I thought the original Equestria Girls was okay, but I was never a fan as much as I was of the show itself. This is coming from someone who's been both a fan and devoted since season two. So, I witnessed the entertaining shitstorm that came about in 2013. I was on the hate train, though once more information surfaced about the film, my opinions began to change.
After seeing the original, like I said, wasn't a real fan, but it wasn't bad. I did like a bit of the stuff minus the forced love story arc (which still makes me cringe a little in the second film). I still considered myself a fan of Friendship is Magic. As far as the whole series went, this wasn't the worst (the worst has to go to Mare Do-Well).
I had sort of ignored EQG after watching unil its sequel surfaced, which I surprisingly felt kind of excited for.
After watching Rainbow Rocks last night, I can finally call myself an actual fan of this spinoff. I'm glad they made this. Perhaps they had a few bumps, but they have pulled it off surprisingly well.