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Summary: Great movie!!!! Lara is a God!
Review: I've seen this movie three times the first day it came out because I love it so much! It's great to watch Angelina Jolie play Lara Croft and solve ancient puzzles!
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Summary: A Real Disappointment...
Review: In this second installment of the Tomb Raider series, Lara Croft is out to avenge the deaths of some of her Greek workers who were murdered while she sought out an ancient Greek temple. Turns out the men were looking for the orb that would lead them to the Cradle of Life where the legendary Pandora's Box was rumored to be hidden. When Lara is approached by the authorities to recover the orb and Pandora's Box before an international terrorist can use it to unleash a deadly plague on the world, she isn't interested. Until she sees that the same men who killed her employees are behind the hunt for the box. Lara immediately throws herself into the fray and gets an ex-boyfriend released from jail to help her find it. She travels the world in her search for the box and ends up in Africa, where a tribe has been protecting its hiding spot since the dawn of time...Okay, the story was a little better than the first one and Angelina Jolie seems to be more comfortable playing Lady Lara Croft in this one than in its predecessor, but I was still disappointed. I would have hoped that the director and his crew would have learned from their mistakes the first time and fixed some of the errors. Unfortunately, they did not. So, if you liked the first one, you will like this one. Or, if you are looking for a film that is a bunch of random action sequences strung together - some of which are actually pretty cool, I'll admit - with a wild, far-fetched ending, then this is the movie for you. Or, if you just like to watch Angeline Jolie in tight clothing than this is still the movie for you. If you want something that has an actual story and characters that you care for, this is not the movie for you. I would probably rent it, but I am disappointed in myself that I spent money to go see it in the theatres.
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Summary: Better than I thought it would be, but not enough
Review: After watching the first installment of the Lara Croft movies, the only reason I went back to the theater to watch the second one was Angelina Jolie. I was expecting a bad movie filled with special effects and Angelina's beauty to distract the viewer's attention from the bad plot and story. I was right in some aspects, wrong in others. The movie is not as bad as I expected. It certainly is much better than the first one. The visual effects and action scenes (jumping from buildings, crashing vehicles, etc.) are very good, thought the fighting scenes are below average for an action flick. Even some of the new characters are interesting, like the ones played by Gerard Butler and Ciaran Hinds. That, the very nice film locations, and Angelina Jolie's presence (tanned, green eyes, full lips and british accent) are the best aspects of the movie. Angelina is a very good choice for playing Lara Croft: natural presence, good acting, excellent facial expressions, shaped body. Lara Croft has a huge potential as a character: something like Indiana Jones, but with less clothes and much more money and eletronic gadgets. But what really amazes me is that the movie, even spending a budget of $90 millions, has a plot that is so plainly bad! I watched the movie the day before yesterday, and I already don't remember half of it. The studio could pay a better script-writer, at least. And some of the technical aspects are terrible. For example, in the final scenes in the "Valley of death" and in the caves, the scenery is so bad that I could not help thinking it was only a studio shot. That always apoils the fun in a movie for me. I like the Lara Croft caracter. I hope the next installment is better. Grade 6.5/10
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Summary: Not out yet, but......I CAN'T WAIT!
Review: Well, let me start out by saying, Tomb Raider: The cradle of life, and anything else TR is great... the movie is,,,,well.... It's fun, funny, chilling, etc. There is alot of : Action, such as jumping from a 100 foot building, horror even!, such as the shadow guardians, adventure, such as the tomb of Alexander the great, etc... Angelina Jolie plays her role terrfic! She is a PERFECT Lara croft. This movie is nothing like the first. Yes, I liked the first, but it kinda bored me! And I'm a HUGE fan of Tomb Raider. This movie is longer and much more exciting. This movie gets 5 stars for it's great casting, chilling and heroic scenes, and Lara croft/Angelina Jolie. If you are a fan of Tomb Raider, or just looking for a great DVD, buy Lara Croft, Tomb Raider: The cradle of life......
