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I liked it. But you really have to be a Warcraft fan for that. For anyone else it's just a bland generic fantasy movie.

by bdz 10y ago

cmg 10y ago
I've been playing World of Warcraft for about 6 years now. I know what's happening and who the major players are, but I'm not a lore geek by any means. I'm looking forward to seeing the movie this weekend. My partner, on the other hand, made it up to level 8 on a new character - with the Recruit-A-Friend XP bonus - before giving up. They just couldn't get into the game and went back to playing LOTRO. They like fantasy films; they know there's orcs and dragons but couldn't tell Sargeras from Deathwing. I'm curious to see how our feelings on the movie differ.
- minimaxir 10y ago
  It's worth noting that the primary purpose of the Warlords of Draenor expansion was to introduce the eponymous Warlords, as they are important characters in the movie that casual WoW players would have likely not known otherwise. That didn't work out well due to movie delays, and most of the Warlords are pretty generic.
eumoria 10y ago
I think this just shows the curse in full effect. What's needed is a movie based on a video game that's truly good even if you don't understand the source material. A movie based on a book doesn't require you to read the book first. I see a lot of reviews saying there's tons of inside winks and nods. There should be a few for the serious fans but the point of a broad, big summer movie should be that everyone can get into it even if you've never heard of Warcraft.
- doodpants 10y ago
  > What's needed is a movie based on a video game that's truly good even if you don't understand the source material. There is one. Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within[1]. IMHO, it's the best video game-based movie so far, and arguably the only actually good one. [1]http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0173840/?ref_=nv_sr_1 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0173840/?ref_=nv_sr_1
  - mac01021 10y ago
    Is it really based on a video game, though? I'm not sure just having the same name as a video game series counts.
  - eumoria 10y ago
    Oh yea I liked that one. I think that's a decent example it just wasn't all that popular I guess.
vidarh 10y ago
I've never played Warcraft, and loved it. Same for my 7 year old son.

I liked it. But you really have to be a Warcraft fan for that. For anyone else it's just a bland generic fantasy movie.

by bdz 10y ago

I liked it. But you really have to be a Warcraft fan for that. For anyone else it's just a bland generic fantasy movie.

cmg 10y ago

I've been playing World of Warcraft for about 6 years now. I know what's happening and who the major players are, but I'm not a lore geek by any means. I'm looking forward to seeing the movie this weekend. My partner, on the other hand, made it up to level 8 on a new character - with the Recruit-A-Friend XP bonus - before giving up. They just couldn't get into the game and went back to playing LOTRO. They like fantasy films; they know there's orcs and dragons but couldn't tell Sargeras from Deathwing. I'm curious to see how our feelings on the movie differ.

minimaxir 10y ago
It's worth noting that the primary purpose of the Warlords of Draenor expansion was to introduce the eponymous Warlords, as they are important characters in the movie that casual WoW players would have likely not known otherwise. That didn't work out well due to movie delays, and most of the Warlords are pretty generic.

eumoria 10y ago

I think this just shows the curse in full effect. What's needed is a movie based on a video game that's truly good even if you don't understand the source material. A movie based on a book doesn't require you to read the book first. I see a lot of reviews saying there's tons of inside winks and nods. There should be a few for the serious fans but the point of a broad, big summer movie should be that everyone can get into it even if you've never heard of Warcraft.

doodpants 10y ago
> What's needed is a movie based on a video game that's truly good even if you don't understand the source material. There is one. Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within[1]. IMHO, it's the best video game-based movie so far, and arguably the only actually good one. [1]http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0173840/?ref_=nv_sr_1 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0173840/?ref_=nv_sr_1
- mac01021 10y ago
  Is it really based on a video game, though? I'm not sure just having the same name as a video game series counts.
- eumoria 10y ago
  Oh yea I liked that one. I think that's a decent example it just wasn't all that popular I guess.

vidarh 10y ago

I've never played Warcraft, and loved it. Same for my 7 year old son.