The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters

Post by **retro_gammer79** » Thu May 08, 2008 12:29 pm

I saw this movie last night. It was great and shows the true spirit of gaming. Besides who doesn't love the underdog!

You can view the trailer here: http://www.billyvssteve.com/

All I have to say is that Billy is the biggest douche of all time.

Post by **AwesomeMonstar** » Thu May 08, 2008 12:33 pm

Amazing documentary, I honestly can't believe that it didn't get at least an oscar nomination. Such conspiracy in the underworld of gaming.

Post by **Mozgus** » Thu May 08, 2008 1:05 pm

Be sure to read this though:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_King_o ... uted_facts

Post by **retro_gammer79** » Thu May 08, 2008 1:18 pm

Mozgus wrote:Be sure to read this though:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_King_o ... uted_facts

Billy is still the biggest douche of all time.

Post by **pocket** » Thu May 08, 2008 1:31 pm

gotta try his hot sauce though

Post by **baphomet_irl** » Thu May 08, 2008 6:15 pm

is this a sequel?

or is this the one about the Donkey Kong record between Wiebe and Billy Mitchell with his awesome ties?

[EDIT]it is the original one[/EDIT]

yeh its a great film, and I dont care how much people say that fancy editing bias's the viewer, there can be no denying that you can clearly see that Billy Mitchell is an arrogant twat, and as for that wierdo guy that's his sidekick 'Billy all these people are here for you, we're watching the video' - what a creep

actually i think one of the funniest bits of the film is when that dork announces his Donkey Kong score that day when he first sees Wiebe, and his score is utter crap compared to either Wiebe or Mitchell eheh

Post by **pompeyparsons** » Thu May 08, 2008 7:11 pm

I watched this movie a couple months back on Netflix "Watch Instantly". Good little film, keeps you entertained for the entire duration but while watching the thought does cross your mind; how much of this is actual "reality" versus the perception of "reality" that the director wants you to see.

How the director wants to tell a particular story oftentimes will cloud his judgment when making editing decisions. A great case of this is the film "My Kid Could Paint That". The director of the film talks about it in the actual documentary how getting to know his subjects so intimately may be letting his personal bias interfere with his documentary being to slanted in favor of the little girl being the actual painter of her artwork. Which led him to reexamine his conclusions.

Could King of Kong director Seth Gordon's personal bias be shown in his positive portrayal of Wiebe and his negative portrayal of Mitchell? Certainly. Does it? In my opinion yes.

The world is never so clear cut to be simply black and white. It’s all a gray area. No one ever perceives themselves as being the bad guy. Everyone has personal motives and justifications for the way they behave. Gordon built a narrative of good vs. evil. In order to do that he had to portray Mitchell in a negative light.

Then again that’s just how I perceive things, you obviously may disagree.

Post by **baphomet_irl** » Thu May 08, 2008 9:02 pm

pompeyparsons wrote:I watched this movie a couple months back on Netflix "Watch Instantly". Good little film, keeps you entertained for the entire duration but while watching the thought does cross your mind; how much of this is actual "reality" versus the perception of "reality" that the director wants you to see.

How the director wants to tell a particular story oftentimes will cloud his judgment when making editing decisions. A great case of this is the film "My Kid Could Paint That". The director of the film talks about it in the actual documentary how getting to know his subjects so intimately may be letting his personal bias interfere with his documentary being to slanted in favor of the little girl being the actual painter of her artwork. Which led him to reexamine his conclusions.

Could King of Kong director Seth Gordon's personal bias be shown in his positive portrayal of Wiebe and his negative portrayal of Mitchell? Certainly. Does it? In my opinion yes.

The world is never so clear cut to be simply black and white. It’s all a gray area. No one ever perceives themselves as being the bad guy. Everyone has personal motives and justifications for the way they behave. Gordon built a narrative of good vs. evil. In order to do that he had to portray Mitchell in a negative light.

Then again that’s just how I perceive things, you obviously may disagree.

disagreee would be too strong a word, as I deffo think the film was biased against him, and I dont think Billy Mitchell is 'bad', in fact I think his arrogance seems to be so over-the-top that it must be from some form of insecurity (IMO). Having said that fair play to him he's loaded and he's got an ace Chuck Norris larger than life type of persona and he DEFINITELY entertains i suppose :p

Post by **Intangir** » Thu May 08, 2008 9:55 pm

Liked it as a movie, not-so-much as a documentary. Its also somewhat marred by the fact that Billy retook the DK highscore from Wiebe before the movie opened in theaters.

Post by **gradualmeltdown** » Fri May 09, 2008 3:53 am

Great story and a well put together film. I measured its success by the fact you don't have to care about video games at all to be sucked in.

Walter Day is a douche anyway, his input is void due to obvious bias.. Billy's minions are all worse than him. They are all stuck in a weird little fantasy world. Even if they played up Billy's part he is still who he is. Did you see his wife? That spells insecurity!