The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters(2007)- User Reviews

Much more than a simple story of men who play arcade games. The King of Kong is a compelling drama of the personal goal one man sets for himself, and how it impacts his friends, family, and state of mind. Quite the underdog story.more»

It's not a bad movie... er documentary... but if it was Billy Mitchell's intent to make himself look like the biggest jerk to the whole country... well, he succeeded. He got the record for Donkey Kong, albeit impressive, what... 30 years ago, …more»

So many moments, crazy hair, crazy wives, just so much to talk about. Try this after you see the movie... TELL SOMEONE WHY THE MOVIE IS GOOD.

I guarantee it's the hardest thing to do. That statement isn't a knock on the movie, it's really …more»

i just came back from watching this fine documentary at the nuart theater in west los angeles. the great thing about tonight was the director, producer, and one of the characters in the film were present.
what can i say about this movie? the audience …more»

The "King of Kong" tells the story of Billy Mitchell, who as any gamer worth their salt knows, is a legend when it comes to achieving high scores on classic arcade games. The movie begins with his rise to fame, and smoothly moves over to Steve …more»

I was a video game addict in the 80's and loved games like Donkey Kong, Pac-man, etc...Of course, I have a normal life, job, and family now. I had no idea that such a cult was present during that time and still alive now.

This movie takes you through …more»

as bad as it sound as bad as you can imagine as bad as you think as bad as you can see its not that bad i really rather spend my time counting the pop corn on my pop corn ceiling on a friday night with a pocket full of cash and an m5 full of gas ready …more»

Another rock(subculture) flipped over.

I love video games, I have since I was a kid in the 70's, but at some point the biological need to get laid came out. These people are still waiting.

The villian in this movie, it was a doc so they could …more»

Billy Mitchel is the world wide Donkey Kong champion wit a score of about 800,000. He set that score back in 1982. No one has come close to that record. 2nd place is about 500,000 points or 400,000 points. He is the Tiger Woods of the competitive video …more»

Billy Mitchell is the new Omarosa without a pen1s.
He was a chickensh#t weasel and that videotape looked doctored to me.more»