WoW Moviewatch: The Secret of the Crystal Eyes
by Michael Gray 
Dec 15th 2011 at 12:00PM
While the particulars of the movie may or may not appeal to you, I encourage everyone to take the time check out this story-based movie. A frequent complaint among machinima viewers is that there aren't more films like this. The only way to encourage their creation is to visit, comment, and celebrate each release.
The Secret of the Crystal Eyes features some pretty good animation, fantastic voice acting, and a well-developed plot. Adventure stories tend to appeal based on personal taste, but there's plenty going on in The Secret to satisfy any WoW fan. The technical aspect of the machinima are astounding; take the time to check it out.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Marco Polaris Dec 15th 2011 12:33PM
UGH.
Man, I'm sure you are correct about the technical accomplishments of this film, but the storyline is so corny and cliched, and the characters so two-dimensional, that I'm starting to writhe in my seat just watching this.
aitrean Dec 16th 2011 4:09PM
Oh my lord, I thought I was the only one. On Warcraftmovies it's got a 5 average and everybody loves it, but when you look past the effects it's utter crap. A girl squad fighting an evil Alliance man and his group of mentally retarded body guards who run into walls. Oh, half way through the mean alliance man is actually a demon, jee whiz!I didn't even watch the end, I felt sick watching such garbage.
MacAndy Dec 15th 2011 8:33PM
/shrug
I enjoyed it. I'm looking forward to Rico's next long format story.
J Dec 16th 2011 12:29AM
Sorry, but the facial animations (and the fact that they're so often the focus of every shot) really creep me out. :/
Echoing Marco Polaris' post though. Technically quite solid, but the storyline and characters let it down. The clunky script made me wince several times, and the voice acting seriously lacked flow, particularly at the beginning.
Murmel Dec 16th 2011 12:46AM
I completely agree. Those close ups of faces while they talked were really creepy.
Very good camera work though!