Pixels (2015) - Review

I just finished watching Pixels and I must say, it is a very fun movie and even better when you know the gaming references. I don't know why so many people and sites pass it off as a horrible movie. I think its just people just hate Adam Sandler and think he is irrelevant nowadays. I however think he is still a funny guy and I thoroughly enjoy his movies from old favourites The Waterboy to recent films That's My Boy.

So why watch it if so many people hate it and Adam Sandler's regular high school politically incorrect jokes are thrown in for good measure? Well if you like Wreck-It Ralph I would say you would like this too but just be careful about the amount of course language in this film. While this is Happy Madison Production film, it is bankrolled by Sony and man did they manage to get some great actors and video/arcade game stars together in the mix.

People that grew up in the 80s and 90s will absolutely be taken back by just how many arcade game characters there are. We have Donkey Kong from Nintendo, Pac-Man from Namco, Centipede from Atari, the lovable Q*bert and many more! How Nintendo let them licence Donkey Kong and Duck Hunt is beyond me but damn it was good seeing them included in this movie.

Story wise, at first you would think it was straight out from a typical alien invasion movie. Aliens come down and try to take over the world. While that is true, instead you have a movie that starts off with an arcade competition and all the best plays are recorded and sent off into space. Many years pass and aliens have received the recording and thinks its a declaration of war so they arrive at Earth and gives the humans three trials around the world for them to pass. Win two out of three and the aliens will just go scattering home.

This is where Sam (Adam Sandler) and his friends Ludlow, Eddie and President Cooper (Josh Gad, Peter Dinklage and Kevin James respectively) come in and try to save the world by taking on the aliens with their 80s arcade power skills!

I really enjoyed this movie and has some wonderful set pieces (especially the Pac-Man chase through Manhattan). If you are a fan of seeing retro games on the big screen and don't mind some cheesy moments, this is the film for you! Check out the trailer!

All the Movies I have ever seen in the cinema v2 Retaliation

Yo guys, just continuing on from my very old movies list I posted back in 2008. I am quite sad that I didn't update this countiously so I will try my best to add movies from what I can remember.

The new stuff starts from 101 and onwards!

1. Aladdin (1992)
2. The Lion King (1994)
3. GoldenEye (1995)
4. The Phantom (June 1996)
5. Hercules (1997)
6. George of the Jungle (1997) - first movie with Eric
7. Flubber (1997)
8. Small Soldiers (1998)
9. Antz (1998)
10. The Rugrats Movie (1998)
11. Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (May, 1999) - last movie with my father
12. Pokémon: The First Movie (November, 1999) - saw twice
13. The Perfect Storm (2000) - first movie with Apollo mates I believe
14. Pokémon: The Movie 2000 (2000)
15. Pokémon 3: The Movie (April 2001)
16. The Mummy Returns (May, 2001)
17. Shrek (May, 2001)
18. Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (June 2001)
19. The One (November 2001) - last movie with my mother
20. Ocean's Eleven (December 2001)
21. Van Wilder: Party Liaison (April 2002)
22. Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002)
23. Minority Report (June 2002)
24. Die Another Day (2002)
25. The Tuxedo (January, 2003) - first Jackie Chan movie
26. The Matrix Reloaded (May, 2003) - for Milamber's birthday
27. X-Men 2 (May, 2003)
28. Bruce Almighty (June, 2003)
29. Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (July, 2003)
30. The School of Rock (November, 2003)
31. The Matrix Revolutions (November, 2003)
32. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (December 2003) - first and only time at Forest Hill
33. Steamboy (March, 2004) - first and only time with Cao
34. Shrek 2 (2004)
35. Spider-Man 2 (July, 2004)
36. Unleashed (August, 2004)
37. Around the World in 80 Days (August, 2004) - first movie at Knox V-MAX cinema
38. Resident Evil: Apocalypse (September 2004) - watched in Japan
39. Breaking News (2005) - first foreign live-action flick
40. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (May, 2005)
41. Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (May, 2005)
42. Batman Begins (2005)
43. Mr. and Mrs. Smith (26/6/2005)
44. Initial D (July, 2005) - first movie at Chinatown Cinema
45. Red Eye (August, 2005)
46. Doom (October, 2005) - last movie with Pottsy
47. The 40 Year-Old Virgin (24/11/2005) - first movie at Crown Village cinemas
48. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (6/12/2005)
49. King Kong (12/12/2005)
50. The Legend of Zorro (26/12/2005)
51. Memoirs of a Geisha (January, 2006)
52. Underworld: Evolution (21/1/2006)
53. Big Momma's House 2 (7/2/2006)
54. Date Movie (10/3/2006) - first movie at Glen Waverly Village cinemas
55. V for Vendetta (5/4/2006)
56. Scary Movie 4 (18/4/2006)
57. Goal! (2006) - first movie at Southland Village cinemas
58. Ice Age 2: The Meltdown (20/4/2006) - first movie with Satsuki
59. The Da Vinci Code (19/5/2006)
60. Mission: Impossible III (May, 2006) - first movie at Melbourne Central Hoyts cinemas
61. X-Men: The Last Stand (May, 2006)
62. Superman Returns (6/7/2006)
63. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (11/07/2006)
64. Hard Candy (18/7/2006) - first movie with Deakin Uni buds
65. DOA: Dead or Alive (September, 2006)
66. Silent Hill (13/09/2006)
67. The Departed (October, 2006)
68. Children of Men (October, 2006) - movie for my 19th Birthday
69. Casino Royale (November, 2006) - first movie watched in Malaysia
70. Death Note - the last name (2007) - second movie watched in Malaysia
71. Smokin' Aces (15/2/2007)
72. Transformers (07/03/2007)
73. Hot Fuzz (15/03/2007)
74. TMNT (23/3/2007)
75. Mr. Bean's Holiday (10/4/2007)
76. 300 (13/4/2007)
77. Curse of the Golden Flower (30/04/2007) - first movie with Ren
    
