I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

Purely Joyful Movie!

Great example of an old-fashioned, pure-at-heart escapist event movie that doesn't pretend to be anything that it's not and has boat loads of fun being its own ludicrous self.

The film may be flawed, but its message is not.

The first Equestria Girls was basically writing on the gimmick of, "Ha ha, they're all humans now! Isn't it wacky! This is what you wanted Bronies, right! Yeah, we totally did this for you, and not as another toy variation! Or six." It wasn't awful, but it wasn't very good either. What it had in character designs and certain songs, it lost in an incredibly boring villain and her incredibly stupid scheme. And sure the new one is still a blatant toy commercial, but Rainbow Rocks is a VAST improvement in nearly every way.For starters, there is a stark upgrade to the animation, particularly in their graphics and effects. Seriously, the battle montage was AMAZING! Not to mention the cameo ante has been jacked WAY up, and pays off EXTREMELY well.I also have to note that I really loved all the shorts Hasbro released, leading up to the movie. They were really cute, and more importantly didn't waste any of the movie's time. And while they seem to have replaced a generic popularity contest plot line, with a generic Battle of the Bands plot line, two things make this story much more effective and entertaining:1 is the villains. The Dazzlings are pretty much the PERFECT filler villains. Namely that they're not over emphasized. Because they aren't so much characters, as they are conflict catalysts. They don't try to contrive a personal vendetta against Twilight or Celestia; All you need is an origin that makes sense, a skill that's believably threatening, and some mildly quip lines every time we cut back to them to remind us that they exist. They're just necessary and entertaining enough, and nothing more. And that kind of makes them brilliant. It's perfect that the villains in a supernatural battle of the bands story would be SIRENS. And fittingly, they have all the best songs. I also think it helps that they aren't the only source of conflict. As we saw from the beginning, that friction was ALREADY developing between the Mane 6. We brings us to reason..2. More focus on our girls. The first movie was very much Twilight's story, or at least Twilight's awkward and wacky adjustments in the human world story. But thankfully this one gives EVERYONE a turn in the spotlight and especially a certain one. Which brings us to this movie's greatest accomplishment: Making Sunset Shimmer likable; A feat so insurmountable, it could only be done at the cost of continuity, logic, and likability of the new mane 6. And you know what? IT WAS WORTH IT.Sunset really was NOT just one of the worst people, but also one of the worst villains out of ANYTHING. She was just so generic and boring in motivation, and execution. Ending with the most abrupt, unconvincing character turnarounds ever. But somehow, Rainbow Rocks takes that unconvincing character shift, and OWNS it, and makes it work. Mostly because she's currently juxtaposed against the rest of the main 6, which are being TERRIBLE. It's not always fun to see our girls being this transparently cruel. And yes, all of the "no offence," lines do feel very forced.I was more or less okay with it, because it made sense that they still wouldn't completely trust her. Everyone was still in character and in a way, it humanized them. It showed them that they aren't completely perfect. Again, by all logic, Sunset Shimmer would have gone full demon, and killed them all off at several points. But ultimately, I am glad that she didn't relapse; She stuck to her convictions, she seemed honestly remorseful, and I think it all paid off well. The biggest downside aside from just having to watch the main six be terrible, and the authority figures are utterly useless, was TWILIGHT being useless! But I think that was the point.The Rainboom songs were okay, but yes, they should NOT have beaten The Dazzlings. And it has a couple of "happens because the plot wills it" moments. And then of course, the ongoing party-killer that is Flash Sentry. Although he was, if possible, even LESS prevalent in this movie, which is at least, something. I know a lot of people don't like the excessive flash hate, a character with SO little impact on the film as a whole, that any lasting thought about him is hardly worth it. And the fact is people's response to him is just a matter of, it either bothers you that Twilight has a meaningless love interest, or it doesn't. But I just can't hide the fact that I can't think of a single relevant, or positive element of his existence brings to this movie. And that bothers me! I REALLY dislike obligatory useless love interest characters on principle, regardless of what gender they are.But that's all still pretty minor, and overall, I REALLY did enjoy this! And I really am looking forward to a third one because, BEST cliff hanger EVER!

This movie is a definite improvement from the last one! It's enjoyable for parents and fans alike.The premise of the movie is Canterlot High holding a musical showcase for charity, but a group of girls, known as the Dazzlings, turn the event into a battle of the bands. When the Rainbooms (the main 5's band) find out their true intentions, they quickly call upon Twilight Sparkle to help defeat them and break the spell they've cast.Though this is a great movie, there is one flaws that threw my family off, but not like the prequel. First off, in order to get anything that's happening, you need to watch the season three finale, the first movie,and the season four finale to actually grasp what's happening. The continuity may have been cool at times, like the prologue.Nonetheless this movie was full of catchy and beautiful songs, fluid animation, and a story that was actually cohesive. This definitely felt like a My Little Pony movie and can't wait to see what the writers have in store next time!

When I heard about this sequel being made, I was looking forward to a movie that learns from the first movie's mistakes and fixes them. And I was not disappointing.It improves over the first in every way, and manages to be entertaining and engaging throughout the run-time. The villains are more interesting and threatening, sunset shimmer actually gets some development, the references feel less forced and very funny, and there is very little of flash sentry. I was hoping he would either get a character in this or have minimal screen-time, but I guess the latter is fine.The animation is much better, and feels like it is on par with season 4, and the artists also paid much more attention to detail in the character designs.The story is also much better. The three sirens want to harness the magic of the entire school to take over the world, But they need to sing in order to do it, and the rainbooms (The humane 6) call on twilight from equestria to perform a counter spell to stop them.The villains, Adagio dazzle and her two cronies (aria blaze and sonata dusk, the latter of which makes me laugh every second shes on screen), are very effective villains in being able to manipulate other characters to do their dirty work, all thanks to their hypnotic music. Speaking of which, the pacing is also much better, whereas the original had a very rushed climax (IMO) and very slow first act. This movie feels very natural, and the music helps the story in better ways to move the plot along.The music has to be the highlight of this movie. every song is absolutely amazing, and Daniel Ingram has really outdone himself here. While the first movie had two catchy songs out of I believe 6, every song here was terrific, as are the incidental tracks,And are all played with very memorable and creative visuals.All in all, I loved this movie and am totally hyped for Equestria girls 3!

After seeing Equestria Girls I had no desire to see another humanized ponies movie. But the teasers actually made me curious. Because there is actually more a theme present in this movie. The theme, music, is very well up to MLP; FiM standards as we know this song for having music that is better than most series. The music is a bit different from the series in exploring more pop genres. Aaaand, we now have a set of villains that are way more interesting than we had in Equestria Girls. The villains actually have separate characters and a history that old school bronies will find interesting. The story was also more interesting and riddled with Easter eggs. The end battle runs circles around the end battle of the former movie. Finally no simple deus ex machina. Do not see this movie expecting the level of the series, because of course these characters and story telling and cartoon style still works way better with ponies than with these doll like humans. Expecting ponies will be quite disappointing. They should have used ponies, they didn't. Tough break. But for simply a color full animation for the whole family it is a fine movie. Watch out for the risk of having the songs stuck in your head after wards. They're quite catchy.