The movie was okay, but I couldn't sit through the whole Make Your Mark special. It's just so uninspired and bland. Same goes for the toyline. G4 was a decline for MLP, but G5 is just straight up Happy Meal level nonsense.
The movie being number 1 on Netflix will turn out to be just a flash in the pan IMO.
I dunno but I think the Petite Pony/Polly Pocket style playsets seem to be decent quality. Then again that's typical of modern day Hasbro. The smaller things are the better quality and details they have.