WoW Moviewatch: World of Warcraft Addiction
by Michael Gray 
Jan 27th 2009 at 12:00PM
Today's Moviewatch is a little different in that it's not machinima. It's a live action, satirical documentary created by adam3039 titled World of Warcraft Addiction. While we're pretty focused on machinima around here, Adam obviously put a lot of hard work into his creation, and it's defintiely got some laugh out loud moments in it. Besides, we should never miss a chance to have a little chuckle at some of the zanier accusations of WoW Addiction out there.
This is a spoof documentary, including a lot of over-the-top scenarios. The actors obviously work hard to mock/mimic some of the Jerry Springer-esque moments we see in documentaries, but it'd be hard to miss that they're, yanno, making fun of the stuff. The piece is a little longer than it needed to be, but I think the writer(s) spent enough time working on details to make it worthwhile.
The summary at the end, however, is probably the best part. I found a lot of appeal in the idea that our addicted-hero spends his time wandering the earth, living wherever he can find a stable internet connection.
Thanks to Adam for the tip!
If you have any suggestions for WoW Moviewatch, you can mail them to us at machinima AT wowinsider DOT com.
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Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, WoW Moviewatch
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Shockna Jan 27th 2009 12:04PM
Haha.... Good way to pass 10 minutes of maintenance so far, looks like.
Macbook Jan 27th 2009 12:17PM
Lol, I saw the first 5 seconds but got scared to watch the rest at work.
I'll finish watching when I get home, looks funny.
Macbook, http://Moonkin.info
MacGayver Jan 27th 2009 1:39PM
''9 million people struggle with World of Warcraft addiction.''
That's the largest pile of poo I've read this week. That is equivalent to claiming whomever drinks, is struggling with alcoholism.
9 million people just play this particular game, for whatever reason. Only a tiny percentage does not have any boundaries, concerning this game.
The problem still stands of course. I've quit the game myself, for now, although I do love to keep myself up to date with news.
But hey! let's blow it out of proportion, so we can make our documentary more awesome!
Keyra Jan 27th 2009 1:45PM
@MacGayver -
sat-ire /ˈsætaɪər/
–noun
1. the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
2. a literary composition, in verse or prose, in which human folly and vice are held up to scorn, derision, or ridicule.
3. a literary genre comprising such compositions.
I just thought you might want to know since you obviously missed the point entirely.
MacGayver Jan 27th 2009 1:55PM
@ Keyra
Darn it. I should've kept my mouth shut till I actually watched past the intro itself. I feel like an oaf. I didn't even read the posts here on the site.
...
Ignore my incredibly stupid reply above. My apologies to whomever I will annoy.
My oh my.. what an idiot.
Keyra Jan 27th 2009 1:57PM
:-)
Meatwagon Jan 27th 2009 12:06PM
ill give it a watch
Ashinigami Jan 27th 2009 9:37PM
Meh, boring as watching shit dry. After the marker passed the 3min point and nothing was even vaguely hinting at at upcoming funny, I just switched off.
Jeff D Jan 27th 2009 12:16PM
"Mom's birthday is every year, but Hyjal is only once a week!"
He speaks the truth
Meira Jan 27th 2009 12:23PM
If only cars could be summoned that way... no more parking nightmares ^^
MetalIcecrown Jan 27th 2009 12:38PM
Lol.
I wonder what my girlfriend would say if I asked to browse her goods...
Luke Jan 27th 2009 1:15PM
This film had a good concept, but it's execution was poor. The pacing was too slow, with many scenes dragging on longer than they should.
I know it's supposed to be a documentary, but the characters could have rehearsed their lines a bit more, as well. The person-to-person segments were tedious, and certain characters would talk over each other, which is a huge turnoff in any production.
Lemons Jan 27th 2009 1:28PM
/agreed
The concept is a good one, but it just dragged too much. That whole show could have been condensed to about 3 min if all the fat was trimmed. I have a feeling it was made in 1 day because these kids were bored.
Liel Jan 27th 2009 1:29PM
/wave lol
I was loling in RL when she was talking and he was in the back going "rawr bear form".
Naze Jan 28th 2009 4:30AM
It was a fun watch. I laughed a few times. Big props for the use of Opeth's " Den Standiga Resan."
Krenik Cho'gall Jan 27th 2009 2:56PM
"BEAR FORM!"
"BASH!"
fkkin lold
Frank Jan 27th 2009 3:57PM
hilarious. i'm gonna start "/wave"-ing people IRL now just because.
Adam Jan 27th 2009 4:11PM
Thanks for featuring my video :) And I appreciate the comments! It did drag on, we did it for school, so it had to be a certain amount of time, but we had fun :)
-Adam
chris senyk Jan 27th 2009 5:47PM
adam i know you where so thinking of wow at the time in the movie when aaron was talking to you about the rent so that was funny stuff cus i know its true. but i love the movie miss ya man when you come back here we got to drink with aaron.