If you into retro gaming, then this movie is for you. Except that your beloved games, Pacman, Centipede and Galaga is out here to eat or kill you in real life. Simple games no more.
The story is about us, sending TV transmissions to space about an arcade tournament. The aliens received these transmissions and think this is our provocation for war or invasion. The aliens challenged us with our own games (yes its absurd but let me continue). They sent Galaga and decimated an army base as their first salvo. The US government goes gaga who has the kind of technology of attacking them. Then enter Adam Sandler's character (the second placer in that same arcade tournament) helping the government fight off these aliens. Of course we win, who would like to see a movie that would humans lose.
Yes the movie plot is absurd, the movie is not heavily thought of. If its an Adam Sandler movie, you can't expect more. All his movies are so thin in story line yet so entertaining with shallow jokes and taunts that people actually watch them. For this movie, we liked the nostalgia, nothing else. I thought I could get some substance but it was like Happy Gilmore once again with retro games instead of golf clubs.
How I wish to see my favorite games in a good light but alas, they come to earth as our enemies. Pacman the lovable yellowed puck eats cars and whatever comes in its path. Galaga running around blasting army buildings, centipede doing some zumba (zumba?) as a comedic relief from the supposed comedy of errors here, and Donkey Kong acting out as the main villain. With the winners of the arcade tournament, those pesky aliens can't win over us with our own games.
Watch this movie if you want to see Kevin James as the US President. That's absurd and hilarious combined already as it is.
