The apparent bending of truths makes this film exert a little less impact, but it is still a fascinating story. Brilliantly bizarre characters.

Billy Mitchell is a pretty cool guy.

Great little documentary on an underdog trying to break the high score record in Donkey Kong. A bit one-sided and not entirely truthful, but still well done. Also, fuck you Billy Mitchell. Nobody gives a shit about you or your hot sauce.

"The subtitle of the film is actually an unneeded addition since what the film highlights with piercing exactitude are the lengths grown men won't go to in the long run to prove themselves." - Jason Clark

Plenty can be made fun of here. A guy who would rather play one video game over and over again then work or play with his kids. A guy who acts like a celebrity (Mitchell) because of a high score in Kong (and people buying into it). The line that got me thinking was from a random arcade fanatics, "Hey I don't drink. I don't smoke or do drugs. I just play video games". I realized he's right and good for him for having a healthy outlet, and that this doc had actually taught me something.

This movie really had me rooting for the underdog (Steve) and wishing that petty loser Billy gets his in the end. Excellent documentary.

Funny, but you can never take docs like this at face value, so kind of a waste of time in a way.

I really hope I was supposed to be angry while watching this. Billy Mitchell is a tremendous douche and Twin Galaxies is a cliquish collection of 'spergy, dishonest losers. I can't fathom why Steve Wiebe cared so much about dealing with these people considering how unethical they are and how they deliberately ostracized him. I'm having trouble reviewing this as a film because I'm just so pissed off at the men featured in it. Maybe that's effective/manipulative filmmaking?

It's impossible for me not to dock it a few points for fabricating a narrative that didn't really happen, but it's still a great documentary.

Whether the story is entirely true or not impacts the film very little, its the little guy versus the King that pulls you in. Excellent and compelling documentary.

Though this is a great, compelling film in its own right, it also has the distinction of being the only documentary that I'd like to see dramatized into a feature film. Never in my life have I witnessed a human being who resembled a Ben Stiller villain as thoroughly as Billy Mitchell; clearly this is the man Stiller was born to play. Cast Nathan Fillion as underdog science teacher, and all around nice guy, Steve Wiebe and I'd pay ten bucks to see to watch this story unfold all over again.

Absolute truth in question, we can only engage this along lines of the narrative it presents, which is essentially an underdog triumph and the comeuppance of a bully. The portrayal of Wiebe is touching; socially uneasy but a genuinely good guy, he wrestles with balancing his family life and obsessive behavior. The Redmond sections of the film are the most powerful pieces here. Mitchell is a different story, but there's a slant here, and picking on nerds, even bully nerds, feels strange to me.

The King of Kong is basically a superhero movie dressed up as a documentary. From its unique subject matter to its unique cast of characters, this is a one-of-a-kind movie, and it's great fun.

a bit overrated. not very informative, really biased, and a bit boring. seemed more like an advertisement for twin galaxies than anything. all the people interviewed are sad losers, but not in a remarkable way. also i'm very glad competitive gaming is now about head-to-head games rather than stupid numbers. ugh.

Incredible Rocky-esque story, with interesting insight into a culture that most would otherwise never encounter. I love to hate Billy Mitchell.

The first achievement of this film is to actually portray the rivalrly and the people around it without mocking any of them or their nerd hobby. We instead are faced with the story of an average joe, an underdog in his endless fight against an undisputed king of arcade who has an entire institution on his side and is pretty much an asshole. And while I'm not sure that's how the story really goes, it makes up to an awesome story and a great documentary.

It disappointed me to later read how much of this was near fabricated by creative editing. Still worth a watch to any video game fan and nerd.

An enjoyable documentary about two men with questionable priorities. You kind of hope that Steve Wiebe isn't as dopey as he seems and that Billy Mitchell isn't as much of a dick as he seems, but as the film progresses, it's hard not to come to that conclusion.

All the dishonesty and overly simplistic representation of a Michael Moore documentary. Among many factual inaccuracies and made-up bullshit personas, just read this; http://ascii.textfiles.com/archives/1303 or this http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1560691/20070529/story.jhtml

Strong candidate for funniest documentary ever. It's sub-culture exploitation for sure, but there is just something so undeniably evil about barbeque-sauce Mitchell and his geek minions, and something so sweet about Steve's never-has-been persona. Set on the backdrop of American middleclass, the struggle to be the best at something so silly becomes honestly epic. You're laughing at them, sure, but afterwards, you're laughing at yourself for getting so worked up about fucking Donkey Kong.

Thrilling. Steve Wiebe is a compelling underdog, and Billy Mitchell is the a nerd-turned-bully who can't handle the threat of losing his crown. For having so little action, the film is compelling.

Probably the finest documentary I've ever seen. With such a natural hero and a villain straight out of a 1980's wrestling promotion, this documentary has a better story than most scripted films.

It has interesting personalities and some insight on the drive to do achievements for their own sake, but it's all undone by a fictionalized and manipulative tragedy treatment.

And can someone tell me exactly why Billy Mitchell doesn't have a reality show? The guy is epic defined, and somewhere some TV producer is missing out on millions.

Great documentary about obsession and video games. I can't help but feel bad for the children whose father is always playing Donkey Kong, though.