Crafting the tools of War

Rating: 6/10 (5 June 2016)

My review of Warcraft: The Beginning (spoiler free)
*** (3 out of 5)
Cast: Travis Fimmel, Paula Patton, Ben Foster with Dominic Cooper and Toby Kebbell.
Plot: The peaceful realm of Azeroth stands on the brink of war as its civilization faces a fearsome race of invaders: orc warriors fleeing their dying home to colonize another.
2016 so far seems to have a few game adaptations like Angry Birds and now this both of which were better than they made out to be. Were as Angry Birds started off as a mobile game this one is completely different because it is based on well you know what World of Warcraft is.
Director Duncan Jones surely challenged himself because this type of film isn't easy to make other than the fact it was done by CG. With a mostly unknown cast the film triumphs and is probably the best game adaptation ever.
There are a quite a few game adaptations out there and most of them were disappointing like Resident Evil, Doom and Super bloody Mario Brothers, this one achieves the one thing that they are not that this is visually stunning and well good. It had the perfect director to make it because he knew what kind of challenge it would be and also he's a World of Warcraft nerd.
This may not be the greatest movie of all time but certainly has it's perks here are some points as to why this prevails on it's genre:
CGI: This movie is CGI based from start to finish but it has to be some of the best CG ever, and it makes for one hell epic ride through the world of Azeroth. The CGI makes it look so real it almost seems like a real place and you can just bet if you go then you'll most likely see orcs. Even the CG battle scenes are just beautiful to look at with something different happening every time.
Origin: We all know how this started it started as a PC game and became ever so popular but because this is mainly CG based it couldn't have been done, personally I've never played the game but this is a truly epic ride into that world. Even though this is a fantasy game it has been done well and it is very fun to watch.
The OK point:
Action: The action has been very well to which there is something different happening every time, but the battle scenes get dull fairly that's not to say they are boring it's just the action is a key component and it just seems like it could've been better. Other than the that the film is very pretty and well action packed.
The bad point:
Plot: The movie doesn't follow the game to the point, because the plot is just non-existent it just makes it look like the director focused on making the movie look pretty and full of action, without actually having a plot. To make this movie it should have succeeded in all three points just mentioned instead of just two.
Other than that the movie was enjoyable and completely bursting with action and it was just absolutely gorgeous to watch, ignoring the fact the plot wasn't there.
Verdict: Entertaining, captivating and just beautiful this is another game based film that isn't disappointing, and definitely worth a watch.
6/10 Good.