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Summary: Horrible, boring, and a waste of time
Review: This movie starts out bad and never gets better. I could not take Angelina Jolie's gaze that she did throughout the movie. All she did was stand around.... do the gaze... and kick some butt. I guess I could say they matched the video game perfectly. But I expected more out of her. Boring, don't rent it and don't think of buying it.
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Summary: Late Night Sinamax Is Better
Review: I watched this at the movies. I've played all of the Tomb Raider games. The games were new and innovative for their time, even though they became repetitive with each new installment. This movie should be called "Angelina Jolie - Tomb Raider". I like Angelina Jolie don't get me wrong, but most the production money must have been spent on Angelina Jolie and the FX. Then they picked up some B-rated cheap-o guy to write it. Buy a better movie like one of the Indiana Jones or The Mummy. At least those movies have a better plot.
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Summary: angelina, angelina, angelina....
Review: what were you thinking? It is becoming consistent that the winner of best supporting actress at the Oscars, comes out with a really bad movie. I am not a fan of the game nor this movie.She is a very talented actress, and I am disappointed that she is in this video game/movie. Maybe you need to be a fan of the game, and totally obsessed with it or her to appreciate this movie. I thought it was really lame, and it put me to sleep in about twenty minutes.
While there may be alot of great action sequences in this movie, there is no plot. Just Jolie in some sexy lingerie.
Only for fans of game...
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Summary: How'd they botch this one so badly?
Review: Ok. I knew what I expected when I saw the trailer: Indiana Jones in a D-cup. Problem is, there's no real story here. The writing is horrible, and the directing is pathetic. About the only thing going for it is Angelina Jolie, who at least looks interesting. Unfortunately, nothing she did could save the movie, and I felt embarrassed for her when watching it. You might want to see this one before buying it. Don't say you weren't warned...
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Summary: A surprisingly good video game adaptation
Review: If you have read the previous reviews, you can easily see that this movie has been debated greatly. Some thought it excellent, while others liked it and still yet, some who deemed it "trash." Some seem to think that Angelina Jolie (Lara Croft) was too sultry and self-assured, or didn't seem to show much emotion. For those that have played the game, Lara Croft is depicted just that way. In the video games, Lara Croft doesn't get scared too easily, or often at that. Not that I think it's right for her to seem so tough, just that it stayed true to the video game. Some think that Jolie's clothes were too skimpy. I understand where this is coming from and I would be just the one to object to a skimpy outfit, but Jolie's wardrobe was very well done. Her outfits were VERY much like that of the games. Others stated that they thought Lara Croft was depicted as invincible. I find some truth to that, but Lara Croft is wounded in the movie. She does bleed, she's not Superwoman. Still yet, some seemed to think that the plot was too weak. I, myself, found it rather well done. Some stated that the artifact she was searching for should have been more recognizable to the average person. Yes, this could have been done, but, again, returning to the video game, the artifacts that Lara is usually after are not well known, but they all hold some great power. (Much like in the movie) Overall, I think that, for a game adaptation, this was VERY well done. It WASN'T another underdeveloped Street Fighter. We follow Lara Croft to find a special triangular articfact that holds the mystery of time travel. A good self conflict happens when Lara must decide whether to use the artifact to find out what happened to her father. I found the plot was deepened by the mysterious disappearance of her father and, returning to her "lack of emotion," we see that Lara is not always sultry and tough. Her father seems to be her soft spot. Special effects were wonderful and VERY enjoyable. I found that casting was very well done. Angelina Jolie made for a perfect Lara Croft. As for doing ALL her own stunt, I found myself in awe with some of the extremely challenging motorcycle stunts as well as the bungee roping. I found the casting of Lara Croft's father, perfect. Using Angelina Jolie's own father, John Voight, to play her character's father made for perfect scene chemistry. As for Lara' enemy, talk about good. I hate to say that I'm not sure of the actor's name because he did such a good job. He was so devious. I think that a very enjoyable scene is the Croft Mansion break in, but if you haven't seen the movie, I'll let you see it for yourself. This movie has a little of everything and would be enjoyable to men and women. There is loads of action, adventure to different countries (Cambodia, Britain, Russia), drama, comedy, and even a bit of subtle romance, with Lara Croft's ironic attitude and sarcasm as well as her "sidekick's," if you will, goofiness. BOTTOM LINE: Very enjoyable and recommended.
