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This Sunday... Will You Be A Witness To History? Because I will! THE KING OF KONG and Steve Weibe working to break the record

Hey folks, Harry here... back in Austin. God it's great to watch DVDs, HD DVDs, sleep in your own bed, not have anywhere to go each morning and live life as a good geek does. One day at a time.

Today - I got a call from Seth Gordon, director of THE KING OF KONG: FISTFUL OF QUARTERS. Now - as you probably know... THE KING OF KONG opened today in theaters across this mighty big country of ours. It's being heralded by some idiot critics as a COMEDY.

It isn't.

It can be seen as funny, but THE KING OF KONG is a story about fair play, being the best at something, anything... it's about DONKEY KONG. Now - the established critics of this country are all a generation removed from DONKEY KONG. They had no unifying PINBALL machine... they're the children of the Hula Hoop... we're the bastard children of Mario. We understand how hard it was to play DONKEY KONG - and never dreamt the road was as long as it was. We never knew about kill screens.

But the film isn't just a generational film - its a metaphor for every body that ever wanted, trained and fought for something.

Well - you could see this film... right now. Here in Austin and just about every major city in the U.S. But this SUNDAY at the Alamo Drafthouse South on South Lamar at 7pm - we're screening THE KING OF KONG: FISTFUL OF QUARTERS with Steve Weibe in the house. Not only that... But after the screening and the Q&A with Steve Weibe. Walter Day or "TWIN GALAXIES" will be presenting Weibe with his Guinness World Record award... and then after that... Steve will be unleashed upon the Alamo Drafthouse's DONKEY KONG original Standup Arcade machine for a Guiness run on the record - sanctioned and observed by Walter Day.

It seems that Mitchell recently broke Weibe's record - and did so on the up and up... No doubt - this is why Weibe is going to make the run on the record again at the Drafthouse this Sunday. Where he will be witnessed by the founder of Twin Galaxies... and at the very least - Tim League and Yoko and myself. I want to see magic in person.

The original DONKEY KONG machine was purchased in Atlanta by Tim League - to have at his theater during the run of THE KING OF KONG.

I can't wait. Surely you'll be there if you can. I just want to see the effin' kill screen.

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Harry needs to wear a Kong suit to the screening.
by ErnieAnderson
Aug 17th, 2007
11:22:21 PM
never heard of this movie til a week ago..
by white owl
Aug 17th, 2007
11:27:31 PM
THIRD!!!
by GavinVanDraven
Aug 18th, 2007
12:01:12 AM
How many hours would it take to break the record?
by Lance Rock
Aug 18th, 2007
12:02:59 AM
Put your Quarter up.
by Wheel99
Aug 18th, 2007
01:12:07 AM
I always preferred Donkey Kong Jr myself
by Aphex Twin
Aug 18th, 2007
01:18:49 AM
Just saw it in Seattle...
by totencough
Aug 18th, 2007
02:17:05 AM
Which Screening??
by master bitchfist
Aug 18th, 2007
02:24:51 AM
what do you mean by major?
by billyhitchcock
Aug 18th, 2007
02:58:10 AM
Aw damn, the kill screen is just a short timer.
by Horseflesh
Aug 18th, 2007
03:06:11 AM
"...being heralded by some idiot critics as a COMEDY."
by The Dum Guy
Aug 18th, 2007
03:28:15 AM
Remember Midnight Madness?
by kikuchiyoboy
Aug 18th, 2007
07:48:41 AM
What happened to Chasing Ghosts?
by ELGordo
Aug 18th, 2007
07:56:52 AM
Ummm Harry, you do realize you posted spoilers, right?
by Cotton McKnight
Aug 18th, 2007
10:47:58 AM
Hey Harry..
by Cotton McKnight
Aug 18th, 2007
01:23:39 PM
dont be sorry
by foreignerbelt
Aug 18th, 2007
04:15:26 PM
Please edit the spoilers out of that article
by Bob of the Shire
Aug 18th, 2007
04:29:33 PM
those aren't spoilers
by sounding
Aug 18th, 2007
04:54:23 PM
"not have anywhere to go each morning..."
by Alonzo Mosely
Aug 18th, 2007
09:19:28 PM
Harry, you're so fucking stupid it's goddamn incredible
by lost.rules
Aug 19th, 2007
12:52:37 AM
Oh, and thanks for telling us you're watching HD DVDs.
by lost.rules
Aug 19th, 2007
12:57:01 AM
No kidding, lost.rules
by Cotton McKnight
Aug 19th, 2007
12:58:55 AM
Poor Steve WIEBE (light spoiler)
by Ditch Brodie
Aug 19th, 2007
01:36:37 AM
Harry, you're an asshole
by TequilaMocking
Aug 19th, 2007
01:57:21 PM
All of you guys complaining about spoilers
by Bass Bastardson
Aug 19th, 2007
03:07:20 PM
what spoiler...I've seen it...
by sounding
Aug 19th, 2007
04:30:26 PM
It should be labeled a comedy...
by alienindisguise
Aug 19th, 2007
05:37:23 PM
I've never been more excited to see a doc in my life!
by Orionsangels
Aug 19th, 2007
08:34:09 PM
Bass Bastardson
by Immortal_Fish
Aug 19th, 2007
10:38:25 PM
SPOILER ALERT
by Wile_E_Mac
Aug 19th, 2007
11:49:52 PM
but seriously THE UNDERDOG WINS NOT
by Wile_E_Mac
Aug 19th, 2007
11:50:39 PM
So...
by Dr. Chim Richalds
Aug 19th, 2007
11:51:30 PM
so, the movie is great, but harry reccomends
by Wile_E_Mac
Aug 19th, 2007
11:53:34 PM
oh and FYI the 8% tilt green
by Wile_E_Mac
Aug 19th, 2007
11:57:20 PM
and the fact checker reveals
by Wile_E_Mac
Aug 20th, 2007
12:08:38 AM
ummm actually.....
by master bitchfist
Aug 20th, 2007
12:37:42 AM
Another great doco!
by End Darko
Aug 20th, 2007
12:43:19 AM
Hey Fish
by Bass Bastardson
Aug 20th, 2007
02:43:30 AM
You bunch of whinging tits!
by Swiss Trev
Aug 20th, 2007
05:12:16 AM
Kill screen
by thinboyslim.
Aug 20th, 2007
05:36:16 AM
thinboyslim
by ATARI
Aug 20th, 2007
07:32:42 AM
actually Swiss Trev...
by Dr. Chim Richalds
Aug 20th, 2007
11:45:13 AM
Jesus Kristofferson, it's not a work of fiction...
by Stalin vs Predator
Aug 20th, 2007
12:15:52 PM
Swiss Trev, Stalin vs Predator, et al...
by colematthews
Aug 20th, 2007
02:54:33 PM
Dr.Chim
by Swiss Trev
Aug 20th, 2007
02:56:48 PM
colematthews
by Swiss Trev
Aug 20th, 2007
03:32:19 PM
I enjoyed the film much more... (SPOILERS)
by DarthCorleone
Aug 21st, 2007
01:29:13 AM
Ben Stiller as Billy Mitchell in the film adaption!!!
by Orionsangels
Aug 21st, 2007
02:07:31 AM
Johnny Depp as Billy Mitchell in the film adaption
by Two
Aug 21st, 2007
08:33:03 AM
Swiss Trev:
by colematthews
Aug 22nd, 2007
02:48:49 AM
Never cared for the Kong...
by Cellar Door
Aug 22nd, 2007
11:21:16 AM
Wiebe
by Tenenbaum
Aug 23rd, 2007
05:33:00 PM

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