This weekend, Adam Sandler released his latest attempt at filmmaking with Pixels, a movie about a schlubby man-child who is tasked by the President (played by Kevin James) with saving the world from aliens who’ve taken on the form of classic video games. With that basic conceit out of the way, Sandler and company are left with over an hour and a half left to make lame jokes and insincere references to classic video games in an effort to snatch cash from the wallets of the people who actually love these games. If you’re noticing how worked up we get just thinking about Pixels, wait until you read pieces from the worst reviews of the movie that we’ve found online.
We don’t want to bag on Adam Sandler too much. He provided us with a treasure trove of comedy throughout the 90s, and he was stellar in Punch Drunk Love, but now that he’s hit the plateau of his career, it seems like doesn’t care about anything. The world of Pixels is built on the basis of Adam Sandler pretending to appreciate the culture that he’s ripping off. It’s a cheap form of cultural vandalism that preys on Generation X nostalgia. Who knew an Adam Sandler movie about classic arcade games would be the thing that turned us into nihilists? Hopefully these scathing reviews of Pixels don’t make things as dark for you.
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Who Knew That In 2015, Saying That Someone WASN'T A Nerd Would Be Such An Insult?
Thanks to the AV Club for tallying up Sandler's nerd points.
Are There Really Enough Bomberman Walk-Throughs Online To Take Up 98 Minutes?
Leave it to Variety to bring up the only/lamest game they could remember.
How Much More Atrocious Can It Get?
We're disappointed that the NY Daily News didn't use one of their classic puns. But now that we're on the spot we can't think of one either.
Bozo Loser Schtick Is The Name Of Our Pavement Cover Band
The last line of Mashable's review reads like a junior high poem, "The silence, where there was supposed to be laughter, at the screening I attended, made the screening I attended uncomfortable.
We Too Feel A Psychological Flatness
It seems like The Wrap needs anti-depressants after viewing Pixels.
Even Popular Mechanics Got In On The Hate
Where else are kids supposed to learn about their eventual painful pixelation?
We Would Totally Watch 2/3 Of That
Hide the kitchen knives over at The Verge HQ!
Relentless And Exhausting, Pixels Is The Ex Wife Of Movies
We can't believe Peter Travers gave Pixels more stars than Wet Hot American Summer.
No One Is Falling For Kevin James As President
From IGN, who's just callin' it like they see it.
So You Saying We Should Get High Before We See Pixels?
Sorry Vulture, we can't believe this is worse than it looks.