5 stars out of 5.
King of Kong is a documentary about an average Joe from Washington who really loves Donkey Kong. When he is laid off from his job, he decides to break the all time Donkey Kong record, which has been in place since 1982. Being unemployed isn't nearly so bad if you have a full-sized video game machine in your house that you play constantly. His wife is amazingly supportive (at least on the documentary), while his kids show their displeasure more readily.
The ensuing story is absolutely hilarious. Prepare to delve into the realm of high-intensity video gamers, which is not a realm you ever want to personally visit. The politics, the back and forth, the broken records - it's all a wild ride. It really is like the Rocky of video games, if that is possible.
Even though the theme is video games, kids will probably not enjoy it. However, I think most adults will enjoy it. Thanks to Judd for the great recommendation.
2 comments:
We just watched this and loved it. Maybe because my expectation was zero, but this really was hilarious.
You are very welcome! Glad you enjoyed it as much as I did.
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