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By Rhanda D (20) on 27 Mar 2009

A slick, well-made documentary which is probably extremely eye-opening for a less hardcore geek than me…

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By Mckenzie F (9) on 27 Mar 2009

One of the best documentaries, if not THE best documentary, ever made…

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By Noel H (37) on 26 Mar 2009

How serious they were about a score was hilarious…

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Review of The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters (2007)

By Eustace S (2) on 26 Mar 2009

How serious they were about a score was hilarious…

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By Steven B (910) on 25 Mar 2009

I can't say that I agree with the life pursuits of some of these guys, but I admit that I was rooting for Steve Wiebe by the end of it…

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By Jamez B (19) on 17 Mar 2009

Best movie based on videogames... It tells the tale of the game Donkey Kong and how these 2 guys are trying to beat each others scores…

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By Matt G (2,017) on 17 Mar 2009

Bit dubious about the subject - the race to hold the world record for the top score at Donkey Kong…

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By Rajneel S (171) on 17 Mar 2009

Rich, well-constructed, beautifully edited, engaging and utterly oddball documentary that - in a strange notion of criticism - is so well put…

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By Nick R (843) on 15 Mar 2009

One of the only documentaries I've actually bothered to watch all the way through…

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By Explodingboy1989 (53) on 15 Mar 2009

I know I should get off my ass and be reviewing more bad B movies, but it's been pretty cold where I live and I've really only wanted to lay…

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By Shannon K (92) on 15 Mar 2009

This is probably the only documentary that had me cheering at the end. Steve Wiebe should be everyone's hero. And Billy Mitchell is a b…

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By Scott Schueller (8) for Chicago Tribune (6,211) on 13 Dec 2008

Gordon's documentary proves better than 90 percent of the manufactured stories out this summer…

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By Eric Alt (17) for Premiere (771) on 02 Dec 2008

If you don't play at all, you may find yourself enjoying this film more than anyone, because you'll at least get all the laughs with none of…

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By Wesley Morris (1,967) for Boston Globe (6,852) on 20 Oct 2008

A portrait of two different men whose compulsion for Donkey Kong is hilarious…

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By Sean Gandert (81) for Paste Magazine (2,906) on 29 Jul 2008

Every bit as exciting as any sports %uFB01lm, while also shedding light on how obsessions can combine with corrupt power structures to drive…

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By Daniel Etherington (128) for Film4 (1,522) on 05 Jun 2008

A great little documentary, full of laughs, drama and tension. It's like Rocky, but with a joystick…

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By David Jenkins (910) for Time Out (7,510) on 04 Jun 2008

You could hardly call it a paragon of impartial filmmaking, but this is still a compelling and immersive glance into the nature of competitiveness…

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By James Dyer (59) for Empire Magazine (3,326) on 04 Jun 2008

An engrossing story that plucks at the heartstrings just as hard as it pummels the fire buttons…

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By Rossiter Drake (177) for San Francisco Examiner (1,621) on 09 Apr 2008

Gordon invites us to snicker at his cast of hardcore gamers, for whom 'Donkey Kong' tournaments are as vital as Super Bowls and as divisive…

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Review of The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters (2007)

By Andrew O'hehir (1,324) for Salon (312) on 07 Apr 2008

Ultimately Gordon's movie becomes both a hilarious story about an unbelievable collection of arrested-teenage morons and, yes, an inspiring…

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