It’s time again to see if there’s anything worth buying off the DVD shelf. Today brings one movie I can wholeheartedly tell you to pick up immediately!

The King of Kong

This is a great documentary that literally had people in the theater cheering. It’s a classic battle of good versus evil in the world of…video games!

The story: An average man named Steve Wiebe (Wee-bee!) attempts to break the Donkey Kong high score, but comes up against the hard-nosed record holder, Billy Mitchell. Billy was a professional gamer back when arcades were thriving. Now he makes barbecue sauce and says stuff like “Well, maybe they’d like it if I lose. I gotta try losing sometime.” Basically, he’s a prick, but he holds clout in the professional gaming realm. When Steve shows up to break the record, Billy does everything within his power (except showing up to defend his record, which is mysterious) to take down Steve. It all leads to an ending that, as I said earlier, had the audience going crazy.

Nerd’s Thoughts: This documentary has everything you would want in a movie. If you loved “American Movie,” this is right up your alley. It has a character you can root for, it’s got some really strange people populating it, and it is hilarious. This isn’t just for people who love video games. It’s for anyone who likes to root for the underdog. It’s for anyone who feels like they want to accomplish something with their life, no matter what that may be. This movie is endlessly entertaining.

The Verdict: BUY IT!

This entry was posted on Tuesday, January 29th, 2008 at 11:09 am and is filed under Video Games, Tuesday Toys!. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

It’s time again to see if there’s anything worth buying off the DVD shelf. Today brings one movie I can wholeheartedly tell you to pick up immediately!

The King of Kong

This is a great documentary that literally had people in the theater cheering. It’s a classic battle of good versus evil in the world of…video games!

The story: An average man named Steve Wiebe (Wee-bee!) attempts to break the Donkey Kong high score, but comes up against the hard-nosed record holder, Billy Mitchell. Billy was a professional gamer back when arcades were thriving. Now he makes barbecue sauce and says stuff like “Well, maybe they’d like it if I lose. I gotta try losing sometime.” Basically, he’s a prick, but he holds clout in the professional gaming realm. When Steve shows up to break the record, Billy does everything within his power (except showing up to defend his record, which is mysterious) to take down Steve. It all leads to an ending that, as I said earlier, had the audience going crazy.

Nerd’s Thoughts: This documentary has everything you would want in a movie. If you loved “American Movie,” this is right up your alley. It has a character you can root for, it’s got some really strange people populating it, and it is hilarious. This isn’t just for people who love video games. It’s for anyone who likes to root for the underdog. It’s for anyone who feels like they want to accomplish something with their life, no matter what that may be. This movie is endlessly entertaining.

The Verdict: BUY IT!

This entry was posted on Tuesday, January 29th, 2008 at 11:09 am and is filed under Video Games, Tuesday Toys!. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.