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id like to think that when bucky got dusted the arm just fell to the ground and nebula found it later and it wouldnt fit her arm so she kept it and gave it to rocket when she found a good use for it XD
Bro I can't believe you glossed over the fact that gobots are now cannon in the MCU and that one of them killed Drax's cousin. You never miss this stuff. Love what you do marry xmass
what about the scary possibility that cosmo could mean the peter quill will die in part 3 and cosmo will get the silver surfer and other to form the annihilators
You mentioned that Nebula gave Rocket Bucky's arm. I just realised that this might actually mean more to them because both Rocket and Nebula are part-machine to some degree.
I love how James Gunn REALLY took the time to flesh out Mantis a bit more and make her a more capable member of the team. Gunn is one of 3 filmmakers who understood the assignment in regards to creating MCU films that could standalone while respectfully building upon the lore established in other movies.
The Special did not disappoint, in fact it was very touching and moving. But the best part, was the fact this ScreenCrush BREAKDOWN was waiting in the wings like a warm blanket to assure one, that you indeed witnessed something great. Good time to be alive.
The Peter Quill story gets deeper and deeper… like everything is lining up to why he’s the way he is. How lonely or afraid to be alone he is. Mantis as his sister is amazing story telling to Quill being almost Franklin Richards like.
In the “unimportant plot hole” category: Mantis asks Drax if he can throw her over Kevin Bacon’s gate…and then, minutes later, both she and Drax are leaping over hedge after hedge as they pursue Bacon down the street. Since her powers are insect-inspired, her being able to leap makes sense…which means she shouldn’t have needed to ask Drax for help getting over the gate.
You didn't mention the phone call Kevin Bacon made to Kyra Sedgewick aboard the ship while still docked at Knowhere - Bacon wonders how they get such good reception and Kraglin explains about the satellite dishes - it's also explains how Bruce/Hulk was able to call his cousin Jennifer while in space aboard the Sakaaran courier.
@@Collect2Disconnect easy to explain - Tony didn't know how to link to the system, nor would he have known about it. He also wasn't using the ship's communications.
I think that James Gunn used the animation segment to make this 2022 Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special a little similar to the 1978 Star Wars Holiday Special. I heard that 1978 show was James Gunn's inspiration for this 2022 show.
I think it's also because the actor who played Young Quill is an adult now, so they would've had to recast + deage Rooker and Sean Gunn. So on top of paying homage, it was more effective overall to just animate the section.
My first thought was they were definitely trying to save money (de-aging Quill and Kraglin, bringing Mike Rooker back) , but maybe more of a two birds with one stone scenario!
@@madhavgupta2002 How is it "pretty clear?" Most fans have Thor 4 as being set in 2024. Disney+ timeline is inaccurate (as it has been since launch). Unfortunately we can't say for sure when Thor 4 is set. Since it could be 2024, this special could be December 2024.
@@lake_cooper I mean it’s James Gunn so expect the unexpected. Especially after they brought up his role in Friday the 13th and his death and then Kraglin brought up how he’s not very good with his arrow whistle. I thought maybe it’d be a mid or post credit scene
Yeah, I definitely thought so too. If it was just a throw away gag I'd have expected Bacon to look a bit worried about the comment, but since he didn't I'm assuming it was either a really good red herring, or a genuine coincidence.
You missed the Santa Claus reference made by the band at the start of the special. They mentioned Santa having super powers, and in the Marvel universe, Santa does in fact exist, and is a powerful Mutant.
Kinda funny that the Christmas special is the most badass mantis has ever been in the MCU lol. Would definitely be cool to see her show off these skills ,and abilities more in GOTG vol 3.
I definitely got a "Heavy Metal" vibe from the animated sequences. That movie came out in 1981, and though Quill would've been pretty young, that movie was quite the phenomenon amongst us young'uns at the time. I know I probably saw it a dozen times at the midnight movies. The style and even the direction of the animated sequence with Yondu took me right back to "Heavy Metal."
That was not just a GoBot, but the leader of the Renegades Cy-kill. Oh and Gobots came first. Also with the line that a GoBot killed Drakes cousin, it implies that they exist in the MCU. Which is something they now have above the Transformers.
I'm glad they showed what kind of fighter Mantis is, similar to her comic book character when she was an Avenger. Also, I want to see Nebula dance with Zemo.
@@tanishqhaldiya9237 wow, that was some pretty crappy CGI then. When I saw Groot in the background of scenes, it looked like a felt and Styrofoam suit.
@@daut8131977 Wait, so the CGI was so good, you thought it was a real suit on set, but that makes it crappy CGI??? I don't think you understand how CGI works, but ok
@@Phobia38 not what I meant, the cgo they used yo make the suit look practical was OK. I'm more of the mindset of why did they make Groot so thick as opposed to what he looked like in multiple movies.
The scoring of the feature jumps back and forth between John Williams “Home Alone” sounding & Danny Elfman “Nightmare Before Christmas” sounding. The opening song that Peter has to endure from the towns folk was very similar to what Jack had to go through while he was trying to explain what Christmas was to the town folks of Halloween town.
