/e Question should have read: Pick a movie you think *is similar

I've been following the related news and checking out stuff as it shows up online. I'm still not sure how to frame my expectations for this movie.

Is it just gonna be an excuse to show off flashy CGI monsters? What will it look and feel like? How should we define how well it has to perform in order to be considered a "success"?

I put a few movies on the list, but I'm really hoping people have some better suggestions.

This post was edited by kayeto on Aug 5 2015 11:04am

I think it matters more about the story than anything else.

The guy who is directing it - I think it's David Bowie's son - did an excellent job with Moon but he also wrote it. I don't think he wrote the Warcraft movie.

They're aiming for a live action feel as opposed to CGI feel (or so I thought). This video does a good job explaining my current feeling on new movie releases that rely heavily on CGI:



If they can capture what that video is trying to explain it'll be fine.

If the story, plot, and acting suck though then the CG will just be icing on a shit cake.