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Summary: Perfect for the part
Review: Angelina was without a doubt the perfect person to play Lara Croft. She had all the swagger, attitude, and sex appeal to portary Croft. Contrary to what some movie snobs might say, Tomb Raider is a enjoyable movie. Indiana Jones this movie is not, but then again, I don't see his name anywhere in the title. Like The Mummy, Tomb Raider is being compared to Indy. Nothing can compare to those movies so why try. Tomb Raider is action packed and everything you'd expect from a film about Lara Croft. What else can you ask for?
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Summary: Who moved my plot?
Review: Are you wondering what this movie was really about? I can tell you what this movie was about: real estate. No, I don't mean land or houses. I'm speaking of real estate in the Monty Python sense of the word: "Huge tracts of land!" I just had to say that.Now, having gotten that off my chest, I have to say that Tomb Raider could have been much better, if it had a plot to speak of. What plot was there? Now if you're a Tomb Raider (the game) fan, which I am not, stop reading my review at the end of this sentence because you will enjoy this movie. Lara Croft was the Granddaughter of a rich man who sought to find the pieces of a triangle-shaped object that would allow its possessor to control time. Of course a secret and ancient society (how original!) known as the illuminati wanted to gain possession of this object so that they could use it for their own evil purposes. That's about all you need to know, and I'll bet you can't figure out the ending of the movie. Well, okay. You probably could figure it out. Having said all that, the movie was, nonetheless, entertaining. I'd certainly recommend seeing this movie with a bunch of friends. Also, if you're into action movies with sexual innuendo, this movie is for you, too. If you have enough testosterone in your system, those things will be staring back at you throughout most of the movie.
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Summary: good as the mummy returns
Review: i thought this movie was going to suck at first but i was wrong it was one of my favorite movies of the year angilia jolie was perfect for the part of laura craft and I thought all the characters were good the special effects were amazingand the action was incredible the reason why i thought this movie was going to suck well it is because after watching pearl harber or charlies angles i thought those movies would be good i thought this movie was going to be bad to but i was wrong so if your only going to see 2 movies this year go see The Mummy Returns which was another one of my favorites and go see tomb raideri gurantee your going to love this movie so go see it as soon as possible thank you
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Summary: Left Me Wanting More
Review: I recently viewed the Tomb Raider movie Friday, and I was a little disappointed with the movie. Angelina Jolie is the only reason to see the movie. She gave a terrific performance and made the movie visually stunning to watch, yet the movie lacked humor. Several of the jokes in the movie fell flat, and they action waned at times. Maybe I was expecting to much because all of the hype, yet I can just give this movie an average rating.
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Summary: Angelina and Action, if you Seek More, Seek Elsewhere.
Review: Angelina Jolie...(Stuttering Speechlessly, trying to find the Words)...Wow. She Fits the role of Lara Croft like a Glove, I don't think Anyone on Earth could have done a Better Job. She pulls a Renee Zellwieger on us and does a Great British Accent and she Loads the film with Sexy Glances, Sexy Smiles, Sexy Winks, Sexy Poses, Sexy Walks, Sexy Bashings... Everything she does is Damned Sexy. Without her Involvement the film's Faults would have been a Lot Harder to Forgive. Jolie makes the Character of Lara Croft her own Forever, she does what Sean Connery did to Bond, she's the First Lara and the Best Lara. Hopefully there Will be sequels because the Character of Lara Croft deserves a Better Showcase than this film provides. Don't get me wrong, the film is Ultra-Enjoyable as an Action-Adventure, but does it reach "Raiders of the Lost Ark" levels of Brilliance, Not by a Long Shot, and Luckily I never Expected it to. Where-as most of these kind of films, Bond films, Indiana Jones films, could Seamlessly blend Action, Horror, Romance, Drama and Suspense, "Tomb Raider" succeeds on One Level and One Level alone... Action. It Attempts the other levels here and there, but Fails Miserably. The Romance Elements get the Shortest end of the stick, only about 30 seconds of the film even Touch on Romance. Drama is attempted (mostly the scenes about her father) but the results are Laughable, Comedy is attempted but the results are Anything But Laughable. Horror and Suspense are almost Completely Absent... Come on, Lara is a Female Bond, The Lady Indy, do we Ever really Fear for her Safety. At Least Indy and Bond were Captured and Tortured now and then, Lara is as Indestructible as Air Force One. So Obviously, it's All about the Action. If you can Accept that as I did, you will have a Very Good Time. The film has Three Action Set-pieces, one at the Start, one in the Middle and one (yes.. you guessed it) at the End, which are Truly Spectacular. Probably the most Annoying part of the film was that All of us Die Hard Fans of the "Tomb Raider" games were So Glad that our Beloved Lara was getting a Big-Screen Transfer, the Problem is that she's even More of a 2-D character Here than she was in the Games. Not Once does the film mention how she Became such a Great Archaeologist, or how she became so Rich, or how such a Little Rich girl could Possibly love traipsing around Dirty Tombs and Caves. We learn absolutely Nothing about the Character, which is what us fans were looking forward to the Most. (I'm sorry, that was a Blatant lie, we were looking forward to Jolie most, them Action, Then learning more about the character. 2 out of 3 ain't bad, hence the 4 star rating. And Now for the Performances. Angelina was Perfect, Utterly Perfect. Iain Glen was Very Good as the Villain of the piece. He won't go down in History as a Classic Villain, but he gives a Good Enough performance to warrant a Mention. Fellow Aussie Noah Taylor provides the so-called Comic Relief and I was Shocked to find him Totally Unfunny. Yes, he isn't given the Greatest Dialogue to work with, but a Better Performer would Hurtle that Obstacle and be Funny Anyway. Adlib, Rewrite, do Something. Chris Barrie is even Worse, between the Two of them, they comprise the Comic Relief cast, and for me, they didn't provide a Single laugh. Jon Voight is Ok, but he doesn't have much Screen time to work with. Simon West's Directing leaves Little time for anyone other that Lara, and No time for Any sort of Character Development. He is a Competent Action Director, but the trick is for us to grow to Care about the Characters in between the Action scenes. West still has to Learn that trick. Sure, it Looks Great, Sounds Great, Is Great Fun, but it Could and Should have been More. Overall, Its Angelina's film and depending on your Jolie Love-Level she will either Make or Break the film. Go in expecting Substance over Style, and you'll come out Fuming. Go in expecting Angelina, Action and Adventure, and you'll come out Smiling.
