WoW Moviewatch: Wrath Shorts 11 - Rather Be Playing DS
by Michael Gray 
Jan 30th 2009 at 12:00PM
And now for something completely different, a comedic short titled Wrath Shorts 11 - Rather Be Playing DS by Apt-T Productions. You might remember them from a short time ago as the same guys who did Frank and Beans and Dude, Where's My Mount? Or, maybe not. These guys are doing a lot of neat short-and-sweet joke reels, and their style is really growing on me.
I can't really talk a lot about the plot of "Rather Be Playing DS," because the movie is really short. ("Wrath Shorts" isn't just a clever title, you see.) To sum up, Healer and Tank argue about stepping into an instance. Tank's nervous because of the healer's past performance. There's a punchline, and comedic justice is served.
Okay, the graphics aren't fancy. The soundtrack isn't rocketing rolling metal. But, this is a perfect example of "all things come together." Whether you find the jokes funny or not, I think everything in the mis en scene comes together just right for short's formula. Anything more involved than its current graphics would probably distract from the jokes. I did happen to laugh, and I look forward to the next installments.
[Via Machinima.com]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
lownwolf Jan 30th 2009 12:18PM
are you really referencing mise en scene for a machinima? Sure, everything in the sense of theater and film has mise en scene but really?
someone is taking their film theory classes to heart.
twh Jan 30th 2009 12:45PM
He was playing Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney! I recognize that music anywhere!
Archaedia Jan 30th 2009 1:02PM
You might want to add on there that these are the same guys that do/are from the "Dude Where's My Mount?" series on youtube.
Archaedia Jan 30th 2009 1:04PM
Wait, no more posting first thing in the morning, I can't believe I missed that.
Erdinger Jan 30th 2009 1:29PM
That was terrible. Someone spent time on that? The only things that didn't suck about that were the 3 Jonathan Coulton songs (of Code Monkey fame)
darian Jan 30th 2009 1:37PM
I like the joke, but the timing/precision needs work.
For example, we spent 10 seconds watching them run into place. Those ten seconds don't add anything to the joke when they otherwise might have. The tank could have been grumbling, or we could simply have panned to them staring down the mobs.
Again, I like the joke, just offering some constructive criticism.
erogroth Jan 30th 2009 5:42PM
I am glad they are putting out some shorts while we wait for the next episode of DWMM. Episode 8 should be out tomorrow in fact. One of my favorite shorts is episode 3 titled "Dude Wheres My Bear Mount.
Lemons Jan 30th 2009 6:22PM
Maybe this would be funnier if I was a fan of DWMM, but I've honestly never heard of it 'til now.
Without prior experience with these characters this is a pretty lame short.
elstor Jan 30th 2009 6:58PM
I found it quite funny.