Detail Diatribe: Christmas Movie Showdown!

[@hamburgersandwich4273]

Blue: a friendly joke slide you make with your friends Indigo: a Ted Talk Cyan: business report and presentation Red: Why Die Hard is a Christmas Movie

[@NightshadeShroud]

You can tell who has the office job. Doing real work at job place

[@KC-dh1lz]

Yeah, they were all on-brand. It was great.

[@Sol-mr1lv]

That was not a Ted Talk, that was a full PHD dissertation!

[@laureneras9523]

Damn I had the same joke! Lol! Merry Christmas you funny person!

[@MythrilShotgun]

I knew, KNEW, going in that Red was going to be contrarian. So that narrowed down what I predicted from Red to a few meme picks, the most contrarian being... Die Hard.

[@chippercorgi2247]

Red: "I understand this is a controversial topic" Also Red: "... and I have chosen violence"

[@erinshetler3688]

part of me is surprised Red didn’t do Muppets’ Christmas Carol the other part of me is not at all surprised because she did Die Hard

[@AHGrayLensman]

She had a rant a couple years ago about how she loves A Muppet Christmas Carol but doesn't want to deal with Darth Mickey's copyright bots.

[@ryoumakoushiro7447]

@@AHGrayLensman Now I can't stop imagine Mickey breathing like Darth Vader

[@elizabethsullivan1894]

I was also surprised!

[@AzraelThanatos]

Well, it is Die Hard there...

[@jamespeake4883]

It was removed so the others had a fighting chance.

[@anarnarqelion4403]

I love how the puppets get props when they talk: Blue - reindeer antlers Indigo - Pen Cyan - hat Red - teddy And of course Cleo's little set of antlers

[@Lor4235]

I think Indigo had a sword, as it was related to the movie, red also had a lighter along with the teddy

[@cxfxcdude]

Cyans hat is not just a hat. Its Mother Nature’s hat, little bird included :3

[@spooderman6312]

they're all based off of their respective movies Blue- Max's little reindeer hat Indigo- Knight's sword Cyan- Mother nature's hat Red: Teddy that john was buying and lighter that john held in the vents

[@DarkestElemental616]

I appreciate the professionalism of Indigo and Cyan's presentation, and Red going so in-depth with her rant, and Blue is just like "...I like this movie and it's fun".

[@GhostBear3067]

Blue (looks around at everyone else with powerpoints and thesis statements): "I clearly did not prepare for this adequately..."

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[@minnnnow]

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[@steel8231]

"You're a mean one Mr Grinch" isn't a Christmas song, it's just a guy with a god tier voice talking shit about a social reject for 3 minutes.

[@dewmilk7266]

Fun fact its the original voice of tony the tiger

[@KeitieKalopsia]

@@dewmilk7266 Yeah, I’m gonna need a source on that.

[@ShermTank7272]

@@dewmilk7266 I can hear the similarity, but just to be certain... source?

[@ginjusmingo]

@@ShermTank7272 do you know what google and wikipedia are

[@bigboynow7936]

No, it's a song about a tiger singing about his ex

[@ASquared544]

“Blue- loves history, Venice, and Cyan” I’ll be honest, that’s really adorable.

[@nikkospelledlikethat8140]

And accurate!

[@codybaker1150]

Maybe I've just missed key information or read the room wrong all these years, but I definitely thought Red and Blue were together?

[@nikkospelledlikethat8140]

@@codybaker1150 No I’m not sure where you got that from. He is very much married to Cyan and they are very cute!

[@ASquared544]

@@codybaker1150 Oh you’ve read the room HORRIBLY. Blue has been dating Cyan for years, and just recently got married to her

[@codybaker1150]

Well congrats to the both of them then! I guess that's what happens when all you know about folks is what you get fed from the KZbin algorithm. Spotty and incomplete

[@topperformanceify]

Red didn't sell it enough: Die Hard, a movie where ruthless capitalism comes between a man and his family, as that man endures ever-increasing peril and self-sacrifice on his quest for redemption.

[@mortisCZ]

That seems more like the Easter movie if we take it this way. 😀

[@topperformanceify]

@@mortisCZ you make a good point, lol

[@chocolatte200010]

indigo’s academic dissertation of the knight before christmas in her thick ass philly accent is everything to me.

[@SimonClarkstone]

At firt I thought she mispronounced "Norwich" though. The UK one is pronounced "Norrich". … except it must have been pronounced in the movie so now I'm confused. Oh it is the Ohio one, not the England one, despite the knight. nvm then

[@peterparker8462]

That's so weird, for me she has the least obvious accent of the four I think...

