome for some reason. Which leads me into my next point:
I just watched the second trailer and I'm hyped, so I'm glad there's a new thread for discussion :D!
It was cool to hear Capper speak in the second trailer :)
Also, I'm really digging the animation style. The ponies look so fluid when they move!

Cappers voice felt really out of place to me, like it was just a little too deep to fit his character? I'm sure I'll feel different in the film but it threw me off
Capper's voice really does sound weird. I guess that's the way we're getting it though, although the surreal concept of Capper is still admirable.
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Al-1701 on September 13, 2017, 01:44:41 PM
I don't think they're going to be able to go too deep into anything though because of how much there is.  You'll be surprised how short 99 minutes can be when you are trying to throw everything including the kitchen sink in.
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Gingerbread on September 13, 2017, 02:27:39 PM
I'm trying to decide if I want to watch this when it comes out or not. I'll probably have to go on my own, which doesn't bother me, but I don't want to feel like it's a waste of money. Some of the scenes though look like they will be awesome on a big screen... The other thing is the UK is highly unlikely to get all the cinema goodies that go along with the film, which is frustrating. Will definitely be getting it when it comes out on DVD though - hopefully for Xmas.
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Ponyfan on September 13, 2017, 04:00:19 PM
I just watched the second trailer and I'm hyped, so I'm glad there's a new thread for discussion :D!
It was cool to hear Capper speak in the second trailer :)
Also, I'm really digging the animation style. The ponies look so fluid when they move!

Cappers voice felt really out of place to me, like it was just a little too deep to fit his character? I'm sure I'll feel different in the film but it threw me off

Thoughts on Capper's voice

Capper doesn't sound like I thought he would.

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almost like the actor is trying too hard to voice the character? Something just seems a little off.  I'm hoping once I see the movie I won't mind his voice so much. 


Thoughts about the pirates
Also
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how is a cat a pirate with a bunch of bird pirates? Are the birds in charge?
Ponyfan
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Bekuno on September 13, 2017, 05:21:37 PM
I can try to answer that ponyfan! Just know that this is from the mlp movie comics so I'm not 100% on how the movie will handle it

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After Capper and his friend escaped their home continent  (taken over by the storm king) they stashed away on an air ship and then the pirate ship if I remember correctly. That would explain how he knows the pirates
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Ponyfan on September 13, 2017, 05:26:49 PM
Thanks Bekuno :) That makes sense.

Ponyfan
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Goanna on September 14, 2017, 03:46:53 AM
Haha, I do agree with you Bekuno- Capper's voice came as a surprise to me, being much deeper than I expected! I like it though ^^
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: NightGliderSA on September 14, 2017, 03:55:21 AM
I don't want to know what is happening in the movie before I go to watch it with my fellow pony-collecting friend. But we are going to watch it, and we will eat chocolate  :biggrin:
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Ponyfan on September 15, 2017, 11:06:35 AM
I was excited that my Barnes and Noble showed they had the prequel comic in stock but I couldn't find it in the store today.  :sad:

The soundtrack is up for preorder on iTunes but it looks like the titles might give parts of the movie away


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It looks like there's a song by Skystar, Capper and Tempest so far.

Ponyfan
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Bekuno on September 15, 2017, 02:10:56 PM
Barnes and Nobles sometimes let you reserve a book, so you can always reserve a copy and go pick it up so you know for sure it's there!
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Mkia on September 17, 2017, 10:18:42 PM
I'm looking forward to it! I'm a little behind on FiM episodes but the movie looks really cute!
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: StarSwirl05 on September 18, 2017, 08:04:55 AM
I'll be watching the movie anyway to see if it's better than the trailer made it out to be and to see if the "new look" and animation plays out better but the song from Sia (which is already out) wasn't really that great IMO.
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Koudoawaia on September 18, 2017, 08:55:57 AM
I just watched a music video that had Songbird Serenade singing. I would've liked it if it weren't for this live action woman wearing a black one piece with Songbird Serenade's hairstyle flailing around. I didn't like that at all. ><
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: TheBeatlesPkmnFan42 on September 18, 2017, 09:02:29 AM
I just watched a music video that had Songbird Serenade singing. I would've liked it if it weren't for this live action woman wearing a black one piece with Songbird Serenade's hairstyle flailing around. I didn't like that at all. ><

I assume you've never seen a Sia music video before? That's Maddie Ziegler, she performs in the music videos for a lot of Sia's songs. Also Songbird Serenade's design is based directly on Sia herself (https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/2694481.main_image.jpg?strip=all).
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Ponyfan on September 18, 2017, 10:23:42 AM
I finally found The Stormy Road to Canterlot  Just to be sure before I start reading it's all backstory on Tempest, right? So nothing that happens in the book will spoil anything in the movie?


Ponyfan
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: TornadoTwist on September 18, 2017, 12:34:02 PM
My BF and I have been asked by the official Dutch MLP Page from Hasbro if we would like to attend the Dutch premiere! :D
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Ponyfan on September 18, 2017, 12:43:19 PM
Wow, TonadoTwist. :) That's really exciting.


Ponyfan
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Koudoawaia on September 18, 2017, 02:21:20 PM
I just watched a music video that had Songbird Serenade singing. I would've liked it if it weren't for this live action woman wearing a black one piece with Songbird Serenade's hairstyle flailing around. I didn't like that at all. ><

I assume you've never seen a Sia music video before? That's Maddie Ziegler, she performs in the music videos for a lot of Sia's songs. Also Songbird Serenade's design is based directly on Sia herself (https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/2694481.main_image.jpg?strip=all).

No I haven't and if this is an example, I don't think I'll be seeing anymore Sia styled videos.
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Sunset on September 18, 2017, 04:44:26 PM
My BF and I have been asked by the official Dutch MLP Page from Hasbro if we would like to attend the Dutch premiere! :D

Wow!  Congrats!
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: TornadoTwist on September 18, 2017, 10:00:58 PM
UUGH so P*ssed right now. I have a Portfolio evening that day at school for possible animation internships which I need to attend. :cry:
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: TJgamer on September 18, 2017, 10:30:10 PM
I'll hopefully see it on opening weekend.
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Gingerbread on September 19, 2017, 03:07:54 PM
I absolutely love that Sia son...I'm a metalhead, and sing rock covers. I really, really want to cover that song, just listened to it three times on the trot :lol: Actually there is an open mic in a couple of weeks...I could do an acoustic version then... :good: I am even more excited for the film now.
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Bekuno on September 19, 2017, 03:56:53 PM
We got a new "behind the scenes" video today with some voice actors and clips from the film!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVhzDRotk10
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Sunset on September 19, 2017, 04:58:04 PM
We got a new "behind the scenes" video today with some voice actors and clips from the film!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVhzDRotk10

Argg!  To watch or not to watch?   I'm already extremely spoiled.  But I don't know if I want to have seen the whole movie before actually seeing the movie...
 Can I make it 17 more days?

Post Merge: September 19, 2017, 06:20:38 PM

Aaaand, I just ran across this pirate 360.

https://youtu.be/Bg8SSmO2wlU (https://youtu.be/Bg8SSmO2wlU)
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: kestral_kitsune on September 19, 2017, 06:22:50 PM
mm so saw the song by Sia for the movie, and each time I watch that one part, I'm dead sure thats FireFly  the color of the body and hair is exact
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: StarSwirl05 on September 19, 2017, 06:38:31 PM
mm so saw the song by Sia for the movie, and each time I watch that one part, I'm dead sure thats FireFly  the color of the body and hair is exact
If it IS Firefly, then the two she's with could also be FiM versions of G1 ponies. We'll probably have to wait and see though.
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Ponyfan on September 19, 2017, 07:37:13 PM
I think the pony that looks like Firefly  also appears in one of the trailers flying towards Canterlot but you can't see her symbol.


Ponyfan
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: TornadoTwist on September 20, 2017, 02:07:30 AM
Absolutely love the song. <3

Also, I think I can still make it with the exclusive screening. :D
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: StarSwirl05 on September 20, 2017, 04:19:57 AM
I think the pony that looks like Firefly  also appears in one of the trailers flying towards Canterlot but you can't see her symbol.


Ponyfan
I was able to see it's a crescent moon cutie mark when I slowed down the footage.
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Sunset on September 20, 2017, 06:45:15 AM
I think the pony that looks like Firefly  also appears in one of the trailers flying towards Canterlot but you can't see her symbol.


Ponyfan
I was able to see it's a crescent moon cutie mark when I slowed down the footage.

I think it's just inevitable with the vast number of background ponies needed for both the show and the movie that some of them are going to color match some previous gen ponies.  I think we would need a similar symbol or name to really say it's a referance.   Bu it is fun trying to spot them.
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: StarSwirl05 on September 20, 2017, 07:04:46 AM
Apparently some sort of clip from the movie is going to air after tonight's America's Got Talent show.
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Koudoawaia on September 20, 2017, 07:26:02 AM
We got a new "behind the scenes" video today with some voice actors and clips from the film!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVhzDRotk10

That was really enjoyable. Thanks for sharing that^^ I don't think it really spoiled anything either.
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Sunset on September 20, 2017, 09:09:41 AM
We got a new "behind the scenes" video today with some voice actors and clips from the film!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVhzDRotk10

That was really enjoyable. Thanks for sharing that^^ I don't think it really spoiled anything either.

Ok, so yeah.  You convinced me.  I just couldn't resist :)

On a different note, does anybody else ever use moviefone.com?  Looks like on their website, every time a theater has show times listed for the 2017 movie they have listed the g1 movie instead.
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Ponyfan on September 20, 2017, 09:44:32 PM
I listened to Sia's song but I'm not sure if I liked it. It might take a couple more listens and actually hearing it in the movie. 


Ponyfan
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Zapper on September 21, 2017, 11:12:29 AM
I said it once and I'll say it again, I love the fluidity of the animation and the slightly tweaked character designs. I especially love the heaviness of their hooves.
Look how Twilight places hers, they have joints and are no longer animated like arms. I like small details like that.

Tempest would probably look horrible on the show because they would just use the Sassy Saddles or Cadence greyhound pony model.
But do you think she will appear in the next season (voiced by someone else)?
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: LadyMoondancer on September 21, 2017, 12:04:37 PM
I am definitely going to see the movie while it's in theaters, but I'm undecided on whether to see it opening night.  On the one hand I love the energy of opening night.  On the other hand it's going to be mostly bronies, probably.  And I sort of feel they will be overly noisy?

Hmm.  What are you guys doing (for the peeps who are planning to see it in theaters)?
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Bekuno on September 21, 2017, 01:11:07 PM
Tempest would probably look horrible on the show because they would just use the Sassy Saddles or Cadence greyhound pony model.
But do you think she will appear in the next season (voiced by someone else)?

Hmmm.. well...
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I think it's possible, because we saw at Hascon that a seapony should be appearing next season


As for when I'm going, I'd love to do opening weekend, but it falls on a day I'm taking a trip out of town. A friend of mine who has a daughter is going with me when we do go so it'll seem less awkward haha
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Al-1701 on September 21, 2017, 04:25:23 PM
I'm hoping DHX just ditches Flash for Toon Boom now that they have it.  The show could really use a visual upgrade.
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: TheBeatlesPkmnFan42 on September 21, 2017, 04:28:04 PM
I am definitely going to see the movie while it's in theaters, but I'm undecided on whether to see it opening night.  On the one hand I love the energy of opening night.  On the other hand it's going to be mostly bronies, probably.  And I sort of feel they will be overly noisy?

Hmm.  What are you guys doing (for the peeps who are planning to see it in theaters)?

I'm probably gonna see it over that weekend!
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Sunset on September 21, 2017, 05:40:34 PM
I'm going on opening night.  I've found a couple of other fans at work to go with.  You may or may not be surprised at the number of "geeky" people who can be found working at a library.  I don't think any of them consider themselves "bronies " though.  My city is relatively small so I wasn't thinking there would likely be many bronies.  On the other hand, it is a college town, so maybe?  But I am going to try to go to the theater further from campus so that might mitigate the college crowd. (It's the nicer theater anyway). But the deciding factor may be which one is going to carry the special concessions merch.


In regards to next season,  I think it's unlikely that any big name characters appear unless they can get that voice actor for one episode.  I think any new characters in season 8 will actually be new.  Which is fine with me because I want lots of new character toys.
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: MilkyTaroMochi on September 21, 2017, 05:52:53 PM
I admit, the Sia music video is growing on me. I find it kinda funny how it has a bit of "spoilers" in it, though. xD

I am definitely going to see the movie while it's in theaters, but I'm undecided on whether to see it opening night.  On the one hand I love the energy of opening night.  On the other hand it's going to be mostly bronies, probably.  And I sort of feel they will be overly noisy?

Hmm.  What are you guys doing (for the peeps who are planning to see it in theaters)?
I wouldn't worry too much about a bunch of bronies being in the theaters on opening night. (TBH, I feel the brony crowd has died down a lot over the years?) Since there will most likely be 7pm/8pm early showings that night, I'd imagine there will be a variety in the crowd. If anything, I'm more "worried" about loud kids than loud bronies. And I say that in a "Please if you kid is crying in the theater, don't just sit there and act like nothing's happening. Go calm them down. " way.

I am planning on going to see it opening night because I know I certainly would be looking at full movies spoilers that same night if I didn't. xD Plus, I feel it's the kind of movie that would be more fun to see it "first".
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Sunset on September 21, 2017, 06:03:50 PM


I listened to Sia's song but I'm not sure if I liked it. It might take a couple more listens and actually hearing it in the movie. 


Ponyfan

I haven't watched the Sia song video yet but I'm betting that if that is the official video that it's the "radio" version and the version in the actuall movie may be arranged differently.
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: MilkyTaroMochi on September 21, 2017, 06:34:34 PM


I listened to Sia's song but I'm not sure if I liked it. It might take a couple more listens and actually hearing it in the movie. 


Ponyfan

I haven't watched the Sia song video yet but I'm betting that if that is the official video that it's the "radio" version and the version in the actuall movie may be arranged differently.
That's what I'm thinking. The song byself now doesn't quite "sound" like an MLP movie song. It feels more "Disney/Dreamworks" to me.
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: StarSwirl05 on September 22, 2017, 06:55:59 AM
Just listened to the previews of the soundtrack on amazon. Not really thrilled about any of them TBH. Hope they're better during the movie itself.
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Ponyfan on September 22, 2017, 10:51:47 AM
I also listened  to some of the song previews. So far "One Small Thing" is the one I like the best. "We got This Together" sounds like

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every pony in Equestria will be there and I heard some male voices in the chorus.

I'm not sure how I feel about the song in the trailer either.

Ponyfan
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: MilkyTaroMochi on September 22, 2017, 11:19:50 AM
After hearing the full versions of the songs, the only "in movie" that I really liked, excluding Rainbow, was Open Your Eyes. I feel like the rest of the movie ones sound like they would need visuals for me to get into it.

If the trailer song is Off to See the World, I liked it. But i find myself having No Better Feeling on repeat (but I am biased because I adore CL, especially during her 2NE1 days).

The only song I didnt listen all the way through was Neighsayers. I just didnt like it at all.
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: StarSwirl05 on September 22, 2017, 11:40:44 AM
I thought I read somewhere that there was going to be 76 minutes of songs in the film. If true, then the CD is only a small sample of what we're getting in the movie.
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Foxtale on September 22, 2017, 12:25:23 PM
I am so excited for the movie. I wasn't born when the first MLP Movie came out so this is my chance to see a pony movie in the theaters lol.

FYI 90% of the theaters in my area have tickets for pre-sale now. Check your local theaters ;D
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Bekuno on September 22, 2017, 12:51:19 PM
I also listened  to some of the song previews. So far "One Small Thing" is the one I like the best. "We got This Together" sounds like

Spoiler
every pony in Equestria will be there and I heard some male voices in the chorus.

I'm not sure how I feel about the song in the trailer either.

Ponyfan

I'm pretty sure that one's going to be at the start of the film when they're prepping for the friendship celebration.
I'm guessing Sia's "Rainbow" will be the big finale song.

I really like "One Small Thing". I think that may end up being my favorite  :P

I thought I read somewhere that there was going to be 76 minutes of songs in the film. If true, then the CD is only a small sample of what we're getting in the movie.

I'm pretty sure that's because they got a live orchestra for the film, so all that music is just the background score.

Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Ponyfan on September 22, 2017, 01:38:15 PM
I found the full version of the songs on Youtube. I really like "One Small Thing" and "We've Got This Together" I still can't get in to "Off to See the World" even though I liked it in the trailer. I don't want to listen to the Tempest song because I don't want to be spoiled. I also think "Rainbow" will be the last song.
Spoiler
There are hints that it is in the music video.

