Lara Croft - Tomb Raider (DVD)

...but... ~Synopsis~ Lady Lara Croft is a "Tomb Raider", which means she gets into secret places and removes artefacts for people. She is also an orphan and lives in the shadow of her archaeologist father. After finding a special clock in her house, this leads her on the trail of two pieces of a mystical triangle, which if they are reunited during the total alignment of the planets and a solar eclipse, then it will give the holder the power of time ...
...~Cast~ Angelina Jolie...........Lady Lara Croft Jon Voight...............Lord Richard Croft Noah Taylor..............Bryce Iain Glen................Manfred Powell Daniel Craig.............Alex West Chris Barrie.............Hillary the Butler Julian Rhind-Tutt........Mr. Pimms Leslie Phillips..........Wilson ~Production~ Director......................Simon West (Con Air) The whole thing is a bit dark and gloomy considering that it's one ...

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Lara Croft as we all know is the heroine from the Tomb Raider Playstation Games. When my younger brother got a PSX a good few year ago now, he introduced me to the high leaping, gun toting, long haired beauty and taught me how to play. I became so addicted that, well, the very next day, I bought my very own PSX and Tomb Raider I & II. Then came The last Revelation and again, Switch Card at the ready I was there. When I met my Partner I introduced ...
...huge Angelina Jolie in full Lara Regalia (or lack of it) pouty lips and legs that could crack walnut?s between her thighs. Yet somehow, I was a little perturbed about Lara on the big screen. I was used to having her every move at my fingertips, if she was shot at, fell until her legs crumpled over her head and she said ?Ugh? or ?Ouch? as Dobermans chewed on her leg, that was my fault. I had control. Surely if she was on the screen, I would have ...

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...said, Jolie is excellent as Lara Croft and the action sequences are amomngst some of the best in recent years. However the story is a major let down. Only Hollywood could be stupid enough to take a guarnteed success movie and turn it into a disapointment. The sub-plot of Croft's missing father is misleading and disapointing (what is the point in making us think that he may be still alive, if only to........)? Other criticisms are that Chris barrie ...
...up in the facade that Lara Croft is a sex godess. Anyone else should really stay away from a film that is overlong, poorly strucutured and quite frankly, awaste of cinema goers money. Some of you on this website may disagree with my opinion on this film, but i must add that I see every film that is released in the cinema, and this is by far the most disappointing this year. Watch SHREK several times instead ...

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...and an ice cool heroine, Lara Croft. Angelina Jolie landed the role as Croft, after much speculation among the fan boys, dweebs and net pervs. She looks the part, and mastered a passable posh English accent. Interest in seeing Jolie jiggle around in tight shorts and tight shirt was always going to be high. A friend who works at the local UGC cinema reckons she's never served so many lone middle-aged males buying tickets to see a kid's movie! But ...
...Mr Brittas as Croft's butler, Lara is embroiled in a nonsensical plot involving the search for two halves of a triangle thingy. When the two halves are brought together, they give the power of time travel. And the planets are about to line up. Or something. Who cares? Opposing her is Iain Glen's bad guy. All he has to do is make shapes with his 'Bert from Sesame Street' eyebrows and wear nice suits. He's possibly the most bland movie villain to ...

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...of the rehashes...I mean series. Lara Croft's character put me off a bit too. She strikes me as a stuck up self loving cow (who has a boob job before every game). This film, it has to be said, beats the games hands down. However, that's not saying much. I went to see it, expecting plenty of action and special effects. Action there was, but to be honest, it's nothing more spectacular than a typical James Bond/Indiana Jones movie. Highlights include ...
...As I said before, Lara Croft is in love with herself. This is proved constantly throughout the film. Watch as she walks towards the camera, shoulders back, a "Damn I'm cool" frown on her face, the intense soundtrack banging in the background. I'm surprised Angelina could get through any doors with the size her head must have been. Of course, she loved being Lara Croft, probably as much as Lara Croft herself does. Though who can blame her? She gets ...

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...with its star and heroine, Lara Croft have been adapted nicely to the big screen. Angelina Jolie plays the sexy treasure stealer in what will more then likely be this summers biggest film. The film itself is very much like the computer game. We see Lara at home, in training, and off raiding ancient temples in exotic locations just like the game. Of course, we see Lara fighting enemy, and bouncing as she runs. Apparently Lara's breasts have been reduced ...
...they exist. So how does Lara get involved in this plot to find the tools to rule the world? Her dead father who was an archaeologist possessed one of the pieces, and left instructions for Lara to gather the other pieces to prevent the wrong people from getting hold of them. The films main subplot revolves around Lara's desire to see her father again. She feels his death has resulted in time being stolen from them both, and the villains will be sure ...

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...again. Nearly 5000 years later Lara Crofts (Angelina Jolie) father (who is actually Angelina Jolies father in real life) leaves Lara clues to find the two halves of the pyramid that can control time. But Lara isn't the only one looking for the pyramid, there is a group of people who call themselves the Illuminatee who are also looking for the two halves. If the pyramid falls into the wrong hands then the world will be ruled by the Illuminatee. Lara ...
...to play the part of Lara Croft. She obviously worked hard to try and perfect the part and during the film she does most of her own stunts, something other action actors and actresses should take note of. In my opinion, Angelina was the best thing in the film and probably the best person to play the part of Lara Croft. She is sexy, fit, young and determined. Although I must say that some parts of her body sometimes looked too fake. I think Angelina ...

