First reviews for 'Warcraft' movie (MC: 31/100)

[DivinePaladin]

binary solo said:

DivinePaladin said:

It gives it a chance on paper, in a vacuum. However, at least what I've heard seems to counteract that. Fassbender, to paraphrase, said dismissively about that reveal (which happened far too late to NOT be suspicious - just like not sending review copies or having a day and date embargo) something to the tune of "of course it's different, it's a movie silly!" 

 

Unless it's some conspiracy styled film in present day and then at the end of act 2 Fassbender enters the animus to find the final clue to [X], I cannot see it feasibly working in any way that critics or the general public can enjoy. The ratio just isn't right to me for me to give it the benefit of the doubt, all things considered. 

Seriously, a political action movie that has a plot based in the present but where the main character uses a device to access genetic memory of being an assassin, probably to be able to learn mad assassin/stealth skillez, sounds like an interesting premise. The only reason you don't like the direction of the movie is because you want to see a movie of the game. And Fassbender was right to say what he said. It's a movie, it necessarily needs to be different otherwise it's guaranteed to be crap. This way it has a chance of no sucking. But I still think it will probably be not very good.

Spin is a powerful concept. Imagine a movie where this prince has to flee because his father is killed and the assassin has the key to a relic that's also a time machine. That'd be awesome! Or even a movie about the zombie apocalypse caused by this company and a rush to expose the company and save humanity. 

 

Both of the game movies I just mentioned were terrible. It's easy to imagine them being good, but this movie has been in development hell for somewhere around seven years, with a plot we're just now hearing about in any sort of detail, and standoffish comments by the lead actor. That's merit for concern, even if you want to be optimistic.