What you missed is the lyrics to the goofy Christmas song in the beginning said "he wanted to be a dentist, now he's sleeping with the fishes". That's a reference to a Robot Chicken sketch where they portrayed it like the Godfather
Loved the four letter expletive in the Xmas special. We need more filmmakers brave enough to spread it around like that for all kids to share for generations to come!
Neat Go Bot fact: The American iteration (Gobots proper) was actually created BEFORE Transformers. That said, Transformers only came to be because they fused a whole bunch of Japanese toylines together. One such toyline is Macross popular for their Valkyries, and the home of the original Jetfire mold.
Groot was still done with CGI, but deliberately made to low like a lo-fi bodysuit to play off the style of the painfully lo-fi Star Wars Christmas Special. I have to say I'm actually thrilled they finally showcased Drax's strength and durability in this special. None of the previous outings have done my boy justice, but they finally did here, and he deserves that.
Groot is the same Groot as Vol. 1. Rocket propogated a cutting of Groot's limb so he made a clone of Mother Plant Groot or "Dead Groot". Since it takes trees expontentially more time to mature, compared to other plants like lettuce for instance, Swole Groot is aging extremely slow. He'll be a "teen" for sometime.
The appearance of Cy-Kill (the GoBot leader of the evil Renegades) is actually even more significant. First, it's obviously wild that not only do GoBots exist in the MCU for real, but that EITHER Earthlings are aware of them, OR there also just happens to be a media franchise that coincidentally looks just like them and has the same name as them. But, it's also significant to note the weird, convoluted history that Marvel, GoBots, and Transformers all share. Marvel, of course was the original publisher of Transformers comics, and the characters did crossover with The Avengers at one point. Although GoBots and Transformers were originally separate franchises, Hasbro bought out Tonka in 1991, and suddenly both were owned by the same company. This resulted in numerous cameos of various GoBots in Transformers media, even going so far as to suggest that the GoBots were the ancestors of the Transformers. Most notably, Cy-Kill would frequently appear in the background of IDW Transformer comics getting killed. So, the fact that we see Drax beating up Cy-Kill, specifically, may be a reference to this tradition.
Point of order: Go-Bots came out before Transformers. And one of the final straws that caused me to quit Hasbro (technically I'd been working for Wizards of the Coast, but then Hasbro stepped in and), was when they brought out a Transformers Go-bot Toy. And shortly after, I quit. (No regrets.) And frankly, I enjoyed them both. Thank you so very much for the video.
Actually, this is the same Groot. Kevin Feige has confirmed this and that's how it works in the comics. If Groot gets destroyed and part of his body remains, he is reincarnated and grows a new body from what's left of his previous body.
Kevin Bacon was in Friday the 13th, not Friday the 13th, Part 2, even though the reference does make it seem like he was in the sequel. Odd that they’d get this wrong
In the Marvel Legends recap episode for Mantis they added a deleted scene from GOTG 2 where Mantis tells Drax her secret. I haven’t gone back and checked if it has been retroactively added to the movie on D+ tho
Fun Facts from a big Old 97's fan...that half windmill is singer Rhett Miller's standard move. He calls it a "Half Townshend". Also, this is their second big screen appearance. They were featured in the movie "The Break-up." They also happen to be one of James Gunn's favorite bands, hence their involvement.
I hate to say it, but this might be my favorite Marvel property to come out in the last few years, other than the newest Spiderman. I'm an old lady w/ an old lady's sense of humor. I LOLed Kevin Bacon ran from Peter and Nebula went after him holding up her gun; you can hear her yell "you can't hide from me, Bacon!" Dunno why but that cracked me up; along w/ her intense dance moves, Nebula was a delight on her part, I wish we saw more of her. I'd love to see what Nebula and Rocket were up to during the Blip. Can you imagine them sharing an apartment on Earth, sporadically going out on missions either domestic or interstellar? I think it'd be a hoot
I cried like a baby! Like good cry Throughout the end of it, esp rocket’s part when he finally gets what he has always wanted! I love this holiday special so so so so so much❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ I love mantis and Pete’s new storyline! So so heartwarming 🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 I LOVE MCU❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
That's a good point, about Peter getting his powers back. If Celestials are made of Vibranium, then Ego could have had a bunch of it, and passed that Vibranium infusion to him, in a similar manner to Namor and the Black Panthers. And Knowhere should be too, so maybe Groot can grow himself some heart-shaped herb off of it.
I thought about this dilemma, when actors, who play characters in the movie also get mentioned in the same movie (or films where they play get mentioned), and I think this is not necessarily a contradiction. It is often, that someone says to you that you resemble some actor and this could be the same for the character - they are just look very similar to some actor. So Klaus Schmidt was just a guy who looked similar to modern day Kevin Bacon, no threat to fabric of reality here
Yeah I’m pretty sure that indeed is Groot. Not sure where the idea came from that it’s his son. It’s been said in the comics and even at the end of Volume 1 that Groot can never die due to his functional immortality bringing him himself back as long as there is a fiber of his being left. That’s literally just the original Groot growing.
Shuri as black panther was in the marvel studios opening as well. Also how could you forget the mark hamill cameo? edit: I realize that was not mark hamill, but it looked just like him though!
A minor callback I noticed: In his early career, Rocket was part of a colony of anthropomorphised animals tasked with looking after some mentally-ill people they called the Loonies. The Loonies were able to make a snack called 'animal crackers' which they paid the animals in exchange for their care, which were delicious and addictive. So Rocket bribing Cosmo to work by feeding her treats is a role-reversal from that.
