Equestria Girls 2: RAINBOW ROCKS (shorts + movie, Fall 2014)

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Re: Equestria Girls 2 *~RAINBOW ROCKS~* (Fall 2014)

Postby Kamek (?) » Sun Mar 09, 2014 6:15 pm

Hasn't "Rainbooms" been around for awhile? That might have been a working title for the band until they decided on Rainbow Rocks. :pinkieshrug:
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Postby Space Ghost (?) » Sun Mar 09, 2014 6:19 pm

Kamek wrote:Hasn't "Rainbooms" been around for awhile? That might have been a working title for the band until they decided on Rainbow Rocks. :pinkieshrug:


It could still be the band, while Rainbow Rocks is the movie's name.
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Sun Mar 09, 2014 6:26 pm

Given that the trademarks were registered at the same time, Tailspin's idea sounds likely.
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Postby ilcane87 (?) » Sun Mar 09, 2014 6:40 pm

My hypothesis is that they planned both sequels at the same time, considering how close the book releases are.

Rainbooms was registered a short time after Rainbow Rocks, so I don't think it's a discarded title, and we have yet to see a toyline using it.
Note that, while they only recently announced the new movie, the Rainbow Rocks toyline has been around for a long time already.
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Postby ShieldedDiamond (?) » Sun Mar 09, 2014 10:29 pm

My belief is "Rainbooms" is what they decided to call the band, and it'll be a small sub-line of the Rainbow Rocks dolls.
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Postby ilcane87 (?) » Mon Mar 10, 2014 3:40 pm

^ But the Rainbow Rocks toys ARE the band toys. :rariwhat:

I think if Rainbooms was associated in any way with the RR toyline, we would have seen it by now, considering they were both registered in the span of 5 days.
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Postby Sailor Yue (?) » Mon Mar 10, 2014 3:45 pm

My thinks is that its just the Band name... i mean come on, even if the dimensions are completely different, things like this in like Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicles, The souls are the same, so yeah duh, the characters in EQG hae alot similaritys to their pony counterpart (Rarity makes dresses, Pinkie throws parties, RD is a sports enthusiest and so on. So while the SONIC Rainboom doesnt exist in EQG storyline, Obbously a band with RD in it is going to have Rainboom in it. I mean, Rainboom = Rainbowdash! :v:
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Postby ShieldedDiamond (?) » Mon Mar 10, 2014 5:45 pm

ilcane87 wrote:^ But the Rainbow Rocks toys ARE the band toys. :rariwhat:


What I mean is that Rainboom is what they call the band, and as a result, after the movie is released, the Mane 6 pony dolls have RAINBOW ROCKS: RAINBOOMS stamped onto the packaging. That's what I mean.
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Postby ilcane87 (?) » Mon Mar 10, 2014 6:18 pm

Sure, I won't deny that's a possibility, it's just unlikely in my eyes, considering what I noted in my previous posts.

Although my track record when it comes to predictions is downright terrible, so this might actually increase your chances of being right. :v:
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Postby ponygals (?) » Sat Mar 15, 2014 6:54 am

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Postby ShieldedDiamond (?) » Sun Mar 16, 2014 6:15 pm




Sorry, we already found that out a couple weeks back, here:

Fizzbuzz wrote:Guess what just popped up on Amazon's radar?

No other story information, not even a cover.


But the cover is new at least.
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Postby Bumble-B (?) » Thu Mar 27, 2014 8:28 pm



I don't know know how to feel anymore...

:v: or :cry:
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Postby SoundMonkey44 (?) » Thu Mar 27, 2014 8:31 pm

Vinyl is such a bad @$$!! :-D

Sorry Rainbow Dash you aren't coolest pony/human anymore.


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Postby Space Ghost (?) » Thu Mar 27, 2014 8:38 pm

Dubstep. :facehoof:
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Postby Venusy (?) » Thu Mar 27, 2014 8:39 pm

Is this a web exclusive or will it actually be in the movie? I can't really see it working well in terms of pacing. :pinkieshrug:
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Thu Mar 27, 2014 8:42 pm

I tried to watch that but had to stop about halfway through after getting sick. If that's at all indicative of this movie's quality then I ain't touching it with a 10-foot pole.
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Postby Space Ghost (?) » Thu Mar 27, 2014 8:42 pm

Fizzbuzz wrote:I tried to watch that but had to stop about halfway through after getting sick. If that's at all indicative of this movie's quality then I ain't touching it with a 10-foot pole.