[@acepace420]

is her accent really that thick? i grew up around philly so i can't tell that well

[@acepace420]

@@peterparker8462 i can't tell a specific accent for any of them? they have distinct voices but i can't hear different accents

[@maddie9602]

@@peterparker8462 really? I always chuckle at the way she pronounces "woorder" (water), but I don't pick up particularly strong accents from the other three.

[@invisiblebutaintblind6582]

"He's their little human friend" has the same vibes as "He's their straight friend"

[@bigboynow7936]

It does

[@meganb6609]

As soon as Blue said "heist movie" I thought "does this mean that grinch needs to be in the time heist series?" Hear me out. Time Heist: Saving Christmas. I know the title sucks but this is a rough draft. The grinch is the fake villain that ends up becoming a part of hero team at the end to help the defeat the real villain who wants to erase Christmas from history.

[@elizabethbeck4071]

Time heist: The Holiday Special takes place in between 2 and 3

[@nutmegsoup54]

Yessss. Christmas special!!

[@meganb6609]

@@elizabethbeck4071 perfect!

[@aidanclark196]

How about the Grinch and Scrooge are the fake villain team together, then when they become good guys, it comes out they were just henchmen to the real villain: Hans Gruber

[@NightshadeShroud]

The villain is Oliver Cromwell and his Puritan government

[@Oiyuki]

The fact that points were lost for sibling rivalry made me laugh because as anyone with siblings can confirm that is a big part of the holidays.

[@cortneylane200]

This was a whole treat! But I have to say: Blue's presentation: gives the vibe of the person who has cue cards, made his slideshow information based on spark notes; did some more deep diving but is able to fly from the sit of his pants and make it work. Indigo: graphs. The vibe of someone far deep in multiple pages of notes, lots of statistics and back up justification of her reasons, a clear essay writing. The person who's notes are scribbled on, highlighted and has multiple sticky notes stuck to the papers from thought that she explains later. Cyans: well thought out and through, did quite a bit research but didn't drive themselves into madness (red and Indigo), very fun and was able to come across with her point nicely. The vibe of the person doing a presentation that involves a lot of interesting things to it and videos relating to the topic. Red: the vibe of the strings and nails on the wall, the person shifting through pages and pages mid presentation to try and find the correct page since it's SOMEHOW out of order. Flying by the seat of her pants and trying her best!

[@baffledpancake4764]

I was waiting for thumbtack and string red because she lives there for most things

[@omega1575]

The double staples on reds essay came undone somehow, I guess they were bad staples

[@phastinemoon]

That’s the best kind

[@silelda]

Fun memory about Ode to Joy: Pastor: We'll now sing Ode to Joy, though I suppose it isn't a Christmas song. Mom: Yes it is! They play it in Die Hard! Church: *awkward silence* EDIT: Blue! The fact that it's Christmas Eve is ESSENTIAL to the plot! It's the day that was perfect for the heist because 1) fewer people in the building but enough for a hostage situation; 2) the police, the FBI, etc are eager to just get home; 3) it's the one holiday that would get McLane out to California.

[@cometchaser7139]

I feel like Indigo could sell water to a fish. She's very good at marketing.

[@eoincampbell1584]

I can sell water to a fish, just have to take it out of the water first.

[@Insomia404]

@Eoin Campbell r/cursedcomments

[@thehistoryandbooknerd8979]

“Sell water to a fish, sell the time to a clock” you comment reminded me of Money Game Part 2 - love that song

[@fairycat23]

She's Philadelphian so she'd actually sell wooder to a fish.

[@Sonar009]

It was definitely a power move to decide she was going to sell a defense of rom-coms to 3 aces.

[@jothewerewolf]

I appreciate this charade you're doing, but we all already know that there's only one movie that could ever score a perfect 30, and it's the Muppets Christmas Carol.

[@Vagabond820]

Nah, it’s alright. This is culture!

[@johndeacon3239]

Klaus.

[@zachjaeger6401]

yes I agree with that.

[@nathanpretzel5996]

You misspelled Die Hard

[@sillygoosetaur]

@@nathanpretzel5996 No slandering muppets Christmas carol.

[@In_Our_Timeline]

“My idea of Christmas, whether old-fashioned or modern, is very simple: loving others. Come to think of it, why do we have to wait for Christmas to do that?” ― Bob Hope

[@AxxLAfriku]

today someone commented i should delete all videos :( people can be so mean. but i dont care. i know im the best. i never give up. i am age 80+ and will never stop. thanks for caring, dear pa

[@17thstellation]

@@AxxLAfriku People who make genuinely intriguing content and build trust with their audience get way better numbers than you... That's pretty sad if you ask me. What's the point of cheating if you don't even beat the non-cheaters? Step up your game, man. I sense a skill issue here.

