As of now, rumors of a sequel continue to persist, though a complete reboot seems more likely, if anything. It did well enough to be successful for a video game adaptation (not a high bar), but not well enough for a sequel to get an instant green light. Critics hated it, and fans were not raring to host Warcraft viewing parties. You may have a fantasy-sized hole in your life at the moment, so you might consider spooling up Peacock and checking out Warcraft, which is currently streaming on the service.īased on the famous video game series of the same name, the 2016 movie was not the biggest hit. The year isn’t over yet, either, as both His Dark Materials and The Witcher: Blood Origin will arrive before 2022 has played its last trick. The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power was right behind it, and for time this year, we had orcs, dragons, and magic running right up to our necks. We had a brilliant first season of The Sandman, and then the Game of Thrones spin-off House of the Dragon roared in and became an instant delight. I probably would have liked the film much more, when I was a kid.Are you missing some magic? We don't blame you, this was a huge year for fantasy on television. I hope the sequels are much better (I did absolutely love this movie's visuals though). The story might have worked really well in those formats, but translating it to other art forms (like film) doesn't always work. I think it was probably too faithful to the video game series, and novels. I think the movie's main problems are due to it's script (which Jones did help write though). Duncan Jones is a very talented director but his wife did get cancer during the production of this movie (and his father, David Bowie, died of it). I'm just disappointed that the story, and characters, don't live up to the film's spectacular visuals. I also love epic sc-fi fantasy flicks, like this. I did love the trailer though, because of it's visuals and I have to say, the special effects (in this movie) are some of the best I've ever seen. I've never played the game, or read any of the books (or comics), so I didn't have any real high expectations for this movie. The humans are lead by a king, named Llane (Cooper), and a knight, named Lothar (Fimmel). So Durotan, and a half-breed (orc-human) named Garona (Patton), attempt to form an alliance with the humans there. One noble orc chieftan, named Durotan (Kebbell), doesn't want to enslave the people of Azeroth (for this purpose). The army of orcs, known as the Horde, is lead by a sinister orc, named Gul'dan (Wu) who uses the fel to drain the life force of other species (in order to fuel the portal). They've discovered a portal, using a powerful magic force called the fel, that will lead them to another world (known as Azeroth). The film tells the story of a world of orcs, called Draenor, that's quickly dying. I really wanted to like this movie, and I did love it's visuals, but the story and characters are a little disappointing. It's gotten mostly negative reviews from critics, but it's also been a hugely profitable blockbuster overseas (breaking many records, all around the world). The film stars Travis Fimmel, Paula Patton, Toby Kebbell, Ben Foster, Dominic Cooper, Daniel Wu and Ben Schnetzer. It was directed by Duncan Jones (who also helmed such other popular sci-fi flicks, as 'MOON' and 'SOURCE CODE') it was also written by Jones and Charles Leavitt (based on a story, and characters, created by Chris Metzen). This movie tells the origin story, of how an army of orcs invaded the world of Azeroth to take it for their own. 'WARCRAFT: THE BEGINNING': Four Stars (Out of Five) Fantasy-action flick based on the immensely popular video game franchise, and novel series (of the same name).
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