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Action, Comedy, No Spoiler Reviews, Sci-Fi

PIXELS (2015): For The Fans Of The Games…

October 21, 2015 Giadreams (themoviemylife.com) Leave a comment

Pixels (2015), Michelle Monaghan, Adam Sandler, Josh Gad, Peter Dinklage

Pixels is a comedy/ action / sci-fi that’s directed by Chris Columbus and stars Adam Sandler, Josh Gad, Kevin James, Michelle Monaghan and Peter Dinklage.

The first trailer for the movie didn’t look great. Though the second was an improvement, my conclusion after sitting through the movie is that I’m just not the target market.

I used to play Pac-Man growing up but never enough to call myself a half serious video gaming fan. It’s those who love and/or loved retro video games like Donkey Kong, Pac-Man and Tetris, that will get the most out of Pixels. For everyone else, there are a few funny moments but, overall, ‘silly’ might be a word that comes to mind.

The best part in the movie besides the soundtrack and what the creator of Pac-Man, Toru Iwatani screams in the trailer? That would be the last twenty minutes of the film, particularly the Donkey Kong phase. Tune in if you absolutely must. I did because of I’m a fan of Gad, Sandler, Dinklage and Pac-Man.

Happy Film Loving 🙂

Animation, Comedy, Family

HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 2 (2015): New trailer With Curly Redheaded Cuteness and Laughter…

June 28, 2015 Giadreams (themoviemylife.com) 1 Comment

Hotel Transylvania 2 (2015), Adam Sandler (Dracula)

The second instalment of Hotel Transylvania 2, written by and starring Adam Sandler looks like plenty of fun.

I love that the ‘little monster’ is reminiscent of the completely adorable and mischievous triplets from Disney’s Brave (2012).

No idea how it happens that I actually haven’t seen the original, so now I know what I’m doing this Sunday.

Happy Hotel Transylvania 2 🙂

Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi

PIXELS (2015) Trailer 2, Definitely More Promising

May 19, 2015 Giadreams (themoviemylife.com) 3 Comments

In Pixels, starring Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Michelle Monaghan, Josh Gad and Peter Dinklage – aliens have sent real life video games to end us by pixelation – and of course we must fight! Or at least the best players of each video game character turned evil must.

The first trailer had me worried, but now…

…I badly want to see it work.

Happy Pixels 🙂

Comedy, No Spoiler Reviews, Romance

HITCH (2005) The Two Best Scenes

May 9, 2015 Giadreams (themoviemylife.com) 2 Comments

Will Smith and Kevin James were well cast in their roles for 2005’s romantic comedy, Hitch. Smith, a Date Doctor/Consultant and James, the ‘dating-life challenged’ singleton in desperate need of professional help.

Hitch works, in the most part because of the excellent chemistry between the two male leads. I had no issue at all with the film… that is until the last 20 minutes, by which I mean what happens romantically between Mendes and Smith’s characters.

Those last 20 minutes left me unable to recall another time when an element of a story felt so incredible forced. I just couldn’t buy it. The issue isn’t that what happened actually happened, but it’s the way it was written and executed.

It’s always a shame when something that takes place in a film completely forces you to remember that the people on screen are definitely ‘pretending’ because it doesn’t feel as real and realistic as it ought to.

Thankfully however, the memory of the films two funniest scenes will continue to shine bright in my memory. Kevin James’ show stopping dance moves and that little issue with the crayfish. Watch Hitch to experience those moments.

Directed by Andy Tennant; Eva Mendes and Amber Valletta also star.