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The Bad Guys: A Very Bad Holiday

  • TV Special
  • 2023
  • TV-Y7
  • 22m
IMDb RATING
5.2/10
2.5K
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The Bad Guys: A Very Bad Holiday (2023)
Computer AnimationHeistHoliday AnimationActionAdventureAnimationComedyCrimeFamily

Mr. Wolf and his crew of animal outlaws realize they'll need to restore the city's Christmas spirit to keep their annual holiday heist afloat.Mr. Wolf and his crew of animal outlaws realize they'll need to restore the city's Christmas spirit to keep their annual holiday heist afloat.Mr. Wolf and his crew of animal outlaws realize they'll need to restore the city's Christmas spirit to keep their annual holiday heist afloat.

  • Director
    • Bret Haaland
  • Writers
    • Katherine Nolfi
    • Ben Glass
    • Elizabeth Chun
  • Stars
    • Michael Godere
    • Ezekiel Ajeigbe
    • Raul Ceballos
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    5.2/10
    2.5K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Bret Haaland
    • Writers
      • Katherine Nolfi
      • Ben Glass
      • Elizabeth Chun
    • Stars
      • Michael Godere
      • Ezekiel Ajeigbe
      • Raul Ceballos
    • 17User reviews
    • 8Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

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    Michael Godere
    Michael Godere
    • Mr. Wolf
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    Ezekiel Ajeigbe
    Ezekiel Ajeigbe
    • Mr. Shark
    • (voice)
    Raul Ceballos
    Raul Ceballos
    • Mr. Pirahna
    • (voice)
    Chris Diamantopoulos
    Chris Diamantopoulos
    • Snake
    • (voice)
    Mallory Low
    Mallory Low
    • Ms. Tarantula
    • (voice)
    Zehra Fazal
    Zehra Fazal
    • Tiffany Fluffit
    • (voice)
    Keith Silverstein
    Keith Silverstein
    • Gary
    • (voice)
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    Kari Wahlgren
    Kari Wahlgren
    • DJ Trudy Tude
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    • Director
      • Bret Haaland
    • Writers
      • Katherine Nolfi
      • Ben Glass
      • Elizabeth Chun
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    6PeriBloxV2

    The Bad Guys: A Very Bad Holiday - A Short but sweet Holiday Special

    So, I just watched the new Bad Guys holiday special on Netflix, and I thought it was alright. Nothing groundbreaking or anything, but it's a solid holiday special. Here's my thoughts on it.

    So first off, the animation. The animation is worse than the movie, but that's to be expected since the movie was an feature length movie released in cinemas, and this is a 25 minute special released for Netflix, but the animation is still decent. It's a bit more stiff, but it gets the job done without being too distracting.

    Next up, the actors. So another thing changed was that all the actors were replaced for this one, which also makes since considering this was made on a much lower budget than the movie, so it makes sense they can't afford all those actors back for this, so do the new actors do a good job? Meh, they're alright, but they don't carry the same charm as the movie actors. Mr. Wolf is alright, but everyone else just don't carry the same charm.

    Finally, the story. I don't really have much to say on the story, it was alright. Basically the whole story revolves around The Bad Guys having to save Christmas so they can pull off their big holiday heist, not the most groundbreaking thought provoking story ever but it is still fun to watch.

    In conclusion, The Bad Guys: A Very Bad Holiday is a short but sweet holiday special. It has a simple but fun story, but falls a bit flat in terms of the animation and voice acting. Overall, I'd give it a 6/10 thanks for reading!
    7jared-25331

    Merry Christmas Bad Guys

    The Bad Guys: A Very Bad Holiday (2023) is a TV Special in the Bad Guys franchise on Netflix and it was fun.

    Positives for The Bad Guys: A Very Bad Holiday (2023): I like the idea of this TV Special where you have the Bad Guys trying to fixing Christmas for the city, so they can rob on Christmas Day while everyone is at home. The comedy is pretty good for the most part. The various ways out characters continue to miss up Christmas is hilarious. And finally, I like how they are rewarded for being good.

    Negatives for The Bad Guys: A Very Bad Holiday (2023): This short film was only made to capitalize on the Christmas season coming out in 2023 and Netflix wanted something for kids to watch.

    Overall, The Bad Guys: A Very Bad Holiday (2023) is a fun little TV Special for kids to watch on Netflix during the Christmas season.
    7SnoopyStyle

    Christmas special

    The Bad Guys are eagerly waiting for Christmas. Everybody will be at home and all the stores are ready to be robbed. The guys are casing various places when they accidentally destroy the beloved Santa Claus balloon. The city is heartbroken and Christmas is canceled. The Bad Guys need to fix the problem before they can go on their robbery spree.

    It's a Christmas special for this second tier animated franchise. I liked Bad Guys well enough. They have some potential and this is sort of the material that I'm expecting. I doubt this is going to become a classic. Maybe it will convince a few more to see the movie.
    2jojorijs4

    Why lower the standard so drastically?

    Not sure why they bothered with this. Completely different voices, very sub par animation, just a b-grade budget version of the original.

    Why not just make a completely different one with different characters if it's going to have nothing whatsoever to do with the original?

    The story felt obvious and lazy. My child, who loves the first one, was unimpressed and asked to watch something else half way through.

    I don't know if they just made this to keep the characters fresh in our minds before the second movie comes out, but if so it was a massive mistake. It just lowers the overall quality of the franchise.
    7Movie-Dood198027

    Good Short From An AMAZING movie

    The Bad Guys : A very Bad Holiday (2023)

    The Bad guys movie is one of the Best movies by dreamworks , it made dreamworks even better , the animation style the character design the story that took from the book the movie was So Good

    Now after the movie came two shorts one titled The Maraschino Ruby which was Really good .

    And the other one is this one , and its kinda alright it delivers what promised but the animation style is kinda on a low budget which is understandable and i respect that they still gave us the movie with the budget cost

    The story of it is great too and some scenes are well made , some jokes even landed which is good too Overall this Short is sweet and worth your time IF you loved The Bad Guys Movie.

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    • Trivia
      None of the voice actors from The Bad Guys (2022) reprise their roles in this Christmas special.
    • Goofs
      Instead of "Holiday Heist-acular" it should've been "Heist Capades".
    • Crazy credits
      The Bad Guys steal away the DreamWorks logo.
    • Connections
      Followed by The Bad Guys: Haunted Heist (2024)

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    • Release date
      • November 30, 2023 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • India
    • Official sites
      • Netflix Site
      • Wikipedia
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Los tipos malos: Una Navidad muy mala
    • Production companies
      • DreamWorks Animation Television
      • DreamWorks Animation
      • Scholastic Entertainment
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    • Runtime
      • 22m
    • Color
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    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1080i (HDTV)

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