You and me both. When I first heard of the first EQG and saw the trailer I went off my rocker. I still watched it and found it just average at best. Rainbow Rocks was admittedly better due to Sunset Shimmer's character development, but it wasn't anything breathtaking compared to the first. Also ponies need to check that there aren't any more world-destroying spells or beings left behind by Star Swirl. Friendship Games was the most removed from reality (even despite Rainbow Rocks had Vinyl Scratch owning what was pretty much a Transformer) and I just kept wondering how the CIA or FBI hadn't cracked down on Canterlot High at that point, though the inverse of the EQG universe Twilight and Sunset was a nice touch.



Still, I don't dislike Sunset Shimmer that much. Sure she was just the typical evil for evil's sake villain in the the first movie, but her character at the end of the EQG movies was a vast improvement. Also Rebecca Shoichet fit the role just fine (fun fact: Rebecca Shoichet is the singing voice of Twilight).