Warcraft [Blu-ray]

According to Rotten Tomatoes and the rest of the "film critic world" this movie sucks... How sorely wrong those incompetent critics are.Canon? kinda-sorta, not exactly.In the games, you have NPC's you see many of with no "titled name" like the countless Ironforge Riflemen in the Dwarven District. That is why there will be names of characters you have never heard before. Technically this movie is adding to the lore while keeping with what we already know and diverging from it somewhat. Because, well, it's a movie with characters, who need names so it doesn't suck.Technically, the story of this movie is based off the lore that was never written for the game "Warcraft: Orcs and Humans" (WOaH) and if that game were to be re-done with lore and graphics as in depth and epic as "World of Warcraft"(WoW). WOaH was released about 20 years ago iirc. It was an RTS game that was predominantly about having tons of fun with as little story as possible. Through WoW, other games, novels, and some miscellaneous material released by Blizzard the lore for WOaH has been uncovered. This lore is an integral part of what makes WOaH, WoW, and everything else so captivating from a storytelling standpoint. To an extent, to fully understand everything little thing in this movie you need some basic knowledge base. However, it is a great portal to allow people to enter the WoW lore universe. But please keep in mind that WOaH lore is supposed to be somewhat separate from the lore of WoW even though there are elements within WOaH that are connected to WoW.You don't have to be a WoW fan to enjoy this movie. Although the lore is like the Orb of Mystery to our Depleted-Kyparium Rocket. If you love fantasy please by all means watch this. Be careful, don't become consumed. 10/10 would watch again.Now, if you do feel like you want to know a lot more and really dive into the WoW universe I'd recommend doing one or both of the following:1. Play Word of Warcrafta. Request to join the guild <Seekers of Lore> on Gilneas-US Alliance.b. focus on questing primarily, some dungeons, many raids.c. Look up quest topics and dungeons plus who is inside on wowwiki. Click on other articles, aka open the flood gates of lore. Discuss with guild members.2. At least*, read these novels in this chronological order and take notes (explain after list):PrehistoryWarcraft Saga-147,000Dawn of the Aspects (past)-24,974Rise of the Horde (Argus)-13,000 (Approx.)Death From Above-10,000 (Approx.)War of the Ancients 1: The Well of EternityWar of the Ancients 2: The Demon SoulWar of the Ancients 3: The SunderingThe Burdens of ShaohaoCurse of the Worgen (past)-2,600The First Guardian (Legends Vol. 5)-1000War of the Shifting Sands (past)-823Cycle of Hatred (past begins)The Last Guardian (past begins)-230Shaman (prologue)prior the year -45A Warrior Made (Legends Vol. 4 and 5)Blackhand (prior the formation of the Horde)Lords of War (past)-45 to -44Rise of the Horde (Draenor)Blood and Thunder (20 years before the formation of the Iron Horde (approximately the same date before the Orcish Horde))-1Family Values (Legends Vol. 2 starts)Unbroken (begins)0Rise of the Horde (Draenor, ends)Lord of the Clans (beginning)First War (Warcraft: Orcs and Humans)3The Last GuardianBlood of the Highborne (chapter 1)[citation needed]5Tides of Darkness (begins)Arthas: Rise of the Lich King (begins)6Second War (Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness)Genn Greymane: Lord of His Pack (past)Ashbringer (beginning of #1)Tides of