Ponyfan
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Bekuno on September 22, 2017, 02:06:21 PM
I also found the full versions on youtube and listened to them all  :P

I didn't feel that "Open Up Your Eyes" had any spoilers. I do feel like there's a point in the song where they may show Tempest's backstory, as the music gets a little less threatening. It never actually says anything of concern in the lyrics though. It seems to be a very personal ballad from her.
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Ponyfan on September 22, 2017, 02:50:00 PM
Thanks Bekuno. I went back and listened  to "Open Up Your Eyes" and all I can saw is Wow! :) Tempest's singing voice is so good.

Ponyfan
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Zapper on September 22, 2017, 02:57:59 PM
The songs sound so Broadway with the orchestration. I love them, especially Tempest's. Tempest and Starlight should be friends.
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: StarSwirl05 on September 22, 2017, 05:24:56 PM
Just had a listen to the album's list of songs (minus Sia's as I listened to it before the album's release) and didn't have a changed opinion on them. Props to anyone that has favorites but I'm really hoping the movie is worth the wait.
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Pinkie21 on September 22, 2017, 07:56:34 PM
I'm begrudgingly excited about this movie.  I didn't want to get excited about this movie.  I was content with being a major grump about it.  But...Tempest, man.  I couldn't resist Tempest.  She sold me on actually being excited to see this film.  And the soundtrack just made me more excited.  I have a feeling Skystar is going to be super-obnoxious, but Tempest's song blew me away.  And I hate to admit this, I REALLY hate to admit this, but I loved Capper's song, and I've got a feeling I'm gonna like that pirate bird girl.  But Tempest is what's gonna make this movie amazing for me, I think.  I've already developed a Tempest Shadow collection, and the movie isn't even out yet.  Hot Topic has a shirt of her that I'm definitely gonna wear when my bff and I go to see it!   
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Leave a Whisper on September 24, 2017, 12:11:49 PM
Hey folks! Now that the FIM subforum is gone it's time to start our integration into the corral. I think the best way to start is with the MLP Movie, which is only a few weeks away!!

Are you excited for the movie? Skeptical? Want to know what's going on but not sure if you'd like to go see it? Come share your thoughts!

I've personally dug up everyyyy little bit of info I could on the film since the very start. Before the end of the FIM Forum, the enitre plot had practically been uncovered! I will be adding spoilers to this thread, but I'll be keeping everything under spoiler tags. If you plan to discuss movie spoilers, please also keep them under spoiler tags for those who aren't interested!

Trailer #1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIv_ConaZ1c
Trailer #2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNcus0-z9AM
Official Site: http://www.mylittlepony.movie/


Tempest Shadow's name and origins
Spoiler
Tempest Shadow's real name is not Tempest, but Fizzlepop Berrytwist. Yes, you read that right, I'm not joking. I'm not 100% on if the name will be dropped in the film but I believe it's possible, this tidbit was found in one of the books.

As for her story, Tempest and her friends wanted to one day attend Celestia's school, the same one Twilight did. They were all promising students, but Tempest tripped running out of a cave trying to escape on of the Ursa's and tripped, breaking her horn. With a broken horn she couldn't perform magic properly anymore, it wasn't controlled well enough. As a result she couldn't join the school but her friends did without her. The scorn and betrayal are likely what turned her against Equestria. She sided with the Storm King under the belief that he would be able to fix her horn (this does not appear to ever happen).

The Seaponies
Spoiler
It's been hinted at for awhile, and with some toy reveals from Hascon and information from the movie site, we know for sure that the seaponies are not originally seaponies. These seaponies are actually Hippogriffs! According to the movie comics, the hippogriffs actually have their own continent. They were chased away when the Storm King came to take over, so Queen Novo hid herself and her citizens beneath the sea, safe from his influence. Celestia is the one who tells Twilight to find Queen Novo, but refers to her as "queen of the hippos".

The Series of Events
Spoiler
Not 100% confirmed, but from one of the books it appears that the events go:
Canterlot Celebration -> Tempest's Attack and capture of Canterlot -> The mane six travel to "Klugetown", an area in Equestria's badlands. This is where we see the windmill scene -> The ponies meet Capper here, and Capper intends to sell them for a reward -> The ponies are on the pirate ship next (likely from capture by Capper and sold the the Captain) -> The ponies fall into the sea after the ship is harpooned -> The ponies are rescued by Queen Novo who uses her peal to turn them into sea ponies -> Twilight is captured by Tempest -> The rest of the ponies go to her rescue -> The storm king is defeated -> Happy Friendship Celebration!

tl;dr
Festival > Canterlot Seige > Badlands > Pirates > Seaquestria > Storm King > Canterlot

Outside of Equestria
Spoiler
We know that the hippogriffs original home, seaquestria, and Capper's home are all different locations.  Capper's original home is called Abyssinia. It was also taken over by the Storm King.

Updated Map of Equestria:
Spoiler
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That's umm...not a very flattering way to refer to your fellow monarchs.
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: StarDapple on September 25, 2017, 09:56:59 PM
I'm excited to see the movie. I've got a Queen Novo shirt already from We Love Fine. I think I like these seaponies  much as the gen1 version. I'm definitely going to go watch this in theaters.
I've actually just moved to the Salem/Portland area of Oregon and would love to see the film with anyone on here who would like to go. Getting to know some pony fans in a new city would be wonderful. ☺
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Goanna on September 26, 2017, 01:09:19 AM
I'm trying to avoid listening to the songs so I can hear them for the first time at the movie itself...

...that said, I caved and listened to Sia's Rainbow!! Couldn't resist (I love Sia :heart:)! And she did not disappoint, the song is wonderful :D
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Ponyfan on September 26, 2017, 04:15:36 AM
I've also bought a few Tempest things before seeing the movie. I have her BAB, brushable and the prequel book about her. 

I just realized that Skystar's musical shell must be playing the melody of "One Small Thing" I couldn't figure out what it was supposed to be before.


Ponyfan
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Bekuno on September 26, 2017, 01:09:55 PM
We got four new short clips from the movie today! Some stuff we've seen in trailers. Three of them are clips of songs.

Ending of "One Small Thing": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPAX9DlQn1Y
Songbird's into at the start of the film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HdYudMJ_lMU
Start of "Time to be Awesome": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIG7o2tTumo
(this is probably the one we've seen the least clips of in trailers)
And finally, a clip from the end of "We Got This Together": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oak4O1N3hSA
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: StarSwirl05 on September 26, 2017, 02:22:02 PM
Speaking of Rainbow, the dancer was interviewed: http://www.billboard.com/amp/articles/columns/pop/7974075/maddie-ziegler-sia-rainbow-video-my-little-pony-interview
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Ponyfan on September 26, 2017, 02:57:49 PM
I watched the "One Small Thing" and Twilight meets Sia clips.

The "One Small Thing" clip makes me wonder if

Spoiler
Queen Novo and the other sea ponies  don't  quite trust Twilight and her friends yet since the merponies are all swimming on the sides and Queen Novo is watching Pinkie and Skystar closely and at one point nods to Skystar. 


Twilight meets Songbird
Spoiler
It's hard to tell much about Songbird from this clip. Is she a diva pony or more like Rara? I guess we'll find out in the movie.


Ponyfan
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: TheBeatlesPkmnFan42 on September 26, 2017, 03:16:08 PM
Ending of "One Small Thing": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPAX9DlQn1Y

Skystar is such a cutie! <3
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: StarDapple on September 27, 2017, 11:13:15 AM
I'm avoiding listening to any songs until the movie but it is getting hard to resist!
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Sunset on September 27, 2017, 11:18:51 AM
I'm avoiding listening to any songs until the movie but it is getting hard to resist!

Stay strong!  Only 9 more days left!
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Ponyfan on September 27, 2017, 02:40:30 PM
Hot Topic has a Tempest shirt online.

Ponyfan
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: StarDapple on September 27, 2017, 02:41:13 PM
I'm avoiding listening to any songs until the movie but it is getting hard to resist!

Stay strong!  Only 9 more days left!

So close, yet so far away...
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Sunset on September 27, 2017, 08:15:47 PM
Ok, one small question for all of you who have listened to the sound track: is there any tiny little call back to "Call Upon the Seaponies"?

If there isn't, I'd like to go ahead and manage my disappointment now.
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: MilkyTaroMochi on September 27, 2017, 10:14:36 PM
Ok, one small question for all of you who have listened to the sound track: is there any tiny little call back to "Call Upon the Seaponies"?

If there isn't, I'd like to go ahead and manage my disappointment now.

Spoiler
Not from what I can remember, which is totally a missed opportunity.  :cry:
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: StarSwirl05 on September 28, 2017, 04:22:54 AM
Ok, one small question for all of you who have listened to the sound track: is there any tiny little call back to "Call Upon the Seaponies"?

If there isn't, I'd like to go ahead and manage my disappointment now.
While maybe not a direct callback, I feel like the recently posted clip of Princess Skystar's song sort-of gives that feel to it given the ponies are reacting somewhat similarly to how Megan did in the original song
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Ponyfan on September 28, 2017, 04:45:28 AM
Spoiler
I think the fact that there is a sea pony song is kind of a call back to "Call Upon the Sea Ponies" and also Skystar mentions "I wish there was just one small special thing that we could do for you." There is a brief shot of Queen Novo watching Skystar and Pinkie singing and then Queen Novo nods at Skystar. So I think the sea ponies will help the Mane 6 in some way besides transforming them in to sea ponies. 


Ponyfan
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Einhornbaby on September 28, 2017, 05:07:52 AM
I'm avoiding listening to any songs until the movie but it is getting hard to resist!

Stay strong!  Only 9 more days left!

Im with you :D :D We´ll make it, only a few days to go!!
Well, gotta wait until october 14th as it seems :P


I picked up a really cute poster last night, when I watched IT at the cinema <3 sooo pretty!! I guess its the usual picture we all have already seen but its pretty big and cute :)
Cant waaaaaait for the movie now!!
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Bekuno on September 29, 2017, 01:28:13 PM
Hm hm, so anyway, I've ended up spoiling the entire movie for myself out of excitement. But I noticed one thing I wanted to point out -

So that Guardians of Harmony figure of a hippogriff named "Stratus Skyranger"? I have not seen mention of him anywhere. I don't think he even shows up in the film  :blink:
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: LittleKirara on September 29, 2017, 02:06:06 PM
Hm hm, so anyway, I've ended up spoiling the entire movie for myself out of excitement. But I noticed one thing I wanted to point out -

So that Guardians of Harmony figure of a hippogriff named "Stratus Skyranger"? I have not seen mention of him anywhere. I don't think he even shows up in the film  :blink:

Spoiler
From what I understand hes like Queen Novos main guard. I don't know if he will be in the movie but he is in the books.

Post Merge: September 29, 2017, 02:12:44 PM

Ok, one small question for all of you who have listened to the sound track: is there any tiny little call back to "Call Upon the Seaponies"?

If there isn't, I'd like to go ahead and manage my disappointment now.
Spoiler
From what I've seen no, however just because its not on the soundtrack doesn't mean it doesn't exist. The soundtrack is only like 14 tracks, so it kinda feels like only the bigger songs made it on. ALSO while I too will be super disappointed if we don't get any shooby dos I guess I would like to remind everyone that while they may look like seaponies they technically aren't actually seaponies they are hippogriffs in hiding.
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Bekuno on September 29, 2017, 04:13:44 PM
Oo thanks for the info LittleKirara! I haven't got to read the books, mostly just learning from trailers, apps, and bits and pieces of info I find.
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Sky_Rocket_Sammie on September 29, 2017, 05:27:34 PM
I've listened to all the songs and the quality is better than expected.They're bringing their A game. Have purchased two songs, Rainbow and Can't Help Feelin. Such 80s vibes on the later.

Am trying to not spoiled but who am I kidding. :p Was a little kid when the first movie came out,so I don't remember much. Except I loved the movie poster.
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Zapper on September 30, 2017, 10:21:38 AM
Ending of "One Small Thing": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPAX9DlQn1Y

Skystar is such a cutie! <3

This is adorable. I'm just a teeny bit said Kristin didn't get a solo song. Pinkie Pie's VA is drowning her out a little, they have such similar pitches sometimes.
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Ponyfan on September 30, 2017, 10:37:39 AM
I finally found the prequel comic book. :) :) There is also a movie comic book but I put that one back.  Target had a large display of movie toys and books today.


Edit: There is also a Making of My Little Pony the movie special on Discovery family tonight at 7/6 central and repeated again at 11:30/10:30 tonight. I don't know if it will give away any spoilers though.

I also finished the prequel comics and it seems to hint at things that will happen in the movie. Thoughts about the comics in the spoiler.

Spoiler
The bird pirates are being forced to work for the Storm King. Chummer escaped from the town but later crashed the airship. It's that airship that Tempest finds destroyed and the jewel.  Capper feels like he has to go back and rescue the bird pirates since the captain showed him kindness.





Ponyfan
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: MilkyTaroMochi on September 30, 2017, 04:42:03 PM

Edit: There is also a Making of My Little Pony the movie special on Discovery family tonight at 7/6 central and repeated again at 11:30/10:30 tonight. I don't know if it will give away any spoilers though.

Ponyfan

I felt that it was a cute little special, and it has made me more excited for the movie than I already was.  The only "spoiler" that I can remember hearing would be
Spoiler
the whole seaponies used to be hippogriffs situation.
but that is more of a "unless you already knew about this beforehand or saw a specific toy" thing. There wasn't anything "new", spoiler-wise, outside of the usual "sneak peek at some scenes".

Watching the special, it is very nice that (granted, I already knew about this from the start) they kept the original VAs for the Mane 6. I mean, a lot of kid-shows-turned-into-movies have a tendency to change all of the VAs and that can be a bummer. I know that one of the big complaints about the Ninjago movie that came out a few weeks back.
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Ponyfan on September 30, 2017, 06:43:26 PM
Thanks MilkyTaroMoci :) It sounds like an interesting special. I'm going to record the rebroadcast and watch it later tonight. I did catch a short part of it when they talked about the Storm King and noticed there was a scene that I don't think has been shown in any of the trailers so far.

Ponyfan

Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Beldarna on October 01, 2017, 12:30:11 AM
I've never been hooked on g4 and never watched fim, but the chance to see My Little Pony on the big screen is too fantastic not to. I still hadn't decided if I wanted to see it though, but yesterday I talked to grandma on the phone and she asked about a post I've made about it on fb and if anyone would be going with me and when I said no one wanted to she offered to go with me :blink:. So now it's decided, I have a movie date with granny where we're gonna see My Little Pony and I am really excited! :biggrin:

Now I just have to decide if I should read up about the g4 and /or see fim before I go to the theatre.. Thankfully, beong totally uninterested about fim, I have avoided every spoiler so far and only seen one trailer. The swedish voices stinks so I hope there will be screenings in the original language as well that I can catch.
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Zapper on October 01, 2017, 03:10:20 AM
That's funny. Because I'm the opposite, I can't wait for the German and Dutch dubs to drop because I am fed up with all the original pony voices except for Tabitha's Rarity.
Only reason I'll be checking out the original dub is because of Kristin Chenoweth.

German Tempest is Maite Kelly! Can't wait to hear her song in full!
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Sunset on October 01, 2017, 05:57:33 AM
I've never been hooked on g4 and never watched fim, but the chance to see My Little Pony on the big screen is too fantastic not to. I still hadn't decided if I wanted to see it though, but yesterday I talked to grandma on the phone and she asked about a post I've made about it on fb and if anyone would be going with me and when I said no one wanted to she offered to go with me :blink:. So now it's decided, I have a movie date with granny where we're gonna see My Little Pony and I am really excited! :biggrin:

Now I just have to decide if I should read up about the g4 and /or see fim before I go to the theatre.. Thankfully, beong totally uninterested about fim, I have avoided every spoiler so far and only seen one trailer. The swedish voices stinks so I hope there will be screenings in the original language as well that I can catch.

I totally get you!  I do watch the show, every episode.  But I think I'm most excited about the whole experience of going to a theater to see My Little Pony and getting pony themed concessions especially since I have some people to go with me :D
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Ponyfan on October 01, 2017, 07:00:16 AM
I'm getting excited for the movie too but I don't think I have anyone that would want to see it in theaters with me so I will have to wait for a while.

Can someone that's read the prequel comic and The Stormy Road to Canterlot confirm

Spoiler
There's a difference between how Tempest gets on the caravan in the comic and the book and when she meets the Storm King? It doesn't seem like a deal breaker to me though. I'm just curious as to how two different versions ended up in official media but it could be as simple as one was written from an earlier draft of the meeting than the other. 



Ponyfan
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Koudoawaia on October 01, 2017, 08:39:27 AM
Watched the making of special last night and it was great. During it, I realized another reason to be excited for this movie. We're actually getting a 2D animated film on the big screen for once^^
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: StarSwirl05 on October 01, 2017, 10:09:08 AM
Sad to hear that apparently one of the storyboard writers went to see the movie and got kicked out as it was believed she was with someone that was filming the movie at the theater. Hope she got to see the movie again later. The making of special was interesting and gave me a bit of a boost in excitement (not enough to pay to see in theaters mind you as it's expensive) but it's a start.
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Ponyfan on October 01, 2017, 04:40:21 PM
I watched the special too and I have to admit that Capper's voice sounds better to me now then when I first heard it in the trailer. I loved seeing the sneak peek at the scenes we haven't seen before especially the sea ponies, the scene  with Capper and the brief ones we saw with Tempest.

