A space mission in 1982 sent examples of life on earth out to the alien races. Included were the video games that dominated the decade, such as Pac-Man and Donkey Kong. This was intended as an olive branch, to forge relationships between Earth and the life that is out there in space. It failed.
Some thirty years on, the alien races have retaliated to what they interpreted as a declaration of war, and now they have sent real-life video game creatures to terrorise our planet. A crack team of veteran video gamers has been formed to take on the threat of Pac-Man and his cronies, but this extra-terrestrial force might be too much to handle.
This action adventure stars some of Hollywood’s hottest property, including Adam Sandler (Grown Ups 2), Kevin James (Paul Blart: Mall Cop), Josh Gad (The Wedding Ringer) and Peter Dinklage (Game of Thrones). Directed by Chris Columbus (Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone), Pixels is a hilarious sci-fi that combines 80s nostalgia with today’s action.
