5/22/2023 0 Comments Lara croft tomb raider castLara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life in 4K UHD - While it's hardly a good movie by any means, I remember Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life being an improvement on the 2001 film, but sadly, there's still a lot of room for significant improvement. The 4K UHD 2-disc set does come with digital copies, however, which will likely contain the bonus features that are also included in the separate 20th Anniversary Blu-Ray release of 2001's Lara Croft: Tomb Raider. (It's unclear, however, if the 2018 4K releases of both movies are the same as these or not.) The 4K pack comes with one disc each for the two films, with the only special features being feature commentary from the director. John DiBiase, (reviewed: 7/28/03) edited 5/29/21)įor the 20th Anniversary of the 2001 Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, both that film and its sequel, The Cradle of Life have been remastered in 4K UHD for a new release. It's decent rainy day enjoyment if you don't expect much and are in the mood for improbable, and often lifeless, action/adventure. Still, it could have been a whole lot better. Overall, I thought the movie was alright but a large step above the first film. Premise and one that contradicts what Bible-believers believe. Silly but probably okay if used in a story for story's sake, and not meant to be taken literally, it's a goofy The film proposes that life came to be from Pandora's Box - Greek mythology - and evolved. As far as the plot goes, The Cradle of Life was decent, yet, when analyzed, borderline blasphemous. Also, violence is heavy, but not too bad forĪ PG-13 action film. Language is minimal while the sensuality is kept under wraps pretty well and the violence includes some briefīloody cuts and marks as well as a brief-but-gruesome glimpse of a character melting in acid. To save an ailing film (anyone remember 1998's Godzilla? - If so, I'm sorry to hear that). The visuals were often pretty cool but we all know that isn't enough Some ferocious and ultimately disturbing creatures (the "hunt" in it should remind some of the velociraptor attack My favorite moment, actually, took place towards the climax of the film that involved an encounter with ![]() ![]() The Cradle of Life to give you the unsettled feeling of must-seeing the film again before it appropriatelyĮxits the multiplexes, there are enough entertaining moments to keep your eyes busy if you'll let yourselfĮnjoy it. Of a flick if the story and lead actors are interesting and watchable enough. "So tell us, John, what did you like about this film?" Well folks, the fact is I like movies. Steal Jolie's thunder to be teamed with a famous actor, even a somewhat known character actor would suffice here (orĪt least a character with a coherent accent and actual brains). It's Croft in a world of lifesize cardboard stand-up representations of characters. My problem is that no other characters really stand out. Man who comes toe-to-toe with her, that's hardly the case here. While it may sound like I'm picking on the idea of a "girl-power" heroine who can rock the socks off any Gets bumped off one way or another, who really cares? But shouldn't we? So with Jolie as the star of every scene,ĭoesn't it work as a one-woman show? Oftentimes no, but sometimes yes. ![]() While James Bond often teams up with a beautifulĪnd known co-star in his films, Jolie's Croft is often accompanied by slobbering nincompoops who just leave aĭrool path behind them as they follow Croft around like little lost puppies. Is the feeling that came across again the second time around. Role, and adds a fun spin to her character, she doesn't seem to be able to carry the film on her own. And while Angelina Jolie is often very good in the Croft While Indiana Jones had the clever humor, a genuinely likable hero, truly sinister yet often sophisticated central villains, and a supporting cast that only complemented Harrison Ford's character, Tomb Raider lacks in each of these areas. An engaging plot and likable characters are replaced with action-for-action's-sake sequences and cardboard representations of where a character should be. While the story could work well as a movie, given the popularity and success of the Indiana Jones adventure films, it only works sometimes. The films are based on a popular role playing adventure video game about a shapely treasure hunter named Lara Croft.
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