Marvel fans gush over "hilarious" and "heartwarming" Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special as it lands on Disney Plus

Chris Pratt as Peter Quill and Dave Bautista as Drax in The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special
(Image credit: Marvel Studios)

The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special might have only just landed on Disney Plus but, already, everyone is gushing over the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:James Gunn-directed flick. In reviews, cri꧅tics have called the TV movie "hilarious", "moving", and a "real festive treat", while Twitter is full of Marvel fans describing it as "very sweet" and "a delight". 

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Set after the events of 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Thor: Love and Thunder, Drax (Dave Bautista) and Mantis (Pom Klementieff) take it upon themselves to try and cheer Peter Quill (Chris Pratt) up following the death of his Gamora (Zoe Saldaña). After Kraglin tells the titular team a story about how Yondu ruined Christmas for Peter as a kid, the pair set out to find their depressed pal the perfect🌄 present – a mission that takes them all the way to Hollywood. Karen Gillan, Bradley Cooper, Vin Diesel, Sean Gunn, and Kevin Bacon also feature.

"There will be no coal in James Gunn’s stocking this year," . "His Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special is stuffed with funny, feel-good Christmas joy, and it's one of the best pieces of content 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Marvel Studios has released in years.

"The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday S😼pecial delivers all the Christmas cheer, sentiment, catchy musical numbers, and laugh-out-loud momen🍬ts you could ask for in a quick 43 minutes," , as they awarded it a 9 out of 10. 

"This is an adventure about a giant misunderstanding that only drives home all the ways i𒀰n which our found families really understand us. It's an ode to the warmth of friendship, even the kind that begins with kidnapping and mind control," .

Over on social media, : "Not even joking when I say that The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special is my favourite 🦹MCU project from this year." 

"The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special is the best thing in Phase 4. Already want to watch it again, and my hype for Guardians 3 has skyrocketed (even though it was already at the highest level before). 10🅠/10," , while : "Th﷽e Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special is absolutely bloody wonderful!"

Check out some more glowing re♒actions from ꦜTwitter below...

The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special, which marks the end the conclusion of 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Marvel Phase 4, is available to stream on 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Disney Plus now. For more MCU goodness, check out all the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:upcoming Marvel movies and shows to look out for.

Amy West

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