Successful new fantasy universe created

Rating: 6/10 (16 July 2016)

I've never played a Warcraft game, but I do like the Sword and Scorcerer/Fantasy genre, so I watched this not knowing what to expect.
I was entertained, a surprisingly well done film, not so much for its story and arch, which in my opinion gets too long - particularly the battle scenes - but for the great universe that is created. The orcs are really well done and honestly much more interesting and better looking than the orcs of Lord of The Rings and the Hobit, this is what orcs are supposed to be like unlike the animalistic beasts in LOTR.
I'm sure that many critics will find the movie primitive and even childish, but for the movie that it is then it fully delivers a believable (within genre) new take on the fantasy universe.
As stated, I found it too long and too much time spent on battle scenes, not enough on the excellent story telling in the first part.
If the director fixes a few of the flaws and adds more lore, then it could be a really good series in years to come.