King of Chinatown (2010)

King of Chinatown takes an in-depth look at the culture of video games, an industry that has evolved into a worldwide, multi-billion dollar phenomenon. Filmmaker Calvin Theobald follows ... See full summary »

Directors:

Jordan Levinson, Calvin Theobald

Stars:

Justin Wong, Isaiah TriForce Johnson, Daigo Umehara

Cast

Cast overview:
Justin Wong	...	Himself
Isaiah TriForce Johnson	...	Himself (as Isaiah Triforce Johnson)
Daigo Umehara	...	Himself
Ryan Gutierrez	...	Himself
Seth Killian	...	Himself
Victor Ratliff	...	Himself
Joey Cuellar	...	Himself
Sanford Kelly	...	Himself
Robert Paz	...	Himself
Joe Ciaramelli	...	Himself

Storyline

King of Chinatown takes an in-depth look at the culture of video games, an industry that has evolved into a worldwide, multi-billion dollar phenomenon. Filmmaker Calvin Theobald follows Justin Wong, a video-game prodigy sharpening his skills as he battles challengers in the cutthroat competitive world of Street Fighter IV. But as Justin fights his way through the ranks, he finds himself up against a formidable off-screen challenge -- his allegiance to The Empire, a video-gaming collective run by the charismatic and potentially destructive leader TriForce. Culminating in an epic battle at EVO, the largest video-gaming competition in the world, King of Chinatown shows us the entertaining on-the-ground trials of a Street Fighter IV sensation.

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Plot Keywords:

tournament | arcade | california | new york | 

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Taglines:

In This Country Only A Sucker Does A 9 To 5

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Genres:

Documentary

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 June 2010 (USA)

Box Office

Budget:

$12,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Psycho Crusher Productions

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

User Reviews

Street Fighter Bore

What if Mickey Goldmill had Aspergers, and was siphoning money from Rocky? What if Rocky was nothing but B-Roll from the inside of a Gamestop? This movie was like watching a message board flame war, only instead of flames, it was an electric blanket with Blanka on it barely keeping anyone warm, and or interested. The movie is supposed to be about Justin Wong, and his climbing the Street Fighter IV champion ladder, what it actually is about is a semi exploitive mutant named "Triforce" who tries to ride Justin's fame bus. The movie itself doesn't really follow any sort of narrative arc, and doesn't go into the details of the tournaments (which was surprising). The music was also very out of place and often grating. I am surprised I watched the whole thing, but I was also a little drunk which I think gave me the longevity needed to watch a fighting-game-pro-pimp with a power glove lose his 'best friend". I doubt fighting game enthusiasts will get anything but uncomfortable from watching this very stilted documentary.