6.7 | / 10 |
Users | 3.0 | |
Reviewer | 3.0 | |
Overall | 3.0 |
My Little Pony Equestria Girls is a brand new full-length feature introducing an exciting new dimension to the incredibly popular My Little Pony brand. When a crown is stolen from the Crystal Empire, Twilight Sparkle pursues the thief into an alternate world where she transforms into a teenage girl who must survive her biggest challenge yet... high school. With help from her new friends who remind her of Ponyville's Applejack, Rarity, Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, and Fluttershy, she embarks upon a quest to find the crown and change the destiny of these two parallel worlds.
Starring: Tara Strong, Ashleigh Ball, Andrea Libman, Tabitha St. Germain, Cathy WeseluckAnimation | 100% |
Family | 99% |
Comedy | 55% |
Fantasy | 49% |
Musical | 34% |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.78:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.78:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
English
25GB Blu-ray Disc
Two-disc set (1 BD, 1 DVD)
Digital copy (as download)
DVD copy
Slipcover in original pressing
Region A (C untested)
Movie | 2.5 | |
Video | 4.0 | |
Audio | 4.0 | |
Extras | 2.5 | |
Overall | 3.0 |
I have two teenage sons and I have told my wife I frequently feel like I’ve wandered into a chapter of Sir James George Frazer’s legendary work of anthropology The Golden Bough, where I’m the “old king” patiently waiting around to be slaughtered by the young contender (or in this case, contenders). Having sons can definitely be a challenge, but it at least has kept me immune from the wonders of the My Little Pony franchise, and so fans of this multimedia enterprise will have to cut me a little slack as this review is being written decidedly from the viewpoint of a neophyte. I frankly wouldn’t know how to properly differentiate a Twilight Sparkle from a Sunset Shimmer if my life depended on it. The good news here is that the equines of My Little Pony morph into humans, which ostensibly provides some of the humor of this outing. My Little Pony Equestria Girls could therefore be thought of as a “horse out of pasture” offering, with main character Twilight Sparkle having to journey through a magical portal, becoming human in the process, so that she can recapture her stolen crown. What ensues is a gentle piece of moralizing which is meant to teach the simple lesson that the power of friendship is more magical and efficacious than any old silly black sorcery.
My Little Pony Equestria Girls is presented on Blu-ray courtesy of Shout! Factory with an AVC encoded 1080p transfer in 1.78:1. The animation style here owes a lot to efforts like Power Puff Girls, with lots of angular designs and intentionally flat, two dimensional renderings. The color palette here is quite bright and vivid, exploiting both primaries and (especially) some lush pastels. Line detail is sharp and well defined throughout this presentation, though there is some noticeable banding, especially in rapidly fluctuating lighting changes.
My Little Pony Equestria Girls features a lossless DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 that fully springs into surround action in the song score, which is derivative (think The Go-Go's or The Bangles) but enjoyable on its own small scale terms. Dialogue is very cleanly presented and the occasional foley effect is also very well rendered. Fidelity is strong and dynamic range is fairly wide, though not overwhelmingly so.
- The Movie (1080p; 12:24) features interviews with some of the cast and crew discussing how this film is different from all other My Little Pony enterprises, while maintaining a connection with the franchise.
- The Look (1080p; 5:56) focuses on the animation style.
- The Music (1080p; 4:17) centers on the music and songwriter Daniel Ingram.
- Cafeteria Song (1080p; 2:46). Be advised that this particular song's title does not light up on the main supplements menu, and so you need to just press "Enter" when you're between Ponify Yourself and the next song.
- Friends for Life (1080p; 2:33)
My Little Pony Equestria Girls was originally designed to be a straight to video release, but then actually received a limited theatrical exhibition, where it did surprisingly well, proving that there's still a rather healthy market for this franchise. The film is undeniably sweet and colorful, but it's also awfully predictable. No doubt lovers of this franchise are going to adore seeing their favorite equines as humans, but that's a rather short-lived thrill, as the characters don't change, simply their forms. Younger viewers will no doubt get a big kick out of this offering, but adults will probably want to let this video be a baby sitter while they attend to more weighty matters about the house. This Blu-ray offers excellent video and audio and has some decent supplementary material.
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