[@dr.vikyll7466]

@@AxxLAfriku Now you're 80, a few months ago you were a sister-fister. Just stop it man. It's not the way.

[@ginge641]

Because pretending that you enjoy the company of the people around you is too tiring to keep up all year round.

[@jacobbabson6786]

@@AxxLAfriku Dude, just stop. You just look for pity in youtube comments and it actually hurts.

[@stvdagger8074]

What embodies the spirit of Christmas more than: "Ho, Ho, Ho, Now I have a machine gun."

[@lego007guym8]

Nothing, which is why it's my goal to one day be able to say thay

[@ilshail153]

Most people: "Oh a funny holiday video with everyone debating what's the best Christmas movie, how cute!" Me: *takes notes on Indigo's presentation skills because they made me genuinely consider 'The Knight before Christmas' to be a cinematic masterpiece*

[@cinthiagoch]

And on top of that, I usually hate romcoms. That woman's a skillful genius!

[@Shoreknight]

I am now inspired and convinced to watch this movie! Thanks Indigo!

[@emblemblade9245]

Her presentation did a damn good job of making me think it’d be a good romantic movie that actually follows through with its silly premise. But I’ll admit I wasn’t too convinced of it being a strong Xmas movie. So would that be a case of tasked failed successfully?

[@Thatdumbgremlin]

"Some people say this isn't a Christmas movie and those people are WRONG." This has such sheer Jelloapocalypse energy to the point where I can totally see him having this exact opinion.

[@donutholebandit]

I think Jello wouldnt consider it a christmas movie, and it is because of this that i would pay SO MUCH MONEY to watch him and Red argue about it.

[@gerstelb]

Blue missed one of the best bits about “You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch”: it’s sung not by the narrator, Boris Karloff, but by a voice actor named Thurl Ravenscroft, which is just the best name ever.

[@kwow3233]

Plus it’s Tony Freaking Tiger Singing the Grinch Song It’s glorious

[@melenatorr]

I stopped the video to point this out. Thanks! The wonderful use of horror movie icon Boris Karloff for this lovely mini masterpiece is perfect.

[@sofig1237]

@@kwow3233 I was hoping for them to mention the Tony thing

[@nikkospelledlikethat8140]

@@kwow3233 So THAT’S where that comes from... And if you don’t know what *That* is, I envy you!

[@excaliburturkey8208]

yeah im naming one of my dnd characters that

[@Silver_light77]

red: scoring really isn't that important, i mean, we're not here for the points, except for those of us that are very much here for the points" also red: "die hard," she knew exactly what she was doing.

[@Soveliss74]

I'd love to see Red or Blue do a full breakdown of the history of Santa

[@maurice9766]

they did that

[@Soveliss74]

@@maurice9766 where? I must have missed it

[@maurice9766]

@@Soveliss74 it was in the holiday tales: christmas episod

[@Soveliss74]

@@maurice9766 I was meaning more like what they did with Hermes and all that

[@maurice9766]

@@Soveliss74 OHHHHHH, yeah that would be cool, but the christmas episode is closest we got

[@morningstarred]

indigo at the beginning: "i think i misunderstood the assignment" indigo actually: blows the assignment out of the goddamn water (also, i hope cyan enjoys the fact that my D&D group has so far had two horses, named Freddie Mercury (latterly the 1st) and Freddie Mercury the 2nd)

[@kevinr.9733]

My D&D group currently has a horse named Two-Socks. Two-Socks is a crafty beast, who his drow rider feels must be kept placated with apples. (Everyone else in the party thinks Prem's just paranoid.)

[@OpalRhea13]

We have four horses in my current game. Well. one magic horse that is currently a camel. Their names are: Karen; Bimbo, Pixar's Ratatouille; Collumbo the Second, Esquire; and Sabine of MacCayhill (the aforementioned found steed that is currently a camel)

[@PhoenixAgent003]

Our first range of horses were called Snap, Crackle, and Pop. And then later we had to get two new horses called New Coke and Pepsi Max.

[@hackr6751]

@@OpalRhea13 you should add 2 more called "portal 2 chapter 9: the part where he kills you" and "drop table(horseNames)"

[@OpalRhea13]

@@hackr6751 God i think the party would kill me. I'm definitely gonna do it

[@ocelatingocelots]

I was so prepared for Red to speak on A Muppets Christmas Carol that I mentally wrote the argument for the movie while trying to predict what points might be made.... only for the final movie to be Die Hard because who is Red if not ambitious.

[@veggiedragon1000]

Can you write your argument in a comment here? I want to read that essay. :P

[@LadyAhro]

If you can’t do the Muppets because of fear of falling foul of Corporate Mouse, Die Hard is the next best thing.