But... you didn't mention that apparently, in the MCU, GoBots are real as in they really exist somewhere in the MCU. Not the toys, the actually, Dog's honest GoBots exist! But on a series note, I loved this. It was very lighthearted and fun and it had some elements to bring to the bigger MCU. Mantis being Peter's half-sister is huge but not just the Guardian's but also things like the Thunderbolts. Like, if that really was Bucky's arm.. when, where, and how did Nebula get it? Will Bucky only have one arm in Thunderbolts? I seriously doubt the Wakanda's are going to make him another one because some blue alien chick stole his last one. I loved Groot's gifts for everyone, but yes, Kraglin's was the best one. Nebula was fun when she started to dance, showing she's starting to soften up just a little. But back to Mantis again with all the development she got. After Endgame people were saying she shouldn't have been there, she's not a fighter. Mantis is a fighter and she kicked some arse. But it was just fun to see of her scenes and really, you could argue she was the main cast member which is great because she's always been supporting. Pom did such a great job with the character and she got done right. Ones again, James Gunn has proven he is a genius film maker.
Kevin Bacon was listening to Hanoi Rocks song "Dead by X-mas" when he exits his car. Hanoi Rocks being one of James Gunn's favorite bands. You might remember Peacemaker crew bonding over their music.
I was watching another breakdown and they showed mantis's mom in that Muriel of ego with all the other women she's up in the top left and I guess there was a cut scene with her mom where's the actress that played mantis played her mom in that flashback with ego but they cut it for some reason
I hope Nebula didn't literally steal that arm from Bucky. I'm sure the Wakandans would give her one since she helped defend the world during Endgame and was working with Okoye and the remaining heroes during the blip time.
"Gunn explained the moment in a tweet as he revealed Nebula 'took a trip to earth and tore it off his body because she was feeling so Christmasy.'" When one fan pushed back on the answer, and called it forced inclusion, Gunn responded with "I’m not sure how a cyborg with advanced alien technology tearing off a human’s arm because of an overabundance of Christmas Spirit is forced inclusion, but now it’s canon sorry." So according to the writer and director at least, that is precisely what she did and it is canon to the MCU as well.
I figured stocky Groot was a young tree thing? Remember original Groot is super old, hundreds (thousands?) of years old when he dies. He might start stocky like a Sequoia but get longer and skinnier the older he gets? But yeah also to save money on a dude in a Groot suit. lol
I am waiting for a mish-mash of Easter, Playboy, and the Monty Python & The Holy Grail bunny with really sharp teeth. Then have the White Rabbit street-level villain... (played by Margot Robbie)
The song when Kevin Bacon gets out of his car is "Dead by Christmas" by Hanoi Rocks. A foreshadowing that Bacon thinks he is going to be killed and keeps running away.
11:57 they could propably just edit the actors out of the map if they wanted to cast them in the future. They could also change the people that are there, but if those are their actual homes then well...
Yeah the design was a callback to the horrible Christmas special of star wars that Hollywood stars seems to like randomly for no reason at all. It was all cgi
Remember when Kevin Bacon says the character was stabbed through the neck by an arrow and Kraglin stabbed Drax with his arrow when practicing using the fin in post credits of Vol. 2!
I think you glossed over something that seemed rather significant. Drax see's the GoBot and wants to kill him and Mantis stops him and yells, "No! I'm Sorry. GoBots killed his cousin". So are the GoBots now Marvel cannon and truly responsible for killing a member of Drax's family? Also, what happened to your mom? She hasn't been seen a quite a while.
The special started out as just a bit of fun and then became so much more. Dave Bautista as Drax once again showed that (in my opinion) he has the funniest character in the MCU. Loving all the possibilities that this special opens up. The next phases of the MCU are looking mighty intriguing.
Although Diaclone and Microman (where most Transformers come from) predate Machine Robo (the original GoBots [aka Robo Machine in Europe and Machine Men in Australia) the Gobots came out in 1983 the year before Transformers debuted. Of course Hasbro owns GoBots as well as Transformers so now Challenge of the GoBots and GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords is now part of the Transformers multiverse (which also connects to the Marvel and Doctor Who multiverses). Cy-Kill getting beaten up is a running joke in Transformers.
Yeah can't knock off something if you came first.. I was gonna type this... but you beat me to it! Also.. that is not "A Go-Bot" that is Cy-Kill... the leader of the Renegades... juss sayin...
GoBots fan #3 (In your face Ryan!) Adding to the fact that the GoBots branded toy line was out the year before Transformers came out, the Challenge of the GoBots cartoon debuted a week before Transformers and even the GoBots movie, Battle of the Rock Lords opened in theaters four months before Transformers (and it didn’t kill off it’s lead)
The quality of the special was much more a testament to the skill of Gunn and, the actors and production staff directly involved, than any hand Feige or the rest of Marvel/Disney had to do with it.
@@CaptainPikeachu Gunn didn't need to come back after Feige and Disney initially fired him. The actors involved wouldn't work on new Guardians unless Gunn was rehired, which happened after pressure was applied. Anything that makes Guardians movies good is because of the talents of Gunn, the actors, and production staff, not Marvel/Disney. Want proof? Watch anything else from Marvel/Disney since Endgame. No Way Home doesn't count as that was a Sony production.
