Lara Croft - Tomb Raider [Blu-ray]

Aug 06, 2010 16:51:07

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Lady Lara Croft (Angelina Jolie) travels to exotic and dangerous locales in search of tombs and relics of lost civilizations. As the first interplanetary alignment in 5000 years approaches, Lara Croft faces her greatest challenge. Her mission is to recover two halves of an ancient metallic triangle hidden in underground chambers in Cambodia and Siberia. With the guidance of letters written by her late father, Lord Croft (Jon Voight), Lara sets out to recover the artifact which grants its holder the power to rule time. Along the way she faces dangerous opposition from of Manfred Powell (Iain Glen), an agent in the employ of The Illuminata, a sinister secret society determined top possess the artifact at any cost. And not even Bryce (Noah Taylor), Lara's erstwhile electronics assistant can help when the ancient forces are unleashed.

Lara Croft - Tomb Raider [Blu-ray] Reviews By Customers

What can one say about a movie based on a computer game. Angelina pulls off the Lara Croft part way better than I thought possible. I enjoyed her two British sidekicks who unfortunately mostly just stay in Croft Manor. You'll recognize Croft's butler from the British series 'Red Dwarf.' Both he and Bryce do a stand-up job. The sets are all around the world, a bit like a Bond movie, which no doubt increased the production cost. My only complaint is the director or producer (or both) seemed to take the plot way too seriously, they should have had more fun with this. They did on occasion achieve this, such as the scene where Croft asks the Templar #2 guy, "Who sits here? I don't think you sit here." Pretty cheeky, there should have been more humor like this. Not the Roger Moore/James Bond tongue in cheek, but something funny yet ironic. The DVD version had tons of extra, all of which are watching. I hv not seen the Blu Ray version but recommend the DVD version. A bit like Bond, but with popcorn plot, not that Bond plots could be taken any more seriously.

What can you expect? - N. Perz - St. Louis
I guess you can't really expect much from a movie based on a video-game. There are plenty of fanciful actions scenes (how do they always seem to miss point-blank with automatic weapons?...) but not much of a plot to speak of. Silly story; sub-par movie.

Not recommended.

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Love the Movie on Blu-Ray - C. Gittins -
This is one of the types of movie that work best in blu-ray. The fast action really looks better in Blu-ray, and I don't think you will be disappointed. I don't ever look at the Extras, so I'm sorry but I can't comment on them.

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