A Very Minty Christmas is my favorite G3 episode/movie. The story is very charming and Minty is a very likable and charming character. The songs are a bit weird (there's one about socks for crying out loud) but they're not really bad. However, the animation can get a little weird at times. The eyes on the ponies are so weird they're almost creepy. I'm sure younger viewers wouldn't mind but older viewers might be slightly creeped out by the ponies' nearly demonic expressions. The story also does take a while to really get started but I think the scenes were necessary and might be better if they were shortened a bit. In conclusion, hardcore bronies and pegasisters should give this a chance and try to think of the G3 ponies as separated entities from the G4 ponies. I also recommend this for kids and for people who like movies such as Santa Buddies.

Okay, I assume that guy who likes ponies told my Friend from the Island, other people, and myself to vote this a ten, so I'll do it!!!!!"My Little Pony: Very Minty Christmas" is downright one of the greatest Christmas specials of all time!!!!! Not only is it very colorful, but extremely kid-friendly and nothing bad to find or switch off of in it!!!!! Nothing but pure holiday joy from start to finish. It ranks right up there with "Frosty" and "Charlie Brown" as well as they cheesy specials like "Santa with Muscles," "Star Wars Holiday Special," and "Santa Claus Conquers the Martians!!!!!" (Just kidding about the last three. LOL)I invite you and your family into My Little Pony's stable to sit by the fire and watch "A Very Minty Christmas!!!!!" You'll laugh and smile!!!!!10/10

This film... wow. How can I begin to describe it? This, Victor Dal Chele's first commercial film, is one of the best films I've seen this year. It's not quite as good, I think, as his later work on Princess Promenade, but given that it's his first movie, it's pretty good. Heck, it's better than some more experienced directors' seventh or eighth films. I thought Raiders of the Lost Ark was a pretty good movie until I saw this. I mean, the only reason that it's not as good as Princess Promenade is because Very Minty Christmas is more raw, and rougher around the edges. Dal Chele made this film in 90 days with a budget of around $600,000, and while he does his best with what he has, it's obvious to anyone who's seen Princess Promenade that he could have done more if he had more. To make a comparison, even the best, most professional-looking, most polished high school production of Stephen Sondheim's Into The Woods is still a high school production of Into the Woods. Still, the budget of a film means nothing if a dedicated auteur like Dal Chele is holding the reins.Now before I go any further, I want to address the the rumor that My Little Pony: The Princess Promenade is essentially a remake of Very Minty Christmas. Mr. Dal Chele has said in interviews that it is not. Not quite. To quote a recent interview with The Resource (Of Living Legends) published by Birnbaum and Schusster (BS) Publications, he said "It's not a remake, exactly. It's just that there were some scenes that I thought I could have done so much better with a bigger budget, so when I got the opportunity, I did so." And it's obvious if you watch Princess Promenade that it's supposed to be a sequel. Major Thorndike refers at one point to "the Christmas Incident" implying that it's something that has already happened. Dr. Dandelion later reveals that it's been five years since Flutterby's death, even though he apparently is killed at the beginning of Princess Promenade. And that may be why so many call Princess Promenade a remake, because the first fifteen minutes basically show an abridged version of the events of Very Minty Christmas. And also, while Flutterby is very much the main protagonist of Very Minty Christmas, Huggles, who is a fairly minor character in VMC, becomes the main protagonist of Princess Promenade. The reason for this, of course, is that Huggles was played by Emily Deschanel, who at the time when they were VMC was not very well-known, other than as the sister of Zooey Deschanel, but when Princess Promenade was being made, she had become known as the star of the hit series Bones, so the role of Huggles was beefed up to give Ms. Deschanel more screen time. And thankfully, her portrayal of the character in the sequel, and the fact that the sequel was written to showcase her talents only makes the movie that much better. This, obviously, is why the recap of VMC at the beginning of Princess Promenade was narrated by Huggles, who rarely spoke or got directly involved in the action during VMC.*SPOILERS* Although, despite this, and even though it's been widely reported that Inky was originally going to be the main protagonist of Princess Promenade, the end of this movie suggests that Dal Chele always intended Princess Promenade to be Huggles's story, given that SHE is the one who is chosen by the Mysterious Pony In A Business Suit after the final battle.And one more reason that Princess Promenade is erroneously called a remake of this film, in my opinion, is that both films deal with many of the same subjects. Life, death, the nature of good and evil, and whether progress for the sake of progress is a good thing.To conclude this review, let me say that while My Little Pony: The Princess Promenade stands very well on its own, and does not require your having seen Very Minty Christmas for you to enjoy it, having seen Very Minty Christmas will greatly deepen your understanding of Princess Promenade. And if nothing else you should watch My Little Pony: Very Minty Christmas because it is fine film-making.

I don't know how to begin describing this movie. It is by far the best movie I've ever seen in my life! The music was just perfect and original and the artwork was indescribable! I nearly cried watching this movie because it was simply stunning! I wasn't even an MLP fan when I first saw this movie, but I became a fan in literally five minutes! I don't care who the viewing audience is, you've gotta watch this movie! It reflects life in a whole new perspective and made me realize that we need more like this in today's cruel world. I'm a scientist and I personally can imagine anything, even the craziest stuff, but I truly cannot imagine anyone, and I mean ANYONE, hating this movie. I know you will love it, fan or not; it's that simple. The amount of cuteness in this movie was so incredible, I don't think I blinked once the whole time I saw this movie. It also gives you a warm feeling of comfort that absolutely nothing else could possibly muster. I recommend all three movies and soon, the fourth movie will be out February 2007! I will not reveal anything more. I will just say, please in all that is necessary, please buy these movies because I know you will love them.