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Why is the lighting different, almost a slight sepia tone? And how much SC must I watch to have noticed?
id like to think that when bucky got dusted the arm just fell to the ground and nebula found it later and it wouldnt fit her arm so she kept it and gave it to rocket when she found a good use for it XD
Bro I can't believe you glossed over the fact that gobots are now cannon in the MCU and that one of them killed Drax's cousin. You never miss this stuff. Love what you do marry xmass
what about the scary possibility that cosmo could mean the peter quill will die in part 3 and cosmo will get the silver surfer and other to form the annihilators
Can’t use this in the Uk
I cried when Yondu got his gift out of the trash and the end reveal. They're doing great with the holiday specials.
was trash
Cool! Thank you for your input!
I’m 29 and I was about to tear up during the mantis reveal, just shows how much heart Gunn can put into these characters.
I'm 22 and I teared up ahaha
I’m 44 and I teared up. Just means you’re human and you’re not dead inside :)
That's the power of family
You mentioned that Nebula gave Rocket Bucky's arm. I just realised that this might actually mean more to them because both Rocket and Nebula are part-machine to some degree.
being together for 5 years alone
I love how James Gunn REALLY took the time to flesh out Mantis a bit more and make her a more capable member of the team.
Gunn is one of 3 filmmakers who understood the assignment in regards to creating MCU films that could standalone while respectfully building upon the lore established in other movies.
I'll bite. Who are the other 2?
@@DevillionaireI’m pretty sure its the russo brothers
@@Devillionaire probably the russo brothers and Jon Watts
@@captaina.9719 well... which one of Russo brothers then?
Coogler and Watts?
The Special did not disappoint, in fact it was very touching and moving. But the best part, was the fact this ScreenCrush BREAKDOWN was waiting in the wings like a warm blanket to assure one, that you indeed witnessed something great. Good time to be alive.
The Peter Quill story gets deeper and deeper… like everything is lining up to why he’s the way he is. How lonely or afraid to be alone he is. Mantis as his sister is amazing story telling to Quill being almost Franklin Richards like.
There's another reference to Kingo at 13:54 after they leave the bar. Across the street up in the air there is a banner that says "Kingos Christmas".
Finally someone pointed it out. Could it mean that the enterals were returned back by Arishem?
@@Crimson_sj yes
I saw that too and started freaking out. I hope this means the Eternals are back!? Kingo and Karun were my favorite.
Yep noticed that while watching the movie is was super super quick
I loved that Mantis was shown kicking ass - in the comics she's a top tier martial artist so it makes sense
Same, that made me happy
@Gary Wastle why she asked drax to throw her over the gate,if she can jump 20 plus feet in the air when chasing kevin
@@paulsmith9192 Who the heck cares
@@paulsmith9192 Drax helped her out.
- the Writer
No!! she wasn't kicking ass, she was taking it.
In the “unimportant plot hole” category: Mantis asks Drax if he can throw her over Kevin Bacon’s gate…and then, minutes later, both she and Drax are leaping over hedge after hedge as they pursue Bacon down the street. Since her powers are insect-inspired, her being able to leap makes sense…which means she shouldn’t have needed to ask Drax for help getting over the gate.
That earned a cinamasin “ding” in my head too.
It was a joke, man. :D
Did no one notice when someone came up to drax and asked if he was the god of war
I did lol that tickled me
Heavy spoilers did lol
I did😅😅
Everyone noticed
Ares is coming to the MCU
You didn't mention the phone call Kevin Bacon made to Kyra Sedgewick aboard the ship while still docked at Knowhere - Bacon wonders how they get such good reception and Kraglin explains about the satellite dishes - it's also explains how Bruce/Hulk was able to call his cousin Jennifer while in space aboard the Sakaaran courier.
That's actually a good one no lie...
Yet Ironman couldn’t call back home when he was stuck on the guardians ship
@@Collect2Disconnect easy to explain - Tony didn't know how to link to the system, nor would he have known about it. He also wasn't using the ship's communications.
@@peterthx wasn’t Nebula there the whole time too she probably could’ve. But I’m assuming they put all power to keeping the oxygen on
@@Collect2Disconnect true, plus Titan could have been in the middle of nowhere and there wasn't any access to the system.
The cartoon sequence reminded me of "The Faithful Wookie" aka Boba Fett's debut from the Star Wars Holiday Special. Happy Life Day everyone!
I think that James Gunn used the animation segment to make this 2022 Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special a little similar to the 1978 Star Wars Holiday Special. I heard that 1978 show was James Gunn's inspiration for this 2022 show.
I think it's also because the actor who played Young Quill is an adult now, so they would've had to recast + deage Rooker and Sean Gunn. So on top of paying homage, it was more effective overall to just animate the section.
My first thought was they were definitely trying to save money (de-aging Quill and Kraglin, bringing Mike Rooker back) , but maybe more of a two birds with one stone scenario!
But thankfully, they didn't use old has been stars of the same network.
& it's much better.
That was my thought too, a reference to THAT special.
(2019) Rocket: Ohhh, i'll get that arm.