[@kalashnikovdevil]

Guys, guys I just had a realization. How The Grinch Stole Christmas is literally a Christmas themed play off of Beowulf... without Beowulf coming in to take out Grendel. There's even some noise sensitivity involved.

[@hackr6751]

Stop. No. Why. What have you done to me.

[@amandahealey2216]

@@hackr6751 Well, Red did say Grendel had a grinch complex

[@joeyuzwa891]

This makes me want to see Cindy Lou Who venture back into the mountain to take on the Grinch’s mother at a later point (WITHOUT THE MOTHER BOINKING MIND YOU. SHE IS A CHILD)

[@fairycat23]

@@joeyuzwa891 I don't think Beowulf boinked the mom in the original epic? I think that was just in the adaptation where the mom is Angelina Jolie, if at all?

[@Living_Murphys_Law]

"Whatever the reason, his heart or his pains He stood there that evening just hating the Danes. Staring out from his swamp with a sour Grendel frown At the warm lights or Heorot away by the town. For he knew every Dane down in Denmark was there, Getting so blackout drunk they forgot how to care." - Red, the Beowulf video

[@iacobuseurus509]

The Cyan and Blue plushies are holding hands! And Cleo has horns! This scene is perfect!

[@sarahdyclon3093]

I think their called antlers

[@emperorflick]

@@sarahdyclon3093 antlers are just christmas horns

[@TheoStimac]

I've WATCHED "The Knight Before Christmas" (2019, dir. Monika Mitchell) and Indigo's presentation made me doubt the evidence of my own eyes. Well done.

[@joshuasmith6909]

Me going in: “Man I hope one of them says Die Hard for the memes” Me near the end: “Hell yeah Red, you tell’em!”

[@4ncientGu150]

Same

[@shovel662]

Same

[@davidcannon3515]

I somehow expected that Red would do Die Hard. She has stated before it was one of her favorite movies.

[@the_gork]

Indigo: "I may have misunderstood the prompt" me: "oh so die hard" 1 hour later Red: "so I chose die hard" me: "......... yknow what thats like 40% right, i'll take it"

[@nikanika439]

Blue - Loves History, Venice and Cyan. Cyan - Scientist and office-job-haver. Glad we're getting the important points of everyone's personality

[@douglasphillips5870]

The note on the dead guy "now I have a machine gun ho ho ho" is clearly a reference to Father Christmas by the Kinks, "If I could have one, I want a machine gun, so I can scare all the kids on the street." The Christmas themes run all through this movie

[@DrBrangar]

Best thing about the Grinch Song: the guy who sang it is named Thurl Ravenscroft. 1, what a name 2, also known as Tony the Tiger.

[@shfhthgh]

They had a bad breakup

[@fairelvenlady]

He's also one of the singers of "Grim Grinning Ghosts" from the Haunted Mansion.

[@phastinemoon]

“What a name” Indeed. We used to be a country - a proper country. Remember what was taken from you!

[@orinanime]

While technically not written as Christmas music, "Ode to Joy" was traditionally used as Christmas music in Germany and Japan during the first half of the 20th Century and again in Germany when the Berlin Wall fell and for years after. It was also reworked as a hymn in America. So I think it counts.

[@paulwagner688]

Indigo slumped on that chair is a whole vibe.

[@CleoPinto4317]

Indeed

[@marcopohl4875]

I also like how Blue and Cyan are so close to each other that it looks like they're holding hands

[@jean-paulaudette9246]

Oh, dang! The chibi dolls each get a prop for their presentation! This just got twice as wonderful! Joyeux Noel tout le monde!

[@RenaDeles]

Thank you so much for pointing this out. I saw your comment around indigo's presentation so now I am watching out for it

[@anitanielsen1061]

🎼La dinde est prête, la bûche est faite, 🎼C’est le Réveíllon🎼

[@dblczx6819]

Timestamps... 0:00 - Introduction and Scoring Guide 2:02 - Blue's Choice: How the Grinch Stole Christmas 10:33 - Indigo, Cyan and Red grilling Blue 14:30 - Indigo, Cyan and Red give their scores 18:15 - Indigo's Choice: The Knight Before Christmas 32:28 - Cyan, Red and Blue grilling Indigo 35:48 - Cyan, Red and Blue give their scores 39:31 - Cyan's Choice: The Year Without a Santa Claus 52:10 - Red, Blue and Indigo grilling Cyan 55:08 - Red, Blue and Indigo give their scores 59:45 - Red's Choice: Die Hard 1:11:30 - Blue, Indigo and Cyan grilling Red 1:18:57 - Blue, Indigo and Cyan give their scores 1:27:00 - Final Tallies 1:30:27 - Conclusions (Watch these movies! Create viewer interactions!) Faithful subscriber here. This was a blast to watch.

