But unfortunately Dinklage too is sadly a letdown, though he does manage to elicit a few laughs. With Sandler, James and Gad offering nothing new, our hopes were pegged on the 'Game of Thrones' star Peter Dinklage who has more than once wowed us with his talent. Josh Gad is just too loud, though he does pull of the nerdy introverted geek with an obsessive love for a video game character perfectly we fail to understand why he is always screaming.
There are some truly funny moments in the film that help change your mind and keep you in your seat, but they are few and far between.Ĭoming to the performances, Kevin James has quite literally nothing new to offer, he is still from his King of Queens days playing the clumsy fat guy. However despite the film covering some of the most popular games in the 80s and managing to encompass a true to life feel of playing them, somewhere down the line, PIXELS begins to lose track and turns into yet another Adam Sandler film with the usual antics and gags. Add to that, a story narrative that features these same games invading earth with a real life hero battling away to save the day, PIXELS had all the right ingredients to be a worthy film. We entered the film expecting to see a film that would bring back memories from childhood about the games we spent hours playing.
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Post the attack, Brenner and Lodlow are brought in to 'train' soldiers on how to fight the alien invaders, but will the duo manage to get the seals up to speed on how to battle video games of the 80s or will Earth fall prey to the giant Pac-Man is what completes the rest of the film. However, despite the warning that was taken lightly, Cooper and his generals are stunned when the aliens attack the Taj Mahal with Arkanoid paddles. Armed with this footage, the duo approach Cooper and determine that the next attack will happen in India. Ludlow brings Brenner back to his home where he says that he received a message using manipulated footage of 80's icons like Ronald Reagan and Madonna to explain the alien's plans: since they perceived the items in the time capsule as a declaration of war, they are using the video games as a challenge, giving the people of Earth three rounds to fight back or it's game over for everyone. Later, Brenner drives his van back home to find Ludlow in there. However, Brenner's observations are dismissed by the assembled heads of military divisions as nothing but fantasies. Calling for assistance Cooper calls in Brenner, who states that the base was attacked by aliens based on the designs of drones from the game Galaga. While each of them continue to struggle with their daily issues, a military base in Guam is attacked by unknown drone army. However, Brenner loses out to Eddie in the final tie breaker match.Ĭut to 2015, where Brenner works for a company that installs software, Cooper has become the President of the United States who is mocked in the media.
After Brenner gets through every game, he faces hotshot gamer Eddie Plant (Peter Dinklage) in Donkey Kong. Meanwhile, Brenner and Cooper meet Ludlow Lamonsoff, a weird but brilliant kid who's in love with Lady Lisa (the main character of the game Dojo Quest). At the event, the MC tells everyone that a time capsule will be launched into space containing elements of the present culture filmed at the championship. As they continue to play, Cooper convinces Brenner to enter the World Arcade Championship. While Brenner excels at gaming, Cooper on the other hand is a master of the 'crane game'. The film starts off in 1982, with two kids Brenner (Adam Sandler) and Cooper (Kevin James) heading out for a fun night at the video arcade. But that is exactly what PIXELS is all about. It isn't easy to make a film based on any one single video game, leave alone making a film that incorporates multiple arcade video games from the 80s.