If it weren't for swirling currents of humanity, the film would bore me Gongless. But it turns out to be character thriller with a big finish.
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02/22/08
The King Of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters (2007)
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Reviews Counted:93
Fresh:90
Rotten:3
Average Rating:8.1/10
Consensus: The King of Kong is funny and compelling with more than a few poignant insights into human behavior. Director Seth Gordon presents the dueling King Kong players in all their obsessive complexity and with perfectly al dente observations.
Runtime: 90 mins
Genre: Education/General Interest
US Box Office: $519,005
Synopsis: There's more drama in this small documentary than in most serious Oscar contenders. A marriage is on the line, integrity is tested, and friendships falter--all in the name of a video game called... [More]
Director: Seth Gordon
Reviews for The King Of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters
Top CriticWith the results up in the air until the very end of the film, you will care who wins the goofy contest.
09/14/07
Seth Gordon's feature-length documentary about obsessive arcade gamers could possibly be the most entertaining thing you could do on a Saturday night.
09/21/07
Directed by Seth Gordon, the film illuminates and draws you into a subculture you never knew existed and makes you genuinely care about its characters.
09/14/07
It's clear that director Seth Gordon is rooting for Wiebe - but it is not just a trick of the editing that means within 30 minutes of the political machinations of Kong beginning, you will be too.
06/13/08
A hilarious story about an unbelievable collection of arrested-teenage morons and, yes, an inspiring fable of persistence and redemption.
08/16/07
The King of Kong is a cleverly made documentary that realizes you can start with something small and seemingly insignificant and make a highly effective and entertaining work.
09/02/07
The King of Kong is proof that you don't need Earth shattering events of cosmic import to create a compelling film.
09/26/07
Wonderful, hilarious documentary.
10/04/07
One of the best pictures of the year...King of Kong is an uproarious, unsettlingly observant, and romantically biased documentary on the golden years of classic gaming.
09/21/07
Gordon finds a way to take these relatively normal guys and their simple quest to be the best at something and turns it into a conflict for the ages.
08/17/07
Nerds rule.
09/14/07
Documentaries can make you concerned for the environment or fascinated by penguins. And now, they can make you cheer for a guy who plays arcade games in his garage.
05/30/07
a fascinating film
08/16/07
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 it to make sure it's correct to refer to it as a video game.
08/23/07
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, but about the nature of competition, how we cope with winning and losing and what that tells us about ourselves.
08/22/07
Here's one of those unfolding documentaries where unforeseen events and deeds make the subject more appealing than even the filmmaker expected.Hope, pride, personal identity and an air of fierce competition underlie the enjoyable action.
08/14/07
A stupendously entertaining nonfiction film concerning the cutthroat battle for world records on coin-operated arcade games.
08/23/07
It's almost embarrassing how compelling this film becomes...
08/31/07
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 room every day"), the film creates characters out of clips, asks viewers to participate in story arcs.
08/22/07
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