Pixels Trailer 2: More Sandler, Less Interest
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Is it just me, or does the idea of Adam Sandler and Kevin James serving as avatars for ’80s nerddom feel totally wrong? Like, I get that they might have been picked on and played video games, but for the past 20 years their material has played to the crowd that would likely have been the ones to beat them up back in school.
Peter Dinklage in a mullet with big gun, I can dig. But the more I see of this, the less I feel good about it. And yes, I know Futurama did it first.
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