A very enjoyable but flawed movie, deserving of a sequel.

Rating: 7/10 (29 May 2016)

I've just emerged from the midnight release of Warcraft in the UK and I felt that this movie needs a review from an honest WoW player.
I will be blunt and simple. This movie is great for any WoW players or general Blizzard fans out there; the aesthetic and corresponding CGI are excellent and on-par if not better than expansion cinematics. The main soundtrack theme for this film is different to what you expect but fits well, I hope to download it when possible. What surprised me the most was that I actually enjoyed Ben Schnetzer's Khadgar, and if I'm brutally honest, I think he was the best part of the film.
So now, the dreaded flaws... - Pacing: This film is all over the place, scenes are either too short or too long and not enough time is spent in each location (the world created was beautiful beyond belief) - Unnecessary plot points: Without going into too much detail, the film presents many "emotional" moments which are both unexpected to viewers and also failing completely to be pulled off by the director. I think that the film could have been without them and it would have flowed much smoother as well. - Changes to Warcraft lore: In short, there's a few SMALL changes to the lore in regard to how certain moments play out, but the result is still the same. I can't say that I personally like the changes at all.
Smaller issues: - Young Varian looks like a girl - Much of the "humour" added in to humanise the characters (both Orc and Human) feels very cringe-worthy - Travis Fimmel wasn't good as Anduin Lothar and honestly I don't think he's a good actor in my opinion. - Ryan Robbins' character "Karos" was underused and his trailer scenes weren't in the movie - Romance: Anduin and Garona's romance is incredibly unnecessary and awkward. (This was in the trailer so don't call me out for spoilers)
To summarise, "Warcraft" is a very enjoyable film but with a great number of flaws which, to be frank, distracted me at multiple times. I will say that it is not a bad video game movie, and deserves a sequel so to improve upon the mistakes it made. Go see this film, it's worth the money.