Ecstasy of Order: The Tetris Masters 2011

A documentary that captures the greatest world record Tetris players as they prepare for the Classic Tetris World Championship. From the days of Thor Aackerlund and his historic victory at the 1990 Nintendo World Championships, right up to the present and Harry Hong s perfect MaxOut score, this documentary expertly chronicles over two decades of Tetris Mastery. I m not the type of person who rates everything 10 out of 10. But when it is called for, I do not hesitate to reward excellence. Ecstasy of Order: The Tetris Masters is an excellent film. And I want to be clear, I don t mean it s an excellent gamer film, or an excellent film about nerds, or an excellent version of King of Kong. It is a stand alone excellent film. And let s address this Kong of Kong elephant in the room (or theater as the case may be). Having seen, and loved, Kind of Kong I understand that the parallel is going to be made frequently, but other than having 80 s video games as a focus the two movies couldn t be more different.