No, this is not the high fantasy epic cinematic messiah come to save us from the seemingly endless scourge of bad taste video game feature film adaptations, but it is a fiercely exciting bit of action adventure rumpus, with jaw dropping technical polish
“Cry havoc and let slip the orcs of war!” seems like a fitting bit of paraphrasing to describe director/writer Duncan Jones’ adaptation of Warcaft, the first entry in Blizzard Entertainment’s long running classic video game franchise. The film is often haphazard and a bit clumsy, especially in a particularly frantic and breathless opening half. It’s also about as subtle as …
So it appears that I had every right to be worried about Warcraft. The first batch of reviews for director Duncan Jones’ big budget feature film adaptation of Blizzard’s legendary video game franchise have started trickling in this morning, and it’s not looking pretty. Unlike the movie though, which apparently looks very pretty indeed, but reportedly has problems just about everywhere else. It …
Guys, I’m worried. I really want to say that I’m excited for Warcraft, because I love so many people involved in this, but the more material I see from it, the more I think that the curse of the video game feature film adaptation may just be striking again. And with Assassin’s Creed actually looking damn good against all odds, …
For the WarCraft movie, both Orc and Human factions will be in the spotlight because everyone is the hero of their own story.
In life, there are always certainties. Death, taxes and video game movies being downright terrible. For every rare occasion that such a film is good, like say Silent Hill, there are a dozen Double Dragon movies with Mark Dacascos to tilt the Yin balance of those adaptations firmly into the Yang of box office bombs. But there’s always some vague hope that …
What’s impressed me the most about Warcraft so far is just how much like a computer game it seems, and that’s really not a bad thing!
After waiting for ages and ages, the first official trailer for Warcraft dropped at the end of last year, and since then there’s been a glut of information to geek out over, from TV spots and set photos to posters and more TV spots. While the first official trailer was solidly FOR THE HORDE (and more than enough to have …
Traci Braxton husband was Kevin Surratt Sr., a longtime partner who stood by her …
A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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