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Production Year: 2001 - Action/Adventure - Director: Simon West - Original Language: English - Classification: 12 years and over, TBA - Starring:Iain Glen, Chris Barrie, Daniel Craig, Noah Taylor, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Richard Johnson, Leslie Phillips, Robert Phillips, Angelina Jolie, Jon Voight more

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Angelina Jolie stars as Lara Croft, a tough, sexy, heavily armed adventurer, in this action film based on the wildly popular video game series of the same name. When mercenaries...
more...invade her cavernous, hi-tech mansion and steal an ancient relic, Lara journeys to various international locations, including Cambodia, Italy, and the Arctic Circle, to retrieve the strange object and discover its mysterious properties. As Lara's quest becomes increasingly dangerous, it begins to shed light on the life of her deceased father, Lord Croft (Jon Voight, Jolie's real-life father), and a secretive group known as the Illuminati.
Director Simon West's film boasts an energetic techno soundtrack and a charming performance by Jolie, who blasts her way past various monsters, villains, and pitfalls, smirking all the while. (In one of the film's most memorable sequences, she battles dozens of deadly assassins while suspended from a bungee cord in her pajamas.) Perfectly cast as the voluptuous heroine (and sporting a fine British accent), Jolie's commanding presence carries this fast-paced blockbuster, which will appeal to hardcore video game junkies and action movie fans alike.





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Review of Lara Croft - Tomb Raider (DVD) by MichelleScott

Advantages: Angelina is wonderful; lots of action; gorgeous dogs
Disadvantages: Weak plot; choreographed fighting scenes

...of pixels of the character, Lara Croft. If you want to know more about Lara’s pixel arrangement, especially in the chest area, read on. I was prepared to sit through this film firstly to please my son and secondly to see Chris Barrie (Rimmer in Red Dwarf, Mr Brittas in The Brittas Empire, several puppets in Spitting Image). I was also prepared to be disappointed that he wasn’t in the film enough, which he wasn’t. Why oh why didn’t ... Read review

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15.07.2001
Angelina needs some support
Review of Lara Croft - Tomb Raider (DVD) by Nameless

Advantages: Angelina Jolie - performance and looks
Disadvantages: Weak plot and cast in general.

...game followed archaeologist and adventurer Lara Croft as she searched for mysterious artefacts around the world. It was the closest we had to a new Indiana Jones and the game played exceptionally well. However it was the lead character that was to eventually become bigger than the game created for her. Lara Croft became an overnight sensation, her combination of amazing moves, great determination, sultry British accent and those voluptuous curves ... Read review

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03.08.2001
Indiana Jones in a D-Cup
Review of Lara Croft - Tomb Raider (DVD) by gennymutant

Advantages: Action-packed, great special effects, female lead for a change
Disadvantages: Very cliched and just a tad predictable

...once-in-5000-years total solar eclipse, adventuress Lara Croft (the inimitable Ms Jolie of Hackers fame) happens upon a legacy from her long-lost archaeologist father, Lord Croft (played by Angelina’s real life Dad, Jon Voight – Pearl Harbour) in the shape of a mysterious, ancient and obviously valuable clock. Not knowing quite what to make of this relic, Lara takes it to an auctioneer friend of her father’s for evaluation. Unfortunately ... Read review

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10.07.2001
JOLIES JIGGLING JUGS JUST NOT ENOUGH
Review of Lara Croft - Tomb Raider (DVD) by flashpointz

Advantages: Angelina Jolie perfectly cast as Lara Croft
Disadvantages: ending just fizzles out, supporting cast have no support

...casting of Angelina Jolie as Lara Croft seemed to be – and it was – a masterstroke. Plus, I must confess that the thought of her jiggling jugs bouncing about inside skimpy outfits was quite a pleasurable thing to long forward to as well. BUT - and I am not referring to Ms Jolie’s tempting rear end either – this film completely misses the mark. Firstly, I must confess to knowing nothing about the Computer game that this ... Read review

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11.07.2001
Lorra, lorra Lara
Review of Lara Croft - Tomb Raider (DVD) by stoolie74

Advantages: Everything you should expect from a big budget hollywood blockbuster
Disadvantages: You don't get to see much of those famous shorts

...the cast of Neighbours and Lara Croft. As our dates progressed and I became more familiar to her, Miss. Croft agreed to be my companion on many a night, with nothing but a few cans, a kebab and a energetically waggled joystick for company. I have since put away such childish things and enjoy a more mature and businesslike outlook, well, other than occasionally waggling my joystick. When I heard that the film was to be released, I experienced ... Read review

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07.07.2001
The breasts that ate Hollywood
Review of Lara Croft - Tomb Raider (DVD) by dave27

Advantages: One or two I can think of
Disadvantages: Barrie the butler

...of the tombs which Lady Lara Croft so gleefully raids. Okay, chest references over, it's safe to come out of the wardrobe... Most of the write ups I've seen of 'Lara Croft Tomb Raider' have slated it as dire fare, with little to commend it. Now, sure it's pretty damn escapist stuff in the old fashioned sense of the genre, but unbelievably (whisper, who dares) the long awaited cinema version of the Eidos video game is actually QUITE GOOD. Miss ... Read review

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07.08.2001
LARA CROFT TOMBRAIDER
Review of Lara Croft - Tomb Raider (DVD) by Chris_Padden

