Review of The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters (2007) by Ernest K — 01 Dec 2011

I never knew a documentary could be so much fun! The King of Kong is a very interesting story about two men who face off (well, sort of) to be the Donkey Kong champion of the world. It's a unique look into a small, quirky niche of the population, and truth is stranger than fiction.

If you wrote characters like this, no one would believe you, but these people endear and condemn themselves by their own words (though selective editing is used to accentuate some things). Endearing, engaging and often hilarious, The King of Kong was perhaps the most pleasant surprise of the year for me.