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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
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This is a cheap twin DVD standard resolution set of two excellent adventure movies. OK, I loved the first movie and was familiar with Tomb Raider games. I didn't really worry about the loose plot and stately home scenes, after all the movie was a recreation of a young adults PC game and not an adaptation of Shakespeare, and it had to stay firmly with its roots. I wasn't quite sure about the casting of Christopher Barrie as Laura Croft's butler [as he's a bit young to have known Laura's dad, Lord Richard Croft, that well], but in fact he's an asset in both movies. Although many disliked the original movie and it did not fare well critically, the original Tomb Raider [2001] movie was a commercial success, and it held the world record for the highest grossing movie of it's type [game inspired] until that was taken by Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time this year [2010]. Personally I was bowled over by the TombRaider sequel 'The Cradle of Life' [2003] and I was surprised it was badly received in some quarters - in fact this sets worth a fiver just to see Angelina Jolie in that wet suit one more time [when I first saw the movie with my kids I joked 'your mother looked like that when she was younger']. The Cradle of life is fast paced with some incredible action sequences, and although the final scenes perhaps fall a little flat, the path to them is certainly worth viewing more than once.
This DVD set has quite a few extras: TombRaider: 'Digging into Tomb raider [cast/production team interviews], Crafting Laura Croft [fitness training for Angelina Jolie], Stunts and Visual Effects of TombRaider, Are you Game [looking at the PC game that inspired the film], Simon West's commentary, 4 deleted scenes, Alternative title sequence, U2 music video 'Elevation', plus DVD features 'TombRaider time-line, TR Chronicles game demo, and 'web site and online access experience'. Our DVD is English audio Dolby 5.1 only, with English HOH subtitles and English commentary subtitles only. Rated 12 and 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen, run time 96 minutes.
The second DVD 'TombRaider 2: The Cradle of life' has similar extras: Commentary by director John de Bont, deleted scenes [with John De Bon commentary], Training, vehicles, weapons, stunts and effects documentary, The Davey brother 'heart goes faster' music video, original theatrical web site archive. Our DVD is English and Czech audio Dolby 5.1, with English HOH subtitles and English, Arabic, Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Icelandic, Norwegian, Polish, Romanian and Swedish subtitles. Rated 12 and 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen, run time 113 minutes. Both DVDs are Pal[2]UK region locked. Picture quality and sound is fine on a standard TV - for hi-def there's always the Blu-ray versions.
This DVD set has quite a few extras: TombRaider: 'Digging into Tomb raider [cast/production team interviews], Crafting Laura Croft [fitness training for Angelina Jolie], Stunts and Visual Effects of TombRaider, Are you Game [looking at the PC game that inspired the film], Simon West's commentary, 4 deleted scenes, Alternative title sequence, U2 music video 'Elevation', plus DVD features 'TombRaider time-line, TR Chronicles game demo, and 'web site and online access experience'. Our DVD is English audio Dolby 5.1 only, with English HOH subtitles and English commentary subtitles only. Rated 12 and 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen, run time 96 minutes.
The second DVD 'TombRaider 2: The Cradle of life' has similar extras: Commentary by director John de Bont, deleted scenes [with John De Bon commentary], Training, vehicles, weapons, stunts and effects documentary, The Davey brother 'heart goes faster' music video, original theatrical web site archive. Our DVD is English and Czech audio Dolby 5.1, with English HOH subtitles and English, Arabic, Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Icelandic, Norwegian, Polish, Romanian and Swedish subtitles. Rated 12 and 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen, run time 113 minutes. Both DVDs are Pal[2]UK region locked. Picture quality and sound is fine on a standard TV - for hi-def there's always the Blu-ray versions.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
For all those of you that have played the Tomb Raider games, especially from the begining, will know Lara Croft is among the first of the female gun slingling, mountain climbing, baddie beating, heat pumping, and generally kick ass controllable character... but enough of the game, Angelina Jolie brings all of that to the film and more, who needs advanced gaming graphics and tigers that leap out of nowhere to scare the bajesus out of you, when you have the jaw dropping Lara films to watch. And let me say Angelina Jolie is not just the only good thing about thse films, the storyline is just as intricate, and lives upto the essence of tomb raider to the last detail.
Wither her trust butler and his metal tray, a fortune that most could only dream of, and just like in the games, training courses throughout her mansion and of course, lots of baddies after a treasures hidden within tombs they could only hope to comprehend in a million years without Lara.
Good films, nice storylines, awesome cast and true to the Tomb radier games, only downside is these are the only two films they made.
Wither her trust butler and his metal tray, a fortune that most could only dream of, and just like in the games, training courses throughout her mansion and of course, lots of baddies after a treasures hidden within tombs they could only hope to comprehend in a million years without Lara.
Good films, nice storylines, awesome cast and true to the Tomb radier games, only downside is these are the only two films they made.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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Caught both of these movies one time or another on any given channel. Not really a computer game player, my first and only attempt at Tomb Raider and I couldn't get out of the pavilion!
For me both movies are purely escapism and that's why I enjoyed them so much.
Whilst Lara is feisty and brave, she is also sensitive and loyal.
If I had one tenth of the gumption of the character I would indeed be a very happy lady.
Pure fun and enjoyable story lines, proud to be the owner of the set.
For me both movies are purely escapism and that's why I enjoyed them so much.
Whilst Lara is feisty and brave, she is also sensitive and loyal.
If I had one tenth of the gumption of the character I would indeed be a very happy lady.
Pure fun and enjoyable story lines, proud to be the owner of the set.
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