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Lara Croft: Tomb Raider

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Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001)

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Reviews Counted: 134 Fresh: 26  Rotten:108 Average Rating: 3.9/10
 
Consensus: Angelina Jolie is perfect for the role of Lara Croft, but even she can't save the movie from a senseless plot and action sequences with no emotional impact. Angelina Jolie is perfect for the role of Lara Croft, but even she can't save the movie from a senseless plot and action sequences with no emotional impact. more
 
Runtime: 1 hr 40 mins
Synopsis:
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 invade her cavernous, hi-tech mansion and steal an ancient relic, Lara journeys to various international... [More]
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 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. [Less]

Genre: Action/Adventure

Starring: Angelina Jolie, Iain Glen, Daniel Craig, Jon Voight, Leslie Phillips

Director: Simon West
Screenwriter: Mike Werb, Michael Colleary, Patrick Massett, John Zinman
Producer: Lawrence Gordon, Lloyd Levin, Colin Wilson
Composer: Graeme Revell

DVD Info

Release:

Feb 9, 2008

[DVD Details]

HD-DVD Features:

  • Red HD Case
  • Widescreen - 2.35

Audio:

  • DTS 5.1 - English
  • Dolby Digital Surround Sound 5.1 - English, French, Spanish
  • Subtitles - English, French, Spanish - Optional

Additional Release Material:

  • Trailers - 1. Teaser and Theatrical Trailers
  • Commentaries - 1. Simon West - Director
  • Featurettes - 1. "Digging Into TOMB RAIDER"
  • 2. "Crafting Lara Croft"
  • 3. "The Stunts of TOMB RAIDER"
  • 4. "The Visual Effects of TOMB RAIDER"
  • 5. "Are You Game?"
  • 6. Deleted Scenes
  • 7. U2 Music Video - "Elevation Tomb Raider Mix"
  • 8. Alternate Main Title

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A lacklustre start to what is nonetheless sure to be an extremely lucrative franchise.

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06/25/01 12:46 PM
Neil Smith
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Even by video-game-movie standards, this is an arrogantly, almost smugly empty and incoherent mess.

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09/24/07 04:57 PM
Rob Gonsalves
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All the world can blow up around Lara Croft--and it does here--but who cares when there's no reason to fear for her life?

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09/16/07 08:03 PM
Christopher Smith
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07/14/07 04:13 AM
Joe Lozito
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Displaying boobs, brawn, and brain (in that order), Angelina Jolie renders a splashy perfromance but the movie, which is like a video-game turned big-screen entertainment, is not good; another missed opportunity to have a femme-driven action-adventure

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09/30/05 03:21 AM
Scott Nash
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This would have been a better action movie if the last 10 minutes were replaced. Any computer-game player knows the last battle is supposed to be the toughest.

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09/17/03 08:00 PM
Jeffrey Westhoff
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)
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Let's face it, people going to see this movie expect two things: Lots of action and lots of slo-mo shots of Jolie running.

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08/01/03 08:16 AM
David Nusair
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Jolie kept her side of the deal, everyone else owes her big time.

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03/26/03 05:19 AM
Harry Guerin
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Like her gaming counterpart, she's all pretty eye candy without much of a soul or even an interesting personality.

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