Sunday, October 7, 2007

King of Kong: Fistful of Quarters


For everyone who has been waiting for the seedy underbelly of competitive arcade gaming to be exposed, the wait is over! King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters documents one mans quest to become the worlds best Donkey Kong player and another mans fight to retain his title. I am not making this up.

Meet Billy Mitchell: Reigning King of Kong since 1982. 1982 also happens to be the same year he encapsulated his entire look. This hot sauce mogul has been enjoying the fruits of arcade game domination and will do anything to defend his reign as the King of Kong.



Meet Steve Weibe: 8th grade science teacher who is about to find out how hard he will have to fight to take the title of King of Kong. And he also learns the age old lesson that associating yourself with a man that is known as Mr. Awesome will always come back and get you in the end.


Meet two satisfied movie goers who were painted to their chairs as they watched the epic battle between good and evil unfold in arcades across the country.


If you haven't had your mind blown in a while, then I think it is time. The trouble of finding an independent theater in your area playing this film is worth it. We loved this movie, mostly due to the shock that Billy Mitchell is a real member of society and not a character of Ben Stiller's. the plot is rich with deciet, wierdness and a 70 year old man who wears a referee uniform and runs an organization called twin galaxies. These are the things that make movie magic. check it out here.

2 comments:

Minharos said...

We have so many independant theaters around here, I can't wait!
Katie

Minharos said...

Steve Wiebe's our hero!

Levy and Katie