As someone who got really good at Galaga in the eighties – and had found Adam Sandler virtually intolerable in everything he did after Funny People – I was pleasantly surprised by how often I laughed at Pixels. Even the premise – aliens misinterpret a message of simple greetings that included samples of arcade games […]
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Waka Flocka Flame Zaps Pixels!
Waka Flocka Flame’s new song, Game One (with Good Charlotte) will be featured as the theme song for Columbia Pictures’ invasion of the video games film, Pixels. Pixels premieres on July 24th and you can both check out the new song and re-screen the film’s trailers after the break.
Alien Invasion Trailer: Pixels!
Somehow, aliens misinterpreted an attempt at communication that depicted, among other things, several video games, as a declaration of war. They created Godzilla-sized versions of those videogames and sent them off to destroy the Earth. Silly aliens! On July 24th, the fate of the Earth will be in the hands of a group of ’80s […]
Preview Reviews for Mission: Impossible Rogue Nation, Pixels, Man Up, and More
This week’s episode of GeekScholars Movie News, the hosts review several new recently released trailers for films across a variety of genres. Hit the jump for me.
This Is No Game Trailer: Pixels!
The Earth is being invaded – by actual space Invaders. Also Donkey Kong, Pac-Man and more – so the US President (Kevin James) drafts his old buddy, master video game player Sam Brenner (Adam Sandler), to help save the world. Pixels is directed by Chris Columbus, so it shouldn’t be the usual Adam Sandler goof. […]