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Summary: I thought Moulin Rouge was bad!
Review: I've walked out of maybe 6 or 7 movies in all my life. Tomb Raider is now on that list. I went in looking for a fun movie where Lara Croft gets to kick some butt...instead...I got [clevage] here, [clevage] there, [clevage] everywhere! Angelina Jolie, who I thought was a good actress, just seemed like a dork. The story was so choppy and irrelevent from scene to scene and nothing makes any sense. Not that it would matter if there were only some good fighting scenes, but the cinematographer couldn't even get good shots of any fighting. A purely bad time. Right up there with Moulin Rouge and Independence Day in bad movies!Angelina Jolie, one word: Sportsbra!
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Summary: ToMb RaIdEr RoCkS!
Review: NoW tHiS iS oNe Of ThE bEsT vIdEoGaMe-BaSeD mOvIe EvEr! iT wIlL bEaT fInAl FaNtAsY!
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Summary: A vehicle for promoting Angelina Jolie
Review: Its too bad that Ms. Jolie signed on for this production. While the movie certainly does a fine job of showcasing her body and her athletic skills, the story itself isn't nearly as engaging, although fans of Jolie may be satisfied to simply watch her. As my 17 year old son put it, "It is mainly a lot of shower scenes with Angelina Jolie" (a woman he considers "extremely hot")with some other stuff going on once in awhile". Personally, I prefer the more emotionally complex roles Jolie has portrayed. I first saw her in the movie GIA, about the model Gia Carrangi and thought she did a fine job showing the tortured soul of this woman. She was equally wonderful in Girl, Interrupted. I'm a fan of Tomb Raider, a game my son and I played fairly often, but the movie itself falls flat, I'm sorry to say. It has special effects galore and was probably very high budget but maybe the movie makers should have focused on capturing the heart and soul of Tomb Raider not just the eye candy.
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Summary: A"Tomb Raider" - A good idea with bad execution
Review: “Lara Croft: Tomb Raider” is without a doubt one of this summer’s most disappointing films. It is silly, but not fun, and pointless beyond belief. Even experienced “Tomb Raider” gamers will wonder why the writers and directors weren’t able to do more with such an interesting, ready-made character. Oscar winner Angelina Jolie plays the buxom video game vixen with style, but is unable to do much with the thin plot and meaningless dialogue. Fans and players of “Tomb Raider” the game will enjoy recognizing some of Lara’s signature moves and may find the over-the-top exotic locales exciting (a game playing friend of mine turned to me and said “oh boy, and this must be the ‘level one boss’... ” during one climactic scene in the film). Unfortunately, this movie is actually too much like the game. As a rule, video games are driven by game-play and seconadrily by graphics. The storyline is there, but is generally loose and broad, providing enough basis for the challenges, terrain and foes in a particular game, but also allowing enough freedom for the gamer to play without being hindered by time lines and linear story telling. This formula works well in games, particularly in the “Tomb Raider” series, but falls apart in a movie format. “Lara Croft: Tomb Raider” the movie follows the adventure of Lara as she tries to save the world from the hands of the devious Illuminati by finding the two halves of a ‘triangle of light’ before they can. Along the way, she is attacked by robots and stone monkeys, mourns the loss of her father (played by her real-life father John Voit - ready made chemistry!) and must battle with her feelings for her evil ex-boyfriend (West from the game). It is filled with gun play, action, and plenty of bouncing scenes. However, if you have seen any commercials or trailers for this movie, you have already been treated to the best it has to offer. Summer movies should be fun and exciting, but this should not be the most that we are to expect from a big-budget Hollywood film. This movie had a lot of potential but ends up being a total waste of time and money. If you are in the mood for this type of archeological adventure but want something that won't insult your intelligence, you are better off buying the newly released “Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark” DVD. Or better yet, dig out your copy of a “Tomb Raider” game and play for a while - guaranteed you’ll have more fun playing the game than being played yourself by Hollywood. Another suggestion: If you really must sit back and watch Lara Croft, find a talented ten-year-old child to play the game and watch the screen as he does. That’d be much more fun.
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Summary: Tomb Raider
Review: One of the best movies of the year in my opinion. Angelina Jolie does as good as a job in this movie as she did in Girl, Interrupted and Gone in 60 Seconds. It's got great action, humor, and great special effects. You don't have to like the game to like this movie!
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Summary: Descent
Review: I had my hopes set too high i feel for TR. It had some good action scenes, but it just felt too Hokie. Everything looked to fake, or you could just flat out tell it was a constructed set. It reminded me to much of a bad American wannabe Hong Kong action flick, or even Mortal Kombat. Either way. Its something to see to waste away your time.
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Summary: Faithfully tongue in cheek
Review: Tomb Raider, the movie, alludes often and cheekily to Tomb Raider, the game ... and Angelina Jolie plays Lara with a light touch that is fun to watch. The surprises start early ... one of the most droll is when Lara takes a few Uzi riffs at the butler (in evening flak jacket), played by ... who??! ... well, that would be telling and then you'd know, too, wouldn't you? I like this film, and yes, it is a fillum, and an automatic buy when it reaches DVD.
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Summary: I would rather die a slow and painful death...
Review: than see this movie again. Has anyone lately heard of something called a plot or character development? It is obvious that it were not the people that made this movie. Perhaps seeing Angelina Jolie ... ... does it for you but if you want more then you are not going to get it. Perhaps if you liked Street Fighter you'll like this movie. Through most of the movie I was waiting for the puppets from Mystery Science Theater 3000 to pop up and start making comments about the movie. I think then it would actually be worthwhile to see. If you have too much brain matter and want to kill some of it then I highly recommend this movie. I would rather spend as much time watching 2nd rate golf on TV then sit through that again. DO NOT SEE THIS MOVIE unless you enjoy boredom and mental pain.
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Summary: So many things were unneeded...
Review: This is not one of the worst movies I ever saw, but it still was boring. The movie was not 'fun,' in my opinion. The storyline was cracked and not mysterious at all, and the only things I was having fun with was the massive amount of usage of the word "bugger!" There were so many unnecessary scenes, like that whole thing with the turning of the knife, and the overuse of really bad looking slow motion. I don't believe this was a low budget film, but the slow motion effects seemed to be. Plus, Angelina Jolie never once wore the real Tomb Raider outfit, the light blue plastic-type shirt. Not to say she didn't look good in the movie, but it wasn't well executed. I almost forgot it was a movie when I was watching it and thought it was just another TV show with cheesy effects.
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Summary: Angelina Jolie makes a great Laura Croft
Review: This movie is definitely a see it in the theatres type movie. Angelina Jolie makes a great Luara Croft, she resembles her (at least in the movie) quite well, and she fights with guns and hand to hand with the best of them. The only real drawback to the movie is that it's pretty simple: Laura Croft has to go and find two pieces of a triangle, that when placed together at the right time (all 9 planets aligning) will give the holder the ability to control time. However, there's a group of illuminati after it as well, and in order to get both pieces and hopefully bring her father back, Croft has to join up with them. Along the way are several beautiful scenery shots, a mysterious child, and a lot of gunfire. But, seeing as how the movie is 1 hour, 33 minutes, they probably couldn't have packed more into it.
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