[@0katsuki0]

You are a saint

[@Claymann71]

Not even surprised Red chose Die Hard. IMHO: Krampus, Die Hard, The Nightmare Before Christmas, the Grinch (animated), The Year Without Santa Claus. Top 5 Christmas Movies.

My hot take is that "winter" and "snow" are not necessarly part of Christmas iconography because literally half of the world doesn't get Christmas on winter and at least 2/3 of the world do not get snow. So both Die Hard and the Christmas without Santa Claus get a 4 on the festive category in my book.

[@aurorabe1659]

Yeahh makes sense

[@sqentontheslime1967]

I’m in New Zealand and the closest we got to snow was a massive hailstorm that left a bit of slush to give an impression of snow, but bad. In the middle of Summer too!

[@ZephWraen]

Indigo: "I think I misunderstood the assignment" Me: Hmm... I wonder what she means by that *flashforward to Indigo's section Me: Oh, this is delightful! :D

[@KC-dh1lz]

Someone upthread said Indigo basically gave a TED Talk, and yeah, basically.

[@iwistudio7337]

My brain kept autocorrecting “the knight before Christmas” to “the nightmare before Christmas” and I didn’t notice until indigo started talking about the plot

[@VivaLaDnDLogs]

I love how everyone is putting on their "Um, Actually" glasses to roast movies we know they love. This is just a group of friends having fun with each other. Red in particular is so good at sounding devilishly evil and I love it. Oh my gods, Indigo is selling these holiday romance movies SO HARD and I love it! She came *PREPARED!*

[@kohakuaiko]

I actually liked her movie choice.

[@kohakuaiko]

Ok, I love it.

[@RottenBen]

I'm well aware they're probably recording this in 3 separate places, but I love the headcanon of this entire discussion being all of them sat in one chair.

[@Oculunus]

Oh, how I hope I could watch this with my family at the Christmas table, if only they cared about detailed analysing of movie tropes

[@jean-paulaudette9246]

Best of luck!

[@DoveJS]

Just make a playlist of the movies they chose! lol Same difference, right? ;)

[@ultraman6644]

I can't express why I love a film to my dad cause he'll just say I've been watching to much KZbin. I do watch too much KZbin but that's beside the point

[@willowtdog6449]

@@DoveJS After you watch, or play all the movies in the background, depending on your family, you can mention and suggest this episode! Tell them it's really thought provoking. Personally, I hadn't ever thought about *why* I love my childhood favorite Christmas movies. So, I liked hearing someone else's thoughts.

[@johnmattson8280]

Can we give points to the props each person has when they give their presentation? Its such an amusing little detail. Overall, very fun bit that gave me several laughs.

[@werecoth]

What an enjoyable way to spend an Hour and 32 minutes in the middle of the holiday chaos.

[@mykodibear17]

There's something oddly satisfying and reassuring about watching a very structured, organized Christmas video between the Christmas chaos.

[@BugsydorPrime]

Poor Blue got done dirty here. XD It's okay, I think _How the Grinch Stole Christmas_ is a great Christmas movie.

[@Nasser851000]

I wish the OSP team and everyone in the comments section a Happy Christmas and a Joyful New Year ;)

[@kaiserschmarrrn1941]

Same to you :)

[@jerryeverest7098]

You as well freind! Happy holidays!

[@petrathespacerock4764]

You to my friend

[@jiabhatnagar7790]

You too!!!! ❤️😁🍍🥭

[@hailghidorah2536]

Et tu, me amici

[@aznsage]

I knew I could count on Red to bring up my favorite Christmas movie, Die Hard. Also, regarding Ode to Joy as a Christmas song, in Japan, Ode to Joy is actually perceived as a Christmas song. Nakatomi Corporation is a Japanese company, so this cultural backdrop is important to consider. The reason for Ode to Joy being considered a Christmas song in Japan is because in the post-war era, Beethoven's classics were not censored by the occupying US force, and it is one of the few that peaceful and hopeful, which is what Christmas means to the Japanese people. Christmas is treated very differently in Japan in terms of what it emphasizes so I don't think the "true meaning of Christmas" may mean what Americans think in the same way.

[@ArchArturo]

To me, Christmas only happens when Hans Gruber falls from the Nakatomi Plaza.

[@KaizoeAzurum]

Either Alan Rickman falls off Nakatomi Plaza, or Gary Busey gets shot by Danny Glover and Mel Gibson, or it's not Christmas.

