WoW Moviewatch: Sands of Uldum
by Michael Gray 
Jul 12th 2011 at 12:00PM
Sands of Uldum has a lot going on in both the music and video departments. The lyrics and music play with innuendo and allegory, while the video mirrors that intricacy. This video was especially interesting to me because it felt experimental and fresh; the team was trying something new and attempting to push outside the usual comfortable boundaries.
Your opinions of the movie will no doubt vary; I can see why it might not appeal to some readers. That being said, I salute the team for its effort and look forward to what future collaborations might bring.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
brettilavallee Jul 12th 2011 12:06PM
frustratingly contemporary, yawn fest
patgamer Jul 12th 2011 12:14PM
Funny video + good singing = win.
I need to watch Exodar Disco as well now!
ladygamertn Jul 12th 2011 12:15PM
I loved it!! I love the exotic melody and the funny sight gags... Uldum is a beautiful and scary zone... I am one who loved this vid!! Thanks!!
Pantro Jul 12th 2011 12:19PM
well the song ain't great, but the video is better and I love the special effect they added to the characters
jimforbes40 Jul 12th 2011 12:25PM
Saw this on youtube the other day, love the song and video! And like someone above said, Sharm has a great voice.
jimforbes40 Jul 12th 2011 12:31PM
Oh and Letomi too...
WTB edit button!
djfranke1999 Jul 12th 2011 12:25PM
Outstanding, but now I can't get that damn song out of my head!
mhorgrim Jul 16th 2011 2:24AM
I actually found this entertaining. The work put into the machinima was pretty awesome as well. The singers/writers were creative and while contemporary still fun.
Cephas Jul 12th 2011 12:28PM
Hey, popular music, can you please stop trying to shoehorn a rap verse into every song?
gewalt Jul 12th 2011 12:29PM
The song was ok. The singing was in some parts fabulous, and in other parts, unrehearsed.
However, this is machinima. The singing is completely secondary. The machinima parts were exceptionally well done. I love the way each of the characters were actually given character. The fact that the undead was constantly cannibalizing anything it could find to cannibalize was a nice touch.
Dril Jul 12th 2011 1:48PM
Agreed, the audio component of the piece wasn't particularly good (how I miss Azerothian 6) but the video was incredibly well done.
MisterRik Jul 12th 2011 12:31PM
I could listen to Sharm sing the phone book.
J Jul 12th 2011 12:47PM
Well-produced video, but I feel that the voices didn't mesh particularly well. Good singers with nice voices, certainly, but that doesn't necessarily result in a good harmony when put together. With the addition of lyrics that seemed to really struggle to fit the music (too many one-syllable words stretched to fit longer verses and pauses to fill the gaps)... I'd say the end result is somewhat hit and miss.
At least Gigi isn't in it.
enrique.bernardou Jul 12th 2011 12:51PM
The lyrics are good because they actually have some lore and it's not about PVPGURLZ, CRITS and LOLPWNUXDDDD.
And I agree, the rap part was horrible, except the bit where the DK talks about Lands of Mystery.
jonahb Jul 12th 2011 1:10PM
Ok can we all agree we wish we didnt have to wear gear in uldum the sand just gets in all manner of bad places and god dammit my plate dosent have relfective coating so it gets pretty fraking hot in here , this is the only time i envy mages and thier thin cooling dresses.
Nospoon Jul 12th 2011 1:23PM
I enjoyed the style of music, and appreciate the hard work the contributors put in, but it feels too sexual for my comfort level. Innuendo is one thing, but.. I don't know, just didn't feel comfortable.
Also, I'm pretty sure Uldum is pronounced Ul-doom.
Dril Jul 12th 2011 1:52PM
Really? I found it to be rather well done, actually. It wasn't LOL LOOK NAKED ELVES but it wasn't too shy to let go either; and, hey, I chuckled at it.
Also: I pronounce it as they did in the video.
But, then, I pronounce Halfus as Hal-fuss and Surwich as Sur-itch (i.e. like Norwich) so I could be totally off the mark.
Dankie Jul 12th 2011 1:31PM
I liked most of the video until it hit the misogynistic middle rap bit. Like really? Was that totally necessary?
KataSamoes Jul 12th 2011 1:38PM
I want to get "burried" in the Sands of Uldum.
Silly Pedobear face.
Nospoon Jul 12th 2011 2:07PM
Yeah, usually this stuff doesn't bother me, but this one did. I don't want to be a prude about it. I thought they did a good job, it just didn't agree with me and I wanted to express it. I am glad that you were able to enjoy it, and I'm sure others agree as well.
I still pronounce it as in the video, but unless it switched, it is Ul-doom.