I love this movie to no end. It’s not so much the movie itself, but the people in it.

This is now up there with films I’ve seen the most. Everytime I go to my brother’s place, this is what we put on while we’re eating. And we watch the whole thing. It’s because of two things

1) I love video games
2) The people in the film are great.

My complaint is that the documentary is too sympathetic toward Steve Wiebe. His wife, friend and parents all praise him to be some sort of great person, but all he does is teach science to a bunch of wiener kids in a middle school. He makes a lot of sacrifices all because of a video game. Billy Mitchell is too awesome for that.

Now, Billy Mitchell is a god. He has his own restaurant, his own sauce, he met the creator of Pac-Man, he’s married, and he’s hilarious. He’s what makes the movie. He has his life together. He doesn’t need to go to Florida to play against Steve Wiebe; he already has the damn high score!

All the other guys are great too. Greg Bond, Walter Day, Brian Kuh, Robert Mruczek, Mark Alpiger, and Roy Shildt.

This is a DVD where the special features are priceless. Extra interviews about Billy’s hair, Roy Shildt’s sexuality, and Greg Bond talking about the glory of Burgertime.