Lets be honest: Probably almost everybody has heard of "My Little Pony" until now, mostly because of the recent television show "Friendship is Magic", but probably not too many know that the tiny horses had their first screen appearance in the 1980s already, which means they are over 30 years old. This one here is a 22-minute television special and it shows us how it all started, namely with some of the ponies being caught by an evil monster lord who wants them to turn into beasts that can pull his chariot. And he is partially successful, but at the end of course it all gets reversed as if there is any show that is about happy endings, then it is "My Little Pony", even in an exaggerated way as other transformed creatures are also turned back and the ponies get help from an unexpected source. And an expected too as they have a little girl helping them. Two years later, the ponies got their own show and these 22 minute were used for this show as well. I thought it was all pretty decent. The characters are likable, the story is very innocent, even if the enemies do look scary. Of course, you should not expect realism here to be honest because one of these huge dragons could catch four ponies alone I am sure, but that's fine. It is all a fantasy world and movie of course, so I cannot criticize this really. What surprises me though is how many directors worked on such a short film. But it's not a case of too many cooks spoiling the broth. i recommend seeing it, also to grown-ups.
Review of My Little Pony Tales