(2022) Rocket really got Bucky's arm. Power of manifestation
its 2025's christmas
2018*
@@madhavgupta2002 Could be 2024. We don't know for sure.
@@loganbigmo It's pretty clear that Thor takes place around sept-nov 2025 and James Gunn said it happens after Thor, so 2025 makes more sense
@@madhavgupta2002 How is it "pretty clear?" Most fans have Thor 4 as being set in 2024. Disney+ timeline is inaccurate (as it has been since launch). Unfortunately we can't say for sure when Thor 4 is set. Since it could be 2024, this special could be December 2024.
100% thought Kraglin was going to accidentally kill Kevin Bacon with an arrow like he died in Friday the 13th.
That would have been tragically hilarious!
In a Christmas special? Not a chance.
@@lake_cooper I mean it’s James Gunn so expect the unexpected. Especially after they brought up his role in Friday the 13th and his death and then Kraglin brought up how he’s not very good with his arrow whistle. I thought maybe it’d be a mid or post credit scene
Yeah, I definitely thought so too. If it was just a throw away gag I'd have expected Bacon to look a bit worried about the comment, but since he didn't I'm assuming it was either a really good red herring, or a genuine coincidence.
Would’ve been perfect as a post-credit scene
Nebula getting Bucky's arm for Rocket is my new favorite MCU gag
You missed the Santa Claus reference made by the band at the start of the special. They mentioned Santa having super powers, and in the Marvel universe, Santa does in fact exist, and is a powerful Mutant.
Not just that, HE WAS SHOWN BRIEFLY IN THIS SPECIAL!
@@cassandradempsey2973 that was mark Hamill
@@abishaipaul2298 so
Kinda funny that the Christmas special is the most badass mantis has ever been in the MCU lol.
Would definitely be cool to see her show off these skills ,and abilities more in GOTG vol 3.
Mark Hamill makes a cameo as a Ravager around the thirty minute mark.
I definitely got a "Heavy Metal" vibe from the animated sequences. That movie came out in 1981, and though Quill would've been pretty young, that movie was quite the phenomenon amongst us young'uns at the time. I know I probably saw it a dozen times at the midnight movies. The style and even the direction of the animated sequence with Yondu took me right back to "Heavy Metal."
He literally and metaphorically spread his seeds across the universe. Great one.
Such a great Holiday special! Loved it, very funny and lighthearted! ROCKET TOLD US HE WAS GONNA GET THAT ARM... GOT EM!
Does that mean Ben Affleck Batman or Robert Patterson Batman Movies exist in the MCU.
@@eldeadkilljohnkennedy3946 if they loved us, wouldn't they go with the Burton & Schumacher movies?!😂🤣
@@eldeadkilljohnkennedy3946 No movies. Just the toons. RIP Kevin Conroy.
Always liked the idea of DC and Marvel being the comic stories each other’s universe.
If they crossover somehow i can imagine marvel characters say "superman is real?!"
I hope that collaboration, or accidental meet will happen between the two universes😁
That was not just a GoBot, but the leader of the Renegades Cy-kill. Oh and Gobots came first. Also with the line that a GoBot killed Drakes cousin, it implies that they exist in the MCU. Which is something they now have above the Transformers.
We got the first one just, @Dan Main find the other fan and attack him, see it yourself if he can you two.
This guardians of the galaxy Christmas movie is so genuinely heartwarming, and beautiful.
Anyone notice in the end animation scene that in the pile of presents, there was one for tazr face?
Yep.
I'm glad they showed what kind of fighter Mantis is, similar to her comic book character when she was an Avenger. Also, I want to see Nebula dance with Zemo.
That Groot definitely reminded me of the Roger Corman Fantastic Four Thing suit the entire time. It had to be a suit.
made me think of the Golden Harvest TMNT outfits
It was actually complete CGI
@@tanishqhaldiya9237 wow, that was some pretty crappy CGI then. When I saw Groot in the background of scenes, it looked like a felt and Styrofoam suit.
@@daut8131977
Wait, so the CGI was so good, you thought it was a real suit on set, but that makes it crappy CGI???
I don't think you understand how CGI works, but ok
@@Phobia38 not what I meant, the cgo they used yo make the suit look practical was OK. I'm more of the mindset of why did they make Groot so thick as opposed to what he looked like in multiple movies.
When Drax was asked to take a photo with some tourists, they refer to him as "God of War". Funny little Kratos easter egg.
@Jan he could play kratos in that new gow series
If the christmas special hits me this hard I KNOW the 3rd Guardians movie is gonna break my heart. I'm not ready :(
Loved this special... didn't need crazy action. Just awesome characters
I still can't believe the Pogues played over the intro Marvel logo. Possibly the greatest thing I have ever seen/heard.
The scoring of the feature jumps back and forth between John Williams “Home Alone” sounding & Danny Elfman “Nightmare Before Christmas” sounding. The opening song that Peter has to endure from the towns folk was very similar to what Jack had to go through while he was trying to explain what Christmas was to the town folks of Halloween town.
What you missed is the lyrics to the goofy Christmas song in the beginning said "he wanted to be a dentist, now he's sleeping with the fishes". That's a reference to a Robot Chicken sketch where they portrayed it like the Godfather
Loved the four letter expletive in the Xmas special. We need more filmmakers brave enough to spread it around like that for all kids to share for generations to come!
