Warcraft

Name: Warcraft
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Released: June 10, 2016
Duration: 123 min
Rating: 32
Cast: Ben Foster, Ben Schnetzer, Clancy Brown, Daniel Wu, Dominic Cooper

2016

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Generally unfavorable reviews based on 40 Critic Reviews

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Universal Pictures | Release Date: June 10, 2016 | PG-13

Starring: Ben Foster, Ben Schnetzer, Clancy Brown, Daniel Wu, Dominic Cooper, Paula Patton, Robert Kazinsky, Toby Kebbell, Travis Fimmel

Summary: The peaceful realm of Azeroth stands on the brink of war as its civilization faces a fearsome race of invaders: Orc warriors fleeing their dying home to colonize another. As a portal opens to connect the two worlds, one army faces destruction and the other faces extinction. From opposing sides, two heroes are set on a collision course thatThe peaceful realm of Azeroth stands on the brink of war as its civilization faces a fearsome race of invaders: Orc warriors fleeing their dying home to colonize another. As a portal opens to connect the two worlds, one army faces destruction and the other faces extinction. From opposing sides, two heroes are set on a collision course that will decide the fate of their family, their people and their home. So begins a spectacular saga of power and sacrifice in which war has many faces, and everyone fights for something.… Expand

Director: Duncan Jones

Genre(s): Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 123 min

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Kate Taylor

Jun 9, 2016

The performances of Travis Fimmel, Toby Kebbell and Paula Patton as the warrior Lothar, the orc hero Durotan and the half-orc/half-woman Garona, all awakening to the evil forces around them, are meaty enough to hold attention. Read full review

Drew McWeeny

May 26, 2016

Warcraft errs in how much it asks the audience to juggle, and as a result, the things that the film does well (and I think there are many) are muffled somewhat. Read full review

Kyle Smith

Jun 9, 2016

No, Warcraft isn’t a ridiculous mess; it holds together on its own musclebound terms. It neither tries to be jokey nor undercuts itself by being unintentionally funny. And it offers a bit more complexity than some other nonstop action flicks adapted from video games. It’s a real movie, just not a good one. Read full review

John Hazelton

May 24, 2016

The film takes a long time to build dramatic momentum and gets interrupted by what seem like unnecessary plot points; some of them, perhaps, geared towards potential sequels. Read full review

Blake Goble

Jun 9, 2016

Jones slaves to make something of the material, and to his credit, or rather his profoundly large cast and crew’s credit, the craft is certainly visible in Warcraft. It feels rude not to compliment the hard work of the makeup, costume, production design, and visual effects teams. Read full review

Movie Nation Roger Moore

Jun 10, 2016

If you’ve loved the game, you might appreciate the visuals cooked up for this fantasy universe. I was bored out of my skull, pretty much start to finish, from the “Lord of the Rings” opening to the Old Testament/Moses Afloat finale. Read full review

IndieWire David Ehrlich

Jun 2, 2016

This is truly a depressing experience. It’s rare to feel such pity for a major studio movie, but watching Warcraft bend over backwards to set up a sequel is like watching a desperate paramedic apply CPR to someone who’s clearly been dead for hours. Read full review

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XenoJake

Oct 5, 2016

If your a fan of the universe its really enjoyable. Thats pretty much the sole thing thats dividing the audience. Having had played warcraft reign of chaos and frozen throne, I was able to follow along well enough to understand where the direction of the film was taking me. However, I canIf your a fan of the universe its really enjoyable. Thats pretty much the sole thing thats dividing the audience. Having had played warcraft reign of chaos and frozen throne, I was able to follow along well enough to understand where the direction of the film was taking me. However, I can see where the immersion and pacing could have suffered for those audience members whom knew nothing about the lore or world. I'd love to see a sequel, but am fearful due to the overwhelmingly negative critic response. They went in to this film wanting to hate it.… Expand

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ori123

Oct 19, 2016

i read the critic reviews after watched movie and frankly i was shocked, i can understand why some people wouldn't like it, being that it is a little geeky and all, but no way no how does this movie deserve the low rating that the critics gave it. I also saw some of the complaints thati read the critic reviews after watched movie and frankly i was shocked, i can understand why some people wouldn't like it, being that it is a little geeky and all, but no way no how does this movie deserve the low rating that the critics gave it. I also saw some of the complaints that people couldn't keep track of the characters (being that i've never really played any warcraft games aside from warcraft 2 a little) i could understand this complaint, however even so, even with a little confusion as to who was married to who and related which way, everything mostly narrows down in the end, and ultimately i understood everything and really enjoyed the movie.… Expand

