Rating: Summary: Pretty good over all!!! Review: Hey!! For goodness sake, it's a video game turned into a movie. What do people expect it to be. The director had to turn a video game character into a three dimensional Human character. I thought the director did a pretty good job. It had a cool story line, had some action, and over all it was entertaining. It's a Movie. It's suppose to temporaily take you out of the physical world and bring the viewer into the surreal realm and the movie did that. I admit there were moments the movie lagged, but it did in order to relay the story line. Than when the action came, IT CAME!!!!BOOMMMMM!!!!! The scenery was breath taking, Angelia played a great Lara, and the characters were just like the characters in the video game. It's like watching the cinematics in the game without playing the game. Enjoy it!!!
Rating: Summary: Great movie Review: I think some of you people were expecting a bit too much from this movie. The movie is supposed to be an action film with the plot in the background. Anyway, I enjoyed the film and I would for sure purchase Tomb Raider when it comes out on DVD.
Rating: Summary: Lara Croft and the Temple of Poon Review: As a lover of action flicks, it's my duty to hate this movie. Tomb Raider is so bad, one can't help but ask: can it get any worse? Of course, the lavish special effects and flashy production design ain't too shabby - but so what? The whole movie is unfocused and indecisive — neither realistic and detailed enough to look gripping, or fanciful or bizarre enough to stimulate the imagination. As a matter of fact, the video game that inspired the picture is way more impressive .... As for special effects, the only two that matter come attached to Angelina Jolie. Tomb Raider is essentially one long Mystery Science Theater 3000 episode waiting to happen. The whole film is wrapped up in an incomprehensible storyline revolving around Lara's unresolved Electra complex and the dreaded Illuminati, the one-world-government cabal. There's also a clock that can stop time, a mysterious Cambodian phantom child, a sage Tibetan monk, and plenty of CG critters, but nowhere could I find any evidence of a genuine movie. And the action scenes? Don't get me started. They’re even less realistic than the action in the video game. Oh yeah, I almost forgot, Tomb Raider does have value -- it provides a great crash course in wasted time.
Rating: Summary: pretty good, but pretty boring Review: this movie was pretty good, but at times, it was boring. If it wasnt so boring at times it would have gotten a 5 star rating from me....
Rating: Summary: ZZZZZzzzz Review: This movie was a failure on virtually every level. The trailers lead you to believe it's an action film, and it's not. The best action sequence in the whole movie occurs in the first ten minutes. That sequence is also, for you Tomb Raider game fans, the only thing in the movie that really resembles the games. It tries to be a suspense movie, but it's not. The plot is so confusing and far-fetched that where it could be suspensful, it is instead just boring. It tries to be a love story, sort of. The two lead characters start of hating each other and end up together, but you never get enough story to explain or support it. It's one of those things that just seems to happen. Add to all that a plot that was taken straight from a creative writing class, add characters that never really develop at any point, subtract from that the action you never get and the love story that never happens, and what do you get? You get a two hour waste of time, with absolutely nothing to recommend it. Even Angelina Jolie wasn't enough to make this film interesting. Not only wouldn't I go see this in the theatre, I wouldn't even rent it when it came out. TJG
Rating: Summary: Not every movie is meant to be serious Review: Tomb Raider is an empire in the game playing world. Millions of teenaged boys have marveled at Laura Croft's all too unrealistic body (Jolie wore a padded bra to look more like the woman designed by horney computer guys.). For those of you that don't know the game, there is even a cheat that allows computer game players to play the game with a nude Laura... sad, but true. Guys, she is an animated character. But gaming aside, the movie is a lot of fun, and you don't need to play the game to get it. A few things, like the fact that the outside of the house is exactly as pictured in the game are amusing to those who have enjoyed the game, but again, you don't have to be a video-game junkie to like the movie. And in my humble opinion, many of the game players take themselves a little too seriously. Those that complain about departures from the game are the same playes who will probably complain that the stunning "Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within" has no chocobas. Really, guys... One of the best things about the film is that it doesn't intend to be serious, and it shows. As one of the minority (female players of the game), I can honestly say that I would have seen the movie whether or not it was based on a game. Jolie has a strange appeal that draws both men and women to her. She's sexy, dangerous, and unabashedly herself. That's what we like about her. She was the perfect choice to play the role because she is a lot like Laura. This movie will not win an Oscar (excluding, perhaps, one for special effects editing), but who cares? If I wanted to see a serious movie I would have rented "Sunshine" again. "Tomb Raider" is a hell of a lot of fun and should be appreciated as such. It's a great way to get away from yourself for a while and I, personally, cannot wait for the sequel. Despite the fact that a lot of "professional" reviewers are complaining about the movie, it is, and will continue, to do well at the box office. Why? Because we all need a little escapism now and again... and summer is the perfect time to get it.
Rating: Summary: TombRaider Review Review: The movie tombraider is the best movie I have ever seen. This movie has encouraged me more on being an archeologist when I get older. The action in this movie was sensational I had no idea that the whole movie going to be full of action and suspesion. the making of this movie was brilliant especially getting Angelina Jolie to play the part of Lara Croft. When I first saw Angelina in the movie The Bone Collector I knew that she would be the best Lara Croft for the movie if there was going to be one. That movie was good but personally Tombraider blew The Bone Collector, Girl Interrupted, and Gone in 60 Seconds out of the water. Hopefully, Angelina will get Best female Actress because of Tombraider The movie. My last advice is if you haven't seen this movie go buy a ticket and see it as fast as you can.
Rating: Summary: this movie was very good Review: This movie is very fun and exciting. If anyone has to say this movie has no plot it is because they were too stupid to understand it. Angelina Jolie did an excellent job as Lara Croft, and I was pleasantly surprised while I was watching it. It might be a quite a bit unrealistic at times but afterall it's fiction it is supposed to be sometimes. The action sequences in this movie are some of the best ever so you should see it right away.
Rating: Summary: Just as good as the game!!! Review: Saw this movie today and thoroughly enjoyed it!!! Angelina moves just like the animated Lara Croft and I could not think of any other actress who could play the part as well as she has!!! Lots of action and adventure...Lara Croft is the female James Bond of the 21st century Roll on sequel!!!!
Rating: Summary: Fun and enjoyable Review: I wanted to see this movie because Angelina Jolie is my favortie actress or one of my favorite ones. Plus I like Laura Croft well the games because I play them once in a while so I wanted to see how the movie related. But i thought the movie was really good and the story like was pretty good the only thing that cold have been better was the overall plot but even that was good do I gave this movie 5 stars. I say this movie is good for those who like a lot of action and those who really like angelina Jolie or have played the Tomb Raider games.
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