The Holiday Avengers!! Rise of the Guardians (2012) Movie Reaction & Review! FIRST TIME WATCHING!

In this video I am watching Rise of the Guardians (2012) Generation after generation, immortal Guardians like Santa Claus (Alec Baldwin), the Easter Bunny (Hugh Jackman) and the Tooth Fairy (Isla Fisher) protect the world's children from darkness and despair. However, an evil boogeyman named Pitch Black (Jude Law) schemes to overthrow the Guardians by obliterating children's belief in them. It falls to a winter sprite named Jack Frost (Chris Pine) to thwart Pitch's plans and save the Guardians from destruction.
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[@DosCavazos]

*We had some trouble with copyright with this one so we had to cut around some scenes to be able to post it!* Watch the full-length watch-a-long reaction on Patreon: www.patreon.com/posts/rise-of-2012-75010678

[@FrameFreakStudio]

You HAVE to watch Klaus!

[@sankeerat9408]

Please watch brahmastra!

[@sankeerat9408]

Please watch brahmastra!!!!

[@lilmissbacon]

Fun fact; all of the character designs are based on simple shapes and colors. Jack is a blue hexagon, Tooth a purple diamond, Bunny a green triangle, Sandy a gold circle, North a red square and Pitch a black coffin. Which a coffin is technically just an elongated hexagon, symbolizing how Jack and Pitch were very similar but ultimately went down different routes in life.

[@christhenerdfreak9167]

1 of the best Dreamworks animated movies ever.

[@prankmaster8929]

For sure

[@_syzygy_]

Funny way to refer to Shrek and How to train your Dragon

[@katingalls8165]

YESS

[@kurikuri6683]

Can't agree more!! This and Spirit are my childhood :)

[@KazumiKuwabara]

Along with Sinbad and Prince of Egypt

[@diegopansini3152]

So underrated! I rewatch it every now and then. A sequel has so many story possibilities, a shame it was never continued

[@daisychong3488]

I remember having the biggest crush on Jack Frost when it first came out. I really loved all the characters.

[@dreamdragon2728]

Yeah, this movie turned 10 years old a few days ago and it never got a sequel or TV series. Such a shame, because it has a lot of potential.

[@samuelvincent557]

I love this movie, and it has my favorite depiction of Santa I have ever seen. And technically, this is closer to being an Easter movie than Christmas. I love the way the characters are depicted. Especially Pitch. The whole thing with the black sand is that it was Sandman's power. Pitch stole and perverted it. That's why he didn't have control over the nightmares at the end. They were never, really, his. It was stolen power, and as soon as he was afraid he couldn't command them anymore. I loved the Tooth Fairy's punch at the end. Her whole thing is that she takes a tooth and leaves a coin. Well, when she flipped Pitch a coin and he caught and kept it, she was entitled to one of his teeth. That's why she was able to hurt an immortal like that. A nice touch.

[@coldflamebluedragon196]

This is actually based on a book series by William Joyce called The Guardians of Childhood and there's a far more extended lore behind everything you see here. It's a tragedy that there was never made a sequel to this

[@dyproxus1806]

Or even a prequel for that matter. The movie needs the world-building.

[@Archalias100]

THERES BOOKS????

[@chriskoloski32]

That's what happens these days if a movie doesn't make enough money

[@TinkaDreamChaser]

8:50 'So who is Pitch Black?' is a great question and I'm gonna do a tiny lore drop: the movie is based on a series of children's books called The Guardians of Childhood, which some fans like to think of as backstories for each character. According to those books, he was once a hero of the Golden Age named Kozmotis Pitchiner, a Faerie. He was turned into the Nightmare King mostly due to protecting others from something called Fearlings. I've not read the books myself, though I am still planning on it, so if anyone here has corrections or elaboration to offer, feel free to add onto this! :D

[@AjaofShanghai]

You got it pretty much on the nose. There's a bit more backstory as to WHY Pitch turned as they gather the Guardians, some who didn't make it in the film (which is a shame). This movie came out before Sandy's and Jack's books, so their stories are a little fudged. But there's a reason why Sandy and Jack are both so powerful and connected to Pitch.

[@Calder90]

Came out the same year as Brave, Wreck it-Ralph, The Lorax, and Hotel Transylvania. Frozen also came out before Christmas a little less than a year later. This movie is a favourite of mine and is so underrated, glad you watched it and liked it. "Knock him out, Sandy!" kills me everytime.

