The two Tomb Raider movies starring Angelina
Jolie!
LARA CROFT: TOMB RAIDER(2001)
This is fun!! Not deep, not Earth shattering, not
academy award winning! But it is fun, after all
how deep can a movie be that's about a video
game hero???!!! But it is fun! B
From IMDb.com:
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. - ccthemovieman-1
Angelina Jolie ... Lara Croft
Jon Voight ... Lord Richard Croft
Iain Glen ... Manfred Powell
Noah Taylor ... Bryce
Daniel Craig ... Alex West
Richard Johnson ... Distinguished Gentleman
Chris Barrie ... Hillary (as Christopher Barrie)
Julian Rhind-Tutt ... Mr. Pimms
Leslie Phillips ... Wilson
Robert Phillips ... Julius, Assault Team Leader
Rachel Appleton ... Young Lara
Henry Wyndham ... Boothby's Auctioneer
David Cheung ... Head Laborer (as David Y. Cheung)
David Tse ... Head Laborer (as David K.S. Tse)
Ozzie Yue ... Aged Buddhist Monk
This second installment of Tomb Raider is
actually a little better than the first one!
Again, not deep nor an academy award winner
but again fun!! B+
From IMDb.com:
I thought the movie was nicely paced, and the
action was, to say the least, pretty darn good.
Granted, the story line could have been "fished"
out a bit, Ms. Jolie's action made up for that
short fall. Being a huge fan of Mr. Chris Barrie,
it was nice to see the character of Hillary have
more to do than just clean up after the mansion
gets raided. Let's hope the next installment has
the same action, fast paced locations and even
more realism in the storyline. All in all, The Cradle
of Life hits almost all the right notes. Ms. Jolie
has done some fine work here. - Tim Keenan
Angelina Jolie ... Lara Croft
Gerard Butler ... Terry Sheridan
Ciaran Hinds ... Jonathan Reiss
Chris Barrie ... Hillary (as Christopher Barrie)
Noah Taylor ... Bryce
Djimon Hounsou ... Kosa
Til Schweiger ... Sean
Simon Yam ... Chen Lo
Terence Yin ... Xien
Daniel Caltagirone ... Nicholas Petraki
Fabiano Martell ... Jimmy Petraki
Jonny Coyne ... Gus Petraki (as Jonathan Coyne)
Robert Cavanah ... MI6 Agent Stevens
Ronan Vibert ... MI6 Agent Calloway
Lenny Juma ... Village Leader
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No music for either of these films!