Directed by:
Chris ColumbusCinematography:
Amir MokriComposer:
Henry JackmanCast:
Adam Sandler, Josh Gad, Kevin James, Peter Dinklage, Sean Bean, Michelle Monaghan, Brian Cox, Matt Lintz, Michael Boisvert, Ashley Benson, Dan Aykroyd, Bill Lake (more)VOD (4)
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In Pixels, when intergalactic 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 (James) has to call on his childhood best friend, '80s video game champion Sam Brenner (Sandler), now a home theater installer, to lead a team of old-school arcaders (Dinklage and Gad) to defeat the aliens and save the planet. Monaghan plays the team's unique weapons specialist. (Sony Pictures)
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If you are in your late 20’s or early 30’s and if you had an Amiga, Commodore or ZX Spectrum computer when you were a kid, you will easily identify with the movie Pixels. You see, it’s based on computer games that were designed for these computer systems and that we loved so much when we were kids. The authors turned a simple yet imaginative mini film from 2012 into a two-hour whirlwind of colors, fun and joy from the world they created for the big screen. I can’t help it with the review. I was thinking about five stars for a while actually, but eventually I settled for a solid four-star review. Adam Sandler and his crew (Peter Dinklage, Josh Gad – him most of all, Kevin James) put in a great show packed with catchphrases, which sometimes get lost in translation in the dubbed version, but which will keep you entertained most of the time. And the digital effects are great. Finally, they are used to do the thing they are intended to do. Simply entertain the viewers.
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It doesn't matter that the plot is demented; I was expecting that. But what bothers me is the absence of good jokes, more interesting characters and a better screenplay, which would have at least made a bit of sense. The authors of the film created a world that does not follow absolutely any rules, is terribly inconsistent and Dadaistic, feels lazy and slapdash, and doesn’t bother to explain anything.
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Relaxing silliness with a surprisingly tolerable Adam Sandler, skillful direction by Chris Columbus (you can really tell that the film was made by an experienced man with a sense of humor) and a script that could (should) have been at least a little more thoughtful, so I could forgive Pixels even more. I wondered, for example, how one character in the eighties used cheats to play a video game on a coin machine, or that four riders were first absolutely needed to hunt down the giant Pac-Man on the streets of New York, but when after a while - even before the start of the "game" - the group lost one member, it did not matter. Well, what can you do? At least it was quite fun - if only that's how the new Ghostbusters had turned out...
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I underestimated the pixels unnecessarily. The film is incredibly entertaining, has decent gags, solid pacing, nice effects and a decent cast. I liked the exploration of the tactics, logic and system of the various games, and the idea isn't bad or head grabbing. Nostalgic fun, where even Sean Bean doesn't die! 75%
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I like Adam Sandler and I'm not ashamed of it. I look forward to each of his films and wonder what he will come up with next. Just the idea of old video games is cool, though maybe a little more could have been done with it. But what got me the most was the idea of Kevin James as the American president. I had fun, I laughed, and I got what I thought I was going to get.
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