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Title: King of Kong
Post by: steve dave on June 01, 2008, 06:13:27 PM
Excellent documentary.  Really makes you want to find that Billy Mitchell guy and beat is everloving ass straight to hell, you know?
Title: Re: King of Kong
Post by: michigancat on June 01, 2008, 06:23:59 PM
QFMFT!  I almost cried!  They won't let that teacher guy into their club!  Who needs 'em, anyway, huh?

Other good 'mentaries:

Spellbound (2002)
Who Killed the Electric Car? (2006)
Mad Hot Ballroom (2005)
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Murderball (2005)
Word Wars (2004)
Wordplay (2006)
Stephen Tobolowsky's Birthday Party (2005)
Who the #$&% Is Jackson Pollock? (2006)
       
Title: Re: King of Kong
Post by: steve dave on June 01, 2008, 06:30:27 PM
QFMFT!  I almost cried!  They won't let that teacher guy into their club!  Who needs 'em, anyway, huh?       

Exactly, really easy to like that guy.  I would love to challenge each and every one of that team of dickholes to a punch fight.

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Who the #$&% Is Jackson Pollock? (2006)

Want to see this, will check out next  :ksu:
Title: Re: King of Kong
Post by: ECN on June 02, 2008, 03:42:20 PM
we have a jackson pollock in the bathroom every day after 1pm.

Title: Re: King of Kong
Post by: I_have_purplewood on June 02, 2008, 04:19:09 PM
we have a jackson pollock in the bathroom every day after 1pm.


I think most bathrooms do which is why he is one of my least favorite artists.  Just tell your budding Pollock not to eat at Long John Silvers or Vista's anymore.
Title: Re: King of Kong
Post by: ChiefCatchacold on June 04, 2008, 05:09:41 PM
 :thumbsup:  :thumbsup: 

+ Netflix Watch Instantly :users:
Title: Re: King of Kong
Post by: steve dave on April 02, 2009, 11:57:04 AM
http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/04/02/good-luck-bro-someone-will-attempt-to-break-billy-mitchells-donkey-kong-record-at-e3/

DO IT STEVE!!!!!

 :ksu:
Title: Re: King of Kong
Post by: pissclams on April 02, 2009, 12:52:37 PM
just another mockumentary

Disputed facts
Walter Day of Twin Galaxies believes that the documentary is dishonest in its portrayal of the actual events. In posts on a Twin Galaxies forum entitled "The King of Kong — Official Statement"[19] he contends, among other things, that:

In 2000 Tim Sczerby reached a high score of 879,200 points. Steve Wiebe beat both this score and Billy Mitchell's 1982 score. (In response, the film's producers claim that "Tim Sczerby's consistently disputed record was impossible to verify and did not merit inclusion in the film."[20])
Billy Mitchell was not always avoiding Steve Wiebe. They met and played together on several occasions before the time period of the film, notably the 2004 Classic Gaming Expo, and they were on very friendly terms — even giving interviews together. In one scene in the film, it is implied that Mitchell drove away from his restaurant when he learned Wiebe was there, but Day contends that in fact Mitchell came in with his whole family and greeted everyone apologetically, including Wiebe.[21]
Steve Wiebe actually held the high score record for almost 3 years, and when his videotaped score of 1,006,000 points was rejected, the record actually reverted back to Wiebe's own previous record reached in 2003 — it did not revert to Billy Mitchell's 1982 score as implied by the film.
Mitchell's videotaped record sent to the Funspot event was actually discarded after the event, and Walter Day apologized "for the mistake of approving this videotape without the benefit of a complete verification process". The score was reverted to Wiebe's score achieved at Funspot.[22]
Day feels that the information presented above "shows that Twin Galaxies did recognize Steve Wiebe's great skills and honor him," and "reveals that Twin Galaxies did not elbow Steve's accomplishment aside so as to protect Billy Mitchell's 874,300 point score."[23]


[edit] Other Facts
Director Seth Gordon has also admitted to skewing facts and altering time-lines during various interviews[24] concerning the movie. Through careful editing and instigation, Seth Gordon was able to create a storyline loosely based on reality. However, Gordon contends that the movie would have been "darker" had he not played with the facts; a 2008 interview/article by Retro Gamer Magazine, 52nd issue, with Billy Mitchell, Walter Day, and Steve Wiebe suggest otherwise[citation needed].

Title: Re: King of Kong
Post by: Saulbadguy on April 02, 2009, 02:39:37 PM
God &@#%ing damnit I want to destroy Billy Mitchell in some random game. I could probably punk him out in Street Fighter 2 or something like that.
Title: Re: King of Kong
Post by: steve dave on April 02, 2009, 02:41:57 PM
God fracking damnit I want to destroy Billy Mitchell in some random game. I could probably punk him out in Street Fighter 2 or something like that.

I know, right.  He's the biggest dickhole in the world. 
Title: Re: King of Kong
Post by: hemmy on April 02, 2009, 07:20:48 PM
I believe I have the world record for the calculator version of Donkey Kong

State of Kansas record AT LEAST
Title: Re: King of Kong
Post by: cireksu on April 02, 2009, 09:23:29 PM
:thumbsup:  :thumbsup: 

+ Netflix Watch Instantly :users:

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Title: Re: King of Kong
Post by: yoga-lika_abana on April 02, 2009, 10:37:13 PM
haven't seen who killed the electric car or king of kong but have heard good things.

krusty had some good 'tary mentions.
I'll add maxed out and favela rising. both pretty good.
Title: Re: King of Kong
Post by: Skycat on April 02, 2009, 11:04:16 PM
I really liked Born into Brothels (2004)
Title: Re: King of Kong
Post by: ChicagoCat on April 02, 2009, 11:24:02 PM
haven't seen who killed the electric car or king of kong but have heard good things.

krusty had some good 'tary mentions.
I'll add maxed out and favela rising. both pretty good.

My fav is prob Street Fight.  Really good political doc.
Title: Re: King of Kong
Post by: cireksu on April 04, 2009, 02:15:55 AM
Ken burns civil war is amazing

Auschwitz inside the Nazi state is good.
Title: Re: King of Kong
Post by: yoga-lika_abana on April 04, 2009, 10:46:07 AM
tried "renting" king of kong but it only came in rar files.(hate using rar) :frown:

also has anyone seen religilous? any good?
Title: Re: King of Kong
Post by: Pete on April 04, 2009, 07:11:20 PM
The Harvey Milk documentary is very good.  Makes me cry every time (I've seen it 4 times, srly, not joke).

Title: Re: King of Kong
Post by: cireksu on May 27, 2009, 12:08:59 AM
bigger, faster, stronger

protocols of zion

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Title: Re: King of Kong
Post by: ayosaba on June 08, 2009, 12:53:10 PM
Watched "Who the F@*$ is Jackson Pollock" the other day, and thought it was pretty funny strictly from the oh god I could see these uneducated white trash people living in Kansas perspective. Probably kind of boring to people that aren't into art at all, but I found pretty entertaining and also informative about how they actually go about authenticating pieces of work. It was pretty short, so if you have netflix streaming I would suggest it just to make fun of the trashiness of the original person that found the "Jackson Pollock Painting".

Ayo