I was watching this with my brother and my five year old niece and she immediately started repeating it, lol
Neat Go Bot fact: The American iteration (Gobots proper) was actually created BEFORE Transformers. That said, Transformers only came to be because they fused a whole bunch of Japanese toylines together. One such toyline is Macross popular for their Valkyries, and the home of the original Jetfire mold.
Nebula is 100% doing the Robert Palmer Addicted to Love backing band dance.
Groot was still done with CGI, but deliberately made to low like a lo-fi bodysuit to play off the style of the painfully lo-fi Star Wars Christmas Special.
I have to say I'm actually thrilled they finally showcased Drax's strength and durability in this special. None of the previous outings have done my boy justice, but they finally did here, and he deserves that.
I know, right. In the comix hes fucking terminator with insane durability
Um, didn’t one of the movies have him being dragged outside of a moving ship along the surface of a planet?
@@gdo02i was about to say, that was his most impressive feat
This was an immensely enjoyable Christmas special, every moment was funny and endearing.
James Gunn didn't not disappoint best holiday special out of phase 4!!it was so fun🤣❤.
I kind of love too how the whole "Kidnapping Kevin Bacon" bit and every mention of it didn't get old...it was still funny up til the end
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Groot is the same Groot as Vol. 1. Rocket propogated a cutting of Groot's limb so he made a clone of Mother Plant Groot or "Dead Groot". Since it takes trees expontentially more time to mature, compared to other plants like lettuce for instance, Swole Groot is aging extremely slow. He'll be a "teen" for sometime.
This Groot is officially not the same Groot as Groot 1 and is more like the child of Groot 1.
@@MWhaleK clone not child
No. James Gunn confirmed that's Groot's son.
The appearance of Cy-Kill (the GoBot leader of the evil Renegades) is actually even more significant. First, it's obviously wild that not only do GoBots exist in the MCU for real, but that EITHER Earthlings are aware of them, OR there also just happens to be a media franchise that coincidentally looks just like them and has the same name as them. But, it's also significant to note the weird, convoluted history that Marvel, GoBots, and Transformers all share. Marvel, of course was the original publisher of Transformers comics, and the characters did crossover with The Avengers at one point. Although GoBots and Transformers were originally separate franchises, Hasbro bought out Tonka in 1991, and suddenly both were owned by the same company. This resulted in numerous cameos of various GoBots in Transformers media, even going so far as to suggest that the GoBots were the ancestors of the Transformers. Most notably, Cy-Kill would frequently appear in the background of IDW Transformer comics getting killed. So, the fact that we see Drax beating up Cy-Kill, specifically, may be a reference to this tradition.
I think I saw that gold guy statue from moonknight. Mantis has one of the scariest powers a person can have, and uses them with reckless abandon.
I was looking to see if someone else mentioned this.
Point of order: Go-Bots came out before Transformers. And one of the final straws that caused me to quit Hasbro (technically I'd been working for Wizards of the Coast, but then Hasbro stepped in and), was when they brought out a Transformers Go-bot Toy. And shortly after, I quit. (No regrets.) And frankly, I enjoyed them both.
Thank you so very much for the video.
Kevin Bacon over-acting to a phone call was F*CKING EPIC! AMAZING!
Arnold Schwarzenegger on the Star Map is funny because he’s Chris Pratt’s real life father-in-law
Absolutely loved this special. Such heart. So funny. So much fan service. Brilliant. Thanks for the breakdown. Make it even better.
Yea Ryan I got teary eyed too at the end.
Did not expect Mantis to be Quill's sister
It’s not really a surprise
yea it is already explained in GotG 2, they just don't have the moment, and it's genius of Gunn to highlight it here
Christmas is about family. Also, Jesus.
@@raphk9599 your lord and master, son-of-Missouri?
Yet another tie in to Star Wars! A Christmas special is one. Now, two people who find they are siblings! 😉
Nobody tell Doug.
NOBODY TELL DOUG.
Actually, this is the same Groot. Kevin Feige has confirmed this and that's how it works in the comics. If Groot gets destroyed and part of his body remains, he is reincarnated and grows a new body from what's left of his previous body.
Deadpool also
I think rocket mentioned one time he knew baby groots dad
I feel like something dark but funny af is about to happen. Too many people are living their own multiverse in one universe lmfao.
Who is groot's daddy then?
James Gunn revealed that Groot actually died in the first movie and Baby Groot was his son.
The figurines Groot made reminded me of the old stop motion Rudolph movie.
Becky’s arm was “easy to remove” in that scene because it’s wakandan so she’d know how to do that
Kevin Bacon was in Friday the 13th, not Friday the 13th, Part 2, even though the reference does make it seem like he was in the sequel. Odd that they’d get this wrong
Or maybe in this universe he was! Kevin Bacon was also in X Men First Class, so we can definitely say one word- multiverse!
Chalk it up to the memories of a young boy?
They also mentioned him facing Jason, who doesn't appear until the end of PART 1, the OG killer was Pamela Voorhees
new Groot is old Groot's son similary as Jango Fett and Boba is his son, because in both cases they are an exact genetic replica of their fathers.
