After two years jam-packed with new movies and shows, The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special marks the end of Phase 4 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. In many ways, despite its short run time and self-contained nature, Marvel’s latest Special Presentation is a microcosm of Phase 4. It contains some of the better elements …
The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special. In many ways, despite its short run time and self-contained nature, Marvel’s latest Special Presentation is a microcosm of Phase 4. It contains some of the better elements of the past two years of the MCU, as well as some of the worst. But it’s also undeniably cute.takes us back to Knowhere, which is now a thriving metropolis where the Guardians post up between missions.
The hijinks that follow are alternately groan-worthy and hilarious. Mantis and Drax are our main POV characters for most of the special, and as much fun as they are as part of the larger team, Star-Lord is the heart and soul of the Guardians. Without him to bounce off of, Mantis and Drax are just cartoon characters., this Special Presentation didn’t have anything I hadn’t seen before in the MCU.
project around a new mixtape is both clever and endearing, but Gunn is so intent on ramming as many Christmas songs as possible into this special that it becomes a bit exhausting by the end. That said, the special’s original recordings are spectacularly silly, and I will have that Old ’97s tune on my holiday playlist this winter.
The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special SOUNDTRACK should be up tomorrow, including the original song “I Don’t Know What Christmas Is ” & the original recording “Here It Is Christmastime” by the
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