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The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters (2007)
description written by member Zara:
A documentary about diehard video game fans competing to break World Records on classic arcade games, the main one being Donkey Kong.
| Release Date: | August 17th, 2007 |
| MPAA Rating: | PG-13 |
| Running Time: | 79 minutes |
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The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters Movie Review by Zara  (8/1/2009) |
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OMG... I have yet to watch a movie this year that moved me to all of my collective emotions, from riotous laughter to giggles to shock to awe to lump in throat to full out crying for the sake of someone else's dignity.
Why it's taken me so long to get around to watching this documentary about how old school (these are...
(complete The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters review by Zara)
| The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters Movie Review by Movie Addict (2/17/2009) |
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This was a fascinating incursion into the world of gamers. There were all kinds of interesting characters; some just plain bizarre.
What was most interesting as how people lined up to support their champion and discount any attempt to dethrone him. Any attempt was questioned, and modified as "getting a lucky break,"...
(complete The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters review by Movie Addict)
| The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters Movie Review by Jarrod (8/19/2007) |
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'The King of Kong' is an utterly fascinating documentary about people committed to breaking world records in classic arcade games, though the primary focus of their efforts is Nintendo's Donkey Kong, which I played myself when I was a kid, but found it much too difficult to finish. It is all about top scores, and in 1982,...
(complete The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters review by Jarrod)
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