Review of Warcraft (2016) by Giannino S — 23 Mar 2018

I played the games what must've been 15 odd years ago, and just the snippets I remember about the lore and the stakes really translated to this movie. Yep, its complete fanservice to fans of the game, but also I LOVED the way they didn't skimp on the brutality of the action, I was surprised they didn't issue a higher rating for the frankly, if you think about it, horrific endings some of the alliance humans end up with.

The CGI must be commended, its really quite good and very believable. Yes, the story is very simplistic, don't try to compare it to lord of the rings like 80% of the people on here. Its a different movie and a different goal. The music and the stakes really help get the otherwise uninvested to enjoy themselves, but don't walk into this expecting a critically acclaimed movie. This is something to turn off, delve into a new fantasy world and let it take you along for the journey, with the characters. People bag on the acting but lets be real, you didn't come here for the academy awards, you came here for the big badass human VS orc showdown with a hint of Warcraft nostalgia.

For what this movie is, if you're a fan of the games or a fan of grand fantasy, I think you'll like it.