Pixels -

Nerd fantasy becomes a reality when Sam Brenner (Adam Sandler) is forced to face his demon, you know that one big thing in every kids life that renders you inadequate, strips you of all your dignity causing your self esteem to plummet beyond reach forever. The demon that causes a thirteen year old genius to give up on himself and maps out the rest of his life playing out the role of “a bit of a loser”. Highlighted by the fact that his best buddy Will Cooper (Kevin James)   became the President of the United States. Brenner's demon was Donkey Konga, an 80s video game usually found in an arcade.

A video tape which had been sent out to space some 30 years ago following an intense  arcade gaming tournament, was taken as a declaration to go to war by a distant planet. They began to invade us with our own iconic video game characters. Unfortunately not very many soldiers knew the rules, and so Sam Brennan and a couple of other nerds Ludlow Lamonsoff (Josh Gad) and Eddie (Peter Dinklage) had to step in and save the day. Oh and other Nerd fantasies were fulfilled as Lady Lisa from Dojo Quest manifests from pixels.

Now although this was pure comedy, I actually found myself tensing up during the Pac Man car chase and of course there were scenes that got me all emotional but over all it was hilarious.

 Michelle Monaghan plays Violet Van Patten the Lieutenant Colonel

An enjoyable film for all ages (well it was a 12) I especially loved it as I am an eighties chick.