The King of Kong

The King of Kong is the most badass of badass documentaries. It’s the story of a true OG, Steve Wiebe, putting a punk ass bitch, Billy Mitchell, in his place. Yes, that’s right fuckers, we’re talking about obtaining the greatest achievement man kind has ever dared to dream, the high score in arcade style Donkey Kong.

Billy Mitchell, the once young prodigy, held the high score securely for 20 plus glorious years. Billy and his crew over at Twin Galaxies have been dominating the dojo, or game room, for as long as game rooms have existed. The crew includes Brian Kuh, who is a Billy Mitchell pretender, lackey, henchman, and all-around sad individual. Brian held the second highest score on Kong for a long period of time only to get waxed by all competitors. Brian also holds the record at Twin Galaxies for the longest streak of not getting laid, which when watching the movie you will see is the most amazing record of them all. Walter Day is the old veteran, head referee, creator of Twin Galaxies and provides the only sane voice through the movie; I use the word sane loosely but it’s the best you’re going to get from this movie.

Years later, brash unemployed family man of the year, Steve Wiebe (pronounced Wee-Bee), sets his sights on fame, fortune, and Kong. Steve starts off this tale being laid off from his position at Boeing the day his wife and him signed the papers on their new home. Not knowing what direction life would take him, he finds comfort in his garage playing Kong. Long hours and steady dedication put Steve in the position to challenge Billy for the world record.

This legendary movie has editing that cannot be match among like documentaries. Every cut and every track was placed just right to give the movie depth and the viewer a great ride.