[@TheChaosOfTheShadows]

My older sister is obsessed with this movie. On a rewatch, I really agree. Has a good plot, very balanced in content, and a nice message, with good animation and good characters too.

[@Dannydarko27]

This movie is just so phenomenal, one of my all time favorite animated films. The cast, the acting, and the animation is just so great together

[@LS13.]

This was so incredibly underrated. Criminally. Cried at Jacks memory for some reason… he saved his sister having her do something “fun” like hopscotch

[@catwhowalksbyhimself]

Apparently in the book series, Santa was a Russian bandit leader and the elves were his criminal gang. They didn't quite stick with that for the film, but there are hints of it. The film also has a prequel story thing on the DVD where they explain that Pitch used to be a Guardian himself. His job was to scare the kids away from danger. But as time changed and that wasn't necessary, he refused to stop scarring them and stopped caring if he was helping them or not.

[@dm_dude]

The books were wild anyways. Jack Frost was an alien and the man in the moon was literally a man.

[@JacksonLane02]

I feel like this film is underrated it's probably cause if I remember correctly 2012 and the early 2010s were filled with animation competition. It's not the best animated film but it's really great. Rise of the Guardians feel like one of those animation films where over time it gains a following

[@cloverlucky5977]

like Megamind!

[@godzillarwby1755]

This movie is so underrated. I grew up with this. Thank you for reacting to it.

[@BlahBlahWoofWoof12]

This is definitely an underrated movie that needs more praise

[@bel410la]

There is a theory that Jamie and his sister are actually descendants of Jack's sister. Jamie looks very similar in the brown hair and brown eyes. Had a true heart and never stopped believing.

[@the_person_in_the_photo]

That make sense as to why Jack tends to be around Jamie more than other kids in the same area if that theory is true.

[@ms-literary6320]

Also at the beginning of the movie Jack asks the wind to “take me home” and it takes him to this town.

[@makinakahara7572]

One of my favorite Dreamworks film^^ If you have time, I strongly recommend "Prince of Egypt". Despite the religious background, the film itself reorganized the story from Exodus as many characters are multi-dimensional in some ways. You will not be disappointed with the musical notes and visuals, that I guarantee.

[@WorldWeave]

“We are very busy bringing joy to children, we don’t have time……….for children” Love that you can practically hear the “wait a minute” in his pause

[@chriskoloski32]

This is one of DreamWorks most loved and underrated movies. It was originally going to be a trilogy but it did poorly in theaters. Once it came to DVD it sold really well

[@violin01]

I remembered watching in theaters and the cast was stacked Chris Pine as Jack Frost Alec Baldwin as North. Hugh Jackman as Easter Bunny Isla Fisher as Tooth Fairy Jude Law as Pitch/Boogeyman Dakota Goyo as Jamie

[@xmant8842]

I love this movie. It's pretty underrated imo. It seems to mostly be know for people shipping jack frost and Elsa

[@DosCavazos]

Lol Jack Frost and Elsa?? 😂 This comment made me laugh. -Kacee

[@kurikuri6683]

​@@DosCavazosthe shipping name is Jerza 💙

[@austingillum4807]

@@kurikuri6683 I thought that was the name for Jellal x Erza?

[@kurikuri6683]

@@austingillum4807 haha, you're right, must have think at fairy tail at this moment 🤭Jelsa is the shipping name. Nice to meet another ft fan here!

[@filmfangirls9163]

I LOVE this movie. It's so fun and beautiful. And yes I was and still one of those Jack Frost fangirls lol

[@poppylemon6575]

This was one of my favorite movies when it first came out, so I’m glad to see you react to it! I’d definitely recommend watching Luca, I think y’all would like it

[@josephjohnson5766]

I love this movie, never gets enough love as a holiday movie.

[@nucularmechanic9623]

The marketing and how the property has been handled since release is criminal. An amazing movie for which I'd love a sequel.

[@Icecold15]

This movie is so good it’s been so long since I seen it 😢the memories ❤

[@user-vu4yv2yd9d]

"Who is Pitch?" Alright, okay, so in the books Pitch has an entire tragic backstory that involves possession by dark spirits he was helping keep imprisoned, but the movie lore is drastically different and my personal preference is to keep them separate. If you look into the unofficial ROTG comics by Johanne Matte, it indicates that Pitch is a primal spirit of fear that predates humanity. Either way he's pretty neat!

