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Lara Croft Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life (Special Collector's Edition)
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List Price: $12.98
Our Price: $9.99
Your Save: $ 2.99 ( 23% )
Availability: Usually ships in 5 to 7 days
Manufacturer: Paramount
Starring: Angelina Jolie, Gerard Butler, Ciarán Hinds, Chris Barrie, Noah Taylor
Directed By: Jan de Bont
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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9780792189381
Format: Anamorphic
ISBN: 0792189388
Label: Paramount
Manufacturer: Paramount
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Paramount
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 2003-11-18
Running Time: 117
Studio: Paramount
Theatrical Release Date: 2003-07-25
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Editorial Reviews:
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Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, The Cradle of Life is certainly better than its 2001 predecessor, but its appeal is mostly aimed at fans of the video games that inspired both movies. That pretty much leaves you with some fun but familiar action sequences, and the ever-alluring sight of Angelina Jolie (reprising her title role) as she swims, swings, kicks, shoots, flies, jet-skis, motorcycles, and free-falls her way toward saving the world, this time by making sure that a grimacing villain (Ciarán Hinds) doesn't open Pandora's Box (yes, the actual mythological object) and unleash a deadly plague that will "weed out" the global population. Exotic locations add to Jolie's own coolly erotic appeal, but we're left wondering if this franchise has anywhere else to go. --Jeff Shannon
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Average at best
Comment: The best thing about this film is Angelina Jolie, who as we know now can be a fine actress (see A Mighty Heart) as well as looking stunning. However in general this is just an overblown blockbuster with a plot thats similar to that used in the Indiana Jones films. After an admittedly promising beginning this rapidly descends into stunt after stunt followed by explosion after explosion then gun battle after gun battle and unarmed combat fight ad-nauseum. Credit where credit is due the stunts are well done, and I believe that Jolie did many herself.
So if you like films of this type then this for you - it'll be a great film you should buy regardless of how much Amazon are selling it for. For me it needed a better script and more characterisation. The combination of these two changes could easily have been done at the expense of a few stunts/explosions/fights. Theres no reason why this can't be done with films based on games. After all it has been done successfully with films based on comic strip characters (think X-men or Batman Begins).
So my advice is only buy if very cheap.
Customer Rating:
Summary: One of Jolie's best
Comment: Loved this film when it first came out and still like to keep in my collection.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Good movie
Comment: I really like this movie, even more that the first one. It has a lot of action. And the DVD features are pretty good.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Action galore with some hot romance along the way
Comment: Croft is out for adventure and action again and Jolie fills the bill
very well. The stunts and special effects are good especially the flight
off the tallest building in HongKong. This time Lara has company in a
virile and sexy scottish actor named Gerard Butler. He gives her plenty
of competition in their action shots and some very sultry scenes in the
romance department. I thought the ending was a cope out and thought the
alternate ending made more sense.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Lara Croft Tomb Raider- The Cradle of Life
Comment: I'm not a big fan of Angelina Jolie, but I do like this movie. Of course Gerard Butler is wonderful to watch in this movie and they work well together.
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