"Pixie Hollow Games"

⭐⭐⭐

"Pixie Hollow Games" is a 22 minute t.v. short featuring the computer-animated Disney fairies, including new arrival, Chloe. Rosetta and Chloe join forces to make an attempt to end the losing legacy of the garden fairies. Clank and Bobble, two male tinker fairy friends who have prominent roles in the previous films in the series call the action at the Games.

It pains me to give a Disney Fairies movie only three stars, but this short really is just average. I do love that it took place in Pixie Hollow and their were no humans present. Most of the characters are from the previous movies, but this one focused more on fairies other than Tinker Bell (although she did play a small role in this one). It was good to see the focus on her friends, but I also missed not having Tinker Bell around as much. The animation is good, but not as striking as it is in the previous movies. As for the music, I can only sort of remember one song. Overall, the music is not as impactful as it is in the previous movies.

In the previous movies, I adored the character of Rosetta, but her dislike for dirt, bugs, etc. (despite her being a nature fairy) is highly exaggerated in "Pixie Hollow Games" and this made me not like her as much. I think she was meant to come across that way in this movie, but it just felt like such a departure from her personality. It didn't sit well with me. There is also no narration in this short, which I missed. In the feature films, the narration is only at the beginning and end of each one, but it really enhances the entire experience.

"Pixie Hollow Games" does have a beautiful lesson at the end, but the 20-ish minute journey to get there was a rough ride. I do think young children will enjoy this one, but unlike the previous Disney Fairies movies, adults may have a tough time with it (unless they're parents accompanying their children). It just lacks a bit of the magic that the previous feature length films have. 

I am looking forward to watching the rest of movies in the series, which are all feature-length films.