PLOT
When aliens intercept video feeds of classic arcade games and misinterpret them as a declaration of war, they attack Earth, using the games as models. Knowing that he must employ a similar strategy, President Will Cooper (Kevin James) recruits his childhood pal, former video-game champ and home-theater installer Sam Brenner (Adam Sandler), to lead a team of old-school arcade players and a military specialist (Michelle Monaghan) in an all-out battle to save the planet.
Review
If you love games and realistic looking effects you need to see this movie, because the Pixel characters and effects were perfect ! But I think some people are expecting WAY too much out of this movie, like I did. The idea behind it was wicked and it brings myself some flashback of the good old days as I grew up in the 1980s and 1990s playing these games. The story was okay, but really not as much as I thought. The games and action was great and at moments pretty mind blowing.
I know recently Sandler had hit the rock bottom in his acting career, but, he’s kind of lifted after the decent film ‘The Cobbler’ and excellent multistarrer ‘Men, Women & Children’. This is not a massive comeback to what he’s known for, comedies.
So if you’re over 30 and know older arcade era computer games or like Adam Sandler humour, give this a watch. But don’t expect to much, just make yourself some popcorn and enjoy.
Exclusive Blu-Ray Extras:
- The inventor of the machine
- Space Invadors
- Pac-Man
- Donkey Kong
- Centipede
- Galaga
- Q*Bert
- Dojo Quest
- “Game On” Videoclip of Waka Flocka Fame & Good Charlotte
Genre:
Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Director:
- Chris Columbus
Cast:
- Adam Sandler
- Kevin James
- Michelle Monaghan
- Peter Dinklage
- Josh Gad