Directed by Seth Gordon
USA, 2007
The Red Man and I left our wives at home to go see this last night, a smart move since documentaries about the competitive world of retro arcade gaming are prob. best viewed with a "courtesy seat" left in between all paying customers...an insanely funny look at the quest to establish a new Donkey Kong record, Kong follows the classic Hands on a Hardbody competition-as-morality tale formula but with way more laughs and an even bigger cast of real life nutjobs...calling this the Shoa of American Movie-style retardo docs might be a bit of a stretch even for me, but this thing ought to win some kind of award if only for Roy Shildt's mercurial transformation from unacknowledged ex-Missile Command high scorer into stud alter-ego Mr. Awesome: an auteur specializing in grainy how-to videos dedicated to scoring "a gnarly piece of poontang." A fine treat for nerds and non-gamers alike!
