While I was in class yesterday, I had Diz head to BestBuy to pick me up a copy of the newly released The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quaters, before they closed. Needless to say, I was excited, I've wanted to see this flick since it made its rounds in the theaters; on the other side, she wasn't. Life with a casual gamer can be difficult at times, but more on that later.

So after class, (late...like 10pm) We grabbed a 'Za from the Ceaser's down the street (Hot N' Ready, 5.00! FANTASTIC!) and popped in the disc. That's when she fell asleep. TRAVESTY...because this movie was so good.

It gets off to a slow start, going into backstory on the situation. After delving into the life of the reluctant challenger, Steve Wiebe, the real fun begins. And that fun, is the gritty and seedy underworld of professional competitive gaming. Yeah, you heard me. Seedy.

Steve is practically placed on a pedestal the whole flick. He is the only"normal" person in this movie, complete with feelings and an undeceptive demeanor. He simply just wanted to play Donkey Kong. The challenge fell into his lap and when he was finally able to receive his cape and sceptor as the new King of Kong, it was ripped away from him by Billy Mitchell yet again. COMPLETELY unfairly, I might add, which is what throws the final showdown into motion.



Steve plays his part of "Heart String Tugger" very well. The guy has been practically shit on his entire life, but he's incredibly talented at everything he wants to accomplish. That's where Donkey Kong comes into play. Everytime HE cries, you want to, because you feel such compassion for him. You REALLY want this accomplishment to happen for him, but EVERYTHING gets in his way.

And that everything, is Douchebaggery. The douchebaggery of super dick, Billy Mitchell: Hotsauce and flowing locks extraordinaire.



Let's set the record straight, I've hated this guy since I found out who he was. HOWEVER, I'm still a little leary about believing everything K.O.K. (Yeah, thats the acronym) portrayed him as. He's obviously the villain of the piece, being shown in such an arrogant and negative light, but I have a hard time believing that neither he, nor any of his other equally shifty cronies, can be that pretentious. But nontheless, there are scenes of Billy moving other products out of the way at the grocery store to make room for his, comparing himself to God and the abortion issue and ultimately, acting like a cock every chance he gets to. He has his fingers in everybody in the Competitive Gaming Circuit (gross) and that does nothing but negatively affect our Hero throughout.



Not to spoil it for anyone who hasn't seen it yet, but K.O.K. is seriously funny, seriously dramatic and seriously heart-felt.

99% percent from Rotten Tomatoes? Maybe not THAT high, but definately worth seeing as a hardcore and casual gamer alike. You know...if the casual gamer decides she doesn't want to f-in fall asleep in the first five minutes.

-JD

Oh and a quick little P.S. This is how that fantastic Pizza made me feel this morning.