Lara Croft - Tomb Raider [Blu-ray]

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Better than I remembered. [Posted on 2008-08-24]
After finding this, and its sequel, in my collection, much to my surprise because I don't remember owning them or wanting to own them, I decided to re-watch them.

To my surprise, I found them more palatable than the first time around, though this one still inferior to the second one.

Perhaps it's because I came to the film again with litte or no expectations, as opposed to when I saw it at a sneak preview with huge expectations (despite never playing the game). It could be that this is literally the first role I saw Daniel Craig in (Road to Perdition being the second). It amused the hell out of me that American Angelina Jolie used a British accent and British Daniel Craig used an American one (better than Jolie's).

There is still more humor and quirkiness in Lara's inherited Butler and beyond quirky boy-Friday who creates all her wonderful toys in addition to computer hacking with ease. At this point, I can't help but feel that Jolie simply hadn't gotten comfortable with her character as well as she did in the second.

Still, she pulls off the high-action skills with grace, emotes well when it comes to her dead father (ironically played by her real father, absent most of Jolie's life and then banished not long after this when he announced to the world he thought she was in serious psychological danger when in fact she was at the point that left Billy Boy and cutting behind and had become a U.N. Goodwill Ambassador and adopted her first child). Her constant, "Hmmm," and head-cock when confronted with something that surprises her even has become less-grating and more endearing now.

For those who have seen it and panned it, give it a second go. For those who haven't, approach it with the thought to not expect too much out of it, and you'll find it can be pretty fun. As it is, I had to go raise my previous rating from 3 stars to 4 stars.

No-brainer [Posted on 2008-09-05]
There's so much less to Tomb Raider than meets the eye. Despite Jolie's pneumatic efforts, the whole film falls dramatically to pieces after even a moment's consideration. Here's the thing: if Lara's dad wants to stop the triangle being rebuilt so that its destructive power won't be unleashed on the world, and it requires the clock to get hold of the triangle, why does he tell Lara where the clock is in the first place? Furthermore, if two parts of this artefact are necessary to make it work, Lara surely doesn't need to destroy both. Why doesn't she just destroy the first part when she gets it, as this would make the second part useless? Thirdly, when we find out finally that the triangle needs a further part, where is it? Inside the clock, of course. Surely this begs the question, why not just destroy the piece inside the clock, which Richard Croft actually had in his possession, thus rendering the triangle inoperative? The fact that Bryce watches the Clangers was the only thing that stopped this movie being a total waste of time.

I Am Not Going to Lie, She Kicks Butt! [Posted on 2008-09-29]
Although Angelina Jolie's British accent could have been a little more convincing, this is just another movie that proves she is great actress. And of course I couldn't resist enjoying this high action packed, girl-power, butt*-kicking movie!

Angelina Jolie plays Laura Croft, the mysterious, sexy, tough girl whose life career is tomb raiding (I mean who isn't a tomb raider now-a-day?). After showing off Angelina's on screen fighting capabilities, we begin our story with the character of Laura mourning over the anniversary of her father's death (which is indeed played by her real father, Jon Voight). At night, Laura is awoken from a dream by the ticking of a clock, which in fact conceals a sort of key that counts down to the exact time at which all planets in our solar system will align. When trying to figure all this information out, she runs into our villain, Mr. Powell (played by Iain Glen), who is chasing after the clock as well. The clock inevitably unlocks the secret to controlling time, and both Laura and Mr. Powell continue on their journey to collect two pieces of a tablet that are needed do so. This takes them to places such as a temple in Cambodia (also the birthplace of Angelina Jolie's first adopted child!) and leads Laura to discovering not only more about the dangers surrounding this tablet and its abilities, but also more secrets about her father and his death.

I must admit, when it came to our villain, Mr. Powell, his part could have used some work (some cheesy lines here and there). It is what it is though, an entertaining action movie, where the girl is the hero for once! I thought Angelina Jolie was the perfect fit for this part, and defiantly kicked some butt in the action scenes. Also when you watch the extras on the dvd, you can see first hand the amount of time and effort Angelina puts into the role and it really shows in this movie! I understand that the movie is a bit older now, but it's worth looking into and a great addition to anyone's action-packed collection!

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider HD DVD [Posted on 2008-11-01]
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider [HD DVD]

Fast past movie with the feel of Indiana Jones with geat special effects.

iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiGREAT MOVIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! [Posted on 2008-11-26]
Angelina Jolie rocks in both of the Tomb Raiders, but my personal favorite is 1. Though the second is great too, it Definitely tones down a bit as in hype. The first one's got everything from action to comedy. I definitely recommend this action flick to anyone who likes seeing bad guys and monsters getting their a-hole kicked...by a beautiful woman in tights.

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