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(1 - 24) of 24 OFCS Rating: 96% Fresh Page   1   4/5 "The King of Kong is proof that you don't need Earth shattering events of cosmic import to create a compelling film."   PopMatters   Bill Gibron A "One of the best pictures of the year...King of Kong is an uproarious, unsettlingly observant, and romantically biased documentary on the golden years of classic gaming."   eFilmCritic.com   Brian Orndorf 3.5/5 "a fascinating film"   Filmcritic.com   Chris Cabin B+ "Here's one of those unfolding documentaries where unforeseen events and deeds make the subject more appealing than even the filmmaker expected.Hope, pride, personal identity and an air of fierce competition underlie the enjoyable action."   ColeSmithey.com   Cole Smithey "When a gamer tears up over a loss or a records auditor declares the significance of his role in the process ("I see world records set in my room every day"), the film creates characters out of clips, asks viewers to participate in story arcs."   PopMatters   Cynthia Fuchs 3.5/4 "Unquestionably the most engaging and flat-out entertaining documentary since Murderball..."   Reel Film Reviews   David Nusair C+ "The film paints a strange portrait of a subculture that I found to be a drag."   Ozus' World Movie Reviews   Dennis Schwartz B- "Play[s] a bit like a real-life version of a Christopher Guest mockumentary"   Film Blather   Eugene Novikov 3.5/4 "A compelling, weird, and often times touching spin on video gamers doing what they do best..."   Cinema Crazed   Felix Vasquez Jr. A- "Like some of the players it showcases, earns a nearly perfect score...funny, poignant, surprising and satisfying from beginning to end."   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek 8/10 "Thankfully The King of Kong plays it straight and let's the players speak for themselves. In this case, the filmmakers may be giving their subjects just enough rope, as the saying goes."   ReelTalk Movie Reviews   Jeffrey Chen 4/5 "Painful and interesting to watch, even with such clear black and white characters. See it if you can."   Cinerina   Karina Montgomery A- "...a fascinating portrait of polar opposites driven by different needs within a freakish world of nerdy obsessives. One not need give a hoot about video games to enjoy this taught, tense and thoroughly entertaining documentary."   Reeling Reviews   Laura Clifford 3.5/4 "The stranger-than-fiction cast of characters is fascinating, and their high-stakes machinations are nothing short of mind-boggling."   TV Guide's Movie Guide   Maitland McDonagh B+ "Benefits immeasurably from a cast of colorful supporting players, as well as a taut narrative that builds to a surprisingly tense climax."   Lessons of Darkness   Nick Schager 5/5 "[Director] Gordon has made a most improbable film: a documentary -- about frigging Donkey Kong of all things -- that is as compelling and involving as the original Rocky."   Film Threat   Pete Vonder Haar B+ "As tremendous an act in empathy as anything Werner Herzog has ever committed to the documentary screen."   Projection Booth   Rob Humanick A "I can't remember a more compelling film this year."   Laramie Movie Scope   Robert Roten "[The subjects] may be a curious sort of renown, but by the end you are enraptured in their struggle to declare and maintain it."   Not Coming to a Theater Near You   Rumsey Taylor 4.5/5 "I'm amazed at how a few filmmakers can take a story so slight and trivial, and turn it into a 90-minute documentary that's as fascinating as something that Ken Burns put together."   Cinematical   Scott Weinberg B+ "Seth Gordon's portrait of obsessive classic arcade game players finds high drama and murky intrigue in the competition for the Donkey Kong world record."   Seattle Post-Intelligencer   Sean Axmaker 3.5/4 "an oddly entertaining and exciting documentary that at times looks like a mockumentary"   sbs.is   Stefan Birgir Stefansson 10/10 "An operatic tragicomedy of rivalry, jealousy, failure, and success."   Antagony & Ecstasy   Tim Brayton 3.5/4 "An audience favorite on the film festival circuit, The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters is a laugh-out-loud funny and rousing documentary that's far more compelling than the would-be summer blockbusters crowding the multiplex."   Reel.com   Timothy Knight  (1 - 24) of 24 OFCS Rating: 96% Fresh Page   1