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  • Actors: Angelina Jolie, Jon Voight, Iain Glen, Noah Taylor, Daniel Craig
  • Directors: Simon West
  • Writers: Simon West, John Zinman, Michael Colleary, Mike Werb, Patrick Massett
  • Producers: Bobby Klein
  • Format: Anamorphic, PAL, Widescreen
  • Language English
  • Subtitles: English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 12
  • Studio: Paramount Home Entertainment
  • DVD Release Date: 26 Nov 2001
  • Run Time: 96 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (56 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00005RVNE
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 6,189 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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Angelina Jolie is the first and best reason to watch Lara Croft Tomb Raider. She gives an extraordinarily committed, physically demanding performance, taking on the mantle of the video game heroine with real conviction and energy, and becoming the embodiment of every teenage boy's wish-fulfilment fantasy female. She's tough, sexy and tomboyish all at the same time, and even has a plummy English accent to give her a touch of class. It's a shame that the movie doesn't live up to Jolie's high standards. A soulless juggernaut of computer-generated effects and one-dimensional characters, the film falls into the same trap that has ensnared every other video game adaptation before it. The convoluted plot--which is concerned with a mysterious planetary alignment, a quasi-Masonic secret society known as the Illuminati and a mcguffin called the Triangle of Light--takes itself far too seriously. Oddly for a film with such a pedigree, the only humour is to be found in the endless repetition by Jolie of the word "bugger", which presumably is hilariously funny to American audiences. Director Simon West, an alumnus of the Brookheimer-Simpson school of filmmaking, choreographs the action sequences spectacularly enough, and their impact is boosted hugely by Jolie's ability to perform almost all the stunt work herself. But the end result is an empty experience that leaves the viewer with the feeling that this much-loved character and this dedicated actress could have been better served.

On the DVD: Eschewing the need for a second disc, this DVD still has plenty of additional material to keep fans happy. There's no single making-of documentary, but rather a series of shorter pieces on specific aspects of the production--the original game, the transition to the big screen, the special effects, the stunt work and the rigorous training endured by Jolie (apparently she got so good she could do the stunts better than any of the stunt doubles). There's also U2's "Elevation" video, some deleted scenes, DVD-ROM features and a chatty commentary from director Simon West. The widescreen picture and thumping surround soundtrack are impressive. --Mark Walker

Video Description
DVD Special Features:
Digging into Tomb Raider
Crafting Lara Croft
The Stunts of Tomb Raider
Visual Effects of Tomb Raider
Are You Game?
Commentary by director Simon West
Four Deleted Scenes
Alternate Main Title Sequence
U2 Music Video "Elevation" Tomb Raider Mix

DVD-ROM Features - Timeline
Chronicles Game Demo
Web Site Archive
Access to the Online Expericence

Widescreen Version Enhanced for 16:9 TVs
Dolby Digital English 5.1 Surround
Dolby Surround English Commentary with subtitles
Subtitles: English for the hearing impaired
Interactive Menus
Scene Selection

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Tomb Raider is a very good film, 28 Dec 2004
This film has had a lot of bad press said about it since its release, i personally think this is unfair. Ok so the plot is a little thin, but surely a person sitting down to watch this film wants action???

Let me tell you there are some amazing action sequences in this film, brilliantly acted by angelina jolie, who looked like she was born to play this character. Angelina Jolie is an amazing actress who plays the character of Lara Croft with an air of elegance, she really does excel in this role.

This film deserves more credit than it is given, the action is far superior than most films out even today, you must buy this dvd if only to see the Lara try to defend her house, a standout part of the film. You simply have to ignore the reviews and find out for yourself just how good this film is.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The perfect gift for the "Target" audiance, 2 Jan 2002
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This DVD is one of the best i have encountered. To start the film is brilliant, and 'Angie' takes passion in the role and delivers it well. Enough, I hear you say, i have heard the reviws of the film, now to the DVD!
The menu system is innovative, if it gets a little annoying after a while. There is hours of extra features and documentartys which seem longer than the film! Some of the material is duplicated but it wont matter. This is an A* effort from the DVD procducers. A definate must have!
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11 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Tomb Raider of the Lost Ark......., 1 Oct 2003
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I am an avid Tomb Raider game fan. I love the Indiana Jones films. I should have been wetting myself at the prospect of seeing this film, but it didn't quite work.
Angelina Jolie would not have been my first choice for the part, but having said that she does it very well. Sad and as un-PC as it may seem, Lara requires a larger chest otherwise she ain't Lara. Angelina Jolie is in terrific physical shape and she can clearly deliver the moves that Lara does; she jumps, leaps, flips, fights like a champion kick-boxer shoots like a cross between Dirty Harry and the Terminator and yet......

The plot is a little bizarre and not what a Tomb Raider fan would have expected, but I guess Indiana Jones has already been practically everywhere, robbed everything not leaving much plausible material left.

The Illuminati are not quite sinister enough, the main baddie not quite bad enough, Laras father is not quite dead enough and the side kicks are not quite kicked enough.

Some of the sets are magnificent and some look like a Changing Rooms themed lounge by Lawrence Llewelyn-Bowen.
The action scenes are well done, plenty of pace and carnage. It is worth noting that although Lara is handy with the military ordenance in the game, she tends not to be quite so destructive of the ancient sites she finds herself in, like she does in the film.

On the whole, not a bad film but could have been better.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Ok - If you are under 12
My last review seems to have been deleted, probably because of my comments relating to Angelina Jolie's naff acting skills. Read more
Published 7 months ago by C. P. Whiting

1.0 out of 5 stars I Regret Buying This Blu-ray
The movie might be a nice movie, but the quality of the blu-ray is really bad, its like they didnt even work on it... Read more
Published 11 months ago by Wael M. Hazzazi

1.0 out of 5 stars zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
boring,dull and sleep inducing this has to be the most boring videogame flick ever made.the action is poorly staged the plot nonexistant and the acting hammy
Published 13 months ago by martin thomas

4.0 out of 5 stars Not bad actually.
Yes, it's not the best film ever. I'll start off by saying this.

It is however, one of my favourite kinds of film. A brainless one. Read more
Published 21 months ago by Malignant_One

3.0 out of 5 stars BOND WITH A LADY
Angelina Jolie in a skin tight catsuit was my main motivation when i bought this film. The action is frequent and well made but the story was a little bit weak. Read more
Published 21 months ago by Nevs

4.0 out of 5 stars I LIKED IT
"Tomb Raider" is a harmless diversion that should please its core audience. I loved the performance of Angelina Jolie, who brings the computer game heroine Lara Croft to life. Read more
Published 23 months ago by stuart

3.0 out of 5 stars Glossy Trashy Fun
The producers and directors have done well with this film. It could have been dreadful but it is actually pretty watchable. Read more
Published on 10 Nov 2006 by Mr. Ross Maynard

4.0 out of 5 stars Lara Croft redeemed by her British humour
Hard to make an action film with a woman as the main character, against all the Indiana Joneses and Bruce Lees of the world. Read more
Published on 5 Aug 2006 by Jacques COULARDEAU

4.0 out of 5 stars Angelina Jolie was born to play Lara Croft . . .
From the first scene onwards you can't help but notice the dynamic resemblance between the perennial voluptuous, erotic & tantalizing cyber chic & Angelina Jolie; she was born to... Read more
Published on 6 May 2006 by Basil Khamis

5.0 out of 5 stars A second time view is best for a first time review
The first time round I would have rated this film just above average. I thought Angelina Jolie only just pretty enough and not quite fit enough to hold this role adapted from the... Read more
Published on 11 Dec 2004

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