Billy Mitchell, Doris Self, Steve Sanders (IX)
Diehard video game fans compete to break World Records on classic arcade games.
DVD Release Date: January 29, 2008
Stats: 5,086 reviews
This is a great documentary! It?s got drama, comedy, corruption! It?s a classic tale of good vs. evil. It?s like starwars but with geeks and nerds. Steve Wiebe is great hero character but Billy Mitchell has to be one of the greatest villains in cinematic history! He's like the wi...( read more)
Sometimes truth is far more entertaining than fiction could ever be. When a film like King of Kong comes along, you ask "Is this really a documentary?" It's more This is Spinal Tap than Capturing the Friedmans. The amazing thing is just how much conventional narrative is employed...( read more)
This is a funny and relevant movie documentary that follows Steve Wiebe ( a real guy and not an actor ) and his out of the blue desire to become the world champion..... of Donkey Kong. If you don't know what DK is, then don't even watch this film.
Pretty entertaining doc on Donkey Kong obsession. Thought it did a solid job of balancing the movie and didn't try to make fun of the dorks too much...altho they pretty much covered that all by themselves. Fun watch.
The best documentaries open up a world that didn't exist to you before you watched. The King of Kong did exactly that for me. I had no idea there was a group of people who religously guarded the their records--for the highest score on the video game Donkey Kong. What's even mo...( read more)
A true underdog story. You get caught in the characters, and is even more dramtic than some sports movies.
Great fun for those lovers of old school video games. Donkey Kong champion Billy Mitchell (full of self assurance) will do anything in his power to make sure Steve Wiebe doesn't break his record. Best part is where Wiebe is going to break the DK record & is being screamed @ by ...( read more)
its rocky for nerds .. u gotta love it
this is one doc i could watch over and over
Billy Mitchell is one of a kind...Him alone is worth a watch...If your a fan of old school arcade games or just video games in general this is a must see...
WOW.I was really impressed by this documentary.You gotta see it.It had me hooked from beginning to end.
A terrifically entertaining documentary about an unlikely subject. full review
A stupendously entertaining nonfiction film concerning the cutthroat battle for world records on coin-operated arcade games. full review
Not since 300 have I seen such manly mano-a-manoing as the iron clash of wills in the documentary The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters. full review
A great American comedy. A hilarious and richly human tale of two guys trying to hang on to their own twisted dreams of glory. full review
The King of Kong is very entertaining (and doesn't overstay its welcome)... full review
Who would have guessed that a documentary about gamers obsessed with scoring a world record at Donkey Kong would not only be roaringly funny but serve as a metaphor for the decline of Western civiliza... full review
Thoroughly engaging, even as it explores the ugly underbelly of competitive gaming. full review
how do you add a castmember to a movie? i want to add Weibe since hes the CO-STAR of it, and yet not represented on the left here.
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