78. Spider-Man 3 (04/05/2007)
    
79. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (25/05/2007)
80. Shrek the Third (15/06/2007) - first movie with Meiling
81. Tales From Earthsea (08/07/2007)
82. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (July, 2007) - first movie with Tsukasa
83. The Simpsons Movie (20/07/2007)
84. Flash Point (August, 2007) - first HK movie I watched with non-Asians
85. The Bourne Ultimatum (August 2007) - free exclusive advance screening at Crown Village
86. Stardust (25/09/2007)
87. Rush Hour 3 (27/09/2007) - same day as I got my Ps
88. Resident Evil: Extinction (24/10/2007) - movie for my 20th Birthday
89. Rogue Assassin (1/11/2007)
90. Hitman (November, 2007) - first movie with Monash Uni buds
91. Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem (December, 2007)
92. I Am Legend (15/01/2008)
93. Dan in Real Life (February, 2008) - won tickets to see advanced screening
94. Iron Man (May 2008)
95. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skulls (22/05/2008)
96. Get Smart (01/07/2008)
97. You Don't Mess with the Zohan (2/7/2008)
98. The Dark Knight (17/7/2008)
99. Tropic Thunder (25/8/08)
100. Pineapple Express (29/8/08)
101. Max Payne (Oct 2008) - I believe first time watching a movie with aiman and james 3, Ren tagged along too at Chaddy
102. Death Race (Oct 2008) - The start of our Jason Statham movie watching with Milamber
103. Quantum of Solace (20/11/2008)
104. Yes Man (3/01/09) - with Konami and Meiling at chaddy, first movie of 2009
105. Transporter 3 (24/2/09) - continuing our Jason Statham tradition
106. Watchmen (16/3/09) - watched this movie without knowing the source material -.-
107. Shinjuke Incident (2/4/09) - first and only movie at Highpoint and Asian with Ren
108. Fast & Furious (16/4/09) - @ Epping
109. Dragonball Evolution (Apr 09) - ran late and missed 15mins of it, hate donnie parking
110. X-Men Origins: Wolverine (30/4/09) 
111. Angels & Demons (19/5/09) - last film I watched in greensie
112. Star Trek (31/5/09) - haha first time with 32, big mistaaaaake @ Northland
113. Terminator Salvation (June 09) - with Ren and Meiling @ Knox
114. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (24/6/09) - The Great Teacher got his arm broken @ Northland
115. Brüno (18/7/09) - first and only time with the two sisters xD
116. G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (Aug 2009) - Just me and the black ninja @ Northland
117. Inglorious Basterds (25/08/09) - @ Northland
118. Funny People (15/9/09) - first time with Casino Man @ Epping
119. Surrogates (Sept 09) - first time with Mars along with Rugman and Trampoline Man @ Northland
120. New Moon (Nov 09)
121. The Princess and the Frog (Nov 09) - me and Ren continuing our Disney tradition along with David @ Northland
122. Avatar (Dec 09)
123. Sherlock Holmes (Jan 10) - first movie of the year and with Milamber @ Northland
124. Edge of Darkness (16/2/10) - @ Doncaster
125. Shutter Island (Feb 10)
126. From Paris with Love (10/3/10) - @Northland
127. Green Zone (Mar 10)
128. Kick-Ass (Apr 10) - with Ren @ Northland
129. Ip Man 2 (16/5/10) - @ MC
130. Iron Man 2 (20/5/10) - @ Northland
131. Robin Hood (22/5/10) - @ Northland
132. Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (May 10) - @ Doncaster
133. Toy Story 3 (14/7/10) - first movie in 3D @ Northland
134. The Expendables (10/8/10) - with Casino man and Milamber, more Jason Statham! @ Northland
135. Salt (19/8/10) - @ MC
136. Beauty and the Beast 3D (07/09/10) - missed the start song thanks to Ren overwatching Star Trek @ Chaddy
137. The Sorcerer's Apprentice (21/9/10) - @ Donnie
138. Resident Evil: Afterlife (14/10/10) - first movie with the girls and first live-action in 3D @ Donnie
139. Saw 3D (28/10/10) - also in 3D and it sucked, with the gang @ Donnie
140. Megamind (Dec 10) - dragged Konami, sis and Meiling down to Northland for this
