WoW Moviewatch: Vials of Eternity

This raid movie is so well crafted, I don't even know where to begin. Take the excellent "story behind the story" video Legend of Stalvan and mash it up with the elegant, well-edited and highly entertaining Serpentshrine Caverns raid video and throw in moments of bizarre humor plus the most memorable rendition of an 80s emo tune ever to be sung a capella over Teamspeak and you have this machinima masterpiece. Guild Numen of the UK Silvermoon server have unequivocally set the bar for raid videos.

Don't be put off by its twenty minute plus run time. It's worth every moment of your time. Highlights after the jump.

Beginning - 4:00, Excellent explanation of the events in Azeroth that lead to Lady Vashj's presence in the Serpentshrine Caverns and Kael'thas Sunstrider's insanity that led him to inhabit The Eye in Tempest Keep.

4:00 - 12:00 Serpentshrine Caverns run. Every fight is short and well-edited with lots of wide shots so you understand the scope of the encounter. Music drives each fight and you're only shown the highlights. No boring parts!

12:00 - 19:10 The Eye raid with short additional lore section. Within this part are a few treasures not to be missed. If nothing else, watch the short comedy bits at 17:15 and 18:47.

19:10 - End, Credits roll. At 19:30 some brave soul sings a badly off key version of R.E.M.'s "Hold On." You'll never listen to the song the same way again after you hear this cover.

Also, there is a DivX version of outstanding quality with technology incorporated into the presentation of this video. You have to download a plug in that does some pretty cool stuff. It dims out your monitor except for the part where the video is showing. You can also watch this full screen and it looks great.

I can't wait to see what these guys do next.

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Via MMO Champion.