[@cllifjumperPT]

@@KaizoeAzurum Why not both? Watch Lethal Weapon and Die Hard back to back for the true Christmas experience!

[@KaizoeAzurum]

@@cllifjumperPT Sorry, I wasn't clear; one or both needs to happen for Christmas.

[@nelsondestefano4150]

Every time Hans Gruber falls from Nakatomi Plaza, and angel gets their wings

[@overlookers]

It ain't Christmas until The Santa-mobile™stalls live on stage in _"Ms. Velma's This is Christmas in America"_

[@rockergrl2000]

this is clear "A Muppets Christmas Carol" erasure that I'm sure would achieve a 10/10

[@rottenappple3716]

Look, I get it’s supposed to be a knight’s sword, but for the entirety of Indigo’s section I felt as if her plush was threatening me with a knife.

[@hackr6751]

I thought it was meant to be one of those sticks people point at things on a chalkboard with

[@MegaChickenfish]

I never thought of the Grinch as a heist movie but now I'll never think of it as anything else.

[@rabnerd28]

Plushie Cyan! Now all we need is a yellow and a whole lotta greens.

[@thepineappelope6018]

we also need indifo, red's nemisis and blues nemesis whose name escapes me

[@jasonsilvernail1450]

@@thepineappelope6018 His nemesis is Orange

[@ArdisMeade]

@@thepineappelope6018 Azul

[@josephperez2004]

Also Magenta.

[@illoney5663]

I love how Red is working to justify that Die Hard is a christmas movie, whilst I'm sat here already fully sold on that without persuasion.

[@naurrr]

they actually totally sold it and I think there's a lot of points everyone else fixated on that didn't matter as much for the argument, it's completely a Christmas movie

[@HelloHuman1]

Oh course red goes with Die Hard. What else would we expect from our chaotic ginger goblin.

[@aguywithalotofopinions412]

Indigo’s presentation had me rolling on the floor just because of the sheer ridiculousness of talking A Knight Before Christmas so seriously

[@Opal_Dragond]

Merry Christmas Everyone!! The dolls on the chair are so cute, lil Cleo with antlers is so cute! Thank you for your videos OSP, I love your videos!

[@laforge9892]

I adore stuffed blue, but the addition of the one reindeer horn like there was on max is just perfect

[@FoxMoonz]

One of your d&d horses was "Chad". Chad was a chiseled beefy regular horse that took 2 hours real time to calm down after we failed 15 animal handling checks. Then in later adventures Chad went on to help kill 2 dire wolf's, 4 goblins, and all by its self donkey kicks a hob goblin off a cliff. Also dodged a dragon, and a flock of griffins. Chad is a flat out legend of a horse!

[@VivaLaDnDLogs]

That is utterly amazing and I love it!

[@longliveplanetawesome3223]

I mean, my favorite Christmas movie is Rise of the Guardians, and that takes place during Easter. Who are we to gatekeep what is and isn't a Christmas movie?

[@Moonsong227]

Huge mood. Also surprised I’m not the only one with this opinion in the comments! :o same hat!

[@jdellabeat6245]

Huge mood. I love Rise of the Guardians so much.

[@pearlx7828]

Oh hell yeah I love that movie

[@phastinemoon]

It technically takes place across a full year - we see Easter, and then the climax of the movie takes place on Christmas.

[@joaopedroguedessilva5058]

Just to make things easier: 00:00 Intro & rules 02:02 Blue's pick: How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1966) 18:10 Indigo's pick: The Knight Before Christmas (2019) 39:31 Cyan's pick: The Year Without a Santa Claus (1974) 59:43 Red's pick: Die Hard (1988) 1:27:00 Final scores & Conclusion

[@kohakuaiko]

You are the Flando of OSP.

[@chewiecheshire7973]

For Blue's segment, seeing as Christmas gives you super-strength in the Grinch universe, what superpowers do other holidays give you when you absorb their true meaning? When someone becomes truly grateful and appreciative for the common workforce on Labor day, what magical powers do they get?

[@nerdywolverine8640]

the ability to speak openly about labor rights and unions without being overheard by bosses or snitched on- invisibility

[@phastinemoon]

No, it’s the Grinch’s heart growing three sizes that gave him super strength

[@Goosium3]

"Given the choice between the two of you, id take the seasick crocodile!" were the most destructive pieces of speak ever said in human history.

[@emblemblade9245]

I dunno, the oddly specific measurement of 39 and a half foot pole always sends me

[@maxx8362]

I just realized that the Grinch has the same motivation as Grendal. The Grinch is just much less murderous about it.

[@shovel662]

Which means Beowulf saved Christmas! See kids? Christmas spirit is best spread with your bare hands!

