Thursday, June 5
The folks at G4's X-Play were lucky enough to get their hands on the exclusive trailer for The King of Kong 2, the highly anticipated sequel to Seth Gordon's acclaimed documentary The King of Kong (one of my favorite movies of 2007). In this sprawling, big-budget follow-up, ruthless hot sauce mogul Billy Mitchell takes his battle to vanquish bitter rival Steve Wiebe to unprecedented heights, traveling through time in an effort to wipe out Wiebe -- and his Donkey Kong high score -- from the history books forever.
Check out the riveting -- and entirely fake -- King of Kong 2 trailer over at G4tv.com.
Posted 6/5/2008 by reelz
Related: The King of Kong
Tuesday, January 29
Sports flick spoof The Comebacks leads this week's pack of DVD releases, followed by the urban crime drama Feel the Noise and Cuba Gooding Jr.'s family comedy Daddy Day Camp.
Our DVD pick for this week is one of our favorite flicks of 2007, the superb documentary The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters, about a pair of video game geeks dueling for the coveted world record high score in Donkey Kong. Be sure to check out our review of The King of Kong as well as our interview with the filmmakers.
Posted 1/29/2008 by reelz
Related: The King of Kong | Daddy Day Camp | The Comebacks | Feel the Noise
Friday, August 17
Though summer may be drawing to a close, Hollywood's summer movie season remains very much in high gear. A plethora of solid flicks debut at the Cineplex this weekend, including two of the best movies of 2007: Superbad and The King of Kong.
A rundown of our reviews of this weekend's new releases:
Superbad 
"The funniest comedy I've seen since Borat, superior even to the much-heralded Knocked Up." [Full Review]
The Invasion 
"A popcorn-y sci-fi flick with a cool look, a tense, creepy feel, and uncommonly handsome leads giving above-average-for-the-genre performances." [Full Review]
Death at a Funeral 
"Smart, light, and funny...this English farce may not have a lot of stars Americans will recognize, but that shouldn't keep you out of the theater." [Full Review]
The King of Kong
"Engrossing, suspenseful, funny and heartbreaking...easily one of the best movies of 2007." [Full Review]
Also opening this weekend: The Last Legion, 7 Dias and The 11th Hour.
Posted 8/17/2007 by reelz
Related: The Invasion | Death at a Funeral | Superbad | The King of Kong