Pixels (2015) (original) (raw)

When aliens misinterpret video feeds of classic arcade games as a declaration of war against them, they attack the Earth, using the games as models for their various assaults. President Will Cooper has to call on his childhood best friend, '80s video game champion Sam Brenner, now a home theater installer, to lead a team of old-school arcaders to defeat the aliens and save the planet.

When aliens misinterpret video feeds of classic arcade games as a declaration of war against them, they attack the Earth, using the games as models for their various assaults. President Will Cooper has to call on his childhood best friend, '80s video game champion Sam Brenner, now a home theater installer, to lead a team of old-school arcaders to defeat the aliens and save the planet. (less)

Director: Chris Columbus
Writers: Tim Herlihy, Timothy Dowling, Patrick Jean
Starring: Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Michelle Monaghan, Peter Dinklage, Josh Gad, Matt Lintz
Producer: Adam Sandler

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Review by Brian Orndorf, July 24, 2015

6 / 10

�Pixels� began life as a 2010 short film from Patrick Jean, which detailed an alien invasion carried out by classic video game enemies, giving the director a chance to show off his skill with visual effects and love for arcade gaming. �Pixels� concludes its journey as a big-budget Adam Sandler comedy, which probably isn�t what Jean had in mind when he set out on this journey years ago. Sluggish comedy and tired Sandler-isms aside, the picture definitely has its moments of visual might, successfully translating Jean�s idea, just not his universe. Without Sandler, perhaps �Pixels� would�ve been ...read more...

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