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Summary: Not Indiana Jones
Review: This was a dumb movie that maybe appeals to teens and geeks. It is beyond crediblity for the average human adult. It does have lots of action to make up for a stupid and unbelievable plot with poor acting. If the sole reason is to see a sexpot star, the average male will be sorely disappointed. The only redeeming reason for going would be to see how the flying scenes in Crouching Tiger-Hidden Dragin were made!
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Summary: Great movie for Tomb Raider fans
Review: If you like the game, the movie is just as good. I liked very much and the plot is great as well as the acting. Angelina Jolie did a great job portraying Lara Croft and the others were great too. The special effects were awesome and the whole movie was great. Five stars!
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Summary: Warrior of a Girl Goes on a Journey in Ancient Times
Review: Lara Croft is an intelligent girl in addition to being very strong hearted and very strong willed. She is a very wealthy person who has been troubled by the loss of her parents at an early age. On the anniversary of her father's death, she stumbles upon a sacred clock that begins to tick after not working since before her birth. Her suspicions are answered to be true when she receives a letter from her father, written some 15-20 years ago. It tells Lara that the clock was symbolism of an item that she had just recently found, which was one of the pieces to a puzzle that everyone wanted to solve. Her father told her that she would have to travel long distances to get the 2 remaining pieces of the puzzle, which were a couple of halves of a steel triangle. With these three objects in her possession, she could have whatever she wanted most, which was to speak with her father again. The plot is very original and interesting, which is a necessity for a good movie. My only complaint is that it wasn't completely justified and led to a small bit of confusion. The similarity to the video game is uncanny. Angelina Jolie has the identical voice to the one of the video game, not to mention she looks, and acts just like the real one. There weren't any mistakes at all in relation to the game; the house was huge in both Tomb Raider's and the objects, such as the weapons and jewels, didn't show any difference to the game, fortunately. My biggest compliment is of how well the crew brought realism to the ancient time slot with absolutely amazing stunts. Other movies like "The Shadow" failed to show many impressive stunts or date realism. All of the acting was very good, especially Angelina Jolie. This is an exciting and interesting adventure that won't dissapoint.
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Summary: Tomb Raider is pretty good, but it could have been great
Review: I have no qualms with Angelina Jolie's performance as Lara Croft in "Tomb Raider" or with the augmentation of certain body parts to give her a stronger resemblance to the computer game icon. My disappointment with this film has to do with the directing and editing. There are music videos that can make any woman look great in less than ten seconds and director Simon West does nothing remotely similar to give his lead actress that sort of star moment, leaving it up entirely to Jolie to create Lara's sex appeal. Then in the film's action sequences the editing preference is for an overabundance of quick cuts, which sometimes gets in the way of our appreciating the action; compare this to the action sequences in "Charlie's Angels" for example, to see the right way of doing it. One of the reasons Jolie shines in this film is because the supporting cast is uniformly bland, with the exception of Jon Voight, who has already triumphed this summer as F.D.R. in "Pearl Harbor." Lara's faithful man servant and computer geek are mere character sketches, and the same goes for the villains. None of the attempts at humor are particularly memorable. What stands out in the film are the set pieces, especially the ruins of the ancient temple in Cambodia. The film does an admirable job of bringing Lara Croft's video game adventures to life, but like most Hollywood blockbusters today you cannot help but think about how great it really could have been. Still, this is the most enjoyable film of the summer to date and we still have dinosaurs, apes and artificial intelligence.
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Summary: Are all of you guys BRAIN-DEAD??!!
Review: Okay, I admit it, the graphics were one of the best in any film I have ever seen but this film was nothing but 2 hours of nothing!! I'm warning you, don't be fooled! The plot was terrible, but Jolie was pretty hot. Only see this if you want to see her cleavage. If you hated "The Mummy Returns", you'll definately hate this. Please click 'Yes' in the "Was this review helpful to you" box.
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