Ponyfan
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Sunset on October 01, 2017, 05:10:41 PM
Alright, Ladies!  :biggrin:  I need help deciding what to wear Friday to the movie.  I've got these two tshirts picked out.  I'm leaning towards the seapony one but I'd like to hear your opinions.

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Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: TheBeatlesPkmnFan42 on October 01, 2017, 05:21:32 PM
Alright, Ladies!  :biggrin:  I need help deciding what to wear Friday to the movie.  I've got these two tshirts picked out.  I'm leaning towards the seapony one but I'd like to hear your opinions.

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The seapony one for sure!
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Ponyfan on October 01, 2017, 05:26:50 PM
I vote for seaponies. :)

Ponyfan
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Safflower on October 01, 2017, 05:39:01 PM
Ooh, definitely sea ponies! :biggrin:
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: LadyMoondancer on October 01, 2017, 07:05:02 PM
Alright, Ladies!  :biggrin:  I need help deciding what to wear Friday to the movie.  I've got these two tshirts picked out.  I'm leaning towards the seapony one but I'd like to hear your opinions.

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I vote for the sea ponies shirt! :D
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Ponyfan on October 02, 2017, 07:16:31 AM
Hot Topic has an exclusive Tempest Funko Pop online now.

Ponyfan
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Sunset on October 02, 2017, 09:51:36 AM
Thanks for the votes everyone.  I'll definitely be wearing the seapony shirt!
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Ponyfan on October 02, 2017, 12:47:56 PM
I just listened to Capper's song. I like it but there is a line that makes me wonder if

Spoiler
Capper might try to betray/sell the ponies when he talks about Verko



Ponyfan

Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: StarDapple on October 05, 2017, 09:44:41 AM
I'm going to watch the film tonight. I can't wait to discuss it all with you guys!
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Bekuno on October 05, 2017, 09:48:56 AM
Woohoo, it's movie time! Hope you all enjoy it, I wont be able to see it right away.

Remember that out of respect for others, please put information under spoiler tags at first. After a week or so I'll remove the need for them so we can talk freely, and leave a spoiler warning at the start of the thread.
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Sunset on October 05, 2017, 10:32:46 AM
Huh, I thought tomorrow night was opening night.  But I guess that's k, some of my friends wouldn't have been able to come tonight.
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Leave a Whisper on October 05, 2017, 10:41:36 AM
Sea pony shirt.
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Ponyfan on October 05, 2017, 11:04:03 AM
Some theaters have  preview showings tonight but opening day is tomorrow. :) It will be a while before I’m able to see it.

Ponyfan
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Sunset on October 05, 2017, 04:48:41 PM
So my friends and I won't have much time to eat between when we get off work tomorrow and when the movie starts.  So I thought I'd make some cookies to share.  Then I thought of something else cute to add, and then something else, and then had another idea.... 

I made each of them a bag of themed snacks plus a baby seapony and a cup so I can share the big bucket of movie popcorn I'm going to buy.  I printed off little labels for each snack.  They are:  Twilight Sparkle's Friendship Popcorn, Rainbow Dash's Totally Awesome Rainbow Cookies, Fluttershy's Lil' Critter Nut Mix, Applejack's Country Striped Cheese, Rarity's Simply Divine Dark Chocolate Almonds, and Pinkie Pie's Funtastic Fruit Snacks.

Yeah, I may have gone a little overboard.....

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Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: MilkyTaroMochi on October 05, 2017, 04:55:28 PM
Awww that is so nice, Sunset!! Haha i wish i had some of tnose cookies right now!


I am currently in the theater waiting for the movie to start. I got the MLP combo(bucket and the small cup), but they didnt have the figurines? Sadness!  :cry:
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Sunset on October 05, 2017, 04:57:54 PM
Awww that is so nice, Sunset!! Haha i wish i had some of tnose cookies right now!


I am currently in the theater waiting for the movie to start. I got the MLP combo(bucket and the small cup), but they didnt have the figurines? Sadness!  :cry:

Awww, that's too bad. :(  Hope my theater has them.
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Safflower on October 05, 2017, 05:07:54 PM
Oh my gosh Sunset, that's awesome! Ugh, but now I'm hungry... :D
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Ponyfan on October 05, 2017, 05:09:31 PM
Your snacks look great Sunset. I’m sorry you didn’t get the figurines MilkyTaroMochi.

Ponyfan
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Leave a Whisper on October 05, 2017, 06:10:59 PM
So my friends and I won't have much time to eat between when we get off work tomorrow and when the movie starts.  So I thought I'd make some cookies to share.  Then I thought of something else cute to add, and then something else, and then had another idea.... 

I made each of them a bag of themed snacks plus a baby seapony and a cup so I can share the big bucket of movie popcorn I'm going to buy.  I printed off little labels for each snack.  They are:  Twilight Sparkle's Friendship Popcorn, Rainbow Dash's Totally Awesome Rainbow Cookies, Fluttershy's Lil' Critter Nut Mix, Applejack's Country Striped Cheese, Rarity's Simply Divine Dark Chocolate Almonds, and Pinkie Pie's Funtastic Fruit Snacks.

Yeah, I may have gone a little overboard.....

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What a cute and fun idea. :3
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Sunset on October 05, 2017, 06:49:56 PM
Thanks! :)
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: klein on October 05, 2017, 06:51:37 PM
A couple of the local theaters were doing a 7pm preview showing tonight so we took the kiddo, we ended up being the only ones who went to the preview showing. Kiddo absolutely loved the movie and us grown ups were pretty pleased with it too though now I want to buy a bunch of MLP toys from the movie >_>
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Leave a Whisper on October 05, 2017, 08:21:23 PM
A couple of the local theaters were doing a 7pm preview showing tonight so we took the kiddo, we ended up being the only ones who went to the preview showing. Kiddo absolutely loved the movie and us grown ups were pretty pleased with it too though now I want to buy a bunch of MLP toys from the movie >_>


Glad you had fun with kiddo. :)
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: MilkyTaroMochi on October 05, 2017, 08:45:38 PM
Got back from watching the movie. It was quite fun, and seemed like both kids and their parents enjoyed it too. I might try to see it again this weekend, so if that's the case, I'll try to see if another theater has the figures. :D

As far as any spoiler-y stuff:

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- Is it bad that I "cared" more about the movie characters than the Mane 6? I wanted to see more of them, especially Captain Celano. She kinda got less screen time than Skystar and [especially] Capper. Speaking of, I demand more merchandise of Capper because he was quite enjoyable to watch.

- I didn't really care much for the Storm King. He was kinda "Oh i am really the main bag guy but I'll physically show up for like 10 minutes at the most at the end of the movie". In a way, I wish that Tempest was the main villain.

- As cliche as Tempest Shadow got at times, I felt quite bad for her the more I thought about her backstory. She just wants her horn back, and is still hurt that her friends left her when she needed them. I kinda wonder if she was having a mild panic/anxiety moment during the scene when Grubber told her he failed on getting the ponies (they fell down the waterfall). Plus, I like how you can see the "real" Tempest coming out a little when she is trying to ask the Storm King about her horn, especially once he had the magic staff thing.

- As far as the Mane 6 goes, I disliked how it was basically Twilight, Pinkie, and Rainbow Dash getting most of the "action". Rarity and Applejack got some attention too, but Fluttershy barely did anything by comparison. I did laugh at her little "therapy session" she had during the big fight (some parents in the audience laughed at that too). She should look into that as a career.

- They really should have done more with Grubber. I get he is the comic relief charatcer, but he pretty much dissapears at the near-end of the movie.  It's like the movie forgot about him. And wasted potential of not having him be like a sidekick/companion to Tempest (like how Spike is to Twilight) at the end of the movie. (Hard to explain in words).

- I was surprised at how "semi-dark" some of the movie is. It was sad to see the residents of Ponyville chained/muzzled like that.

- I still can't believe that Twilight thought it was a good idea to use her friends to distract the seaponies so she can steal the Pearl. And it was a stupid idea, too - did she seriously think that Queen Novo wouldn't have a security system for it?

- It bothered me how they had no problem showing cameos of other characters, but they couldn't even do a cameo for Sunset Shimmer as a pony? I know she is in EQG but gosh...

- Cute idea to have the end credits be a semi-epilogue/ the movie cast members are enjoying the party. Also liked how they went with the "storybook" look.
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: TheBeatlesPkmnFan42 on October 05, 2017, 09:34:46 PM
Just got back! The theater I went to didn't have any of the special free stuff. :cry:

Anyway, I had a lot of fun. Skystar is such a cutie, I really need to buy her already!

well, spoilers!
Rest in Peace, Storm King (???? - 2017)

So my friends and I won't have much time to eat between when we get off work tomorrow and when the movie starts.  So I thought I'd make some cookies to share.  Then I thought of something else cute to add, and then something else, and then had another idea.... 

I made each of them a bag of themed snacks plus a baby seapony and a cup so I can share the big bucket of movie popcorn I'm going to buy.  I printed off little labels for each snack.  They are:  Twilight Sparkle's Friendship Popcorn, Rainbow Dash's Totally Awesome Rainbow Cookies, Fluttershy's Lil' Critter Nut Mix, Applejack's Country Striped Cheese, Rarity's Simply Divine Dark Chocolate Almonds, and Pinkie Pie's Funtastic Fruit Snacks.

Yeah, I may have gone a little overboard.....

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That's so cute!
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: StarDapple on October 05, 2017, 09:54:55 PM
I love your goodie stock Sunset!

I enjoyed the movie a lot. The bigger eyes took me a bit to get used to but I like the art style overall.

The only free stuff at my theatre was a certificate that said "My First Movie" that kids could write their names on. It has a picture of the cast and on the back of it was a colouring page.

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I think I like Capper's song the best,
 but repeat viewings are needed to reach a final conclusion. Tempest' s Song is a close second.

I agree that the Storm King was kinda meh but I also think Tempest was a stronger villain by being the brains of the two. She really was the real antagonist.

I too wish the pirates had more to do. I was kind of hoping to hear more of their backstory and their relationship with the Storm King but I guess that would have slowed down the pacing.

For as much screentime as Rainbow Dash got, I really didn't mind her. I generally think she is overly rude and too overpowered, but I think she was more like the early seasons of Rainbow Dash which I appreciated.

I thought it was odd that there was no mention of the Elements of Harmony, but not a huge omission.

Love Tempest's true name!

This is all I can think of right now but I'm sure I'll come up with more after thinking it over. I will definitely be getting this on blu-ray when it comes out.
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Courtz on October 05, 2017, 10:13:25 PM
I saw it tonight and I really liked it!

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There were some really sweet parts!

I do wish that Rarity had more screen time.

Am I the only one that actually liked the Storm King? I plan on drawing him both in his current form and humanized.

I felt a personal connection with Tempest. I’m glad that she can finally enjoy friendship.
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: orangepeachmango on October 05, 2017, 10:17:36 PM
i really really wanted to see it at a midnight showing but none of the theatres in my area were doing it ;_;
im so excited to go see it on saturday though, i will be sure to post my feelings then!
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: centaurette on October 05, 2017, 11:44:07 PM
my boyfriend and i just got back from the premiere, and it was SO! PRECIOUS! it was so good honestly, i went in not expecting much and i was blown away! i loved every single character, i want to go see it again and again! thank god my boyfriend manages a theatre, free unlimited pony movies!  :P
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: TJgamer on October 06, 2017, 01:40:06 AM
Just watched it too.
It was good.  :)  Not a masterpiece, but still an enjoyable watch.
I'm just glad we got a new 2D animated theatrical film for the first time in years.
Both the scope and animation of it all makes it stand out a little more from the typical two-part premieres and finales in the show.
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Minty_Magic on October 06, 2017, 02:01:02 AM
I was able to catch a viewing of it tonight, and I was honestly really impressed. I genuinely think I might try to catch it a second time before it leaves theaters.

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Other than the very beginning of the movie moving a little fast, I actually felt like everything moved along at a pretty good rate. I was worried that with all the new characters things would feel rushed to fit them all in, but over all I feel like they balanced everything out pretty well. I'm mostly disappointed Songbird didn't have a bigger part. I was 99% positive she was going to be like Zootopia's gazelle who got so much merchandise over actual important characters, but no real purpose in the film. Songbird ended up being the same way, I was kind of hoping she might play some sort of role in helping the plot but she didn't.

I really loved all the other new characters though. I think my favorites were Capper, Captain Celano, and Queen Novo. I'm kind of curious to know what happens to them after the movie ends, I think it would be fun if the comics did an epilogue series since they did a prequel series. I felt like there was still a lot that could be explored. Especially with Capper, that poor cat doesn't have to go back to Kludgetown after the credits roll does he? I also loved and felt for Tempest Shadow. Friends leaving you when things get rough with your life? Girl, I feel you. I kind of hope we see her again in the show or somewhere, we got very slight glimpses into her "real" personality, but ultimately we don't know much about her non villain side. I feel like she would fit in well with Starlight's group of ragtag ponies :P The Storm King himself was kind of a letdown, I was hoping he'd have a little more of a presence. He was enjoyable enough, but he really never felt very threatening, I'm not really sure how he managed to take over and destroy so many kingdoms without Tempest. She seems like the real brains behind the whole operation.

As far as our familiar Main 6 go, I felt like they were pretty fun to watch too, they didn't feel as zany and wacky as they've felt in later seasons. It was SO nice to see Twilight with some personality quirks again. I liked seeing her slowly get more and more irritated with everything as the adventure went on, it's nice to see that even though she's the princess of friendship, she's still not perfect at dealing with every aspect of it. Her trying to steal the pearl was really incredibly bold, I thought it was interesting that being beaten down by everyone they had met along the way drove her to the point of thinking outright theft was the best course of action rather than trying to talk things out. I kind of wish the other 5 had a little more of a role, it kind of felt like it was Twilight's movie at parts and they were just there for the ride. Especially Fluttershy, she never really got a chance to shine.

I thought the songs in the movie were fun and enjoyable. None of them felt too forced into the scenes and they sounded really professional with the real orchestra backing them up. I was happy with the animation more than anything else though. It was so amazing to see a 2D animated film in theaters again. Everything looked so fluid and all the expressions were done really really well. Some of the more 3D background objects like the ships and the windmill looked a little out of place in parts but I don't think it was too distracting. In my opinion it was a major step up from the 80's MLP movie, this animation looked like it belonged on the big screen. I was happy to see so much care was put into it.

I went with my mom and she even enjoyed it. Other than being really confused about Twilight being a princess (guess she hasn't seen any episodes in a few years :P) she said it was pretty easy to follow and a well crafted story. So hopefully even non pony fans can enjoy the movie!

My main complaint is that I didn't see any of the concession goodies at the theater i went to :( Does anyone know what theaters are carrying them? Will they be at major chains or more independent theaters? If I go a second time I want to try and go to a theater that has the souvenir stuff.
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: StarSwirl05 on October 06, 2017, 04:46:31 AM
Watched the movie yesterday. Was a bit better than I expected but not much better.
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: centaurette on October 06, 2017, 02:16:16 PM
My main complaint is that I didn't see any of the concession goodies at the theater i went to :( Does anyone know what theaters are carrying them? Will they be at major chains or more independent theaters? If I go a second time I want to try and go to a theater that has the souvenir stuff.

yeah! i was so bummed i couldn't find any of the movie merch! rarity actually gets a super cute figure and i miss out on it! i'm definitely going to see this in theaters more than once, but i haven't been able to find ANY information on where to find these! i think it all just depends on the luck of the draw if your theater ordered them, but i don't want to pay inflated ebay prices for them! ugh!
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Kiwi on October 06, 2017, 07:45:36 PM
We watched it tonight, and both really enjoyed it.

I loved some of the references thrown in, or things that seemed like throw-backs to G1:
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The "spell" phone call, and the 90's modem dial-up sounds. HAHA! And the Hungry Hungry Hippos.

Capper calling Pinkie "Cotton Candy"

When they walked over the bridge and it was destroyed below them (so they fell into the water), so felt like Rescue at Midnight Castle.

And the top of Mt Aris, with the little cage house, felt like Flutter Valley.
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Sunset on October 06, 2017, 08:22:23 PM
Just got back and I really enjoyed it :). It wasn't perfect by any means but it was enjoyable.  I'll definitely be getting it on DVD when it comes out.

My theater also didn't have any of the movie merch. :(  Though they did have the little certificate that someone mentioned earlier.

