Warcraft (2016)

As an Orc horde invades the planet Azeroth using a magic portal, a few human heroes and dissenting Orcs must attempt to stop the true evil behind this war.

Director:

Duncan Jones

Writers:

Charles Leavitt, Duncan Jones

Stars:

Travis Fimmel, Paula Patton, Ben Foster

2 wins & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Travis Fimmel	...	Anduin Lothar
Paula Patton	...	Garona
Ben Foster	...	Medivh
Dominic Cooper	...	Llane Wrynn
Toby Kebbell	...	Durotan / Antonidas
Ben Schnetzer	...	Khadgar
Robert Kazinsky	...	Orgrim
Clancy Brown	...	Blackhand
Daniel Wu	...	Gul'dan
Ruth Negga	...	Lady Taria
Anna Galvin	...	Draka
Callum Keith Rennie	...	Moroes
Burkely Duffield	...	Callan
Ryan Robbins	...	Karos
Dean Redman	...	Varis / Caged Frostwolf

Storyline

When the world of the Orcs of Draenor is being destroyed by the evil fel magic that uses life-force, the powerful warlock Gul'dan creates a portal to the world of Azeroth and forms the Horde with members of the Orc clans. He also captures many prisoners to keep the portal open. The king of Azeroth, Llane Wrynn and his brother-in-law, Anduin Lothar are informed by the apprentice of magician Khadgar that he has found fel magic in dead bodies and the king decides to summon the Guardian of Tirisfal, Medivh, to protect his kingdom. Lothar and Khadgar head to Kharazhan to meet Medivh and an ominous shadow points a book out to Khadgar, who takes it and hides. Anduin, Khadgar and Medivh and a group of soldiers are attacked by Orcs and they capture the slave Garona, who is released by King Llane, and she shows them the location of the portal. Garona is contacted by the Orc chief of a clan Durotan that wants to meet King Llane to stop the fel magic. Meanwhile Khadgar learns that the gate was ...

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Plot Keywords:

based on video game | orc | fictional language | sword and sorcery | magician | 

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Taglines:

Two worlds. One destiny.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Fantasy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG - 13 for extended sequences of intense fantasy violence

Did You Know?

Trivia

Orgrim Doomhammer is depicted in the uncharacteristic primitive attire of the Horde (who had been gifted greater technology and featured extensive use of heavy plated armor as part of their pact with the Burning Legion) instead of his iconic black and gold "Doom Plate" armor, which was later given to Thrall when Orgrim named him as his successor.

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Goofs

After Llane starts charging towards Blackhand, one orc that passes in front of Blackhand suddenly pops out of existence and fades back in.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Durotan: [voice-over] There has been a war between orcs and humans for as long as can be remembered. But there was once a time, when we did not even know who our enemy was. Or what that evil green magic, the fel, had done to us. But in the beginning, how could we have known? What choice did we have? Our world was dying. And I had to find my clan a new home.

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Crazy Credits

The Blizzard Entertainment logo is made of ice, and features items/characters encased within: the runeblade Frostmourne from Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos (2002), Sarah Kerrigan from StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty (2010), Arthas Menethil from Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos (2002) and Tracer from Overwatch (2016).

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Alternate Versions

According to director Duncan Jones, his directors cut runs 40 minutes longer.

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Connections

Referenced in AniMat's Crazy Cartoon Cast: The Camping Episode (2019)

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Soundtracks

Stormwind
Written by Jason Hayes

User Reviews

Entertaining summer blockbuster with some flaws

I'll keep this short, because people don't want to read long posts.

Here goes:

The good:

+ Visuals, stunning.

+ Acting was OK. I liked that it was serious in parts. Everything must not be "funny" and Disney all the time. I think it took itself less seriously than The Hobbit though.

+ The action -especially when Gul'Dan was involved - was really epic and well choreographed.

+ If you like magic, you get plenty of mage action in here.

+ Obviously some fan service here and there. I heard lots of people laughing and clapping hands throughout the movie. + The set- up for the sequel was nice.

The bad:

• Pacing. The beginning is very fast. The first 20 minutes jump back and forth between locales. I'd rather have an slower pacing in the beginning, and then go all-in later.

• Some of the characters have very interesting back stories (especially Khadgar and Garona), but they're skimmed over. - We never really get to see much of the orcish world.

• The movie feels a bit short. You could easily add 20 minutes without the audience feeling bored.

So, all in all: Are the critics right and the audiences wrong? Well, I do think that some critics should question themselves. This movie CAN NEVER GET 1/5. That is blasphemy. A lot of love and care was put into this movie. My girlfriend, who knows nothing about Warcraft, thought it was a good time.

Solid 3,5/5 from me. A movie worth watching in cinemas. You will most likely have a good time. It's no masterpiece, but it's an entertaining summer blockbuster.

Details

Official Sites:

Fan site Official site

Country:

China Canada Japan USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 June 2016 (USA)

Also Known As:

World of Warcraft

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$160,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$24,166,110, 12 June 2016

Gross USA:

$47,365,290

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$439,048,914

Company Credits

Production Co:

Legendary Entertainment, Universal Pictures, Atlas Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

123 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Atmos Auro 11.1 DTS (DTS: X) Dolby Surround 7.1 SDDS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1