In the Marvel Legends recap episode for Mantis they added a deleted scene from GOTG 2 where Mantis tells Drax her secret.
I haven’t gone back and checked if it has been retroactively added to the movie on D+ tho
Im hoping for a easter holiday special. Or another Holiday special next year. Also, I totally forgot that Kevin Bacon is a musician.
Fun Facts from a big Old 97's fan...that half windmill is singer Rhett Miller's standard move. He calls it a "Half Townshend". Also, this is their second big screen appearance. They were featured in the movie "The Break-up." They also happen to be one of James Gunn's favorite bands, hence their involvement.
The Mark Hamill cameo was perfect.
When was it? I looked but couldn't find him. Was he in the band or in the crowd?
Edit: Found him. He was the guy drinking next to the deflating Santa.
I hate to say it, but this might be my favorite Marvel property to come out in the last few years, other than the newest Spiderman. I'm an old lady w/ an old lady's sense of humor. I LOLed Kevin Bacon ran from Peter and Nebula went after him holding up her gun; you can hear her yell "you can't hide from me, Bacon!" Dunno why but that cracked me up; along w/ her intense dance moves, Nebula was a delight on her part, I wish we saw more of her.
I'd love to see what Nebula and Rocket were up to during the Blip. Can you imagine them sharing an apartment on Earth, sporadically going out on missions either domestic or interstellar? I think it'd be a hoot
I cried like a baby! Like good cry Throughout the end of it, esp rocket’s part when he finally gets what he has always wanted! I love this holiday special so so so so so much❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ I love mantis and Pete’s new storyline! So so heartwarming 🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 I LOVE MCU❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Lmfao what a mark
That's a good point, about Peter getting his powers back. If Celestials are made of Vibranium, then Ego could have had a bunch of it, and passed that Vibranium infusion to him, in a similar manner to Namor and the Black Panthers. And Knowhere should be too, so maybe Groot can grow himself some heart-shaped herb off of it.
Groot's gifts remind me of the Simpsons joke "I whittles what I sees. Sometimes I whittles the future." Especially that last one
I thought about this dilemma, when actors, who play characters in the movie also get mentioned in the same movie (or films where they play get mentioned), and I think this is not necessarily a contradiction. It is often, that someone says to you that you resemble some actor and this could be the same for the character - they are just look very similar to some actor. So Klaus Schmidt was just a guy who looked similar to modern day Kevin Bacon, no threat to fabric of reality here
Great video as always, but the Kevin Bacon Tremors' meme is always gold!
I really do feel like that was a practical suit for Groot.
James Gunn already confirmed in a tweet that "Swoll" Groot is 100% CGI
Yeah I’m pretty sure that indeed is Groot. Not sure where the idea came from that it’s his son. It’s been said in the comics and even at the end of Volume 1 that Groot can never die due to his functional immortality bringing him himself back as long as there is a fiber of his being left. That’s literally just the original Groot growing.
Shuri as black panther was in the marvel studios opening as well. Also how could you forget the mark hamill cameo?
edit: I realize that was not mark hamill, but it looked just like him though!
what was the mark hamill cameo?
@@radrobd123 There's a guy who looks like Mark Hamill, and he was one of the aliens living on Knowhere
Good eye, I thought that guy looked familliar.
It’s been confirmed that wasn’t Mark Hamill, but an extra who happens to look like him.
Yes! Mark Hamill was getting drunk because this holiday special was so much better than the "star wars" holiday special 🤣🤣🤣
Mantis and Peter have a kid and the kid is a celestial
A minor callback I noticed: In his early career, Rocket was part of a colony of anthropomorphised animals tasked with looking after some mentally-ill people they called the Loonies. The Loonies were able to make a snack called 'animal crackers' which they paid the animals in exchange for their care, which were delicious and addictive. So Rocket bribing Cosmo to work by feeding her treats is a role-reversal from that.
Terrific job Doug. Glad you got your finances straightened out. When is Ryan going to put you on a shirt?
5:25 the way he just looked at him and said sure 😂
Sure, let's gloss over the "I hate you" duet on Fairy Tail of New York". I love that song.
But... you didn't mention that apparently, in the MCU, GoBots are real as in they really exist somewhere in the MCU. Not the toys, the actually, Dog's honest GoBots exist! But on a series note, I loved this. It was very lighthearted and fun and it had some elements to bring to the bigger MCU. Mantis being Peter's half-sister is huge but not just the Guardian's but also things like the Thunderbolts. Like, if that really was Bucky's arm.. when, where, and how did Nebula get it? Will Bucky only have one arm in Thunderbolts? I seriously doubt the Wakanda's are going to make him another one because some blue alien chick stole his last one. I loved Groot's gifts for everyone, but yes, Kraglin's was the best one. Nebula was fun when she started to dance, showing she's starting to soften up just a little. But back to Mantis again with all the development she got. After Endgame people were saying she shouldn't have been there, she's not a fighter. Mantis is a fighter and she kicked some arse. But it was just fun to see of her scenes and really, you could argue she was the main cast member which is great because she's always been supporting. Pom did such a great job with the character and she got done right. Ones again, James Gunn has proven he is a genius film maker.
Kevin Bacon was listening to Hanoi Rocks song "Dead by X-mas" when he exits his car. Hanoi Rocks being one of James Gunn's favorite bands. You might remember Peacemaker crew bonding over their music.
