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

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Postby Headless Horse (?) » Sat May 10, 2014 11:30 am

Interesting that the DDogs were swayed by her diamonds, and not by her.
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Postby SoundMonkey44 (?) » Sat May 10, 2014 1:10 pm

Headless Horse wrote:Interesting that the DDogs were swayed by her diamonds, and not by her.



Diamonds are a Girls Dogs best friend. :gotcha:
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Postby die Fledermaus (?) » Sat May 10, 2014 1:35 pm

I hope Rarity travels only by grand piano carried by her brute squad now.
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Postby The Doctor (?) » Sat May 10, 2014 1:41 pm

SoundMonkey44 wrote:

Diamonds are a Girls Dogs best friend. :gotcha:


The problem in the movie isn't solved by music, Rainbow Power, or the magic of friendship. Rarity just sics her goons on them.

:vogue: And since I promised them each a gem, they won't speak while they're serving their time in Detention.

:v: :fluttersmith: :-/ :pinkieshrug: :eyebrow:
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Postby ShieldedDiamond (?) » Sat May 10, 2014 1:46 pm

:vogue: Sic 'em.
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Postby Homeswirl (?) » Sat May 10, 2014 4:12 pm

THERE'S ALREADY AN ELECTRONIC PIANO RIGHT BEHIND YOU! GAAAAH!! :twonk:

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Postby die Fledermaus (?) » Sat May 10, 2014 4:35 pm

Homeswirl wrote:THERE'S ALREADY AN ELECTRONIC PIANO RIGHT BEHIND YOU! GAAAAH!! :twonk:

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She would never play an electric piano. :gonkity:
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Postby Big Boss (?) » Sat May 10, 2014 4:58 pm

But... that's what a keytar is. :rariwhat:
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Postby die Fledermaus (?) » Sat May 10, 2014 6:38 pm

kefkafloyd wrote:But... that's what a keytar is. :rariwhat:


No a keytar is an elegant fusion of two instruments into one superior product.

It's upcycling, dear, very in right now :vogue:
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Postby The Doctor (?) » Sat May 10, 2014 8:38 pm

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No a keytar is an elegant fusion of two instruments into one superior product.

It's upcycling, dear, very in right now :vogue:


A keytar is many things, but never elegant... :cry:
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Postby Space Ghost (?) » Sat May 10, 2014 8:47 pm

So, i guess this fanart ended up being quite prophetic.

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Postby SoundMonkey44 (?) » Mon May 19, 2014 9:43 pm

Theatrical Release set for September. http://www.equestriadaily.com/2014/05/r ... -2014.html
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Postby ShieldedDiamond (?) » Tue May 20, 2014 12:27 am

I might just go see it for my birthday then. :vogue:
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Postby Bumble-B (?) » Sat May 24, 2014 12:38 am



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Okay, okay... maybe not that angry irl :awkward:

But Flim and Flam again? I mean, not only are their designs awfully jarring in human form but I'm just tired of seeing this constant recycling from FiM. I was horribly surprised at how underwhelming her instrument and playing was (please tell me basses aren't that subdued). And honestly compared to the others AJ doesn't do much really.
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I dunno, Rarity managed to seduce the Diamond Dogs, Fluttershy led an army of hamsters, Pinkie went cra-cra on those drums as well as doing tons of stuff leading up to it, Rainbow Dash being the typical awesome again, and Vinyl Scratch had her Dub Step short but AJ...? Talk about subdued... Plus she didn't seem excited at anything nor did it seem like she came out victorious at all.

I mean, I guess it's nice to see the barn now being a house located in the suburbs (hinting at EqAcademy's worldbuidling) but other than that... Wow, quite disappointing.... :pcstare:
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Postby The Doctor (?) » Sat May 24, 2014 12:42 am

Yeah, seems like she got scammed in the end. Was fine till then. She's the only one so far in these shorts to lose her anthro powers by the end.
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Postby PonyHag714 (?) » Sat May 24, 2014 12:59 am

I thought Celestia was the banana... :gotcha:

But yeah. Not real crazy about the Flim Flams human styles. Running an overpriced pawn shop, thier names must be Rick and Chumley. :-I
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Postby Big Boss (?) » Sat May 24, 2014 1:12 am

The bass is the entire foundation of the band! :offendash:
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Postby Headless Horse (?) » Sat May 24, 2014 1:27 am

:bluh: Can ah not get stuck playing bass?

:yay: :v: :amazing: :vogue: NO WAY!
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Postby Rarietty (?) » Sat May 24, 2014 1:48 am

Wow that opening shot of anthro-Sweet Apple Acres was disorienting. That random 3-D looking animation bump. :starity:

I think that this was probably the strongest of the shorts yet. It didn't feel as weirdly paced or abrupt as the others.
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Postby The Doctor (?) » Sat May 24, 2014 1:50 am

kefkafloyd wrote:The bass is the entire foundation of the band! :offendash:


:pinkieshrug: Sorry for this.





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Postby Big Boss (?) » Sat May 24, 2014 1:51 am

You haven't been watching your Metalocalypse.

Your penance is to watch all of it. Get moving.
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Postby The Doctor (?) » Sat May 24, 2014 1:53 am

:fluttersmith: I... ummm.....

