the king of kong

daryn · #1 08-26-2007, 11:48 AM

anyone check this out? i guess it's not in a lot of theaters right now. it's this documentary about this guy billy mitchell, the guy who did the first perfect game of pac man. he got this incredible donkey kong high score back in the 80's and he's been bragging about it ever since basically. the documentary follows this guy steve from cali who is trying to break his high score. .it's pretty good. you end up rooting for this steve guy more than you've rooted for anyone in your life. it's ends up being like a real good vs. evil thing.

Popinjay · #2 08-26-2007, 11:52 AM

I think the first True Life I'm a Gamer had this "hot sauce mogul" on it. He said in it (this was years ago) that he was planning something huge wrt video gaming achievements; and that if he accomplished it that it would be like zomg the craziest thing evar. Wonder wtf that was, he never revealed.

catalyst · #3 08-26-2007, 11:53 AM

I had heard of this but it's not playing in my local theatre. Does anyone know if certain theatre chains are playing this - daryn you are from my area, where did you see it?

Homer · #4 08-26-2007, 11:54 AM

documentaries about nerds are awesome (spellbound, wordplay, etc). i will have to check this out.

Homer · #5 08-26-2007, 11:56 AM

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I had heard of this but it's not playing in my local theatre. Does anyone know if certain theatre chains are playing this - daryn you are from my area, where did you see it?

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http://movie-times.movies.go.com/mov...&radius=25

(will have to enter your zip code)

daryn · #6 08-26-2007, 11:57 AM

that "hot sauce mogul" is probably that guy.. billy mitchell. he owns a chain of restaurants in florida and they had a whole bit about his hot sauce in the film.

daryn · #7 08-26-2007, 11:58 AM

oh haha i just saw that it says "hot sauce mogul" on the movie poster

TomCollins · #8 08-26-2007, 12:05 PM

Saw it opening night, awesome movie. I highly recommend it to anyone who is even considering seeing it.

Waterfall · #9 08-26-2007, 12:09 PM

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I had heard of this but it's not playing in my local theatre. Does anyone know if certain theatre chains are playing this - daryn you are from my area, where did you see it?

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It's playing at Coolidge Corner in Brookline I think

daryn · #10 08-26-2007, 12:38 PM

i saw it at kendall sq