5/10 http://www.moviebreak.de/film/warcraft
Is Warcraft: The Beginning therefore failed? No, that would be too hard. Because especially the world of orcs proves interesting. Director Jones fills this especially with pretty details that are not purely decorative, but on its own also stories fortune tell if you're getting into it. This is perhaps the greatest strength of the film, that it can present a strange world so wonderfully and harmoniously and amazed us about their customs and traditions, that it self-sufficient self-runner becomes a kind. Combined with the really great figure of Durotan, the one really grows fond, succeed Warcraft: The Beginning always quite pleasant moments. Only one effective the Everything will not be mixed, partly because the story that will start here, with its unfolding is no longer expedient.
3/5 http://www.filmstarts.de/kritiken/103141-Warcraft.html
The Orcs are already a showpiece of the film. The largely by motion capture process brought to life warriors act simply gigantic, their huge bodies and their impressive muscles are repeatedly moved effectively into the picture. The filmmakers play with the proportions and put the orcs sent in relation to the downright puny compared people. This results especially in the battles impressive shots and when the mighty Orcwaffen crash to the signs of the people it is meant to be felt in the cinema, as the ground shakes. Otherwise the battle roar largely in familiar fantasy tracks (once one of the WoW players, however, well-known guns of people apart) runs - and following the simple slogan "More power to more cleverness". thus far (yet) zoom, which is also contrary to that here figures repeatedly stop to talk in the middle of the fray "meaningful" dialogue while: An epic maelstrom of a "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, "The Beginning Warcraft" comes the adversaries in this time kindly desist from them. This does not epic, but sometimes unintentionally funny.
3.5/5 http://www.moviejones.de/filme/408/warc ... nning.html
With Duncan Jones has found the right man for this video game adaptation. With much love and passion he brought Azeroth to life. If he had it a little more time left for the imagination of the world for non-experts, the characters something better developed and still left the film a little more breathing room, then not only enough space for a genuine finale would have been that of Warcraft mythology is worthy, but he would have made this quite excellent film an outstanding work. Thus Warcraft can - The Beginning indeed claim to be the best video game adaptation of all time, but it is still not a masterpiece.
7/10 http://www.giga.de/filme/warcraft-the-b ... es-jahres/
"Warcraft" can one almost feel sorry. Too late for the game hype and a little too early to play the nostalgia card. And that's not all: In a world in which it "Game of Thrones" are six "Lord of the Rings" films and six squadrons, acts "Warcraft" dangerously irrelevant. Duncan Jones has set itself with this matter of the heart unerringly between the chairs. Those who want to hold against him, is this massive find ammunition. With its yesterday's look, his nerdy attitude and an abundance of computer effects, the film in the crossfire of different stock is liable to be wiped out. That would be a shame. A lot. "Warcraft" has become namely a very good fan film and a fairly successful adventure film. tells Gripping and emotionally, drumming "Warcraft" lost his fans together again to walk together with them on the warpath to Azeroth. Interesting characters, good villains and a finale that gets under your skin. Give "Warcraft" a chance. He deserves it.
4/5 http://www.pcgames.de/Warcraft-The-Begi ... w-1196345/
"Warcraft: The Beginning" is a wonderful movie for gamers and for Blizzard fans an absolute must. Who "WoW", however, does not know and does (s) will only be picked up in part and indeed get a good, but just to see no outstanding fantasy film. It will be interesting if we will enjoy another successor. The screen debut was successful Blizzard and Legendary Pictures film studios and Universal Pictures in any case.
4/5 http://www.blogbusters.ch/reviews/warcr ... -beginning
Visually Warcraft a visual treat. Especially the orcs are a masterpiece of motion capture technology. Finest facial expressions makes them look absolutely alive and in no way just like some cheap CGI figures. The design is based significantly on the game template and thus moves in the field of high-fantasy. Unlike a Lord of the Rings film, which is more concerned with realism, spraying here the magical sparks in strong colors and the armor are great showcases. Fortunately succeeds director Duncan Jones still keep the whole act realistically.
3.5/5 http://www.filmfutter.com/warcraft-the-beginning/
Duncan Jones, himself a great lover of games, once again provides a very good working Directed from, also catches hectic battles a clear and ensures a considerable visual language that gains additional spatial depth through the 3D effect sent employed. Ramin Djawadi is distinguished for the musical background and uses of topics from the game series, but these interwoven with his own touch to a braid, skillfully brings the atmosphere of the respective scenes to advantage. In sum, it gives indeed a good film, but the unprejudiced moviegoers unfortunately hardly will leave its mark and focused too much on the many admirers of the video game series. There are a lot of potential and the world is adequately structured to take advantage of this in other films, but the first fruits leaves hungry for more, and so many moviegoers will this squint envious look to other games of this genre.
Even the 5/10 review from Moviebreak found Durotan a compelling character and a must see for every fan of the game.