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Friday, September 4, 2015

Pixels

                  Are you looking for a Redbox film? A movie that isn't too action packed, not too story driven, and with Adam Sandler? Well, you came to the right place, because Pixels is the movie for you! And seriously, don't see this movie until the Redbox. It's not worth the $5 at the cheap theatre. Unless you really want to, then go for it.


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        Pixels is the story of Brenner, a video game prodigy in the world of the Arcade Video Games. He realized at the age of 11 or 12 that all of the games in the arcade have a pattern, and he
was able to see it and go off of it. 
                   He puts his skills to the test at the Video Game World Championship convention of 1982, and loses at the game of Donkey Kong to a kid who calls himself "The Fireblaster." Brenner goes to the convention with his friends Ludlow and Cooper, and they cheer him on. 
                   Brenner, 30 years later, is a tech installer. Cooper is the President of the United States of America, and Ludlow is a nerd living with his mom. Cooper isn't taken very seriously as the President, and Brenner is trying to figure out what to do with his life.
                   He gets his chance when a U.S. Military Base is attacked and pixelated. The game that destroys the base is Galaga. Cooper brings Brenner in to see if he can identify the game, and Brenner can't believe his eyes. 
                   He is headed home when Ludlow surprises him in the back of his car, and Ludlow takes
him to Ludlow's mom's house. Ludlow proposes that the space capsule that was sent out in 1982 containing footage of video games reached aliens, and that the aliens are using the video games to try and take over the world.
                   I dunno if I should keep going, but just know that this movie is pretty funny. I mean, c'mon, it's Adam Sandler! So if you want a good laugh, this is a good Redbox for all of you. Just don't see it in theatres, save that money for a film like Pan. 






Ratings:
Family Friendliness: 8 out of 10 Pixels- Suprisingly, this movie is pretty appropriate. Given that it's rated PG-13, there isn't a lot of cursing, but there is a lot of movie and game references that you will definitely laugh at... that is, if you get them.
Rewatch Probability: Mild- (5 out of 10 Arcades) This isn't the best film you'll see, but it isn't the worst. It's just not one of those movies that you're gonna want to watch a whole ton. It may be a good Friday night film like every year, but a good Friday movie is something like Star Trek: Into Darkness.
Story-line: 7 out of 10 Centipedes- The story is one that is easy to follow, but also one that is pretty ridiculous. The fact that the aliens took the footage of video games as an act of war is pretty  lame. Oh well.
Overall: 7 out of 10 Stars- (8+5+7=20, 20/30= .6777, so I rounded up) Again, not the best of films, but one that is for a night where you just wanna laugh.











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