"Pixels" (2015), I remember when I first saw the teaser for this "movie", when I watched it, I was immediately intrigued. It looked like a funny and very creative concept. Seriously, extraterrestrials misinterpreted as video game characters attacking Earth in a declaration of war, using technology that was inspired by various video games. Doesn't that just scream excitement? Then, I saw the studios behind it all, Sony Pictures and Happy Madison. Plus, Adam Sandler was part of the cast. Alarms went off in my head right away. Now, I'm not saying I hate Adam Sandler as an actor and film maker overall, he has been involved with a few good and some great movies in his career. But, a handful of them are utter trash. Even after I saw Adam Sandler was in the cast, I still wanted to see this "movie". I planned on going to see it in a theater, but several things came up in my life and I didn't get a chance to go see it during it's theatrical release, thank God for that! Soon after it's release on DVD, I saw that it was going to be on TV one night. So, I watched it, since it was 100% free at that time. Let me just say this, you guys. This is one of the most poorly executed films I have ever seen. "Pixels" has a cliched and boring storyline, standard to horrible acting, and a predictably generic soundtrack to try and tie it all together. As I mentioned before, the plot for this "film" is a very clever concept. Aliens recreated as evil versions of video game characters invade Earth? That was a fun and unique storyline practically gift-wrapped for the writers and film makers! But, apparently they got morons involved and none of the brilliant opportunities were taken advantage of at all. Adam Sandler's production company, Happy Madison, has ruined yet another cool idea, again! This is really starting to aggravate me. "Pixels" is stuffed to the brim with cliche after cliche, dull and boring dialogue, uninspired action scenes and a lack of creativity with the villains. There are so many awesome video games out there that they could have used for this "film". Sadly, they chose a few of probably the most boring ones in arcade game history. The only one out of this group that I actually like, is Pac-Man. Why? Because everyone, including me, can look at that character and know where it's from, whether you've played that game or not. Overall, the plot was poorly executed, next to nothing of interest happens and the script sounds like it was written by people on drugs. Probably the saddest thing is, that it didn't have to suck. It could've been, and should've been so much more. I honestly could've wrote a better script in less than two hours! As far as the acting goes, it's just as big a letdown. The only actors that seem to be trying here are: Michelle Monaghan, Peter Dinklage and Sean Bean. Their acting was not too bad. Unfortunately, the rest of the cast was just plain mediocre, especially Adam Sandler, Kevin James and Josh Gad. To give Adam Sandler some credit, he's not a bad actor overall in his career. But, Kevin James and Josh Gad are not funny, nor will they ever be funny in any form of media. Why do those two keep getting cast in films and TV shows? The acting is just a joke from the majority of the cast! As far as the soundtrack goes, it's a big disappointment. When I saw who composed this "film" score, I was very surprised. Henry Jackman wrote the music! Usually, he writes decent music for any movie he gets involved in. What happened to him here? Now, let's get to the only two good elements in this pile of filth. The only good things are the sets/locations and the special effects. All of the sets/locations are great and give this "film" a nice atmosphere. As far as the special effects go, all of them are well-done and still hold up to this day. Yes, they do get a little cheesy, but that was the intent, since the villains are classic video game characters. "Pixels" is yet another letdown in the world of Adam Sandler movies. One thing I loathe in the film and animation industry is wasted potential. This "movie" is the epitome of wasted potential, they had a phenomenal concept and yet they somehow screwed it up. I'm giving this "film" 2 out of 5 stars on my personal scale, which equates to 4 out of 10 IMDB stars. Do I really have to tell you to stay away from this "film"? Unless you're a fan of the video games that this "movie" is based on, you'd be much better off skipping it. To tell you the truth, I have more fun playing the video games instead!