Perfectly fine movie

Rating: 7/10 (26 May 2016)

Wow. The people who made the trailers for "Warcraft: The Beginning" need to be fired because those don't do this movie justice at all, which comes from the utterly out of context cutting in them.
I was so scared ... how bad will this be? And then it turns out to be kinda awesome. Yes that's the fangirl speaking. And squeeing about Murloc sightings and "sheeping" of the weak minded. I also agree with another reviewer, that as a Warcraft player/fan you just can't stop grinning from ear to ear the whole thing through.
I also loved the magic visualization. The acting was much better then anticipated. Khadgar gives the nerd/LARPer vibes on purpose and it works. Medivh is really tragic. Gul'dan is his badass evil Warlock self.
I was afraid the Lothar/Garona thing would be too distracting but it was handled okay IMHO. The only thing I found a bit too cheesy (and a little heavy on the slow-mo) was the ending (King Lane sacrificing himself) but then again: FOR AZEROTH AND THE ALLIANCE!!
Critics giving it less then 4/10 puzzle me, which is what I would still give it if I were a very grumpy non-fan. And combined with my 10/10 fanish squee rating that translates to a 7/10. So there.