Lara Croft - Tomb Raider (Special Collector's Edition)

Lara Croft - Tomb Raider (Special Collector's Edition)
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Actor: Angelina Jolie, Daniel Craig, Iain Glen, Jon Voight, Noah Taylor
Director: Simon West
Brand: JOLIE,ANGELINA
Writer: Simon West
Producer: Bobby Klein
Writer: John Zinman
Writer: Michael Colleary
Writer: Mike Werb
Writer: Patrick Massett
Writer: Sara B. Cooper
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language); French (Original Language); English (Subtitled)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Running Time: 100 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2001-11-13
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Paramount

Movie Reviews of Lara Croft - Tomb Raider (Special Collector's Edition)

Movie Review: The Female Indiana Jones
Summary: 4 Stars

Angeline Jolie, gives us the female version of "Indiana Jones" in this wild cartoon-like adventure story, which is fun to watch. Being a mentally lightweight action film with no credibility (no villain ever harms Jolie in this film despite firepower that would take out some Third World countries) but our heroine is there to save the day, of course!

Jolie mainly is there to show off her chest in tight tee-shirts and perform near-impossible stunts. To her credit, she went to extreme lengths to get herself physically-fit for the role.

Audio-wise, this is a one of the better DVDs you will ever hear, with excellent use of the surround speakers. Nice scenery, a sharp picture and low profanity also are pluses. Yes, the action is a little much and too loud in spots but otherwise "Tomb Raider" is a fun adventure that is recommended to all.

p.s. Skip the sequel; it's a weak one.

Summary of Lara Croft - Tomb Raider (Special Collector's Edition)

Lara Croft is off to find an ancient artifact that can alter space and time.
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Media Type: DVD
Artist: JOLIE,ANGELINA
Title: TOMB RAIDER
Street Release Date: 11/13/2001
Domestic
Genre: ACTION / ADVENTURE
Like the video game series it's based on, Tomb Raider is best enjoyed for its physical strategies, since even casual scrutiny of story details will induce a headache. It's more concerned with puzzles than plot, populated with characters that don't have personalities so much as attitudes. It's silly and somber at the same time, but as a franchise vehicle for Angelina Jolie in the title role of relic hunter Lara Croft, this is packaged entertainment at its most agreeable, ambitious in scope and scale, and filled with the kind of globetrotting adventure that could make Jolie the best thing that's happened to action movies since Indiana Jones. Could being the operative word here, because Tomb Raider can't match any of Steven Spielberg's celebrated joyrides, but the ingredients are there for an exquisitely cinematic meal.

Perhaps to distance himself from Lara Croft's video game origins, director Simon West takes things a bit too seriously; Tomb Raider handles its plot (involving a planetary alignment, the nefarious Illuminati, and coveted relics that hold the key to controlling the flow of time) with all the gravity of a championship chess match... minus the tension. If the movie had lightened up and been truly suspenseful (instead of being suffused with been-there, done-that familiarity), it would have been an instant popcorn classic. As it is, however, this is an elegantly mounted adventure featuring exotic locations (in Cambodia and Iceland) and an exotic star born for her role. Even without her padded bra, Jolie would be the living embodiment of Lara Croft, and that's enough to bode well for inevitable sequels. --Jeff Shannon

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