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  • MizzouBravesFan
    MVP
    • Mar 2004
    • 2489

    #1

    The King of Kong

    Has anyone else checked this out???

    A friend recommended it to me the other day so I picked it up, it's tremendous.

    It's a documentary about the still ongoing obsession with Donkey Kong and how adults still strive for the high score...but it focuses on two men. One is Billy Mitchell who owns the record and Steve Wiebe who's trying to break it. It'd made out to be sort of a good vs. evil battle but both are extremely interesting to watch and it makes for a great movie.

    It sound ridiculous and at first I was really skeptical of it but it is indeed a tremendous documentary. It's amazing to see what lengths and how deep the gamers will go to try and figure the game out and get a better score.
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  • Brian_OS
    MVP
    • Jul 2002
    • 1905

    #2
    Re: The King of Kong

    Picked it up where? I thought it was still in theaters...

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    • oakfan162
      Get Ducked Up!
      • Mar 2006
      • 4724

      #3
      Re: The King of Kong

      Originally posted by MizzouBravesFan
      Has anyone else checked this out???

      A friend recommended it to me the other day so I picked it up, it's tremendous.

      It's a documentary about the still ongoing obsession with Donkey Kong and how adults still strive for the high score...but it focuses on two men. One is Billy Mitchell who owns the record and Steve Wiebe who's trying to break it. It'd made out to be sort of a good vs. evil battle but both are extremely interesting to watch and it makes for a great movie.

      It sound ridiculous and at first I was really skeptical of it but it is indeed a tremendous documentary. It's amazing to see what lengths and how deep the gamers will go to try and figure the game out and get a better score.
      I haven't seen it but I've heard nothing but good things about it.
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      • MizzouBravesFan
        MVP
        • Mar 2004
        • 2489

        #4
        Re: The King of Kong

        Originally posted by Brian_OS
        Picked it up where? I thought it was still in theaters...
        *cough* via Torrent *cough*
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        • danqb11
          R**k**
          • Jan 2004
          • 369

          #5
          Re: The King of Kong

          I just watched the movie. It was great. Steve Webie is the man. Billy Mitchel is such a punk. You never actually see him play.

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          • MizzouBravesFan
            MVP
            • Mar 2004
            • 2489

            #6
            Re: The King of Kong

            After watching this again, I'm still amazed as to how anyone could ever get to a Kill Screen...esp. in Donkey Kong which is easily the hardest of the old school arcade classics.

            I mean, I used to be able to get to like the 20th screen on Pac-Man and I thought that was amazing...lol now I know.
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            • TheGenius
              The World's Smartest Man
              • Jul 2002
              • 1590

              #7
              Re: The King of Kong

              The DVD was just released today, watched it from Netflix and it was just awesome. At first you think everything it portrays is so stupid and laughable but by the end you're cheering and booing certain characters and on the edge of your seat. Great film.

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              • Brankles
                Banned
                • May 2003
                • 5113

                #8
                Re: The King of Kong

                Just got done watching it. I was really into it by the end. Definitely recommend it.

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                • ExtremeGamer
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                  • Jul 2002
                  • 35299

                  #9
                  Re: The King of Kong

                  Awesome flick, we watched it tonight. Even my wife liked it. Billy Mitchell is a douchebag though.

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                  • rubisco43
                    All Star
                    • Feb 2003
                    • 4372

                    #10
                    Re: The King of Kong

                    great flick. really enjoyed it. too bad

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                    • DueceDiggla
                      MVP
                      • Aug 2002
                      • 4915

                      #11
                      Re: The King of Kong

                      Originally posted by rubisco43
                      great flick. really enjoyed it. too bad

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                      I know its BS. The movie really made me want to kick Billy's ***.

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                      • JayBee74
                        Hall Of Fame
                        • Jul 2002
                        • 22989

                        #12
                        Re: The King of Kong

                        On Ebert and Roeper guest critic Robert Wilonsky said it was the best movie of the year (reviewed around mid August) and Roeper thought it should be nominated for a Best Documentary Oscar.

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                        • Chief Illinimac
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                          • Dec 2004
                          • 2365

                          #13
                          Re: The King of Kong

                          Just watched it. Great movie. Billy Mitchell is in my top 5 movie villains of all time.
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                          • Pete1210
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                            • Aug 2006
                            • 3277

                            #14
                            Re: The King of Kong

                            This movie is coming to the xbox marketplace this month.

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                            • mgoblue
                              Go Wings!
                              • Jul 2002
                              • 25477

                              #15
                              Re: The King of Kong

                              Watched this last night and man it was cool. Billy Mitchell is a total *** and double talker. I wanted to punch that smug face sometimes.

                              Brian Kuh and Steve Sanders, wow...Billy doesn't need a wife, he's got those two to service him whenever he damn well wanted. Some of these people are what make "gaming" seem so geeky. Man, I'm a gamer and pretty damn geeky, but these cats are scary.

                              I like Steve and his family though...so not all gamers are total losers thankfully.
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