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Summary: Angelina is a God
Review: Okay anyone who doesn't agree with this movie is crazy. Jolie is the most amazing actress I have ever watched. She throws herself into every role she does. And she lets you leave taking a piece of her with you. In this film, Jolie gives us something we don't get to see much from her: humor. Every time Jolie puts humor in herself, people say she shoulf stay with drama and all of that. Well, she has nailed that portion of acting, so I am glad that she is able to display some comedy here. She also adds more depth to this character from the original. You leave the show feeling as though you have just lived this experience as Lara Croft. The only thing that is bad is the computer graphics and a lame scene with Lara punching a shark in the nose. Other than that, this is definatley a movie worth seeing over and over!!
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Summary: Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life- Why bother?
Review: The Cradle of Life is an average simlpy mediocre type of film.
The main attraction of it are the exotic locations and fancy stunts. Other than that, skip it. Unless you're just into Angelina Jolie (who wouldn't be?) then I guess see it, if you still can. Angelina Jolie does offer a nice performace to the role of Lara Croft. Though I think I've had more fun playing the
actual video games than viewing this one. Well anyways here's the plot:
Lara Croft returns to find the key to Pandora's Box. A deadly leader played by Ciaran Hinds wants it to unleash a plauge which could just about wipe out the entire global population. Croft needs an insider though, someone such as Terry
Shaw to help her track it down.
Some of the action sequences though are unfortunately short and seem as if they could've been longer to be more enthralling. Though it is better than its predecessor it lacks a solid plot. Only for fancer and more sophisticated stunts (not action scenes) and locations is this one worth viewing.
The Cradle of Life is rated PG-13 for Action Violence and Some Sensuality. The violence includes gun battles, sword and fistfights. The sexuality is for the most part mild, some sexual innuendo mainly. Saw it in theatres, if you haven't seen anything else then see it, otherwise wait till it his the shelves at Blockbuster. Don't think about owning at all, seriously.
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Summary: Rehash the Hash.
Review: Let's face it, LARA CROFT TOMB RAIDER: THE CRADLE OF LIFE is an improvement over is predecessor. The story flows together better and actually makes sense. The action sequences are more exciting and Lare Croft seems more like a real person. Nevertheless, THE CRADLE OF LIFE isn't much of a movie. The story revolves around the mythological Pandora's Box which as we learn in the film, is an actual artifact supposedly containing a biological/genetic disease that could wipe out most of the world's population. A criminal manufacture of such diseases wants the box so he can wipe out the cesspool of humanity and begin again. It's upon to Lara Croft to stop him. The movie is full of cliches and if you've never played any of the video games, it doesn't offer much except Angelina Jolie and one really awesome skyscraper-diving scene. The film jumps around from one location to the next and Lara's former boyfriend is more of a drag than anything else. Overall, if you're not a Lara Croft or Jolie fan, I wouldn't waste your time watching this rehash.
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Summary: A sequel that's better than the original!
Review: If you're like me, someone who enjoyed the first movie, loved the idea of Lara Croft and thought that just maybe they could have done more with it, welcome to the film that did do more with it. Since other reviews have already gone over the plot and their favorite moments, I just wanted to reassure the fans who were hesitating over whether or not this film broke the bad sequel tradition that yes, it does, admirably! Definitely the perfect Saturday night movie with high likability, great stunts, wonderfully choreagraphed fight scenes - no obvious wires - beautiful exotic locales, fine special effects, fun techno gizmos. It even has a bit of a love story added in for extra emotions. We know Lara is invulnerable, but what about the guy who is her perfect match? Is he a perfect match and will he be able to keep up with her until the very end? To find out, you'll have to see it. I won't spoil it for you! :)
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Summary: Awesome
Review: I hadn't seen the first Tomb Raider and I fell in love with Tomb Raider 2. It's awesome and I loved it !! Worth having in my personal collection and will watch often.
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Summary: this was the worst movie i have ever seen!!!
Review: This was the absolute worst movie I've ever seen. Yes, the stunts were nice, but that script was TERRIBLE. Please, do your self a favor and DO NOT see this movie.
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