This.

That was downright awful. :facehoof:
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Postby Wayoshi (?) » Thu Mar 27, 2014 8:50 pm

My brain...

What the hell is up with the eyes of the teacher at 1:55? That was decidedly unpony.

So this excerpt is really in the movie? Two and a half minutes of dubstep that is panderized-fluffed by Vinyl Scratch?

... Like, really?
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Postby Space Ghost (?) » Thu Mar 27, 2014 8:56 pm

I wanna watch this now, this will be a complete trainwreck and it will be glorious. EQG will look like a work of art compared to this.
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Postby The Outlander (?) » Thu Mar 27, 2014 8:57 pm

I guess I can understand it being a neat experiment in the eyes of the animation and production crews, but :starity: I was most definitely not expecting that out of this movie.

If there was ever a moment where I really, truly suspected that the Bronies had actually been pandered to, and the crew had nothing but pleasing the Bronies in mind when they made something, it would be this one.

EDIT: Just thought of a possible positive. This could mean they're going for more varied musical styles and branching out a bit in that department, so maybe we'll get some other unexpected songs. :pinkieshrug:
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Postby PonyHag714 (?) » Thu Mar 27, 2014 8:59 pm

That was...different... :eep:
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Postby LardLad3545 (?) » Thu Mar 27, 2014 9:00 pm

I don't get it. What's the problem? Downright awful? Made you sick? Why? :rariwhat:

I liked it, but I'm actually going to explain why my opinion is the way it is. The animation was as top-notch as it ever has been. The whole montage oozed a nice sleek and twitchy style that compliments the music well. For a clip that featured no dialogue whatsoever, I thought it captured Vinyl's (at least in my headcanon) personality perfectly. I'm also pleased actual heavy-hitting music was used instead of watered down electronic pop stuff that usually accompanies these things. It's kind of hard to explain what I'm talking about, but liken it to the pop rock music that plays after the clip ends in comparison to actual rock or hard rock.

I still have big reservations about EQG2, which is kinda silly considering I felt the first movie was fine. Not spectacular, but fine. Maybe just the idea of humans bothers me a little, but as long as the movie is simply good, I can get past it well enough. This clip does give me some hope though. Looking forward to a possible wide variety of music coming up and I'm happy to see the series branch out into a harder genre of music. Feeling pretty positive at the moment. :allears:
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Postby Caldera (?) » Thu Mar 27, 2014 9:01 pm

Huh, that wasn't like what I'd expect. :starity: I don't mind the concept but it kinda dragged on and I also dunno how well it'd fit in an actual movie.
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Postby SoundMonkey44 (?) » Thu Mar 27, 2014 9:02 pm

I guess I'm the only one who likes this panda ring. Oh well, more pandas for me! :party:


And hey, if the show crew has to make these things. Might as well have fun with em! I mean if A good chunk of fans are gonna hate your spin-off no matter what might as well say buck it and do as much crazy/silly/stupid/awesome/etc shit as yea want.


Also, I think that teacher is supposed to be A human Cranky...deff has the hair, XD
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Postby Wayoshi (?) » Thu Mar 27, 2014 9:04 pm

Tailspin wrote:I wanna watch this now, this will be a complete trainwreck and it will be glorious. EQG will look like a work of art compared to this.

Definitely having the same feeling. I was mildly amused by this and definitely increased my ironic viewpoint.

To SoundMonkey's point, some of the things (the green "walk" light man doing a move, the umbrellas being opened/closed in sync) were actually pretty decent ideas. It's all just wrapped up in a bunch of dumbness, however.
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Postby SoundMonkey44 (?) » Thu Mar 27, 2014 9:10 pm

Wayoshi wrote:Definitely having the same feeling. I was mildly amused by this and definitely increased my ironic viewpoint.