[@vixiestarfire]

If you’d like some old underrated animated films, I really like Cats Don’t Dance and Quest For Camelot, both have fun songs and a good story imo. Quest for Camelot has one of my favorite couples in an animated film, I had the biggest crush on Garrett when I was a kid

[@silver9wolf6]

Oh my gosh, quest for Camelot is an underrated gem! Childhood there! 😁

[@carsonmatthews7705]

This is one of the best casts I’ve seen for an animated film. Chris Pine, Alec Baldwin, Hugh Jackman, Isla Fisher, and Jude Law. Just perfection.

[@HiddenWindshield]

"Arthur Christmas" (which is most definitely *_NOT_* to be confused with "Arthur's Perfect Christmas") is also a pretty underrated and not-very-well-known Christmas movie that I think you'd enjoy.

[@thejoker9200]

This is one of my alltime favourite movies, I'm so glad you watched this! It is super underrated but does have its fans. There are actualy a lot of fanfics and art about "the big four" wich puts together Jack Frost, httyd Hiccup and disneys Rapunzel and Merida, those other kinda underrated movies so yeah it does have its own fans but I wish this movie would get more love!

[@TheNinja131]

This movie always has a special place in my heart

[@lazysage]

liked your reaction, subbed 😁

[@VulcanineGirl01]

You're not too far off with the "guardians of the galaxy" thing! While Santa was a human bandit king wizard in his mortal life (that's why he's so "ganster"), the other Guardians, Pitch, and the Man in the Moon are all Aliens/Ancients. Thud movie was actually based on a book series called the Guardians of Childhood by William Joyce, and there's all sorts of interesting lore involved! Like, did you know that Pitch was an All Might-level Hero to his kind before he was tricked and corrupted by the Fearlings? Gosh, everything about this series is just mind-blowing!

[@maxdon2001]

Great reaction! This was a really good one!

[@anotherperson6146]

I remember seeing this theaters with mom and we both really enjoyed it.

[@erlan5270]

Watch "Klaus" if you haven't...the best Christmas theme animated movie for me.

[@TheRManProds]

I WISH IT GOT A SEQUEL!

[@a.g.demada5263]

The staff isn't the source of Jack's power but help him to canalize it. If you don't know who's the mouse, the Tooth Fairy finds during the collect of the teeth, it's the little mouse, who has the same role because in France, where I live, the Tooth Fairy doesn't exist

[@TheRManProds]

THIS MOVIE IS SO UNDERRATED!

[@jasongarcia1886]

This is the first iteration of Santa Claus that is cool and badass

[@matthewradaza9761]

One of the most underrated movie from dreamworks

[@laurynhoy]

And now you also know about the guy who most people ship Elsa the Snow Queen with.

[@Sydney12997]

This movie deserves a sequel 😢❤

[@midoriya-shonen]

This really is an underrated classic! Unfortunately it was released around the same time as Frozen so it got completely overshadowed. I'm so happy to see you react to it and that you like it! It'll always have a special place in my heart.

[@keona5560]

Omg if you haven't seen it, Klaus is absolutely fantastic!! I think it's netflix original, never really paid attention to if it was and it’s an animated christmas movie. Watch it every year since it came out❤

[@silver9wolf6]

I think they just did! Was an awesome reaction 😊

[@Kiraj8de]

This is my all time favorite holiday movie. ☺️

[@haroldcruz8550]

It's one of my favorite Christmas movie, more Christmas movies please.

[@garyballard179]

??? It's centered around _Easter._

[@SplyttScreen]

Man, every time I watch this movie or see something abt it, Im always reminded of those edits from like 2014-2015 of Jack Frost and Elsa. When that ship was first made ppl went CRAZY!💀😂

[@kqnexi]

I remember watching this when I was little

[@TheChickenlittle11]

The team up with the different Holliday figures is very similar to the Tim Allen Santa Claus movies.

[@user-ew8qb7wz4i]

I haven't seen a movie before. I want to watch it now

[@vixiestarfire]

When I tell you Jack Frost had a vice grip on my heart when this movie came out

[@setofreakinkaiba8553]

This has been my favorite movie since it came out. They didn't have enough money for marketing, and it bombed at the box office despite it being an animation masterpiece and an excellent story.

[@RedKytten]

My friends favourate Christmas movie. Good choice. :)

[@Username19349]

Another Good Reaction

[@kourtneydixon6050]

I love this movie sooo much; it's my favorite one of all time. Dreamworks needs to make either a prequel or a sequel so we can get some more lore about the Guardians ESPECIALLY the Man on the Moon - I wanna know who he is!

