"Don't get chumpatized."
For 2008, this ranks as one of the best films that I have seen this year that I know no one else has seen. A documentary about the battle for Donkey Kong arcade supremacy and the hardships that one regular man must endure to win the recognition and validation from his arcade peers.
In the end, its a conspiracy movie portraying previous Donkey Kong guru Billy Mitchell versus a regular Joe named Steve Wiebe in their quest to be entered into the Guiness Book of Records with the highest score in Donkey Kong. This film follows the various efforts Wiebe must do to prove his Kong prowess and the relentless efforts of Mitchell's followers to sabotage and discredit the abilities of Wiebe.
Sounds funny, but you really get caught up in this documentary because Wiebe is the every man and Mitchell is the evil, deceitful man holding the keys to the clubhouse. By the end of the film, you are filled with utter frustration over what one man needs to go through to prove himself. And you also wonder why people waste so much time playing a video game that's older than me?
I feel fortunate to have watched this unique documentary. Its not the best movie out there, but it is definitely entertaining. I thought my hobby was bad - a bunch of adults collecting little pieces of paper and spending thousands of dollars in the process. This hobby takes the cake and it is a documentary that competes with Trekkies for those fans out there that watch this sort of thing.
If you can find it somewhere or have TMN, its definitely worth your time. Not only is it fun to watch men do battle on arcade games, but seeing the vintage machines is an added bonus.
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Ha! I saw this ages ago, so you can't claim you're the only one!
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