First Look: Orgrim Doomhammer in the new Warcraft movie
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Beepin n' BoopinDetroit, MI Icrontian
WIRED has the first look at the new CGI Orgrim Doomhammer.
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primesuspect
Beepin n' BoopinDetroit, MI Icrontian
WIRED has the first look at the new CGI Orgrim Doomhammer.
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That paint job is fantastic.
That's pretty good.
Anduin Lothar
Durotan
Fixed shoulders (as posted on /r/gaming today)
Looks like Gears of War/Warhammer as well
Some potential good news for you WoW players; possibly, I don't know, maybe.
Encouraging words, but I'll believe it when I see it. So far, there's no such thing as a good video game movie.
It's going to suck. It's going to suck so, so bad.
http://www.indiewire.com/2016/06/warcraft-review-duncan-jones-1201683601/
"Like someone took a still photo of Aragorn and faxed it to another franchise..."
Gold.
The trend I've seen so far is people who don't know the source material and/or are movie people don't like it, while fans of the game range from thinking it's okay to loving it.
Reading that review reaffirms it to me. There were quite a couple lines making it blatantly clear that the critic knew nothing of Warcraft lore. And these lines were around his points that he felt the movie misstepped so much. Therefore he fits that former archtype.
So my theory is that, fans already have backstory, character expectations, and such to believe in and mold the movie's depictions to. And the movie being made by fans can bolster this effect making it good for those who know. So fans have an advantage while newcomers are at a disadvantage. Even if the creators tried to fill it in properly so that those completely new to the series could understand.
Self-fulfilling expectations also seems to be rampant on all sides of reviews for this movie. Those who give off the impression that they were expecting another bad video game movie posted that that was what they saw. Devoted fans saw everything they could have ever wanted out of this particular story.
Whenever I've seen a Blizzard cinematic, I've always thought "this needs to be a movie" not because of story, characters, or even the fantasy, but for the visual quality and style that Blizzard's cinematic team brings to the table. When finding out this movie wasn't going to have even a lick of that, I redefined my expectations for it. It already wasn't going to be the movie I wanted, even if it turned out objectively outstanding on all fronts. I personally expect it to be okay. Not terrible, but probably not spectacular as a whole. Mostly cause I personally feel that this story in the series is "okay".
I just can't handle cheesy lines, tropes, and cringey-ness. I feel that, based on what I've seen so far (the trailers), this movie will possess all three in scads.
I wouldn't doubt that.
An allegory:
https://zippy.gfycat.com/NippyHalfHydra.mp4