Thought I'd share this little story.  I and another friend were really early and the theater was almost empty.  But there was an adult man sitting in the row in front of us and he turned around and commented on not being the only adult there without a child.  Turns out his daughter is a fan (didn't ask how old she was) and I kind of assumed from the story that they watch the show together?  Anyway, he had to be away from home for work and so couldn't be there to watch it with his daughter.  So they were both watching it in different theaters in different towns but at the same time so they could watch it "together ".  How cute is that!?

Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: LadyMoondancer on October 06, 2017, 10:28:33 PM
Just got back from it.  I loved it! 

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It was surprisingly intense (in a good way), not only in the "scary bad guy conflicts" but also emotional conflicts.  The animation was great,
 really beautiful.  A lot of the new locations (like the sea pony kingdom) had an epic, Tolkien-esque feel to them.  I loved the new characters--Capper, Princess Skystar, and the pirate parrots (especially their leader).

LOVED the songs, especially Tempest's villain song.

The Storm King was less scary than I expected--but Tempest Shadow was way MORE scary than I expected and got so much more screen time.  I love this edgelord pony!  She kind of reminded me of the Evil Queen from Snow White--angry, but quiet; intense.  And you know, I'm glad her horn wasn't magically healed by the staff or one of the princesses at the end. Because really, the problem was never "ohhhh, your horn sucks, gotta get that fixed", it was that she had bad 'friends' back in the day and then closed herself off.  (Also, I just like the idea of a unicorn with unfocused, uncontrollable power.)  I do wish we'd gotten to see what her cutie mark is.  Or does she even have one?  Did she never find her place?

Really liked Fluttershy talking with / comforting one of the scary guards near the end, lol.

There's one pony who appears in the beginning and at the end who I think is a homage to Wind Whistler, because she not only has the same colors (like, the SAME shade of blue) but also a similar hairstyle to her MLP & Friends version.  But I don't think her cutie mark is ever visible so maybe it's coincidence.

My roommate watched it with me--she is neither a 'brony' nor a collector but she catches the show from time to time--and she liked it too.

Thinking back to the trailers, I think something that stands out about the MLP movie is that it's SINCERE.  Sooo many Dreamworks and Sony kids movies are just fart jokes and sassy/snarky animals, set to a modern radio soundtrack.  THANK YOU to the makers of the MLP movie for having an original soundtrack and making something genuine instead of stringing together a series of cynical "the guys in marketing said the kids love this joke" moments.
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: lonewolf on October 07, 2017, 01:25:23 AM
Saw it (not at a theater) early Friday morning. 10/10 they pulled it off. There's been several negative reviews of it by critics but who cares (I don't listen to critics anyway. :sly: ).

 The rundown:

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A couple things happened that I expected would, like Fizzypop... I mean Tempest (I like Tempest better :P ) getting betrayed and turning on Storm King. There was unexpected stuff too. I thought Capper was going to sell them out to the Storm King, but it was a sideshow he was going to sell them to.

Just like in the comic, Storm was a bit of a goofball.
Glad they showed how Tempest lost her horn and got the scar.
Skystar is adorable.
 I seriously got mad at Twilight for her 2 stunts.
Capper using Spike as a flamethrower, and actually showing Storm's minions burning... :shocked:

Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: babypowder on October 07, 2017, 03:19:34 AM
I watched it last night! It was enjoyable, and it was really solid movie. I can't think of one part where the plot suffered or anything.
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My only complaint: It was too short! I also really wanted to see more of all of the characters, especially the seaponies. Tempest Shadow was surprisingly scary, with her lightning. Her song was EPIC. All of the songs were fairly top notch. I also really loved the part where Tempest whispers her name is Fizzlepop Berrytwist, and Pinkie gets super excited. I also think the plot went at a relatively good speed, not too fast like a lot of kids shows, and not to slow either. 
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Zapper on October 07, 2017, 04:40:47 AM
To the ones who have seen it, do we see what Tempest's cutiemark looks like? (Is it berries? lol)

There's been several negative reviews of it by critics but who cares (I don't listen to critics anyway. :sly: ).

Eh, in that case I'd actually like to hear what regular movie critics who are not in the fandom or anti-fandom think of it as an animated movie and nothing else.
From what I have heard so far it is mediocre with nice songs and that's already 10 times better than Hasbro's live-action movies.
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: StarSwirl05 on October 07, 2017, 05:53:07 AM
One thing that bugged me while watching is:
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Why is Tempest taking orders from the Storm King and not the other way around? Tempest is clearly the much more dangerous villain, especially once she has Twilight's magic. The Storm King proves to be a somewhat dimwitted leader that could probably easily be distracted. Shouldn't she also be able to restore her horn with her magic? She was certainly able to use even the stump of her horn to great effect.
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: LadyMoondancer on October 07, 2017, 06:26:20 AM
To the ones who have seen it, do we see what Tempest's cutiemark looks like? (Is it berries? lol)

There's been several negative reviews of it by critics but who cares (I don't listen to critics anyway. :sly: ).

Eh, in that case I'd actually like to hear what regular movie critics who are not in the fandom or anti-fandom think of it as an animated movie and nothing else.
From what I have heard so far it is mediocre with nice songs and that's already 10 times better than Hasbro's live-action movies.

I think it will be hard to find unbiased reviews of it either way;  hardcore fans will love it (because whether it was objectively good or not, it was faithful to the source material, unlike for example live-action Transformers movies) and 'real' critics are going into it with 20+ years of thinking of MLP as "that schmaltzy toy for (ugh) little girls".

I've already seen some reviews that make me go "whaaaa? did we watch the same movie?".   

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Like one of them essentially said, "Great for even the youngest kids, no scary elements!" which is not true at all.  I mean, I think it's entirely age-appropriate and it's not going to freak kids out the way Optimus Prime DYING in 1986 did, but it definitely had a lot of intense, scary scenes . . . plus some really intense emotional scenes.  There were a lot of moments where I was biting my nails.  It's PG rating is well-earned.

Another review said "the stakes couldn't be lower" because the film opens with Twilight worrying about the Friendship Festival.  Which is true, except then, you know, a villain takes over the kingdom.  Did . . . did the reviewer forget about that part?

One review starts out "Imagine eating a giant bag of Skittles, then throwing it all up in a fit of sugar-induced nausea and you’ll have some idea of what it feels like to sit through 'My Little Pony: The Movie.'  Shrieky, garish and incessantly perky."   It's hard for me to believe this person went in with an open mind.

However, they do go on to say something that I think is true: "The movie version of the long-running TV show 'My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic' is unlikely to win any new converts."   I think that's true, and I think it's okay.  They do try to make the movie accessible to people who don't already watch the TV show.  But you're going to get more out of it if you already know the characters. (Which is natural . . . like watching Return of the Jedi makes more sense / has more impact if you've seen A New Hope and The Empire Strikes Back.)   I think kids (and not-kids) who DO already know the characters will enjoy it.
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Zapper on October 07, 2017, 06:35:58 AM
Well do we really need "new converts" anyways? :lol:

It's sad that people are still hating on MLP just for being perky and colorful. What now, should little kids watch grimdark cartoons that make them cry? I think the problem is that people expect MLP to be a drama or mystery thriller just because one is called "Tempest" and has a scar :lol:

Take out the music and beautiful African visuals and you end up with a mediocre Hamlet rip with an unlikeable protagonist. But critics still love The Lionking.
It's important to know a bit of context for MLP, so I agree most critics are probably biased one way or another.
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: LadyMoondancer on October 07, 2017, 06:52:05 AM
No no, the only kids movies allowed now are:

- CGI animated characters in ~the real world~ generating a relentless string of fart jokes, poop jokes, and 'hijinks' alongside a minor celebrity (Neil Patrick Harris, Jason Lee, etc) who is paid enough to put up with it

- smarmy CGI animals (usually) in a totally CGI world who constantly drop culture references and songs, with the same "misfit who doesn't fit in" lesson that Dreamworks and Sony Pictures will never get tired of ever.

- Pixar / Disney

:P

Oh, to answer your question about her cutie mark

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no, we don't see it, sadly!
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Leave a Whisper on October 07, 2017, 07:13:44 AM
To the ones who have seen it, do we see what Tempest's cutiemark looks like? (Is it berries? lol)

There's been several negative reviews of it by critics but who cares (I don't listen to critics anyway. :sly: ).

Eh, in that case I'd actually like to hear what regular movie critics who are not in the fandom or anti-fandom think of it as an animated movie and nothing else.
From what I have heard so far it is mediocre with nice songs and that's already 10 times better than Hasbro's live-action movies.

That's kinda sad and very true. This must be the first good or at least decent movie Hasbro has done in forever.  :lol: Seriously? When was the last time they had a decent/good theater release? I can't remember.
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Zapper on October 07, 2017, 08:48:05 AM
That reminds me that the Sony Hack revealed that they wanted the MLP movie to be like Smurfs and Transformers with ponies coming to the real world and all trying to fight a big threat to both worlds (they wanted Celestia and Luna to have a secret evil brother who was more powerful than them because of reasons).
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: TheBeatlesPkmnFan42 on October 07, 2017, 09:10:06 AM
That reminds me that the Sony Hack revealed that they wanted the MLP movie to be like Smurfs and Transformers with ponies coming to the real world and all trying to fight a big threat to both worlds (they wanted Celestia and Luna to have a secret evil brother who was more powerful than them because of reasons).

Ouch... really glad that didn't happen.
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Al-1701 on October 07, 2017, 09:44:26 AM
Finely saw the movie.  It's been a long time coming.

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I was so glad that this did not suffer from the TNG movie formula I was dreading (for the most part).

DHX needs to ditch Flash now that they have Toon Boom.  While a television series using it won't reach this level of quality, it will still be light years ahead of Flash.

I said it escaped not becoming like the TNG movies for the most part.  The part that didn't escape was the sense that they needed to give all of the characters something to do even if it added little.  In fact, the Mane 5 minus Twilight were the weakest part of the movie, especially Fluttershy, Rarity, and Applejack who were just there and doing their stereotypical shticks.  The Storm King was also in that awful valley of being too silly to be a serious villain (seriously, he invades Equestria to steal their magic because he wants to improve his brand?) but not allowed to just go full on gag villain to have some fun.

Okay, with that out of the way.  It was a good movie.  I found Tempest a more compelling villain than her boss.  The rodent was annoying, but fortunately not mugging the camera has much as I feared he would.  However, the headline was Twilight.

Seriously, when Twilight tried to the steal the pearl.  I was like, "This isn't Twilight.  Twilight's conflicts always come from the fact she's so blindly by the book."  Seeing this darker side to her was absolutely refreshing.  I doubt we'll see it in the series though.  One of the little kids at the theater burst into tears when she erupted at the others.

The PG rating was well deserved.  Tempest frying things looked brutal, and the Storm King was (kind of) killed off in the end.  And these things were needed in the film.  We needed to see how dangerous and brutal Tempest was to understand the stakes of the chase.  And the Storm King had to go.

Even the setup worked.  It was the standard two part story setup with the royals quickly incapacitated but those petrifying crystals were such a great device for it.  We could see them overwhelm the princesses' magic to show they were powerful.

So, yeah, I give a thumbs up to this movie.  I hope the experience will help the writers in writing the series.  It probably won't, but who knows.[/spoilers]
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Sunset on October 07, 2017, 09:44:39 AM
I totally agree with the not winning over new converts thing.  It would have to be on a Disney/Pixar level to do that.  And Hasbro is no Pixar.  And it shouldn't have to be.  I'd say the movie is about on the same level as Trolls and other movies like that.  In fact it shares a lot in common with Trolls except MLP has original music.  Which can be a good or bad thing depending on how you look at it.

I saw this one video on YouTube in which the reviewer talks about dragging her 8 year old son to see the movie and she justified it to him that you have to see the bad movies along with the good as a reviewer.  Soooo, going in biased much?
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Al-1701 on October 07, 2017, 10:21:05 AM
I was ready for them to fall flat on their face with this.  I had seen it before with the TNG Star Trek movies.  And I was glad to be wrong.

However, it does seem to not care about expanding its audience.  Which is the real shame of it.  I still wish they had gone with an original group of ponies (even if it was still in Equestria).  Then FiM fans and newcomers would be in the same place with them.
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: LadyMoondancer on October 07, 2017, 10:35:48 AM
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Seriously, when Twilight tried to the steal the pearl.  I was like, "This isn't Twilight.  Twilight's conflicts always come from the fact she's so blindly by the book."  Seeing this darker side to her was absolutely refreshing.  I doubt we'll see it in the series though.  One of the little kids at the theater burst into tears when she erupted at the others.

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That part was so. intense.   I loved it.  Yeah, when I was reading that review that said "innocent fun, nothing your kids will be worried about!", I thought of that scene.  And all the scenes of ponies falling to their almost-doom.

I liked how frazzled Twilight was in this, dwarfed by the enormity of her mission.
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: MilkyTaroMochi on October 07, 2017, 11:55:04 AM
That reminds me that the Sony Hack revealed that they wanted the MLP movie to be like Smurfs and Transformers with ponies coming to the real world and all trying to fight a big threat to both worlds (they wanted Celestia and Luna to have a secret evil brother who was more powerful than them because of reasons).
Excluding the whole "more powerful than Celestia/Luna just 'cause" thing, I wouldn't mind if it turned out they had a brother but I say that in a "...Why aren't there any male alicorns (in general)?" way. That is probably the one that will always bother me about the whole Flurry Heart situation. But yeah... good thing Sony didn't get the movie. We don't need another "cartoons come into the real world" movie....unless it's like Who Framed Roger Rabbit, but that's a special case.



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Tempest Shadow was way MORE scary than I expected and got so much more screen time.  I love this edgelord pony!  She kind of reminded me of the Evil Queen from Snow White--angry, but quiet; intense.  And you know, I'm glad her horn wasn't magically healed by the staff or one of the princesses at the end. Because really, the problem was never "ohhhh, your horn sucks, gotta get that fixed", it was that she had bad 'friends' back in the day and then closed herself off.  (Also, I just like the idea of a unicorn with unfocused, uncontrollable power.)  I do wish we'd gotten to see what her cutie mark is.  Or does she even have one?  Did she never find her place?


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Haha, Egdelord Pony!  :lol:
I am also glad that her horn wasn't fixed as well, and even nicer that Twilight told Tempest that she was amazing just the way she is. It's a really nice message, you know? ...And plus, she doesn't even "need" the horn - those battle moves Tempest she has, especially when she gave that guy that brief beatdown during the "Mane 6 are with Capper" segment? Girl is a one-pony army!

I kinda headcanon that her cutie mark is (berries +) fireworks-related, like how the "fireworks" looked when she showed Twilight "what her magic can do" at the end of movie.  I feel she did find her place - in Equestria.  ;) Really, I sure hope this isn't the last time we see her, or any of the movie characters. I feel some good story potential in them.

Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Sunset on October 07, 2017, 12:31:30 PM
Hmmm, I was thinking about some of the comments from reviewers earlier and ...
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I think I get where the guy was coming from who said that there wasn't high stakes.  Sure, we see all of the ponies enslaved but not till the end of the movie.  I can see how it might have made more of an impact to see just a few shots worth of the ponies being locked up and enslaved right after the mane 6 escape so that the audience can better grasp what is at stake.

I'll go even further and say that ideally they could have even let the mane 6 be split up (GASP!) and allowed half of them to be captured.  Higher, more emotional stakes plus fewer characters to concentrate on during the actual adventure.  As much as I love Fluttershy and Applejack, they just weren't given anything to do this go around.  In fact, it would have been in keeping with the theme to have the enslaved ponies make friends with some of the guards so that some of the guards changed sides at the end.
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: orangepeachmango on October 07, 2017, 06:21:29 PM
i saw it!!!!!!!!!!!! heres my gut reactions:
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- i liked it. it was all around pretty cute.
-i really liked the animation, im gonna have a hard time going back to regular flash pony animation style now  :rolleyes:
-fluttershy did not do anything! i was so surprised that rainbow dash and pinkie got their own songs and their own "companion" friends, but the other ponies did not.
-i didn't really care that much that applejack wasnt that involved, but even she had more speaking lines than poor little fluttershy.
-tempest didnt get her horn back. i quite liked that. also her name is fizzy pop?! thats so cute. was disappointed that we didn't get to see her cutie mark. maybe she doesn't have one.
-i liked the pirate ship far more than the seapony bit, which is a flip of how i thought it was gonna be.
 I was really..... hrmph. i dont know. I didn't like that they were hippogriffs, and now they're seaponies,
 but they're really back to hippogriffs now.... where does that leave the seaponies!?
-princess skystar's "hands" really creeped me out. very bad. did not like that. stick to hooves please.
-i felt like not enough was shown about like... the real suffering of the ponies back in canterlot, or um,
 the rest of equestria? also....um.. Twilight went on this big rant at queen novo that she "abandoned her people" and "fled underwater" Girl...hate to break it to you..but isn't that literally what you did? you...left your subjects in tempests hooves and didn't do anything to rescue anybody, until you came back at the end and saved everyone. Seemed too hypocritical to me.
- i actually liked spike in this movie. i felt like he actually did things and was meaningful to the plot, and not annoying. except for the *looks at rarity like he doesnt see her every single day* hhh-hi rarity....u///u (BLECH!)
-everyone.is.lesbians!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! <3
-i noticed that they did not miss a single chance to say "sonbird serenande" or whatever her name is.
 there is probably something in the contract about having to name drop her __ ammount of times, and it wasn't that subtle.
- im usually over the "bad turned good via friendship" model but i really Really liked tempest so um. its okay .
 this time.
-the storm king actually DIED which is cool
-where does he come from....why is he taking eveyrthing over.... who even is he...
-wait where was starlight glimmer again..?
-if twilight spent half as much time doing the things she needed to do instead of running around with her friends singing about doing them, she wouldn't be so stressed and the party would have been in order sooner.
-i was quite shocked at the level of... anger between pinkie and twilight in their big fight. that was a big fight.
 they made up in like 5 minutes, but that seemed like a real bad fight.
-i liked tempest's song the best, but i wasnt ... overly impressed with any of the songs. they were all kinda meh.

okay, i can't think of anything else at the moment. ill read over other peoples reviews and get back to you about changed opinions >: )
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Ponytails on October 07, 2017, 06:49:53 PM
I saw it this afternoon with my friend and her 13 year old daughter! (My 4 month old stayed home with her daddy) LOVED IT!!!  The new animation was amazing!  Waaaay better then Flash!!  I will definitely be buying the DVD to watch over and over.

