WoW

[JudgeDredd]

I've only heard positives so far

[mirth]

I've read mixed to poor reviews, but apparently it doesn't matter what we think of it here in the West

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2016/06/13/world-of-warcraft-will-this-type-of-game-changing-film-render-american-audiences-irrelevant/

http://variety.com/2016/film/asia/ten-reasons-why-warcraft-opened-six-times-bigger-in-china-than-in-the-u-s-1201794300/

[Nefaro]

I've read mixed to poor reviews, but apparently it doesn't matter what we think of it here in the West

Perhaps Chinese moviegoers are less averse to awkward looking CGI movies with cheesy child-oriented cartoon writing. 

Especially if it's a video game that's been so popular in China that the developers created an expansion featuring friggin' Panda-people (something else the Chinese can't get enough of).

:P

My point is that this movie obviously targeted a specific audience.  Not so much the Western Adults, as evidence in the articles.  No surprises, really.

[MetalDog]

Legendary Entertainment is owned by Wanda Dalian, a Chinese company.  They also own theme parks and movie chains, in China, Australia, and the U.S.


http://variety.com/2016/film/news/wanda-legendary-buy-china-1201678463/


http://www.wsj.com/articles/chinas-dalian-wanda-buys-legendary-entertainment-for-3-5-billion-1452567251