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Sex and Explosions
I didn't expect Indiana Jones when I entered the theatre. Heck, I didn't even expect Rick O'Connell. I just expected a cheap thrill with a hot chick for a night out with my friends. I got exactly what I was looking for.

Tomb Raider, based upon the popular videogame series of the same name, is a character based action movie that centers on wealthy Lara Croft, an adventurer and tough cookie. The plot is standard- find a treasure before the bad guys do and destroy the world. Blah blah blah.

What makes Tomb Raider better is the spunk injected into the character of Lara by actress Angelina Jolie. Her natural beauty and strength are the very essence of Croft, and work well. Humanity is also in the character of Lara Croft, a welcome addition to a character regarded for her body and guns. She cries, she bleeds.

There is sexual undertone in this movie too- and quite a bit. Of course it comes in obvious form as obligatory female AND male shower scenes, nudity, etcetera. But it comes in subtle ways as well. Watch for it. It's very well disguised at points. This sex is associated with the violence in the adrenaline/endorphin rush associated with action movies, and to be blunt- Jolie.

The action scenes are many and short between, well-choreographed and marvelously unrealistic. This is an action movie after all. Explosions, bullets, and grace. At times the action sequences take a Matrix feel to them.

The only major beef I had with this movie was the over-marketing it took on and the publicity. Oh, and the last shot (a freeze). But don't worry, there's only one Pepsi reference (nearly subliminal). I had to refrain from rating this movie higher because of its explotation of the action genre. Otherwise, a fine girls, guns, and gore flick- PG-13 for the pubescent male. "Hellooo, opening weekend gross!"

Better than I thought but not by much.
Everybody I know who saw this movie hated it but I liked it. Angelina Jolie does a great job in the movie. She pulls off the character even though based on a video game there's not much to go by and she pulls off a convincing British accent. It's cool to see a woman as an action hero in a major motion picture. But why do some people refer to her as an "archeologist"? She is not. She is a treasure hunter. There's a BIG difference between the two. The movie is based on the popular video game series Tomb Raider. The basis of those games is for Lara Croft, a thin woman with a huge chest, who likes to shoot guns and searches for treasures. In the movie, Lara Croft finds a mysterious clock that starts ticking for no reason. When she brings the clock to be checked out, it gets stolen. She learns that the clock leads the way to find the two pieces of a triangle. She has to fulfill her father's unfinished mission-to destroy the triangle. The triangle allows the user to control time but Lara wants to see her father again. Will she obey his wish or will she try to see him again?

The plot is undeveloped even though it contains references to the illuminati and planetary alliances in it. The scenery in the movie is breath taking. They shot in exotic locations like in Cambodia and Iceland. The action was well choreographed but it takes too much time to get to them.

I could tell what would happen before it did but I still found the movie enjoyable. Besides the special effects, Angelina Jolie is the best thing in the movie. She gives the movie a certain coolness which an other actress in her role would not be able to give. If you're looking for an action movie to enjoy and not worry about a confusing plot, this one works.

Fun movie- great soundtrack
If you've never played the "Tomb Raider" game, chances are you've at least heard someone ranting about that new computer game featuring the female character with unrealistically large breasts. Well, it's a cool game, and I for one was psyched that Simon West turned it into a feature length film.

Lara Croft (Angelina Jolie) is a wealthy English "Lady" who poses as a photographer, but in reality, is a tomb raider who retrieves priceless artifacts. This is one chick you don't want to go up against- she's trained in weapons, street fighting, and just about any other form of combat you can think of. Her father, the deceased Lord Croft (Jolie's real-life father Jon Voight), is shown in flashbacks telling Lara about a severed ancient triangle featuring the "all-seeing eye" that gives it's possessor the power to control time. In order to retrieve these pieces, a special clock is needed- which Lord Croft convienently hid under his stairs. When Lara finds the clock, she realizes that she must retrieve the triangle pieces to make sure the power of time doesn't fall into the wrong hands. But of course, the bad guys have plans of their own, the first of which is stealing her clock...

This DVD is 100 minutes of fun and action. Jolie is fabulous as Lara Croft- in fact, Simon West has said he wouldn't have done this movie if Jolie hadn't agreed to play the lead. The special features on this DVD are great- follow Jolie as she vigorously trains for her part as Lara (she studied yoga, followed a special diet, learned street fighting, had weapons training, and insisted that she do her own stunts). You also get a "Tomb Raider " video game demo, access to the online experience (I've done this one- it's a blast), a look at the "Tomb Raider" game craze, plus commentary from Simon West, deleted scenes, and the visual effects of Tomb Raider. A chock-full-O DVD for a modest price.

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