Ok, one small question for all of you who have listened to the sound track: is there any tiny little call back to "Call Upon the Seaponies"?

If there isn't, I'd like to go ahead and manage my disappointment now.
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I felt like the song “One Small Thing” with the hippogriffs-turned-seaponies actually really felt a little like “Call Upon The Seaponies” in terms of its visuals. There were several parts where many of the hippogriffs-turned-seaponies were doing background dancing but they were almost identical in colors. Just like in the original special.

Just sayin.
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: LadyMoondancer on October 07, 2017, 07:56:58 PM
About your question, Sunset

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Musically and in terms of lyrics there's no connection, but there are a couple scenes where the dance is very similar to the RaMC sea pony dance IMO.  Including a scene viewed from above, looking down on sea ponies dancing by swimming in circle, similar to that bit at the very end of the Shoo Be Doo song.
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Sunset on October 07, 2017, 09:12:04 PM
Yeah, I saw the movie yesterday. 

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I really wanted an actual musical line from the original song but whatever. I'd already accepted that it wasn't going to happen by the time I saw the movie.

But speaking of seaponies... Did anyone else notice that they are never actually called seaponies in the movie?  I was actually shocked how quickly the twist about them being the Hippogriffs was revealed.  They were just like " yeah, that's us."  But it does give me hope that we might still get a different version of seaponies in the show.
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Zapper on October 08, 2017, 03:30:02 AM
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I'm kinda glad they are not the actual seaponies.
They have always looked more like merponies to me, so that leaves the chance to get an actual shoo-bee-doo pony (maybe a mermare from the books?) to appear later somewhere.
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: FlickaFriend on October 08, 2017, 09:10:15 AM
Hi everyone,

I'm excited about the UK release coming up in a couple of weeks, but I have a question:

- will this movie make sense if you've only seen Season 1 of FiM?  I want to go with my 2 children but we've only seen Season 1
- also how scary it is?  My youngest (age 5) found the start of Season 2 got a little too scary.  I would take her anyway but I would need to prepare her and also be ready to take her out for 5 mins if it got too intense.

THANKS!!
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Zapper on October 08, 2017, 09:21:59 AM
I have a question:

- will this movie make sense if you've only seen Season 1 of FiM?

You just need to know a few things, but they are well explained in the first ten minutes of the movie:

-Twilight is the Princess of friendship now, not just a regular gifted unicorn
-There are four princesses as a whole and Twilight is the latest one

What the princesses do is very easy to grasp as well as what Twilight's relationship to them is like.
In fact, most of the other things in the show are glossed over or largely ignored. Like there is Starlight Glimmer, Twilight's own pupil, but she is only seen in the background and does nothing. It doesn't make much sense for the movie (since Starlight has become something like a 7th main pony) but it won't bother anyone who hasn't paid much attention to the show.

The shoutouts are also kept to a minimum. We see Discord as a baloon animal and Muffin appears one time being a failure, but other than that the shoutout humor is actually for parents
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(didn't expect Meatloaf lyrics; lol).
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: LadyMoondancer on October 08, 2017, 09:58:14 AM
Yeah, Twilight now is an alicorn and she's the Princess of Friendship.  Other than that, you don't really need any knowledge from any specific episodes of the show or whatnot.

The action is pretty on-par with the action in "A Canterlot Wedding" (which I think was the Season 2 finale you mentioned), except a bit more intense.

The pony villain, Tempest Shadow, gets a lot of screentime and is scary (not in a shouty way, though, more in a plotting way.)

Spoiler for FlickaFriend:

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But she does get redeemed at the end and become friends with the other ponies, so you could tell your daughter that in advance if you think Tempest would scare her.
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Zapper on October 08, 2017, 10:32:06 AM
Does anybody else think the Storm King
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was kind of a weird parody of a business man? He was talking about expanding his brand, trademarking slogans and using the ponies to do so. Much like...dududunnn HASBRO. Irony? :lol:

I wish we could see Tempest, Skystar, Capper and the pirates again. I also enjoyed the world expansion a lot. The show really needs to move out of Ponyville.
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Ignoring powerful Starlight and Discord was really weird. I get why they did it but... they couldn't even show them caged or turned to stone? They had time to show them in the background, so... That was kind of an issue to me having watched the previous seasons - but nothing that would ruin the movie for me. I'd take the movie world over the show world.
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Sunset on October 08, 2017, 10:58:06 AM
Does anybody else think the Storm King
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was kind of a weird parody of a business man? He was talking about expanding his brand, trademarking slogans and using the ponies to do so. Much like...dududunnn HASBRO. Irony? :lol:

I wish we could see Tempest, Skystar, Capper and the pirates again. I also enjoyed the world expansion a lot. The show really needs to move out of Ponyville.
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Ignoring powerful Starlight and Discord was really weird. I get why they did it but... they couldn't even show them caged or turned to stone? They had time to show them in the background, so... That was kind of an issue to me having watched the previous seasons - but nothing that would ruin the movie for me. I'd take the movie world over the show world.

Well, if you really really want to get nitpicky

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. Even without Starlight or discord, it really shouldn't have been this easy to take over Equestria.  One third of the population has magic with, at minimum, levitation powers and the other third can fly.  And surly Tempest didn't have an unlimited numbers of the turn-ponies-to-stone thingies.

I suppose we could just assume that some fighting continued on after the mane6 left.
But eh.  I enjoyed it for what it is. And I'm mostly just excited for the new seapony and Hippogriff merch.
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Leave a Whisper on October 08, 2017, 01:46:47 PM
Listened to a few songs, I was expecting to be impressed but they were just so-so. Capper's song sounded like it was trying to do more then one musical style and fell a little flat, One Small Thing was just eh tand Tempest's song sounded like it was trying too hard to do something like Don Bluth during the sequelitis days with the fun sucked out of it.
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Zapper on October 08, 2017, 02:54:16 PM
Imo, the songs work very well in the movie with all the visuals added.

Just some more thoughts...
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Where the heck did the little honeybadger guy go? He was shown in the credits, so is he just Tempest's buddy now?

There was way too much Pinkie Pie in this movie. I get they want to sell the Main Three but Pinkie had some lines that could have gone to the others and Fluttershy was neglected.

I'm a little sad Queen Novo was such a blah character. I thought she was going to play a bigger role than Capper.
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: JazzMatazz on October 08, 2017, 06:47:49 PM
I felt it had quite a few plot holes from them trying to throw everything in at once but I had a lot of fun. They hyped up pirates for this with the toys and then barely had much screen time on the ship. I'm hoping between the tv show  and comics some of those things get answered.
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Bekuno on October 08, 2017, 07:04:08 PM
It's been confirmed the film takes place between S7 & S8, which explains why
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A seapony character was revealed for season 8
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: MilkyTaroMochi on October 08, 2017, 07:19:52 PM
From what I've read/seen at the artbook so far (it's so nice - I highly recommend it!!), there were things that they wanted to show more of, but took it out because of reasons,

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- they had some neat ideas for some of the worlds/areas the Mane 6 would be in before reaching [insert destination here], like a huge forest  and rivers where the Ponies look so small by comparison. Like a travel montage type of thing.
- the Hyppogriffs were supposed to have a much more bigger appearance at the end, such as them showing up during that "final battle", but that was removed.

And somewhat related: Apparently for Capper, he was actually an wealthy aristocrat, living the high life with pride and dignity, before the Storm King came and messed things up. At the end of the paragraph, the book says "Capper's crimes aren't driven by malice. At his core, he feels a deep insecurity at his fall from grace, and believe his appearance dictates his status".  Man, I wish they had mentioned this or implied it a bit more during the movie, although I kinda suspected it, going by a few decorations in his house...and the fancy little outfit Rarity makes him at the end of the film haha.

Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: orangepeachmango on October 08, 2017, 08:00:55 PM
It's been confirmed the film takes place between S7 & S8, which explains why
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A seapony character was revealed for season 8

and also why starlight decided to take a break from this adventure x' D
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: buddyboymama on October 09, 2017, 09:07:51 AM
Hi everyone,

I'm excited about the UK release coming up in a couple of weeks, but I have a question:

- will this movie make sense if you've only seen Season 1 of FiM?  I want to go with my 2 children but we've only seen Season 1
- also how scary it is?  My youngest (age 5) found the start of Season 2 got a little too scary.  I would take her anyway but I would need to prepare her and also be ready to take her out for 5 mins if it got too intense.

THANKS!!

My daughter just turned five. She went to see it with her grandparents and older cousin. She said there were a few scary parts, but nothing too scary. And she likes to make things up, so there may not even be scary parts. Who knows? But she says she liked the movie.
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: StarSwirl05 on October 09, 2017, 09:34:45 AM
I'm pretty sure I saw Discord in silhouette during the credits.
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Ponyfan on October 09, 2017, 09:52:34 AM
I haven't seen the movie yet, but the theater at the mall had the poster out.

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Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: BlueBelle on October 09, 2017, 01:21:41 PM
Just saw it and LOVED IT!!!!  :newpony: :sunny: :cheer:
SOOO worth going to see! Loved everything from the story to the characters, graphics, music..everything!  :biggrin: :biggrin:
Now I’ve got some shopping to do! LOL  :biggrin:
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Koudoawaia on October 09, 2017, 02:10:06 PM
My husband and I saw it last night and it was so amazing and better yet, we had the theater all to ourselves while it was still opening weekend :3 I'm glad it was a school night and kids couldn't stay up for the 10:30 pm showing. It was just amazing. I love how they were able to make me feel like I was flying along with the pegasi in the opening scene without the need for 3D glasses. It was just a beautiful masterful work of art and I think I'll be watching it a million times.
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Shaz on October 10, 2017, 07:03:32 AM
The shoutouts are also kept to a minimum. We see Discord as a baloon animal and Muffin appears one time being a failure, but other than that the shoutout humor is actually for parents
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(didn't expect Meatloaf lyrics; lol).

The mind boggles.
 
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I'm a Meat Loaf fan and I....kind of can't think any lyrics that would be relevant to an MLP film.

Can't go to the cinema, so looking forward to a DVD release. In the meantime, I'm gleefully reading all the spoilers I can lay my hands on :)
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Zapper on October 10, 2017, 07:09:46 AM
The shoutouts are also kept to a minimum. We see Discord as a baloon animal and Muffin appears one time being a failure, but other than that the shoutout humor is actually for parents
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(didn't expect Meatloaf lyrics; lol).

The mind boggles.
 
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I'm a Meat Loaf fan and I....kind of can't think any lyrics that would be relevant to an MLP film.


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It's a pun on "Objects in the Rear View Mirror May Appear Closer Than They Are".
I laughed out loud but nobody else watching with me got it so I felt like a fool. It also has nothing to do with music :lol:
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: SpaceButtPonies on October 10, 2017, 07:57:04 PM
I have a question:

- will this movie make sense if you've only seen Season 1 of FiM?

The shoutouts are also kept to a minimum. We see Discord as a baloon animal and Muffin appears one time being a failure, but other than that the shoutout humor is actually for parents
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(didn't expect Meatloaf lyrics; lol).
I just saw the movie and have to say I liked it a lot. Great animation and enjoyed the songs!

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I do find it funny that no one seemed to noticed that Muffins tried to save Twilight before Rainbow Dash swooped in and saved the day. Not a fail in my book if you ask me XP

I really enjoyed Tempest, though I feel they could have done better with her background story. I feel it was too similar to Starlight Glimmer's. But I really enjoyed her song. She honestly should have been the villain rather than the storm king, hardly any screen time to get to know him.

I loved the merponies, though their hoof fins threw me off a little lol. Hope we get to see more them in the show though.

Plus Twilight gave me a surprise with her trying to steal the pearl, happy she didn't try to play by the book it was kinda nice to see, as odd as that sounds.
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: LadyMoondancer on October 10, 2017, 08:22:05 PM
I saw it twice--once at night, once in the day as a matinee.  The night one was fun because the theater was almost empty (privacy) and the matinee was fun because I got to hear kids cheering, gasping, and laughing along with the movie.  Made me very happy for all the little MLP fans having this magical experience.  Some of them were losing their minds during the opening.  :)

The only thing I wish was it was longer!  I could tell someone on the corporate side had made them make it shorter than originally intended.

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For example, there's a toy of a hippogriff named Stratus Skyranger and he's not even in the movie, like at all.  I would loooove to have seen more of the hippogriffs, sure wish they'd left him in!  Maybe he'll show up in the series though?

Is it too much to hope for an extended edition on BluRay someday?  LOL.
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Bekuno on October 10, 2017, 08:33:14 PM
I pointed out the issue with no Stratus, and someone in here mentioned that he appears in the books as one of Novo's guards.  :)
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Al-1701 on October 11, 2017, 02:31:58 AM
I was looking at the gross totals adjusted for inflation.  The 2017 movie needs to make $4M more to catch up to the 1986 movie.  And I think it needs to make at least $6M this next weekend to have any staying power through the holiday season.  It's a good movie, but I think it still has a steep uphill climb to being more than a flash in the pan.  And I think it needs to be not just for MLP but 2D animation as well.
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Zapper on October 11, 2017, 09:03:00 AM
I have a question:

- will this movie make sense if you've only seen Season 1 of FiM?

The shoutouts are also kept to a minimum. We see Discord as a baloon animal and Muffin appears one time being a failure, but other than that the shoutout humor is actually for parents
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(didn't expect Meatloaf lyrics; lol).
I just saw the movie and have to say I liked it a lot. Great animation and enjoyed the songs!

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I do find it funny that no one seemed to noticed that Muffins tried to save Twilight before Rainbow Dash swooped in and saved the day. Not a fail in my book if you ask me XP

I really enjoyed Tempest, though I feel they could have done better with her background story. I feel it was too similar to Starlight Glimmer's. But I really enjoyed her song. She honestly should have been the villain rather than the storm king, hardly any screen time to get to know him.

I loved the merponies, though their hoof fins threw me off a little lol. Hope we get to see more them in the show though.

Plus Twilight gave me a surprise with her trying to steal the pearl, happy she didn't try to play by the book it was kinda nice to see, as odd as that sounds.

Sorry but imo that should have been Starlight trying to protect and not this overhyped running gag. This would have also nicely explained why she wasn't trying to help the M6.
I can always imagine Discord was on vacation in the Phantom Zone or whatever, but Starlight was clearly shown to be at the festival.
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: lonewolf on October 11, 2017, 04:14:47 PM

I can always imagine Discord was on vacation in the Phantom Zone or whatever, but Starlight was clearly shown to be at the festival.

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Discord was in it. At the end there's a shot of Vinyl and you can see his head at the bottom right of the screen as part of the blacked out crowd. (Edit: He also appears in the credits) Don't have a screenshot as the 2 places to get screenshots have bans on them (probably until the movie comes out on DVD).
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: StarSwirl05 on October 11, 2017, 04:42:40 PM

I can always imagine Discord was on vacation in the Phantom Zone or whatever, but Starlight was clearly shown to be at the festival.

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Discord was in it. At the end there's a shot of Vinyl and you can see his head at the bottom right of the screen as part of the blacked out crowd. (Edit: He also appears in the credits) Don't have a screenshot as the 2 places to get screenshots have bans on them (probably until the movie comes out on DVD).
One of the screenshots (the one from the credits) can also be found on the website of the person that made them.
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: princesskitty on October 11, 2017, 05:06:11 PM
just saw the movie last night with my husband and we both loved it!! Love the new characters and can't wait to get some Capper and Tempest Shadow merch!
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: MilkyTaroMochi on October 11, 2017, 05:15:00 PM

I can always imagine Discord was on vacation in the Phantom Zone or whatever, but Starlight was clearly shown to be at the festival.

