Thoughts: In 1982, Billy Mitchell held the record for the highest score in Donkey Kong. Since then no one has even come close ... until Steve Wiebe showed up. He scored the highest ever Donkey Kong score of 947,200 but due to issues it was not recognized or accepted. This documentary follows Steve as he tries to prove his record and challenge Billy to a game of Donkey Kong. The King of Kong is one of the best movies I have seen in awhile and it has it all – heroes, villains, heartbreak, humor; you can’t write this stuff. The story is perfect and Steve Wiebe is my hero. It is a shame New Line Cinema is in talks of making into a feature film. Ugh. They need to just leave it alone. I hate Hollywood versions of nerds, geeks, or freaks. Nothing can represent it as well as the real thing. Oh and they played great 80's music throughout the movie. I especially loved the long version of Picture of You by the Cure!
Movie Count: 82
1 comment:
This sounds like fun. I will probably check it out.
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