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Summary: Entertaining...a steamy Indian Jones
Review: Kinda along the lines of Indian Jones flicks, but definitely a
bit more steamier with Laura Croft and her..let's say she is NICE
looking..sorry Indiana.
Good story line, with some great special effects and a wee bit of gore.
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Summary: A lil bit better than I expected....
Review: I admit I thought that this movie would of been made more for the man than for the family. But I was wrong, It was actually a pretty good family movie. My son's whom are 5 & 9 loved it, and i am buying it for them for Christmas. It had alot of good action scenes with out it being too much. And no blood, imagin that....well, a lil, but not enough for me to count. Jolie and her Father(voit) did a good job together. It a few funny scenes in it as well. Of course it is full running fiction...but I like a movie that i can watch for pure entertainment reasons. There is no reason to get a movie if you are going to worry about how unrealistic it was later. And of course it was unrealistic....it's scfi/fiction...it is suspose to be that way. If you would like to entertained for the purpose of being entertained...then get this movie. It is a good family movie.
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Summary: Good...but coulda been better...
Review: This has got to be the best attempt at a good game-based movie that I've seen. There were a few minor plot discrepancies that didn't quite follow the storyline of the game, but they could be ignored-I actually didn't notice them myself until my avid Tomb Raider-playing pal pointed them out. I loved the action sequences-the "ceiling ballet" being my favorite, and I think that Angelina Jolie did a suberb job portraying our feisty heroine. The music was probably the best part of the movie, though. The fast-paced techno stuck with me more than the actual story did, and I bought the soundtrack almost immediately afterward.
What I didn't like was that the storyline of the movie wasn't that well developed. The charcters were typical, the events were ordinary, and the plot was so predictable that I found myself speaking the dialogue before the characters did! The story wasn't that detailed or involved. A third-grader could have followed it without trouble. I had been hoping for a more provoking, mature movie. Overall, it was...okay. Maybe the next ones will be better...that is, if they don't follow the rule of sequels...
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Summary: Not the best movie I've ever seen
Review: As I looked at the reviews of this movie it seems that many people had made exaggerated negative ratings. Let's get it real here. Angelina Jolie does make a good Lara Croft and the action is pretty good. The robot battle scene, the mansion fight, and the temple attack scene were pretty good visual effects and a lot of cool action. The music had a nice blend with the movie. I enjoyed the music video in the DVD by U2. The only things I didn't like about this movie was how the story went. In the story Lara is supossed to battle with the Illuminati but somewhere in the story Lara actually works with them when she's supposed to be fighting against them. That's something I can't quite really understand. Maybe a better story, better combat scenes, and a better villain could make this movie better. If they are going to make a sequel, they better make a good story. If they used some action similar to the Matrix, and draw in a little more romance, it could get more people and make the movie exciting.
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Summary: So-So | Another game movie down the drain.
Review: Let me think of how to say this. If Tomb Raider was never a game but this movie was made then the movie would have been awesome and bad games would have followed. When there is a good game then bad movies follow. This is the basic plot that is followed by gaming movies. The only movie ever coming close to breaking this disatrous trend was Final Fantasy, which also was sort of a bomb. This movie is basically a Indy Jones rip off, but with a girl with a stuffed bra. The story is awful, at least the indy movies were somewhat believable this is unbelievably far-fetched with big statues coming alive and a clock that makes the planets align. All controlled by the illuminati a secret society. Whoo im getting goosebumps now! Phew yea right. If you want to see a action flick that has a hot chick ( hey that rymes) then check it out but if you are a smart person than you will avoid.
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