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Summary: lara takes my breath away
Review: angelina jolie as always been my favorite actress..untill this movie came out..she has been my heroine. She was the most beatiful woman I have ever seen in my entire life in this movie. I couldnt take my eyes off her. I so wish i was married to her and i wish she could see this review. Well i own every single one of her movies.
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Summary: jolie is great, tomb raider is not...
Review: ok, lemme just say i like angelina jolie (girl interrupted, pushing tin, both were great) and she totally looks and acts the part of lara croft. and ive played the game and most (lol) of its sequels and its a great game. however!, i was very dissappointed in the storyline (which tries to be clever too much) and dialogue that is just terrible! the action wasnt that great either (except for a few impressive scenes). another thing, i didnt think the soundtrack was up to par either, same with the camerawork, it seemed like the cinematographer was content with stationary shots 80% of the time. anyways i was really hoping this movie to be really good, but somehow it got botched up...
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Summary: You mean people like this movie?
Review: If ever there were a lesson on how not to translate a popular video game series into a movie it would be Mortal Kombat Annihilation and Tomb Raider. Both movies are B-Grade and only good for an MST3K party at midnight. Tomb Raider was torn apart by the critics, and with good reason. It features no coherent plot, mediocre acting, poorly planned action scenes, and dialogue so bad it makes an episode of Barney seem like Legacy of Kain... not that the games were much better. The game is well known for [poor] graphics, and horrid control, I guess the same could be said of the movie, and while Angelina doesn't pivot around to change direction, she may as well have. The story of this movie is just bad. When asked to summarize it's plot a friend of mine said "Jiggle jiggle splash splash, jiggle jiggle", and when we pressed further and asked for the moral of the story he simply replied "Kaploowey". I think that pretty much sums it up pretty well. While Jolie is a beauty, this film is not. It is over hyped garbage if I ever saw it. It is an excellent MST3K (Mystery Science Theater) movie though.
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Summary: Another Bad Creation!!
Review: This movie is a very bad representation of a very good video game! When the original Tomb Raider video game was released, it revolutionized the gaming industry. Never before had a game possessed such excellent 3-D graphics and gameplay. Combined with a solid storyline that involves deceit, treachery, and a hint of supernatural, and you've literally got the video game equivalent to Raiders of the lost Ark, one of the greatest movies of all time!
The Tomb Raider movie is far less dynamic. It doesn't have a good storyline like the game and lacks the cleverness and whit of an Indiana Jones movie so, instead, you get a rip-off of both! The action is far too fast-paced to be even remotely believable. Furthermore, the end of the movie is EXTREMELY anti-climactic (nuff said). Anyone who is a fan of the excellent video game or of Spielberg's superb Indian Jones movies will be very (I stress very) disappointed with the Tomb Raider movie. Not even worth renting.
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Summary: What the???
Review: I have never been so underwhelmed by a film. I'm glad I didn't fork over the cash to see it at the theater, because I'm sure I would have fallen asleep. At no point in this movie did I care one whit about Lara Croft or any other character. The "action" scenes seemed like they were in slow motion -- and not cool-effect slow motion, just not-at-all-exciting, I-can't-do-this-any-faster slow motion. I was really looking forward to Angelina Jolie as a tough action-heoine chick, but all I saw was a bunch of one-dimensional cartoon characters. Oh, and an overstuffed bra...
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Summary: Overhyped
Review: The action scenes were okay at best but the plot is awful. Overhyped movie. Rent it at Blockbuster Video only if your friend is paying.
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Summary: "My ignorance amuses me." At least it amused somebody...
