CorvetteZora

Happy birthday MLP Forums! It's always fun discussing the show with fellow fans. I'm glad I joined when I did, but I wish I joined sooner...

I'd be very happy to see Spike return in ch. 5 to tell Sunny and friends what happened to Equestria. It would be even cooler to see him take on Opaline if she tries to steal his magic.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't this marketing report also imply that MYM will end after Secrets of Starlight? That'd be pretty disappointing if it did since it's way better than TYT. As for the special, I'm not sure whether they'll actually bring Glimmy back or not, but the purple and turquoise coloring of the logo is a little suspicious.

*Spoilers! (Duh)* This chapter has definitely been a solid improvement over the previous ones. It's continuing the trend of better animation that we saw in chapter 2, and did a good job with storytelling and character development as well. As far as characters go, Izzy and especially Pipp absolutely CARRY this chapter, and I'm happy to see Misty and Opaline get some much deserved screen time. Everyone else meanwhile is still fun to watch but I would like to see Sunny get more time in the spotlight since she is the protagonist. Story wise, I'm glad to see the show introduce some more complex and grown-up plotlines, the best examples being the Sunny vs Opaline fight and Pipp/Zipp handling their mom dating Alphabittle. While learning that Opaline had grown up alongside Celestia and Luna was a cool addition to the lore, it does create a small plot hole given that Twilight was never made aware of her until after she became ruler of Equestria. The songs for the most part are average except for "Show Me Your Pony Moves". That song was amazing and is easily one of the best G5 songs since the movie. Some of usual criticisms still apply, like rushed pacing and some animation quality inconsistencies, as well as the show's strange release schedule and lack of proper seasons. Overall, this chapter was cute and entertaining, and I hope we don't have to wait the better part of a year again for the next one to be released.

Really glad to see them incorporate more natural and fluid motion into the animation, a good example being the little bounce Pipp does when she first appears in the video. Hopefully we'll see more character and story development from this chapter as well!

I honestly think it should've been more like Steven Universe in that regard. Speaking of that show, instead of Friendship is Forever or even Pony Life, G4 would've really benefited from a SU: Future-style epilogue series set during the era of The Last Problem. Even if it ended controversially on a darker note, it would at least set up G5 and give us a hint at what went wrong after FIM.

TYT episodes should be a bit longer to give good stories like this a bit more breathing room. Make Your Mark will definitely need episodes like this if it wants to do well.

Thank goodness they fixed the white mouths. The evil alicorn is still a bit off color wise but it's good to see improvements. I have a feeling the blue evil sidekick pony might be our new Glimmer, except maybe with a smaller role.

Some of the episodes are cute, but a lot of the jokes fall a little flat. I think it would be a lot funnier if it had a more Gumball or even Teen Titans Go style sense of humor.

The first half of the episode was enjoyable enough, but I didn't enjoy the trash song, which was a shame since it was actually pretty catchy. To me the song downplayed the fact that she was literally swimming in garbage a bit too much, and seemed more like it was glamorizing dumpster diving and not teaching the importance of recycling.

This is actually really good. I love how it's based on the G4 movie style since that style was a bit underused in the past.

I was hoping it would be a bit more premium like a limited edition Samsung Galaxy Tab or something, but obviously kids aren't gonna be able to afford that

It wouldn't be impossible to bring them back, although I wouldn't mind them introducing an all-new villain as well. I personally like the idea of all 3 villains returning for a season finale as a way to bridge the generations without having to reach into the Mane 6 fanservice box. I'm not quite sure how Sunny and co. would defeat them, maybe they could figure out how to petrify them again but one of the villains escapes, similar to how Chrissy did after the S7 finale.

I wouldn't mind that but I still prefer high stakes adventures, for example I liked the grand scope of the G4 MLP movie more than the slice of life style of Rainbow Roadtrip

Just more proof that a 2 hour movie would've been amazing with all the extra scenes they could've added

G5 for the generation, ANG for the movie specifically, especially once the show comes out.

Go ponies go! This definitely made the 2 year wait worthwhile.

I was pretty busy last week so I had to wait a bit before seeing the movie. Avoiding spoilers is HELL. I am so happy to say that I was very impressed by this movie. All of the worries I had began to disappear when the first clip of Izzy at Sunny's house was released and went away for good once I saw the film. Tbh, the trailers do a pretty bad job of promoting the movie and make it seem like some cringey trolls clone for kids. First things first, I loved them giving the Mane 6 one last hurrah at the start of the film (including evil Rarity lol). Sunny is a very grounded protagonist who never feels like a Mary Sue. Izzy is soo adorable (and my favorite), and feels like a more toned down Pinkie with a bit of Sonata Dusk thrown in. Hitch is a well-rounded character who wasn't made too macho or too wimpy. Pipp and Zipp deserved a bit more screentime but were still great characters that had a nice 'royal family' dynamic with Queen Haven. Even though most people didn't like him that much, I would've actually liked to see more of 'Emperor Sprout', he could've actually been an intimidating villain if they made him a bit more serious. Compared to the G4 movie, this film may have actually had a better story, since it managed to introduce an entirely new generation of ponies. The old movie, in comparison, was more of a celebration of all things G4 and had tons of material to work with. I think I'm still a bit too biased to the G4 characters to say the new movie's better, but I think I'll like it even more once the show comes out. Regardless, this movie captured the same grand scope of storytelling that G4 was known for, and like the previous movie, was only held back by its length. Hopefully if there's another cinematic G5 film it'll be 2 hours long.There weren't really any dull moments, and that scene at the campfire was a real tearjerker. The songs were pretty good, I especially enjoyed Fit Right In and I'm Looking Out For You. The rest of the songs were good, but Danger Danger was a little too silly for me. As for Sunny becoming an alicorn, I never had a problem with the whole twilicorn issue and I don't really mind this either. I don't think the horn and wings are permanent but instead they'll be like the 'pony up' from Equestria Girls, except a bit more 'on demand'. The movie was pretty political in the first few minutes but never too aggressive with its underlying message. Although the story was a bit predictable at times, and the pacing/ending was a bit rushed, I don't think it made enough of a difference to ruin the movie. I'd be willing to forgive the writers for not including what caused Equestria to fall apart as long as they cover it well in the tv show. Overall, this movie was a solid 8.5/10. It was very well made and was only affected by a few minor issues. I cannot wait for the premiere special next year.

G5 probably won't capture the almost idyllic vibe of the G4 world, but I hope they use common sense with real life issues and stick to the the more subtle approach that was used in G4.

I really want to like this movie and give G5 a fair chance but this song sounds a little too generic for me. On its own it's not terrible, but the only problem is that compared to the fairly high standard set by the classy Daniel Ingram soundtrack and 'Rainbow' from the 2017 MLP movie, it feels like a bit of a downgrade.

Oh boy it's 2017 again! But seriously, even though the G4 movie leaked as well it was way closer to its release date than these leaks are now. I guess I'm gonna have to stay off derpibooru for the next month...