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I loved The King Of Kong, a documentary about video games. It made my top ten for 2007. Now I've seen Chasing Ghosts: Beyond The Arcade, about the same subject, even the same people, made around the same time.
It looks into the lives of a bunch (around 10--couldn't keep track) of great video game players from the 80s. The wide focus means it's not nearly compelling as King Of Kong, which kept the roster smaller, had good guys and bad guys, and told a single story. But it's worthwhile, if nothing else, as background, or a companion piece.
It's probably fairer, and more informative, but the film gods don't care about that.
It looks into the lives of a bunch (around 10--couldn't keep track) of great video game players from the 80s. The wide focus means it's not nearly compelling as King Of Kong, which kept the roster smaller, had good guys and bad guys, and told a single story. But it's worthwhile, if nothing else, as background, or a companion piece.
It's probably fairer, and more informative, but the film gods don't care about that.
posted by LAGuy @ 12:12 AM
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