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Welcome to Monster High and Monster High: Electrified are 2016-2017 American animated films. It's a reboot of Mattel's Monster High franchise as part of the second generation of the franchise. Welcome To Monster High is a reimagining of the origins of Monster High and how the main characters first met, and is very different from the story presented in earlier webisodes such as New Ghoul @ School and Monster High: Electrified involves when Clawdeen dreams of opening a salon made for monsters and normies, Frankie has the perfect place - an abandoned power station outside town. But the idea sparks negative voltage when Moanica plots to ruin the whole thing, and replace the celebration with something a little more... shocking!

Overall

 * 1) The main problem with these films as well as Monster High generation two in general is that they didn't live up to the original first generation of the Monster High franchise that lasted from it's launch from 2010 to 2016 with Great Scarrier Reef, speaking of Great Scarrier Reef this movie was released eariler in the same year of 2016 which is five months before Welcome to Monster High was released. Mattel could've continue Monster High generation one rather than taking the big risk of rebooting the franchise in a completely different style.
 * 2) Much like mh:terribletvshows:Bob the Builder (2015), the CGI era of Fireman Sam, mh:terribletvshows:Postman Pat: Special Delivery Service, the Netflix era of VeggieTales, mh:terribletvshows:The Powerpuff Girls (2016), mh:terribletvshows:Caillou's New Adventures, and Thomas & Friends: Big World! Big Adventures! & All Engines Go!, the second generation of the franchise tries way too hard to modernize the Monster High franchise, but not in a good way, instead of modernizing the franchise but keeping the same elements and charm from the first generation, it tries to modernize Monster High so much to the point it doesn't feel the same franchise anymore. According to Mattel, the reason for the reboot was so the franchise can be "relevant to the ever-changing consumer".
 * 3) Many characters are flanderized in these films as well as generation two in general, for example:
 * 4) *Draculaura is flanderized from a normal but still loving and shy girl at Monster High, to a girl who is one of the founders of Monster High alongside Frankie Stein.
 * 5) *Frankie Stein is flanderized from a sweetest and kindest girl at Monster High to an arrogant and poorly-written nerd girl similar to Ghoulia Yelps from generation one and also one of the founders of Monster High.
 * 6) The new character designs in the 2016 reboot are not great as these designs went from a fierce look from generation one to an childlike face designs. Also, like generation one although this is a franchise about monsters, many of the characters (mostly the girls) don't look like monsters, looking more like drag queens with colored skins.
 * 7) The animation, while not bad, can be creepy sometimes.
 * 8) These movies alongside Monster High generation two in general leaves out many characters from generation one like Ghoulia Yelps (due to her flaws and poor development in generation one), Spectra Vondergeist, Principal Headmistress Bloodgood (because she was replaced by Dracula as a principal of Monster High), Gory Fangtell, Howleen Wolf, Clawd Wolf, and Hoodude Voodoo.
 * 9) Overall, both movies as well as Monster High generation two in general is very disrespectful to the legacy of generation one as well as fans.

Welcome to Monster High

 * 1) The lore of the franchise was completely rewritten so Draculaura and Frankie Stein are the founders of Monster High which doesn't make sense because in generation one, the lore was Monster High school was founded as a joint effort by thirteen families of different monster lineages, all of whom had grown tired of the separation. Headless Headmistress Bloodgood, a teacher of excellent reputation, was asked to become Monster High's headmistress.

Monster High: Electrified

 * 1) The plot of the movie involves Clawdeen Wolf wanting to open a fashion shop in an abandoned power station that she didn't own without a business license and also commited tax fraud. This doesn't make sense and it's a crime in real life.

Redeeming Qualities

 * 1) The CGI animation in these films by Flaunt Productions/Studios is amazing and cute and it's an upgrade from the animation from the web series from generation one and the Nerd Corps Entertainment's CGI animation used in first generation Monster High movies from 2012's Why Do Ghouls Fall in Love? to 2016's Great Scarrier Reef. (Even though Nerd Corps Entertainment's CGI animation is decent)
 * 2) In Welcome to Monster High, Cleo de Nile surprisingly improves her behavior completely by no longer being bossy or obsessed with fashion, beauty and attention.
 * 3) The songs in both of these films are catchy such as "We're the Monstars".

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