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Funny, I thought the series this film is a continuation of was massively popular with both children and adults. So why is it that now that there's a theatrically-released movie out, hardly anyone's going to see it? Are all the bronies, pegasisters and kids who are fans of the "My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic" TV series really not that interested in seeing the shows heroines in an adventure on the big screen?

To be perfectly fair and honest, the film does have its flaws: Discord is nowhere to be seen, with no explanation at all. (OK, I get it: with his extremely powerful magic he could vanquish all the bad guys in half a minute, so they couldn't have him there, but couldn't they have stated a reason for his absence? Like maybe he's taking a trip in the chaos realm and can't be reached by anyone for the next several days?) The main bad guy the Storm King has a comedic side to his personality, which means he's not quite as menacing as, say, Queen Chrysalis or Tirek, and the film seems to completely forget that Twilight has the ability to teleport.

Those problems aside, though, I thought this was a wonderful movie, very well made. The characters (both old and new) were all great, the voice actors all did a fine job, the songs were a treat, the plot kept me interested to see what would happen next, the action scenes were fun, and the animation was a nice return to the old traditional animation. Which just made it all the more disheartening that, both times I saw it (just two days after it debuted in theaters, no less) I could count the number of other people in the theater with me on just two hands!

To anyone who's a fan of the current MLP series: here's your chance to see a My Little Pony story in theaters. Please do yourself a favor and go see it now! (While you still can)

Bill is a middle-aged hit-man who only kills bad people. (Drug lords, sex-slave trafficers, etc.) One night, just before going on another assignment, he stops by to visit his sister, a single mom with a teenage daughter Suzy who's a huge film geek. (Neither of his family members know what he actually does for a living.) During the visit, Suzy tells him about what a hard time she's having in school. Bill thinks she's making a mountain out of a mole hill. She tells him he has no idea what being a teenage girl is like. While resting his hand on an antique statue, Bill off-handedly wishes he had the problems of a teenage girl. The next morning, when he wakes up, Bill discovers to his horror he has magically transformed from a forty-something-year-old man into a fifteen-year-old girl! Now, with help from Suzy, Bill must not only adjust to life as an adult man trapped in a teen girls body, he (or she) must, with somehow complete his/her new assignment without her former physical strength.

The film has great action scenes, comedic moments, and likable characters. The DVD has a commentary track and a short behind-the-scenes skit. If you like action/comedy and/or body swap films, give this a watch.

The 73rd class of cadets of the Defense University of the planet Kibi is out on a training voyage in the battle ship Amaterasu are heading home when they see on the news the Kingdom of Henrietta has invaded and taken over Kibi. The cadets, led by Cisca Kanzaki, Shinto Kouzuki, Rio Mamiya, Takai Kiryu and Shinto Mikami decide to wage a one-ship war against the kingdom, despite overwhelming odds. For supplies and funding the cadets contact the Galaxy News Network and agree to have a reporter, Dita Mircov, join the crew and provide the show with real life action packed space battles against the Kingdom. The show's producer Peter Spikes cares first and foremost about ratings, and little about the crew's lives. Soon after the first battle Kibi's former prime minister Tatsuma Mamiya, Rio's uncle, joins them as well so the ship and it's crew can be declared a nation in exile. The seemingly hopeless war against the kingdom begins...

The story, animation and characters are all fantastic, just what you'd expect from any worthwhile anime these days. If you like watching anime in English and you've seen INUYASHA, you'll notice a few familiar voices. There's Kelly Sheridan (Sango from INUYASHA) as Sinon, Kirby Morrow (Miroku from INUYASHA) as Takai and Paul Dobson (Myoga and Naraku from INUYASHA) as Peter Spikes.

Also the characters here are serious and intelligent, there are no ditsy, child-like characters in this show. If you're a fan of anime and/or space opera, check this one out.