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Title: Lara Croft : Tomb Raider - Utterly Brilliant
Post by: ##RaCeR## on June 20, 2001, 02:19:28 PM
Just went and saw the very first session of Tomb Raider in Brisbane.

It actually exceeded all my expectations. I was expecting some crap o\'ll movie that was going to be really dodgy.

But it wasn\'t. If you can accept that these days, stories like this have weird plot lines, then you\'ll be fine. The action sequences were very well done, and Jolie played the part perfectly. Everything from the way she walked, talked and moved, was exactly what you would think Lara would do, and how she would do it.

I think the problem with most reviewers of the movie (who have not liked it) is because they are thinking of it as a \'game\' that is now a \'movie\'. If you think of it as a stand alone \'movie\' that is based around a character found in a \'game\' then you\'ll love it, because it really is good, and at times, very funny.


* * * */5
Title: Lara Croft : Tomb Raider - Utterly Brilliant
Post by: Halberto on June 20, 2001, 06:56:11 PM
You gotta be kidding me! 4/5?!?!?! The Mummy Returns got a 2/5 and Tomb Raider wasn\'t half as good.
Title: Lara Croft : Tomb Raider - Utterly Brilliant
Post by: Stupid Mop on June 20, 2001, 07:28:46 PM
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Originally posted by ViVi
You gotta be kidding me! 4/5?!?!?! The Mummy Returns got a 2/5 and Tomb Raider wasn\'t half as good.


But that 2/5 wasnt his review. 4/5 is his own opinion
Title: Lara Croft : Tomb Raider - Utterly Brilliant
Post by: Living-In-Clip on June 21, 2001, 01:46:31 AM
(https://psx5central.com/community/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.penny-arcade.com%2Fimages%2F2001%2F20010620l.gif&hash=3d2efd693a254ac7938cf0aae8500ac4d748b018)
Title: Lara Croft : Tomb Raider - Utterly Brilliant
Post by: Samwise on June 21, 2001, 03:22:41 AM
:laughing: @ LIC

Hehe, too damn funny. :D
Title: Lara Croft : Tomb Raider - Utterly Brilliant
Post by: Living-In-Clip on June 21, 2001, 03:58:43 AM
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Originally posted by Samwise
:laughing: @ LIC

Hehe, too damn funny. :D


Penny Arcade has something for everything.
:D
Title: Lara Croft : Tomb Raider - Utterly Brilliant
Post by: Halberto on June 21, 2001, 10:30:51 AM
Hal No?


Do you guys hear that often? That scared me... :(
Title: Lara Croft : Tomb Raider - Utterly Brilliant
Post by: nO-One on June 21, 2001, 11:45:33 AM
DAMMIT L-I-C you beat me to it aarrggh this means war :p j/k

I was trying to post this last night but the PA site was fuXored up beyond repair.....well until it was repaired.

And your right PA has something for everyone like this GBA strip,I think people can relate to this.

http://www.penny-arcade.com/images/2001/20010613l.gif
I love PA

*EDIT* turned the pic into a link,since PS\'s server seems pretty slow.
Title: Lara Croft : Tomb Raider - Utterly Brilliant
Post by: ##RaCeR## on June 21, 2001, 03:27:44 PM
I honestly don\'t know what people thought was so bad about it.

I have recently seen Mummy Returns, Moulin Rouge, and Shrek.

Apart from Shrek, I enjoyed Tomb Raider the most.

If you look at it for what it is, it is a great movie, along the lines of Charlie\'s Angels. It doesn\'t try to take itself to seriously, which is a good thing. It is in a way, a parody about the game, and I think that it was done quite well.

Lets hope theres a sequal in the works with Jolie.
Title: Lara Croft : Tomb Raider - Utterly Brilliant
Post by: nO-One on June 21, 2001, 04:33:47 PM
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Originally posted by ##RaCeR##
Lets hope theres a sequal in the works with Jolie.


There is,atleast there should be because she signed up for 2 movies.
Title: Lara Croft : Tomb Raider - Utterly Brilliant
Post by: Seraphim Pride on June 21, 2001, 05:08:52 PM
All my friends said it sucked.  One of my friends saw it for free and he told me half way through the movie he wanted to just walk out!
Title: Lara Croft : Tomb Raider - Utterly Brilliant
Post by: ##RaCeR## on June 21, 2001, 06:41:27 PM
Go and judge it for yourself, because I thought that it was great.
Title: Lara Croft : Tomb Raider - Utterly Brilliant
Post by: Darth Joyda on June 22, 2001, 04:26:27 AM
Well, this IS the first positive review I\'ve read about Tomb Raider :)

But usually I don\'t care what the critics say. I\'m going to see it, no matter what.

I still wait for A.I. like no tomorrow. Early criticism has already hit the movie hard, but I don\'t care.