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Discord was in it. At the end there's a shot of Vinyl and you can see his head at the bottom right of the screen as part of the blacked out crowd. (Edit: He also appears in the credits) Don't have a screenshot as the 2 places to get screenshots have bans on them (probably until the movie comes out on DVD).

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Plus you can see him during the "roll call" part of the credits, dancing next to Celestia.

And if you also want to count it, the "balloon animal" that Pinkie Pie makes in the beginning on the film was Discord-shaped.
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: lonewolf on October 11, 2017, 06:50:45 PM
Oh well that changes things. The place that made the images for the credits got the OK to release them, so they're available now:

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Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Sky_Rocket_Sammie on October 11, 2017, 10:31:43 PM
Haven't seen the movie yet so I can't say anything about that. Now that end credit art is love. :happy:
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Ponyfan on October 12, 2017, 04:52:28 AM
I still haven't seen the movie either but I heard Thorax is in it. Does he have a cameo?


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Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: LadyMoondancer on October 12, 2017, 05:27:12 AM
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I didn't see Thorax, so if he appeared it must have been as a short cameo in the background.
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: SpaceButtPonies on October 12, 2017, 08:17:42 AM
I have a question:

- will this movie make sense if you've only seen Season 1 of FiM?

The shoutouts are also kept to a minimum. We see Discord as a baloon animal and Muffin appears one time being a failure, but other than that the shoutout humor is actually for parents
Spoiler
(didn't expect Meatloaf lyrics; lol).
I just saw the movie and have to say I liked it a lot. Great animation and enjoyed the songs!

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I do find it funny that no one seemed to noticed that Muffins tried to save Twilight before Rainbow Dash swooped in and saved the day. Not a fail in my book if you ask me XP

I really enjoyed Tempest, though I feel they could have done better with her background story. I feel it was too similar to Starlight Glimmer's. But I really enjoyed her song. She honestly should have been the villain rather than the storm king, hardly any screen time to get to know him.

I loved the merponies, though their hoof fins threw me off a little lol. Hope we get to see more them in the show though.

Plus Twilight gave me a surprise with her trying to steal the pearl, happy she didn't try to play by the book it was kinda nice to see, as odd as that sounds.

Sorry but imo that should have been Starlight trying to protect and not this overhyped running gag. This would have also nicely explained why she wasn't trying to help the M6.
I can always imagine Discord was on vacation in the Phantom Zone or whatever, but Starlight was clearly shown to be at the festival.
I myself am really surprised Starlight didnt have a bigger role in the movie other than just a tiny cameo. But it is what it is.
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: TornadoTwist on October 12, 2017, 02:13:18 PM
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Yikes my BF and I are kinda the on oposite terms right now. We saw the Movie yesterday. I LOVE Tempest Shadow a lot and liked her quite dark appearance. Also found the story of her horn quite sad. But my BF like hates her because she's too edgy and all... I just bought a Tempest Shadow Funko Pop. That'll teach him. XD

I also liked the Storm King. His goofiness really made him fun. I was afraid Grubber would be like the cringe-worthy funny sidekick but he was very likeable as well. :)
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Galactica on October 12, 2017, 03:55:08 PM
I saw it twice--once at night, once in the day as a matinee.  The night one was fun because the theater was almost empty (privacy) and the matinee was fun because I got to hear kids cheering, gasping, and laughing along with the movie.  Made me very happy for all the little MLP fans having this magical experience.  Some of them were losing their minds during the opening.  :)

The only thing I wish was it was longer!  I could tell someone on the corporate side had made them make it shorter than originally intended.

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For example, there's a toy of a hippogriff named Stratus Skyranger and he's not even in the movie, like at all.  I would loooove to have seen more of the hippogriffs, sure wish they'd left him in!  Maybe he'll show up in the series though?

Is it too much to hope for an extended edition on BluRay someday?  LOL.

I bet they sliced and diced the CRAP out of the movie- they had to make it short because of the age of the primary target audience was probably on the young side...
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: orangepeachmango on October 12, 2017, 06:11:59 PM
I saw it twice--once at night, once in the day as a matinee.  The night one was fun because the theater was almost empty (privacy) and the matinee was fun because I got to hear kids cheering, gasping, and laughing along with the movie.  Made me very happy for all the little MLP fans having this magical experience.  Some of them were losing their minds during the opening.  :)

The only thing I wish was it was longer!  I could tell someone on the corporate side had made them make it shorter than originally intended.

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For example, there's a toy of a hippogriff named Stratus Skyranger and he's not even in the movie, like at all.  I would loooove to have seen more of the hippogriffs, sure wish they'd left him in!  Maybe he'll show up in the series though?

Is it too much to hope for an extended edition on BluRay someday?  LOL.

I bet they sliced and diced the CRAP out of the movie- they had to make it short because of the age of the primary target audience was probably on the young side...

i believe i read somewhere- in this thread i think, that they completely cut a whole section of the movie about the hippogriffs coming in at the end and making a big show of themselves. thats probably where status skyranger came in. too bad they cut it :' (
im still hoping for an extended cut via bluray LOL
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Cadence on October 12, 2017, 11:45:22 PM
I saw it twice--once at night, once in the day as a matinee.  The night one was fun because the theater was almost empty (privacy) and the matinee was fun because I got to hear kids cheering, gasping, and laughing along with the movie.  Made me very happy for all the little MLP fans having this magical experience.  Some of them were losing their minds during the opening.  :)

The only thing I wish was it was longer!  I could tell someone on the corporate side had made them make it shorter than originally intended.

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For example, there's a toy of a hippogriff named Stratus Skyranger and he's not even in the movie, like at all.  I would loooove to have seen more of the hippogriffs, sure wish they'd left him in!  Maybe he'll show up in the series though?

Is it too much to hope for an extended edition on BluRay someday?  LOL.

I bet they sliced and diced the CRAP out of the movie- they had to make it short because of the age of the primary target audience was probably on the young side...

i believe i read somewhere- in this thread i think, that they completely cut a whole section of the movie about the hippogriffs coming in at the end and making a big show of themselves. thats probably where status skyranger came in. too bad they cut it :' (
im still hoping for an extended cut via bluray LOL
Count my vote in too LOL. I just saw it and felt the hippogriffs could have had more screen time!

On a side note, I'm all for Shelly and Sheldon merch. :P
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Zapper on October 13, 2017, 04:25:44 AM

I can always imagine Discord was on vacation in the Phantom Zone or whatever, but Starlight was clearly shown to be at the festival.

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Discord was in it. At the end there's a shot of Vinyl and you can see his head at the bottom right of the screen as part of the blacked out crowd. (Edit: He also appears in the credits) Don't have a screenshot as the 2 places to get screenshots have bans on them (probably until the movie comes out on DVD).

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Plus you can see him during the "roll call" part of the credits, dancing next to Celestia.

And if you also want to count it, the "balloon animal" that Pinkie Pie makes in the beginning on the film was Discord-shaped.

Being there at the very end doesn't mean being there when the other stuff took place. That's why I said "I can always imagine Discord was on vacation". And the balloon was just a balloon to me, not the real Discord turning into a balloon... that would have been awkward (the joke I would make here is not Arena friendly :lol:)

Post Merge: October 13, 2017, 04:28:03 AM

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Yikes my BF and I are kinda the on oposite terms right now. We saw the Movie yesterday. I LOVE Tempest Shadow a lot and liked her quite dark appearance. Also found the story of her horn quite sad. But my BF like hates her because she's too edgy and all... I just bought a Tempest Shadow Funko Pop. That'll teach him. XD

I also liked the Storm King. His goofiness really made him fun. I was afraid Grubber would be like the cringe-worthy funny sidekick but he was very likeable as well. :)

Haha, I would say her design is the edgiest part about her because she has that decorative scar.
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But her backstory was typical FiM stuff, imo.
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: SilverHorsey on October 13, 2017, 11:56:20 AM
Just came from watching the movie and I am positively surprised! But it was dubbed into Estonian and *inhales* THEY DIDN'T SING! THEY HAD ORIGINAL ENGLISH VERSION ON THE BACKGROUND AND HAD SOME MAN LITERALLY READ THE LYRICS ON IN ESTONIAN! OMFG I WAS SO OFFENDED!

Sorry for that xD I'm gonna buy the DVD in the future, would like to watch the original version, because this man just bluntly reading the lyrics ruined the songs for me.
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Pinkie21 on October 13, 2017, 01:28:44 PM
I saw it with my best friend yesterday.  I loved it for what it was.  It was so sweet, and it was really cool to see some emotional moments that we don’t really get in the series.  I did have a few little nit-picks, though...

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I thought the new characters were really fun to watch!  But, there was so little character development that you just jumped in and had to know what their whole story is.  I would have loved to hear why Capper was in a position which forced him to sell the ponies.  It would have been so much fun to see what the pirates were like before the Storm King.  See, the problem I have is that, these characters are SO awesome, that it feels a bit disappointing when you see them come and go. 

And that gets me to my complaint about the Storm King.  What was his whole story?  He wants to create a giant storm.  Why?  Why does he want so much power?  What made him come to Canterlot?  I feel like they made it so you have to read all these comics and prequel books tonunderstabd these things, but I don’t WANT to read a bunch of books just to figure out what his story is. 

Anyway, the TL;DR version is: these new characters were so fascinating, that it stunk that they had to push all this stuff into 1:44 of screen time. 

I really want a spin-off movie about Tempest, and one about the pirate birds.  I’m actually going to be legitimately discouraged if they don’t make some kind of movie or special about them. 

Also, Songbird Serenade was a disappointment.

Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Bekuno on October 13, 2017, 02:04:11 PM
Pinkie, there are official comics about these characters. I'd recommend checking out the MLP Movie Prequel comics, you'll get to learn a lot about everyone!
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: TheBeatlesPkmnFan42 on October 13, 2017, 02:55:23 PM
Just came from watching the movie and I am positively surprised! But it was dubbed into Estonian and *inhales* THEY DIDN'T SING! THEY HAD ORIGINAL ENGLISH VERSION ON THE BACKGROUND AND HAD SOME MAN LITERALLY READ THE LYRICS ON IN ESTONIAN! OMFG I WAS SO OFFENDED!

Sorry for that xD I'm gonna buy the DVD in the future, would like to watch the original version, because this man just bluntly reading the lyrics ruined the songs for me.

 :lmao:

That is pretty hilarious ngl.
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Dragonflitter on October 14, 2017, 05:17:20 PM
I pointed out the issue with no Stratus, and someone in here mentioned that he appears in the books as one of Novo's guards.  :)

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He does appear in the movie, actually. In seapony form. You can see him beside the Queen's throne when the Mane 6 arrive, and then he and three other guards surround them, before Skystar jumps in and explains. True he's a very small background figure, but he's definitely in at least two shots.
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: LadyMoondancer on October 15, 2017, 10:28:40 AM
I saw it twice--once at night, once in the day as a matinee.  The night one was fun because the theater was almost empty (privacy) and the matinee was fun because I got to hear kids cheering, gasping, and laughing along with the movie.  Made me very happy for all the little MLP fans having this magical experience.  Some of them were losing their minds during the opening.  :)

The only thing I wish was it was longer!  I could tell someone on the corporate side had made them make it shorter than originally intended.

Spoiler
For example, there's a toy of a hippogriff named Stratus Skyranger and he's not even in the movie, like at all.  I would loooove to have seen more of the hippogriffs, sure wish they'd left him in!  Maybe he'll show up in the series though?

Is it too much to hope for an extended edition on BluRay someday?  LOL.

I bet they sliced and diced the CRAP out of the movie- they had to make it short because of the age of the primary target audience was probably on the young side...

i believe i read somewhere- in this thread i think, that they completely cut a whole section of the movie about the hippogriffs coming in at the end and making a big show of themselves. thats probably where status skyranger came in. too bad they cut it :' (
im still hoping for an extended cut via bluray LOL
Count my vote in too LOL. I just saw it and felt the hippogriffs could have had more screen time!

On a side note, I'm all for Shelly and Sheldon merch. :P

I had a dream they made Shelly and Sheldon toys.  If you wound them up, they chattered. :P
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Cadence on October 15, 2017, 03:28:37 PM
I saw it twice--once at night, once in the day as a matinee.  The night one was fun because the theater was almost empty (privacy) and the matinee was fun because I got to hear kids cheering, gasping, and laughing along with the movie.  Made me very happy for all the little MLP fans having this magical experience.  Some of them were losing their minds during the opening.  :)

The only thing I wish was it was longer!  I could tell someone on the corporate side had made them make it shorter than originally intended.

Spoiler
For example, there's a toy of a hippogriff named Stratus Skyranger and he's not even in the movie, like at all.  I would loooove to have seen more of the hippogriffs, sure wish they'd left him in!  Maybe he'll show up in the series though?

Is it too much to hope for an extended edition on BluRay someday?  LOL.

I bet they sliced and diced the CRAP out of the movie- they had to make it short because of the age of the primary target audience was probably on the young side...

i believe i read somewhere- in this thread i think, that they completely cut a whole section of the movie about the hippogriffs coming in at the end and making a big show of themselves. thats probably where status skyranger came in. too bad they cut it :' (
im still hoping for an extended cut via bluray LOL
Count my vote in too LOL. I just saw it and felt the hippogriffs could have had more screen time!

On a side note, I'm all for Shelly and Sheldon merch. :P

I had a dream they made Shelly and Sheldon toys.  If you wound them up, they chattered. :P
LOL! I would totally buy them! :P
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: achab1984 on October 15, 2017, 05:46:14 PM
I might have to rent this when it comes out in red box.
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: NightGliderSA on October 17, 2017, 11:16:09 AM
I went with my friend on Sunday to see the movie. Though we nearly missed it: found out on Friday that it is coming off circuit here this Thursday. And our original plan had been to go this Saturday afternoon. Oh well, I will just have to have a pony spa day instead.

Anyway, back to the thread topic: neither of us know anything about these characters, or their back story as we have previously had nothing to do with G4 being primarily G1 collectors. So we had no expectations whatsoever and perhaps because of this we both really enjoyed the movie. My favourite characters were Rainbow Dash and Tempest. My friend really liked Rainbow Dash and Rarity. So pleased we went  :)
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: glitterball on October 22, 2017, 12:35:38 AM
As a g1 collector, I do not know much about g4 canon (apart from hearing snippets of FiM that my kid watches on tv) so I went to the cinema with an open mind (and an excited, 5 year old daughter!)  ;)

My girl loved it and boasted to me that it wasn't scary (Zootropolis is her benchmark scary movie).

Lots of singing -
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Only a limited bit of Sia at the start and then a nice Rainbow song at the end.
I recognised the tune from my Skystar shell during the seapony song sequence.
The other songs didn't grab me so much but, still, not bad for a company without mega Disney resources.

Tempest - I really liked her character! Brooding, calculated, controlled, precise. I have mentioned elsewhere that I find her very feline, she even stalks like a panther. Oh, her perfect eyeliner - gimme!

Storm King:
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Too goofy, playing with the moon/sun/moon was silly enough, but all the chatter... I would have wanted for his character to be more reserved and intimidating.

Tempest's broken horn -
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I was wondering if it would ever be restored - and part way through the movie I concluded that maybe it shouldn't as it would bring a positive message to a young audience in that it is her *negative character* that needs to be "fixed" and not just her physical looks - so I waited to see what happened at the end, with interest. Her horn still works, albeit with sparkly fireworks *cool*
Oh, Pinkie's reaction at the end, during Tempest's name reveal -  :lol:

Anyway, it was an ok movie - coming from someone who doesn't know much about g4.
I would put it in the same class as a Barbie movie - not quite Disney standard  ;) but still lots of fun and hugely enjoyed by my kid!  :thumb: I know that she will be requesting the DVD...
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: StarSwirl05 on October 25, 2017, 07:37:51 AM
Apparently, the Hasbro CEO is talking of the possibility of another MLP movie given how well the movie did and the enjoyment of using the new pony models.
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: MJNSEIFER on October 27, 2017, 05:56:20 AM
but other than that the shoutout humor is actually for parents
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(didn't expect Meatloaf lyrics; lol).
That shout out is not limited for parents, the target audience could have easily gotten it, as there is nothing stopping them knowing the song.  A lot of the shout outs seemed to be for "whoever", to be honest, which was the best way to do them in my opinion - they blended in well.