Review: Tomb Raider is the kind of movie you can watch while reading a book and not miss a thing. Lara Croft originated in video games as a wild, sassy heroine with amazing acrobatic skill and two Desert Eagles to back her up, and her games supercharged that industry. The idea for the movie was to cross Indiana Jones with James Bond, throw in a little bit of Batman's dark side and humor from The Mummy, and populate the lead role with a sexy, academy award-winning actress, Angelina Jolie. You would think that formula couldn't lose, but the final serving is a mess. I prefer the video games, even the later ones.Director Simon West approached this film as if he were shooting a commercial or music video. Every single shot is some high-concept, slow-mo dutch angle that lovingly follows our heroine on her adventure: we lovingly watch Lara open the door, then lovingly watch her close the door, that kind of thing. It gets old fast. The plot, too, is full of exotic locations and references to the films I mentioned above, and nothing is missing but some logic to make any sense of it. Major plot points are lost in the glamor, and the endless sexy shots of our heroine and her hapless foes. Enemies suddenly become friends for no sensible reason, and the major plot-twist is so uninspiring that if you blink you'll miss it. The CGI enemies for Lara Croft look terrible and are about as entertaining as a barrel full of Jar-Jar Binks'. The dialog is horrendous. "My ignorance amuses me" is a real line that is actually heard 3 times, and it was just as dumb as it sounds. I don't think the characters were even listening to each other, just say cool-sounding things to match the empty shine of the entire over-paid mess. The onscreen meeting of offscreen fatherand dauther John Voight and Jolie is touching, dispite the fact that they don't have much to say to each other. I admire the daring of the filmmakers to place Lara Croft on equal footing with any male enemy she faces - Croft simply karate chops 'em to the ground exactly as if she were a man, no dirty tricks, just pure power and skill. Unfortunately, Angelina Jolie isn't believably as a nimble acrobatic kung-fu master. Jolie DOES play Croft with a large does of sensual sexuality, but she throws a kick like a turle, and the wire work in this move is terrible, nothing as interesting as The Matrix. Jolie doesn't look graceful, she looks clumbsy. THE DVD - is a good one. The making of documentary is from HBO, which means that it's about 3 stars out of 5. There is an audio commentary and lots of little featurettes about various fxs and training for Jolie. U2's excellent video is a must see.
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Summary: Bad Fighing movie!
Review: This movie was PURE HYPE. It's not a very good fighting action-movie, and a waste of money. Try John Carpenter's Ghosts Of Mars it's 100 times better than this movie.
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Summary: Not quite what I'd hoped for.
Review: When I first heard about this film, I was both excited and apprehensive. While I was certain that Angelina Jolie was a great choice for protraying famed videogame character Lara Croft, I was worried that the game's look and feel would not be translated correctly onscreen. Sadly after watching the movie I was proved right on both accounts. Angelina Jolie nails the part of Lara Croft perfectly, even down to her faux British accent, and is perfectly fit and just enough of a badass to make her believable. That unfortunately is where the fun of this movie ends. Sure, there are the requisite beautiful locations, such as fabled Angkor Wat and Iceland, but what happens between beautifully-shot scenery is a bit of a mish-mash. The plot is largely ignored for the sake of some good action sequences, most notably the bungee attack. There's something about an all-powerful triangle (triangle?!) that the secret society Illuminati wants, and Lara has to find it. Or what? Oh yeah, the bad guys will get it. The DVD is perhaps worth a rental; it 's chock-full of extras, including deleted scenes, a U2 video, Alternate main title sequence, and various featurettes on special effects, stuntwork, and Angelina's intense physical training for the film. There's also an easter egg and some ok DVD-ROM material. Unfortunately while Tomb Raider looks great and has a pretty good soundtrack and some nice action sequences, the whole film feels rushed and just simply pasted together. Let's hope that if there is to be a sequel that more time will be spent on storytelling and less on blowing stuff up.
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Summary: Oh, the humanity...
Review: "Tomb Raider" is a perfect example of how many movies from Summer 2001 were about style over substance; this film had great sets and good effects, but little or no meaningful plot or dialogue. Even the lovely Angelina Jolie was unable to save this tripe - she gave it a believable protagonist, because she does a very good Tough Ballsy Chick. However, her lines were awful, and they didn't seem to give her much else to work with, except slut, sultry, amused, sidelong glances. The villians were probably the most laid-back doomsday cult I have ever witnessed, the romantic "sub plot" was laughable, and even Chris Barrie (of "Red Dwarf" fame) couldn't make me care about the butler. Oh, the humanity... I went in with somewhat lofty hopes, I'll admit that - I really like Angelina, and the trailers were very pretty. I'd read a few reviews, however, that made me aware that it was probably not going to be all I hoped. I wanted an entertaining, visually appealing little romp, and I didn't get it. I was wholly unprepared for how [bad it would be]. Exiting the theatre, I was somewhat stunned, trying to figure out what exactly it was that made it [as bad as it was]. Turns out that there wasn't much that [wasn't bad], except the sets, the costumes, and the effects. Pity.
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