Darkness (ends)Beyond the Dark Portal (prologue)8Invasion of Draenor (Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal)Beyond the Dark Portal (main story & ending)10Day of the DragonUnbroken (ends)17Mage (past)18Lord of the Clans (main story)Road to Damnation19Of Blood and HonorLord of the Clans (ends)20Third War (Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos)Vol'jin: The JudgmentArthas: Rise of the Lich King (part 2 and 3)Death Knight (chapters 1-3)Blood of the Highborne (chapters 2 and 3)Ashbringer (middle of #1)A Cleansing Fire (begins, Legends Vol. 5)Illidan (prologue)22Aftermath of the Third War (Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne)Arthas: Rise of the Lich King (end of part 3)Illidan (first chapters)23Ashbringer (ending of #1, plus #2-#4)Sunwell TrilogyWar of the Ancients (present (starts and ends))24A Cleansing Fire (ends, Legends Vol. 5)Cycle of Hatred25World of Warcraft (World of Warcraft)The War EffortWar of the Shifting Sands (present)The Thrill of the Hunt (Legends Vol. 3)Bloodsail Buccaneer (Legends Vol. 4)How to Win Friends (Legends Vol. 1)Miles to Go (Legends Vol. 2)An Honest Trade (Legends Vol. 1)Warrior: Divided (Legends Vol. 2)Warrior: United (Legends Vol. 5)26Blood of the Highborne (chapter 4)Shadow Wing Vol. 1: The Dragons of Outland, and Vol. 2: Nexus PointThe Burning Crusade (The Burning Crusade)Rise of the Horde (present and ends)Garrosh Hellscream: Heart of War (past)Illidan (main story and ends)The Journey (Legends Vol. 1)Crusader's Blood (Legends Vol. 3) (in conflict, because of the appearance of Renee Lauer)I Got What Yule Need (Legends Vol. 3)Blood Runs Thicker (Legends Vol. 4)World of Warcraft: The Comic (begins)27Night of the DragonArthas: Rise of the Lich King (interludes and epilogue)World of Warcraft: The Comic (ends)Mage (present)Lor'themar Theron: In the Shadow of the SunFallen - Fear - Fiend - Fate (Legends Vol. 1, 2, 3 and 4)Wrath of the Lich King (Wrath of the Lich King)Death Knight (ends)Li Li's Travel Journal (1-4)Pearl of PandariaGloryGarrosh: Heart of War (present)World of Warcraft: The Comic Special Issue 1: Beginnings and EndsStormrage (along Nightmares from Legends Vol. 5)ShamanThe Shattering: Prelude to Cataclysm28Gelbin Mekkatorque: Cut ShortDark RidersCurse of the Worgen (present)Sylvanas Windrunner: Edge of NightTyrande & Malfurion: Seeds of FaithThe Council of Three Hammers: Fire and IronCataclysm (Cataclysm)BloodswornGallywix: Trade Secrets of a Trade Prince (ends here, unknown start)Baine Bloodhoof: As Our Fathers Before UsGenn Greymane: Lord of His Pack (present)Wolfheart (after the shattering but before the new Ashenvale questline)Velen: Prophet's LessonVarian Wrynn: Blood of Our FathersThrall: Twilight of the AspectsCharge of the Aspects30Quest for PandariaJaina Proudmoore: Tides of WarMists of Pandaria (Mists of Pandaria)Li Li's Travel Journal (5-11)The Trial of the Red BlossomsThe Strength of Steel (begins)Bleeding SunDawn of the Aspects (present)Vol'jin: Shadows of the HordeThe Blank ScrollThe Strength of Steel (ends)Over Water31[1]The Jade HuntersThe Untamed ValleyWar CrimesHellscreamGul'dan and the StrangerCode of RuleWarlords of Draenor (Warlords of Draenor)Lords of War (present)Apocrypha (present line)32Magni: Fault LinesNightborne: Twilight of SuramarHighmountain: A Mountain DividedAnduin: Son of the Wolf(list from gamepedia) Now, with your notes, research on wowwiki what you need more info on.- I have been playing since release, reading since TBC, and still love it all.

