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"I Loved This Documentary and I am So NOT a Gamer"
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This entertaining documentary goes into the wacky world of diehard arcade gamers. The main focus of this movie is that even 25 years after the height of the Donkey Kong game, there is still two men on a quest to hold the World Record. One is Billy Mitchell, who owns many world records. He'll be the first to tell you that he is the greatest guy in the world. The other competitor is Steve Wiebe who out of boredom and the feeling of failure in his life wants to hold the world record at Donkey Kong. Let the battle commence.
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The King of Kong is a fun flashback for anyone who spent hours at arcades in the 80s as I did. It goes into the lives of those whose worlds still revolve around little moving colored pixels on a screen and you trying to get to the next level. If you have ever played Donkey Kong or if you like documentaries or if you like competition of any kind {I think that about covers everyone} you have to see this movie.
The King of Kong shows a lot about a world most never get to see. This movie is even more suspenseful with the viewer not knowing who will own the record until the end. To me, this movie has everything I look for in a movie: unique characters, suspense, thrills and big time comedy. Throughout the movie you'll be asking yourself, "Is this for real?" Yes. It is for real.
Two men obsessed with being the world's best at a game is entertaining to me and I would recommend this to everyone. Unfortunately, after viewing you may want to go out and try to find a Donkey Kong machine and see how far you get. I know with me it was never too far. This movie brought me back to my childhood in the 80s and it felt good. Seriously, I bought the DVD I liked it so much.
"If anybody wants to see, there's a Donkey Kong kill screen coming up."
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12A - 79mins - Documentary/Sport - 6th June 2008 This appealed to me on two levels. First off I was drawn in by the old school arcade games but secondly and more importantly this movie has a great story to tell that does go so much deeper than video games. This film is about 2 men as they fight for the right for the top score on Donkey Kong. Just thought I'd mention this now but you DO NOT have to be a fan of or even care about video games to enjoy this movie. Billy Mitchell … more
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I got more insight into the world of arcade game high scores than I ever cared to gain. And I thoroughly enjoyed it! Who knew that people could become so obsessed? I loved seeing the passion, perseverance and geekiness though. On a side note, what's up with Billy Mitchell's hair and douche'tude?
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January 04, 2010
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The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters is an American documentary film that follows Steve Wiebe as he tries to take the world high score for the arcade game Donkey Kong from reigning champion Billy Mitchell. The film premiered January 22, 2007, at the 2007 Slamdance Film Festival and has been shown at the Newport Beach Film Festival, the Seattle International Film Festival, the SXSW Film Festival, the TriBeCa Film Festival, the True/False Film Festival, the Aspen Comedy Festival, and the Fantasia Festival. The film opened in limited release in the United States on August 17, 2007, in 5 theaters, and by September 9, 2007, the film had expanded to 39 theaters in the U.S. Later in 2007, it appeared on the cable network G4.
The film's original title was simply The King of Kong but later received the subtitle A Fistful of Quarters.
A scripted movie adaptation is already in the works. Director Seth Gordon has said that the movie might be a sequel instead of a remake, telling the story of how the documentary changed both men's lives, as well as their continuing rivalry.
The film's DVD release was on January 29, 2008.
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The film's original title was simply The King of Kong but later received the subtitle A Fistful of Quarters.
A scripted movie adaptation is already in the works. Director Seth Gordon has said that the movie might be a sequel instead of a remake, telling the story of how the documentary changed both men's lives, as well as their continuing rivalry.
The film's DVD release was on January 29, 2008.
Cast:
Billy Mitchell,
Steve Wiebe,
Doris Self,
Nicole Wiebe,
Steve Sanders,
Walter Day,
Todd Rogers,
Brian Kuh,
Robert Mruczek
Genre:
Documentary
Release Date:
August 17, 2007
MPAA Rating:
PG-13
Runtime:
1hr 22min
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btw, have you seen Grandma's Boy before? It's a fictional Adam Sandler movie, but with all the gamers I know and the game companies that I've hung out, it almost seems real. I think you'd like it!