From the Vault — originally published August 15, 2007. Some links, videos or prices may be out of date.
Rarely do you see a movie getting such great ratings across the board. Whats even more rare is that it is about video games and it’s a documentary at that. In “King Of Kong: A Fistful Of Quarters” a middle school science teacher and a hot sauce mogul battle for the Guinness world record on the arcade classic, Donkey Kong. Who would have thought that the average game of Donkey Kong lasts less than a minute. This is shaping up to be a must see movie for game fans. Here’s what some reviewers have already said:
“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 civilization?”
– Peter Travers Rolling Stone
Hit the jump for the trailer.
“A hilarious and moving study of the obsessive competition between the all-time scoring leader on Donkey Kong, an odd Floridian, and a father of two who gets sucked into a world of mind-blowing passive-aggressiveness.” – Wesley Morris Boston Globe
Video no longer available (originally hosted on GameTrailers).
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