To SoundMonkey's point, some of the things (the green "walk" light man doing a move, the umbrellas being opened/closed in sync) were actually pretty decent ideas. It's all just wrapped up in a bunch of dumbness, however.


well it's awesome dumbness IMO! :cooliebelle:

Also, now I want to see A video like that, but with human Octavia doing a number similar to trans Siberian orchestra. :p
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Postby ilcane87 (?) » Thu Mar 27, 2014 9:14 pm

Cool video, though I have no idea how it will fit it in the movie. :v:

It's probably from around the beginning, as Twilight isn't there yet, so perhaps the movie will start with a few "musical" introductions of important characters?
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Postby LardLad3545 (?) » Thu Mar 27, 2014 9:19 pm

Yeah, I'll agree that I have no idea how it fits into the movie. Until I see the whole film, I'm just going to take this as a standalone clip, even though I know it isn't. I do like the idea of character intros, though. I can also see this being the very beginning of the movie too. Hard to tell. Still really really digging that the franchise is diving into different genres.
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Postby The Doctor (?) » Thu Mar 27, 2014 9:27 pm

:starity: I think they're using city assets from Littlest Pet Shop...
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Postby ilcane87 (?) » Thu Mar 27, 2014 9:27 pm

Still baffled that they're releasing a book adaptation in less than 2 weeks btw, what were they thinking? :-I

I won't even bother trying to avoid it, there's no way I wouldn't get spoiled by Fall this year, so I might as well dig in, though it will definitely feel bland, especially since the movie is filled with music I won't get to hear.
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Postby Headless Horse (?) » Thu Mar 27, 2014 9:32 pm

I thought that was great, whatever it was. And LOL at the slo-mo effect not applying to Pinkie. :gotcha:
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Postby Mr. Big (?) » Thu Mar 27, 2014 9:34 pm

The Doctor wrote::starity: I think they're using city assets from Littlest Pet Shop...

Actually, are they using the Pony crew for this movie? I wonder if they're going to use the LPS unit at the studio for this movie.
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Postby Rarietty (?) » Thu Mar 27, 2014 9:37 pm

From people's reactions I was expecting complete drivel, but that was honestly pretty good as far as a single web clip goes. Dumb pandering? Perhaps, but the animation was nifty and the music's beat added a cool element of rhythm.

Yeah, but as a scene in a movie...maybe? Maybe not? If they're doing this in the movie to establish Vinyl's character, that's honestly a pretty good introduction. Way too long, but it's a neat idea. It probably will feel more awkward in the movie though, but that's kind of to be expected from a movie about a group of anthro-horse girls starting a rockband.

The only disappointment for me here (or, the only way that EqG2 is going to make me disappointed aside from an apparent lack of Sunset Shimmer) is that Vinyl likes dubstep. I was hoping that they'd crush Brony headcanons by making her a huge fan of 80s electro, and that's where the "80s rockband" setup would come in.
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Postby The Outlander (?) » Thu Mar 27, 2014 9:37 pm

So, I just noticed something.

This guy:

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Is supposed to be Cranky Doodle:

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The toupee is what gives it away. :-P
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Postby Applepie (?) » Thu Mar 27, 2014 10:05 pm

At first I was like no, but then yes! :yay:
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Postby SoundMonkey44 (?) » Thu Mar 27, 2014 10:07 pm

Cranky is BEST Teacher! :party:

Also if we see A Ms. Harshwhinny at some point in the film does that make the EQG comic cannon? :-P

Anywho now I'm kind of wishing instead of a movie Rainbow Rocks would just be a random set of music videos. Each set to a different genre of music.
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Postby The Doctor (?) » Thu Mar 27, 2014 10:17 pm

Just me or were they trying hard to downplay strange skin colors in this video?
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Postby PonyHag714 (?) » Thu Mar 27, 2014 10:25 pm

I was wondering that...will human Harshie teacher make an appearance in this one. Image

I've always liked Cranky Doodles, so human Cranky is a win. :-)
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Postby Wayoshi (?) » Thu Mar 27, 2014 10:33 pm

Headless Horse wrote:I thought that was great, whatever it was. And LOL at the slo-mo effect not applying to Pinkie. :gotcha:

Was that the joke? I thought she was just looking at the cup weirdly and that was supposed to be funny.

EDIT: Why are Cranky's eyes not blue then? Because he's a donkey, so he's an exception? :rainbert:
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Thu Mar 27, 2014 10:55 pm

Huh, looks like Hasbro just marked that shit as private. I wonder why.
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