I was watching another breakdown and they showed mantis's mom in that Muriel of ego with all the other women she's up in the top left and I guess there was a cut scene with her mom where's the actress that played mantis played her mom in that flashback with ego but they cut it for some reason
Lmfao you were watching this losers competition
I never forgot. Got it on DVD when those first came out. I knew the greatness and even saw the sequel. Never read the books though...
I hope Nebula didn't literally steal that arm from Bucky. I'm sure the Wakandans would give her one since she helped defend the world during Endgame and was working with Okoye and the remaining heroes during the blip time.
"Gunn explained the moment in a tweet as he revealed Nebula 'took a trip to earth and tore it off his body because she was feeling so Christmasy.'"
When one fan pushed back on the answer, and called it forced inclusion, Gunn responded with "I’m not sure how a cyborg with advanced alien technology tearing off a human’s arm because of an overabundance of Christmas Spirit is forced inclusion, but now it’s canon sorry."
So according to the writer and director at least, that is precisely what she did and it is canon to the MCU as well.
I figured stocky Groot was a young tree thing? Remember original Groot is super old, hundreds (thousands?) of years old when he dies. He might start stocky like a Sequoia but get longer and skinnier the older he gets? But yeah also to save money on a dude in a Groot suit. lol
also in the post credit scene, rocket may also have the ability to break the 4th wall since he said “we’ll have to do another special”
I am waiting for a mish-mash of Easter, Playboy, and the Monty Python & The Holy Grail bunny with really sharp teeth. Then have the White Rabbit street-level villain... (played by Margot Robbie)
Literally every rule 34 artist after hearing Mantis is Quill's sister: Its Free Real Estate
He may have been your father, Boy. But he wasn't your daddy.
The song when Kevin Bacon gets out of his car is "Dead by Christmas" by Hanoi Rocks. A foreshadowing that Bacon thinks he is going to be killed and keeps running away.
I really enjoyed this. Light, fun, & Christmassy!
I need to check it out now. It looks like a lot of fun.
@@chasehedges6775 you really should. I’m going to watch it again with my kids.
11:57 they could propably just edit the actors out of the map if they wanted to cast them in the future. They could also change the people that are there, but if those are their actual homes then well...
I think James Gunn said that Groot is done the same way Groot has always been done in all the movies and in this special
Yeah the design was a callback to the horrible Christmas special of star wars that Hollywood stars seems to like randomly for no reason at all. It was all cgi
Remember when Kevin Bacon says the character was stabbed through the neck by an arrow and Kraglin stabbed Drax with his arrow when practicing using the fin in post credits of Vol. 2!
I think you glossed over something that seemed rather significant. Drax see's the GoBot and wants to kill him and Mantis stops him and yells, "No! I'm Sorry. GoBots killed his cousin". So are the GoBots now Marvel cannon and truly responsible for killing a member of Drax's family?
Also, what happened to your mom? She hasn't been seen a quite a while.
Both very valid questions
The special started out as just a bit of fun and then became so much more. Dave Bautista as Drax once again showed that (in my opinion) he has the funniest character in the MCU. Loving all the possibilities that this special opens up. The next phases of the MCU are looking mighty intriguing.
I loved the special, it was wholesome from beggining to end
The Doug high five is the best bit
This special was so freaking awesome. I loved it.
Nebula doing the Zemo killed me 😂
edit: you didnt even catch she was dancing just like Zemo 😯
I bet Heavy Spoilers is one of the two fans of Go Bots
Although Diaclone and Microman (where most Transformers come from) predate Machine Robo (the original GoBots [aka Robo Machine in Europe and Machine Men in Australia) the Gobots came out in 1983 the year before Transformers debuted. Of course Hasbro owns GoBots as well as Transformers so now Challenge of the GoBots and GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords is now part of the Transformers multiverse (which also connects to the Marvel and Doctor Who multiverses). Cy-Kill getting beaten up is a running joke in Transformers.
Yeah can't knock off something if you came first.. I was gonna type this... but you beat me to it!
Also.. that is not "A Go-Bot" that is Cy-Kill... the leader of the Renegades... juss sayin...
GoBots fan #3 (In your face Ryan!)
Adding to the fact that the GoBots branded toy line was out the year before Transformers came out, the Challenge of the GoBots cartoon debuted a week before Transformers and even the GoBots movie, Battle of the Rock Lords opened in theaters four months before Transformers (and it didn’t kill off it’s lead)
I watched this this morning with my first cup of coffee, what a way to start the day
The quality of the special was much more a testament to the skill of Gunn and, the actors and production staff directly involved, than any hand Feige or the rest of Marvel/Disney had to do with it.
actors and production staff that Feige hired you mean? including Gunn?
@@CaptainPikeachu Gunn didn't need to come back after Feige and Disney initially fired him. The actors involved wouldn't work on new Guardians unless Gunn was rehired, which happened after pressure was applied. Anything that makes Guardians movies good is because of the talents of Gunn, the actors, and production staff, not Marvel/Disney. Want proof? Watch anything else from Marvel/Disney since Endgame. No Way Home doesn't count as that was a Sony production.
When Peter got the guns, the background music sounds like the soundtrack from The Polar Express.