Warcraft Limited Edition Blu-ray Steelbook

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.

This movie is an awesome fantasy epic. It's not perfect, but it's a visual feast, has a solid conflict and storyline, and likeable characters. So many critics scorned it for "having too many characters" or "too many locations," and yet they gave rave reviews to movies like Rogue One, who had the exact same issues. There's a lot of Warcraft Easter eggs in this film, but you certainly don't need to be a Warcraft fan to enjoy it.

Husband bought on a whim- it’s a good movie and good graphics but does not really follow much of the books story. It is very heavy in romance and not all what we were expecting.Som risky parts for children.

Exactly as described and shipped quickly

Literally such a great movie - The characters are so well rounded and the storyline is perfect. My family & I are EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED there is not a 2!!!! We need more!!!! 😩

I loved the movie!!It was addictive to me

Great movie

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.

Haben die im Vorstand von Blizzard den Film eigentlich gesehen, bevor er veröffentlicht wurde???WOW hat so eine großartige Story... die Macher des Films hattes also alles auf dem Silbertablett und mussten es nur noch umsetzen. Zudem glaube ich, das keiner der Mitwirkenden das Spiel jemals selbst gespielt haben! Und alleine dafür, dass so viele dinge aus dem Spiel vernachlässigt und nach Geldmachestandart umgebastelt wurden... zum Kotzen!!!Ein Beispiel:Allein Garona (die Halborcin), ist im Film auf die sexy schüchterne Pimpernelle reduziert... Im Spiel ist sie eine starke, mürrische und gewiefte Meuchelmörderin UND mehr Orc als alles andere!!!Genauso die logik hinter manchen Handlungen...Bps. um bei Garona zu bleiben... Lothar verliert seine einzigen Sohn und ihm fällt als erstes nichts besseres ein, als Garona zu "besteigen"...(Achtung, Sakasmus folgt!!!)... JAWOLL!!! Wenn ich mein Kind verliere such ich mir auch erstmal jemanden zum pimpern!!!... Was'n das für ne Logik??? Ich weis ja, dass sich Sex gut verkauft, aber das war einfach nur voll daneben.Ich als leidenschaftliche Zockerin war sehr von dem Film enttäuscht und mir fällt noch viiiiel mehr ein, was mich daran aufregt! Alle Spieler die ich kenne, wünschen sich einen oder mehrere Filme im Stil der WOW-Cinematics (Bsp. "Alter Krieger"). Die sind der Hammer und spiegeln den Geist des Spiels wieder.Den Mitleidssternvergebe ich jedoch für die Grafik. Er ist optisch gut gemacht und könnte Leuten die das Spiel nicht kennen gefallen. Obwohl... meine Eltern kennen das Spiel nicht, aber den Film. Sie haben mich danach mit vielen fragen gelöchert...Wer waren die Blauen am Anfang? Was ist Fel? Was ist Guldan für einer? und, und, und...Naja... genug aufgeregt^^Meine Empfehlung: Spielt lieber WOW! Oder schaut euch die Cinematics auf youtube an, dann bekommt ihr einen bessern Eindruck von Warcraft.

Wunderbarer Film aus dem Warcraft Universum und so schlecht Rezessiert, das ich es kaum glauben mag...Die verständliche Geschichte ist in opulenten Bildern und mit zahlreichen Massen- und Actionszenen inszeniert (was einem jeden gefallen sollte, a la HdR), bietet jedoch immer wieder auch ruhige und figurenzentrierte Passagen, die für das Verständnis der Charaktere sorgt. Gut und Böse sind dabei stets gut zu unterscheiden, und auch der Rückgriff auf zahlreiche vertraute Motive aus Filmen und Games erleichtert den neuen Zuschauern die Orientierung.Sicher ist es keine 1:1 Adaption aus dem Game und einige sind sicher enttäuscht, aber da das Warcraft Universum aus so vielen Durchdachten Dingen basiert, sollte man sich auf den Film einfach einlassen, der er Erzählt aus meiner Sicht, eine Geschichte aus diesem Universum, und die ist verdammt gut gelungen.Für mich ein Epos und die Animationen sind wunderbar gelungen, ich fühlte mich in die Welt von Warcraft versetzt... Schade nur das der geplante 3.Teiler auf Eis liegt...ich kann den Film, jeden Fantasy Liebhaber nur empfehlen... so sieht man auch mal die Nette Seite von Orks... aber ich möchte nicht zu viel verraten, was die Geschichte angeht... Hauptsache genug Menschen sehen ihn, in der Hoffnung das es eine Fortsetzung gibt!

Just a clsarification as the new Amazon listing method is confusing at best.The 3D version contains 2 discs, the bluray 2d is a single disc with UV code, but listed as 2 discs.

Great

A bit complicated to follow