Movie: Pixels

[E.H. Ruddock]

Yeah...I can't defend this. Dammit.

Surprising that a movie with Kevin James, Adam Sandler, Michelle Monaghan, and gigantic 8bit video game creatures was bad. Huh.

[@SkitchP]

I actually feel bad for LV here. I know he was excited.

[BurtReynolds]

I actually feel bad for LV here. I know he was excited.

don't you dare pity him

[@SkitchP]

I actually feel bad for LV here. I know he was excited.

don't you dare pity him

no pity. It just sucks to be let down.

[E.H. Ruddock]

I actually feel bad for LV here. I know he was excited.

don't you dare pity him

no pity. It just sucks to be let down.

On the bright side Jupiter Ascending was better than he expected

[Mecca]

Goddammit...sigh

you spent money on this?

[Norah]

Yeah...I can't defend this. Dammit.

there is still some humanity in you after all.

[LoathedVermin72]

Thanks, guys. Your consolation means a lot in this very trying time. I will recover.

[B]

To the surprise of no one, this is getting crucified by critics. I'm gonna love this so hard.

“Some movies are so interminable that it seems they might never end, while others are assembled with such indifference that you are essentially left waiting for them to start. Pixels somehow manages both.” Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times – http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/mo ... story.html
“Pixels started off lazily enough, with nothing more on its mind than ripping off Ghostbusters with video game characters. But it stumbled onto an accomplishment truly awe-inspiring: It makes Battleship and The Watch look good.” Kyle Smith, New York Post. http://nypost.com/2015/07/23/thanks-to- ... rs-career/
“Pixels is a movie without wit, without jokes, with nothing to say but plenty to regurgitate.” John Semley, The Globe and Mail – http://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/fil ... e25650151/

“Director Chris Columbus surely hopes that today’s teen gamers, hooked on Halo and Call of Duty, will care about what happened 30 years ago. That’s iffy, unless 13-year-olds think it’s a scream when Dinklage asks to be part of a sex sandwich with Serena Williams and Martha Stewart, who both do cameos.” Peter Travers, Rolling Stone – http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/revi ... s-20150723

“When one considers how good this material might have been if placed in the right hands, to see it squandered this way makes it almost more painful to view than the typical Sandler stinker.” Peter Sobczynski, RoberEbert.com – http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/pixels-2015
“A collection of 1980s references in search of jokes.”John Serba, MLive.com – http://www.mlive.com/movies/index.ssf/2 ... r_sti.html

“… an actor who doesn’t want to be there, a director who doesn’t know what to do, a conceit that runs on autopilot, and a muddle of tones that feels like the screenwriting software is crashing around us as we watch. ” Bilge Ebiri, Vulture.com – http://www.vulture.com/2015/07/movie-re ... reset.html

“Calling Pixels one of Sandler’s better movies is like calling a particular strain of Ebola somewhat less horrifically painful; either way, it’s not pleasant.” Randy Cordova, The Arizona Republic – http://www.azcentral.com/story/entertai ... /30493295/

“A middle finger aimed right at the audience.” Bryan Bishop, The Verge – http://www.theverge.com/2015/7/22/90124 ... am-sandler
“Save your quarter.” Jordan Hoffman, Mashable – http://mashable.com/2015/07/22/pixels-r ... deo-games/

http://geekdad.com/2015/07/10-things-parents-pixels/

[E.H. Ruddock]

Fuck that first guy that said it made battleship look good. That'sbecause Battleship was good.

[lennytheweedwhacker]

Fuck that first guy that said it made battleship look good. That'sbecause Battleship was good.

i haven't seen it yet, but battleship was terrible

[tommymtcom]

Come on, Ruddock...

[E.H. Ruddock]

Come on, Ruddock...

It was an alien invasion movie, what did you expect? At least they didn't disguise themselves as video game characters

[BurtReynolds]

I liked that the alien's main method of locomotion in Battleship was thrashing around in the water like a fucking seal.

[The Argonaut]

here I just saved you 20 bucks.

http://forums.theskyiscrape.com/viewtop ... 01#p528501

[BurtReynolds]

full disclosure: i dont read other people's posts.

[The Argonaut]

solid advice for anyone to follow

[Mecca]

I'm in the theater right now. Can't wait to discuss this with LV. See you on the other side...

[epilogue]

Come on, Ruddock...

It was an alien invasion movie, what did you expect? At least they didn't disguise themselves as video game characters

AND Taylor Kitsch!

[Mecca]

This wasn't good, but it was hardly an abortion