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My Little Pony: Twinkle Wish Adventure

  • Is it age appropriate?

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 0, age appropriate for kids over 3; suggested age 3.

  • Is it any good?

    3.0

  • Common Sense says

    Girly, cutesy, winter-themed tale of friendship.

Themes in this movie include:   friendship, honesty

Why We Rated This on for Ages 3 and Up

The good stuff

  • Educational value:

    The mayor has a habit of using three synonyms in each sentence, which draws attention to vocabulary.

  • Messages:

    Chock full of positive messages about friendship. The ponies band together to help a friend out when she's been left out. They work together to solve a problem and face the consequences when they can't fix a problem.

  • Role models:

    The ponies are great role models, if narrow in the types of girls they represent (no tomboys or sports enthusiasts). Girls are proud of reading and knowing how to do things, as well as their problem-solving abilities. They are good friends to each other, but not without normal flaws. Two iffy elements -- the mayor says she's "watching my figure" when offered a cookie, and none of the ponies have brown eyes.

What to watch out for

  • Violence & scariness:

    A few times the sky becomes briefly stormy, with thunder and lightening, which might alarm some kids.

  • Consumerism:

    One might consider this an extended commercial for My Little Pony toys and merchandise. DVD comes with coupon for 10 percent off Hasbro toys.

What Parents Need to Know

This review of My Little Pony: Twinkle Wish Adventure was written by Sierra Filucci

Parents need to know that this exceedingly cute cartoon contains brief storm scenes, which might upset very sensitive viewers. Also, one pony friend makes a bad choice that ends up getting her friend in trouble. The two ponies are upset with each other for a while, which might be slightly disturbing to very young kids, but they make up in the end. Friends accidentally leave another friend out of a group activity, and that hurts her feelings. One friend struggles with jealousy and competitiveness. After exposure to this or other My Little Pony movies, kids might be more inclined to ask for the toys or other branded items.

Families Can Talk About

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  • Families can talk about friendship. How did the ponies describe friendship to the dragon? Can you think of any other way to describe friendship? How did you become friends with the people you spend time with? How long do you have to know someone before you're their friend?
  • Talk about wishes. What are some things you wish for? How can you make those wishes come true? What's the difference between a wish that could come true and a wish that probably won't come true?
  • Talk about telling the truth. In the movie, the pony friends lied to the mayor about the Twinkle Wish star. Is it ever OK to lie? Have you ever told a lie? What would have happened if the ponies had told the truth?
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What’s the Story?

The pony friends are excited about the upcoming Winter Wishes Festival. That's when the magical Wishing Star will awake and grant each pony in Ponyville a special wish. To prepare for the festival, the friends make tree ornaments. After accidentally leaving one friend out of the ornament-making party, they all join together to help the left-out friend make a very special ornament, which ends up winning the competition. The mayor asks the winner to watch over the Wishing Star's sleeping box until the festival begins, but when a jealous friend has trouble waiting, the star is swept away by a dragon. The friends join together and fly off in a hot air balloon to find the star. They meet a young, lonely dragon who has taken the star in hopes of attracting friends who will want to play with it as a toy. The pony friends teach the dragon about friendship and eventually the star makes it back to the festival in time, and the ponies realize that they can make their own wishes come true.
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Is It Any Good?

If you don't mind the out-of-control girlyness -- ponies, butterflies, rainbows, flowers, balloons, pink galore -- the story is a pretty sweet tale of young-girl friendship. It addresses real situations that girls encounter, like being left out, getting jealous, lying, helping a friend, and making up after an argument. The story's definition of friendship is complex (relatively) and teaches that being friends is about respecting each other's similarities and differences, and being kind to one another. The ponies all seem appropriately child-like, and the mayor plays the role of the adult, who sets boundaries and manages consequences.
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Movie Details

Studio: Shout! Factory
Run time: 81 minutes

MPAA Rating: NR

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