And yeah, saw it yesterday, and my reactions are mostly positive - I am so happy I got to see it at the cinema, and while there were the odd flaws, the good parts of the movie made up for them, in my opinion, and it was a very awesome experience.  Expect a YouTube review, when I can get one done (I hope to review something else before hand, though).
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: tailrustedtealeaf on October 27, 2017, 07:57:06 AM
Apparently, the Hasbro CEO is talking of the possibility of another MLP movie given how well the movie did and the enjoyment of using the new pony models.
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I'm hoping they'll give Applejack and Fluttershy some more time as main characters, they were really thrown aside. :/
I've seen it once on opening day, and I'm going again tonight to see it with a less-involved ponyfriend.
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Koudoawaia on October 27, 2017, 08:05:04 AM
Oh another movie would be really awesome^^
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Gingerbread on October 29, 2017, 04:12:35 PM
Yay I've seen it!  :frolic:
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For the most part I thought it was absolutely awesome. I am now completely Songbird Serenade obsessed  :P Pinkie is incredible, Tempest is just the dog's danglies. However I do feel like too much has been shoehorned in. Some of it just didn't make sense. But the shout-outs were great. Hungry Hungry Hippos!!!  :lol: Praying so hard that the DVD comes out in the UK before Xmas. I'm really looking forward to a sequel.
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: LittleKirara on November 03, 2017, 07:59:34 PM
Yay I've seen it!  :frolic:
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For the most part I thought it was absolutely awesome. I am now completely Songbird Serenade obsessed  :P Pinkie is incredible, Tempest is just the dog's danglies. However I do feel like too much has been shoehorned in. Some of it just didn't make sense. But the shout-outs were great. Hungry Hungry Hippos!!!  :lol: Praying so hard that the DVD comes out in the UK before Xmas. I'm really looking forward to a sequel.
Amazon has the DVD release date set as 16th of March 2018, while that might just be a place holder date I doubt we will see it come out before xmas.
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Beldarna on November 05, 2017, 01:30:12 AM
I actually liked it a lot. Didn't expect it so I was very happy when I left the theatre.
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Gingerbread on November 05, 2017, 02:33:37 AM
Yay I've seen it!  :frolic:
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For the most part I thought it was absolutely awesome. I am now completely Songbird Serenade obsessed  :P Pinkie is incredible, Tempest is just the dog's danglies. However I do feel like too much has been shoehorned in. Some of it just didn't make sense. But the shout-outs were great. Hungry Hungry Hippos!!!  :lol: Praying so hard that the DVD comes out in the UK before Xmas. I'm really looking forward to a sequel.
Amazon has the DVD release date set as 16th of March 2018, while that might just be a place holder date I doubt we will see it come out before xmas.

Thanks for the info! I'm in the UK so guessing well get it a couple of months afterwards.
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: StarSwirl05 on November 09, 2017, 09:55:05 AM
Anyone else thing Songbird Serenade should've had a bigger role other than "oh hey, I'm here"? She didn't really do anything in the movie except get captured and sing. Would've thought a celebrity pony would've done more like gone with the ponies to help defeat Storm King.
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Al-1701 on November 09, 2017, 04:37:55 PM
I think that was because of the talent.  Sia might not be able to voice act, so she's just there to sing.
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Sunset on November 09, 2017, 05:01:20 PM
Zootopia did the same thing.  I think it's just a way to include the big name that is providing a song and to increase hype for the movie.
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: StarSwirl05 on November 09, 2017, 05:33:54 PM
I think that was because of the talent.  Sia might not be able to voice act, so she's just there to sing.
Though someone was voicing Songbird at the beginning.
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: TheBeatlesPkmnFan42 on November 09, 2017, 05:42:39 PM
I think that was because of the talent.  Sia might not be able to voice act, so she's just there to sing.
Though someone was voicing Songbird at the beginning.

Yes, Sia was. I think Al just means that she's not about to voice act well enough to get a more significant amount of lines. But regardless, the lines she did have was in fact her.
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: StarSwirl05 on November 10, 2017, 04:14:31 AM
I think that was because of the talent.  Sia might not be able to voice act, so she's just there to sing.
Though someone was voicing Songbird at the beginning.

Yes, Sia was. I think Al just means that she's not about to voice act well enough to get a more significant amount of lines. But regardless, the lines she did have was in fact her.
If that's her, how did she speak without her accent being noticeable?
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: TheBeatlesPkmnFan42 on November 10, 2017, 06:29:53 AM
I think that was because of the talent.  Sia might not be able to voice act, so she's just there to sing.
Though someone was voicing Songbird at the beginning.

Yes, Sia was. I think Al just means that she's not about to voice act well enough to get a more significant amount of lines. But regardless, the lines she did have was in fact her.
If that's her, how did she speak without her accent being noticeable?

It's her, she confirmed it herself.
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: StarSwirl05 on November 10, 2017, 07:59:48 AM
So if she did both the voice acting and the singing for Songbird Serenade, why does she sound so different when she sings?
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: TheBeatlesPkmnFan42 on November 10, 2017, 08:08:08 AM
So if she did both the voice acting and the singing for Songbird Serenade, why does she sound so different when she sings?

People sound different when they sing and talk all the time?
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: StarSwirl05 on November 10, 2017, 11:20:37 AM
I guess Sia's just the first person I've heard to do both singing and speaking in the same media but sound different as FiM has two different actors for the characters on the show, one does signing, the other does voice. G3 had this but the voices were clearly the same.
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: MJNSEIFER on November 10, 2017, 02:53:56 PM
I guess Sia's just the first person I've heard to do both singing and speaking in the same media but sound different as FiM has two different actors for the characters on the show, one does signing, the other does voice. G3 had this but the voices were clearly the same.
I guess it's in the... ear of the beholder?  Somebody complained that Wysteria didn't get a song in The Princess Promenade, but she did, and I had to point out that "Friendship and Flowers" was Wysteria's song, if I remember correctly.  That reviewer (if it was the reviewer and not a commenter) most likely didn't even realise it was the same person, even though Tabitha St. Germain did both the character voice and the singing voice.

In G4, maybe the actresses who don't sing for their characters have a hard time keeping the voices for those characters while they sing?  Previous generations have shown that some of them are capable of singing, so maybe the character they play has the "wrong" voice for them to sing in?  It's probably harder to sing in a different voice and still sound good, however good you are at voice acting.

For Sia, there would be no point in crediting her as a voice if she didn't do the acting part.  They would have just credited the voice actresses and promoted the fact there was a song performed by Sia.  They explicitly said that Sia was going to be Songbird Serenade.

EDIT: Sorry, I went off on a bit of a tangent there, but yeah, sometimes the voice can sound different when it's the same person - hence the G3 thing I mentioned.
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: StarSwirl05 on November 10, 2017, 07:04:58 PM
Well consider me one of those that didn't recognize Wysteria's VA doing the singing. I mean, there were scenes that at least made it look like Wysteria was singing. I guess in that instance, the song was good enough as is. On topic of Sia's song, Hasbro made a pretty cool music video with it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gut423ANiwo
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Dragonflitter on December 21, 2017, 07:50:50 PM
That March date on Amazon must have been a placeholder. Ads are now saying Jan 9 as the release date for the dvd. I'm hoping for some cool behind the scene things, though I'm guessing if anything we'll get the behind-the-scene short bits that were released on tv right before the movie came out.
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Skeen on December 22, 2017, 09:00:49 AM
So if she did both the voice acting and the singing for Songbird Serenade, why does she sound so different when she sings?

I was always told in various singing groups growing up that you're "supposed" to be (mostly) accentless when singing. 
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Pinkie_Pies_BFF on January 02, 2018, 06:21:08 AM
I really liked it, my favorite characters are definitely Capper, Celaeno and Skystar.  :) Tempest's song was my favorite along with "We Got this This Together."
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Koudoawaia on January 02, 2018, 08:32:20 AM
My husband loves 'Open Up Your Eyes' to the point he had it on repeat yesterday.
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: MJNSEIFER on January 02, 2018, 03:12:44 PM
My husband loves 'Open Up Your Eyes' to the point he had it on repeat yesterday.
Oh, that song was beautiful in my opinion.  I was in tears when I heard it at the cinema.
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: LadyMoondancer on January 02, 2018, 06:58:23 PM
I absolutely love that song.  <3
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: StarSwirl05 on January 05, 2018, 04:00:00 PM
Lately I've been listening to Sia's song Rainbow more often. I think it's starting to grow on me even though it wasn't a song I liked initially. I think it also comes down to hearing some of Sia's other songs and finding them to be worse.
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: TJgamer on January 05, 2018, 07:44:42 PM
I really like "Rainbow" too. It just has a nice, soothing, uplifting feel to it.   ^.^
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: StarSwirl05 on January 06, 2018, 04:15:20 AM
I really like "Rainbow" too. It just has a nice, soothing, uplifting feel to it.   ^.^
Plus I think the fact I'd still get a piece of the song in my head now and then was an indication that I may have liked the song more than I wanted to.
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Ponyfan on January 07, 2018, 03:31:26 PM
I’m excited to buy the DVD this week and catch up with everything since I missed seeing the movie in theaters.

Ponyfan
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: StarDapple on January 07, 2018, 09:14:45 PM
I'll be getting the blu ray when it comes out. Has anyone heard anything about special features?
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Dragonflitter on January 08, 2018, 10:41:19 PM
Haven't heard about special features, but apparently Wal-mart will have an exclusive... water bottle?  :blink:

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Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: StarSwirl05 on January 09, 2018, 09:38:59 AM
I recall reading that either the Blu-Ray or DVD includes an intro not used in the movie and something to do with like work behind the scenes or something.
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Dragonflitter on January 09, 2018, 10:04:36 AM
Oh yeah I saw that opening on YouTube.
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Aurora on January 09, 2018, 02:04:06 PM
Watching it now! And I have my exclusive water bottle!
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: TheBeatlesPkmnFan42 on January 09, 2018, 03:13:35 PM
I'll probably be getting the Target version, myself. That one has an activity book!
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Aurora on January 09, 2018, 03:22:56 PM
Yeah, I'm not using either item, just collecting it, so the bottle looks cute on a shelf! Haha!
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: TheBeatlesPkmnFan42 on January 09, 2018, 04:54:49 PM
I might end up getting both the Target and Walmart versions, apparently the water bottle is a nice metal one, so that sounds pretty nice! Perhaps I'll get the Target one after I get this week's paycheck and then the Walmart one in a week or two.
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Dragonflitter on January 09, 2018, 05:18:50 PM
I heard from someone online that Hasbro was disappointed with the theater ticket sales of the movie (although the person who posted that didn't back it up with any source), so hey, anyone who picks up more than one copy of the dvd will be encouraging the idea of future MLP movies, I'm sure. :)
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Ponyfan on January 09, 2018, 06:07:57 PM
I got my copy today. :)

Ponyfan
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: MANIMAL! on January 09, 2018, 07:05:40 PM
Has anyone redeemed the free digital download with the BlueRay? I'm trying to figure out if I should do iTunes or UltraViolet--can we do both? Can you download the UV version, or do you have to stream online? Looks like you should be able to download those . . .
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Neon Sparkle on January 09, 2018, 09:27:39 PM
I don't know how it is in every area, but around here anyway it seems as though no one is stocking the Blu-ray at all besides Target and Walmart. I went to Best Buy and f.y.e. to find DVDs only. I had to go to Walmart anyway and ended up finding the set with the water bottle there.
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Zapper on January 10, 2018, 03:41:22 AM
I heard from someone online that Hasbro was disappointed with the theater ticket sales of the movie (although the person who posted that didn't back it up with any source), so hey, anyone who picks up more than one copy of the dvd will be encouraging the idea of future MLP movies, I'm sure. :)

Huh, as far as I know the movie made its money back and then some.
But nowadays a movie is considered a flop if it doesn't meet Marvel superhero blockbuster standards, so eh :lol:

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We know they have a second movie planned already via the DHX leaks
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Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Prince_Sunbeam on January 10, 2018, 11:18:35 AM
Has anyone redeemed the free digital download with the BlueRay? I'm trying to figure out if I should do iTunes or UltraViolet--can we do both? Can you download the UV version, or do you have to stream online? Looks like you should be able to download those . . .

I redeemed mine just a bit ago. It gave me the option of iTunes, or using either Vudu or FandangoNow. I dont have an account with any of these servies, so I randomly picked Vudu. Had to create an account, and its primarily for streaming. BUT if you also download the VuduToGo app you can play the movie (or anything in your Vudu account) offline, so it works as a download. You still have to go through their app instead of just having the file, but it works.  :hmm:
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Dragonflitter on January 10, 2018, 05:30:18 PM
I heard from someone online that Hasbro was disappointed with the theater ticket sales of the movie (although the person who posted that didn't back it up with any source), so hey, anyone who picks up more than one copy of the dvd will be encouraging the idea of future MLP movies, I'm sure. :)

Huh, as far as I know the movie made its money back and then some.
But nowadays a movie is considered a flop if it doesn't meet Marvel superhero blockbuster standards, so eh :lol:

I know right!? The movie industry is so wonky these days.

I was hoping it would have done amazing, to encourage Hollywood to truly believe traditional animation can do well in theaters again. :P
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: tailrustedtealeaf on January 10, 2018, 06:07:02 PM
Well, darn, there's a water bottle? If it's a neat one I may get that one as well.
I picked up the Target exclusive and redeemed the digital code on Vudu. I'm unfamiliar with the app and would have preferred a straight video file, but it'll do!
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: StarDapple on January 10, 2018, 06:36:15 PM
I'll check out the water bottle at Wal-Mart tomorrow. I hope my local Wal-Mart has it.
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Ponyfan on January 10, 2018, 07:06:00 PM
Here's a pic of the Walmart Blu ray/DVD combo pack and water bottle set.

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Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: StarDapple on January 10, 2018, 07:59:41 PM
Here's a pic of the Walmart Blu ray/DVD combo pack and water bottle set.

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Oh cool, thanks Ponyfan! Now I definitely want one.
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: aluke on January 10, 2018, 07:59:55 PM
Late to the party, but I ended up seeing the movie in theatres back in October. I wasn't intending to, but my friend said she wanted to see it so I tagged along. I'm not that interested in the newer seasons, but I thought the movie was pretty fun. I really liked the new characters a lot, I can't decide if I like Capper, the pirates, or Skystar/Novo more, they all were likeable in my opinion. Also, Really loved the animation style.

My one nitpick... (in spoiler just in case people were waiting for the DVD/bluray release)

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Was when Twilight called Pinkie a useless friend (or something to that effect). It just felt really out of place to me. I mean, there was build up with how Twi was on guard and anti new friends throughout the whole adventure, while the rest of the party were being their usual 'everybody is a friend' selves (so why didn't they grow horns/wings yet??? They are better at friendship than the Princess of Friendship after all). Even still, blowing up on Pinkie the way she did just seemed out of character.

Also on that note, I kind of wish they let Applejack and/or Fluttershy have that argument with Twilight instead of Pinkie so they had purpose in the movie instead of being background characters.
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Mana Minori on January 11, 2018, 12:01:52 AM
Late to the party, but I ended up seeing the movie in theatres back in October. I wasn't intending to, but my friend said she wanted to see it so I tagged along. I'm not that interested in the newer seasons, but I thought the movie was pretty fun. I really liked the new characters a lot, I can't decide if I like Capper, the pirates, or Skystar/Novo more, they all were likeable in my opinion. Also, Really loved the animation style.

My one nitpick... (in spoiler just in case people were waiting for the DVD/bluray release)

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Was when Twilight called Pinkie a useless friend (or something to that effect). It just felt really out of place to me. I mean, there was build up with how Twi was on guard and anti new friends throughout the whole adventure, while the rest of the party were being their usual 'everybody is a friend' selves (so why didn't they grow horns/wings yet??? They are better at friendship than the Princess of Friendship after all). Even still, blowing up on Pinkie the way she did just seemed out of character.

Also on that note, I kind of wish they let Applejack and/or Fluttershy have that argument with Twilight instead of Pinkie so they had purpose in the movie instead of being background characters.
in answer to your nitpick,  I think this lovely video might answer why the rest of the main 6 aren't aliccorns, and what really is required to even be an ascended alicorn.
https://youtu.be/HmzriQWWoDk
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Dragonflitter on January 11, 2018, 12:47:31 PM
I agree, Twilight and Pinkie were majorly out of character there. It's a standard movie trope to have your characters fight and then have to make up to complete the third act. (Like in the recent movie It, the kids spend the entire movie forming a friendship and discovering they are stronger together...only to have a fight and separate in the third act, for practically no reason.) It was annoying to see it here, too.
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: StarDapple on January 11, 2018, 01:09:07 PM
Well I went to two Wal-Mart's in the Salem OR area and not only did they not have the water bottle but they didn't even have the blu ray by itself. Only DVDs and digital codes. Stock was very limited too.
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Ponyfan on January 11, 2018, 05:07:43 PM
I’m sorry you didn’t get the water bottle StarDapple. The Walmart where I bought my copy only had the Blu ray combo pack packaged with the water bottle and DVDs. They didn’t have the Blu ray on its own either.

Ponyfan
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: StarSwirl05 on January 12, 2018, 06:56:36 AM
There's concept art of the Storm King and whatnot from Jose Lopez on EqD.
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Cadence on January 12, 2018, 08:18:55 PM
Here's a pic of the Walmart Blu ray/DVD combo pack and water bottle set.

