Pixels

Ein Blödsinn zum Entspannen mit Adam Sandler, welcher überraschenderweise erträglich ist, der geschickten Regie von Chris Columbus (man merkt es wirklich, dass den Film ein erfahrener Mensch mit Sinn für Humor gedreht hat) und einem Drehbuch, das wenigstes ein bisschen durchdachter sein konnte (sollte). Dann würde ich Pixels noch mehr verzeihen. Ich habe mich z. B. darüber gewundert, wie eine Figur in den 80er Jahren beim Videospiel am Münzautomaten Cheats benutzt oder dass für die Jagd des riesigen Pac-Mans in den Straßen von New York zuerst unbedingt vier Personen nötig waren. Als aber die Gruppe ein Mitglied verloren hat (noch vor dem Beginn des "Spiels“), war es kein Problem. Naja, was soll’s. Wenigstens war der Film ziemlich lustig. Es wäre schön, wenn so der neue Film Ghostbusters aussehen würde. (09.09.2016)

Es spielt keine Rolle, dass die Handlung verrückt ist, damit wurde gerechnet. Aber was stört, ist das Fehlen guter Witze, interessanter Charaktere und eines besseren Drehbuchs, das zumindest ein bisschen Sinn ergibt. Die Autoren des Films haben eine Welt geschaffen, die absolut keine Regeln befolgt, es ist schrecklich inkonsistent und dadaistisch, es wirkt faul und oberflächlich und kümmert sich nicht um die Erklärung irgendetwas. Mehr in der Rezension HIER. (27.07.2015)

After a long time, an accessible Sandler movie that doesn't use foul humour, is imaginative and made of rather tasty post-cultural dough. The actors are great in their often self-parodic roles (especially Kevin James) and the story is extremely relaxed, without unnecessary awkwardness and with a minimum of superfluous side-plots. It is just a pity that the potential of the premise remains extremely untapped and that the climactic, visually very convincing scenes of the games’ attacks lack, for my taste, more creativity (as one would expect from Chris Columbus) or a more abundant rush of referential or purely situational humour (as one would expect from Sandler). In any case, 3*, and I wouldn’t mind having another round of Pixels. 60% (13.11.2015)

An unpretentious respite from the creator of the first two Harry Potter volumes, which will, regardless of how old you are, make you reminisce the times of classic video games like “Pac Man”, “Tetris” and “Donkey Kong”. I'll probably never start liking Adam Sandler, but that's okay, this Peter Dinklage in particular pulled it up acting-wise. The idea itself and its execution were not bad at all, so I was mostly satisfied, as I went to the cinema to see a generic film, which I got. In short, a film that will evoke nostalgia in more than one viewer, and which is perfect for unwinding. (28.06.2016)

If you are in your late 20’s or early 30’s and if you had an Amiga, Commodore or ZX Spectrum computer when you were a kid, you will easily identify with the movie Pixels. You see, it’s based on computer games that were designed for these computer systems and that we loved so much when we were kids. The authors turned a simple yet imaginative mini film from 2012 into a two-hour whirlwind of colors, fun and joy from the world they created for the big screen. I can’t help it with the review. I was thinking about five stars for a while actually, but eventually I settled for a solid four-star review. Adam Sandler and his crew (Peter Dinklage, Josh Gad – him most of all, Kevin James) put in a great show packed with catchphrases, which sometimes get lost in translation in the dubbed version, but which will keep you entertained most of the time. And the digital effects are great. Finally, they are used to do the thing they are intended to do. Simply entertain the viewers. (20.08.2015)