[@SterritEU]

Another great often overlooked one is The Iron Giant. And if you are looking for something new, try out The Legend of Vox Machina. Its an animated series, season 1 is on Amazon, season 2 comming in january and a 3. season already greenlit.

[@castielwinchester6222]

This movie is one of my fav but the thing is the books are way more interesting.. It explores the original story of pitch black, jack frost and the man in the moon and their relationship. SPOILERS!!!! . Pitch black has one of the most heartbreaking back story i have ever read.. that is why he is very complex and one of my fav "villians" .. He wasnt always the nightmare king but a golden general called *kozimos pintcher* who protected a golden kingdom that was far away from earth..this kingdom was ruled by a kind and powerful king who trusted kozimos to protect his people from the darkness that was created by fear and nightmares.. So with an army behind him he manged to capture it and locked it in seals meant to keep them away forever to create a peaceful world again .. But he wasnt fadt enough because the darkness manged to kill his beloved wife and duaghter.. 💔 And because these seals needed a guardian the king chose kozimos for this cost.. After losing his family he slowly began to lose his mind and the darkness used that to their benefit by mimicking his duaghter's voice to isnt dead and had been captured by them this whole time .. "she" cried for her father to save her for months and in the end kozimos couldnt take it anymore and was forced to open the seals to save "his duaghter".. instead he got posessed by the darkness and became pitch black...he corrupted his army of golden warriors to become nightmares and nightmare men and with them he manged to destroy the kingdom he once swore to protect and killed the king and the queen.. However.. before they were killed they used a powerful magic to protect their one_year old son whom named *manny* aka the man in the moon .. This powerful magic created a star called *the nightlight* who took the baby faraway from the fallen kingdom and planned on taking him to earth but pitch black followed them and fought the nightlight into a battle So huge it ended up freezing them both in a lake on earth and leaving manny on the moon.. After So many years the baby became *the man in the moon* and with his power he tried to raise his guardian from the lake But in doing so the nightmare king was awaken too and that was the start of *the dark ages*.. On The other hand the nightlight tried to stop him by dreaming and he manged So while the man in the moon chose the other guardians to spread hope and wonder without Actually meeting jack frost .. after that the nightlight decided to change his fate from dying and becoming a star to search for the family he saw in his dream and become human called "jack frost" and he found them and lived with them for a long time that is how he met his "sister" whom he loved dearly.. The lake accident was done by a loyal servent of pitch black who broke the ice trying to kill both of them but jack stepped in and saved her .. Jack frost didnt Actually died in the lake he got frozen and in Order for pitch black not finding him he let go of his power and memories.. That explian why he doesnt remember anything from his childhood.. The story is so beautiful that it deserve an original movie but the studio is stupid for not even trying to do So.. 💔

[@mogwiawolf4354]

also this movie is technically a easter movie not a christmas movie but don't worry have watched like around 50 other people do the same thing

[@naytheartist1257]

I know we shouldn’t worry probably. But the solo reaction is really scaring me, I think I’m probably just paranoid. Are you guys ever going to do a Collab? have you guys done one I don’t remember.

[@FireMunki63]

Always considered this a stand out film 👍🏻

[@TheRManProds]

Pretty Much they are The Christmas Avengers!

[@HelloThere.GeneralKenobi]

Your lineup for December is probably full already but if there's a chance you can watch it, KLAUS is a great animated Christmas movie!

[@user-ew8qb7wz4i]

When it comes to fighting scence,i scream loud

[@azrael_morningstar]

There is a DC show called The Sandman who is Dreams and Nightmares. Live action. You should watch it, it's on Netflix if your interested into stuff like that I guess.

[@Midnight.Creepypastas]

Sad detail: When Jack walks through the village in the beginning of the movie, there’s a girl in the background that looks an awfully lot like his sister. So close, yet so far away.

[@jonathancruz5932]

Santa Claus, Tooth Fairy, Easter Bunny, and others are the children's heroes

[@alexstanton83]

I saw this at the cinema back in 2012 and had so much fun. Still can't believe it was a flop and hurt DreamWorks a bit. This movie rocks.

[@memyselfandi7782]

oOOOO!!!! JUST IN TIME Edit: hehe just came back after a busy day

[@lumpystilskin5367]

Klaus and Rise of the guardians? I'm in!

[@maul8384]

I love Christmas

[@bottomtier3823]

Love this movie

[@millieboon]

Love this film

[@diandrarizvi]

AWESOME-O!!!!!!!!

