Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special
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Master Boda
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Glad Star-lord had the best x-mas ever and what a cool “gift” to make it so.Sums it up and spoiler free.
Goofy fun. Put me in the Nebula box for my Christmas sentiment. NOT my favorite time of year, yes I'm one of those people. The characters got me through it.
How bad ass that Yondu gave Peter his guns?
Master Boda
Sr Member
Dude cut Disney some slack as they have never been in the animation business.
Badish animation is a 70s 80s thing, I think it deliberate for that vibe?
It's supposed to look low budget. Besides, only the flashbacks are animated.
This was delightful. Has a Hallmark cheesiness quality to it, but that's a part of its charm. Lots of funny moments, and in typical Gunn fashion, made me tear up at the end. It was nice to get to spend more time with Drax & Mantis in particular and to see more of their relationship and communication troubles 
. I think this one might be a yearly tradition for me going forward.
. I think this one might be a yearly tradition for me going forward.
The Star Wars holiday special had it's cheap animated sequence too, I mean the whole thing is a nod to that hot mess anyways. LOL
Honestly I was expecting some kind of way for Gamora to somehow show up, but I guess that's for the next movie.
I just watched it. I thought it was pretty good. I applaud the efforts to make Groots costume practical rather than CGI, but to me he just looked way off. It looked cheap, bulky and heavy.
On the other hand, I love that Cosmo has a part here. And I really liked the animation. It reminds me a lot of Heavy Metal.
On the other hand, I love that Cosmo has a part here. And I really liked the animation. It reminds me a lot of Heavy Metal.
I loved it, I watched it once yesterday and then my girlfriend and I just watched it together.
It was great seeing where Peter got his blasters and how Peter seemingly started Yondu's obsession with collecting nic nacs.
Also nice to see Peter and Mantis share a bond despite their relationship being based on the actions of a literal Ego maniac.
I like the use of animation to illustrate a memory, it was very effective and the style was reminiscent of the old Filmation style which fits perfectly as that would have been what Peter watched as a kid before his abduction by Yondu. That was a clever choice of style.
This had James Gunn all over it, from the dialogue to the music and even getting his friends involved with writing a song for the opener in the form of the Old 97's as an alien group.
Nice hint in the end credits scene, maybe we'll see another special.
A great holiday special to lead us up to Christmas. With all the bad stuff being thrown at us by the news, this was a nice, fun piece of Marvel to lighten the mood. As Stan would always say, "excelsior"!
Have a great weekend.
It was great seeing where Peter got his blasters and how Peter seemingly started Yondu's obsession with collecting nic nacs.
Also nice to see Peter and Mantis share a bond despite their relationship being based on the actions of a literal Ego maniac.
I like the use of animation to illustrate a memory, it was very effective and the style was reminiscent of the old Filmation style which fits perfectly as that would have been what Peter watched as a kid before his abduction by Yondu. That was a clever choice of style.
This had James Gunn all over it, from the dialogue to the music and even getting his friends involved with writing a song for the opener in the form of the Old 97's as an alien group.
Nice hint in the end credits scene, maybe we'll see another special.
A great holiday special to lead us up to Christmas. With all the bad stuff being thrown at us by the news, this was a nice, fun piece of Marvel to lighten the mood. As Stan would always say, "excelsior"!
Have a great weekend.
Groot was completely CGI and his look was intentional.
Maybe Rocket has had some influence on her.
Yes. Best moment!
As for the animation… knowing Gunn’s tastes, and how he’s done animation in the past, he’s going for a look, and in this the look appears to be “Bakshi”
To get that specific look you gotta straight up rotoscope the whole thing… keep it on like 4-8 frames a second… it gives it that weird look that even Bluth couldn’t let go of (And looks awful)… but the second I saw it I thought “yeah… he would go for the Bakshi look! Ha! I hate it, but suits what he’s going for here”.
Quill starting Yondu’s dashboard collection and the guns gift was a nice moment… builds on their lore, and as stated above… this siblings theme may run into the next flick. Mantis being what she is really grows her part in the group
So no shock, really happy with it… as a Guardians, Gunn, and Christmas special crap fan!
No shadow layers in the Star Wars holiday special either…. So weird… off-putting.
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HMSwolfe
Master Member
I also hate the Bakshi style, but it was totally appropriate for this special. It was very fun as a whole, and I’m continually surprised at just how much Gunn has managed to mine from this little outcast group of C-tier heroes.
firesprite
Master Member
I am not a holiday special type of girl, and I don't generally care for a lot of the sentiment around Christmas. Most of it tends to feel very forced and performative to me as an adult.
HOWEVER.... this was absolutely amazing. I had basically no expectations going in, and the charm and humor completely bypassed my cynicism and cut straight through to my inner child's love of the holidays. This will definitely be preferred holiday viewing for me on a yearly basis now.
HOWEVER.... this was absolutely amazing. I had basically no expectations going in, and the charm and humor completely bypassed my cynicism and cut straight through to my inner child's love of the holidays. This will definitely be preferred holiday viewing for me on a yearly basis now.
It bordered on being a bit too cheesy for me, but I did enjoy most of it. I got a chuckle out of Groot's hand crafted gifts, and this one in particular got a hearty LOL out of me:
It's Kraglins all the way down...
It's Kraglins all the way down...
