Reality Check For Fanboys

Rating: 4/10 (1 June 2016)

Oh boy...where to begin? Well I think it's fair to say that the majority of the uninitiated to Warcraft didn't expect much from the film given mainly what we had seen in the trailers & in general what kind of quality that game to film adaptations have in the past presented us with, unfortunately I have to report the despair has to go on.
We're getting to the point now where we are hoping one game adaptation can prove all the critics wrong but the search still goes on, the main problem I had with it was I'm an uninitiated in respect to the game itself therefore I had no knowledge other than what's appeared in popular culture (so not a lot really for me) & the film generally didn't help me out, lots of places are named, there are lots of characters to remember & you've quickly got to get on board with their motivations & goals & the film generally didn't convey them to me well enough, I personally had a bit of a problem with the effects as well as some felt like they were merely just more polished up game cut scenes & I couldn't get my mindset out of that, they didn't know the best way to present this vibrant world to us & it ends up being a mishmash of neither completely convincing CGI nor top notch practical effects, also to say that the dialogue is generic would be to be kind, don't get me wrong it's not terribly written (*cough* *cough*...Jupiter Ascending) it's just that we've heard its kind before so therefore you give out unintentional groans as you hear it & the worst offense a film as big as this can do to an audience is bore them & I had moments where I was exactly that, this is really unfortunate for the director Duncan Jones (or is it? As he's also a credited writer) because his previous films have been greatly entertaining (Moon & Source Code), certain scenes seemed weirdly edited as well, as if they suddenly remembered they were a lower certificate/rating, the film did pick up towards the final third of it & the actual magic effects were pretty good.
It really does sound like I thought it was an utter disaster doesn't it, but I did find humor in the film but in unintentional places (shiny eyed people anyone?) but I suppose it still makes it entertaining if for the wrong reasons, we've got to be honest though this is damn mediocre at best & all the fans on here stating that it's as good as the Lord of the Rings in the fantasy stakes really do need to have a reality check & I think I'll leave it there as I'm sure I'll feel their wrath, oh & Hello to Jason Isaacs.