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By Davidm. (40) on 24 Aug 2007

Hilarious -- King of Kong is more a panorama of a subculture than just about gaming. One of the best documentaries I've seen in years…

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By Jeffrey M. Anderson (3,573) for Combustible Celluloid (2,644) on 22 Aug 2007

The film magnificently, and almost inadvertently, captures the story of the American Dream…

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By Colin Covert (1,936) for Minneapolis Star Tribune (2,416) on 22 Aug 2007

A stupendously entertaining nonfiction film concerning the cutthroat battle for world records on coin-operated arcade games…

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By Matt Pais (1,519) for Metromix.com (1,085) on 22 Aug 2007

These two go after the record like they're Cal Ripken, and in the competitive community that surrounds the gaming world, no one would call…

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By Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) (2,277) for St. Paul Pioneer Press (4,360) on 22 Aug 2007

The King of Kong is a twisty, wildly entertaining film, and this comes to you from a guy who cares so little about Kong that he had to Google…

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By Chris Hewitt (2,086) for St. Paul Pioneer Press (4,360) on 22 Aug 2007

The King of Kong is a twisty, wildly entertaining film, and this comes to you from a guy who cares so little about Kong that he had to Google…

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By Cindy White (28) for IGN Movies (1,472) on 21 Aug 2007

Like all great documentaries, this one transcends its subject matter, so that in the end, it's not just about two guys who play videogames,…

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By Cynthia Fuchs (1,328) for PopMatters (2,617) on 21 Aug 2007

When a gamer tears up over a loss or a records auditor declares the significance of his role in the process (I see world records set in my…

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By Kerrir (1) on 20 Aug 2007

Practically perfect. So hillarious...you can't believe there are actually people like this that exist…

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By Sean Axmaker (1,564) for Seattle Post-Intelligencer (2,422) on 16 Aug 2007

Seth Gordon's portrait of obsessive classic arcade game players finds high drama and murky intrigue in the competition for the Donkey Kong…

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By Fred Topel (1,193) for Can Magazine (288) on 16 Aug 2007

The best inspirational sports movie since The Mighty Ducks…

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By Timothy Knight (332) for Reel.com (1,232) on 16 Aug 2007

An audience favorite on the film festival circuit, The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters is a laugh-out-loud funny and rousing documentary…

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By Pete Hammond (936) for Maxim (189) on 16 Aug 2007

A great American comedy. A hilarious and richly human tale of two guys trying to hang on to their own twisted dreams of glory…

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By Jeffrey Chen (849) for ReelTalk Movie Reviews (1,771) on 15 Aug 2007

Thankfully The King of Kong plays it straight and let's the players speak for themselves…

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By Cole Smithey (1,865) for ColeSmithey.com (1,853) on 13 Aug 2007

Here's one of those unfolding documentaries where unforeseen events and deeds make the subject more appealing than even the filmmaker expected.Hope,…

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By Ted Murphy (205) for Murphy's Movie Reviews (147) on 13 Jul 2007

Not unlike the sleeper hit Little Miss Sunshine, this breezy and engaging documentary has a great deal to say about the American fixation on…

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By Rob Nelson (320) for City Pages, Minneapolis/St. Paul (157) on 19 Jun 2007

You don't have to be an '80s kid to see The King of Kong as a metaphor for life itself…

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By Richard James Havis (225) for Hollywood Reporter (2,966) on 10 May 2007

A clever structure by director Seth Gordon means that The King of Kong ends up more engrossing than its bunch of geeky characters initially suggest…

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By Steven Rea (1,872) for Philadelphia Inquirer (3,920) on 19 Apr 2007

Thoroughly engaging, even as it explores the ugly underbelly of competitive gaming…

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By Scott Weinberg (1,998) for Cinematical (752) on 20 Mar 2007

I'm amazed at how a few filmmakers can take a story so slight and trivial, and turn it into a 90-minute documentary that's as fascinating as…

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