Advantages: Good action shots, Angelina Jolie
Disadvantages: Poor Story

Lara Croft has made the transfer from computer generated heart throb in the tomb raider games series to a star on the big screen in the form of Angelina Jolie in the smash film of the same name – ‘Tomb Raider’. The film starts with a bang, seeing our heroine Lara face to face with a monster robot in an ancient ruin fighting for her life, guns blazing and some very nice moves. However it is all a mock, mere practice and relaxation ... Read review

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07.01.2002
BUSTY CHICK WHO SHOOTS FROM THE HIP - if only
Review of Lara Croft - Tomb Raider (DVD) by CareBear

Advantages: OK for your 12 year old
Disadvantages: Mediocrity at its best

ATTN: LARA CROFT TOP SECRET - FYEO <START> The Date: 15 May The Time: at the Eclipse The Place: The World The Event: The alignment of the 9 solar planets and the opportunity to control time The Brief: Well, to save the world, of course….. The Players: Illuminati Group led by Manfred Powel (aka Iain Glen) Further and better particulars of your mission can be found in the ... Read review

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09.07.2001
Nice Jolie's, shame about the plot
Review of Lara Croft - Tomb Raider (DVD) by yhwman

Advantages: Nice Jolie's, a few good action sequences, NIN are on the soundtrack
Disadvantages: The rest of the film

I’d heard a lot about how bad this film was, so when a few my friends asked me to go along I grabbed the chance. Hey, if it’s good it gives me something to disagree with everyone else about. However, despite going to Star City in Birmingham do go and see it I still didn’t enjoy the film much. So looks like I have to join the club and give this film a thumbs down. As I do with most films based on computer games, even strangely popular ... Read review

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10.07.2001
Angelina, Angel of adventure
Review of Lara Croft - Tomb Raider (DVD) by daylight

Advantages: Angelina Jolie, Angelina Jolie, Angelina Jolie. Oh, and some excellent action sequencies
Disadvantages: No underwater swimming scenes, like in the game

...for too long, after all Lara is an action character. I wont talk about the plot for too long as it is one of the weaker points in the film. The Action: ---------- Angelina, did almost all of her stunts and built a physique for herself which most girls would die for. I cant think of a better person to cast for this film than Angelina, but then again I am biased. There is a lot of rolling about on the floor, jumping, kicking and punching throughout ... Read review

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13.12.2001
Core Design
Review of Lara Croft - Tomb Raider (DVD) by 3rdRockSatan

Advantages: Nice acting from Jolie | Some nice action
Disadvantages: Basic plot | Bit cheesy

...starts Ericsson proudly say that Lara Croft uses their little device, the ironic thing is though that her phone breaks during the film, and she only uses the Land Rover for a few minutes before embarking on foot. This film does indeed have product placement and while not discreet it is not afraid to take the micky out of them. However I digress. You want to know about the film not about all the products it promotes. In case you don’t know ... Read review

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09.07.2001
wotta lara fun
Review of Lara Croft - Tomb Raider (DVD) by judithritchie

Advantages: clean film, great cast and acting by all
Disadvantages: in some of the scenes i was very surprised she didnt actually get shot

...agree to go and watch Lara Croft Tomb Raider with my boyfriend at the weekend, but if anything his pure enthusiasm for the film was all the encouragement I needed to go along and see it. Unlike him I had not played the computer game (do I dare even admit to hating computer games let alone action ones?!), so on one hand I thought I wouldn’t understand the film. I had decided that the plot would be intricately involved with the games that had ... Read review

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11.07.2001
Bilge with breasts
Review of Lara Croft - Tomb Raider (DVD) by michaird

Advantages: The Clangers
Disadvantages: Subtle as a Brick

...less than that. Angelina Jolie plays Lara Croft, the incredibly wealthy orphaned Daughter off an eminent archaeologist who everyone in the film seemed to have met at some point or another. She lives in a huge mansion, bungee jumping in the atrium and going tomb raiding for fun. Living with her is Bryce, a bit of a techie scruffbag. I’m not sure weather he was supposed to be her brother, staff or what, and the butler Hillary, played by Chris ... Read review

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23.06.2002
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When pixels become flesh...
Review of Lara Croft - Tomb Raider (DVD) by Peugeot106

Advantages: Lara with true flesh. Don't have to "finish the game" to see how the story ends.
Disadvantages: Lara's already existing biography has not been kept!

Who has never heard about Lara Croft, the virtual character of the Tomb Raider games (already 5 have been released). Since her first appearance in 1995, Lara's fame kept growing so that she came back for 4 other adventures, with an always improved...shape (i'm indeed speaking about the number of polygons!:)). Lara became very quickly much more than a simple video game character; except from her virtual adventures, the young lady also has a life. ... Read review

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07.09.2001
A JOLIE GOOD PIECE OF ACTION
Review of Lara Croft - Tomb Raider (DVD) by kleft

Advantages: Good action, Great SFX
Disadvantages: A bit boring in small parts

...around the main character of Lara Croft, a wealthy (with a capital W) adventurer, daughter of a dead archaeologist who passed on his knowledge and sense of adventutre on to his daughter. The film started with an enticing piece of action to get us in the mood for more later on. It then developed into a mixture of sentimentality mixed with scenes of Miss Jolie's bare flesh (which even for the most hot-blodded men amongst us) i thought was ... Read review

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