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How cool! Does anyone know if Canada has the water bottle combo too?
And does anyone have a pic of Target's exclusive DVD set with stickers and an activity book?
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Ponyfan on January 13, 2018, 10:02:18 AM
I was going to take a pic of the Target version but they were sold out. There was only one MLP the Movie DVD left on the shelf.


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Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Dragonflitter on January 13, 2018, 04:34:35 PM
Awwww. But I'm glad they're selling out!
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: TJgamer on January 13, 2018, 04:56:53 PM
Just got my copy in the mail today. Nice and shiny.
Feels good to actually hold an officially bought piece of MLP:FiM media.
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Ponyfan on January 14, 2018, 01:09:35 AM
I just finished the movie and now I can read this read without being spoiled.
My thoughts:

Spoiler

I really enjoyed the movie and the animation looked a lot better than the usual FIM episode.
I'm glad I read the comic prequel before seeing the movie as it helped to have some backstory on Capper and the bird pirates. My suspicions about Capper trying to trick the ponies from that line in "I'm the Friend That You Need"  "Tell Verko...I have something that will magically erase all my debt" turned out to be correct. Even with that I ended up really liking Capper and how realized he was wrong and then tried to help the ponies afterwards by telling Tempest they went another way. 

I loved the seaponies and wish we had seen more of them.  I was really surprised Twilight tried to steal the pearl from them and even more surprised that Twilight called Pinkie a useless friend especially after everything they've gone through to save Equestria together.

I also loved Tempest and her character development. I was a little surprised that her horn wasn't fixed by either Twilight or Luna or Celestia. 

A few other things that surprised me

Why didn't Twilight think of making the air bubbles unless it was because they were pulled under so quickly that by the time she realized they were drowning she didn't have time to make them?

When Twilight is brought back to Canterlot in the cage to drain her magic the ponies pulling the cart are muzzled. Is this the first time we've seen muzzled used in FIM?




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Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: LadyMoondancer on January 14, 2018, 10:28:14 AM
Spoiler
When I watched the movie the first time, I thought Twilight's attitude towards her friends came out of nowhere, but watching it a second time . . . it has a build-up that is present and surprisingly subtle for a kid's movie.

Basically, as they are running scared--her friends keep messing things up by acting like they're still in Equestria and not realizing how grim and dangerous the situation is. 

1. Pinkie Pie totally blows their cover in the mishmash town (sorry, I don't remember its name) where they meet Capper.  Twilight tells her that they need to be more subtle, but not in an angry fashion. Because Pinkie is her friend.

2. All the ponies completely fall for Capper's literal song and dance routine ( ;) ) except Twilight, who is eyeing him suspiciously the whole way through the song.  Still, she goes along with the rest of the group.  Because they are her friends.

3.  They are on the pirate ship, they've allied themselves with the pirates, and things are finally looking up.  Then Rainbow Dash gets over-excited and performs a Sonic Rainboom that leads the bad guys RIGHT TO THEM.

4. Twilight also ends up literally saving everyone (well except the pegasi ;) ) after they fall out of the airship, by using a plan she concocted ON HER OWN to build a makeshift balloon, using only HER OWN magic.

So from Twilight's perspective--she loves her friends, but on this escapade her friends have continually messed up and endangered them, whereas a plan Twilight enacted by herself (the balloon) saved them.  So I think it's understandable that by the time she meets the sea ponies she's like, "Okay, fine, my friends can go off and dance and be happy.  I am going to Make The Hard Choices and Get Things Done."

I mean, it was still a bad decision, but I can understand how she got there, lol.

The argument with Pinkie Pie was exacerbated by Twilight having all these pent-up emotions about the previous debacles, due to biting her tongue earlier.

Of course this is traumatic for Pinkie Pie, because from her perspective Twilight is suddenly lying, stealing, and shouting hurtful things, plus Twilight has (ironically) completely screwed up their chances at getting the pearl.  I gotta be honest, I actually did shed some tears during that scene, it was really tense and really well done.
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Ponyfan on January 14, 2018, 02:32:38 PM
Spoiler

Now that I've thought about it I can see how Twilight felt she had no other choice at that point but to steal the pearl to try to save Equestria. Queen Novo had told Twilight point blank that she wouldn't allow her to take and use it to save Equestria  and Twilight saw the pearl as her only hope.

Twilight also had to be upset that everyone else completely trusted Capper despite her warnings which turned out to be true. At first I wondered why Twilight was so desperate to escape the pirate ship but then I realized that since they had just been betrayed by Capper ,Twilight didn't really know if she could trust the pirates or that they wouldn't give them to Tempest/survive the crash of the ship. 

Although I wasn’t  expecting the argument scene I agree that it was really well done.


I was also a little surprised that Songbird Serenade didn't have a bigger role considering all of the merch of her.



I'm going to download the other songs that I'm missing from the movie soundtrack (Only the ones that were in the movie) "Time to Be Awesome" and "Rainbow" I found I liked "Rainbow a lot better once I saw how it's used in the movie. I still love Tempest 's "Open Up Your Eyes"


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Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Zapper on January 16, 2018, 06:01:40 AM
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When I watched the movie the first time, I thought Twilight's attitude towards her friends came out of nowhere, but watching it a second time . . . it has a build-up that is present and surprisingly subtle for a kid's movie.

Basically, as they are running scared--her friends keep messing things up by acting like they're still in Equestria and not realizing how grim and dangerous the situation is. 

1. Pinkie Pie totally blows their cover in the mishmash town (sorry, I don't remember its name) where they meet Capper.  Twilight tells her that they need to be more subtle, but not in an angry fashion. Because Pinkie is her friend.

2. All the ponies completely fall for Capper's literal song and dance routine ( ;) ) except Twilight, who is eyeing him suspiciously the whole way through the song.  Still, she goes along with the rest of the group.  Because they are her friends.

3.  They are on the pirate ship, they've allied themselves with the pirates, and things are finally looking up.  Then Rainbow Dash gets over-excited and performs a Sonic Rainboom that leads the bad guys RIGHT TO THEM.

4. Twilight also ends up literally saving everyone (well except the pegasi ;) ) after they fall out of the airship, by using a plan she concocted ON HER OWN to build a makeshift balloon, using only HER OWN magic.

So from Twilight's perspective--she loves her friends, but on this escapade her friends have continually messed up and endangered them, whereas a plan Twilight enacted by herself (the balloon) saved them.  So I think it's understandable that by the time she meets the sea ponies she's like, "Okay, fine, my friends can go off and dance and be happy.  I am going to Make The Hard Choices and Get Things Done."

I mean, it was still a bad decision, but I can understand how she got there, lol.

The argument with Pinkie Pie was exacerbated by Twilight having all these pent-up emotions about the previous debacles, due to biting her tongue earlier.

Of course this is traumatic for Pinkie Pie, because from her perspective Twilight is suddenly lying, stealing, and shouting hurtful things, plus Twilight has (ironically) completely screwed up their chances at getting the pearl.  I gotta be honest, I actually did shed some tears during that scene, it was really tense and really well done.

I agree that it made sense for Twilight. It also nicely led into Tempest telling Twilight that she is better off alone. Without the previous incidents Twilight wouldn't have been able to fully understand Tempest's POV.
I really do think critics have been too harsh on this movie, both in and outside fandom.
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Prince_Sunbeam on January 16, 2018, 08:39:57 AM
And does anyone have a pic of Target's exclusive DVD set with stickers and an activity book?

I can take & post pics of mine in a few hours. Honestly I was a bit underwhelmed but maybe I just need to remind myself that activity books for children arent made to occupy adults  :frolic:
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: TheBeatlesPkmnFan42 on January 16, 2018, 09:17:57 AM
Just bought the Walmart version! Currently downloading the my digital copy on Vudu Go. Just made a Vudu account specifically for this since iTunes refuses to install on my laptop for some reason (I've tried installing it many times in the past and for some reason it just won't work).

2.2% downloaded so far! :lol:

Next week I'll buy the Target version! :)
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Cadence on January 16, 2018, 10:56:52 AM
And does anyone have a pic of Target's exclusive DVD set with stickers and an activity book?

I can take & post pics of mine in a few hours. Honestly I was a bit underwhelmed but maybe I just need to remind myself that activity books for children arent made to occupy adults  :frolic:

That would be awesome, thank you!! :biggrin: Haha yes, I know what you mean - I found an activity book for movie fans and was expecting it to be for fans of all ages, or at least pose a bit of a challenge with the puzzles. Nope, it was totally geared towards young kids! :P
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Ponyfan on January 16, 2018, 11:23:49 AM
Spoiler
When I watched the movie the first time, I thought Twilight's attitude towards her friends came out of nowhere, but watching it a second time . . . it has a build-up that is present and surprisingly subtle for a kid's movie.

Basically, as they are running scared--her friends keep messing things up by acting like they're still in Equestria and not realizing how grim and dangerous the situation is. 

1. Pinkie Pie totally blows their cover in the mishmash town (sorry, I don't remember its name) where they meet Capper.  Twilight tells her that they need to be more subtle, but not in an angry fashion. Because Pinkie is her friend.

2. All the ponies completely fall for Capper's literal song and dance routine ( ;) ) except Twilight, who is eyeing him suspiciously the whole way through the song.  Still, she goes along with the rest of the group.  Because they are her friends.

3.  They are on the pirate ship, they've allied themselves with the pirates, and things are finally looking up.  Then Rainbow Dash gets over-excited and performs a Sonic Rainboom that leads the bad guys RIGHT TO THEM.

4. Twilight also ends up literally saving everyone (well except the pegasi ;) ) after they fall out of the airship, by using a plan she concocted ON HER OWN to build a makeshift balloon, using only HER OWN magic.

So from Twilight's perspective--she loves her friends, but on this escapade her friends have continually messed up and endangered them, whereas a plan Twilight enacted by herself (the balloon) saved them.  So I think it's understandable that by the time she meets the sea ponies she's like, "Okay, fine, my friends can go off and dance and be happy.  I am going to Make The Hard Choices and Get Things Done."

I mean, it was still a bad decision, but I can understand how she got there, lol.

The argument with Pinkie Pie was exacerbated by Twilight having all these pent-up emotions about the previous debacles, due to biting her tongue earlier.

Of course this is traumatic for Pinkie Pie, because from her perspective Twilight is suddenly lying, stealing, and shouting hurtful things, plus Twilight has (ironically) completely screwed up their chances at getting the pearl.  I gotta be honest, I actually did shed some tears during that scene, it was really tense and really well done.

I agree that it made sense for Twilight. It also nicely led into Tempest telling Twilight that she is better off alone. Without the previous incidents Twilight wouldn't have been able to fully understand Tempest's POV.
I really do think critics have been too harsh on this movie, both in and outside fandom.

Great points Zapper. :) After reading LadyMoondancer’s posts and thinking about it, it makes sense. I really enjoyed the movie and also think some people are being too critical on minor things like.
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The cages the ponies are trapped in in Canterlot. It’s made clear that Twilight can’t use magic to escape her cage so it makes sense that all the cages would not be able to be opened by magic  (only being able to be opened by the Storm King and Tempest ) and the Storm King could easily make the cages strong enough that the Earth ponies couldn’t use their strength to escape

I read the prequel book yesterday.

Spoiler
It shows the Storm King’s  creatures attack on the Hippogriff city on Mount Aris.  Now I understand why there's A Guardian of Harmony
Stratus Skyranger toy.
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Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Prince_Sunbeam on January 16, 2018, 12:28:37 PM
And does anyone have a pic of Target's exclusive DVD set with stickers and an activity book?

I can take & post pics of mine in a few hours. Honestly I was a bit underwhelmed but maybe I just need to remind myself that activity books for children arent made to occupy adults  :frolic:

That would be awesome, thank you!! :biggrin: Haha yes, I know what you mean - I found an activity book for movie fans and was expecting it to be for fans of all ages, or at least pose a bit of a challenge with the puzzles. Nope, it was totally geared towards young kids! :P

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The stickers themselves are just a glossy image of glitteriness vs actually being glittery, so thats a bummer. I really just wanted the movie regardless so oh well
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Galactica on January 16, 2018, 01:23:28 PM
I'm impressed the movie seems to be selling so well on disk- 

I was hoping to see it on Netflix soon, but it may be another year if it remains this popular ;)

although... maybe they will release it early anyway- (like Trolls)- in order to promote the toys and merch- I hope so!
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Cadence on January 16, 2018, 04:01:08 PM
And does anyone have a pic of Target's exclusive DVD set with stickers and an activity book?

I can take & post pics of mine in a few hours. Honestly I was a bit underwhelmed but maybe I just need to remind myself that activity books for children arent made to occupy adults  :frolic:

That would be awesome, thank you!! :biggrin: Haha yes, I know what you mean - I found an activity book for movie fans and was expecting it to be for fans of all ages, or at least pose a bit of a challenge with the puzzles. Nope, it was totally geared towards young kids! :P

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The stickers themselves are just a glossy image of glitteriness vs actually being glittery, so thats a bummer. I really just wanted the movie regardless so oh well

Thanks so much Prince_Sunbeam! Wow, I agree, the "fake glittery" stickers are indeed kind of a bummer, but I'm really digging the Target exclusive alternative DVD sleeve! It's *almost* tempting to want to make a trip to the US for it. :P
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Ponyfan on January 17, 2018, 04:04:22 AM
Spoiler

Is there a sequel to the movie in the comics? I'd like to think that Capper stayed in Equestria since Tempest "helped" him escape Klugetown by taking him prisoner and then forcing him on to  the pirate ship before she knocked it out of the sky.



Thanks for the pics of the Target Blu Ray version. I really like the alternate sleeve/cover. 


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Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Tulips on January 17, 2018, 05:19:46 AM
That Target Blu Ray packaging is super sweet.
Annoyingly enough the movie is only available on DVD here so far, and in such short supply my local store sold out in mere days. I'll keep an eye out for the Blu Ray maybe.
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Ponyfan on January 19, 2018, 04:57:35 AM
Another thing I just realized

Spoiler
  I know it's coincidence but Skystar creating the air bubbles to save Twilight and her friends from drowning  is similar to the seaponies rescuing Megan and Applejack. :)

According to the prequel book, Tempest under orders from the Storm King,  tried to steal the Queen's pearl by tricking her guard and claiming to be a lost, weary traveler seeking shelter. When Queen Novo discovered Tempest taking the pearl, the battle for it lead to the destruction of the Hippogriff city.


It's understandable that Queen Novo would be suspicious  of Twilight and her friends who are also claiming they need help and when she finally begins to trust them Twilight messes up everything by trying to take the Pearl.




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Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Bebopgroove on January 19, 2018, 07:12:19 AM
I'm just overall disappointed at the content that could have - or was almost - in the film, between the prequel book and the official art book. I mean, don't get me wrong, I liked the movie, but some of the scrapped content could have added more depth to the film overall.
Spoiler
From the official art book:
"The prologue for this film went through many different versions. There was one idea where we see the Storm King overthrow the Arimaspi King; this would show the scope of his might. Another idea was to show how the Storm King acquired the staff he uses to summon the super storm. In that version, which was storyboarded, he steals it with the help of Tempest from an aged Scorpan, who is a character from the original series and brother of Tirek. These concepts were abandoned for a more elegant, beautiful prologue that would help introduce Equestria to those who aren't as familiar with the world." - Rebecca Dart, Art Director
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Ponyfan on January 19, 2018, 11:37:23 PM
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That's really interesting. It would have been great to see G4 Scorpan again and see his reaction when he found out his staff was being used to ruin Equestria.

I wish there was a little more background on Capper and the hippogriffs  in the movie. I read the prequel comic so I understand why Capper was trying to sell the ponies to settle his debt with Verko but if you don't have the background information you might wonder why Capper is so eager to sell them.

It would have been great to see a flashback of Tempest trying to steal the pearl/the destruction of the hippogriff city.

Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: MJNSEIFER on January 21, 2018, 09:35:44 AM
Another thing I just realized

Spoiler
  I know it's coincidence but Skystar creating the air bubbles to save Twilight and her friends from drowning  is similar to the seaponies rescuing Megan and Applejack. :)





Ponyfan
Could have been on purpose, you never know? They have kind of caught up again with the pre-G4 shout outs (I know the ones I noticed in seasons one and two were debatable).
Title: Re: MLP: The Movie Discussion Thread
Post by: Ponyfan on January 21, 2018, 02:15:23 PM
Another thing I just realized

Spoiler
  I know it's coincidence but Skystar creating the air bubbles to save Twilight and her friends from drowning  is similar to the seaponies rescuing Megan and Applejack. :)





Ponyfan
Could have been on purpose, you never know? They have kind of caught up again with the pre-G4 shout outs (I know the ones I noticed in seasons one and two were debatable).
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I didn’t think of that. :) It would be neat if it was a shout out to the original My Little Pony.


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