This is amazingly played in every way. The cast is fantastic, everything follows the original story and the most amazing think is the special effects of spell castings for Mages. It has really required a lot of work and effort, and i really hope they keep this going. Warcraft has an amazing history for who has read the books and watching this film i think they will have a lot of success if they keep this going. I don't wanna give anything away, i highly recommend this movie to everyone even those who haven't played the game or read the books.

Just went back and watched this again, now a few years later and its even better than the first time.Travis Fimmel (Anduin Lothar) and Paula Patton (Garona) have great chemistry and their performances along with Ben Foster (Medivh) Ben Schnet (Kadgar) Toby Kebbel (Durotan) and Daniel Wu (Gul'dan) are excellent. As well as more minor characters. The story plot follows the World of Warcraft game lore for the most part with some exceptions for Garona to bring the adventure along. Having a strong knowledge of that lore is what turned it from a 7 to a 9 for me as all the details were there in the settings and in the characters. And for World of Warcraft Players, having an understanding of the lore and general story already having played the game enhances the film as you can envision what you know has happened outside of this story laid on top of what you see in the film. The actual production of this film, CGI etc. is amazing. The Director's work in maintaining continuity and performance is solid, especially given the complexity of CGI.And the nod to a sequel at the end has me hoping that Blizzard will follow through with the same Class A Production on a sequel soon!

I think the story should have built up better to the orc invasion. I believe a director should always make us fall in love with his characters, and the only way to do that is to give us a story. If he had taken the time to build up a story for each of the main characters, I believe a lot of people would have liked it better. even if the cost was less time for original story line. The first lord of the rings movie was 3 hours of practically nothing. Just building a bond between the characters and making us love them with some drama.So jumping to the story line too soon, I believe, was Duncan Jones mistake. And casting Dominic Cooper for king Llane. A king should always have the face of a wise man or a veteran. Dominic Cooper just looks like a regular guy. I also think that when a new idea is being introduced, the pace should be slow when it comes to magic and supernatural powers. Because when it is thrown out there right at the start, it just loses its charm. Also people see things relatively, and the director didn't stress on things that would have wowed us, like the difference in strength between orcs and humans. the fights should have been horrific and scary.But I still like the movie and hope to see a sequel soon.

I generally liked Warcraft. The acting and visuals were fine. I felt like I was stepping into a videogame. I thought the film stumbled in that it depended on the audience knowing the backstory of the games. They provided some of the information, but the overall plot is just absent. I still have no idea why Medivh did what he did. How did he become corrupted by the Fel? It doesn't make any sense. It is just setting up the next movie.