When the movie opens, Twilight falls asleep on the bus on
the way to camp and has a nightmare about the return of Midnight Sparkle, the
darker side of herself. Pinkie Pie (Andrea Libman) is adorable as ever, and of
course excited about the trip. “We’re going to roast marshmallows, and eat
marshmallows and sleep on marshmallow pillows.” When Rainbow Dash (Ashleigh
Ball) expresses doubt about that last item, Pinkie Pie holds up her pillow, a
giant plastic bag of marshmallows.
The camp sounds perfect, with the students deciding which
activities they’d like to do, while the camp director, Gloriosa Daisy (Enid
Raye Adams), says yes to everything. Of course, the theme of friendship comes
into play, as Gloriosa describes one important activity, creating a gift for
future campers. “Every year campers work together to create something
useful, a gift for future campers. Working toward this common goal is key to
forming the strong bonds that will last well beyond your time at camp.”
However, there is some tension between Gloriosa and her brother, Timber Spruce
(Brian Doe), as well as a mysterious, creepy man named Filthy Rich who
threatens the continuing existence of the camp.
Twilight has her own personal troubles. She suddenly uses
magic, but isn’t sure how it happened, and so it frightens her. And there is a
question about whether she’s really doing it at all. Timber tells the campers a
scary story about the origins of the camp, describing a magical creature that
swore to return to reclaim her lands. Could it be this creature that is behind
the strange magical occurrences?
Legend Of Everfree might be the best Equestria
Girls movie so far. It certainly has some of the best songs. “The Legend Of
Everfree,” the song during the opening credits, is particularly good, with a
delightful, joyful folk vibe and lines like, “Will your story be told or
remain a mystery.” And Twilight has a good number about battling her own
darkness. Sunset Shimmer also gets a good song, this one about how the magic
could be embraced as a positive thing. But perhaps my favorite is Gloriosa’s
song about keeping the camp.
There are plenty of funny moments, like when Sunset
Shimmer (Rebecca Shoichet) realizes she’ll actually have to bend down and pick
up the tube of sunblock when magic fails to levitate it. Also funny is when
Rarity (Tabitha St. Germain) tells her own special brand of scary story. And
when the girls decide to replace the deteriorating dock as their gift to future
campers, Pinkie Pie exclaims, “Yay, adult supervision!” But my favorite
moment by far is when Sunset Shimmer uses her magic to read Pinkie Pie’s
thoughts, and we’re given a glimpse inside Pinkie’s mind. After watching the
film, I went back and watched that part a few more times. Hilarious!
Twilight learns a Luke Skywalker lesson, that size
doesn’t matter when levitating objects. And be sure to watch the closing credits,
as there’s an extra scene at the end.
Special Features
This set contains some special features, including a
commentary track by Meghan McCarthy, Ishi Rudell, Katrina Hadley, Jeremy Tin
and Daniel Ingram. There is also a section of “bloopers,” but of course as this
is an animated film, these “bloopers” are all intentional little jokes. Or
perhaps some of them were bloopers in the audio recording, which then the
animators ran with. Either way, they’re kind of cute, and run just over two
minutes. The special features include three sing-alongs: “The Legend Of
Everfree,” “The Midnight In Me” and “The Legend You Are Meant To Be.” The
lyrics are presented at the bottom of the screen.
My Little Pony Equestria Girls: Legend Of Everfree
is scheduled to be released on November 1, 2016 through Shout! Factory.
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