2) So Are The Effects
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When nearly every frame of the film involves special effects work, bad CGI becomes a problem. Had Warcraft been made by someone with the skill and experience of, say, James Cameron, the extensive FX probably wouldn’t have been such a major hindrance. However, handled by Jones, a novice in that department, the effects work is very much an issue. To put it bluntly, the effects are wretched.
The film’s orcs and dwarves rarely look more convincing that figures you might find in video game cutscenes. Worse is that some, like Clancy Brown’s orc mage Blackhand, look no better than in-game characters. The environments are little better, but they’re still dull, lazy LOTR-style grand cities and orc camps, with clearly faux backdrops.