WoW Moviewatch: Critical Flaw Pilot
by Michael Gray 
Oct 27th 2009 at 12:00PM
Warning: As is the nature of reviews, the following review has a few spoilers for the video.
The Critical Flaw Pilot by Ian Beckman is an experimental live action piece, centered around two roomies who are also gamers. You not only have your usual shenanigans in this kind of sitcom piece, but there's also a heavy dose of World of Warcraft humor thrown in.
While I'm not certain I'd ever be inclined to play World of Warcraft with my feet, I definitely have to respect the guy who does. That's a level of dedication and skill that you just don't see every day. It's definitely a few feet above your usual water level of player ability. (Do you see what I did there?)
The murloc joke is probably my favorite bit. Certainly, it could be argued that murlocs are the slippery banana peel of WoW comedy. If you throw in a random murloc gag, you're guaranteed to at least get an extra chuckle. This one especially appeals to me, though, and I'll probably be building my own murloc litter box in the near future.
At the end of the day, I hope Ian gets enough support for this series to keep going. I think it could really grow with another episode or two under it, and it's already showing signs of becoming a hit. Like I said, I definitely laughed.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Phaed Oct 27th 2009 12:27PM
Slow at a couple points... but right when my attention started to wane, BAM! Another funny!
Zach Oct 27th 2009 12:43PM
Metal Mario Gears of Solid - now THAT'S a game I would play.
Ebylon Oct 27th 2009 1:02PM
The vowels and consonants bit got me good.
swampsquatch Oct 27th 2009 1:03PM
Promising...
Lemons Oct 27th 2009 1:24PM
It wasn't very coherent...I don't even know what the point of that meeting was. Def not one of Ian's best.
Dreyja Oct 27th 2009 4:07PM
Becks always makes me laugh. I wish he'd stop doing the live action stuff and FINISH AZEROTHIAN SUPER VILLAINS! ;-D
Slaytanic Oct 27th 2009 6:22PM
Ha ha, that was a good one. Started off slow, but got good by the time they broke out the water pistols.
Not to take away from this vid Michael, but the new CHRONICLES OF LEEROY is out. :)
"I'VE GOT THIS ABILITY CALLED CLEAVE...." lol.
http://www.herculeanproductions.com/movie.php?mid=14
halophoenix Oct 27th 2009 9:51PM
The shakycam action in the "war" scene was fantastic, and lingering just long enough after the ran off to show they're on the side of some freeway was fantastic. :D
Also I loved how he was playing Warsong with his feet. If you're horde it's about that easy. :/