I have to confess, I avoided this film in theaters due to the bad reviews. I was in a bit down financially, so I didn't have the chance to see many movies when it was released. I had to choose, and I let this by, and I did it precisely because of all the low scores it kept getting. But I did purchase it on Blu Ray based on user opinions (and the fact that my financial situation improved), and I finally saw it yesterday. And this is the last straw. I already had bad experiences with professional critics this year (Ghostbusters, Suicide Squad), and this is the final film that convinces me that those guys are full of crap. I didn't want to believe it before, but I can't ignore the evidence, and now I'm forced to realize professional critics are supremely biased and will judge a movie based on preconceptions rather than content.Because trust me, this movie is great. In fact, just about the only negative thing I can say about it is that the ending is too open instead of closing everything. But that's only a negative if you're not interested to see more of this universe and story. But I am, so it doesn't really count.Based on the eponymous classic PC strategy game (note: not actually based in the far more popular MMORPG World of Warcraft, which is set in the same universe but actually acts as a sequel to the strategy games), tells the story of how the humans and orcs met each other and started their conflict. The world of the orcs, a proud race of warriors, is dying, so orc leader Gul'Dan uses the magic known as Fel to open a portal to the land of Azeroth, which they intend to conquer. Since Fel magicworks by absorbing life force and their prisoner supply is limited, they can only send their strongest warriors first, to capture more prisoners and then use their life to bring the rest of the horde.The humans, led by King Llene, discover the presence of the orcs and with the help of their military commander, Lothar, and a retired mage named Khadgar, manage to capture a half-orc named Garona, who can speak both languages and decides to help them against the orcs, as she was treated like a prisoner by them. To this, they recruit the help of the powerful wizard Medivh, also known as The Guardian, whose purpose is to protect the land. Meanwhile, on the orc side, new-father chieftain named Durotan believes Gul'Dan and his Fel magic are responsible for their world's death, and tries to make an alliance with the humans in order to defeat Gul'Dan and avoid the death of this new land. Unfortunately, there might be traitors on both sides.Now this storyline might sound a little complicated when laid out this way, but fortunately the film makes its progression easy enough to understand. While people might have a bit of a hard time with the unusual names at first, it gets easier as the film goes on. The story is interesting enough on its own, but clearly only the first chapter. And while, like I mentioned before, the ending is open for subsequent chapters, the first one has good enough closure that you won't feel cheated of an ending. Of course, the film is also a wonderful visual spectacle, and even though it has to deal with a lot of central characters, you never feel as though any of them is underdeveloped.Which, again, brings to mind those terrible reviews complaining about unexistent things, and makes me believe that they've given the movie a low score based on preconceptions about videogame movies.On the Blu Ray department, the visual and sound quality is top notch, as expected, and there are TONS of extras, including making-of and an exploration of the videogames' story and impact. Most interesting of them all is a 5-chapter motion comic that works as a prequel to the film and helps to develop further a few of the human main characters. And in the deleted scenes section, you can't help but feel that some of them should have left in the final movie.So I implore you, please give this film a chance. It doesn't necessarily need a sequel, but it would be great to have one. Don't let this go the way of John Carter. Let's give the story an opportunity to go on.