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sadarnwn4

Jun 10, 2016

Народ, не смотрите на оценки критиков, ибо нынче они просто напросто зажрались! Фильм ШИКАРЕН! Что мне - фанату варкрафта во всех его ипостасиях, что моей жене - не знакомой с миром варкрафтом вообще - фильм очень понравился. Единственно что немного огорчает это то, что сюжет в фильме бежитНарод, не смотрите на оценки критиков, ибо нынче они просто напросто зажрались! Фильм ШИКАРЕН! Что мне - фанату варкрафта во всех его ипостасиях, что моей жене - не знакомой с миром варкрафтом вообще - фильм очень понравился. Единственно что немного огорчает это то, что сюжет в фильме бежит не останавливаясь на разъяснения. Но здесь все понятно - дядьки, решившие, что их видение картины лучше, чем у режиссера и считавшие, что лучше знают, что хочет видеть народ - несчадно порезали ту составляющую фильма, которая объясняет в подробностях все происходящее в картине. Отсюда и негативные отзывы от людей, не знакомых с лором (миром варкрафта). Повторюсь еще раз - не слушайте и не читайте рецензии критиков, не портите заранее себе впечатление о фильме! Сходите сами и посмотрите картину. А если уже почитали и сомневаетесь - так познакомитесь вкратце с миром варкрафта перед просмотром фильма - это улучшит его восприятие и все встанет на свои места. Ну или, в крайнем случае, дождитесь режиссерской версии картины, от просмотра которой, я уверен, все получат огромное удовольствие!… Expand

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Caste

Sep 14, 2016

I really enjoyed the movie.

Awesome CG, great pace, nice combat sequences.

Also, the lore and overall plot worked better for me than other titles like The Hobbit.

And btw, not a fanboy of the WoW game. It is just my plain opinion :)

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euu

Jun 11, 2016

This is a movie with shallow characters, lots of action and CGI but it's not made by Disney, so of course it's getting bad reviews. Serioiusly, if anyone is trusting the critics that gave the Farce Awakens 10/10 scores he is out of his mind. Warcraft is a fun movie, one not without flaws,This is a movie with shallow characters, lots of action and CGI but it's not made by Disney, so of course it's getting bad reviews. Serioiusly, if anyone is trusting the critics that gave the Farce Awakens 10/10 scores he is out of his mind. Warcraft is a fun movie, one not without flaws, but still better than most blockbusters released so far this year.

Now, I will tell you that you will enjoy this movie a lot more if you are familliar with the source material since the biggest problem of this film is the pacing. Its understandable that they could not put the entire lore of the games in a 2 hour movie, but even so casual viewers will have a hard time understanding some elements from the movie, like who are the Kirin Tor or what is a Guardian, and the story moves a little too fast to get attached to any character. This is why I think an extra 30 minutes would have been more than welcomed. Another criticism, and this is more of a subjective one, is the look of the weapons and armor in the movie. I admit, I am not the biggest fan of Warcrafts artstyle, but I can tolerate it in a game. In the movie however everything looks like plastic, like childern's toys, and its very hard to take it seriously.

This is however where my criticism ends. Everything else about the movie is really enjoyable.The CGI, with a few exceptions, looks pretty great, especially for the orcs. As for the characters, they are fine. I'm not a huge fan of the casting of that guy from Vikings to play Lothar, since he talks and acts more like a stoned hippie than a badass knight, but the rest of the human characters are okay. It's the orcs that steal the show however. Gul'Dan is quite an intimidating antagonist, and even though he is full evil, it's still fun to watch him. Garona could have easilly fallen in the "stronk, independent womyn who is better than men at everything" archetype, but they gave her enough flaws and humanity as not to make her absolutelly boring. Her and Durotan are the best characters, especially since they are among the few that have an arc. The story, even though rushed as hell, is still pretty good for a movie like this. From the trailers it seemed like the orcs were the poor starving refugees and humans were all evil racists and in the end they will both unite and live in peace and all that crap. But it's not at all like that and there are a few twists along the way and even deaths of some main characters.

Overall, Warcraft is a good movie. Not perfect, not as good as it could have been, but still one of the best video games movies ever made.Now, whether that is a great achievement, it's up to you.… Expand

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JoeWilliams

Jun 11, 2016

A well directed fantasy film with great visuals that made it beautiful.Warcraft is an enjoyable fantasy film with an amazing lore and a with a great performance of the cast that made the film works.Critics are really harsh with this.It's a great video game movie that stands out from the rest.

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Broyax

Sep 24, 2019

Quelle idée d'adapter une licence de jeux de merde au cinéma... avec des jeux de merde, ça ne peut donner qu'un film de merde, c'est pas compliqué à comprendre. Surtout quand le scénar pue le nanar avec en plus beaucoup de préoccupations du vivre_ensemble et son angélisme forcené qui vaQuelle idée d'adapter une licence de jeux de merde au cinéma... avec des jeux de merde, ça ne peut donner qu'un film de merde, c'est pas compliqué à comprendre. Surtout quand le scénar pue le nanar avec en plus beaucoup de préoccupations du vivre_ensemble et son angélisme forcené qui va avec...

Car les Orques sont gentils en fait, sauf un vieux très méchant et pas gentil... les Orques sont mimis, tant qu'ils sont pas verdâtres et super vénères (comme Hulk) ! et à part ça tout le monde il est beau, il est gentil... Certes, ça se castagne quand même, à cause des Orques vilains (ceux qui sont pas mimis) mais ça reste propre, sans une goutte de sang...

Les acteurs sont à la fois nuls et mal dirigés, voire pas dirigés du tout et sont alors raccord avec l'histoire bidon, la mise en scène fade, pour ne pas dire gentiment médiocre et les effets numériques de pacotille... Tout cela est risible, si on pouvait y trouver matière à en rire bien entendu : mais même pas...… Expand

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