Seth Gordon's documentary The King of Kong follows the exploits of the two best Donkey Kong players in America. Billy Mitchell has held the world record for the popular video game for over 20 years. The film covers his rise to prominence, and the circle of associates he keeps in the Twin Galaxies organization, which serves as the official referee and scorekeeper of the electronic gaming world; within the organization, Mitchell is highly revered for his prowess at a number of games. Eventually Steve Wiebe, with time on his ...
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Seth Gordon's documentary The King of Kong follows the exploits of the two best Donkey Kong players in America. Billy Mitchell has held the world record for the popular video game for over 20 years. The film covers his rise to prominence, and the circle of associates he keeps in the Twin Galaxies organization, which serves as the official referee and scorekeeper of the electronic gaming world; within the organization, Mitchell is highly revered for his prowess at a number of games. Eventually Steve Wiebe, with time on his hands now that he finds himself without a job, decides to seriously hunker down and challenge Mitchell's record. Gordon gets close to both men, and shows how the passionate arcade subculture harbors very powerful feelings about both of them. Perry Seibert, Rovi
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Billy Mitchell, Doris Self, Steve Wiebe, Nicole Wiebe, Steve Sanders, Todd Rogers, Walter Day. New in new packaging. Language: English. Run time: 82 mins. Aspect ratio: 1.85: 1. Originally released: 2007. Ships same day or next business day. Tracking number with every order. Satisfaction guaranteed or your money back.
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I spent the first half hour thinking that this was a mockumentary until it slowly dawned on me that everyone concerned was deadly serious. And in fairness, the movie treated all the characters with respect. The movie exposes a world you probably are completely unaware of, but that has a universal appeal.
I enjoyed every minute of it and look forward to seeing the movie again.
CRDC
Mar 11, 2010
King of Kong
This movie is about your traditional "good versus evil" battle. Really interesting. But I wish it would've fleshed out the injustices (in the video game world of competition) more.
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