I love this movie. Sucks I doubt Blizzard will continue telling the story via the big screen.

Nice.

Love it

If you haven’t played any of the classic Warcraft RTS style games From the 90s and such and you essentially go into this movie blind, you might actually enjoy it. You could think of it is just kind of a lower budget version of something similar to Lord of the rings.Unfortunately, if you are knowledgeable on Warcraft you’re probably not going to be too happy about this movie. There’s a lot of little nods and nuances to war which are quite nice, but unfortunately, in many ways both the story and the movie itself really fall flat. For one thing the movie tries to make you feel, more sympathetic to the orcs rather than the humans. The orcs come off as being a dying race and while there are more aggressive groups within them, there are also more individuals, although they are few and far between. The humans, however, largely just come off as unlikable and boring. Overall if you’re a fan of sword and sorcery, you might enjoy this movie, but just don’t go in expecting anything complex.

The 4k UHD fidelity is so crisp and clear on Amazon Prime Video.

👍🏻

Excelente articulo lo recomiendo mucho sobre todo si eres fan de Blizzard.

Snabb leverans

Aunque a día de hoy prácticamente todo el mundo conoce o ha oído hablar del videojuego de rol multijugador masivo en línea "World of Warcraft", el cual se ha convertido en un fenómeno mundial, lo cierto es que «Warcraft: el origen» no esta basada en el exitoso videojuego MMORPG de Blizzard Entertainment del año 2003, sino en el videojuego de estrategia del año 1994 "Warcraft: Orcs & Humans", que como su título indica se centra en el conflicto entre la raza humana y la de los orcos vista en la película.Tan vapuleada por los críticos de cine como adorada por sus fans, «Warcraft: el origen» es una épica y maravillosa aventura que está protagonizada por Travis Fimmel (serie Vikingos), Paula Patton (2 Guns, DéjàVu, Misión Imposible: protocolo fantasma), Ben Foster (X-Men 3, Pandorum, The Mechanic), Dominic Cooper (Capitán América, Need for Speed, Drácula: la leyenda jamás contada), y Toby Kebbell (Un mónstruo viene a verme, 4 Fantásticos, El amanecer del planeta de los Símios).La película está coescrita y dirigida por Duncan Jones, director de dos excelentes largometrajes como son «Código fuente» y «Moon», y que en esta superproducción de Warcraft tiene su primera oportunidad de disponer de un gran presupuesto para una película, en concreto de 160 millones de dólares. Desgraciádamente, en Estados Unidos apenas logró recaudar 47 millones, convirtiendo la película a priori en un rotundo fracaso de taquilla.. pero afortunádamente pudo salvar su honor y acabó su recorrido en cines con una recaudación mundial de 433m$ (gracias al mercado internacional y sobre todo a China, donde su absoluto éxito allí fue indiscutible), convirtiéndose así en la película basada en un videojuego más taquillera de la historia (al menos por el momento, esperemos que tanto de esta franquicia de videojuegos como de otras, haya más buenas adaptaciones que superen dicha cifra).A destacar la música compuesta por Ramim Djawadi, de quien tal vez os estéis preguntando quién es... Pues este tío de nombre y apellido tan peculiares fue el encargado de componer las bandas sonoras de películas como Pacific Rim, Iron Man o Furia de Titanes; aparte de hacer lo propio en series de renombre como Juego de Tronos, The Strain, Prison Break o Vigilados: Person of Interest. ¿A que ya os suena un poco más? Pues este mismo año ha sido el encargado de la BSO de la serie Westworld y del videojuego de Xbox One Gears of War 4... aparte, cómo no, de «Warcraft: el Origen», una película con una gran trama y con unos sorprendentes efectos especiales recreados por ILM (Industrial Light & Magic). Desde luego tanto los personajes recreados con la técnica del motion capture como los bellos escenarios en donde se desarrolla esta fantástica historia son alucinantes, mucho más aún si cabe en formato Blu-Ray.«Warcraft: el origen» en Blu-Ray viene presentada en formato de pantalla 2:40:1 Letterbox y contiene una impresionante pista de audio en Inglés Dolby Atmos, Dolby TrueHD 7.1; además de en Castellano, Francés, Italiano, Alemán, e Hindi Dolby Digital 5.1 (una verdadera lástima, pues en la contraportada de la carátula se informa erróneamente que la calidad de audio en estas pistas es de DTS Digital Surround, y ya os puedo yo asegurar que esto no es así, que su calidad es de Dolby Digital). Incluye múltiples subtítulos opcionales, entre ellos el Castellano. Y sus más de 2 horas de material adicional en HD, en concreto 127 minutos de extras, están repartidos en:-Making of dividido en 6 partes (34min)=· Historia del origen (4'54").· El mundo del talento (5'35").· El mundo de los efectos visuales (5'09").· Equipar un mundo (6'16").· El mundo de la captura de movimiento (6'50").· El mundo de las escenas peligrosas (5'06").-3 reportajes (17min)=· Los fans de Warcraft (6'36").· Las figuras de Madame Tussauds (7'32").· ILM: detrás de la magia de Warcraft (2'59").-Cómic animado dividido en 5 capítulos «Warcraft: vínculos de la hermandad» (53'47").-11 escenas eliminadas y extendidas (13'57").-Tomas falsas (3'25").-Teaser-trailer del film (2'23").-Trailer de «Jason Bourne» (2'28") (Nota--> es un extra aparte que aparece antes de llegar al menú principal del film).

salve il pacco era ben confezionato e grazie ad amazon e a prime ordinato per il giorno d'uscita la mattina in questione era già nelle mie mani. l'audio e video sono buoni.il dvd presenta la traccia italiana sia nei sottotitoli che nell'audio.la custodia è quella in plastica semplice ma essenziale.la pellicola è molto ben fatta, un misto tra azione avventura fantasy e una spruzzata di romanticismo. gli effetti visivi sono incredibili e il montaggio e le musiche sono ben fatte. la pellicola intrattiene e mantiene perfettamente le promesse fino alla fine con scene di guerra epiche, con uno sviluppo dei personaggi ben curati e una dose massiccia di azione e adrenalina ben calcolate. consigliato per un pubblico amante del puro fantasy di tutte le eta. quindi ...buona visione a tutti!!!

Film stupendo visto al cinema e poi comprato nel formato BLU-RAY amazon velocissimo come sempre arrivato lo stesso giorno dell'uscita in ottime condizioni come si può vedere nelle foto blu-ray molto bello con molti contenuti speciali che comprendono scene tagliate del film papere degli attori e molto altro una visione stupenda con un audio molto buono in dolby digital 5.1 tornando al contenuto del film è stupendo ben fatto storia molto bella che lascia grandi aspettative per un seguito una bellissima scenografia con dei superbi effetti speciali film che consiglio a tutti soprattutto per gli amanti del genere.consigliatissimo