:modesty: I have no idea what Metalocalypse is...
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Postby SoundMonkey44 (?) » Sat May 24, 2014 2:15 am

Even as a human AJ has to put up with Flim & Flams shit... Poor gal. :applejargh:


The short wasnt as good as the DJ, Dash or Rarity one sadly, on par with Fluttershy, not horrible, but just very meh. I have a sinking feeling AJ will be EQGs spike/Donald Duck, that is to say the one Character with all the bad luck. Poor AJ *hugs*

But glad to final see her short I guess.
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Postby Wayoshi (?) » Sat May 24, 2014 2:59 am

That 3D animation of the house wasn't bad or anything, but it definitely caught my eye as out-of-place.

Same for Flim/Flam humans, it was just a bit weird. :starity:

That felt like a very blah Haber rehash of LoF. Blah.
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Postby londonarbuckle (?) » Sat May 24, 2014 3:52 am

This is the first one of those shorts I watched. I guess it hooked me because I'm a bass player? Let's go with that.

That was... something, I guess? Mildly unpleasant, maybe? It sure is jarring seeing them dive deeper into FiM's already established world-building outside of horsie universe. Flim & Flam are just these old-timey dudes who run a pawn shop full of... stuff. Isn't that something. :geno:
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Postby everyponytothelimit (?) » Sat May 24, 2014 4:10 am

AJ's little bass ditty was way cooler and more interesting than Dash's lame mash everything guitar wail. :angry:

No way at all biased as a bass player.
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Postby Grue (?) » Sat May 24, 2014 6:14 am

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Postby citric (?) » Sat May 24, 2014 6:08 pm

AJ being boringly agreeable and merely reacting to stuff. That's consistency, at least.
As somebody who loved SCS6000 and that episode's depiction of the Flim Flam bros, this franchise sure is trying to punish me, isn't it :( You couldn't even make them an oddly-coloured duo version of Recess's Hustler Kid? They have to be 30-plus nobodies running a pawn shop, easily intimidated by pipecleaner-sized teenage girls? :hilarious:

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Postby londonarbuckle (?) » Sat May 24, 2014 6:14 pm

Additionally, as a bass player, I cannot take the concept of blowing someone away with a killer bass solo even the tiniest bit seriously.
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Postby everyponytothelimit (?) » Sat May 24, 2014 6:34 pm

londonarbuckle wrote:Additionally, as a bass player, I cannot take the concept of blowing someone away with a killer bass solo even the tiniest bit seriously.


Sadly true...

Would've been better if they had showcased what's what with the bass and its role in a band instead of being guitar-lite.

I dunno, maybe they're all practicing, but Rainbow teases AJ about "what does the bass even do" so she tries to explain before leaving. Band keeps playing, Pinkie and Rainbow go out of sync with each other, throw in some banter ("You're out of time, Pinkie :rainbert:" "I AM THE TIME :rant:") then AJ comes back with some slick grooves that gets everyone on track again.

No one even notices she's back.
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Postby Big Boss (?) » Sun May 25, 2014 12:12 am

They just keep turning Applejack down in the mix.
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Postby Chaos Sonic (?) » Sun May 25, 2014 2:14 am

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Pretend I emptyquoted this.

londonarbuckle wrote:Additionally, as a bass player, I cannot take the concept of blowing someone away with a killer bass solo even the tiniest bit seriously.

I can believe it. :rainbert:
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Postby die Fledermaus (?) » Sun May 25, 2014 2:45 am

londonarbuckle wrote:Additionally, as a bass player, I cannot take the concept of blowing someone away with a killer bass solo even the tiniest bit seriously.


Someone edit it to her solo being a technically excellent but very boring one that leaves them going 'oh...ok then I guess...'
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Postby Headless Horse (?) » Sun May 25, 2014 12:33 pm

Some of them leave in the middle of it, or start talking to each other about some unrelated subject :gotcha:
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Postby The Outlander (?) » Sun May 25, 2014 2:45 pm

I thought it was pretty cool, but I'm a big fan of greats like Cliff Burton and Steve Harris. Her bass solo didn't seem underwhelming in the slightest, it was exactly how I expected it to sound. Certainly more impressive than Pinkie's random drum solo.

I've also gotta say that this short was a lot less awkward/cringy than any of the previous ones for me. Pretty good stuff, which helps since I know I'd be watching the new EqG movie whether I wanted to or not. :v:
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Postby ShieldedDiamond (?) » Tue May 27, 2014 1:06 am

I just got around to watching the AJ video, and I like Flim and Flam's design, for not being the regular round-faced highschooler design most other characters got, or like in those fan art photos. It was an enjoyable clip to watch, but to be honest, in the end, nothing really memorable. :pinkieshrug:
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Postby Sailor Yue (?) » Tue May 27, 2014 1:30 am

Weren't the Ff Bros the first stallions to not have the roundy or Clydesdale stylization in the show?
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Postby Perrydotto (?) » Tue May 27, 2014 6:20 am

sailoryue wrote:Weren't the Ff Bros the first stallions to not have the roundy or Clydesdale stylization in the show?


You forgot Mr. Cake, I think.
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Postby Sailor Yue (?) » Tue May 27, 2014 6:38 am

Ah yes. Yes I did. :-P
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Postby Space Ghost (?) » Wed May 28, 2014 11:24 pm

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Another prediction.

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