141. Tangled (Dec 10) - i think first movie with Julie @ Crown
142. The Green Hornet (Jan 11) - First movie of the year and with Milamber
143. No Strings Attached (Mar 11) - haha first movie I watched when I came back from Thailand @ Crown
144. Battle: Los Angels (Mar 11) - free movie with Milamber @ Epping
145. Paul (Apr 11) - followed by second free movie with Milamber @ Epping
146. Fast & Furious 5 (Apr 11) - took up the whole row! @ Donnie
147. Thor (21/5/11) - first movie with new Deakin guys @ Knox
148. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (19/5/11) - probably the third biggest group session I organised @ Donnie
149. The Hangover Part II (May 11) - @ MC
150. Transformers: Dark of the Moon (29/6/11) - @ MC
151. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (July 11) - first movie with Jen Ma @ Donnie
152. Captain America: The FIrst Avenger (July 11)
153. Green Lantern (Aug 11)
154. Cowboys & Aliens (Aug 11) - first time I wore contacts to watch a movie @ MC
155. Conan the Babarian (Aug 11) - Late due to work so missed the start @ Chaddy
156. The Smurfs (Sept 11) - last movie with Lisa, first movie with small mouse @ Northland
157. Abduction (Sept 11) - blackout in the cinema, lol @ Donnie
158. Real Steel (Sept 11)
159. Johnny English Reborn (Sept 11)
160. The Three Musketeers (Oct 11) @ MC
161. Puss in Boots (13/12/11) @ MC
162. The Adventures of Tintin (Dec 11) @ MC
163. Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (Jan 12) - first movie of the year!
164. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Jan 12) @ Crown
165. Killer Elite (Feb 12) - me and Milamber watching Jason Statham once again! @ Epping
166. Contraband (Feb 12)
167. The Grey (19/2/12) - first movie with Daravy and she wasn't impressed by the nature of this movie @ Glen
168. Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace 3D (Mar 12) - @ Northland
169. John Carter (Mar 12) - @ Chaddy
170. The Hunger Games (Mar 12) - @ MC
171. Wrath of the Titans (Mar 12) - @ Northland
172. The Avengers (25/4/12) - biggest and most epic group session guys! @ Donnie
173. Safe (May 12) - Jason Statham again with Milamber! @ Northland
174. Dark Shadows (10/5/12) - @ MC
175. Men in Black 3 (May 12) - @ Donnie
176. Prometheus (June 12) - During the mini-earthquake and shook the cinema, i thought it was a 4D effect, lol @ Knox
177. Snow White and the Huntsman (June 12)
178. Brave (June 12) - @ Northland
179. Ted (July 12) - first movie with Jamie and his mates @ Donnie
180. The Amazing Spider-Man (July 12) - dinner at Vincent's place then movie @ Glen
181. The Dark Knight Rises (19/7/12) - skipped work for this! @ Donnie
182. Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (3/8/12) - @ MC
183. Total Recall (Aug 12) - @ Chaddy
184. The Bourne Legacy (21/8/12) - @ Donnie
185. The Expendables 2 (Aug 12) - apparently I tricked Daravy into watching this awesome movie @ MC
186. Resident Evil: Retribution (Sept 12) - @ Donnie
187. Looper (Oct 12) - First time in Gold Class thanks to Rugman @ Crown
188. Taken 2 (4/10/12) - @ MC
189. Argo (Oct 12) - @ MC
190. Skyfall (Nov 12) - @ MC
191. Wreck-It Ralph (Jan 13) - first movie @ Southland
192. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (13/1/13) - first time Gold Class for Daravy @ Southland
193. Django Unchained (Jan 13) - @ Chaddy
194. Silver Linings Playbook (14/2/13) - my first Valentine's Day movie xD @ Donnie
195. Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters (8/2/13) - @ Northland
196. The Last Stand (5/3/13) - @ Northland
197. A Good Day to Die Hard (25/3/13) @ MC
198. G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2/4/13) @ Northland
199. Saving General Yang (4/4/13) - Daravy's first chinese-only movie @ Chadstone
200. Oblivion (10/4/13) - second time @ IMAX and first time with Daravy