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Summary: Excellent
Review: I originally saw this film out of curiosity because video game film adaptations usually haven't done well. However, the producers and Angelina Joie scored a bullseye by creating a truly believable character rather than a cartoon one. The DVD is good as well with behind-the-scenes footage and documentaries. Having said all that, I bought the DVD because Angelina Jolie is Lara Croft.
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Summary: Shower Scene!
Review: By far, the best scene in the movie, although it is quite a good adventure movie true to the game. I enjoyed it for just a little excitement.
Rating: 
Summary: Very Bad, 1 1/2 Stars
Review: This movie is horrible! The plot, and some of the effects were totally unoriginal. The action scenes were tolerable, but some of the combat was made needlessly complicated for the purposes of looking good. Example: You've got a gun, and invaders are coming in, do you shoot them? No, you start swinging from the chandeliers dodging bullets and kicking the men with guns. What the ...? My friend fell asleep watching this movie! If you want good action, see movies such as Black Hawk Down, Saving Private Ryan, all James Bond's etc. The only worse movie I think I've ever seen is....It's taking a while to think of one, so I'll just end it here.
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Summary: Nice try, no cookie.
Review: The two stars all go to Angelina Jolie. She was the one bright spot in this otherwise pedestrian and disappointing flick. Somehow the casting director managed to make this one inspired choice and find the actress who was the perfect Lara Croft.Unfortunately, the scriptwriter and film director then proceeded to blow their chance. Sure, Tomb Raider was never going to be Great Art, but the saddest part of this movie was that it HAD all the elements, but somehow nothing quite came together. We had characters that SOUNDED like they would be interesting... but we don't learn enough about them to care. We had scenes that COULD have been tense and exciting... but somehow, they failed. It's really hard to understand how you can have a Gorgeous Babe(TM) in a scene with lots of Special Effects and Butt-Kicking (TM) and fail to get the adrenalin pumping, but somehow they succeeded in doing just that several times. It's almost tragic, in a way. Every scene, every concept, was just THIS >< far from working, but missing by that tiny bit was enough to kill it. I hear there's supposed to be a sequel; maybe, somehow, they'll figure out where they went wrong. It'd be nice, since as I said Angelina Jolie is a perfect Lara Croft, but I'm not holding my breath.
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Summary: Disappointing...
Review: For everyone who has played the LARA CROFT role-playing games, this film does a great job of capturing the timbre of the game. From her mansion where she trains to faraway exotic locales that she visits, there were several points in the movie that vividly re-created aspects of the game. For those who have not played the game, you may ask: "Who IS Lara Croft?" Well, she is a cross between an acrobat / weapons expert / martial arts guru & Indiana Jones - all rolled up into one. Like Indy, she is always in search of lost treasure & artifacts. When people and circumstances get in her way, the first 3 talents come into play. As for casting, Angelina Jolie is PERFECT as Lara Croft. She has everything the role calls for: the athletic body, the exotic beauty, a sinister smirk, and the ability to move fluidly and gracefully like a ballet dancer. Then, on top of all that, Jolie can actually act! In fact, in my mind, she is one of the top actresses in Hollywood. All that said, this movie just didn't "work" for me. The fault was not in the direction or the action sequences (which were quite good). Rather, I found the plot wanting. It just seemed too off-the-wall and far fetched for my taste. The objective was apparently to blend the adventure / fantasy genre with science fiction. In my mind, it didn't succeed. If you are a fan of the game, the film is worth seeing once - just for the experience. It may also be worth seeing once if you're a fan of Indiana Jones type adventure movies. Other than that, I would not recommend this movie.
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Summary: Pure adventure and eye candy-- enjoy!
Review: The idea of taking a fantasy figure from a computer game and creating a whole film around it is bold--how much plot could there be? But the writers and director found good material, if a bit shopworn, to make a fun-filled adventure flick that delivers plenty of entertainment. The plot is one you've seen before on Star Trek; a dangerous weapon has been hidden to prevent man from destroying himself. It's being sought by the good guys (Lara) who want to destroy it, and the bad guys, the Illuminati, who want to use it. So, there isn't a lot of suspense, as you've seen this story before, but the adventure is fun and there's lots of eye candy. What makes this film so stunning are the special effects and sets. The sets inside the tombs are full sized, lending realism and excitement to the scenes. The film was made in exotic Ankor Wat, the world's largest temple complex, and in Iceland on the blue glaciers. In addition, Jolie does her own stuntwork, which makes a huge difference in the editing and realism. She was surprisingly good, very believable as the fantasy fighting babe Lara Croft. We enjoyed every moment. We were surprised how much we liked "Tomb Raiders" and especially Angelina Jolie. The extra bits at the end of the DVD on the making of the film are well worth watching
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Summary: Terrible Waste of Jolie's Talent
Review: Angelina Jolie was absolutely fabulous in "Girl Interrupted" and "Gia." She's an absolutely gorgeous woman with acting talent to match--quite a combination. Why she wasted her talent on this film, an overblown cartoon about an Englishwoman type superhero, is what I can't understand. Jolie enters the action adventure genre with this film and I hope she doesn't intend to do more films in that genre. If you like fight sequences, you might like this film. If you like looking at Jolie, you also might like it. That's not enough for me though and this film offered nothing else.
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Summary: Lara Croft - Tomb Raider
Review: This is one of the best movies out!! The dvd was clear and sound was great and the action couldn't get any better! If you like adventure movies along the line of Indiana Jones, you will not be disappointed. This is one for your collection!!
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Summary: Good!
Review: I thought this would be a copy of Indiana Jones. I never liked indiana jones, just to tell yah! This was nothing like it! It was good, fun and family entertainment! Okay, at parts, it was a little fantasy, well, it is! But, you know! It's from a game, what else can yah ask for! This was one of my favourites in 2001(along with The Wedding Planner and Domestic Disturbance). Well, her name Lara Croft(Jolie). She's a tough, sexy tomb raider. She' great! Her helpers are not as good as her, but good enough to keep you going! Especially Jon Voigt! She goes in ancient times and battles all these creatures, it's fun! I don't like all those creatures and things, trust me, but this was good! Definetely recommended!
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Summary: I so wanted to like this...
Review: It is a shame, but this was so bad it makes you want to cringe. I even think that the heroine might have some talent, but one does like plot, and to be quite honest mid-way through this drivel, I did not care what was going to happen next. The good news for the producers is that the sequel cannot be worse.
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