Warcraft

Warcraft is a game from the gaming company Blizzard Entertainment, and its has been around for about 20 years now. This is also the first movie based on a video game franchise in quite some time. I have played Warcraft and the huge MMO World of Warcraft, so I was hoping this film would not suck. Mostly, because most films on video games are freaking terrible. Did history repeat itself with Hollywood making another terrible video game movie, or was it something with actual substance? Lets find out:

Warcraft- The story line behind Warcraft is very deep and rich with the struggle for both the humans and the Orcs involved. Honestly, the game has been around since the mid 90s, so there are many fans to please. The Orcs actually weren't just mindless brutes. They are shown to have real emotions and care about each other and their families. They of course have their traditions much like many tribes or people do. Their ways go against how humans go about things, so there is constant tension and war.


Plot- The Orcs' world is dying, so to save their people an Orc Shaman, Gul'dan opens a portal to the human lands of Azeroth for a large band of Orcs to enter. Under his rule, the Orc Clans begin attacking villages to collect the humans to be sacrificed in a ceremony to open the portal fully, which will allow the remaining Orcs to come forth to Azeroth, and help claim this world in the name of the Orc. The human king of Stormwind must come to aid his people in this time of war. As the two races collide both races' leaders begin to question if war is the answer.


First off, the CGI in this film is jaw dropping. The Orcs look amazing. The fight scenes are really something, as you get to see how fierce the Orc can be with their bone crunching techniques. They did well with the character development in this film, so when something happened to a character you actually cared. The little details of the places of Azeroth were done perfectly. Iron Forge, Stormwind, etc. looked just they did in the games. The acting was well done. You even got to see the nostalgic sheep spell.

I enjoyed the film, buuuuuut it felt like half a movie. We went right into the Orcs coming through the portal, and wham bam it was over. Plus, I am assuming the people, that made this film, are thinking this is going to be a huge hit in the box office. Because the ending really isn't an ending! Oh well, I guess we will find out wont we...


Final Verdict- 6.7/10, I enjoyed it, but I could've waited to see it on Netflix.


Really weird how most of the summer's big block busters are already out. There's a few more movies I would go watch in theaters, but I only cover the big ones... cause movies are expensive lol! This is Phil Goes to the Movies, so you don't have to!