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...blisters on our fingers getting Lara Croft through one hair raising escapade after another there would be no question of letting this movie pass by unwatched. In fact for anyone with a passing interest in film this would be pretty much essential viewing. BACKGROUND For the few of you on the planet who haven't heard of her, Lady Lara Croft is a young (ish!) orphaned English archaeologist, who lives in a huge mansion on the outskirts of London, waited ...
...her acquired relics may be, Lara always maintains that she 'only plays for the sport'! (I am aware that she is fictional, by the way) The Lara Croft franchise has proved very lucrative and enduring for software giants 'Eidos'. No less than five 'Tomb raider' games have been churned out in as many years and 'Tomb Raider 6' (currently in production) will no doubt find its way into many Christmas stockings when it is released for the Playstation 2 ...

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...around the games. Lara (Angelina Jolie) comes across a mystical artefact that is very strange – it appears to be some kind of clock that instead of counting up, it is counting down, and it is starting to glow. She finds out that this relates to a set of ancient stones, and should they be combined at the moment all the planets align, then there will be serious trouble, as the person combining them will obtain the power to control time. Handily ...
...it is a race for Lara to find the stones before they do. Cue lots of chasing and running around and shooting at each other. The plot isn’t really important in these films; it’s just an excuse for driving around at speed and blowing things up. The film is an action film, but to be honest, the action sequences are well spaced out. It gets off to a promising start, with Lara taking on a huge robot, but once that is over, there’s a ...

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...it. Angelina Jolie plays Lara Croft, the Tomb Raider of the title. She has all the attributes of the games heroine, including large breasts, pouty lips and a long pig-tail. She is assisted in her quest by her butler (played by Chris Barrie, but without the bloody annoying nasal twang, that seems to infect his characters) and a computer nerd whose name I forget. As is the wont for these sort of films, the whole world is at risk. A secret society ...
...bad guys want it, and Lara wants it (for personal reasons) which sets the scene for lots of action. Guns blasting and bullets screaming sort of stuff, as well as some pretty good motorcycle stunts. The whole movie is one long action blast, with just a few moments respite. On the whole I found the film to be very enjoyable, and very entertaining which was what I went to the cinema for. I didn't go into watch this expecting some high brow, heart string ...

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...the crafty and buxom warrior, Lara Croft. Much of what was said revolved around the potential for the talented Jolie to lift Tomb Raider above the lowly status of previous computer game-to-movie transformations (Wing Commander being perhaps the best example of these failures). It’s hard to dislike Jolie – long legs, huge lips, cockiness and all – and when she’s got the Lara Croft weaponry strapped on – and a t-shirt ...
...antagonists that don’t exactly put Lara to the test. Lara Croft is a wealthy young woman who’s looking for thrills and who faces a major challenge when a dark conspiracy – of a group called the Illuminati – sets out to find two ancient metal triangles. When fitted together at the moment of planetary alignment – which happens just once every 5,000 years – these triangles allow the holder to control time. Needless ...

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...has heard of the legendary Lara Croft. Now Hollywood has churned out a big budget action adventure under the same name as the game. With millions of dedicated followers to the gaming series then the film is a sure-fire hit. But is it actually any good. From the games we already know that Lara Croft is a rich archaeologist who basically does what Indiana Jones does – raid tombs. This time she finds a key, which starts glowing during the first ...
...obtaining the triangle is Miss Lara Croft. A sub plot of Lara’s grief for her father and wanting to use the triangle to see him again is also present. The acting is excellent from everyone involved. Angelina Jolie plays Lara Croft. She does an incredible job. She has perfected the English accent and manages to make everything she says sexy. She physically is the perfect stand in for the computer-generated character. Manfred Powell is the leader ...

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Well, what were you expecting? Tomb Raider was a once brilliant and now somewhat tired video game franchise. As its computerised life was reaching its nadir, finger-on-the-pulse Hollywood execs decided to put it onto the big screen. Result - a better than could be hoped for evocation of the phenomenon. Good, Bad and Ugly elements follow Cast Doesn't Leslie Phillips look old these days? Chris Barrie is a shadow of the reserved English butler practised ...
...fill the role inevitably came down to being endowed with a large pair of breasts is pretty good. What is arresting about Jolie is not that which is associated with Ms Croft but her lips - so broad they appear to be turned inside out. I found her performance to be well-suited to the role and she makes a good job of the limited and limiting dialogue. The geek sidekick is entirely predictable and utterly dispensable - friend of the producer perhaps? ...

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...Raider series, and its star Lara Croft. No doubt most will have played the computer game, and will wonder what the film is like. So here it is.. I don't know if the film is based on the computer game, as I absolutely hated the game, and sold it within a few weeks of buying it. I would guess it is though, and that it is based on the first on the four games. Lara Croft's father is dead in the film, and he left her a mission to recover the two halves ...
...keep them from doing evil. Lara encounters a few enemies in her quest to the opposite ends of the earth, to retrieve the triangles, and the film has some recognisable scenes from the computer game. Lara herself is filthy rich in the film, and has a vast array of weaponry, fast cars and a very large house. This paves the way for an exciting and fast film, with many lively scenes. So there's the plot (yes, that's the plot!) So here's what I think of ...

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...men sweating profusely. Yes Lara Croft makes her debut on the big screen riding a tidal wave of hype. The question is, was it any good??? I saw this 'summer blockbuster' couple of weeks ago hoping it would be better than the terrible super mario brothers movie and streetfighter 2 the movie. The way I say it, Tomb Raider is trying to be the successor of sorts to the Indiana Jones trilogy, but comes a cropper as it lacks a story. To look at the positive, ...
...When the planets align, Lara finds a clock left by her father and sets out on a quest to save the world by putting together two pieces of this magic clock (I think)which manipulates space and time. Lara is competing against Manfred Powell (Iain Glen) a supposed “architect” with a hidden agenda. Add to this the mysterious “illuminati” a secret society whose motivations I never truly understood and you have Tomb Raider a confusing ...

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