[@Robert-ht7om]

A popular fan theory is that Jamie might be a descendant of Jack's sister.

[@jacobburnette7639]

Hugh Jackman( the Easter Bunny) for some reason in almost all his movies he is terrified of heights I wonder if he actually is scared of heights

[@TheRManProds]

YAY ANOTHER SOLO KACEE REACTION!

[@nancyrodriguez9253]

I love this movie thank u for reacting to it, there a other movie that is underrated is called Spies in Disguise, the main character is will smith and I don’t see people reacting or talking about it and it’s a good movie

[@kaydee787]

I think Santa is a Cossack, with the eastern European accent and two sword style of fighting

[@zexalplays628]

This actually came out the same year as avengers idk if it was before or after though

[@Monica_bondevik]

This is going to be the cult classic of my generation I think, it was a failure for DreamWorks but the kids that did see it loved it and are now getting others to watch it. It's personally my favourite film of all time

[@Cheezeblade]

I did not know she made reactions by herself lol

[@riversong7577]

I guess because this movie lose from one of disney movie's campaign which i dont really remember what. But among my community this is pretty huge because jack's charm itself 😄

[@Itachi17839]

It definitely underground now because when it came out there where like huge A game movies out and it couldn't compete so it had a cult following

[@sea-envy3137]

Not quite pirate Santa... Nicholas St. North left the Russian Cossack raiders because they lacked "class" and "style" Santa's elves used to be his band of raiders, but they were tuned to trees and rocks by some natural defenders and when they got turned back to people they had been natural objects too long and came back as elf/dwarf/gnome nature spirits.

[@user-kx7ir1ln1e]

The baby tooth fairy has the same mole that Jack’s little sister has right under her eye. Coincidence? I don’t think so

[@abelle4kurayami]

Avengers of holiday

[@isaacraze4301]

A good movie to watch (that I don’t see many react to) is Sneakers with Robert Redford.

[@yymmtxz1677]

Frozen - Elsa Rise of the Guardians - Jack Frost Elsa + Jack = Jelsa These two are like lovers and like lovers. I want these 2 animations to meet so much. I want him to name the title Rise of the Frozen Guardians. I've seen other people or fans who like to edit pictures and videos, sometimes drawing fan art. Some people really liked this pair. I want these 2 things to meet. But they are in different camps with Walt Disney Animation Studios and DreamWorks Animation. I really want them to make these 2 animations together. If they really do, I'll wait and see, not asking for too much. I hope Elsa meets Jack one day or just once. I really want them to think about doing these two things.

[@kevinkunkel9444]

I think Santa is supposed to be a Cossack warrior.

[@_syzygy_]

With that cast of characters it had the potential to become a masterpiece but ended up being just an alright movie. Still a fun watch though!

[@mogwiawolf4354]

Grew up watching it and love it also Jack and Jamie are related cause Jack is his uncle just from 300 years before had and also Jack x Tooth oh and i pity Pitch

[@toothguardian]

We are all real, you know. I know I am! I so wish they would make a sequel.

[@cameronholmes3021]

Can anyone tell me what's the meaning of the bed, when Pitch gets dragged off?

[@atheaterperson6972]

I always figured the bed was there cuz he’s the Boogeyman and the Boogeyman hides under beds so he’s getting dragged back under the bed in the end

[@cameronholmes3021]

@@atheaterperson6972 I thought that too, I was just wondering if there was more to it for his origin?

[@a.g.demada5263]

@@cameronholmes3021 in France, we call him " le croque-mitaine " and according to the legend, he come for the children who don't sleep at some hour or are outside durkng the night

[@jemormaypa4005]

🤯🤯 I freaking love this film! Please please can you watch the Netflix movie called "klaus". It's one of the best Christmas film that I watched.

[@amythist5734]

Can you pls react to Weak Hero? I really think you will love it.

[@KristianJoyArendain]

i suggest watching secretly greatly

[@thefirstbourne149]

I guess it’s gonna feel weird to make this a race thing, but especially since you watched Encanto, you should really check out both West Side Story’s. The new one may be resonating more with today since they now went out of their way to make the hispanic representation more realistic. Also, it’s one of Spielberg’s best goddamn movies in a long time, the new one.

[@garyballard179]

So you're saying Spielberg hasn't made any good movies lately? His version of West Side Story is one of his more notable failures.

[@MrDyl666]

Jack frost helped me realise i was bi when i was a kid lmao