Unwed Human Female

Diablo Cody:
Impossible to respect.
But Juno? So good!

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Last night Matt and I watched “The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters,” which just came out on DVD. I have to say, not since “Lost in La Mancha” have I been so engrossed in a documentary. It follows Steve Wiebe as he tries to take down Billy Mitchell’s high score on the brutal arcade classic Donkey Kong. Incidentally, what grown man goes by “Billy” nowadays? Regardless, for anyone who has played video games instead of, perhaps, going outside, for even the smallest part of their lives, this movie completely resonates. Steve is such a nice guy, too! I just couldn’t get over how likable he was, and how egotistical Billy had apparently grown after twenty years of unchallenged video game excellence. Needless to say, the plot completely sucks you in. Before you realize it you’ve really bonded emotionally with this guy’s story, even when Steve’s little girls says, regarding the Guiness Book of World Records, “Some people sort of ruin their lives to be in there.”

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