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    King Of Kong, The: A Fistful Of Quarters


    Genre: Documentary

    Reviewed In Issue 129 (Mar 2008) Of Widescreen Review®

    Stars:
    Billy Mitchell, Steve Wiebe & Walter Day

    WSR Review Scores
    WSR Picture Rating: 2.5
    DD Sound Rating: 2.5
    DTS Sound Rating: NR
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    Reference Systems
    Critics' Composite Score: 4
    Internet Links
    www.billvssteve.com
    Special Features
    Special features include commentary from cast and crew, The Saga Continues chronicles the progress of gamers who continue to attempt the high-score record, ten deleted scenes in Bonus Footage, 46 minutes of Extended Interviews, an animated short A Really, Really Brief History Of Donkey Kong, an Arcade Glossary of gamers terminology, I am 8-bit


     DVD General Information

    (Studio/Distributor): New Line Home Entertainment
    (Catalog Number): N35229
    (MPAA Rating): PG-13
    (Rating Reason):

    		 A brief sexual reference
    (Retail Price): $27.95
    (DVD Type): Single Side, Dual Layer (DVD9)
    (Widescreen Edition): Yes
    (Full Screen Edition): No
    (Anamorphic Widescreen): Yes
    (Running Time In Minutes): 91
    (Color Type): Color
    (Chaptered/Scene Access): Yes
    (Closed Captioned): Yes
    (Regional Coding): Not Indicated
    (Theatrical Year): 2007
    (Theatrical Release): Yes
    (Direct-To-Video Release): No
    (DVD Release Date): 01/29/08
    (THX® Digitally Mastered): No

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    (Director): Seth Gordon
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    Story Synopsis:
    In 1982 BIlly Mitchell scored 874,300 points on the arcade video game Donkey Kong, the highest score ever recorded, making him The undisputed King Of Kong. Twenty years later, armed with a Fistful Of Quarters, rival gamer Steve Wiebe shatters what is thought to be Mitchell's unbreakable record with a whopping 1,000,000 points. In the months following the feat, Billy and Steve engage in a cross-country gamer's duel, filled with publicity and frustration, to determine who is king of Donkey Kong. (Stacey Pendry)

    DVD Picture:
    The anamorphically enhanced 1.84:1 DVD

    Soundtrack:
    The Dolby

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