[@anna_in_aotearoa3166]

As someone with misophonia who kinda dreads every major holiday for its rampant neighbourhood partying, I can't help empathising with the bad-but-quiet guys in these scenarios 😂

[@shovel662]

@@anna_in_aotearoa3166 solution: beat up everyone who comes to celebrate with you! You’ll be too busy spreading the holiday spirit, you’ll forget all about it!!!

[@ritzexists2201]

dear god indigo practiced this in front of a mirror 20 times, didn't she.

[@mnotdavid]

On the Grinch's super strength, it's actually something akin to a gritty adaptation. Considering his heart starts two sizes too small, and proceeds to grow 3 sizes, the rapid onset cardiomegaly probably gives the Grinch something akin to a blood-doping effect as the flow to his muscles increases three-fold.

[@KittyFaerie1]

I love that Red sacrificed themselves for the Die Hard meme, and did so with complete self-aware earnestness XD

[@pinkajou656]

When Blue was talking about how awesome “You’re a Mean One, Mr Grinch” is, it reminded me of this AMAZING rock cover I heard once, the main guy has the sickest baritone voice, he goes from almost whispering to SING-SCREAMING and it’s AMAZING,

[@dewmilk7266]

WHO SANG THAT COVER IT SOUNDS AMAZING

[@elektraeriseros]

Wow, Indigo really said " *_Finally!_* It's MY time to shine!!!"

[@JohnReiher]

The singer in the Chuck Jones version of How The Grinch Stole Christmas was Thurl Ravenscroft, who was also the voice of Tony The Tiger. The narrator was Boris Karloff.

[@Gingervitis_4]

Thurl Ravenscroft, what a bitchin’ name honestly.

[@phastinemoon]

Thurl Ravenscroft was also the main voice of The Haunted Mansion’s Grim Grinning Ghosts, and other various roles in Disney movies (Colonel Hathi from the Jungle Book, various bass lines in classic Disney songs like Pink Elephants on Parade and Heffalumps and Woozles, the Russian Cat from the Aristocats) Man had a RÉSUMÉ!

[@zjreviews4288]

Indigo wrote a whole academic paper and just read it as a script.

[@alljammedup6781]

Love the little outfits that the plushies each wear when everyone's talking about their movies.

[@averylazydevil]

Clearly, the christmass spirit is arguing with friends about what the hell is the meaning of chrismass even so this video is the most christmassy thing ever

[@cryofpaine]

There's a very simple argument that ends the debate of whether or not Die Hard is a Christmas movie: Die Hard is Home Alone for adults. If Home Alone is a Christmas movie, Die Hard is a Christmas movie.

[@homebrewedthoughts2033]

I reject both your premise and conclusion. So you definitely did not end the argument. You just opened up a new argument on whether or not Die Hard is Home Alone for adults, which it definitely isn't.

[@maddlarkin]

When it comes to the greatest Christmas Movie of all time, there are but two choices, A Muppets Christmas Carol or Diehard (Although Terry Pratchets Hogfather gets an honourable mention as a close third)

[@Spagettigeist]

only honorable mention?! Hogfather is obviously the best one of all!

[@CleoPinto4317]

No. Just muppets Christmas Carol

[@acepace420]

are you red's secret account lmao

[@maddlarkin]

@@Spagettigeist you know I was thinking after I posted, it's really a trinity of the Best Christmas movies rather than 2 and an honourable mention

[@michaeldaniels642]

The Nightmare Before Christmas would like to talk with you

[@duckwithachainsaw2459]

I was 100% expecting Red to pick Home Alone and was pleasantly surprised.

[@starsgears9200]

Getting to see Indigo absolutely let loose in her element was truly spectacular.

[@chloesmith7871]

" If there are any 14th century knights out there, dm me" xDD Indigo is just like generally thirsty and I relate to that on a deep level xD

[@aidansullivan551]

Blue could have bumped the fun score up higher if he mentioned that the whole special is directed by legendary Looney Toons animator Chuck Jones, who makes every frame a blast to watch year after year

[@WraythSkitzofrenik]

I think the design of the Grinch's face was a caricature of Jones.

[@jaredhebert942]

I'd punch it up to a few things for why How The Grinch Stole Christmas still holds up some 50 years on - the excellent animation of Ken Harris & Abe Levitow who'd been animating since the 30s & 40s alongside Jones's solid character refinement on Geisel's great base, the stellar backgrounds of Maurice Noble, Eugene Poddany's Magnum Opus as a composer (with Geisel's great lyrics and Ravenscroft brings it home) with Boris Karloff as a great narrator (and going against decades of typecasting from the Universal Monster Movies!). That made for a great film, even if it was kind of in spite of Jones's pomposity by that time (regardless of talent, few can stand big egos for extended periods of time)

[@timschommer8548]

I've actually watched all of those EXCEPT Die Hard. Also, the fact that Red got so close to convincing people that Holly was an analog for the true meaning of Christmas on such flimsy evidence just goes to show something I learned in my English classes: successful English writing/presentation is 80% knowing how to bullshit effectively.

[@aliceosako792]

"There's nothing more in the holiday spirit than Bruce Willis murdering people." - Red, 24 Dec. 2021

[@Blueeyesthewarrior]

Seeing as this video is 90 minutes, is very fun, festive, and imparts the true meaning of Christmas, THIS is the best Christmas movie. 10/10.

[@aaronstrand40]

Cleo has reindeer antlers, that's adorable.

[@gozerthegozarian9500]

I once tried to put reindeer antlers on my cats. I survived, but it was a close call.

[@bgclo]

I was going to rant that you all are clearly too young to to know that CLEARLY the best Christmas movie is A Charlie Brown Christmas special, but then Blue hauls out the Grinch (which is contemporaneous) and Cyan gives us The Year without a Santa Claus (which was part of my childhood and thus nostalgic) and ruins my argument. STILL, Charlie Brown should be on this list! So there.

[@Kaijugan]

Next detail diatribe: Zuko Alone - A study of great visual world building and the consequences of war. (Feat. Hello Future Me)

[@Redfox0928]

I'm still sad about Zuko Alone.

[@Mjumiman]

Let's appreciate that every OSPuppet ends up with a little accessory to match the movie they presented

[@Boss_Isaac]

Merry Christmas, you guys, the plushies are especially cute! Also, _just_ noticed the giant floof of a cat with their own pair of antlers lying on the carpet by the fire!

[@thepineappelope6018]

that's cleo they're the channel cryptid and blue and cyan's cat

[@jean-paulaudette9246]

And Blue's Max-homage antler, to match!

[@TheBrainSpecialist]

And all the plushies have props from their movies

[@VarangianGuard13]

Cleo looks almost exactly like my cat.. Now I must try to put antlers on my floofy buddy.

[@endarkculi]

I highly enjoyed watching this with Closed Captions on, because it included wonderful treats such as "R: [muffled pain]" during the Inuyasha comparison. Either way, this was a wonderful Diatribe to watch even post-holidays, and I do hope there's more collaborations like this in the future!

[@broce8126]

The grinch gained super strength because his heart increasing in size improves his blood pumping, allowing him to deliver oxygen to his muscles more efficiently.

[@phastinemoon]

That’s such a bullshit answer and I love it because it’s ridiculous.

[@MordredPendragon7997]

I love it! Definitely the most entertaining Detail Diatribe yet. You guys should do this again next year with different Christmas movies, because it's bound to be just as hilarious as this one.

[@TheFlamingGamerYT]

There’s so many great movies to watch on Christmas, so one can’t go wrong with watching their favorites. Merry Christmas to the OSP team, and to everyone else! And if you don’t celebrate Christmas, I hope the rest of your December goes well!

[@MsFlyingSnake]

I'd throw in "Smokey Mountain Christmas". Dolly Parton plays a character that is basically herself at burnout with the pace of her life and she runs off to a friend's cabin where she finds a bunch of kids squatting. Shenanigans ensue. There is a witch. It's good stuff.

[@juanimolina6048]

Love how Blue finishes his presentation and Indigo immediately chooses violence

[@dddawson]

I'm happy to tell Cyan that one of the things that happened in one of the first sessions of our current D&D campaign was my character deciding we needed to buy the horse we were renting to pull a cart, and I promptly named her.

[@hailghidorah2536]

“You’re just ordinary KZbinrs!” “We're exceptional KZbinrs, Mrs McClane. And since we’re moving up to podcasting, you should be more polite.” Happy Holidays and a Happy New Year to everyone here.

[@k.b.8701]

I want a friend group like this that just does semi-formal presentations on seemingly random topics

[@beretperson]

I was trying to figure out if Red was going to do Die Hard (I thought Muppets was also a possibility), and when I realized she was going last I had no doubt she was, the madwoman

[@LadyTenkage]

Red! You forgot that Die Hard has the perfect embodiment of the Festive feeling- Al! Al is the one who connects with John, and helps him find the comfort he needs in an alien environment, and talks him through his own mistakes to find what truly matters to him the most!

[@Missiletainn]

Indigo going ham with a whole lecture.

[@samuelbrock]

Lol I love how Cyan's description at the beginning is like "She has an actual job! She is actually worthy of respect! How remarkable!"